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)
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 |
| Ernö Dohnányi | Serenade in C Major for string trio
Jun Iwasaki violin |
| Alyssa Morris | Trailblazer for two oboes, English horn, and string trio (2023) In memory of Laila Storch –West Coast Premiere Alecia 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 |
| Marcin Blazewicz | Night Full of Sins for violin and accordion (2019)
Karolina Mikolajczyk violin |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Aria for oboe and strings
Alecia Lawyer oboe |
~INTERMISSION~
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Serenade in D Major for flute, violin, and viola
Sandy Hughes flute |
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 |
| Samuel Barber | Adagio from string quartet, Op. 11
Miró Quartet |
| Alyssa Morris | “Yellow” from Four Personalities for oboe
Alecia Lawyer oboe |
| Clémence de Grandval | Andante and Final for English horn and piano
Ann Lemke English horn |
| 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 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 |
~INTERMISSION~
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Duo in B-flat Major, K. 424 for violin and viola
Jun Iwasaki violin |
| George Crumb | Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for flute, cello, and piano (1971)
Sandy Hughes flute |
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 |
| John Williams (b. 1932) |
Schindler’s List Theme for violin and piano (1993)Yura Lee, violin Jon Kimura Parker, piano |
| 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 Era Nikki Chooi, Jun Iwasaki violins Aloysia Friedmann viola Bion Tsang cello Jon Kimura Parker piano Michell Marshall reader |
| Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich |
Gavotte, Waltz, and Polka for two violins and piano
Yura Lee, violin Prelude and Scherzo for string octet Jun Iwasaki, Yura Lee, Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer violins “Cheremyushki Galop” from The Gadfly Jun Iwasaki, Yura Lee, Nikki Chooi, William Fedkenheuer violins |
~INTERMISSION~
| Johann Christian Bach | Allegro from Quintet for oboe, violin, viola, cello, and keyboard
Alecia Lawyer oboe |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
Miró Quartet |
Mystical Winds
Tuesday, August 15, 7:30pm (live only)
Pre-Concert Talk 6:30 (free): A Conversation with Caroline Shaw, John Largess, and Aloysia Friedmann
Wednesday, August 16, 5:30pm (live & livestream)
Pre-Concert Talk 4:30 (free): A Conversation with Caroline Shaw, John Largess, and Aloysia Friedmann
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 flute Nathan Hughes oboe Sandy Hughes flute |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
Sandy Hughes flute |
| Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) | Microfictions, Vol. 1, for string quartet (2021) Northwest PremíereI. Road signs melted, pointing to cadences II. But the tune was still visible III. Beneath an oak’s dappled counterpoint III 1/2 Between the third and fourth movements IV. A chord that fell from grace V. To the tempo of an undiscovered Mendelssohn song VI. Heard in heavy fragments, obliquelyMiró Quartet Daniel Ching, violin William Fedkenheuer, violin John Largess, viola Joshua Gindele, celloComposed for the Miró Quartet |
~INTERMISSION
| Émile Paladilhe | Solo de Concert for oboe and piano
Nathan Hughes oboe |
| Felix Mendelssohn | Trio in C minor, Op. 66, for violin, cello, and piano
Allegro energico e con fuoco Yura Lee violin |
Romantarctica
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
Yura Lee 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 strings Nathan Hughes oboe Daniel Ching, Yura Lee, William Fedkenheuer violins Aloysia Friedmann, John Largess violas Joshua Gindele, Ammamarie Wellems cellos Chad Wesselkamper double bass |
| Henning Kraggerud |
Romantarctica for flute, viola, and strings (2021) Sandy Hughes flute Yura Lee, William Fedkenheuer violins |
| César Franck | Quintet in F minor for piano and strings
Jon Kimura Parker piano |
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)