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Many of the great musicians of our time have presented classes and performances at Hidden Valley. Our Masters' Festival Series continues the tradition in the summer of 2019 with six concerts featuring the talents of our Master Class teachers for English Horn, Flute, Jazz Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Cello. These master musicians leave their symphony orchestras behind to bring you an intimate evening of music focused on solo & duo instruments as you've never heard them before.
Hidden Valley Theatre
104 W Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA 93924
Elaine Douvas presents a repertoire of oboe with Christopher Gaudi, oboe, Liam Boisset, oboe, and Marc Shapiro, piano.
Elaine Douvas is an institution in the oboe world, having served more than thirty years as Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera and Oboe Instructor at The Juilliard School, where she is also Chairman of the Woodwind Department. She also teaches at the Mannes College of Music, the Bard College Conservatory, and has given master classes and week-long seminars in the USA, Canada, England, and China. Her students hold positions in numerous orchestras and universities, and her three albums of demonstration and written commentary for Music Minus One are used across the country. One of her career highlights was the Strauss Oboe Concerto with the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, James Levine conducting. Her CDs comprise a solo recital and Pleasure is the Law by her quartet of the same name for Boston Records, and Oboe Divas on the Oboe Classics label. Douvas trained at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Interlochen Arts Academy. Ms. Douvas began her career as principal oboe of the Atlanta Symphony at the age of 21.
2019 Festival Schedule
Monay, June 3rd - Robert Walkers, english horn
Monday, June 10th- Keith Underwood, flute
Thursday, June 13th - Ali Ryerson, jazz flute
Monday, June 17th - Elaine Douvas, oboe
Monday, July 22nd - Emil Khudyev, clarinet
Tuesday, August 13th- Mark Kosower, cello
All performances start at 7:30 pm; doors open at 7:00 p.m. A reception with the musicians follows after the concert. Tickets are $25 per concert. Enjoy all six concerts in the Masters' Festival Concert Series for only $100.