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Opus 25
Chamber M
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Opus 25
Special EventsCelebrating our
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Op. 25, No. 1
Serenade in D Major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25Entrata: Allegro
Tempo ordinario d’un minuettoAllegro molto
Andante con variazioniAllegro scherzando e vivace
Adagio – Allegro vivace e disinvoltoLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Three Shanties for Wind Quintet, Op. 4Allegro con brio
Allegretto sempliceAllegro vivace
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006)
Breakdown TangoJohn Mackey (b. 1973)
3Intermission3
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40Andante – Poco piu animato
Scherzo: Allegro – Molto meno allegro – AllegroAdagio mesto
Finale: Allegro con brioJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)
3 4July 12 concert is underwritten by Judy Oberholtzer
in memory of William OberholtzerPost-concert reception hosted by Lori Ferlito & Sally Zenas
July 13 concert is underwritten by Alan McPhailPost-concert reception hosted by Dick & Barb Lucier
2012 ProgramJuly 12 & 13
Andrew Le, pianoAmanda Dykhouse, violinJennifer Walvoord, violinAntione Hackney, viola
Alicia Gregorian Sawyers, cello
Sarah Southard, oboeRobert “Gabe” Southard, flute
Bradley Wong, clarinetWendy Rose, bassoon
Paul Austin, horn
Earsffoorr yyoouurDear Friends,
Welcome! We are thrilled that you are joining us for the 25th Anniversary season of CMFS.
We started celebrating this landmark season earlier this spring with a wonderful concert featuring Andrew Le and Meredith Arwady at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts. We thank the SCA for inviting us into their home and for ‘saluting’ our anniversary with this specialevent.
The celebration continued with a first-ever concert at the Lakeshore Chapel on July 1st,,another ‘salute’, this time from our friends in this historic lakeshore community. Hopefully,many of you were able to attend one of these special events.
We have aggressively increased our education efforts this year, our own way of honoring ourpast and our founders, with a series of programs in area elementary schools in May, a trio ofspecial Young Listener Concerts scheduled for July and August at the SCA (check the websitefor details), and even more in-school education events scheduled for the Fall.
We cannot let pass the opportunity to especially thank the key contributors who stepped upand helped us gather the funds needed to make these extra efforts possible this year. Theirspecial donations gave our Education Fund (established in memory of Wayne Richards) theboost it needed to plan extra programs this year and to start exciting new educational venturesfor the years ahead, they brought our Joan Conway Young Artists Program fund to within ahair’s breadth of achieving its endowment goal and they funded the extra large roster of artists you will enjoy on our stage this year. You will find the names of these 25th Anniversary supporters listed in this program. We are blessed with such generous patrons! And we all, as individuals and as a community, benefit from their gifts.
Finally this fall, we are planning a very special ‘Celebrate 25’ party on Sunday, October 7. We hope you will be there to join us in applauding the longevity of this wonderful festival and in thanking our Guests of Honor –the musicians who have filled our summers with music for the past quarter century.
Now, we invite you to sit back and enjoy the best celebration of all. Our Artistic Directors,Drew and Jenny, have planned six wonderful weeks of chamber music, with each programuniquely suited to celebrate our 25th season. As you enjoy the concerts this summer, we hope you will reflect – as we will – on the many musicians, underwriters, donors, volunteers,audience members, board members, community supporters and more whose dedication oftime and talent over the years have infused this festival with the vibrancy it brings to its 25thyear. We believe CMFS will be with us for many years to come. We hope you will be as well!
Mary Ann QuickPresident, CMFS Board of Directors
Cover illustration by Nick McDuff, Saugatuck High School
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Op. 25, No. 3
Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy Rondo”Andante
Poco adagioRondo all’Ongarese: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quintet in D Major, Op. 25, No. 5Allegro moderato
LargoMinuetto
GraveRondeau: Allegretto
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
3Intermission3
String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48Allegro moderato
Dumka: Poco allegrettoFuriant: Presto
Finale: Tema con variazioni - PrestoAntonín Leopold Dvorák (1841-1904)
July 19 & 20 July 26 & 27
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July 26 concert is underwritten by Dave & Julia Marckini and Sam & Paula GoldenPost-concert reception hosted by Roberta Butters & Don Zenas
July 27 concert is underwritten by Glenn & Janeen Fowler Post-concert reception hosted by Mary Lee Field
Op. 25, No. 2
Selections from Myrthen, Op. 25
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
Six Romances, Op. 25Reconciliation
As When Upon Hot AshesMignon’s Song
The CanaryI Never Spoke to Her
They said, “You Fool, Do Not Go”Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
3Intermission3Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
AllegroLarghettoMenuetto
Allegretto con variazioniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Joan Conway, pianoSandra Maytan, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Maytan, violin
Caroline Holden, violinLeanne King MacDonald, viola
Alicia Eppinga, cello
3 4July 19 concert is underwritten by Don & Irma Bruggink and Glenn & Karen Spoerl
Post-concert reception hosted by Dennis & Jane Dreyer, Sue Bohlander
July 20 concert is underwritten by Joan Conway and Karen DunnPost-concert reception hosted by Members of the CMFS Board
NiemandJemand
Hochländers Abschied
Die Hochländer WitweHauptmanns Weib
Aus den östlichen Rosen
Perugino String QuartetEric Tanner, violin
Diane McElfish Helle, violinBarbara Corbató, viola
Stacey Bosman Tanner, cello
Robert Byrens, pianoLauren Garza, viola
Judith Vander Weg, cello
Jonathan Holden, clarinet
Rätsel
Op. 25, No. 4
Adam Clark, pianoAndrew Le, piano
Mihai Craioveanu, violinGrace Byrd, viola
Joy Song Thomson, cello
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19Lento – Allegro moderato
Allegro scherzandoAndante
Allegro mossoSergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
3Intermission3
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25Allegro
Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo – Trio: AnimatoAndante con moto - Animato
Rondo alla zingarese: Presto – Meno presto – Molto prestoJohannes Brahms (1833-1897)
August 2 & 3 August 9 & 10
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August 2 concert is underwritten in memory of Judy Motiff by Rudi & Fernande Pruden and James Motiff
Post-concert reception hosted by Joan Conway & Mary Dood
August 3 concert is underwritten by Margaret McDermottPost-concert reception hosted by Betsy Good, Nancy Mundinger & Jane Underwood
August 9 concert is underwritten by Jerome & Jacqueline Hurtgen
Post-concert reception hosted by Patrick Coyle & Greg Frey
August 10 concert is underwritten by Wally Petersen & Mike TischlederPost-concert reception hosted by Jim Motiff & Judy Oberholtzer
Op. 25, No. 5
String Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2, Hob. III:32Moderato
Capriccio: AdagioMinuet: Allegretto
Fuga a Quattro soggettiFranz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet No. 4, BB95Allegro
Prestissimo, con sordinoNon troppo lento
Allegretto pizzicatoAllegro molto
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
3Intermission3
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1,“Rasoumovsky”
AllegroAllegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Adagio molto e mestoTheme russe: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Ross Snyder, violinMichelle Lie, violin
Megan Mason, violaKimberly Patterson, cello
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Tesla Quartet
August 16 concert is underwritten by Carolyn Richards in memory of Wayne RichardsPost-concert reception hosted by Bill Galligan
August 17 concert is underwritten by Doug & Kay WalvoordPost-concert reception hosted by Suzie Blair
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August 16 & 17 Performer Biographies
Paul Austin, horn
Praised by the "Holzminden Zeitung" for his "absolutely stunningway of playing the horn", and "The Grand Rapids Press" for being"tender on the warm French Horn", Paul Austin enjoys a multi-faceted career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player,and pedagogue. Recent appearances include a recital at the2012 International Double Reed Society's annual conferencewith bassoonist Wendy Rose, a concerto with the HollandSymphony Orchestra in 2010, and performances in the USA and Europe withorganist Gregory Crowell.
2012 marks Paul Austin's 12th season with the Chamber Music Festival ofSaugatuck. He has also performed at summer music festivals in Banff, Fontana, and Southern Illinois, and has been a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony hornsection since 1999. Paul has premiered compositions written for him by WilliamBrusick, Chin-Chin Chen, Eric Ewazen, James Nicholas, Robert Shechtman, JuliannaTrivers, and James Woodman. He has been critically acclaimed on three recordingswhich have been released by OgreOgress Productions, featuring music by JohnCage, Morton Feldman, and Robert Shechtman.
As a teacher, Dr Austin has served as horn faculty at colleges in Michigan,Louisiana, and Ohio. He actively promotes historical instruments and is the author of "A Modern Valve Horn Player's Guide to the Natural Horn". Along withWendy Rose and clarinetist Bradley Wong, Paul presents educational programs toelementary school children in west Michigan on behalf of the CMFS.
Paul Austin performs on horns made for him by Karl Hill of Kortesmaki Horn Shop in Rockford, Michigan.
Grace Byrd, viola
Grace Byrd loves chamber music, and is excited to once againbe a part of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She iscurrently the violist of the Kalamazoo Symphony’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet, the Tira-Mi-Su Trio (with her husbandand pianist Joseph Byrd, and violinist Julia Maley), and serves asAssistant Principal violist of the Kalamazoo SymphonyOrchestra. She has played in chamber ensembles in Rochester,New York; Heidelberg, Germany; Medford, Oregon, and throughout Michigan.She earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the Eastman School of musicwhere she studied with George Taylor, and also studied at the Hochschule HannsEisler in Berlin, Germany with Kim Kashkashian. Grace enjoys running, swimming,and playing underwater hockey in her spare time.
Op. 25, No. 6
Widmung, Op. 25, No. 1Robert Schumann (1810-1856),
Arr. for solo piano by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Duos for Violin and BassTango
Three In OnePerpetuum
George B. Chave (b. 1959)
Pantomime and Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo for SextetManuel de Falla (1876-1946)
3Intermission3
String Octet in B-flat Major, Op. Posth.Allegro moderato
AdagioAllegro molto
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Andrew Le, pianoHaijin Choi, violin
Adam Liebert, violinJennifer Walvoord, violinMartha Walvoord, violinBarbara Corbató, violaLeslie Van Becker, viola
Alicia Eppinga, celloJack Unzicker, bass
WMUK radio recording underwritten byMary Ann Quick and Dave Colwell
Robert Byrens, piano
Robert Byrens, pianist, has enjoyed performing with theChamber Music Festival of Saugatuck since the summer of 1995and served as the Associate Artistic Director from 1999 to 2008.Robert currently serves as an artist faculty member in collabora-tive piano at Grand Valley State University where he specializesin vocal repertoire. He is also rehearsal pianist/vocal coach forOpera Grand Rapids. Robert studied music at the AmericanBoychoir School, Olivet College (1979), Geneva Conservatory, Western MichiganUniversity, Westminster Choir College, and Indiana University at South Bend. Hehas attended numerous summer music festivals including: Interlochen, Los AngelesPhilharmonic Institute Orchestra, Blossom Festival, Fontana Concert Society, andGarth Newel. Also a violist, Robert is a former member of the Perugino StringQuartet and performed with the Grand Rapids, South Bend, Kalamazoo, and BattleCreek Symphonies.
Haijin Choi, violin
Haijin Choi is a section violinist of the Grand Rapids Symphonyand an enthusiastic violin teacher. Originally from South Korea,she moved to the United States in 2000 to continue her post-graduate program at Northwestern University after finishing herBM and MM from Seoul National University. Inspired by herteacher and mentor Blair Milton (a member of ChicagoSymphony, music director of National High School InstituteSchool of Music at Northwestern University and music director of Winter ChamberMusic Festival, Evanston, IL), she continued her interest in orchestral experience byparticipating in National Repertoire Orchestra and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Afterplaying with Charleston Symphony, SC for one season, she has been a member ofGrand Rapids Symphony since 2003. She looks forward to her first appearance inChamber Music Festival in Saugatuck this summer.
Adam Clark, piano
Adam Clark is an active soloist, chamber musician, and concertosoloist and has performed to great acclaim throughout theUnited States, as well as in Belgium, Italy, and South Korea.
An active chamber musician, he has worked with members ofthe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic,Dayton Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, AustinSymphony, and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. He is a founding member of the VarioPiano Quartet, a group devoted to works written for 2 pianos, 8 hands, and in WestMichigan has been featured on the “Free at 3” recital series, the GRAM recitalseries, and the Sundays at 2 recital series.
Clark is Assistant Professor of Piano at Hope College and holds a Doctor of MusicalArts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Performer Biographies
Joan Conway, piano
Joan Conway, Artistic Director Emerita of the Chamber MusicFestival of Saugatuck, is also founder/director of the HerrickDistrict Library Concert Series and the Free@3 Concert Series. A retired Professor of Music at Hope College where she taughtpiano, and coordinated and performed on the Faculty RecitalSeries, she is an active chamber musician, soloist and collabora-tive pianist and has appeared with most of the area's outstandingartists. Joan is also widely known as a two-piano and piano four-hands performer.Past summers included frequent concerts at Fontana and Bay View Music Festivals.She served on the Artistic Committee of the Holland Symphony Board and is Past-President of the Michigan Music Teachers' Association, receiving their Teacher ofthe year and Distinguished Service awards. Joan now teaches piano privately. Herstudents have won or placed in concerto competitions of the Holland, Grand Rapids,and the Kalamazoo Junior Symphonies, and in Michigan Music Teachers' and MusicTeachers' National Association contests. A graduate of the Manhattan School ofMusic, Conway spent 13 years performing and teaching in New York City beforecoming to Michigan.
Barbara Corbató, viola
Barbara Corbató is currently the Assistant Principal Viola of theGrand Rapids Symphony, where she has performed since 1990.In addition, she is an active chamber musician, performing withthe Perugino String Quartet since 2007, and the GRS’ educationalensemble, the Calder Quartet.
Barbara is a member of the Hope College faculty teaching violawhile also maintaining a home viola studio. She has also served on the viola facultyat Calvin College and at their annual String Summit.
Before settling in Grand Rapids, Barbara performed in the New World Symphony,Spoleto Festival of South Carolina and Italy, and the orchestras of Columbus, Flint,and Saginaw. She has also participated in music festivals in Santa Barbara, Aspen,Keystone, (Colorado), and most recently, Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. Shehas received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan,where her principal teachers included Donald McInnes and Yizhak Schotten.
An avid dog lover, Barbara spends her free time with her husband and their two dogs.
Performer Biographies
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Alicia Eppinga, cello
Alicia Eppinga has been a member of the Grand RapidsSymphony since 1989, was appointed Assistant Principal Cello in1990, and Principal Cello in 2011. Ms. Eppinga was raised inGrand Haven, MI and attended the Interlochen Arts Academyfrom 1980 - 1983. She received her Bachelor of MusicPerformance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of Richard Kapuscinski and her Master of Music at the EastmanSchool of Music with Steven Doane.
Since arriving in Grand Rapids, Ms. Eppinga has been a frequent performer in solo and chamber music concerts. Her quintet, Supernova, performs educationalprograms in the Grand Rapids area schools. She is also a member of EnsembleMontage, a group of musicians dedicated to bringing unique and contemporarychamber music to West Michigan. She is a founding member of Castalia, a pianoquartet that focuses on performing music by women composers. Ms. Eppinga hasappeared as a soloist with the Kent Philharmonia, Calvin Alumni Orchestra and,most recently, on the Classical Series with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Lauren Garza, viola
Lauren Garza, viola, received her Doctorate of Musical Arts inperformance from Michigan State University in 2007, whereshe studied with Robert Dan. She received her Masters degreein performance from Michigan State as well; and her Bachelorsdegree from Hope College where she studied with MihaiCraioveanu. Lauren is an active orchestral performer. She is currently the principal violist of the Holland SymphonyOrchestra and is a member of the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra. She freelances in the West Michigan area and plays regularly on the Free @ 3 ChamberMusic Series. Lauren also enjoys teaching and has a private studio of viola students.She has been the general manager of Holland Symphony Youth Orchestras sinceMay 2007.
Antione Hackney, viola
Antione Hackney holds a Bachelor of Music from the EastmanSchool of Music in viola performance. A Pioneer High Schoolgraduate, Mr.Hackney was also the principal violist for theDisney Grammy All-American Orchestra, and a performer withUBS Verbier International Orchestra.
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Mihai Craioveanu, violin
Hailed by the prestigious magazine The Strad, as "stunning...brilliant", Mihai Craioveanu has concertized to great acclaimthroughout the world. Pianist Radu Lupu and violinist JamieLaredo, describe him as "very impressive" and a "superb violinist".
He performed sold out concerts in legendary concert halls, suchas Carnegie Hall in New York City, Palau de la Musica inBarcelona, Atheneum Hall in Bucharest, and the televised "Hour of Power" programat the Crystal Cathedral in California. He also performed on the television program"Joy of Music" hosted by organist Diane Bish.
The Washington Post describes Mihai Craioveanu’s playing as “...dramatic, nuancedand playful. His violin became his voice.”
Craioveanu ensured that it was the music, and not the musician, that came first. His acclaimed performances at the Shanghai International Festival werebroadcast on the Chinese television and worldwide on broadband. MihaiCraioveanu appeared at the renowned international music festivals of Edinburgh,Scotland, Banff, Canada, and Bodensee, Germany. He teaches violin, chambermusic, and is head of the string area at Hope College.
Amanda Dykhouse, violin
Amanda Walvoord Dykhouse first studied the violin at age 5with Ellen Rizner. She graduated from Interlochen ArtsAcademy, attended Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio and graduatedwith highest honors from Rice University in Houston, Texas, withdegrees in music and religious studies. She pursued furthertraining at the Meadowmount School of Music and MusicAcademy of the West. Her primary teacher was KathleenWinkler. She subsequently pursued a Master of Divinity at Western TheologicalSeminary in Holland, after which she served as a pastor in Holland for four years.Amanda is currently the concertmaster of the Holland Symphony Orchestra and the principal second violin of the West Michigan Symphony in Muskegon. She performs frequently throughout the area, including appearances as a soloist withthe Holland Symphony Orchestra and is a regular performer on Holland's Free@3series (formerly the Herrick Library Chamber Music Series) and the Chamber MusicFestival of Saugatuck. She maintains a violin studio in Holland. Her students havewon numerous local awards, including the Holland Symphony Orchestra’s concertocompetition.
International Piano Competition and the 1993 MTNA-Baldwin Competition. Drewperforms frequently with his wife, violinist Jennifer Walvoord. Together, they are theArtistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. Drew is the founderand director of the Brown Bag Series at the Holland Area Arts Council, an informalconcert series designed to encourage and foster the accessibility of classical musicto the public.
Adam Liebert, violin
As a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony, Adam Liebert hasperformed in the violin section since 2002. This season he wasalso named Assistant Principal First Violin of the West MichiganSymphony and has served as concertmaster for the ArcatoChamber Ensemble, New Millennium Orchestra, and BroadwayTheater Guild. Adam enjoys teaching privately at the Universityof Chicago and collaborates occasionally in chamber ensemblessuch as International Chamber Artists, Anaphora, and Dal Niente in the Chicagoarea. After earning his Bachelor of Music from Western Michigan University, hespent two years at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany. During this time, he had the great opportunity to perform as a member of thePhilharmonie der Nationen all over Europe, Japan, China, Russia, and the Ukraine.He was also on hand for several CD productions by the Heidelberger Symphonikeron the Hänsler Label. Adam has attended music festivals in Brazil, Ohio, Florida,Colorado, Maryland, and Northern Michigan. His teachers include Renata Knific,Ulf Hoelscher, Paul Kantor, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Blair Milton.
Gregory Maytan, violin
Gregory Maytan received his doctorate from Indiana UniversitySchool of Music and is now on the faculty at Grand Valley StateUniversity. He performs regularly as a soloist, chamber andorchestral musician. Maytan has performed extensively inEurope and the United States, playing about 50 recitals a year.Recent engagements include multiple performances of thePaganini, Sibelius, Bruch, Barber and Tchaikovsky ViolinConcertos with various orchestras in the United States, Europe and the Far East. An avid chamber musician, he has participated in the prestigious chamber musicfestivals in Sweden and Memphis, Tennessee. He has performed at venues such asRavinia, Tanglewood and the Chicago Cultural Center and has been selected toperform on the Dame Myra Hess concert series in December of 2011. He is currently performing on the 1766 ‘ex-Loeb’ NIcolo Gagliano.
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Caroline Holden, violin
Caroline Holden, violin, hails from Kalamazoo, MI. She completed her studies in violin performance from HopeCollege and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.Her teachers have included Mihai Craioveanu, Yfrah Neaman,and Walter Verdehr. Currently, Caroline plays in the violin sections of the Lousiana Philharmonic Orchestra and theMobile Symphony, and performs with the Grand Rapids andWest Michigan Symphonies when she is in Michigan. She is a founding member ofThe Argot Trio, along with her husband, Jonathan Holden. Caroline is the adjunctviolin professor at William Carey University, and maintains a small teaching studioin Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Jonathan Holden, clarinet
English born clarinetist Jonathan Holden is Assistant Professor ofClarinet at the University of Southern Mississippi, PrincipalClarinetist of the West Michigan Symphony, and a member ofensembles Category 5 and The Argot Trio. He has performed asa concert soloist and chamber musician in the United States,Great Britain and Brazil by invitation of organizations such asthe British Clarinet Congress, Paris Conservatoire, College MusicSociety, University of Rio de Janeiro, American Music Festival, Chamber MusicWilmington, and Festival South. Dr. Holden has given concerts, lectures, clinics andmasterclasses at numerous collegiate establishments in the US including VanderbiltUniversity, Michigan State University, Florida State University, and the universities ofMississippi, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma, Florida, South andCentral Florida, Memphis and Western Michigan. He has performed extensively asan orchestral musician with ensembles including the Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo andBaton Rouge symphony orchestras, the Sarasota Orchestra and the LouisianaPhilharmonic. He received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in performance fromthe Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied with Joy Farrall,Andrew Webster and celebrated recording artist Dame Thea King. He received aDMA from Michigan State University under Dr. Elsa Verdehr. Dr. Holden is a RicoArtist and plays exclusively on Rico Reserve reeds.
Andrew Le, piano
First-place winner of the 2004 Hilton Head International PianoCompetition, Andrew Le is Head of Keyboard Studies andAssociate Professor of Piano at Hope College. Described as "individualistic without a trace of contrivance or eccentricity" bycritic Harris Goldsmith of The New York Concert Review, Drew is known for his exciting, engaging, and artistically sensitive performances both nationally and abroad. He is also a publishedphotographer and violinist in the Holland Symphony Orchestra. Drew holds aDoctor of Music Arts degree from the Juilliard School where he studied with JeromeLowenthal. He is also a graduate of the University of Michigan and the InterlochenArts Academy. Andrew was a prizewinner in the 1997 Gina Bachauer Young Artists
Many of these concerts are made possible through underwriters’ contributions from private individuals and corporations.
For more information about this aspect of the festival please contact us.
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Sandra Maytan, mezzo-soprano
A young Mezzo Soprano with a “riveting voice” (Conductor PhilBaumann, LaPorte Herald), Sandra Maytan “has been given amagnetic stage presence” (Umea Post, Sweden) and has beenlauded in this year’s Early Music America fall issue as “Moststriking was the rich and generous mezzo of Sandra Maytan” forher appearance at the Boston Early Music Festival. She currentlyteaches as an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University,MI. Born and raised in Germany Sandra studied voice with Wolfgang Holzmair,Austria, Prof. Patricia Stiles at Bloomington IU, Prof. Tracy Watson, at RooseveltUniversity, Chicago and Nicholas Loren, Holland.
Sandra Maytan was a featured soloist at the Kronberg Summer Festival, Germany,and the Allegro Vivo Summer Festival in Austria and has appeared as a soloist andrecitalist in Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden, England and the United States.
Leanne King Macdonald, viola
Ms. Macdonald is a violist with Grand Rapids Symphony andPrincipal Viola in the West Michigan Symphony in Muskegon.She earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees in music, inviola performance, from Western Michigan University andCincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her instructorsinclude Masao Kawasaki, Catharine Carroll, Igor Fedotov,Burton Kaplan, and Robert Swan. As a soloist she has appearedwith the West Michigan Symphony (formerly West Shore Symphony), at the GRAM with Shiau-uen Ding, piano, “Solos to Sip to” a special event of pairingwines with music at The Reserve in downtown Grand Rapids, and at ArtDowntown Grand Rapids.
Perugino String Quartet
The Perugino String Quartet is enjoying its 14th year as quartet-in-residence at Grand Valley StateUniversity. Named for the Italian Renaissance artistPietro Perugino from Grand Rapids' sister city, Perugia,Italy, the quartet has centered its activities in WestMichigan, offering performances on both GVSU campuses and concerts for high schools, colleges andchamber music series around the state. A highlight for the quartet was their 1999performance in an all-Beethoven concert in New York's Lincoln Center as part ofthe prestigious Juilliard String Quartet Seminar. All of the quartet members performregularly in the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Perugino String Quartet first violinist Eric Tanner, a graduate of UMass and theManhattan School of Music, is an Artist-Faculty Instructor of Violin at GVSU. DianeMcElfish Helle, second violinist, known for many years as the host of the GrandRapids Symphony's upbeat pre-concert lecture series, has degrees from Cincinnati
College and Conservatory of Music, and Indiana University. Violist Barbara Corbato is currently the Assistant Principal Viola of the Grand Rapids Symphony.Ms. Corbato teaches viola at Hope College and through her home studio. CellistStacey Bosman Tanner, a graduate of the University of Michigan and BostonConservatory, teaches at Calvin College.
The Perugino String Quartet will be performing in the CMFS Young ListenersConcerts this summer.
Wendy Rose, bassoon
Gwendolynn (Wendy) Rose has performed nationally and internationally as a guest in major orchestras including theDetroit Symphony, the Toronto Symphony, the VancouverSymphony, the Winnipeg Symphony, the Utah ChamberOrchestra and the Grand Rapids Symphony. A former memberof The National Ballet Orchestra of Canada and principal bassoonist with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, she appearedfrequently as a soloist with the orchestra and was heard on CBC Radio in nationalbroadcasts. She has performed at Stratford Summer Music, the Spoleto Festival(Charleston, S.C. and Spoleto, Italy), the Banff Festival of the Arts, and was selectedto be a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. She is a member of RAD(Rose/Austin Duo) with hornist Paul Austin of the Grand Rapids Symphony, andLake Winds Octet. Rose is Associate Professor of Music at Western MichiganUniversity where she teaches bassoon, chamber music, and music theory and is amember of the Western Wind Quintet. Ms. Rose received degrees in bassoon performance from the University of Toronto (B.M.) and the University of Michigan(M.M.,D.MA.) where her principal teachers were David Carroll, Hugh Cooper,Christopher Millard, and Richard Beene. She will be performing in the CMFS YoungListeners Concerts this summer.
Alicia Gregorian Sawyers, cello
A Native of East Lansing Michigan, cellist Alicia GregorianSawyers received her Masters Degree from New EnglandConservatory in 2008, studying with Natasha Brofsky. Shereceived her BM in 2006 from Michigan State University, whereshe studied with Suren Bagratuni. A diverse musician, Mrs.Sawyers has performed with famous artists ranging from ItzhakPerlman to Kanye West. She has appeared in concert at JordanHall, Sanders Theater, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall for the Mostly Mozart Festival. Mrs. Sawyers has spent her summers at various musicfestivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, The MeadowmountSchool of Music and The Perlman Music Program. As an orchestral musician, shehas had the pleasure to work with many great conductors, including JosephSilverstein and Hugh Wolf. A passionate chamber musician, she has had theopportunity to work with renowned musicians such as Paul Katz, Roger Tappingand members of the Borromeo and Juilliard String Quartets. Living in Grand RapidsMI, Mrs. Sawyers performs with several orchestras throughout the area and aroundthe state. She is the Principal cellist for the West Michigan Symphony. A dedicatedteacher, Mrs. Sawyers currently has over 30 private students.
Sarah Southard, oboe
Sarah Hustad Southard joined the Hope College MusicDepartment faculty as instructor of oboe in fall of 2007. Shehas also taught at Central Michigan University, the University ofMichigan-Flint and Northern Kentucky University. Sarah keepsan active studio of oboists and has enjoyed working with youthprograms including the Interlochen Center for the Arts All-StateOrchestra. Sarah plays regularly with the Midland and HollandSymphony Orchestras, and has performed with the Lansing Symphony, the NewWorld Symphony Orchestra in Miami, the Cincinnati Symphony Opera Orchestra,and the Madison Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. Sarah has soloed in the U.S.and internationally. She is completing her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree fromMichigan State University with oboist Jan Eberle and received her undergraduatedegree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Master’s Degree at theUniversity of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Robert “Gabe” Southard, flute
Robert “Gabe” Southard teaches at Hope College where heconducts the Wind Symphony and Anchor Band and leads the Instrumental division of the Music Education Department. Dr. Southard completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts inConducting at Michigan State University where he worked with Professor John Whitwell. He received his Masters ofMusic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied conducting with James Smith, and received a Bachelor’s degree in FlutePerformance from Ithaca College. Prior to his residence at MSU, Dr. Southardserved as Wind Symphony conductor and Flute Studio teacher at the University ofMichigan-Flint, where he taught Orchestration, Music Appreciation, and AdvancedConducting. Dr. Southard served as conductor of the Cincinnati Youth WindEnsemble. He has performed with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Lucca,Italy Opera Orchestra, and a number of community orchestras.
Tesla Quartet
Winner of the Third Prize in the 2012 LondonInternational String Quartet Competition and most recently the Gold Medal in the Fischoff Chamber MusicCompetition, the Tesla Quartet was formed at The JulliardSchool in 2008 and quickly established itself as one of themost promising young ensembles in New York, winningSecond Prize at the J.C. Arriaga Chamber MusicCompetition only a few months after its inception. The London Evening Standardcalled their rendition of the Debussy Quartet "a subtly coloured performance thatbalanced confidently between intimacy and extroversion." The quartet (violinistsRoss Snyder and Michelle Lie, violist Megan Mason, and cellist Kimberly Patterson)currently holds a fellowship as the Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence at theUniversity of Colorado-Boulder, where they study with the world-renowned Takács Quartet.
Performer Biographies Performer Biographies
Joy Song Thomson, cello
A native of Los Angeles, Joy started cello lessons at age 12. Shewent on to pursue her studies at the Juilliard School, studyingwith Joel Krosnick and Harvey Shapiro, earning a Bachelor's andMaster's Degree. Under a Fulbright Scholarship, Joy went toGermany, studying at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler”Berlin, as well as receiving the Ferenc Fricsay Stipendium for theDeutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin. Joy has participated inthe Piatigorsky Seminar, the Taos Chamber Music Festival, Music Academy of the West,Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Kneisel Hall, and the Salzburg Festival, among others. Before moving back to Los Angeles, she was a tenured member of the WeimarStaatskapelle. Joy has played as a substitute with the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig,Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, San Diego Symphony and the Los AngelesPhilharmonic, and freelances in the Los Angeles area.
Jack Unzicker, double bass
Double bassist Jack Unzicker is an artist and educator originallyfrom Juneau, Alaska. Currently residing in Arlington, Texas, hefrequently performs with the Dallas Symphony, Fort WorthSymphony Orchestra, and Dallas Opera. He has performedchamber music with Caminos del Inka, Orquestra Divertimento(Costa Rica), Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and Santa Fe ProMusica. Unzicker was recently appointed Assistant Professor ofDouble Bass at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has performed and lectured at the International Society of Bassists, American StringTeacher Association, and Texas Music Educators Association Conventions and has beenfeatured in articles on playing and teaching the double bass in The Strad and StringsMagazine. Unzicker received his Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master of MusicDegree from the University of North Texas. He received his Bachelor of Music Degreefrom Western Washington University. He studied with Jeff Bradetich and William Clay.
Leslie Van Becker, viola
Leslie Van Becker has been Principal Viola of the Grand RapidsSymphony since 1978. She earned a Bachelor of Music degreefrom the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master ofMusic degree from the Yale University School of Music. As achamber musician, Ms. Van Becker has appeared with the DeVosand New World String Quartets, Trio Nouveau, Ghandarva PianoQuartet, Clifford Music Group, Castalia Quartet, and on theChamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She has appeared as asoloist with the Grand Rapids Symphony on its Casual Classics Series and 2005 andwas featured in Don Quixote in 1998 and 2011. She participates each year as principal viola in the Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz, California—whose missionis to perform orchestral and chamber music exclusively from the 20th century andbeyond. As an educator, Ms. Van Becker serves on the faculties of Calvin College andGrand Rapids Community College and also maintains an active studio at her home.She and her husband Ed Clifford have two grown children and now share their 100-year-old home with their cat Scraps.
Performer Biographies
Judith Vander Weg, cello
An active performer, Judith Vander Weg has appeared through-out the United States, Canada, Belgium, France and Spain incollaborative recitals and as orchestral soloist. She is currentlyprincipal cellist of the Flint Symphony Orchestra and serves onthe faculty of Wayne State University. Judith is a clinician foryouth symphonies and school orchestras and maintains a busyprivate teaching studio in Grosse Pointe. This summer willmark her 15th season with the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck.
Jennifer Walvoord, violin
Jennifer Walvoord of Holland, Michigan graduated with herDoctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan inAnn Arbor, Michigan. She has Masters degrees in both violinperformance and chamber music from the University ofMichigan, and a Bachelors degree in violin performance fromHope College in Holland, Michigan. Her former teachersinclude Andrew Jennings, Mihai Craioveanu, and Joan Conway.
In addition to her position as West Michigan Symphony concertmaster, Jennifer ismember of the Grand Rapids Symphony. She has performed as soloist with theWest Michigan Symphony and the Holland Symphony Orchestra. While at theUniversity of Michigan, Jennifer performed electric violin on the Grammy Award-winning recording of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Jennifer is an active chamber musician. She performs recitals regularly with herhusband, pianist Dr. Andrew Le. Jennifer and Andrew were recently (2009)appointed to be the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck.Jennifer collaborated with her sister, Martha, on a recording called “AmericanPerspectives” which was recently released on the Centaur Records Label.
Martha Walvoord, violin
Dr. Martha Walvoord, Associate Professor of Violin at theUniversity of Texas at Arlington, is an active soloist, chambermusician, educator, and recitalist. Described by AmericanRecord Guide as “an enthusiastic and expressive player”,recent solo appearances have taken Walvoord to China, HongKong, Spain, England, Costa Rica, and across the US includingher performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with theQuingdao Symphony Orchestra. Walvoord’s Spain tours have taken her across thecountry. She has been invited to perform in Madrid’s historic Auditorio del Centro
Cultural Conde Duque, Girona’s Casa de Cultura, and at the Universidad deNavarra in Pamplona. Walvoord is committed to the promotion of new music. She has commissioned, assisted, recorded, and premiered works by composersGeorge Chave, Michael Daugherty, David Lefkowitz, and Matthew Tommasini. In 2010, Centaur Records released Walvoord’s recording American Prospectives:Works for Violin by Matthew Tommasini.
Originally from Michigan, Walvoord was the Concertmaster of the West ShoreSymphony Orchestra in Muskegon, MI and held the position of Artist-in-Residenceat Hope College in Holland, MI. As an educator, Walvoord was the sole recipientof the TexASTA 2010 Marjorie Keller Young Teacher of the Year award. She maintains a full and active private and university studio of award- and competition-winning students. During the summer, Walvoord has taught at festivals in HongKong and across the United States. She earned her DMA and her MM from theUniversity of Michigan and her BM from Rice University. Walvoord performs on aviolin made by Francois Pique, Paris 1800.
Bradley Wong, clarinet
Bradley Wong is Professor of Clarinet and Coordinator ofGraduate Studies at Western Michigan University. He hasreceived awards in recognition of both his teaching and service to the university, including the College of Fine ArtsOutstanding Service Award. He has performed throughout the United States from New York to Alaska, with internationalperformances in Belgium, Mexico, China, Spain, Italy, theCanary Islands and the Dominican Republic. The Clarinet describes his playing as“breathtaking…a fine, liquid tone quality”. As a member of the new music groupOpus 21, winner of a Chamber Music America/ASCAP Adventurous ProgrammingAward, he has performed at the Library of Congress; Chamber Music America’sNational Conference in New York; and on Carnegie Hall’s Making Music Series.Bradley Wong is a Yamaha performing artist. He will be performing in the CMFSYoung Listeners Concerts this summer.
Performer Biographies
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Judy Oberholtzer*Rudolph and Fernande Pruden
Dave Colwell & Mary Ann QuickDoug & Kay Walvoord
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Joan Conway**Karen Dunn
Glenn & Janeen FowlerSam & Paula Golden
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SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE HELP OF:Suzie Blair
Sue BohlanderRoberta ButtersDave Colwell
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Larissa Fall
I will be a Junior at Hope College this fall studying Music-ViolinPerformance. I studied the violin privately under Jennifer Walvoordand am now studying under Mihai Craioveanu. This will be my second year as an intern for CMFS and I am very excited for thisseason! I learned about the internship opportunity through JenniferWalvoord and Andrew Le. I know that meeting the different musicians and experiencing the behind the scenes work it takes toput a chamber performance together will shape me as a musician and provide me withcrucial knowledge for my future.
Katie Seifert
I graduated from Holland Christian High School in May 2010, andI have now finished my sophomore year at Calvin College. I ampursuing a major in Speech Pathology with a Spanish minor. I amalso actively involved in the music program at Calvin, where I playviolin in the orchestra, participate in chamber music, and take private lessons under the instruction of Dr. David Reimer. My previous instructors have included Christine Witte, Tammy Clark,and Jenny Walvoord.
I am so excited for the opportunity to be a part of CMFS this summer. So much has to happen to put on a performance, and although I have been both a performer and an audience member before, I have never been a part of the performance that happens behind stage. I am looking forward to working with and gettingto know many new people this summer at CMFS!
Young Listeners ConcertsJuly 13, July 26 and August 9, 2012
During the 2012 concert season, the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck will sponsorthree free Young Listeners Concerts in the bright, comfortable space of the Saugatuck
Center for the Arts, 400 Culver Street in Saugatuck. These concerts will give young peoplea chance to discover the fascination of classical instruments and the opportunity to hearsome of our finest artists present brief programs designed to delight and inspire them.
Friday, July 13th, 1:00 pm featuring Paul Austin, Wendy Rose and Brad Wong
Thursday, July 26th, time TBD (please call 269-857-1424 prior to the date to check time)featuring the Perugino Quartet
Thursday, August 9th, time TBD (please call 269-857-1424 prior to the date to check time)featuring the Tesla Quartet
Special Ticket Offer for Students: Any unfilled seats five minutes before each concert will be available for $5
Intern Biographies
Education Concerts
Our Mission The Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck is dedicated to
perpetuating chamber music – keeping it vibrant and alive.
We present concerts in an atmosphere that encourages a sense of belonging and works to involve the audience as an active part of the experience.
We provide an opportunity for musicians to share their enthusiasm for their instruments andmusic as they present the challenge of the new and the comfort of the familiar.
Joan ConwayJane DreyerAndrew LeDick Lucier
Alan McPhailJim MotiffJoy MuehlenbeckJudy Oberholtzer
Mary Ann QuickMichael TischlederDoug Walvoord
Jennifer WalvoordSally Zenas
Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck Board Members
FoundersHenning Christiansen
Elaine RicheyCharles Parrott
Artistic DirectorsAndrew Le
Jennifer Walvoord
InternsLarissa Fall
Katie Seifert
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS - ($5,000 and above)
Lyle and Anne Warnock
PRIMARY UNDERWRITERS - ($1,000-$2,499)
Mary Ann Quick and Dave ColwellJerry and Jacquie Hurtgen
Judy OberholtzerRudi and Fernande Pruden
Carolyn RichardsDoug and Kay Walvoord
PARTIAL UNDERWRITERS ($500-$999)Alan McPhail
Margaret McDermottGlen and Janeen Fowler
Suzy Richardson and Phil Miller
25th Anniversary Donors
PATRON ($250-$499)Deirdre Dupre & Robert Golub
Richard and Phyllis CrandellPete and Mary Haab
Merle Malmquist & Wayne Nestander
SPONSOR ($100-$249)Ron and Jesse Dalman
Brad and Mary Lee FieldBob and Bobbie GauntDale and Alice JohnsonFred and Ella Kauffman
Jo LalleySaugatuck Center for the Arts
John and Lois Workman
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