For 7-8 weeks this summer classical music will echo throughout Jackson Hole, Wyoming as The Grand Teton Music Festival kicks off in July. The festival is July 2 to Aug. 15 and will feature more than 80 different events, from soloist performances to full orchestra concerts.
Emma Kail, executive director of The Grand Teton Music Festival, says the festival brings in more than 250 of the world’s very best symphonic musicians.
“The makeup of our musicians, they’re coming from all over the world, over 90 different institutions, whether that be an orchestra, an opera orchestra, a ballet orchestra, some of them are freelancers on Broadway,” she said.
She says living in Jackson Hole brings a lot of talent from all over. They have musicians who play professionally in famous orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, L.A. Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and Dallas Symphony.
“They love coming here because they love being here,” Kail said.
This year, Walk Festival Hall, a venue the festival usually calls home, is going through renovations. It will return as a venue in 2027.
“So, it’s in a lot of ways it’s—we are returning to our roots this summer by playing all over town,” she said.
The music festival will be “camping out” at venues including the Jackson Hole High School Auditorium, the Center for the Arts, Teton Village Commons and more.
“You get to hear incredible music that was composed by geniuses, performed by people at the very top of their game and be really close to it. So, I mean that’s the experience,” Kail said.
Series packages are now on sale, while single tickets for these events will be available for purchase beginning April 7, 2026. The free events will be announced in April.
For more information about The Grand Teton Music Festival, go online to the Grand Teton Music Festival website.