Welcome to OICMF Scherzo (skert·sō/ noun: a vigorous, light, or playful composition)
The monthly newsletter of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Thank you to everyone who made our 27th Season truly extraordinary! 

Here are a few highlights
from
Festival Photographer Barry Carlton
Aloysia Friedmann and the Gryphon Trio rehearsing Brahms for opening night's
Gryphon Trio Returns concert
Jon Kimura Parker and Illia Ovcharenko closing our Sizzling Strings and Killer Keys concert
with some Rachmaninoff
Entertaining our youngest fans at the Children's Concert
Cho-Liang Lin, Robyn Bollinger, David Grossman, Jeff Thayer, and Margaret Batjer with the big finish of the Orcas~trations Twos and Tangos concert - a flourish of Piazzolla
The Gryphon Trio enjoying the Westsound Hamlet Concert
PCT
Aloysia Friedmann interviewing Illia Ovcharenko and Jon Kimura Parker on their experiences
Winning a Competition
Chamber Music on Lopez Island
Board President Lisa Bergman thanks the crowd at our celebration honoring our amazing volunteers
Closing night's rousing fiddling finale - a little Orange Blossom Special
Over the next few Scherzos, we look forward to sharing some wonderful performances from OICMF's 27th Season.

We'll kick things off with Robyn Bollinger violin and Mak Grgić guitar with their performance of Djangology and Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, performed in our Twos and Tangos concert on August 10.
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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
Classical Music with a View
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival

Aloysia Friedmann
Founder and Artistic Director

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Eastsound, WA 98245
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