The 2024 Lakes Area Music Festival brings exceptional performances of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and more to the heart of Minnesota’s lakes country.
Festival Artistic Direction: Scott Lykins, Taylor Ward
Festival Conductors: Christian Reif
Festival Artists: John Taylor Ward, baritone; Sara Couden, contralto; Kearstin Piper Brown, soprano; Myles Mykkanen, tenor; Chloe Fedor, Stefan Jackiw, violin; Julia Bullock, vocalist
Featured Groups: Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra, Thalea String Quartet, VocalEssence