Welcome to OICMF Scherzo (skert·sō/ noun: a vigorous, light, or playful composition)
The monthly newsletter of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Stream Us!
OICMF is available to stream! Our Destinations CD can now be found on Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora, Qobuz, and many other popular platforms. Enjoy works by Turina, Barber, Gershwin, Ungar, and more by performers including Aloysia Friedmann, Jon Kimura Parker, Jamie Parker, Frederica von Stade, Philip Cutlip, Chee-Yun, Martin Chalifour, the Miró Quartet, and many other Festival favorites. Happy listening!
Save the Dates

our 26th Season

August 4-19, 2023
A Very Special and Educational Video Starring Jackie
(and a few others)
We know you will enjoy (and learn a lot) from this hugely popular video featuring our very own Artistic Advisor, Jon Kimura Parker. In Jackie's own words:

A fun educational project for me is recording instructional videos for the pay site tonebase. They’re meant for serious piano students and young professionals, with lots of shop talk and tricks of the trade.

This is a free video that tonebase released in honor of this year being Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary. You’ll see guest appearances from Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, legendary jazz pianist Art Tatum, and a few other cameos, and eventually various demonstrations from me on the difficulties of this piece. In fact, the 15th Variation, which is the focus of this long video, only takes a minute to play! - Jackie

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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