Thank you to everyone who made our 29th Season truly extraordinary! 

We hope you enjoy this day-by-day look at OICMF 2026

Photos by Barry Carlton unless otherwise noted.

August 7

Founder and Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann greets the audience

at opening night's Dueling Strings concert.



The Miró Quartet (Daniel Ching, violin; William Fedkenheuer, violin; John Largess, viola; and Joshua Gindele, cello) perform Dvořák’s American Quartet exquisitely, to the audience’s delight.



August 8

Dueling Strings continues with performances by Zhenni Li-Cohen, piano,

and Matthew Cohen, viola.

Allegra Lilly, harp, and Robin Kesselman, double bass, continue to prove everyone ended as winners in these duels!

August 9

Executive Director Christopher Peacock introduces the Miró Quartet at the West Sound Hamlet concert, between similar concerts in the villages of Olga and Deer Harbor.

August 10

There is no day off for our amazing team of volunteer florists who create these stunning arrangements for our stage.

August 11

The second concert pair, Embraced by Schubert, feature Alexandra Preucil, violin, and Antoine Tamestit, viola, in captivating perfomances of Bach’s Two-Part Inventions alongside Bartók’s Duos.

August 12

The Embraced by Schubert concerts began and ended with Schubert. Zachary DePue, violin, Matthew Cohen, viola, Jon Kimura Parker, piano, Lachezar Kostov, cello, and Robin Kesselman, double bass, perform Schubert’s Trout Quintet.

August 13

The Welcome Dinner allows some time for our board members and staff to relax, at least for a brief moment!

August 14

The Four Piano Spectacular is just that, featuring Jon Kimura Parker, Zhenni Li-Cohen, Lisa Bergman, and Adam Stern.

August 15

The annual Children’s concert features Harmony the Hare and a cast of characters on the Eastsound Village Green stage.

August 16

Nathan Olson and Matthew Cohen perform at our annual Volunteer Celebration, a big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers.

August 17

The rehearsals never stop as harpist Allegra Lilly and the OICMF Chamber Orchestra rehearse Handel’s Harp Concerto in B-flat Major.

August 18

Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann interviews composer Jake Heggie

in a pre-concert talk.

August 19

photo by Steve Alboucq

Zachary DePue, Nathan Olson, Alexandra Preucil, Ani Aznavoorian, Aloysia Friedmann, Adeline Gao, and Sasha Cooke perform Jake Heggie’s Intonations.

August 20

Aloysia Friedmann, Alexandra Preucil, Antoine Tamestit, Zachary DePue, Jon Kimura Parker, Lachezar Kostov, Ani Aznavoorian, Eric Nowlin, and Nathan Olson perform for an enthusiastic audience on Lopez Island.

August 21

Violist Antoine Tamestit, pianist Jon Kimura Parker, and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke end the season beautifully with Brahms’

Two Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano, Op. 91.

August 22

Closing night flowers for Aloysia...

...and a good night kiss!

You can still read all about the concerts, artists, repertoire, program notes, and so much more that made up our 29th Season in our program book - here

Stay tuned -

over the next few Scherzos, we will be sharing some of wonderful performances from OICMF's 29th Season!

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Updates on concerts, interviews with artists, and more!

We look forward to sharing more OICMF news and events with you — keep your eyes peeled for next month's Scherzo!

All the best,

Christopher Peacock

Executive Director

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival