non profit industry live music founded 1987 headquarters woodstock opera house woodstock illinois usa key people anita whelan executive director mark peskanov artistic advisor lori babinec personnel manager librarian products summer festival revenue non profit website woodstock mozart festival the woodstock mozart festival is a summer music festival in woodstock illinois which presents classical music concerts primarily of mozart s music by the woodstock mozart festival orchestra and guest artists . contents 1 history 2 goals 3 orchestra personnel 4 citations 5 notes history edit the woodstock mozart festival had its origins in the 1987 as part of a summer festival at the woodstock opera house entitled woodfest . additional performances were scheduled for the following year and the 3 week festival has continued to be held annually . internationally recognized guest artists have been a mainstay of the festival since the beginning . the festival s original conductor artistic director was charles bornstein . since 1983 guest conductors have been an integral part of the festival format . performances have also included a chamber music series and concerts in the woodstock square gazebo as part of the city of woodstock s concert in the parks series . john von rhein classical music critic for the chicago tribune writes the woodstock mozart festival has long been a means for local classical buffs to catch rising young musicians and established artists who seldom get to crack the sacred precincts of downtown chicago . 1 in 1991 the festival s grand finale had featured the paris boys choir petits chanteurs de sainte croix de neuilly 2 in 1995 the festival orchestra was named chamber orchestra of the year by the illinois council of orchestras . goals edit the festival s goals are to maintain a superb orchestra that delivers extraordinary performances centered on mozart which inspire and educate audiences of all ages . 3 orchestra personnel edit the orchestra is composed of musicians from chicago milwaukee and new york as well as europe . citations edit woodstock mozart festival . woodstock mozart festival . retrieved 07 04 08 . check date values in access date help notes edit mozart music is alive and well in woodstock . chicago tribune . 5th edition european soloists opera highlight mozart festival . chicago tribune . woodstock mozart festival a brief history http www.nwherald.com 2014 07 17 second venue adds grandeur to woodstock mozart festival aatm38v http www.dailyherald.com article 20130727 entlife 307279999 media related to woodstock mozart festival at wikimedia commons v t e classical music festivals early music festival list of early music festivals bach festival choral festival list of choral festivals opera festival list of opera festivals chamber music festival list of chamber music festivals indian classical festival list of indian classical music festivals modern genres list of experimental music festivals list of contemporary classical music festivals list of electroacoustic festivals this music festival related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title woodstock mozart festival & oldid 698993168 categories music festivals established in 1987classical music festivals in the united stateswoodstock illinoisvisitor attractions in mchenry county illinoismusic festivals in illinoismozart festivals1987 establishments in illinoisrecurring events established in 1987music festival stubshidden categories cs1 errors datescommons category template with no category setcommons category without a link on wikidataillinois articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinatesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 january 2016 at 15 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view