10th Annual Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival 3rd Annual Ragtime Institute Boulder, Colorado Festival: July 18-22, 2002 Institute: July 22-24, 2002

This was our Best Year EVER!!  Thanks to everyone who helped make this a great success!

We are pleased to announce the triumphant return of the Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival and Institute!

• Description of events
• Schedule of events
• Performers
• Venues
• Hotel information
• Ticket order form
• Ragtime Institute
• How to contact us

Description of events

The 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival will host the following concerts and events:

• A Mimi Blais Cabaret Show - not only can Mimi play the classic rags with skill and grace, she can also be a zany entertainer. Don't miss this one!

• Composer's Spotlight - Two of today's best, Frank French and David Thomas Roberts, will each be featured in afternoon concerts.

• Tribute to Scott Joplin - Some of day's finest interpreters, led by Scott Kirby and Giovanni DeChiaro, will pay homage to the King of Ragtime.

• French-American Tribute - This could include musettes, beguines, mazurkas, some Canadian compositions, some Gottschalk, and some originals.

• Folk Ragtime Extravaganza - With Trebor and Virginia Tichenor, David Thomas Roberts and Brian Keenan leading the way, this should be a blowout!

• Beyond Ragtime - New works, experimental ragtime, and Terra Verde will be featured at this concert.

• Mr. Jelly Lord - Enjoy solos and duets of New Orleans Classic Jazz.

• Dynamic Duos - With two outstanding grand pianos on stage, anything can happen!

• Tribute to Eubie Blake - Mimi Blais and Scott Kirby will lead the way through Eubie's works.

• Student Concert - Students from the Ragtime Institute will be highlighted in this special show.

• The Ragtime Brunch - A Sunday morning feast at the Ramada Inn with live music.

• Afterbrunch Fellowship - A time for relaxing with the performers. Special music will result.

• Monday Night at Chris Finger Pianos - Always a sellout! Ever hear five pianos all playing a hot rag?

• The Ragtime Afterburner - Fun, fellowship, and wild music at the Ramada Inn after the concerts.

Performers

• Mimi Blais - the pianistic ragtime virtuoso from Quebec, who thrilled our audiences at the 1995 festival.

• Giovanni DeChiaro - a classical guitarist who has recorded the complete works of Joplin.

• Marty Eggers - besides being an accomplished pianist, he is also an expert string bass player.

• Frank French - a pianist who espouses the Creole Tradition of the melting pot of cultures in the music of the New World, especially that of the United States, the Caribbean and Brazil.

• Brian Keenan - a major Minnesota composer and performer of Ragtime music of the past and present.

• Scott Kirby (festival director) - pianist who specializes in distinctly American musical styles which include Classic Ragtime, New Ragtime, Creole Music and Terra Verde.

• Mont Alto Ragtime and Tango Orchestra - a five to seven piece chamber ensemble that recreates the small orchestras that were popular in America from 1890 through 1930.

• Sophie Rivard - an exciting violinist from Quebec.

• David Thomas Roberts - composer-pianist, writer and visual artist, he has been hailed by many as New Ragtime's leading figure.

• Jack Rummel - a tireless promoter of Ragtime as well as a performer and composer.

• St. Louis Ragtimers

• Trebor Tichenor - a thoroughly seasoned ragtime pianist, a world class collector of Ragtime sheet music and piano rolls, a major recording artist specializing in folk Ragtime, co-founder of the St. Louis Ragtimers and Ragtime Review, editor of Ragtime Rarities and Ragtime Rediscoveries, and co-author of Rags and Ragtime.

• Virginia Tichenor - a pianist who studied music at the St. Louis Community Association for the Arts and took advanced training from concert pianist, John Phillips.

Venues

Official hotel and location of the afterburner: Ramada Inn at 800 28th Street (north of Baseline off of 28th Street service road, click here for directions).

Monday night concert: Chris Finger Pianos, 101 2nd Avenue in Niwot, Colorado (a few miles outside of Boulder, click here for directions).

Institute venue: Imig Music Building at the College of Music on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder.

Hotel information

	Ramada Inn - Boulder		303-443-3322
	800 28th Street		1-800-542-0304
	Boulder, CO 80303		Fax: 303-443-0397

Rates are single/double - $89 (each additional person - $6). Reservations must be made prior to June 1, 2002 to ensure this group rate. Ask for the "Rocky Mountain Ragtime Rate."

Other nearby hotels include:

Best Western Boulder Inn (next door to the Ramada Inn)
Super 8 Motel Boulder (very close to Ramada)

A call to the Boulder Chamber of Commerce will bring you a more complete list of accommodations: 303-442-1044. Remember, Boulder is an extremely attractive tourist destination in July, so advance reservations at any hotel or motel are a must!

Ticket order form

Festival Package	The Festival Package is our best bargain, and will admit you to all festival events except the Sunday Ragtime Brunch and the Ragtime Institute. (The Institute is a separate event from the Festival.)
All-Day/Evening Package	An All-Day/Evening Package will admit you to all daytime and evening events on friday or Saturday. Tickets are also available for just the daytime events, or just the evening concerts. (See the ticket order form.)
Sunday Ragtime Brunch	This event will include a brunch buffet and lots of music in an intimate atmosphere. It sells out every year, so get your tickets early! (This event is not part of the Festival Package.)

A ticket order form can be found here. Fill it out and mail or fax it to:

Rocky Mountain Ragtime Festival
P.O. Box 96
Niwot, CO 80544
fax: 303-652-8221

Ragtime Institute

Classes, lessons, and lectures on ragtime music are designed to help younger musicians establish a foothold in the art, as well as to help more experienced performers broaden their knowledge and background in the medium. (It is also possible to simply "observe" the Institute sessions, for a reduced fee, without participating, and learn a lot about playing ragtime.) Classes and lectures will cover topics such as form, style, and performance practice. Resources from the College of Music's American Research Center will be available, and techniques for research will be presented. Institute instructors include Frank French, William Kearns, Scott Kirby, and David Thomas Roberts.

To receive a registration form, please send inquiries to the address below. Address any questions to Scott Kirby, the Institute Director, at (208) 263-6867.

How to contact us