Welcome to OICMF
Scherzo
(skert·sō/
noun:
a vigorous, light, or playful composition)
The monthly newsletter of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
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Our 22nd Season was a Wonderful Success!!!
Thank you to all who contributed to our amazing 22nd Festival!
I can't begin to put into words how great it was, and how great everyone involved - attendees, volunteers, donors, artists, everyone - was. So instead, I shall share some of the beautiful images taken by our phenomenal photographer, Barry Carlton. For those of you who were here, we hope you enjoy reliving these moments; for those who weren't, we missed you!
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...and so it begins, as the Steinway arrives from Seattle
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Opening Night, featuring
Susan Graham
and
Jon Kimura Parker
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Lilit Gampel, Chee-Yun
, and
Charlotte Marckx
open our
Violin Variations
concert with some
Hermann
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The
Miró Quartet, Aloysia Friedmann
, and
Julian Schwarz
rehearse
Kevin Puts'
Arcana w
hile Stage Manager
Dave Shade
assists
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OICMF goes to the movies (or - more like - the movies come to us) with
Red Cedar Chamber Music
and creator and narrator
Michael Zahs
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At the
Music, Magic, and Movies!
concert,
Matthew Laslo
provides the magic while the ensemble plays original music by
Adam Stern
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Chee-Yun
and
Mak Grgić
get
Happy
at the
Deer Harbor Hamlet Concert
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A Pre-concert Talk with the inimitable
Lisa Bergman
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Julian Schwarz
joins his father,
Maestro Gerard Schwarz
, for the
Behind the Baton
lecture
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The Artists greet the guests at the Welcome Dinner
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Artem Kuznetsov
and
Yurie Farnsworth
play
Berlioz
on opening weekend (page turner
Sophie Parker
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Chee-Yun, Charlotte Marckx, Artem Kuznetsov, Aloysia Friedmann
, and
Julian Schwarz
close the concert with
Schumann
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A light rehearsal moment with
Martin Chalifour
and
Robyn Bollinger
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Magic at the Children's Concert with the
Sempre Sisters
(
Charlotte and Olivia Marckx
) and
Matthew Laslo,
with assistant
Katie Zwilling
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T
he First Family of OICMF gather at their "home" Hamlet Concert in Olga:
Aloysia Friedmann, Keiko Parker, Sophie Parker, Jackie Parker, Laila Storch, Leonie Sandercock
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Matthew Laslo
wows the crowd at the
West Sound Hamlet Concert
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Maestro Gerard Schwarz
presents opening weekend's Pre-Concert Talks
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Eric Friesen
interviews A
loysia Friedmann and Sophie Parker
as part of the Pre-Concert Talk for our
Dedication ~ for Martin Friedmann
concerts
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Performers aboard
Tarka
on the way to perform the
World Premiere Finale
concert on Lopez
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Martin Chalifour
and
Mak Grgić
on closing night
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The
Miró Quartet
plays the World Premiere of
Kevin Puts'
Home
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Commissioners
Bill Clemens
and
Micki Ryan
with composer
Kevin Puts
, shortly after the
world premiere of
Home
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Closing night:
William Fedkenheuer, Robyn Bollinger, Eric Friesen, Martin Chalifour, Daniel Ching, Chee-Yun, Mak Grgic, Aloysia Friedmann, Jon Kimura Parker, Kevin Puts, John Largess,
Joshua Gindele, Julian Schwarz
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.....and in the end,
Phil Burbo
mops the now empty stage, and thus ends a wonderful season....
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T
he Festival may be over, but there's still great music to enjoy - Jon Kimura Parker, "our" Jackie, will be playing with the Bellingham Symphony on September 29th - read all about it here:
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We look forward to sharing more OICMF news and events with you - keep your eyes peeled for next month's
Scherzo
!
All the best,
Anita Orne
Executive Director
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
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Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Aloysia Friedmann, Artistic Director
917B Mount Baker Road • PO Box 646
Eastsound, WA 98245
(360) 376-6636 • toll-free 1-866-492-0003
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