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The Castleton Festival, launched in the summer of 2009, is a program of The Chateauville Foundation, established in 1997 by
A Theatre House, sitting on the foundations of what was once a large-scale chicken coop, serves as the focal point of the Foundation's year round activities. The Foundation continues to present artists and ensembles of the highest caliber through a regular season of a dozen or more presentation each year.
In addition to its performance activities, the Foundation regularly lures students to its facilities and offers outreach opportunities and in-school activities within Rappahannock County.
In recent years, the Foundation's work has focused most prominently on the growth of young artists; advanced students and emerging professionals. Starting with the Castleton Residency, a program launched in 2006, such artists have come annually to Castleton Farms to live and work together intensively under the guidance of Maestro Maazel, producing a series of chamber opera productions in the Theatre House.
The program blossomed into the first Castleton Festival in 2009, creating expanded opportunities for the participants through the inclusion of symphonic concerts, master classes (most notably the Lorin Maazel Master Class for conductors with
Castleton Festival official website
Festivals in Virginia 2009 establishments in Virginia Tourist attractions in Rappahannock County, Virginia Music festivals established in 2009
The Castleton Festival, launched in the summer of 2009, is a program of The Chateauville Foundation, established in 1997 by Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel (, March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in th ...
and Dietlinde Turban-Maazel. The Castleton Festival is located on Lorin Maazel's estate in Castleton, Virginia
Castleton is an unincorporated community in Rappahannock County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located northwest of Culpeper.
Culture
Maestro Lorin Maazel maintained a estate in Castleton, and made it the focus of the Castleton Festi ...
.Background
A Theatre House, sitting on the foundations of what was once a large-scale chicken coop, serves as the focal point of the Foundation's year round activities. The Foundation continues to present artists and ensembles of the highest caliber through a regular season of a dozen or more presentation each year.
In addition to its performance activities, the Foundation regularly lures students to its facilities and offers outreach opportunities and in-school activities within Rappahannock County.
In recent years, the Foundation's work has focused most prominently on the growth of young artists; advanced students and emerging professionals. Starting with the Castleton Residency, a program launched in 2006, such artists have come annually to Castleton Farms to live and work together intensively under the guidance of Maestro Maazel, producing a series of chamber opera productions in the Theatre House.
The program blossomed into the first Castleton Festival in 2009, creating expanded opportunities for the participants through the inclusion of symphonic concerts, master classes (most notably the Lorin Maazel Master Class for conductors with Rolex
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as the Founding Partner), recitals and a range of formal and informal performances and training activities.
The Castleton Festival’s 2015 season was supported by private contributions and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...
, the Virginia Commission for the Arts The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Commission was created in 1968, is governed by 13 Commissioners ...
, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
A virtual festival was held in 2020.
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Castleton Festival official website
Festivals in Virginia 2009 establishments in Virginia Tourist attractions in Rappahannock County, Virginia Music festivals established in 2009