Festivals Schools & Workshops - Chamber musicSummer festivals typically situate themselves in...

31

FestivalsSchools &Workshops

S P E C I A L S E C T I O N

32 march/april 2010

David Shifrin40th Anniversary

Emerson Quartet

Kaul Auditorium

Sylvia McNair

Jennifer Frautschi

Ransom Wilson

summer festivalJune 21 - July 25, 2010

“...a kind of West Coast Lincoln Center salon...” New York Times

Diverse repertoire and brilliant performances are the hallmarks of Chamber Music Northwest. Some of the world’s finest musicians come together each summer in Portland, Oregon to collaborate in a vibrant festival of chamber music, performing favorite masterworks alongside less familiar gems and newly commissioned works.

Chamber Music Northwest celebrates its 40th anniversary with a richly rewarding summer season. The five-week festival welcomes renowned artists and ensembles from around the world, including the Emerson Quartet, Opus One, Arnold Steinhardt, Cho-Liang Lin, Milan Turkovic, Jon Kimura Parker and André Watts. Musical highlights include three premières by Steven Stucky, Paul Schoenfield, and Sheridan Seyfried. Other works range from Bach and Vivaldi to Mozart and Brahms, to Barber and beyond. This summer, the festival also celebrates 30 years of leadership under artistic director David Shifrin and executive director Linda Magee.

· 26 concerts, plus pre-concert talks, open rehearsals, family and community concerts, and outreach performances

· Exhilarating repertoire, including Messiaen’s iconic Quartet for the End of Time, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, Bach’s six monumental Brandenburg Concertos, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and much more!

· Intimate settings on two private school campuses with pre-concert picnics al fresco, plus a downtown Friday series in Portland’s popular Pearl district

For complete festival information, visit www.cmnw.org, or call the CMNW Box Office at (503) 294-6400. Tourism information, including travel and hotel packages, is available through www.travelportland.com.

Vladimir Feltsman/Fred Sherry

Chamber Music Northwest | Yeon Building, Suite 920 | 522 SW Fifth Avenue | Portland, OR 97204Tickets and information: (503) 294-6400 | [email protected] | www.cmnw.org

PHOTOGRAPHY by Andrew Eccles, Basil Childers, Laura Beatty and Jim Leisy.

33 Evelina Chao, Music Director • Thomas M. George, Executive Director

www.music-camp.org • (612) 871-7781

Some of our past distinguished faculty and guest artists...Orlando Cole, Cello, Curtis Institute Menahem Pressler, Pianist, Indiana University Janos Starker, Cello,

Indiana University Vartan Manoogian, Violin, University of Wisconsin Mary West, Violin, MacPhail

School of Music Anthony Ross, Principal Cello, Minnesota Orchestra Steven Doane, Cello, Eastman

School of Music Cynthia Phelps, Viola, New York Philharmonic Peter Slowik, Viola, Oberlin Steven

Copes, Concertmaster, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra William Preucil, Concertmaster, Cleveland

Orchestra Peter Oundjian, Music Director, Toronto Symphony Christopher Taylor, Pianist, University of

Wisconsin-Madison Margo Garrett, Collaborative Pianist, Juilliard Norman Carol, Former Concertmaster,

Philadelphia Orchestra Norm Fischer, Cellist, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University Peter Howard,

Former Principal Cello, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Toby Saks, Professor of Cello at University

of Washington Lydia Artymiw, Pianist, University of Minnesota Ken Goldsmith, Professor of Violin,

Shepherd School of Music, Rice University Richard Aaron, Professor of Cello, University of Michigan

And String Quartets…Brentano, Shanghai, Borromeo, Pacifica, Arianna, Fry Street, Bergonzi, Chicago, Corigliano, Bergonzi

Some of our alumni…Kirsten Docter, Viola, Cavani String Quartet Russell Fallstad, Viola, Fry Street Quartet

Jeremy Black, Violin, Philadelphia Orchestra/Grant Park Festival Orchestra Kurt Johnson, Violin,

Houston Symphony Orchestra Nathan Cole, Violin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Eric Nowlin, Viola,

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Daniel Cline, Cello, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating 25 years of chamber music excellence with a chamber orchestra concert on Madeline Island

featuring students from the class of 2010, alumni and the Pacifica String Quartet.

Jorja Fleezanis, Concertmaster • Osmo Vänskä, Conductor

34 march/april 2010

In the grotto, looking outward toward the Colorado River

35

The landscape is familiar to anyone who’s ever watched a western: miles of desert tinted a dark red by rich mineral deposits and dotted with weird rock formations that seem to rise out of nowhere from the predominantly flat landscape.

The red rock country around Moab in southeastern Utah is one of the most arid and desolate spots in the world, yet also one of the most yet fascinating. Home to several national parks, the region attracts visitors by the thousands.

Hollywood first realized the potential of Moab as a backdrop for its westerns back in the silent era. Later on, many of John Wayne’s movies were filmed there. (Even today guests can book the room in the now old but well-kept-up motel in downtown Moab where Wayne used to stay when he was in town.)

Edward Abbey loved this part of Utah. The late renowned writer and environmentalist first arrived in the area in the 1950s to work as a seasonal park ranger. Drawn by its natural beauty he kept returning, eventually buying a house and settling down in Moab. His most famous work, Desert Solitaire, paints an irresistible, if somewhat idealistic, portrait of Moab and the outlying area:

This is the most beautiful place on earth. …Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary. …For myself, I’ll take Moab, Utah. I don’t mean the town itself, of course,

Summer festivals typically situate themselves in beautiful surroundings. But Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins—founders of the Moab Music Festival in Utah—have taken the music-and-nature connection quite a bit further than most.

by Edward Reichel

Desert,Rock, River -and

Violinist Jesse Mills performs at Muleshoe Canyon Musical Walk benefit.

36 march/april 2010

but the country which surrounds It—the can-yonlands. The slickrock desert. The red dust and the burnt cliffs and the lonely sky—all that which lies beyond the end of the roads.

Moab is an out-of-the-way place, where U.S Highway 191 becomes Main Street for a few blocks. The town has a checkered history. A major center for uranium mining, it was a boom town in the first half of the 20th cen-tury but ended up being forgotten by the outside world after the uranium deposits petered out and the miners left. But the community slowly began transitioning to a tourist-based economy when offroaders and other adventure seekers discovered it and started coming in droves.

For all its beauty, Moab is not exactly a place where one would expect to find live classical music. Yet, for someone like Abbey, the landscape was teeming with musical associations. Although not a classically trained musician, Abbey felt there was a connection between the desert and the music of certain composers and commented on it in Desert Solitaire:

I think of music, and of a musical analogy to what seems to me the unique spirit of desert places… In the desert I am reminded of…men like Berg, Schoenberg, Ernst Krenek, Webern and the American, Elliott Carter. Quite by accident, no doubt, although both Schoenberg and Krenek lived part of their lives in the Southwest, their music comes closest than any

other I know to representing the apartness, the otherness, the strangeness of the desert.

Pianist Michael Barrett and his violist wife, Leslie Tomkins, understood what Abbey was trying to say. They’re the ones who finally brought music to Moab in a big way. Every September their Moab Music Festival transforms this town of some five thousand residents into a mecca of chamber music, drawing draws hundreds upon hundreds of visitors from the surrounding states and around the country.

Back in 1990, Barrett’s New York Festival of Song was already well established, and he was ready to start a new venture. “It had been our idea to start a festival in the West, and one of the places we were considering was northern Utah,” he says. That summer, Barrett had to go to Santa Fe to visit family, and he “decided to do the great tour of the Southwest by car.” That was his first time in the southern part of Utah, and he was blown away by what he saw. “The first spot you get to where the real red rock country begins is just outside Moab,” he says. “And while I kept driving, I came across a sign for Arches National Monument. I thought to myself, ‘Okay, I’ve got to see this.’” Once past the ranger station, Barrett couldn’t believe his eyes. “I said, ‘Oh, my gosh! Look at this park!’”

Barrett wanted to see more of the region, so he brought Leslie back with him the fol-lowing year for a vacation. That decided

things. “When she saw it, she said, ‘Let’s make our music festival here.’” Serious exploration of the feasibility of establishing a chamber music festival began. “We talked to a lot of different people and reiterated our plans about the festival,” Barrett says. “We came up with a budget and set up a core group of board members.” The Moab Music Festival kicked off the next summer, 1993, with five events. “The total cost was $55,000 and we had a balanced budget,” Barrett recalls.

Now in its 18th season, the festival has grown steadily. Normally it is held over three weekends, starting with Labor Day weekend; but in 2009 Barrett tried out a two-weekend concept. “It was an interesting experiment running the festival over two long weekends,” Barrett said. “We did the same number of events, and everyone was enthusiastic about it, especially the hard-core music junkies.”

Almost from the start, the Moab commu-nity embraced the festival wholeheartedly. “I’m very proud of how it’s turned out,” Barrett says. “It started with nothing, just an idea. It’s grown organically, its growth has been careful and sensible—and the town has taken ownership of it. They feel like it’s theirs.”

With so many summer music festivals now sprinkled across the country, it’s easy for any one presenter to get lost in the crowd. But what attracts audiences to Moab each September is also what makes this series stand out from many of its competitors. Only one or two concerts take place in Star

Continued on pg 74

Below, L to R: The white tent, pitched at Red Cliffs Lodge; violinists Emily Bruskin and Jesse Mills, violist Leslie Tomkins and cellist Tanya Tomkins; opening night 2008; Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins; the grotto.

2010

As we put together our annual summer festival issue,

the thermometer rarely rises above the freezing mark;

sunlight is only just beginning to linger past 5:00 p.m., and

the worst of the winter’s storms no doubt lie ahead of us.

It’s a tonic to imagine the warmth of summer—especially

summer music festivals, combining the season’s beauty

with great music.

But festivals represent more than just idyllic settings

for music-making. Many offer outstanding educational

opportunities to students at all levels. Young people

and adults, gifted amateurs and musicians on the verge

of great careers—music festivals offer them all a chance

to hone their skills by working closely with great

teachers. The offerings in our festival section offer a

wealth of possibilities for musicians and audiences alike.

NOTE: The vast majority of the seasonal programs listed below will take place in SUMMER—June, July, August and early September. Festivals that take place in other periods are specially designated by their season.

FestivalsSchools &Workshops

S P E C I A L S E C T I O N

UNITED STATES

Alabama

ClefWorks’ Do You Know JACK? WINTER January 26–30MontgomeryLeah Stephens, exec. directorP.O. Box 242307, Montgomery, AL 36124(334) [email protected]

Showcasing the internationally renowned JACK Quartet of New York City, ClefWorks’® 2010 season will feature concerts, outreach events and other special performances. Dedicated to bringing new music to area audiences, ClefWorks incorporates new and traditional music with other art forms, affording audiences and performers an opportunity to interact.

Sotto Voce Chamber Music SymposiumSPRING April 9–11Univ. of Alabama, TuscaloosaMike Forbes56 Waunona Woods Ct.Madison, WI 53713(608) 467-7987 Fax: (608) [email protected]

The Sotto Voce Quartet is America’s premier tuba/euphonium quartet, performing concerts and clinics through the United States, Canada, and Europe.The group is dedicated to establishing the tuba quartet as a primary chamber music ensemble, and this symposium boasts coachings and clinics as a training ground for less-established quartets.

37

Alaska

24th Annual Juneau Jazz & ClassicsSPRING May 21–30JuneauSandy FortierP.O. Box 22152, Juneau, AK 99802(907) 463-3378 Fax: (907) [email protected]

Juneau will resonate to the beat of the finest jazz, blues, and classical music May 21-30. Nationally recognized for our diverse lineup of world-class artists, this one-of-a-kind 10-day music festival offers a spectacular mix of concerts, blues cruises, workshops, and family entertainment all in the most beautiful setting on earth!

Fairbanks Summer Arts FestivalJuly 18–August 1FairbanksTerese KapturP.O. Box 82510, Fairbanks, AK 99708(907) 474-8869 Fax: (907) [email protected]

Study in Alaska this summer under the midnight Sun! Ours is a festival involving many workshops, masterclasses, and performance opportunities.The festival is multidisciplinary; students can also take classes in visual arts, creative writing, Gospel and Jewish choirs, and more.

Sitka Summer Music FestivalJune 4–25Sitka (Centennial Hall) Roberta B. RinehartP.O. Box 3333, Anchorage, AK 99835(907) 747--6774 Fax: (907) 277-4842director@sitkamusicfestival.orgwww.sitkamusicfestival.org

More than 20 international artists gather in picturesque seaside Sitka for three weeks, beginning the first Friday of June. Programs showcase chamber music classics of the 18th and 19th centuries. Paul Rosenthal, artistic director and Zuill Bailey, artistic director designate. Founded 1972.

Arizona

Chamber Music Camp with Quartet SabakuJune 14–18Goodyear (near Phoenix) Claire GordonDesert Springs Community Church, 14440 W. Indian School Rd.Goodyear, AZ 85395(623) [email protected]

A week-long intensive camp for students 9–19 with moderate to advanced proficiency on violin, viola, cello or bass. Additional

activities include orchestra, theory, listening skills, and special topics. For registration, tuition, and audition information see www.wvyo.org

Chaparral MusicFestJune 16–20Trinity Presbyterian ChurchMaria Vomlehn Flurry406 Arena Drive, Prescott, AZ 86301(928) [email protected]

Music hot-off-the-presses from Arizona composers of national stature in a festive and inviting atmosphere at the “New Music Arizona” Concert Sunday June 20. Summer music academies are offered in strings, percussion and voice.

Grand Canyon Music FestivalSeptember 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18Grand Canyon National Park, South RimClare Hoffman, Artistic DirectorP.O. Box 1332, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023(928) [email protected]

A three-week series of concerts, at Grand Canyon National Park, emphasizing the bRd. diversity of chamber music, focusing on programming and presentation excellence, and celebrating the environment of this majestic World Heritage Site. Seminal outreach programs include the Native American Composer Apprentice Project.

Sedona Chamber Music Festival and WorkshopsDatesTBASt. John Vianney Church and additional community facilitiesBert Harclerode1487 West Highway 89A, Ste. 9Sedona, AZ 86339(928) 204-2415 Fax: (928) [email protected]

Three 5-day residencies include master-classes, in-school programs, informances and subscription concerts. Set amid Sedona’s Red Rocks, Chamber Music Sedona presents a diverse array of artists, ensembles, and genres.

Tucson Winter Chamber Music FestivalWINTER March Leo Rich Theatre; TucsonCathy DiazP.O. Box 40845, Tucson, AZ 85717(520) 577-3769 Fax: (520) 881-2009office@arizonachambermusic.orgwww.arizonachambermusic.org

Week-long festival: five concerts, youth concerts, Gala Dinner, open dress rehearsals, masterclasses, pre-concert commentaries. “A Jewel of a Festival” —WFMT

California

Areon Summer Flute InstituteWeeklong, in July and/or August, dates TBALos Altos and Rancho Palos VerdesAmelia Vitarelli557 Leland Ave., San Jose, CA 94087(408) 394-9264 [email protected]

Areon Summer Flute Institute is a progressive music camp designed to motivate and inspire elementary through college-level flutists.This intensive program is divided into two distinct classes, grouping students together with like-minded peers. The Institute combines traditional and contemporary methods, in a comprehensive approach to flute technique.

Central Coast Harp WorkshopJuly 16–18Morro BayDiana SteinerP.O. Box 492225, Los Angeles, CA 90049(310) 472-9740 Fax: (310) [email protected]

Marcia Dickstein, Harpist of The Debussy Trio and Artistic Director/Teacher of CCHW, invites harpists to perform on concert or folk harp in solos, chamber ensembles with guest instrumentalists, or by bringing colleagues to perform in pre-rehearsed ensembles. Participants enjoy exploring familiar and unusual repertoire. Scholarship aid is available.

Global Fusion Music WorkshopDates TBDSan Francisco Bay AreaIan Dogole315 Durant Way, Mill Valley, CA 94941(415) 383-7120 Fax: (415) [email protected]

Experience our rich Jazz tradition as it intersects with the musical styles and instruments of the diverse indigenous cultures of this pLn.t in a one-of-a-kind program for students of any age. Lecture/demonstrations, workshops and music appreciation classes culminate in al concert performance with students joining the group Hemispheres on-stage.

Heritage Music FestivalSPRING April CSU Monterey Bay, Music and Performing ArtsNicole Mendoza or Richard Bains100 Campus Center 30, Seaside, CA 93955(831) 582-4085 Fax: (831) [email protected]

Kuumbwa Jazz35th Anniversary Concert: August 29 San Lorenzo ParkBobbi Todaro320 Cedar St., Ste. 2, Santa Cruz, CA 95060(831) 427-2227 Fax: (831) [email protected]

Kuumbwa Jazz celebrates 35 years of pre-senting jazz music and education with a free concert in San Lorenzo Park (Duck Island Stage) .

Laguna Beach Music FestivalWINTER January Dates TBAThroughout City of Laguna beachLucinda PrewittP.O. Box 9336, Laguna Beach, CA 92652(949) 715-9713 Fax: (949) [email protected]

This world-class festival, a weeklong blend of performances, workshops and special events, brings great music to the charming seaside community of Laguna Beach. Dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, the festival presents traditional and contemporary classical music in an accessible and intimate style.

Lake Tahoe Music Festival and Educational Outreach ProgramJuly 23–August 8TruckeeLisa Krueger10775 Pioneer Trail, Ste. 210Truckee, CA 96161(530) 583-3101 Fax: (530) [email protected]

The mission of the Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festival is to present diverse and high-quality musical experiences in the classic tradition from Bach to blues and beyond, and to create educational and performance opportunities for aspiring young musicians.

Music Academy of the WestSchool: June 18–August 14; Festival: June 21–August 14 Santa Barbara, CaliforniaRichard Feit1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108(805) 969-4726 Fax: (805) [email protected]

One of the premier summer training programs for exceptional pre-professional musicians, the Music Academy of the West brings together a maximum of 135 students (who attend on full scholarship) and a community of distinguished faculty in five distinct programs—Instrumental, Solo Piano, Collaborative Piano, Vocal Piano, and Voice—in an eight-week festival of chamber music, orchestral performance, opera, and master-classes. Performances take place on the Academy’s Miraflores campus, a private estate within walking distance of the Pacific Ocean, and venues throughout Santa Barbara.

38 march/april 2010

Music in the VineyardsAugust Napa ValleyEvie AyersP.O. Box 6297, Napa, CA 94581(707) 258-5559 Fax: (707) [email protected]

Michael and Daria Adams, artistic direc-tors. Twelve concerts in the Napa Valley, 40 artists in residence. 16th season. Previous seasons’ artists included: Ryo Yanagitani, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Dale Barltrop Axel Strauss, Ara Gregorian, Osmo Vanska, Randall Hodgkinson, Jeffery Sykes, We-Yi Yang, the Fog Trio, the Pacfica and Cypress Quartets, and the Peabody Trio.

Music@MenloJuly 23–August 14Menlo SchoolPatrick Castillo50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, CA 94027(650) 330-2030 Fax: (650) [email protected]

Music@Menlo, the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier chamber music festival, is now in its 8th year. Founded by David Finckel and Wu Han, Music@Menlo attracts capacity audiences and international recognition through its unique immersive programming, roster of world-class artists, Chamber

Music Institute for emerging and pre-professional musicians, and signature offerings such as AudioNotes CDs, Café Conversations, and Encounter lecture series.

Ojai Music FestivalJune 10–13Ojai Thomas W. Morris, artistic directorP.O. Box 185, Ojai, CA 93024(805) 646-2094 Fax: (805) [email protected]

Recognized for its innovative programming, masterful interpretations of the classical repertoire and its idyllic setting, the festival continues to attract the world’s leading and emerging artists and engaged audience members, all of whom enjoy the intimacy and personal atmosphere of this one-of-a-kind music experience. Celebrating its 64th season, the festival will explore the works and celebrate musical relationships of its music director, George Benjamin. Marking its West Coast premiere, Ensemble Modern one of the world’s preeminent new music chamber ensembles, will perform four programs during the 2010 Festival.

Other Minds FestivalWINTER March 4–6Various venuesCharles Amirkhanian333 Valencia St., Suite 303San Francisco, CA 94103(415) 934-8134 Fax: (415) [email protected]; www.radiom.org

The annual Other Minds Festival of New Music invites innovative composers and performers from around the world to San Francisco for a four-day residency followed by three days of concerts, panel discussions, and symposia. The premier new music festival on the West Coast” —LA Times.

Rovaté 2010WINTER March Kanbar Hall, JCC, San Francisco, CAMatt Schumaker333 12th StSan Francisco, CA 94103(415) 487-1701 Fax: (415) [email protected]

Pandaemonium World Premiere: The Rova Saxophone Quartet will debut this new major work by celebrated Bay Area–based composer/violinist Carla Kilhlstedt, com-missioned by Rova:Arts, in a co-production with the Other Minds festival in March. The commissioning and production of the world

premiere is made possible by The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Emerging Composers 2007 initiative.

Sierra Academy of Music/Mammoth Lakes Music FestivalAcademy: July 18–August 7; Festival: July 21–August 6Mammoth LakesBrian SchuldtP.O. Box 1219, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546(760) 934-7015 Fax: (760) 934-7015Felici@ChamberMusicUnbound.orgwww.ChamberMusicUnbound.org

Academy: Students age 14+ receive lessons, chamber coachings, and orchestra sessions with renowned faculty. Strings and piano. Festival: High-profile artists from around the country gather at high elevations for eight adventurous chamber and recital programs.

Southwest Chamber Music Summer Festival at The HuntingtonJuly and August Dates TBAThe Huntington Library, San MarinoJan Karlin2500 E. Colorado Blvd., MezzaninePasadena, CA 91107(800) 726-7147 Fax: (626) [email protected]

EXTRAORDINARY CONCERTS DAILYGuest artists, instructors, and participants from majorperforming groups and conservatories worldwide.

EXCEPTIONAL STUDY OPPORTUNITIESPrivate lessons, open master classes, and chamber music.

BEAUTIFUL COASTAL MAINE LOCATIONCollege campus, close to beaches and shopping.

June 26–August 7, 2010

Lewis Kaplan, Director

www.bowdoinfestival.org(207) 373-1400

6300 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011 [email protected]

39

Enjoy chamber music under the stars from two-time Grammy winner Southwest Chamber Music in the beautiful surroundings of the Huntington gardens. Concerts often coincide with exhibitions on view at the Huntington galleries. Mark Swed (Los Angeles Times) described the festival as “One of the promi-nent summer music festivals in California.”

Summer Brass WorkshopJune San Diego State UniversityBarry ToombsP.O. Box 86879, San Diego, CA 92138(619) 501-3562 Fax: (619) [email protected]

Westwind Brass Summer Brass Workshop is open to all high school, college, and adult brass players in San Diego County. Activities include: sectional coachings, ensemble playing, and group performances. Ensembles will range from large brass ensembles to brass quintets, brass trios, trumpet, horn, trombone, and low-brass ensembles.

Summer Music WestDates to be announcedSan Francisco Conservatory of MusicLaura Reynolds, Summer Programs Coordinator50 Oak St., San Francisco, CA 94102(415) 503-6254 Fax: (415) [email protected]/summer

Summer Music West offers a concentrated study of a variety of chamber music through daily rehearsals and coaching. In two sessions: String and Piano Academy (ages 9–12) & Chamber Music (ages 12–18). Includes theory, ear-training, sight-reading, master classes and performances. Faculty headed by Doris Fukawa, Ensemble Coordinator. Admission by audition.

University of San Diego Summer Chamber Music FestivalJuly 3–10University of San DiegoDr. Angela Yeung5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110(619) 260-4106 Fax: (619) [email protected]/chmusfestival

Intensive one-week chamber music workshop for all ages and level. Individuals or pre-formed ensembles welcome; advanced participants may perform with festival coaches. Daily public performance opportunities. Discounts for students. Auditors welcome. Application deadline: May 14, 2010

Colorado

Aspen Music Festival and SchoolJuly 1–August 22AspenOffice of Student ServicesAspen Music School, 2 Music School RdAspen, CO 81611(970) 925-3254 Fax: (970) [email protected]

The AMFS is a training ground for the world’s next generation of professional musicians. The Aspen experience includes orchestral performances, private lessons, and chamber music studies. For emerging string quartets, the Center for Advanced Quartet Studies offers eight weeks of inten-sive study exclusively devoted to quartet repertoire and performance practice.

Colorado College Summer Music FestivalJune 7–July 27Colorado SpringsSusan Grace, musical director14 East Cache la PoudreColorado Springs, CO 80903(719) 389-6010 Fax: (719) 389-6955festival@coloradocollege.eduArtsFestival.ColoradoCollege.edu/MusicFestival

Internationally renowned artists join 45 advanced students for three weeks of per-formance and study. High school seniors through graduate students participate in ensembles, chamber orchestra, master-classes, concerto readings with the orchestra, private lessons, and numerous concerts. Instrumentation: violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano.

Music in the MountainsJuly 10–August 1 Durango & Pagosa Springs Susan LanderP.O. Box 3751, Durango, CO 81302(970) 385-6820 Fax: (970) [email protected]

Music in the Mountains celebrates its 24th season featuring orchestra, chamber music and conservatory performances of classical and world music. Gregory Hustis, Guillermo Figueroa and Arkady Fomin assemble renowned musicians in spectacular venues in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.

Quartet Program WestJuly 4–August 1 University of Colorado, Boulder Charles CastlemanEastman School, 26 Gibbs StRochester, NY 14604(585) 274-1592 Fax: (585) [email protected]

(FMI, see Quartet Program East, June 13–August 1; SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NY.)

Sounds of LyonsJune 5 & 6LyonsMin Tze WuP.O. Box 476, Lyons, CO 80540(303) [email protected]

Sounds of Lyons is a unique festival that brings innovative, collaborative, and experi-mental experiences of classical music to the vibrant community of Lyons. Our mission is to celebrate art with people of all ages, all backgrounds, and all diverse interests and to create a stronger community through the beauty of music.

Telluride MusicFestJune 23–July 3 TellurideMaria Bachmann12 Raspberry Patch, Telluride, CO 81435(212) 253-6942 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Telluride MusicFest celebrates its’ 8th annual festival in 2010 with the theme “From Russia With Love!” Trio Solisti members are joined by artists including pianist Adam Neiman, cellist Wendy Sutter and violist Hsin-Yun Huang. Artists perform four concerts with music of Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Lyapunov, Taneyev, Rachmaninov and others.

Connecticut

International Festival of Arts & Ideas June 12–26New HavenMary Lou Aleskie195 Church St., 12th FloorNew Haven, CT 6510(203) 498-1212 Fax: (203) [email protected]

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas features world-class theater, dance and music performances as well as eclectic and inspiring lectures, panel discussions and dialogues each June in New Haven. The New York Times has called the Festival “a happening hard to top for sheer scale and variety.”

Litchfield Jazz Festival and CampJuly & AugustKent School, Kent CTVita West MuirLitchfield Performing Arts, Inc.174 West St., P.O. Box 69Litchfield, CT 6759(860) 567-4162 Fax: (860) [email protected]

The 15th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival will be held on the beautiful Kent School grounds this summer. From an opening night Gala, three days of extraordinary jazz, by legends and our talented Jazz Camp stu-dents, to beautiful crafts and tasty treats, this is a festival like no other.

Sherman Chamber Ensemble Summer Concert SeriesJuly–SeptemberLake Mauweehoo Clubhouse, Sherman and St. Andrew’s Church, KentEliot BailenP.O. Box 578, Sherman, CT 6784(860) 355-5930 Fax: (860) 350-4390info@shermanchamberensemble.orgwww.shermanchamberensemble.org

The Sherman Chamber Ensemble presents both traditional and contemporary chamber music in an intimate and informal environ-ment. The cornerstone of its activity is a three-program summer concert series in Sherman and Kent, CT. Core members Eliot Bailen (cello), Susan Rotholz (flute) , Jill Levy (violin), and Sarah Adams (viola) are joined by a diverse range of world-class guest artists.

Yale Summer School of Music/ Norfolk Chamber Music FestivalJune 20–August 22Ellen Battell Stoeckel EstateJames NelsonP.O. Box 545, Norfolk, CT 6058(860) 542-3000 Fax: (860) [email protected]/norfolk

Located on the grouds of an historic estate, programs offer intensive coachings and masterclasses with a world-class artist faculty and performance opportunities in the historic Music Shed. New Music Workshop: June 19- 26; Chamber Music Session: July 4–August 15; Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop: August 15–22.

Florida Amelia Island Chamber Music FestivalSPRING May Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, FloridaBretta J Vigue, CMPP.O. Box 15886Fernandina Beach, FL 32034(904) 261-1779 Fax: (904) [email protected]

World-renowned artists in intimate, historic venues on Florida’s beautiful Amelia Island. Christopher Rex, artistic director. Artists include: Andre Watts, Eroica Trio, Andres Diaz and Valentina Lisitsa.

40 march/april 2010

Unforgettable.

Compelling.

Intimate.

505.982.1890 Toll-Free 888.221.9836 santafechambermusic.com

Join us for our 38th Season July 18 – August 23, 2010

Marc Neikrug, Artistic Director

For tickets and information:

Joan and Daniel Rutenberg International Chamber Music Competition and FestivalAUTUMN NovemberUniverstiy of South Florida, School of Music, Tampa FLCarolyn Stuart4202 E. Fowler Ave., FAH 1100Tampa, FL 33620(813) 974-2311 Fax: (813) [email protected]/rutenberg

The Joan and Daniel Rutenberg International Chamber Music Competition and Festival celebrates the highest level of chamber artistry and recognizes and encourages emerging chamber ensembles. Engagement in the community lies at the heart of the festival’s mission, with a goal of educating, entertaining and enlightening the larger community.

Sanibel Music FestivalWINTER March 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25Sanibel Island, FloridaRobert OrrellP.O. Box 1623, Sanibel, FL 33957(239) 336-7999 Fax: (866) [email protected]

Small, 350-seat venue. World-class chamber music.

Sarasota Music FestivalMay 31–June 19 Sarasota, Florida RoseAnne McCabe709 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236(941) 952-9634 Fax: (941) 953-3059rmccabe@sarasotaorchestra.orgwww.sarasotamusicfestival.org

Held annually in Sarasota during the first three weeks of June. Special emphasis on chamber music. Students (average age 22) attend masterclasses and perform in ensem-bles. Internationally renowned guest faculty artists, led by artistic director Robert Levin, present a series of nine major concerts and other seminars, lectures, and concerts throughout the festival.

Georgia

Madison Chamber Music FestivalJune 15-July 3, 2009 à June 13–30Madison-Morgan Cultural CenterRuth Bracewell à Sally Tuell434 S. Main Street, Madison, GA 30650(706)342-4743 Fax: (706)[email protected]

Summer Chamber Music Festival featuring internationally acclaimed performers in a variety of venues around historic Madison, GA: art museum, local cafe, former 1895

schoolhouse and current cultural center, church, and private homes. Includes lunch and dinner concerts, post-performance receptions with the musicians, and a free children’s concert. Artistic Director: Christopher Rex.

Idaho

Gene Harris Jazz Festival at Boise State UniversitySPRING April 22–24BoiseDr. Kurtis Adams1910 Universtiy Dr., Boise, ID 83725(208) 426-3099 Fax: (208) [email protected]@boisestate.edu

The Boise State University Department of Music proudly presents the continuation of the Gene Harris legacy—his jazz artistry, his support of jazz education, and the future of the jazz festival that bears his name. Each year the festival offers jazz experiences for jazz lovers and students including our eve-ning headliner concerts, jazz club concerts, educational clinics, and many others. All events take place on the beautiful Boise State University campus.

Illinois

Chamber Music at North ParkWINTER Dates TBANorth Park University, Anderson ChapelKaren L. Dickelman3225 West Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60625(773) 244-5625 Fax: (773) [email protected]

A professional concert series on Chicago’s northwest side, featuring local and interna-tionally based musicians.

Chicago Duo-Piano FestivalJuly 9 –18The Music Institute of ChicagoEvanston East CampusClaire Aebersold and Ralph NeiweemThe Music Institute of Chicago300 Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL 60093(847) 905-1500 Fax: (847) [email protected]

The Chicago Duo Piano Pestival includes student, faculty, and guest recitals, masterclasses, and social events. Housing available upon request. Faculty includes Claire Aebersold, Ralph Neiweem, members of the Music Institute of Chicago faculty, and guest artists Warshawski and Shapiro. Youth, college and adult groups are available.

41

Hyde Park Jazz FestivalAUTUMN September 24–25 ChicagoIrene Sherr5100 S. Hyde Park Blvd. Chicago, IL 60615(773) 324-8614info@hydeparkjazzfestival.orgwww.hydeparkjazzfestival.org

Join 20,000 jazz lovers at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 25. Over 130 musicians—world-class headliners and local emerging artists—perform for 12 hours of FREE, non-stop jazz. The festival utilizes 12 indoor and outdoor arts and cul-tural venues throughout the Hyde Park neighborhood.

Midwest Young Artists Summer Chamber Music Camp & Jazz WorkshopJuly 5–25Karen Dennis878 Lyster Rd., Highwood, IL 60040(847) 926-9898 Fax: (847) [email protected]/summer

SEE full listing under Wisconsin

Opus Chamber Music FestivalAugust 1–6 Benedictine University, Lisle, ILJulia Challinor, Diana SchmuckP.O. Box 495, Naperville, IL 60566(630) [email protected]

A chamber music day-camp experience for talented young artists (ages 8-18) : strings, clarinet, piano. Daily coachings with Orion Ensemble and other Chicago chamber musicians. Extras include chamber orchestra, workshops, handbells, master classes, recreation, and culmination performance. Enroll as individuals or ensembles. Host families available. Additional performance opportunities after festival.

Schubertiade ChicagoWINTER January 30 Thomas Zoells410 S. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60605(312) 291-0291 Fax: (312) [email protected]

An annual festival celebrating Schubert’s music, performed by 30+ of the finest Chicago-area pianists and chamber musicians. Three simultaneous stages with intimate atmosphere, free admission, and a Viennese-style café.

Southern Illinois Music FestivalJune–July Dates TBACarbondale, IL, and surrounding communitiesEd BenyasSchool of Music, 1000 S. Normal Ave.Carbondale, IL 62901(618) 536-8742 Fax: (618) [email protected]

Classical music, art, ballet, and jazz in the hills of southern Illinois. The festival includes nearly three dozen performances of orchestral and chamber music, opera, musical theater, ballet, and jazz, with the world-class Chicago Chamber Orchestra as a resident ensemble, along with internationally recognized soloists.

Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia FestivalJune 19–July 25Ravinia FestivalDiane P. Dorn418 Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035(847) 266-5106 Fax: (847) [email protected]

The Steans Institute is the Ravinia Festival’s professional studies program for young musicians. There are chamber music programs for piano and strings, and for vocal chamber music. Young artists study with an interna-tionally renowned faculty, participate in concerts given as part of Ravinia’s summer programming, and attend Ravinia concerts.

Wind Chamber CampJune 21–25 Music Institute of Chicago; Winnetka, ILChristine Aznavoorian300 Green Bay Rd., Winnetka, IL 60093(847) 448-8301 Fax: (847) [email protected]

Third annual summer chamber music program for wind players, ages 11-adult. Daily rehearsals, coachings, performances and master classes will be led by Quintet Attacca, ensemble-in-residence at MIC and winner of the 2002 Grand Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Indiana

Charley Creek Arts Festivals, Residency and Workshopslast weekend of JuneWabash, IndianaBeth Stein540 N. Wabash St., P.O. Box 46992Wabash, IN 46992(260) 563-6356 Fax: (260) [email protected]

Charley Creek Arts Fest includes professional musical performances, a juried fine art show, and showcases young professionals. Participants vary from year to year.

Workshops and residencies for 2010 include Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, Frederic Chui Deeper Piano Studies; Wabass Double Bass Institute and Mark Fearnow’s Theater Workshop.

Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition SPRING May 7–9University of Notre Dame, IndianaAnn Divine303 Brownson Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556(574) 631-0984 Fax: (574) [email protected]

The nation’s largest chamber music competition; open to instrumental ensembles of 3–6 members; Senior String, Senior Wind, and Junior Divisions (under 18); written and verbal critiques by jurors; $24,000 in prize money and Grand Prize Winner’s Tour of the Midwest and the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy (2011).

Iowa

Chamber Music Quad Cities Annual FestivalDates TBADavenport, IA and Rock Island, ILDavid H. Bowlin2715 14th Ave., Moline, IL 61265(563) 322-4524 Fax: (563) [email protected]

Presents 3–5 concerts each season in the Quad Cities. Artists include Gregory and Thomas Sauer, Robert Satterlee, and guests. Repertoire ranges from Baroque to music of today.

Red Cedar Chamber Music Summer FestivalJuly 11–18Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IAJan BolandP.O. Box 154, Marion, IA 52302(319) 377-8028 Fax: (319) [email protected]/summerfestival.html

Draws professional level flute and guitar duos from across the country. Red Cedar’s core ensemble, flutist Jan Boland and guitarist John Dowdall, helps ensembles hone musical and business skills. House concerts and gallery concerts, faculty and festival participants. Private coaching sessions, masterclasses, sessions on marketing, fundraising, commissioning new music, and collaborations. See www.redcedar.org.

Kansas

Chamber Music at The BarnJune 7–September 12 Prairie Pines Christmas Tree Farm4055 N. Tyler, Maize, KS 67101Bob G. Scott4041 N. Maize Rd., Maize, KS 67101(316) 264-4662 Fax: (316) [email protected]

Chamber Music at the Barn—a classical festival with 12 concerts. Young Chamber Players, for middle and high school string players; NASAW, providing weekly private lessons to African American students; International Mandolin Camp, 3-day work-shop for adult mandolin students; and Camp da Capo, weekend retreat for adult amateur musicians.

Maine

Bay Chamber Concerts’ 50th Anniversary 2010 Summer Music FestivalJuly–August Rockport Opera House & Strand TheatreRockport, MaineMonica Kelly, Managing Director58 Bay View St., Ste. 1, Camden, ME 4843(207) 236-2823 Fax: (207) [email protected]

Award-winning artists presented against the beautiful backdrop of Midcoast Maine. Weekly Wednesday-night concerts at the Strand Theatre in Rockland and Thursday-night concerts at the Rockport Opera House, overlooking scenic Rockport harbor. Musical guests include the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Midori and Peter Serkin.

Bowdoin International Music FestivalJune 26–August 7 Brunswick, MaineJennifer G. Means6300 College Station, Brunswick, ME 4011(207) 373-1400 Fax: (207) [email protected]

BIMF is an intensive conservatory-level program for strings, piano, woodwinds, guitar, harp, and composition. Our program offers solo and chamber study with renowned faculty, multiple performance opportunities, and several concert series with distinguished guest and resident artists. Held in scenic coastal Maine with beaches, shopping, and recreation nearby.

42 march/april 2010

International Musical Arts Institute Chamber Music FestivalJuly 4–August 1Fryeburg AcademyFryeburg, MaineCarol Rosenblith1330 Beacon St., Waban, MA 2468(603) 367-8661 Fax: (617) [email protected]/~imaifryeburg

International Musical Arts Institute is a multinational group of about fifty established artists, young professionals and advanced student-musicians in professional degree programs. All attend on an invitational basis. Its schedule includes daily intensive rehearsals, coachings, and performance classes for the resident participants. IMAI gives a series of 16 public concerts at the academy and other venues in the Maine/New Hampshire area.

Maine Festival of American Music: Roots and Traditions and Portland String Quartet Workshop Festival: June 23–26; Workshop: July 18–August 1Sabbathday Lake ; Saint Joseph’s College, Standish United Society of Shakers707 Shaker Rd., New Gloucester, ME 4260(207) [email protected]; [email protected]

Held in the historic 1794 Meeting House, this festival celebrates American music in the context of the world’s great chamber music. Guest artists pianist Paul Posnak and soprano Christina Astrachan join the Portland String Quartet in performances of the music of George Gershwin, Shaker hymns, Ernest Bloch and much more. The Portland String Quartet Workshop, now celebrating its 35th year, is open to individuals and/or established ensembles, ages 14-adult. Audition tape, letter of recommendation and deposit required. Portland Chamber Music FestivalAugust 12–21Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine (Portland campus) Jennifer Elowitch, exec. director50 Market St., No. 137, South Portland, ME 4106(800) [email protected]

Concerts feature traditional repertoire alongside new works, including commissions and premieres. The festival also sponsors an annual composers competition and hold adult chamber music workshops. Recent performers have included current and former members of Vermeer, Brentano, Mendelssohn, Arditti, and Borromeo String Quartets.

Sebago-Long Lake Music FestivalJuly 13–August 10Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, MEBarbara GrausteinP.O. Box 544, Harrison, ME 4040(207) [email protected]

The Sebago–Long Lake Music Festival, founded in 1972, presents chamber music concerts at Deertrees Theatre, on the last three Tuesdays in July and the first two Tuesdays in August, and at the University of Maine at Farmington and on Chebeague Island. Youth concerts at several

43

locations. Violist Laurie Kennedy has been music director since 1985.

Maryland

Chesapeake Chamber Music FestivalTwo weeks in June, annuallyEastern Shore of Maryland, various locationsDonald C. BuxtonP.O. Box 461, Easton, MD 21601(410) 819-0380 Fax: (410) 819-0038don@chesapeakechambermusic.orgwww.chesapeakechambermusic.org

Since 1985, the festival has brought a wonderful mix of traditional and contempo-rary chamber music to the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, renowned for its 18th-Century ambiance and fine accommodations and restaurants. Artistic directors: clarinetist J. Lawrie Bloom and cellist Marcy Rosen.

Chesapeake International Chamber Music CompetitionMarch 27–28 Easton, MDDonald Buxton P. O. Box 461, Easton, MD 21601(410) 819-0380 Fax: (410) 819-0038info@chambermusiccompetition.orgwww.chambermusiccompetition.org

Established international Competition for young professional ensembles with 3–5 acoustic instrumentalists of any kind. Prizes include cash awards of $18,000, concert opportunities, and credentials of merit. Held every two years. The 2010 finalists compete in concert in Easton, Maryland, before final round judges: Pamela Frank, Lambert Orkis, J. Lawrie Bloom.

William Kapell International Piano Competition & FestivalJuly 7–21, 2012Clarice Smith Center, University of MarylandPaul BrohanUniversity of Maryland, Ste. 3800College Park, MD 20742(301) 405-7794 Fax: (301) [email protected]

The Kapell Competition & Festival celebrates the piano, pianists and piano music in its many forms. Guest artists, competitors and scholars in classical, contemporary, chamber and jazz music fill the festival with two weeks of dynamic conversations and concert performances.

Massachusetts

2010 International Brass Quintet SeminarSt. Mary’s College: June 16–20; Boston University: July 25–August 6Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Ave. Room 213, Boston, MA 02215Louis HanzlikSt. Mary’s College, 1928 St. Mary’s Rd.Moraga, CA 94556(617) 358-2263 Fax: (225) [email protected]

The Boston University Band Department and the Music Department of St. Mary’s College is proud to present the Atlantic Brass Quintet International Brass Quintet Seminar 2010. Atlantic Brass Quintet International Brass Quintet Seminar 2010. Daily brass quintet coachings, masterclasses, private instruction, ABQ and Triton brass open rehearsals, performance classes, and critique sessions with audio and video playback. The program is open to students 15 years and older.

Bang on a Can Summer Music FestivalJuly 12–August 1 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) Philippa Thompson80 Hanson Place, #701Brooklyn, NY 11217(718) 852-7755 Fax: (718) [email protected]

The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA is accepting applications until January 15, 2010, for the July 12–Aug 1 residency dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary chamber music. Faculty includes Bang on a Can All-Stars and Bang on a Can Founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe, with special guest George Crumb.

Cape Cod Chamber Music FestivalAugust 2–20 Across Cape Cod, MA, from Cotuit to ProvincetownElaine LiptonP.O. Box 1934, North Eastham, MA(508) 247-9400 Fax: (508) [email protected]

Hailed by the NY Times as “A Triumph of Quality,” Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival is a first-rate presenter of chamber music and a major contributor to the cultural life of Cape Cod. Now entering its 30th season, CCCMF presents three weeks of intensive programming in various towns during August.

Chappaquiddick Summer Music FestivalFour Thursdays late July and AugustChappaquiddick Community CenterMary Beth Alger27 Howland Ln., Hingham, MA 2043(781) 749-0570dbalger@comcast.netwww.chappaquiddicksummermusicfestival.net

The Chappaquiddick Summer Music Festival presents concerts of chamber music on four consecutive Thursday evenings in late July and August. Featuring a repertoire of both traditional and contemporary works, the festival presents both small ensembles and individual artists. Recognized artists who have performed include the Borromeo, Jupiter, and Chiara String Quartets, The Claremont Trio, Trio Solisti, Juidth Gordon, Jennifer Koh, Todd Palmer, and Andrew Kohji Taylor.

Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center, Inc.July 18–August 1 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MassachusettsMs. Kathryn WelterP.O. Box 5507, Wayland, MA 1778(508) 276-1011 Fax: (508) [email protected]

Each week, approximately 85 participants are coached in small, pre-arranged ensembles by the conference faculty. Participants are matched according to ability and requests, and are assigned to at least two chamber ensembles in a week. During free time, enrollees are encouraged to form their own ensembles with old and new musical friends. Enrollment is limited in each instru-ment category to ensure ensemble balance.

Cranberry Coast ConcertsMid-June through mid-AugustOnset, Wareham, Buzzards Bay & Natick, MA and Middletown/ Newport, RIKirk Wipplec/o Marilyn Brown, P.O. Box 738East Wareham, MA 2538(786) [email protected]

Cranberry Coast Concerts is an annual summer music festival. Audiences are in love! Concerts vary greatly from Renaissance to rock and roll. Season 5, The Year of the Piano, will take place in 2010 and, among others, will showcase works by birthday boys Chopin (200), Schumann (200) and Beethoven (240).

LyricaFest May 30–June 13 A private lake-front home in Lincoln, MALaura Bossert & Terry King53 South Great Rd., Lincoln, MA 1773(781) 257-5132 Fax: (617) [email protected]

LyricaFest is a two week intensive chamber festival located in a beautiful lake-front home in Lincoln, MA, 20 minutes west of Boston. Five to six string ensembles and or piano trios/quintets will be formed from college, graduate and very advanced high school students. LyricaFest’s intimate setting, home-cooked meals, and nightly sight-reading with faculty are just a few of its unique aspects.

Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Society Summer Concert FestivalMondays and Tuesdays, July–August Old Whaling Church, Edgartown, MA, and Chilmark Community Center, Chilmark, MAKathy RetmierP.O. Box 4189, Vineyard Haven, MA 2568(508) 696-8055 Fax: (508) [email protected]

For 36 years, MVCMS has presented concerts featuring established ensembles, world-acclaimed soloists and principal players from major orchestras. The society presents a 12-concert festival in the summer plus two off-season concerts, commissions works by prominent and emerging composers, and sponsors scholarships and a Strings Program for local students. Pianist Delores Stevens is co-founder and artistic director.

Mohawk Trail ConcertsJuly 2, 3, 30, 31 Charlemont, MARuth BlackP.O. Box 75, Shelburne Falls, MA 1370(413) 625-9511 Fax: (413) [email protected]

The 41st Festival of Chamber Music features world-class artists in creatively diverse programs. 2010 programs will celebrate anniversaries of Chopin as “Voice of Poland,” Schumann, Albeniz, and American music, including Arnold Black’s 1989 duo-guitar composition, Laments and Dances from the Irish, with readings from Frank McCourt’s Pulitzer prizewinning Angela’s Ashes. 1-888 MTC MUSE

Music at Eden’s Edge 2010 Summer Chamber Music Series and Outreach ConcertsJune–September Massachusetts North ShoreMaria Benotti 94 John Wise Ave, Essex, MA 1929(978) 270-4463 Fax: (978) [email protected]

44 march/april 2010

MARLBORO, VT – 60th Season

CHAMBER MUSIC July 17 – August 15, 2010

Master musicians & extraordinary young artists collaborate in 5 exciting weekends of rehearsals and concerts in beautiful southern Vermont

Tickets available after March 1 at

215-569-4690 www.marlboromusic.org

RICHARD GOODE & MITSUKO UCHIDAArtistic Directors

“Impeccable ensemble work, unbridled energy and boatloads of virtuosity produced an electrifying performance...” — Washington Post

Stei

nway

Pia

no •

Son

y C

lass

ical

• B

ridg

e R

ecor

ds

Client: Marlboro MusicAd: CMA March/April 2010 issueSize: 1/4 page (3.625”W x 4.75”H)Design by: the-m.comArtwork contact: [email protected] 1.347.853.8669

M A R L B O R OM U S I C

Music at Eden’s Edge is an eleven-member mixed ensemble performing Classical repertoire from period-instrument Baroque to new works. Since 1982, MEE has established a professional regional residency in Massachusetts’ North Shore. MEE has an equally weighted commitment to outreach, with free concert series for seniors and public schools.

Rockport Chamber Music FestivalJune 10–July 18 Shalin Liu Performance CenterKristen HarringtonP.O. Box 312, Rockport, MA 1966(978) 546-7391 Fax: (978) [email protected]

Under the leadership of artistic director David Deveau, the annal Rockport Chamber Music Festival celebrates 29 years in 2010, and its inaugural season in its new home, the Halin Liu Performance Center, a new 325-seat oceanfront concert hall. Festival concert programs include an oustanding array of ensembles and soloists.

Soundfest Quartet InstituteDates to be anouncedFalmouth, MA, on Cape CodDiane Chaplin81 Grand Ave., Apt. 1JEnglewood, NJ 7631(201) 679-7061 Fax: (201) [email protected]

Intensive, two-week career-preparation string chamber music program. Professional studies: pre-formed young professional & graduate quartets: Senior Apprentice (college students); Apprentice (high school); Junior (advanced younger players). Daily coachings, masterclasses, lectures with the Colorado Quartet. Older students have opportunities to teach.

Tanglewood Music CenterJune 19–August 16 TanglewoodEllen Highstein297 West St, Lenox, MA 1240(617) 638-9230 Fax: (617) [email protected]

The Tanglewood Music Center is the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer academy for advanced musical study & provides a uniquely rounded musical experience for emerging professional musicians of exceptional ability. Full fellowships are awarded to all those admitted. Fellows work with internationally renowned artists, presenting over 40 performances each summer.

Thayer Chamber Music FestivalJuly 12–18 and July 19–23Thayer Performing Arts Center, Atlantic Union CollegeTracy Kraus438 Main St., Lancaster, MA 01523(508) 981-8880 Fax: [email protected]

The Thayer Chamber Music Festival is a non-competitive, intensive chamber music program for strings, pianists and select woodwinds age 12 and up, including adult amateurs. Faculty are members of WCMS and the QX string quartet. Private lessons, string chamber orchestra, and other musical workshops are offered.

Western Wind Workshops in Ensemble SingingSession I: June 25–July 3; Session II: July 30–August 7Smith College, Northampton, MAWilliam Zukof263 W. 86th St., New York, NY 10024(800) 788-2187 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Western Wind Workshops are unique, interactive, intense musical experiences. Each participant is made part of a small ensemble that is guided by a member of The Western Wind. The music ranges from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early American, to 19th- and 20th-century part-songs, rounds, folk songs, jazz, pop, improvisations, and more.

Michigan

EdgeFEST Creative Music FestivalAUTUMN October (dates TBA) Kerrytown Concert HouseDeanna Relyea415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104(734) 769-2999 Fax: (734) [email protected]

Established in 1996, EdgeFEST is an annual international jazz and avant-garde creative music festival that spans four days in early to mid October.

Fontana Chamber Arts’ Summer Music FestivalJuly 2010Venues in KalamazooAbhijit Sengupta359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Ste. 200Kalamazoo, MI 49007(269) 382-7774 Fax: (269) [email protected]

Fontana Chamber Arts presents the 2010 Summer Music Festival. The festival features a diverse array of classical chamber music, new works, and jazz, performed by regional and national musicians with guest artists.

MeadowlarkMusical Festival

June 13-19, 2010Guest artists: Ann Chang-Barnes

Chiara String Quartet Dali String Quartet Orlando CottoRastrelli Cello Quartet

Find us on

meadowlark music festival

meadowlarkmusic

www.meadowlarkmusicfestival.comCLASSICAL MUSIC IN

UNIQUE VENUES

CMA qtr-v_MMF_100201:CMA qtr-v_MMF_100201 2/1/10 9:47 AM Page 1

45

Also featured are family and children’s programs with hands-on activities.

Gilmore Keyboard FestivalSPRING April & May Southwest MichiganDan Gustin359 S. Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 101Kalamazoo, MI 49007(269) 342-1166 Fax: (269) [email protected]

22-day biennial music festival featuring international pianists in 100+ events throughout Southwest Michigan: a yearly Rising Stars Recital Series; also provides keyboard-based music education, including a yearly piano camp. Support to exceptional pianists is offered through the Gilmore Artist and Gilmore Young Artist Awards based on a noncompetitive selection process with anonymous jurors, and new music is commissioned for the piano.

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival June 5–20 Bloomfield Hills Maury Okun20300 Civic Center Dr., Suite 100Southfield, MI 48076(248) 559-2097 Fax: (248) 559-2098info@greatlakeschambermusic.comwww.greatlakeschambermusic.com

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival presents an intensive two-week festival each June with over 20 concerts of world-class chamber music, featuring artistic director and pianist James Tocco in concert with a stellar line-up of international artists.

Michigan Festival of Sacred MusicAUTUMN November Kalamazoo, MIElizabeth StartP.O. Box 50566, Kalamazoo, MI 0(269) 382-2910 Fax: (269) [email protected]

The Michigan Festival of Sacred Music offers events which represent different religious traditions, promoting mutual respect and understanding through sharing the music treasured by these traditions.

Minnesota

Stillwater Music FestivalLate August/Early SeptemberStillwater, MNEric Jacobsen2504 Skyblue Ct., Saint Paul, MN 55110(917) 445-8545 Fax: [email protected]

The Stillwater Music Festival, founded collectively by the members of the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, brings world-class

music-making to the St. Croix River Valley, centered around, but not exclusive to, the intimate world of classical chamber music. Festival concerts are held at the Washington County Historic Courthouse with outreach activities including masterclasses, family concerts and informal coffee-house shows in nearby venues.

StringwoodJune 13–27 Lanesboro, MNNancy OliverosStringwood, 980 Bellows St.St Paul, MN 55118(651) 554-1777 Fax: [email protected]

Chamber music coaching for advanced pre-college age string players with the Artaria String Quartet, plus outdoor adventures. Masterclasses, private lessons, guest artists multiple performance opportunities. Audition information on website.

Missouri

18th & Vine Jazz Band FestivalDATES TBAThe American Jazz Museum; Penn Valley Community CollegeDennis Winslett1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, MO 64108(816) 474-8463 Fax: (816) [email protected]

Presented in partnership with Penn Valley Community College, AJM’s JazzFest seeks to broaden public awareness of the contributions jazz has made to the American experience. Students (middle school through college) perform in the Gem Theater and Blue Room in the city’s historic Jazz District. Masterclasses; feedback from festival clinicians onstage.

Summerfest 2010July 10–August 1White Hall at UMKC Conservatory of Music; St. Mary’s Episcopal ChurchMary GrantP.O. Box 22697, Kansas City, MO 64113(816) 510-0978 Fax: (913) [email protected]

Summerfest, a professional chamber music ensemble, performs repertoire from all periods in an annual summer festival held on July weekends at two venues in Kansas City, Missouri. The concerts feature performances of lesser-known works, along with chamber music favorites, and are followed by informal meet-the-musicians receptions.

Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Chamber Music InstituteJune 12–19UNL Campus, Lincoln, NEJohn Bailey219 Westbrook Music BuildingLincoln, NE 68588(402) 472-6830 Fax: (402) [email protected]/music/CMI

Participants are invited by audition and receive a full-paid scholarship to attend. The scholarship includes registration, double-occupancy campus residence housing, and meals. Transportation is not included. Activities include daily coaching, daily masterclasses with the Chiara Quartet, and collaborations with emerging composers.

New Hampshire

Apple Hill Center Summer Chamber Music Workshop and Concert SeriesJune 15–August 19Nelson, New HampshireLeonard MatczynskiApple Hill Center for Chamber MusicP.O. Box 217, Sullivan, NH 03445(603) 847-3371 Fax: (603) [email protected]

Set in beautiful rural New Hampshire, this international festival offers coaching of chamber music groups with emphasis on interpretation, performance, listening, expression in a non-competitive environment with the Apple Hill String Quartet and guest faculty artists. Masterclasses, sight reading, formal and informal concerts, cultural exchange, group activities, great food, strong community feeling.

Heifetz International Music InstituteJune 25–August 7Wolfeboro, NHMei WangP.O. Box 6443, Ellicott City, MD 21042(410) 480-8007 Fax: (410) [email protected]

The Heifetz International Music Institute is an intensive six-week program for solo performance and chamber music held in Wolfeboro, NH. Featuring two private lessons per week and unique communication classes in voice, public speaking, freedom of expression, movement, and drama. Open to violin, viola, and cello. Ages 14 to 25.

Monadnock Music Summer FestivalDates TBAPeterborough Town House, and Jaffrey Meeting House, 16 other historic sitesJonathan Bagg and Laura Gilbert2A Concord St.Peterborough, NH 3458(603) 924-7610 Fax: (603) [email protected]

Monadnock Music’s renowned Summer Festival features chamber music concerrts, 17 of which are free and held in intimate historic venues. Our off-season concerts series keeps chamber music alive through-out the year. Our Lend An Ear! education program brings the musical talents of gifted musicians to 2,000 elementary students in 23 schools.

Raphael Trio Chamber Music WorkshopAugust 1–8; August 8–15WiltonSusan Salm175 West 73rd St., Apt. 16DNew York, NY 10023(212) 362-0023 Fax: (212) [email protected]://jhl.tulsaconnect.com/workshop.htm

Intensive program for adult professional and amateurs of advanced level. Groups are formed at the beginning of the workshop and remain together for the duration. Emphasis on in-depth work and concentration on a few works. Professional faculty includes directors Daniel Epstein and Susan Salm, violinists Carlos Elias and Regina Florey, violists Mary Ruth Ray and Rachel Shapiro.

Upper Valley Music CenterJune & JulyLebanon and HanoverJanice CollinsP.O. Box 826, Lebanon, NH 3766(603) 448-1642 Fax: (603) [email protected]

The Upper Valley Music Center provides a year-round chamber music ensemble program with string and community orchestra opportunities for players of all ages and levels of experience. The UVMC also provides two weeks of intensive chamber music study for young musicians through a summer day camp.

Walden School Young Musicians Program; The Walden School Teacher Training WorkshopYoung Musicians: June 26–August 1. Teacher Workshop: August 4–August 11The Dublin School, Dublin, NHSeth Brenzel, executive director31A 29th St., San Francisco, CA 94110(415) 648-4710 Fax: (415) [email protected]

46 march/april 2010

47

805.969.8787musicacademy.org

Eight Weeks of Marvelous Music

in Santa Barbara, CAOrchestra

MasterclassesOpera: Don Giovanni

Chamber Music

21 JUN - 14 AUG

The Walden School is a summer music school and festival offering programs that emphasize creative application, specifically through music improvisation and composi-tion. In residence since 1983 on the beautiful campus of the Dublin School in Dublin, New Hampshire, the school provides an inspiring retreat-like environment ideal for creative music making.

White Mountain Music FestivalSaturdays, July 10–August 7 Northern NH: Sugar Hill, Whitefield, Lincoln, Haverhill, Bethlehem & St. Gaudens National Park in CornishJoyce PetkovichP.O.Box 865, Franconia, NH 3580(603) [email protected]

32nd annual Chamber Music Festival, featuring an ensemble of internationally known artists performing in accoustically rich historic venues in the beautiful White Mountains of northern New Hampshire.

New Jersey

So Percussion Summer Institute July 19–August 2Princeton UniversityEric BeachDepartment of Music, Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ 8544(410) [email protected]/summerinstitute

A two-week intensive chamber music course for college-age musicians conducted by one of the world’s premier contemporary chamber music ensembles. The program focuses on the relationship between composers and performers, and features classes with many composers, including faculty of Princeton’s music department. Open to percussionists or pre-formed percussion or mixed ensembles.

New Mexico

Chamber Music Festival in Ruidoso (NM) July 30–31 Spencer Theater for the Performing ArtsMary Lea Ln.P. O. Box 554, Ruidoso, NM 88355(575) [email protected]/chambermusic

July 30, 8:00 p.m., Jasper String Quartet; July 31, 2:00 p.m., Ray Chen, Violin; July 31, 8:00 p.m., Mariangela Vacatello, Piano

June Music FestivalJuneAlbuquerque, NMJoseph FranklinP.O. Box 3343, Albuquerque, NM 87190(505) 268-1990 Fax: (505) [email protected]

Please visit our web site for further information.

Music from Angel FireAugust 20–September 5Angel FireNancy OndovP.O. Box 502, Angel Fire, NM 87710(505) 820-2540 Fax: (505) [email protected]

Music from Angel Fire celebrates its 27th Season, August 20–September 5, with the presentation of 15 chamber music concerts featuring over 35 international artists performing the works of the great and contemporary masters in the beautiful northern New Mexico communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Raton, and Las Vegas.

Santa Fe Chamber Music FestivalJuly 18 –August 23St. Francis AuditoriumLensic Performing Arts CenterSteven Ovitsky239 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM 87501(505) 983-2075 Fax: (505) [email protected]

Set in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico, the festival’s will feature 45 concerts with music ranging from the Gregorian Chant to festival commissions by Brett Dean, Cynthia Lee Wong, Chinary Ung and Steven Stucky. More than seventy artists include Susan Graham, David Zinman,Lynn Harrell, Ralph Kirshbaum, Yuja Wang, Jennifer Frautschi, Ida Kavafian, David Shifrin and the Orion String Quartet.

Taos School of Music 48th Summer Chamber Music ProgramJune 14–August 9Taos Ski Valley; 360 State Hwy. 150 Taos, NM 87571Kathleen Knox P.O. Box 2630, Taos, NM 87571(575) 776-2388 Fax: (575) [email protected]

An intensive eight-week program for the study and performance of chamber music for advanced students of violin, viola, cello and piano. Located at the Hotel St. Bernard in Taos Ski Valley in northern New Mexico. Teaching artists include: the Borromeo, Brentano, and St. Lawrence String Quartets, pianists Robert McDonald and Paul Hersh, and violist Michael Tree.

New York

2010 MATA Festival of New MusicSPRING April 19–22 Le Poisson RougeMissy Mazzoli, executive director158 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012(212) 563-5124 Fax: (646) [email protected]

The 2010 MATA Festival will be an ambitious and eclectic one, including three newly commissioned compositions, multi-media works, sound installations, and performances of 21 existing compositions by young artists. The 2010 festival will include performances by the Argento Ensemble, pianist Lisa Moore, Ensemble Pamplemousse, the Calder String Quartet, and the American debut of the Italian ensemble L’Arsenale.

American Composers Alliance’s Festival of American Music 2010June 17–19Symphony Space, New York CityGina Genova802 W. 190th St., Ste. 1BNew York, NY 10040(212) 925-0458 Fax: (212) [email protected]

ACA was founded in 1937 to strengthen career opportunities for contemporary concert music composers. In addition to its status as a BMI-affiliated publisher and composer services organization, ACA presents June concerts at Symphony Space, featuring performances of music by its members—past and present, guests, and young and emerging composers.

Bard Music FestivalAugust 13–15 and 20–22 Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing ArtsIrene Zedlacher or Raissa St. PierreBard CollegeAnnandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504(845) 758-7410 Fax: (845) [email protected]/bmf

The Bard Music Festival explores the cultural and social context of a selected composer’s world. Recital and chamber music and full orchestral and choral works are complemented by preconcert talks, panel discussions by renowned musicians and scholars, and special events.

Baroque Opera WorkshopJune 20–26Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens CollegeDavid Ronis, Opera DirectorInstitute for 17th-Century Music 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367(718) 997-3800 Fax: (718 ) [email protected]/musical/baroqueopera

A week-long workshop in Baroque vocal style, gesture, and stagecraft, based on period sources and culminating in a performance of 17th-century opera scenes. In addition to regular sessions with coach Ellen Hargis, special lectures and master-classes will be given by key figures in today’s Baroque performance world.

Bridgehampton Chamber Music FestivalJuly 26–August 22Bridgehampton, Long IslandDerek DeLaney850 Seventh Ave., Suite 700New York, NY 10019(212) 741-9073 Fax: (212) [email protected]

The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival was founded in 1984 by flutist Marya Martin. The four-week festival takes place in mid-summer, presenting 11 concerts by over 35 artists from around the world. An active commissioning organization, the festival has premiered an array of new works.

C.W. Post Chamber Music FestivalJuly 12–July 30Brookville, NYSusan Deaver720 Northern Blvd., Brookville, NY 11548 (516) 299-2103 Fax: (516) [email protected]/svpa/music/festival

Open to young professionals, college and advanced high school students (orchestral instruments, piano, voice, and a limited number of conducting students), the festival includes ensembles and orchestras, masterclasses, concerto and ensemble competitions. A concert series is presented by the Pierrot Consort with internationally renowned guest artists and festival participants.

Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music FestivalAugust dates TBACanandaiguaEdward KlormanP.O. Box 717, Canandaigua, NY [email protected]

Located in the scenic Finger Lakes region, the Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival presents outstanding artists and ensembles, including the Amelia Piano Trio, Corigliano Quartet, and pianist Jon

Nakamatsu. The festival also includes engaging interactive events, such as our popular “Classical Blue Jeans” evening, along with masterclasses for local student ensembles.

Cazenovia CounterpointJuly 14–24 Historic Village of CazenoviaNeva Pilgrim438 Brookford Rd., Syracuse, NY 13224(315) [email protected]

30th season of a festival of contemporary music and art that includes several premieres, an art exhibit, Writers Corner, a Young Composers Corner, film and interactive children/family events. Performers are Society for New Music professionals, along-side visiting composers and young artists on “Rising Stars” programs.The focus this summer is on music in nature. Most events are free.

Chamber Music Workshop at Perlman Music ProgramAugust 9–23Shelter Island HeightsMerry PeckhamP.O. Box 838Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965(212) 721-8769 Fax: (212) 501-7099speregrin@perlmanmusicprogram.orgwww.perlmanmusicprogram.org

In-depth chamber music study for young adults, 18 and up, who play violin, viola, cello, or piano. Faculty, headed by Itzhak Perlman, includes former Cleveland Quartet members Donald Weilerstein and Paul Katz; Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, pianist of the Weilerstein Trio; Roger Tapping, former violist of the Takacs Quartet; as well as Merry Peckham, of the Cavani Quartet. Masterclasses, coachings Individuals or pre-formed groups may audition.

Chautauqua Institution Schools of the Fine and Performing ArtsJune 27–August 16Chautauqua, New YorkMarty W. MerkleyP.O. Box 28, Chautauqua, NY 14722(716) 357-6233 Fax: (716) [email protected]

Each summer, Chautauqua Institution Schools of Fine and Performing Arts admit 300 pre-professional students into instrumental music (orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire) , piano, voice, ballet, theater, and visual arts programs. Chautauqua Institution is a center for the arts, education, religion, and recreation; located on picturesque Chautauqua Lake, presenting a variety of concerts, lectures, and classes.

Chamber Music InstituteJUNE 20 – JULY 23, 2010; SHORT SESSION: JULY 5— JULY 23This summer, a select group of talented, passionate string and piano students willbe chosen by audition to live and breathe chamber music for the five-week courseof study, under the guidance of the internationally-recognized resident Artist-Faculty. Students have a rigorous and inspiring schedule of private lessons, masterclasses, theory classes, and daily chamber music coachings. String faculty duringthe Chamber Music Institute include Sarah Johnson (violin), Paul Statsky (violin),Karen Collins (violin), Jonathan Kramer (cello), and others.

Also happening...Double Bass, Flute, Trumpet Workshops: June 20-25, 2010Piano Workshop: June 20 – July 10, 2010Vocal Workshop: June 20 – July 10, 2010Composition/Music Technology Workshop: July 4 – July 23, 2010Guitar Workshop: July 11 – July 23, 2010Bassoon, Clarinet, Organ, Percussion, Saxophone Workshops:July 19-23, 2010

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Summer Music Programs 2010

FOR INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS, VISIT SUMMERMUSICPROGRAM.ORG ORCALL 336-770-3290. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE.SPACE IS LIMITED - APPLY SOON!

48 march/april 2010

49

C O N C E R T S2010

Summer MUSIC

FESTIVALMidoriPeter SerkinJuly 3rd Doo-Wop BashVan Cliburn WinnerSaint Lawrence String QuartetAnd more!

(207) 236-2823 www.baychamberconcerts.org

C E L E B R A T I N G 5 0 Y E A R S O F

BayChamberAd_102610:Layout 1 1/26/10 11:08 AM Page 1

Summit MusicFestival

Celebrates its 20th Anniversary SeasonManhattanville College, Purchase, NY

July 24–August 14, 2010New York’s summer institute for intensivechamber music and instrumental training.

SOME SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE.

Study withVIOLIN: Aaron Rosand, Ida Haendel, Victor Danchenko, Dmitri Berlinsky,

Emanuel Borok, Mikhail Kopelman, Janet Packer, Jaqualine Ross,Eduard Schmieder, Sergiu Schwartz, Grigory Kalinovsky, ChristinaKhimm , Julia Bushkova, Isaac Malkin, Paivyt Meller, Akiko Tatsumi,Irina Tseitlin, Michael Tseitlin

VIOLA: Roberto Diaz, Michael Klotz, Tali Kravitz, Soon-Wha Oh, Yoram Youngerman

CELLO: Steven Isserlis, Nathaniel Rosen, Jeffrey Solow, Andre Emelianoff,Emanuel Gruber, Matt Haimovitz, Bongshin Ko, David Krieger,Eugene Osadchy, Inna Nassidze, Andrey Tchekmazov

PIANO: Arkady Aronov, Vladimir Viardo, Pavel Nersessian, Phillip Kawin,Boris Slutsky, Efrem Briskin, Vadim Monastirsky, Julia Bernstein,Lydia Boguslavsky, Massimiliano Mainolfi

Write to: SUMMIT MUSIC FESTIVAL270 Washington Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570Tel/Fax: +1-914-747-2020Email: [email protected] our Web site: www.summitmusicfestival.org

Concordia ConservatoryFebruary through May; 3 weeks in JulyConcordia ConservatoryKathleen Suss171 White Plains Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708(914) [email protected]

Concordia faculty members Ho and Ahuvia prepare ensembles for performance at the school’s Chamber Music Festival in May, which also includes workshops for adult and advanced students and performances by faculty and program participants. PIANO CLUB, a camp for students ages 6–18 takes place during 3 weeks in July and focuses on piano duo, duet and ensemble performance.

Cooperstown Chamber Music Festivalmid-July to mid-AugustCooperstown, NYLinda ChesisP.O. Box 230, Cooperstown, NY 13326(877) 666-7421 Fax: (607) 965-7957info@cooperstownmusicfest.orgwww.cooperstownmusicfest.org

The Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival brings together established and emerging artists to perform seldom-heard treasures, present-day compositions and classical favorites at venues such as The Farmers’ Museum, Hyde Hall and Christ Episcopal Church, all of which feature superb acoustics in lovely settings. The Festival includes six evening concerts, two family concerts and a variety of outreach performances throughout the community.

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music FestivalSPRING April 5, 12, 19, 26 Thalia Theatre, Symphony SpaceBroadway at 95th St., NYCVictoria Bond20 Vesey St., 7th FloorNew York, NY 10007(212) 691-6858 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival celebrates music by living composers at the Thalia Theater, Symphony Space, New York City. Artistic director Victoria Bond hosts a pre-concert panel discussion with the composers one hour prior to the concert. The 2010 season is devoted to the topic of music and health.

Festival Of New Trumpet MusicJuly–August; October various venuesDave Douglas, Taylor Ho Bynum, Richard JohnsonP.O. Box 769, 215 W. 104th St.New York, NY 10025(646) [email protected]

FONT supports new trumpet music in all forms, and provides a platform for emerging artists and creative pioneers. Presenting concerts throughout the year, commissioning new works, hosting workshops, collaborating with international artists, FONT exposes the exciting range of current activity and brings together disparate communities of musicians, students, and audiences.

JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto CompetitionMay 31–June 4 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo NYMichael AndriaccioP.O. Box 132, Buffalo, NY 14225(716) 681-8106 Fax: (716) [email protected]

Premier international classical guitar concerto competition. First-prize package includes tour and value of ca. US $35,000. Presented by WNED and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

June in BuffaloFirst week of June, annuallyUniversity at BuffaloJ.T. Rinker or David FelderUniversity at Buffalo, 232 Baird HallBuffalo, NY 14260(716) 645-0624 Fax: (716) 645-3824www.music.buffalo.edu/juneinbuffalo/index.html

June in Buffalo offers an intensive schedule of seminars, lectures, and masterclasses with selected faculty composers, as well as afternoon workshops and evening concerts open to the general public and critics. Each of the invited composers can have one of his/her pieces performed in an afternoon workshop presentation. Evening performances feature internationally renowned resident ensembles and soloists.

KentMusic String Quartet ConferenceJune 21–27 Colgate University, Hamilton, NYIvy Turner7 Whittier Place #107, Boston, MA 2114(617) 308-4897 Fax: (617) [email protected]

At the core of KentMusic is an opportunity to receive intensive, daily coaching on one challenging quartet which all partici-pants must prepare in advance. This year the work is Beethoven String Quartet Op. 130 with the Gr. Fuge as last movement. Coaches rotate among quartets, which are assigned in different combinations each day.

Latin American Cultural Week in NYC AUTUMN NovemberVenues throughout New York CityPolly Ferman330 E. 49th St., Ste. 11JNew York, NY 10017(212) 688-6862 Fax: (212) [email protected]/lacwnyc

A celebration of Latin American music, dance, visual arts, film, theater, and literature in venues throughout New York City. Pamar has gathered the city’s top institutions and artists to bring the richness and diversity of Latin American culture to the New York community. Participants include World Music Institute, El Museo del Barrio, Christie’s and Sotheby’s.

Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center Summer SemesterGoodman HouseIgal Kesselman129 W. 67th St., New York, NY 10023(212) 501-3360 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Chamber music classes at the Lucy Moses School provide intensive study for adult musicians in search of a group and pre-formed ensembles. The Lucy Moses School is part of the Kaufman Center, which also houses Merkin Concert Hall, one of the finest chamber music halls in New York City.

Maverick ConcertsJune 27–September 510 Sunday afternoons and selected Saturday evenings; 5 Young People’s ConcertsMaverick Concert HallAlexander Platt120 Maverick Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498(845) [email protected]

Maverick Concerts celebrates 95 years with toasts to Chopin and Schumann on their 200th birthdays. A mini-festival will celebrate Samuel Barber’s 100th birthday along with other composers in his lyric tradition. Music of Daron Hagen will crown the annual chamber orchestra concert. Among featured artists are the Tokyo, Shanghai, Miro and Borromeo quartets, Trio Solisti, and Joel Fan, all performing in the acoustically superb, historic Maverick Concert Hall, located in the woods.

New York Chamber Music FestivalSeptember 10–16New York CityElmira DarvarovaP.O. Box 231284, New York, NY 10023(646) 797-3136info@newyorkchambermusicfestival.orgwww.newyorkchambermusicfestival.org

A non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the awareness, accessibility, and understanding of chamber music among a broad and diverse audience, the New York Chamber Music Festival recognizes and supports exciting new and established performers, presenting premieres, master-classes, and special live performances by leading and emerging artists.

New York Guitar Seminar at MannesJuly 7–11 Mannes College of MusicMariano Aguirre150 W. 85th St., New York, NY 10024(212) 580-0210 ext. 4883Fax: (212) [email protected]/guitar

Guitar ensembles and soloists from around the world participate in concerts, master-classes, and workshops. Instructors and performers will include: David Tanenbaum, David Starobin, John Schneider, Mark Ribot, Marco Cappelli, Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, among many others.

New York String Orchestra SeminarWINTER December Carnegie Hall, and multiple rehearsal sitesRohana Elias-ReyesNew School Concerts, 55 W. 13th St.New York, NY 10011(212) 243-9937 Fax: (212) [email protected]/nysos

In the magical holiday season atmosphere of New York City, about sixty exceptionally gifted 15-22 year old students will receive full scholarship to take part in the 2010 New York String Orchestra Seminar. For 10 intensive days of music-making renowed violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo and many of our nation’s leading chamber artists will offer new musical ideas through orchestral rehearsals and chamber music workshops. The program will culminate in two concerts presented by Carnegie Hall.

Now and Present FluteJune 11–16Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NYPatricia Spencer215 West 90th St., #1GNew York, NY 10024(212) 873-1065 Fax: (646) [email protected]

Developing structural awareness in contemporary repertoire, for flutists and others. Participants play twice, also in closing recital. Performers $375; auditors $150. Lodging: St. Joseph’s Villa, a pictur-esque retreat overlooking the Hudson River. Room, three meals/$80 day. The only guests at the villa will be those attending the seminar.

NYU Steinhardt Music and Performing Arts Professions - Summer Chamber Music IntensivesJune 20–July 30 New York CityAaron Cedolia35 West 4th St., Suite 777New York, NY 10012(212) 998-5424 Fax: (212) [email protected]/music/summer

One- to three-week intensives for advanced high school and college student performers 16 and up include String Quartet, Classical Brass, Woodwind Quintets and Woodwind Chamber Music, Solo and Collaborative Piano. Study with world-class faculty in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Masterclasses, private instruction, concerts. Dormitory housing, meal plans available.

Quartet Program EastJune 13–August 1SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, NYCharles CastlemanEastman School, 26 Gibbs StRochester, NY 14604(585) 274-1592 Fax: (585) [email protected]

Founded in 1970. 36 world-class musicians aged 14–28 participate, learning and performing “from scratch” one solo work, one sonata, and two string quartets. Daily guidance in group dynamics and effective individual practice. Four piano interns with extensive collaborative experience accepted at full scholarship.

(See also, Quartet Program WestJuly 4–August 1 at University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.)

Skaneateles FestivalAugust Skaneateles, NYSusan Mark97 East Genesee St., Skaneateles, NY 13152(315) 685-7418 Fax: (315) [email protected]

The Skaneateles Festival, under the artistic direction of cellist David Ying and pianist Elinor Freer, is Central New York’s premier chamber music festival. Renowned performers have included Hilary Hahn, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson, Eugene Drucker, Jon Nakamatsu and David Zinman. Concerts are held in the picturesque lakeside village of Skaneateles.

Southampton Chamber Music FestivalMid-November and Late MarchGreenport, Long IslandAnnabel GordonBartlett House Inn, 503 Front St.Greenport, NY 11944(212) 496-5092 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Two annual workshops, Friday through Sunday, are given by violinist Daniel Gladstone and cellist Annabel Gordon at an historic inn in Greenport. Teen and adult amateur string players of all levels are all welcome. No audition is required.

String Quartet SeminarMay 17–21Juilliard SchoolMonia Estima, Admissions OfficeLincoln Center, New York, NY 10023(212) 799-5000www.juilliard.edu/summer/summer.html

An intensive seminar with concerts for serious pre-formed string quartets. Details at www.juilliard.edu/summer/jsq.html.

Sugarloaf Music Series, Inc.March–June, 2009The Pavilion @ The Lycian Performing Arts CenterRuss Layne/Craig Wachsman204 Hambletonian Rd., Chester, NY 10918(845) [email protected]

A rural nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the preservation of jazz and related genres—e.g., blues, Cajun, zydeco, bluegrass, and new grass. The series facilitates concerts for the public at large in a state-of-the-art performance space seating 250. The series also works closely with its home public school district, Warwick Valley Schools, in facilitating free concert/workshops for students and senior citizens.

Summer Institute for Wind Quintet & Woodwind Chamber MusicJune 21–27New York UniversityDr. Esther LamneckThe Steinhardt School of Education, Department of Music & Performing ArtsNew York, NY 10012(212) 998-5441 Fax: (212) [email protected]/nyusi.html

Open to high school and college students who play flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon or horn. Includes intensive preparation and performance of wind quintets with members of Quintet of the Americas. Masterclasses include contemporary repertoire, recording techniques, audition process, rehearsal techniques and sustaining a chamber ensemble. On-campus housing available.

Viva Vivaldi Festival and VisionariesAUTUMN November 1, 8, 15, 22, 2009Buffalo, NY (USA) M.L. Nanna or S. Willetc/o 136 Goethe St., Buffalo, NY 14206(716) 896-2515 Fax: (716) [email protected]

A four-concert festival featuring the music of Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and various visionaries.

50 march/april 2010

OPENING JUNE 2010The Shalin LiuPerformance CenterAn intimate, 330-seat concert hall withmagnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean –located in downtown Rockport

JUNE 10 � JULY 18Rockport Chamber Music Festival29th SeasonWorld-renowned soloists and ensembles

JULY 24 � AUGUST 8New! Rockport Music PresentsOutstanding jazz artists

Call 978.546.7391 or visit www.rockportmusic.org

Shalin LiuPerformance Center37 Main StreetRockport, MA

Pacquito d’Rivera

Midori Garrick Ohlsson(Piano)

North of Boston CVB: 4 ¾” X 4 ¾” January 2010

June 21–July 3, 2010 | Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Plan today to be a part of this inaugural international festival!

in cooperation with the International Vocal Arts Institute

Join music lovers from around the world in beautiful southwest Virginia for Concerts F Lectures F Master Classes

Faculty include international luminaries such as

Sherrill Milnes F Ruth Falcon F Mignon Dunn F Joan Dornemann Maria Zouves F Shmuel Ashkenasi F Gerald Martin Moore

David Paul F Diana Soviero F Alexander Fiterstein Marc Johnson F Giora Schmidt F Rami Solomonow

For more information visit: www.cpe.vt.edu/vivava/

What a Neighborhood!July–September Churches, museums, gardens, etc. in West Harlem and Morningside HeightsVita Wallace615 W. 113th St., #46, New York, NY 10025(212) [email protected]/neighborhood

Chamber music concerts celebrating our neighborhood through the music of local composers and highlighting creative communities of the past. Improvisation and composition workshops with neighbors of all ages, including homeless people, and a workshop in which amateur musicians explore new chamber music.

North Carolina

Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and FestivalJune 25–August 8 Brevard, NCDorothy KnowlesP.O. Box 312, Brevard, NC 28712(828) 862-2140 Fax: (828) [email protected]

Brevard Music Center is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. A beautiful wooded campus is the backdrop for intensive study and collaborative performances with faculty and guest artists. Quartet in Residence for 2010 is the Harlem Quartet, which will present a series of concerts and coach college-level chamber music.

Carolina Summer Music FestivalAugust 14–28 Winston-Salem, NCJoe MountP.O. Box 20954, Winston-Salem, NC 27120(336) 770-3339 Fax: (336) [email protected]

Third year of the festival which is based at Old Salem Museums and Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC, with additional locations including Reynolds House Museum of American Art and the Jon Kuhn Studio Gallery. Programming includes jazz as well as traditional chamber music. Artistic directors: Joe Mount, Jacqui Carrasco & Elizabeth Ransom.

Four Seasons Chamber Music FestivalJanuary, March, May Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NCHarley DarttECU School of Music, 10 St., Greenville, NC 27858(252) 328-6851 Fax: (252) [email protected]/music/fourseasons

Currently in its tenth season, The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival brings internationally renowned musicians to eastern North Carolina and beyond for concerts, masterclasses, and interactive community initiatives. Located at the School of Music at East Carolina University, the 2008–2009 season featured five residencies that include back-to Children’s Residency, and the newly created Master Teachers program.

51

Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music FestivalJuly 9–August 15Highlands and CashiersWilliam RansomP.O. Box 1702, Highlands, NC 28741(828) 526-9060 Fax: (828) [email protected]

The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival presents its 29th Season beginning July 9, with a Grand Opening Concert and Reception and continuing on Friday - Monday until Sunday, August 15, featuring an all-star line-up of international and U.S. artists. Also, there are a number of off-site special performances throughout the season. Visit our website for more information: www.h-cmusicfestival.org Additional contact: Nancy Gould-Aaron, executive director.

September Prelude Chamber Music Festival of the TriangleSeptember 10–12Various sites in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel HillNancy LambertP.O. Box 2059, Raleigh, NC 27602(919) 821-2030 Fax: (919) [email protected]

September Prelude: sponsored by RCMG, Duke Performances and UNC-Chapel Hill. Activities/concerts in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill. Full day workshop (September 11) for adult amateur and advanced students. Workshop registration deadline: July 15, 2010. Guest artists: Brooklyn Rider.

Winston-Salem State Amateur Chamber Music WorkshopSPRING March 26–28 Winston-Salem State UniversityDr. Christina Placilla208 Fine Arts Building, Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC 27150(336) 750-2531 Fax: (336) [email protected]

This weekend workshop taught by members of Ensemble Argos is open to students and amateur musicians alike. Participants will be given up to four coachings, a master-class and will give a performance by the end of the workshop.

Ohio

Credo Chamber Music ProgramJuly 4–24Conservatory of Music, OberlinVicky Slowik9 West College St., Oberlin, OH 44074(440) 774-3658stringadmissions@credochambermusic.orgwww.credochambermusic.org

Credo’s holistic learning environment is centered on daily chamber music coaching combined with private instruction. This combination results in remarkable musical growth. Students also participate in daily worship times, and donate one day each week to local charities: serving at homeless shelters, working for church agencies, and sharing music for audiences unable to attend concerts.

Kent/Blossom MusicJune–August Kent State UniversityJerome LaCorteP.O. Box 5190, Kent State UniversityKent, OH 44242(330) 672-2613 Fax: (330) [email protected]/blossom

Kent/Blossom Music was founded in 1968 by Kent State University in cooperation with the Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center. A professional training ground for young musicians embarking on professional careers. Emphasis is on chamber music and orchestral audition preparation. Faculty includes members of The Cleveland Orchestra, Miami String Quartet, and visiting guest artists.

Tri-C JazzFest/Tri-C Performing ArtsSPRING April –MayCleveland, OhioDr. Brian BethuneCuyahoga Community College, 2900 Community College Ave.Cleveland, OH 44115(216) 987-4125 Fax: (216) [email protected]

In 2009, Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland celebrated 30 years of jazz in northeastern Ohio. From its beginnings as a two-day event in May of 1980, JazzFest has grown into a year-round jazz educational organization that culminates in a multi-day festival every April, becoming the largest music festival in Ohio and the largest educational jazz festival in the country.

Oklahoma

Jazz in JuneJune 24, 25, 26 Various locations in Norman Norman Hammon320 N. Flood, Norman, OK 73069(405) 329-8111 Fax: (405) [email protected]

A three-day, free jazz and blues festival held at different locations in Norman, Oklahoma, featuring national, regional and local performers, representing a wide range of jazz and blues styles. The events also include blues and jazz jams, and an educational musical clinic.

Quartz Mountain Festival and Performance Academy (QMMF) July 23–August 1Robert M. Kerr Performing Arts Center; Western Oklahoma State College; Granite High SchoolDavid PalmerP.O Box 179, Altus, OK 73522(508) 649-7596 Fax: (580) [email protected]

Presenting two academies of musical study (Chamber Music/Orchestra and Guitar), QMMF runs for a nine-day period, with intensively structured educational programs featuring some of the finest professional players and teachers from throughout the United States working with primarily collegiate-level students in private lessons, coaching, masterclasses and concerts.

Oregon

Britt Institute String Quartet AcademyJuly 30–August 14 JacksonvilleJoelle GravesP.O. Box 1124, Medford, OR 97501(541) 779-0847, ext. 122Fax: (541) [email protected]/stringquartet.htm

Open by audition to intermediate and advanced string players (age 14–24) who want to explore chamber music. Led by the Arianna String Quartet, the academy includes ensemble coaching, masterclasses and score study, culminating in a final concert. Participants also attend Britt Orchestra concerts.

Chamber Music Northwest–40th SeasonJune 21– July 24 Portland ; Reed CollegeLinda Magee522 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 920Portland, OR 97204(503) 223-3202 Fax: (503) [email protected]

Chamber Music Northwest celebrates its 40th anniversary with a five-week festival featuring internationally renowned artists and ensembles, including the Emerson Quartet, Frederica von Stade, Vladimir Feltsman and others. Widely varied repertoire includes three world premieres. Concerts are given at Reed College and other venues, and pre-concert talks are offered.

Oregon Bach FestivalJune 25–July 11 Beall Concert HallJohn Evans1257 Universtiy of OregonEuguene, OR 97403(541) 346-5666 Fax: (541) [email protected]

Pennsylvania

Chamber Music in Grantham: Performance and CompositionAugust 6–13Messiah College, Climenhaga Fine Arts CenterPeter Sirotin1 College Ave., Box #3004Grantham, PA 17027(301) 299-6526chambermusicgrantham@mendelssohnpianotrio.comwww.mendelssohnpianotrio.com/ChamberMusicGrantham.asp

Participants age 16 and up, will have group rehearsals, coaching, seminars, master-classes, and a public performance. There will be performances and masterclasses by Ronald Leona, Ann Schein & Earl Carlyss. Composition Workshop participants will compose music and participate in group-critique, study selected chamber works, and supervise readings and rehearsals of their works.

Music at GretnaAugust Mt. Gretna PlayhouseMichael Murray1 Alpha Dr., Elizabethtown, PA 17022(717) 361-1508 Fax: (717) 361-1512www.gretnamusic.org

Concerts featuring chamber music and jazz during the month of August at the open-air Mt. Gretna Playhouse, nestled in the wooded hills of historic Mt. Gretna in central Pennsylvania.

Music in The Mountains PennsylvaniaAugust 1–15Eagles Mere, PADeborah Reeder214 Avon Rd., Narberth, PA 19072(610) 664-0346 Fax: (610) 664-3726info@musicinthemountainspa.comwww.musicinthemountainspa.com

Intensive coaching with The Philadelphia Trio in strings and piano chamber music performance for intermediate and advanced students, ages 13–20; takes place in a village in the mountains of north-central Pennsylvania; acceptance to this small program is by audition.

52 march/april 2010

53

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s Festival of New MusicJuly through first week of AugustCity Theatre, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaKevin Noe527 Coyne Terrace, Pittsburgh, PA 154207(412) 899-7231 Fax: (866) [email protected]

The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble is one of the nation’s oldest professional music ensembles devoted exclusively to the music of our time. Each year PNME presents a five-week festival blending new music, film, theater, movement and visual imagery to create an organically unified performance experience unique in the world of contemporary music.

Summer Trombone WorkshopJune 16–24Temple University, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Philadelphia, PAEric Schweingruber1715 North Broad St.Philadelphia, PA 19122(215) 204-9792 Fax: (215) [email protected]/stw08/

The sixth annual Summer Trombone Workshop will explore trombone repertoire in nine days of intensive study. A distin-guished faculty will offer students private and public lessons, lectures and concerts. Students will work closely with faculty toward public performances at the end of the workshop. Tenor and Bass trombone players are welcome.

SummermusicJuly 21, 25, 24 Market Square Church; Glen Allen MillEllen HughesP.O. Box 1292, Harrisburg, PA 17108(717) 221-9599 Fax: (717) 221-9588ellenhughes@marketsquareconcerts.orgwww.marketsquareconcerts.org

A three-concert festival with the Fry Street Quartet and guest artists, including Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Music Director Stuart Malina, pianist and oboist Gerard Reuter.

SummertriosPremium program: June 6–13, Bryn Mawr Regular Week 1: June 20-27, Wilson College, Chambersburg Regular Week 2: June 27–July 4, Wilson College., ChambersburgLily FriedmanSummertrios, P.O. Box 1062New York, NY 10025(212) [email protected]

Premium Week: Amateurs play in an all-professional ensemble. Fee determined by repertoire and size of ensemble.

Performance opportunity + CD. Regular Week 1: adult amateur strings and piano, plus novice string program with sight-reading classes. Tape, CD or live audition required for acceptance, not for placement. Regular Week 2: Strings, woodwinds, piano. Woodwind faculty for fl, ob, cl, fh, bassoon. Enriched program: opportunity to play for 6 hours during the week in ensembles with professionals only. Special June 12-13: Chamber Music Masterclasses with Menahem Pressler at Bryn Mawr. For all program rates, see website, phone 212-222-1289 or 917-621-5605, or email [email protected].

Vivace!July 5–18 Pennsylvania Academy of MusicMichael T. Jamanis, artistic director42 N. Prince St., Lancaster, PA 17603(717) 399-9733 Fax: (717) [email protected]

Vivace!, the summer chamber music festival of the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, convenes an international faculty of noted performing artists and advanced students from around the globe for two weeks of instruction, ensemble coaching and nightly performances.

Rhode Island

Kingston Chamber Music FestivalJuly 21–August 1 Kingston Brian MitchellP.O.Box 1733, Kingston, RI 2881(401) 789-0665info@kingstonchambermusic.orgwww.kingstonchambermusic.org

The Kingston Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 22nd season with six concerts in July 2010, featuring Trio Cavatina as ensemble-in-residence, the Naughton Piano Duo, and soloists and orchestra members from around the country. The festival also features a music scholarship program and schools outreach program.

South Dakota

Orlando Chamber Soloists’ Chamber Music FestivalJuly 7–25 Lead (Black Hills) Michael Hill, Dawn Marie EdwardsHomestake Opera House, 309 Main St.Lead, SD 57754(321) [email protected]; leadoperahouse.org

Songs of Youth, Wisdom, & Beauty

World premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a new opera by John Eaton, June 15.

Music by Clarice Assad, Emil Awad, Elizabeth Bell, Robert Ceely, Alexandra du Bois, Raymond Luedeke,

Lansing McLoskey, Michael Slayton, Kate Soper, Matthew Welch, and more.

June 17-19 at Symphony Space in New York City.

JUNE FESTIVAL 2010

[email protected]

Established in 2004, the OCS is a professional chamber ensemble based in Orlando, FL. In 2008, the group became the resident ensemble at the Homestake Opera House in the Black Hills of SD, with an outreach program to Rapid City and The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with artistic and educational programming.

Texas

Austin Chamber Music Summer WorkshopJuly 14–31 Austin Michelle SchumannArtistic Director, Joel Bright3814 Medical Parkway, Austin, TX 78756(512) 454-7562 Fax: (512) [email protected]

The Austin Chamber Music Workshop features 2 1/2 weeks of professional chamber music coaching and educational workshops for all ages. Festival performances, which workshop students attend, take place in various venues around Austin. The plan for 2010’s artists-in-residence include Bretano String Quartet, Claremont Trio, Cavani String Quartet, the Bad Plus, Echer String Quartet, Nina Kartova, and Carpe Diem String Quartet.

Chamber Music RoundupSPRING May 10–15 Fort Worth (Texas Christian University) Dr. Misha GalaganovTCU School of Music, TCU Box 297500Fort Worth, TX 76129(817) 257-6619 Fax: (817) [email protected]/roundup.asp

For amateur musicians and students of all levels in chamber music ensembles, plus a professional concert artist to supervise and lead the group. Music sent in advance. Fees include supervised rehearsals, lectures, masterclasses, extended education class, and attendance to faculty recitals.

El Paso Pro-MusicaWINTER January 6–31 Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, First Baptist Church, Loretto Academy, Fort Bliss Army Community Bldg., Ysletta MissionKathrin Berg Pettit6557 N. Mesa, El Paso, TX 79912(915) 833-9400 Fax: (915) [email protected]

El Paso Pro-Musica brings the world’s best chamber music concerts all season and the El Paso Pro-Musica Festival in January of each year. Oct. 21: Assad Brothers. Nov. 27-28: David Allen Wehr. March 18: Caitlin Tully April 4: Tokyo String Quartet.

Fayetteville Chamber Music FestivalSPRING May Fayetteville, TexasKatherine PowersP.O. Box 314, Round Top, TX 78954(979) 249-5035 Fax: (979) [email protected]

“Chamber Music in the Countryside”: 2nd and 3rd weekends in May bring worldclass chamber music to historic, rural Fayetteville—on the National Registry of Historic Places—where audiences enjoy the music close-up in the historic Moravian Room.

Marian Anderson String Quartet Chamber Music InstituteSUMMER & WINTER SessionsSummer Session: Bryan High School; Winter Session: 1st United Methodist Church Marian Anderson String Quartet1310 East 29th St., Bryan, TX 77802(979) 574-6999www.marianandersonstringquartet.com

The Marian Anderson String Quartet Chamber Music Institute is dedicated to nurturing the artistic growth and musical development of young and adult musicians through training in chamber music. The program is based on the Marian Anderson String Quartet’s mission to create new and diverse audiences. In addition to daily rehearsals and coachings, students participate in masterclasses

Round Top Festival Institute June 6–July 18 Festival Hill, Round Top Alain G. DeclertP.O. Box 89, Round Top, TX 78954(979) 249-3086 Fax: (979) [email protected]

A professional summer institute for advanced study and performance in orchestra, chamber music and solo repertoires. Application deadline: February 15, 2010.

Utah

Moab Music FestivalSeptember 2–13 Moab Andrew E. Yarosh58 East 300 South, Moab, UT 84532(435) 259-7003 Fax: (435) [email protected]

The festival, founded by Michael Barrett and Leslie Tomkins in 1992, presents world-class musicians performing classical, jazz and traditional music “in concert with the landscapes” of southeastern Utah, at venues ranging from a remote grotto along the Colorado River to historic Star Hall. Also a Musical Raft Trip September 13–16, 2010.

Park City Jazz FestivalAugust 20–22 The Deer Valley Resort Snow Park Outdoor AmphitheaterMelisa RameyP.O. Box 680720, Park City, UT 84068(435) 940-1362 Fax: (435) [email protected]

Park City Jazz Foundation [PCJF] is a non-profit organization committed to promoting jazz music through educational, performance and awareness opportunities. Our education programs reach people of all backgrounds and income levels. PCJF broadens audience involvement and access to jazz music. These programs ensure student exposure to the art of improvisation through jazz music, a skill mandated by the U.S. Department of Education but rarely taught in our public schools.

Vermont

Central Vermont Chamber Music FestivalAugust Dates TBAChandler Center for the Arts and other venuesPeter Sanders885 West End Ave., Ste. 8BNew York, NY 10025(212) 932-1226 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Celebrating its 18th anniversary in 2010, the festival and its highlight CD, Festival Harvest, have received critical acclaim. Six concerts are performed by internationally known artists in Chandler and other venues. The CVCMF has been featured on NPR’s Performance Today and is co-sponsored by Chandler Center for the Arts and WCVT 101.7 FM.

Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the EastJuly 18–August 15Bennington College, Bennington Stephen Reid22 Forest Glen Rd., Valley Cottage, NY 10989(845) [email protected]

The Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East offers coaching, concerts, workshops and the opportunity for players to form their own ad hoc ensembles, for amateurs and semi-professionals at various levels of experience.

Craftsbury Chamber Players Summer MusicJuly–August 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays (Burlington) Thursdays (Hardwick) Mary Anthony CoxP.O. Box 37Craftsbury, VT 5826(800) 639-3443

info@craftsburychamberplayers.orgwww.craftsburychamberplayers.org

A mixed ensemble consisting of violins, viola, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, cello, double bass, horn, harpsichord, voice and piano that performs a series of concerts weekly in Burlington on Wednesdays and in Hardwick on Thursdays during July and August. Repertoire includes Baroque to contemporary chamber music. Free chil-dren’s concerts in local communities throughout the season.

Green Mountain Chamber Music FestivalJune 27–July 24 University of Vermont, Burlington Kevin Lawrence, artistic director4132 Snyder Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27127(336) [email protected]

Four-week program featuring 25 artist faculty and 150 young musicians (violin, viola, cello, and piano) , focused on individual performance and chamber music. Features 6 artist faculty concerts, 10+ emerging artist concerts, public master-classes by esteemed chamber musicians, and other performances at local venues.

Green Mountain Suzuki Institute & Rochester Chamber Music Society Summer Chamber Music SeriesInstitute: July 11–16; Festival: July & AugustHigh School and Federated Church Rochester Cynthia HuardRCMS, P.O. Box 377, Rochester, VT 5767(802) 767-9234 Fax: (802) [email protected]; rcmsvt.org

An approved Suzuki Association of Americas Institute for string, flute, and piano students, 4–18, whose staff is committed to creating an inspiring week of music and fun for your family, providing motivation and reinforcement for home study. RCMS is a non-profit organization dedicated to a summer music series, music education programs, and an annual weekend Bach Bash for amateur and professional string players.

Killington Music FestivalJune 20–July 30KillingtonMaria FishP.O. Box 386, Rutland, VT 5702(802) 773-4003 Fax: (802) [email protected]

For six weeks each summer, the Festival brings together aspiring young musicians and a nurturing and internationally accom-plished faculty. With the beauty of the Green Mountains as a backdrop, the festival

54 march/april 2010

55

allows dedicated students to focus on their musical growth through solo and chamber music study, masterclasses and frequent concerts.

Kinhaven Music SchoolSenior Session: June 25–August 8Junior Session: August 14–29Weston, VTNancy Bidlack1704 Sycamore St., Bethlehem, PA 18017(610) 868-9200 Fax: (610) [email protected]

Kinhaven offers a unique classical music experience with an emphasis on chamber music in a supportive, noncompetitive environment. Daily schedule may include private lessons, chamber groups, practice time, choral singing, larger ensemble, and full symphony performances, as well as afternoon recreation, arts and crafts, folk dancing, and special events.

Lake Champlain Chamber Music FestivalAugust 22–29 Champlain Valley Martha Ming Whitfield1 Main St., Ste. 7, Winooski, VT 5404(802) [email protected]

Under the artistic direction of internationally renowned violinist Soovin Kim, LCCMF includes five festival concerts featuring outstanding performers, masterclasses, free lunchtime concerts, and audience Listening Clubs. Composer-in-residence David Ludwig leads a week-long Young Composers’ Seminar.

Manchester Music Festival Young Artists ProgramJune 27–August 10 ManchesterAriel Rudiakov, artistic directorP.O. Box 33, Manchester, VT 5254(802) 362-1956 Fax: (802) [email protected]

The festival offers a full-scholarship program of chamber music study, accepting 16 students age 19 and up: six violins, four violas, four cellos, two pianists. Faculty: Joana Genova, Danwen Jiang, violin; Amadi Izikewe and Ariel Rudiakov, viola; Ronald Feldman, cello; David Deveau and Judith Gordon, piano

Marlboro Music FestivalJune 27–August 15Marlboro Tessa Chermiset121 West 27th St, Suite 703New York, NY 10001(212) 581-5197 Fax: (212) [email protected]

Founded in 1951, Marlboro Music is the renowned summer retreat for advanced musical studies in southern Vermont. Led by artistic directors Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, master concert artists and exceptional young professionals explore the vast chamber music repertoire and present five weekend concerts from mid-July through mid-August.

Yellow Barn Music School and FestivalYoung Artists Program: June 16–July 3; Festival: July 4–August 7PutneyLara Mones63 Main St., Putney, VT 53460(802) 387-6637 Fax: (802) [email protected]

An intensive, supportive chamber music study and performance experience for 40 gifted students and young professionals, who study and perform a wide range of repertoire with distinguished faculty and guest artists. 35–40 concerts and master-classes, plus community outreach events and musicological discussions. Live audition deadline, 1/25/10; recordings 2/8/10. See website for details, faculty listings, and applications.

Virginia

Garth Newel Summer Festival and Student Chamber Music Fellowship ProgramFestival: July 3–September 8Fellowship Program: July 12–August 8Hot SpringsJaime Letourneau P.O. Box 240, Warm Springs, VA 24484(540) 839-5018 Fax: (540) [email protected]

The Summer Festival features the Garth Newel Piano Quartet and various guest artists with concerts every Saturday evening at 5:00 pm, followed by an optional gourmet dinner, and every Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm between Independence Day and Labor Day.

Hampden-Sydney Music FestivalSPRING Artist Concerts: May 21, 22, 28, 29Crawley Forum, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VASandy CookeHampden-Sydney College, Atkinson Hall, Box 128, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943(434) 223-6273 Fax: (434) [email protected]/musicfestival

Four weekend artist concerts. Music Lovers’ Weekends available. 2010 artists: clarinetist Ethan Sloane (artistic director), pianist Lydia Artyniw, pianist Jon Klibonoff, violinist Erin Keefe, the Daedalus String Quartet.

Keyboard FestivalFeaturing the debut of 2010 Gilmore Artist Kirill Gerstein

Events Across West MichiganApril 17 – May 8, 2010

Gilmore KeyboardFestival.org

The heart of music is not in your voice or your �ngers.

It is not in the cold brass orlifeless wood of instruments.

It exists only in the reality that lies within your soul.

The heart of music is you.

At the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, we hear the song that is in you. We respect it. We nurture and train it. And we help it to �nd its way in the world.

Master your gifts at the U of M. It’s a�ordable, it’s distinguished, and it feels just right. Brilliant faculty will prepare and inspire you, a world-renowned musical heritage awaits you, and opportunities to shine surround you. The University of Memphis – where aspiring musicians come to �nd the heart of music.

http://memphis.edu/music [email protected] 901.678.3766

A Tennessee Board of Regents university. An Equal Opportunity/A�rmative Action institution.

56 march/april 2010

Virginia Arts FestivalSPRING April 15–May 30 NorfolkJennifer Chambers220 Boush St., Norfolk, VA 23510(757) 282-2800 Fax: (757) [email protected]

14th season in a six-week festival that brings over 50 performances to more than 30 venues across south-eastern Virginia, including Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. Highlights include performances by Birmingham Royal Ballet, Maurizio Pollini, and a new production of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.

VivaVA International Festival of MusicJune 21–July 3Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VAShelly Jobst702 University City BoulevardMC 0364, Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA 24061(540) [email protected]/vivava

Offered in cooperation with the International Vocal Arts Institute of New York on the beautiful campus of Virginia Tech, this festival will attract music lovers from around the globe to concerts, lectures, and masterclasses. Faculty include international luminaries such as Sherrill Milnes, Diana Soviero, Mignon Dunn, Ruth Falcon, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Joan Dornemann, Maria Zouves, and many more.

Washington

Cornish College of the Arts Summer ProgramJune 21–August 13Seattle, WAKent Devereaux1000 Lenora St., Seattle, WA 98121(206) 726-5030 Fax: (206) [email protected]/summer/music

The summer music program affords talented students ages 12–19 the opportunity to study with the renowned Cornish music faculty and guest artists. Workshops include: Improvisation for Classical Musicians, Brass Camp Northwest, Chamber Strings Intensive, Summer Piano Institute, Baroque Orchestra Workshop, and Flute Masterclass with Robert Dick and Paul Taub.

Earshot Jazz FestivalAUTUMN October–NovemberSeattle, WA - various venuesJohn Gilbreath3429 Fremont Pl. N., Ste. 309Seattle, WA 98103(206) 547-6763 Fax: (206) [email protected]

Seattle’s major annual jazz festival, now in its 21st year, is presented by the non-profit jazz-support organization, Earshot Jazz. The festival brings important musicians from around the world and and presents many of Seattle’s finest jazz artists in a world-class festival setting in venues throughout the Seattle area.

Icicle Creek Chamber Music Institute and Summer Chamber Music FestivalJuly 11–August 1 Icicle Creek Music Center campusand Sleeping Lady Mountain RetreatSally Singer or Oksana Ezhokina7409 Icicle Rd.Levenworth, WA 98826(509) 548-6347 Fax: (509) [email protected]

Institute: Advanced high school, college, conservatory, and graduate students study with the Festival’s internationally renowned performing artists, who join resident Icicle Creek Piano Trio in coaching ensembles and masterclasses. Students participate in public performances. Festival: Intimate classical chamber concerts, chamber orchestra performances and more. In spectacular mountain retreat setting, with lodging facilities.

Orcas Island Chamber Music FestivalAugust 12–28 Orcas Center; other island venues TBAVictoria ParkerP.O. Box 646, Eastsound, WA 98245(360) 376-6636 Fax: (360) [email protected]://www.oicmf.org

Artistic director Aloysia Friedmann invites chamber music ensemble artists from across the nation to join her and artistic advisor Jon Kimura Parker in performance during the two-week festival. The island’s intimate, acoustically fine 213-seat theater, showcases classical and innovative programming at its finest. “Classical Music with a View”

Port Townsend Summer Chamber Music WorkshopJuly 15–17 Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WAGregg Miller & Lucinda CarverP.O. Box 1158Port Townsend, WA 98368(360) 385-3102, ext. 109Fax: (360) [email protected]

Features 3 public performances by the Calder Quartet, Lucinda Carver, Courtney Huffman, Sue Feldman, and Leif Woodward, with repertoire from Baroque through new works. A one-day workshop in Baroque music will be held July 17. Located in historic Fort Worden State Park, one of the Northwest’s most beautiful locations.

Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer FestivalJuly 5–August 13Benaroya Hall, Seattle; Overlake School, RedmondConnie Cooper10 Harrison St., Suite 306Seattle, WA 98109(206) 283-8710 Fax: (206) [email protected]

Under the direction of cellist Toby Saks, four-week summer festival in July in Seattle and two-week summer festival in August in Redmond feature 17 different chamber music concerts with internationally acclaimed musicians and 17 short pre-concert recitals. Also lecture series, open rehearsals, family and Emerging Artist concerts, and outreach activities.

Wisconsin

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society’s 2010 Summer Chamber Music Festival,Novel ObsessionsJune 11–27 Madison, Spring Green, Stoughton, & Mineral PointSamantha B. CrownoverP.O. Box 2348, Madison, WI 53701(608) 255-9866Fax: (608) 238-3112crownover@bachdancinganddynamite.orgwww.bachdancinganddynamite.org

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society’s summer festival, “Novel Obsessions,” will celebrate its 19th season in four cities, including the Overture Center in Madison. Artistic directors Stephanie (flute) and Jeffrey Sykes (piano) will be joined by 10 nationally recognized musicians for some serious fun.

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

presents the 39th

Baroque Performance

Institute20 June - 4 July 2010

“Italian Music from Monteverdi to Tartini”

featuring a performance of

Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers

Kenneth Slowik Artistic Director

with the

Oberlin Baroque Ensemble

Michael Lynn, recorder & fluteCatharina Meints, viol & cello

Marilyn McDonald, violinWebb Wiggins,

harpsichord & organ

an international faculty including

John Elwes, voiceBruce Dickey, cornettoChristopher Krueger,

recorder & flute

[email protected]/con/summer/bpi

ChamberMusic1/3page-March/[email protected]

BrendenO’Hanlonbohanlon@chamber-music.org212-242-2022X25ChamberMusicAmerica305SeventhAvenue5thFloorNewYorkNY10001


presents the 39th

Baroque Performance






with the




harpsichord & organ



recorder & flute





presents the 39th

Baroque Performance






with the




harpsichord & organ



recorder & flute




Fine Arts Quartet’s Summer Evenings of MusicJune University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Mary McCoyP.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201(414) 229-4706 Fax: (414) [email protected]

The Fine Arts Quartet, founded in 1946, is one of the most distinguished ensembles in chamber music today, with an illustrious history of performing and an extensive recording legacy. Latest CD releases include works of Beethoven, Franck, Fauré, Schumann, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Bruckner.

FoxJazz FestivalSeptember 4–5 Jefferson Park, near Menasha, WIKristin Masarik3415 Commerce Ct., Appleton, WI 54911(920) [email protected]

Held on the beautiful shores of Lake Winnebago. Free, high-quality entertainment from local, regional and national jazz artists, plus delicious food, specially brewed beer, and an art corner featuring jazz-related works from local visual artists. The Festival is the perfect musical experience to cap off your summer, is free to all, and is great for family, friends, jazz lovers and rookies alike!

Green Lake Festival Chamber Music WorkshopJuly 2–16 Ripon and Green Lake, WIJeannette KrestonP.O. Box 569, Green Lake, WI 54941(800) 662-7097 Fax: (920) [email protected]

Amelia Piano Trio Chamber Camp for advanced high school and college string players and pianists. Daily coachings, sight-reading, concerts in historic venues. Festival concerts and masterclasses with piano, violin competition winners: Eric Zuber, pianist, Jennifer Koh, violinist, Thomas Rosenberg, cellist, artistic director, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and tickets for four concerts.

Midsummer’s Music FestivalMid-June through mid-July, and Labor Day weekendDoor CountyKathleen PearsonP.O. Box 1004, Sister Bay, WI 54234(920) [email protected]

Experience the dynamic sounds of chamber music during Midsummer’s Music Festival’s 20th season from mid-June to mid-July, and Labor Day weekend 2010. Galleries, retreats, homes, and churches host the

world-class ensemble of strings, winds, horns, and piano. Vibrant, intimate and joyful concert events—not for the faint of heart!

Midwest Young Artists Summer Chamber Music Camp & Jazz WorkshopJuly 5–25Carthage College, Kenosha, WisconsinKaren Dennis878 Lyster Rd., Highwood, IL 60040(847) 926-9898 Fax: (847) [email protected]/summer

A preeminent chamber music residential or nonresidential camp, located on beautiful Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee, for advanced 12–18-year-old string students. Faculty/master teachers include violinists Gene Purdue, Gerardo Ribeiro, David Perry, violists Charles Pikler, Rami Solomonow, Susan Bates, and cellists Tom Rosenberg, Anthony Elliott, pianist Tatyana Stepanova.

Peninsula Music FestivalAugust 3–21 Fish CreekSharon Grutzmacher3045 Cedar St., P.O. Box 340Ephraim, WI 54211(920) 854-4060 Fax: (920) [email protected]

For more than 58 years, Peninsula Music Festival has presented nine different symphonic concerts in August. Music director Victor Yampolsky brings musicians from America’s finest orchestras to the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin, which boasts 300 miles of shoreline, lighthouses, quaint shops, beautiful bed-and-breakfasts, and this professional orchestra.

South Beach Up North and South Beach Up North Chamber Music RetreatJuly 31 and August 1Various locations in WausauMichael Andrews1135 Euclid Ave., Ste. #1Miami Beach, FL 33139(305) [email protected]

South Beach Up North is Wausau’s fifth annual free summer chamber music festi-val. Artistic director and cellist Michael Andrews will join violinist Jen Chang, New World Symphony, violist Matthew Michelic, Lawrence University, double bassist Cindy Blandino, Phoenix, pianist Molly Roseman, UW-Stevens Point. July 31: Leigh Yawkey House Museum Garden. August 1: Leigh Yawkey House Museum Garden. August 1: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.

K I L L I N G TO N , V E R M O N T • 2 0 1 0

JUNE 20- JULY 30 An extraordinary summer program for talented musicians.Come to the Green Mountains of Vermont to join students & internationally acclaimed faculty.

v io l i nDaniel AndaiTheodore Arm Julia BushkovaLynn ChangJin-Kyung JoenIrina MuresanuHui-Kang OuYangAaron RequiroAlice SchoenfeldJessica Tong

v io l aAmadi Azikewe Karin Brown*Christof HuebnerLaura Seay

*also Violin

ce l loAn-Lin BardinAllison EldredgeStephen FramilEugene KimThomas LandschootDaniel LevitovAndrew MarkBrinton Smith

p i anoYoshie AkimotoMax LevinsonHeng-Jin ParkMatti Raekallio

Allison Eldredge, Artistic DirectorIn Residence: Boston TrioVinca Quartet

Email: [email protected] • PO Box 386 • Rutland, VT 05702 802.773.4003 • killingtonmusicfestival.org

killington music festival

57

58 march/april 2010

INTERNATIONAL

Canada

Banff Centre—Music & Sound ProgramJune–AugustThe Banff CentreOffice of the RegistrarBox 1020, STN 28, Banff, AB T1L 1H5(403) 762-6180 Fax: (403) [email protected]

Offering professional and emerging musicians and audio engineers support, creative stimulation, performance, and recording opportunities at the Banff Centre, a dynamic, international, and multidisciplinary environment in the Canadian Rockies.

Tuckamore Festival:Chamber Music in NewfoundlandAugust 2–16 St. John’s, Newfoundland, CanadaMs. Nancy DahnP.O. Box 23202, Churchill Sq. RPOSt. John’s, A1B 4J9 CANADA(709) 737-2372 Fax: (709) [email protected]

The Tuckamore Festival offers 20 young string players and pianists (ages 16–24) an intensive two-week program of chamber music and solo repertoire in beautiful St. John’s with acclaimed faculty and guest artists.

Italy

Siena Summer MusicAugust 1–20 Siena Mary Gatchell244 Riverside Dr., #5G, New York, NY 10025(212) 362-5501 Fax: (212) [email protected] / [email protected]

Siena Summer Music is a musical and cul-tural exchange with the mission to provide musical education and performance prac-tice to the participants. Through music per-formance and language studies, Siena Summer Music aims to foster international collaboration and enrich understanding of the Italian culture.

SoundSCAPE FestivalJuly 14–25 Maccagno Nathanael May4525 Downs Dr., 114 Potter Hall, Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, MO 64507(785) 550-8163 Fax: (816) [email protected]

Formerly situated in Pavia, soundSCAPE is now in Maccagno. The 2010 soundSCAPE

composition and performance exchange offers young composers to work with performers in all instruments/voice-types. Premiere performances of new music written by accepted composers, in addition to contemporary musicology, improvisation, extended techniques, career development strategies.

Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and FestivalJuly 3–23 Courmayeur, ItalyMack McCray2123 26th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116(415) 753-5334 Fax: (415) [email protected]

30 selected students from around the world by audition, coached by a world-class faculty, rehearsing and performing in various venues in the Italian alpine region. Trips to Mt. Blanc, surrounding country and cities. Contact: [email protected].

Netherlands

STORIONI FESTIVALWINTER JanuaryProvince of Brabant, The Netherlands with concerts in Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven / Muziekcentrum De TooRob HilberinkP.O. Box 615, 5600 AP EindhovenEindhoven, The Netherlands ++31-40 2655 66 Fax:+31-40 2655 [email protected]/en/

The 2009 edition has the central theme ‘From musical heritage to musical master-works’ is chosen theme for this edition. This mirrors the very diverse influences, particularly folk music, that inspired the works of the great composers. Indigenous motives, melodies, rhythms and dances have inspired composers for ages in writing their masterworks.

Switzerland

International MusikakademieJuly 4–11 Schloss Kapfenburg, Lauchheim, GermanyAnnlynn MillerAckerweg 7, CH-8952Schlieren/Zürich, Switzerland011 4179 652 70 54 Fax: 011 4144 730 [email protected]

Intensive coaching (daily) of the entire (classical) repertoire for piano and strings (even mixed with winds, such as Beethoven and Brahms Trios with clarinet). Individual instruction according to need. Room and board available for all participants.

74 march/april 2010

Sounding like wild oxen is difficult in this medium, but in several places the music ascends to an unearthly calm where the angels undoubtedly abide. A little calmer and more lyrical are Vigeland’s Five Nocturnes, for violin, clarinet, and piano of 2000, the first subtitled “Ives and Gershwin Meeting at Westminster Bridge.” The final movement opens with a rhythmic strum-ming of piano strings, over which the other instruments play a jaunty melody in parallel intervals.

Given the lack of recognition of this neo-Feldmanian world and the absence of terminology for it, Vigeland’s music is difficult to locate within it, and difficult to describe. It meanders, finds moments of stasis, moves on, sometimes letting complex figurations sink in through repetition, sometimes skipping quickly through motives to complete some transformation. But Vigeland is not mono-stylistic. A choral piece for young singers, Miracles, is ecstatic in its racing diatonicism, and he has a more vocally conventional opera on Jane Eyre. All of it is thoughtful, detailed, intricate, carefully poised music, pleasurable to follow as it leads you on voyages along horizons whose directions won’t be known until it’s over.

Composer Kyle Gann is a professor at Bard College. His latest book is Music Downtown: Writings from the Village Voice. His music is recorded on the New Albion, New World, Lovely Music, and Cold Blue labels.

American Composercontinued from page 15

Hall, Moab’s recently renovated theater that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The rest of the concerts, which usually number around 15, are out in nature, under a big white tent that’s a short drive from Moab. “We have many, many different venues around Moab,” Barrett says, “and we keep finding new places that we want to use.”

September can still be hot in southeastern Utah, with daytime temperatures frequently well above 90 degrees. But once the Sun sets behind the not-too-distant La Sal Mountains and the breeze coming off the Colorado River begins to cool things down, it’s hard to imagine being in a more peaceful and inspiring place for chamber music.

Unique to the Moab Music Festival are the grotto concerts. The grotto is about thirty miles downriver from town; and concertgoers, musicians and instruments are transported there on large jet boats on the Colorado River. “It’s our magical grotto,” Barrett says. They’ve done some fifty of these concerts so far, and they’ve never had a casualty or lost a piano. “It’s a very safe trip with experienced jet boat operators. There are no white water rapids on that stretch of the river.”

These concerts are benefits for the festival and they offer the audience a novel musical experience. Just an easy walk from the river, the grotto boasts exceptional acoustics, according to Barrett. “There is no extraneous noise and the silence in there is amazing. You think to yourself, ‘So this is what silence is really like.’”

But performing in there can be difficult, Tomkins says. “On more than one occasion I’ve called it ‘extreme chamber music.’” Not only can the sand and constant breeze create problems, but the extremely dry conditions can wreak havoc on the instru-ments. “And of course there’s no green room where we can warm up. We just stand up and go on and perform. But it’s all worthwhile because you can’t beat the natural beauty of the setting. It influences all of us, performers and audience, in a profound way.”

Unconventional venues for concerts are part and parcel of the Moab experience. Popular events are the so called “Musical

Walks,” which combine a concert with an easy hike. A small group of participants is bused to a spot a few miles from town; from there, they hike along marked trails, stopping at several places along the way for short performances. “This has been a really popular event,” Barrett said.

And for those who want to mix their classical music with a more rugged outdoor experience, Barrett and Tomkins have something more adventurous: a four-day raft trip down the Colorado River with a concert at each overnight stop. The return trip to Moab is by plane. “This is absolutely spectacular,” says Barrett. The outing is limited to 15 participants, along with a crew and a small group of musicians. “We go through the rapids in Cataract Canyon and end up at Lake Powell. There is a concert every night and also while we’re floating. It’s really a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

As Edward Abbey did almost sixty years ago, Barrett and Tomkins came to see the area as the perfect place to marry music and nature. “It was just one of those things,” Barrett said. “The idea of having a festival in a place like that just puts everything in harmony and alignment.” And with most of the performances taking place out of doors, the festival stays true to its mission state-ment: “In concert with the landscape.”

For people who have never been to southeastern Utah, “once-in-a-lifetime” is a good way to describe it. And for everyone who loves chamber music, the description is even more apropos. There really isn’t a better place where music and nature can come together so congenially. It’s as if this was always meant to be. Abbey really did get it right. The desert around Moab begs for music. It demands it. And with the Moab Music Festival, music has at long last become a permanent fixture in the desert. Abbey would be pleased.

Edward Reichel, who holds a doctorate in composition from the University of California at Santa Barbara, is the music critic of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Desert, Rock, River—and Music continued from page 36

Festivals Schools & Workshops - Chamber musicSummer festivals typically situate themselves in...

Documents

Transcript of Festivals Schools & Workshops - Chamber musicSummer festivals typically situate themselves in...