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2023-orcas-island-chamber-music-festival/Bethany Marie2023-06-08T17:21:30-07:00

2023 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival

26th Season
August 4 – 19, 2023

Season Sponsors: David and Amy Fulton

All Concerts and Events take place at Orcas Center, Main Stage
(unless otherwise indicated)

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)


Oicmf Trailblazer Aug 4 And 5

Trailblazer

Friday, August 4, 7:30pm (live only)
Saturday, August 5, 5:30pm(live & livestream)

Tickets: $40 Adults, $10 ages 6–18
Aug. 5 Livestream Tickets: Free (https://oicmf.org/purchase-tickets/)

Friends of Joyce Tickets: Free tickets for youth ages 6-18 and their families are available starting June 15 by contacting the OICMF office
(360) 376-6636 or info@oicmf.org (more information: oicmf.org/friends-of-joyce-tickets)

Johann Sebastian Bach
(arr. I. Jedynecki)
Goldberg Air and Variations (excerpts) for accordion and violin

Iwo Jedynecki accordion
Karolina Mikolajczyk violin

Ernö Dohnányi Serenade in C Major for string trio

Jun Iwasaki violin
Yura Lee viola
Oliver Aldort cello

Alyssa Morris Trailblazer for two oboes, English horn, and string trio (2023)
In memory of Laila Storch –West Coast PremiereAlecia Lawyer oboe
Mary Lynch VanderKolk oboe
Ann Lemke English horn
Daniel Ching violin
Aloysia Friedmann viola
Oliver Aldort cello
César Franck Offertoire for solo accordion

Iwo Jedynecki accordion

Ástor Piazzolla Escualo for violin and accordion

Karolina Mikolajczyk violin
Iwo Jedynecki accordion

Marcin Blazewicz Night Full of Sins for violin and accordion (2019)

Karolina Mikolajczyk violin
Iwo Jedynecki accordion

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Aria for oboe and strings

Alecia Lawyer oboe

Jun Iwasaki, Daniel Ching, Karolina Mikolajczyk violins
Aloysia Friedmann, Yura Lee viola
Oliver Aldort cello

~INTERMISSION~

Ludwig van Beethoven Serenade in D Major for flute, violin, and viola

Sandy Hughes flute
Daniel Ching violin
Aloysia Friedmann viola

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)

Oicmf Orcastrations Voice Of The Whale Aug 8 And 9

Orcas~trations: Voice of the Whale

Tuesday, August 8, 7:30pm (live only)

Pre-Concert Talk 6:30pm(free):

Oboe Lore featuring Alecia Lawyer, Ann Lemke, and Mary Lynch VanderKolk with Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker

Wednesday, August 9, 5:30pm (live & livestream)

Pre-Concert Talk 4: 30pm(free):

Oboe Lore featuring Alecia Lawyer, Ann Lemke, and Mary Lynch VanderKolk with Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker

Tickets: $45 Adults, $10 ages 6–18
Aug. 9 Livestream Tickets: Free (https://oicmf.org/purchase-tickets/)

Friends of Joyce Tickets: Free tickets for youth ages 6-18 and their families are available starting June 15 by contacting the OICMF office
(360) 376-6636 or info@oicmf.org (more information: oicmf.org/friends-of-joyce-tickets)

Robert Schumann Scherzo from string quartet Op. 41, No. 1

Miró Quartet
Daniel Ching violin
William Fedkenheuer violin
John Largess viola
Joshua Gindele cello

Samuel Barber Adagio from string quartet, Op. 11

Miró Quartet

Alyssa Morris “Yellow” from Four Personalities for oboe

Alecia Lawyer oboe
Jon Kimura Parker piano

Clémence de Grandval Andante and Final for English horn and piano

Ann Lemke English horn
Jon Kimura Parker piano

Ennio Morricone “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission for oboe and strings

Mary Lynch VanderKolk oboe

Daniel Ching, Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer, Jun Iwasaki, Karolina Mikolajczyk violins
John Largess, Yura Lee violas
Bion Tsang cello

John Corigliano The Red Violin Caprices for solo violin (1999)

Nikki Chooi violin

Wojciech Kostrzewa The Hollywood Fantasy for violin and accordion (2019)

Karolina Mikolajczyk violin
Iwo Jedynecki accordion

~INTERMISSION~

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Duo in B-flat Major, K. 424 for violin and viola

Jun Iwasaki violin
Yura Lee viola

George Crumb Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for flute, cello, and piano (1971)

Sandy Hughes flute
Bion Tsang cello
Jon Kimura Parker piano

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)

Oicmf From Darkness To Light Aug 10 And 11

From Darkness to Light

Friday, August 11, 7:30pm (live only)

Pre-Concert Talk 6:30pm (free):

Conversation with John Wineglass and Michell Marshall
with Aloysia Friedmann

Saturday, August 12, 5:30pm (live & livestream)

Pre-Concert Talk 4:30pm (free):

Conversation with John Wineglass and Michell Marshall
with Aloysia Friedmann

Tickets: $40 Adults, $10 ages 6–18
Aug. 12 Livestream Tickets: Free (https://oicmf.org/purchase-tickets/)

Friends of Joyce Tickets: Free tickets for youth ages 6-18 and their families are available starting June 15 by contacting the OICMF office
(360) 376-6636 or info@oicmf.org (more information: oicmf.org/friends-of-joyce-tickets)

George Walker Lyric for strings (1946)

Miró Quartet
Daniel Ching violin
William Fedkenheuer violin
John Largess viola
Joshua Gindele cello

Erwin Schulhoff

John Williams

Allegro con fuoco from Sonata for violin (1927)

Zachary DePue violin

Schindler’s List Theme (1993)

Zachary DePue violin

John Christopher Wineglass … And The Summer Was Over for piano quintet (2023)
Dedicated to all the lost lives, survivors, and descendants of the Jim Crow EraNikki Chooi, Jun Iwasaki violins
Aloysia Friedmann viola
Bion Tsang cello
Jon Kimura Parker piano
Michell Marshall reader
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich
(Arr. J. Milone)

Gavotte, Waltz, and Polka for two violins and piano

Zachary DePue, Nikki Chooi violins
Jon Kimura Parker piano

Prelude and Scherzo for string octet

Jun Iwasaki, Zachary DePue, Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer violins
Yura Lee, Aloysia Friedmann violas
Bion Tsang, Annamarie Wellems cellos

“Cheremyushki Galop” from The Gadfly

Jun Iwasaki, Zachary DePue, Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer violins
Chad Wesselkamper double bass

~INTERMISSION~

Johann Christian Bach Allegro from Quintet for oboe, violin, viola, cello, and keyboard

Alecia Lawyer oboe
Yura Lee, Aloysia Friedmann violas
Annamarie Wellems cello
Jon Kimura Parker piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”

Miró Quartet

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)

Oicmf Mystical Winds Aug 15 And 16

Mystical Winds

Tuesday, August 15, 7:30pm (live only)

Pre-Concert Talk 6:30 (free):

A Conversation with Jake Heggie and John Largess

Wednesday, August 16, 5:30pm (live & livestream)

Pre-Concert Talk 4:30 (free):

A Conversation with Jake Heggie and John Largess

Tickets: $40 Adults, $10 ages 6–18
Aug. 16 Livestream Tickets: Free (https://oicmf.org/purchase-tickets/)

Friends of Joyce Tickets: Free tickets for youth ages 6-18 and their families are available starting June 15 by contacting the OICMF office
(360) 376-6636 or info@oicmf.org (more information: oicmf.org/friends-of-joyce-tickets)

Benjamin Britten
Claude Debussy
Pan for solo oboe
Syrinx for solo fluteNathan Hughes oboe
Sandy Hughes flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285

Sandy Hughes flute
William Fedkenheuer violin
Aloysia Friedmann viola
Annamarie Wellems cello

Jake Heggie (b.1961) The Last Day for string quartet (2023)
World Premiere Commissioned by Dr. Ronald Goldman for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival and composed for the Miró QuartetDawn
Daylight
Sunset (for Wynnona)
Midnight

Miró Quartet
Daniel Ching violin
William Fedkenheuer violin
John Largess viola
Joshua Gindele cello

~INTERMISSION~

Émile Paladilhe Solo de Concert for oboe and piano

Nathan Hughes oboe
Jon Kimura Parker piano

Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 55

Zachary DePue violin
Joshua Gindele cello
Jon Kimura Parker piano

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)

Oicmf Romanticarctica Aug 18 And 19

Romanticarctica

Friday, August 18, 7:30pm (live only)
Saturday, August 19, 5:30pm (live & livestream)

Tickets: $40 Adults, $10 ages 6–18
Aug. 19 Livestream Tickets: Free (https://oicmf.org/purchase-tickets/)

Friends of Joyce Tickets: Free tickets for youth ages 6-18 and their families are available starting June 15 by contacting the OICMF office
(360) 376-6636 or info@oicmf.org (more information: oicmf.org/friends-of-joyce-tickets)

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 for solo violin

Zachary DePue violin

Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 21 for oboe and strings
Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 156 for oboe and strings
Adagio from Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 for oboe and stringsNathan Hughes oboe

Daniel Ching, Zachary DePue, William Fedkenheuer violins
Aloysia Friedmann, John Largess violas
Joshua Gindele, Ammamarie Wellems cellos
Chad Wesselkamper double bass

Henning Kraggerud Romanticartica for flute, viola, and strings (2021)

Sandy Hughes flute
Aloysia Friedmann viola

Zachary DePue, William Fedkenheuer violins
John Largess viola
Annamarie Wellems cello
Chad Wesselkamper double bass

César Franck Quintet in F minor for piano and strings

Jon Kimura Parker piano
Miró Quartet
Daniel Ching violin
William Fedkenheuer violin
John Largess viola
Joshua Gindele cello

(all artists and repertoire subject to change)

Festival Events

Children’s Concert

Orcas Center Front Lawn (by the Whale)

Wednesday, August 9, 1:00pm FREE (no tickets required)

Our youngest audience is invited to enjoy and be inspired by music performed by Festival artists!
(In case of inclement weather, we’ll move to the North Deck outside the Madrona Room)


John Wineglass at Orcas Library

Orcas Island Public Library

Saturday, August 12, 2:00pm FREE (no tickets required)

Emmy Award-winning composer John Christopher Wineglass will discuss the creative process behind his haunting piano quintet … And The Summer Was Over, inspired by Alice Walker’s short story “The Flowers.” A reading of Walker’s story by Michell Marshall and Q&A will accompany the discussion.


Open Rehearsal for Seniors

Orcas Center Main Stage

Friday, August 18, 1:00pm FREE (no tickets required)


 

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