Last week Lookout Point Lakeside Inn experienced the joy of welcoming the talented guest conductor Pierre Simard, of Montreal Canada.  Joined by his enthusiastic wife, Nadya (a professional sopranist), the couple made fast friends with every person they met at the inn. 

Conducting the Festival Symphony Orchestra, Simard’s spirited gifts coaxed the very best of these talented musicians from around the world.  The opening overture, Wagner’s Tannhauser, left the crowd in holy awe, resulting in a standing ovation.  Well done, maestro!

He’s conducting a Valentine’s concert, with Nadya singing, on February 19 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.  Who wants to go?  We do!

One-of-a-kind in concept and execution, the Hot Springs Music Festival brings together over 250 international musicians each June to our wonderful city of Hot Springs. Lookout Point Lakeside Inn delights in sponsoring the Music Festival, and whenever possible we try to catch a concert or rehearsal. Rehearsals are FREE!

The Festival, now in its fifteenth season, pairs world-class mentor musicians from major orchestras, chamber ensembles and conservatory faculties with especially talented pre-professional apprentices–all of whom receive full scholarship plus housing; the two groups play “side by side” in orchestral, chamber, solo recital, vocal, choral and chamber opera repertoire. For two weeks, these musicians form a unique community, presenting 20 concerts and over 250 open rehearsals for music lovers from across the globe.

We invite you to enjoy the amazing Hot Springs Music Festival! The extraordinary talent inhabiting Hot Springs during these two weeks takes my breath away. This is a time to feed the soul!

 Come visit Hot Springs for the fourteenth season of the Hot Springs Music Festival.  This festival starts on May 31st and continues to June 13th.  The music festival combines the talent of over 250 international musicians.  The festival “pairs world-class mentor musicians from major orchestras, chamber ensembles and conservatory faculties with especially talented pre-professional apprentices.”  The festival takes place anywhere and everywhere throughout  Hot Springs.   Venues  include churches, historic buildings, hotel ballrooms, art galleries, and many open-air spaces.  Last year over 20,000 people attended the festival and about another 6.4 million listened to the festival broadcast on the radio.  In February 2001, an hour long Public Broadcast Service documentary, focusing on this festival, debuted.  This documentary, “The Sound of Dreams,” continues to be broadcast nationwide.  For more information about this festival and a list of events check out the Hot Springs Music Festival website.

Lookout Point is a proud sponsor of this event, and we encourage everyone to go to this one-of-a-kind music festival.  To book a room at Lookout Point and experience this festival call us at 501-525-6155 or check out our website!

-Kyrie