The Moab Music Festival Organization

The Moab Music Festival was started in 1992 by Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins. The Festival is an annual event held in September, dedicated to providing cultural and Education enrichment through the presentation of fine instrumental and vocal chamber music programs in the red rock region of southeastern Utah. In addition to the concerts, the Festival conducts an Education outreach program involving all grade levels, K-12, that brings local students in direct contact with the world-class musicians performing at the Festival. The Moab Music Festival is committed to presenting works by established and emerging American composers, as well as classics of the repertoire.

Leslie Tomkins, Artistic Director and Michael Barrett, Music Director.
Image © Paula Settle

The Moab Music Festival, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation under Utah state law and is registered as a 501(c)(3) organization under the Federal Tax Code. The Festival is lead by the Artistic Director Leslie Tomkins and Music Director Michael Barrett and supported by a 18-member Board of Trustees. The Festival is supported, in part, by a grant from the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Inquiries regarding participation by professional musicians should be directed to Michael Barrett, Music Director, 353 W. 56th Street., PH #A, New York, NY 10019 718/601-2187 voice/fax.

Inquiries regarding sponsorships, contributions, and donations should be sent to the MMF Development Director, P.O. Box 698, Moab, UT 84532 Phone 435-259-7003.

Credits

Rick Wheeler, illustrator

Rick Wheeler spent several years in northern California where he studied drawing, painting, and illustration at the San Francisco Art Institue and the San Francisco Academy of Art. Influenced by the light and forms of the Colorado Plateau, Rick moved to Moab, Utah in 1995, where he now operates his own award-winning illustration studio.

Duncan Mackie, web page design

Duncan Mackie moved to Moab, Utah in 1992 a "refugee" from the concrete jungle of Silicon Valley after spending many years in the computer industry (an accidental career). With his wife Caroline, they founded a company to develop software - now used worldwide. They have also founded another company to persue commercializing their interests in photography, graphics and web site design - "MackieVisions"