Colorado College Summer Music Festival 2022

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JUNE 5-24, 2022 susan grace, music director

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susan grace

music director, piano virginia barron

associate director, viola scott yoo

conductor

JUNE 5-24, 2022 An Evening of Song in Honor of Peggy Shivers

FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT

Brian Major, baritone TUESDAY, JUNE 7 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall Free ticketed event

FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 2:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Schubert von Herzogenberg Jolivet Stephenson Brahms

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT Scott Yoo, conducting

Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:15 p.m. in Packard Hall Room 9

Nelhýbel Sampson Coleman Dvořák

Quintetto Concertante 19 (world premiere) Red Clay and Mississippi Delta Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81

OUTDOOR FESTIVAL CELEBRATION

Notturno in E-flat Major, Op. 148 Trio for piano, oboe and horn, Op. 61 Chant de Linos Vignettes for trumpet and percussion Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 7:30 p.m., Richard F. Celeste Theatre

Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:15 p.m. in CAC Screening Room

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 Bruch Concerto for clarinet and viola in E minor, Op. 88

Jon Manasse, clarinet; Toby Appel, viola Stravinsky L’Oiseau de feu (Firebird): Suite (1919 version) CHILDREN’S ORCHESTRA CONCERT Nicholas Sharma, conducting Virginia Barron, narrating THURSDAY, JUNE 16 9 and 11 a.m., Richard F. Celeste Theatre Free ticketed event

Drawings by Bemis School of Art; Dancers by Ormao Dance Company Student Repertory

We invite you to bring your lawn chairs and join us for our outdoor celebration featuring the Festival Orchestra followed by Xicanxbeat Orchestra The Pink Hawks.

Saint-Saëns

FESTIVAL ARTISTS PRE-CONCERT RECITAL “ALLA BREVE”

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 7 p.m., Tava Quad, free event

Copland Guo Mozart Stravinsky

Fanfare for the Common Man Parade for gongs Le nozze di Figaro Overture, K. 492 L’Oiseau de feu (Firebird): Suite (1919 version)

The Carnival of the Animals

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 6:15 p.m., Packard Hall, free event

De May Sacco

Musique de Table Quartet for bass trombone, vibraphone, marimba and harp

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Telemann Wagner Debussy Turina Tsontakis

Quartet in D minor Tafelmusik II Tristan and Isolde (Vorspiel und Isoldens Liebestod) Prelude à l’apres midi d’un faune Piano Sextet, Op. 7 Scène Andalouse Portraits by El Greco, Book 2 (Colorado premiere)

OUTREACH CONCERT TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 6 p.m.

Gold Hill Mesa, 142 S. Raven Mine Drive

Free event Grab your lawn chairs and blankets to listen to the festival fellows perform a chamber music concert on the lawn.

FESTIVAL ARTISTS PRE-CONCERT RECITAL “ALLA BREVE” THURSDAY, JUNE 23 6:15 p.m., Packard Hall, free event

FELLOW CONCERTO READINGS SATURDAY, JUNE 18 2 p.m., Richard F. Celeste Theatre Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center Free event

Gane Novacek Cahill Ellington

FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT

FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT

MONDAY, JUNE 20 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:15 p.m. in Packard Hall Room 9

Bunch Robichaux Kay Farrenc

Summer Hours On Second Thought (world premiere) Tromba Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 30

Oz Film: Daisy Doodad’s Dial Serenata Do nothing ’til you hear from me

THURSDAY, JUNE 23 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Sutermeister Beach Rota Franck

Serenade No. 1 Romance Trio for flute, violin and piano Piano Quintet in F minor FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT Scott Yoo, conducting FRIDAY, JUNE 24 7:30 p.m., Richard F. Celeste Theatre

Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center Pre-Concert Lecture at 6:15 p.m. in CAC Screening Room

Mozart Horn Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 495

Michael Thornton, horn Bartók Music for strings, percussion and celesta, Sz. 106 Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

MUSIC AT MIDDAY FESTIVAL FELLOW CONCERTS 12:15 P.M., PACKARD HALL, FREE Artwork on cover and throughout:

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Floyd D. Tunson, “Untitled #100” Abstract, wood, and acrylic

• Monday, June 13 • Wednesday, June 15 • Friday, June 17 • Monday, June 20 • Wednesday, June 22 • Thursday, June 23 • Friday, June 24

Colorado College established its first summer music program in the late 1880s.

Since then, many brilliant performers and gifted student musicians have been summer guests of the college.

JUNE 5-24, 2022 susan grace, music director virginia barron, associate director

CONTRIBUTORS The following very special friends have contributed to the 2022 Summer Music Festival. Thanks to the generosity of these individuals, many deserving and talented young musicians attend this extraordinary program. To continue the Summer Music Festival and to maintain the highest standards of artistic excellence, the support of new friends is a continuing and vitally important goal. If you are interested in helping to support the Summer Music Festival through annual giving or our endowment campaign, or if you would like to have your name placed on the Summer Music Festival mailing list, please contact Ann Van Horn, assistant director, at (719) 389-6552.

Endowment Campaign Gifts Carlton Gamer Michael D. Grace Jeffrey Haney Richard and Sandra Hilt Perotti-Holmes Music Fellowship Katherine Loo Tom and Pam Sanny

$10,000 and more – The Golden Baton Arthur and Elizabeth Aikin The Bain Family Foundation Michael and Susan Grace Richard and Sandra Hilt The Estate of John Hobson Inasmuch Foundation John and Laurel Watkins CC Cultural Attractions Fund

Now in its 38th year, the present Summer Music Festival was founded in 1984

by John Giordano, conductor and music director of the Fort Worth Symphony; Elmer Peterson, dean of the CC Summer Session; and Michael Grace, chair of the music department and the first festival director. In 1987, Susan Grace, artist-in-residence at Colorado College, took over the director’s duties. Outstanding young musicians from around the world spend three weeks working closely with world-renowned faculty coaches

4,000-$9,999 – Music Director and Conductor’s Circle Susan Ashley and Robert Lee Nancy Ekberg and Daniel Tynan Timothy Fuller In memory of Kalah Powers Fuller Michael J. Healy In memory of Sarah Albright Healy Katherine Loo Esther Redmount and Harry White Judith Sellers in memory of Buz Sellers UCHealth Memorial Hospital Bee Vradenburg Foundation Kathleen Yasumura In memory of Kathryn Rubin Colorado College Music Department

$2,500-$3,999 – DO Nasit Ari and Libby Rittenberg Gary and Anne Bradley John Chalik and Susan Chamberlain Children’s Hospital Colorado Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey Avis and Curtis Cook Nancy Hochman Pamela and Stephen Marsh Arthur Porter In memory of Judy Lewallen Constance Raub Dr. Cynthia Rose Margaret Satterfield In memory of Kathryn Rubin Webb Family Fund of Pikes Peak Community Foundation In memory of Barbara Webb

in small groups, attending orchestra rehearsals and master classes, taking private lessons, and presenting concerts in the community and at CC. These talented festival fellows perform in both orchestra and chamber music programs.

The mission of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival is to provide the highest-caliber inclusive educational experience for pre-professional musicians, connecting them with pre-eminent performance faculty as they prepare to launch rewarding careers, while simultaneously providing vibrant and diverse concerts celebrating legacy, contemporary, and underrepresented classical music, thereby enriching the community of the Pikes Peak region.

$1,500-$2,499 – RE Laurent Carrier Mike Edmonds Carlton Gamer Samuel and Mary Alice Hall Jeffrey Haney Rex W. Kramer Jon and Becky Medved Janice Saffir and Paul Stephens Peggy Shivers Claire Taber Darryl and Terry Thatcher Herman Tiemens Julia Viazmenski

$1,000-$1,499 – MI Patricia and James Aronstein Joseph and Edith Auner In memory of Stephen Scott Susan Bernstein Ann Brosh Guy and Virginia Cresap Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation Carol Anne Freeman and Nicholas Wilson Stefan Hersh Lisa B. Hughes and Barry Sarchett Jonathan Lee and Peggy Berg Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky In honor of Susan and Michael Grace Jim and Lee Ringe Nancy Roeder In memory of David William Roeder, Professor Emeritus Tom and Pam Sanny Jeffrey Schmoyer Herman White

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THE BLUE STAR GROUP

$500-$999 – FA Anonymous Geoffrey Ames and Daryll Stevens Richard C. Bradley Brooke Bower Chuck and Hallie Cabell John F. Colson In memory of Nancy Kay Colson Pamela Dymek Leo Ehrhard Dr. Susan Rae Jensen and Tom Trainer Lynn A. Johnson Helene Knapp Thomas Mauch James Montgomery Doug and Nancy Norberg Frances Pilch Nancy Sidener Suzanne and Robert Smith Sandra Tiemens Linda Thompson and David Watts Charles and Karen B. Walter Barbara and Joe Wilcox Diane R. Williams Phillip and Keiko Ying

$100-$499 – SO Susanne Anselmi Philip Baldwin Martha Booth Kent Borges and Stephanie DiCenzo Stormy Burns Tom and Bonnie Clark In honor of Susan and Michael Grace Kathleen Collins Cindy Donovan In honor of Robert Cate 4

Christopher Duff John Eddy and Julie Jones-Eddy Evelyn Epperson Hillary Fowler Elaine Freed Yan Gao Donald and Barbara Gazibara Gene and Jolinda Grace Edie Greene and Alan Siegel Ross and Jane Jacobsen Cheryl Hayman Jane Hilberry Cynthia Hinds In honor of Kathleen Hindmarch Donald and Gwen Jenkins Jan Keder Carolyn Keenan Phil and Meg Kendall John and Cherry Kinney Eric Leonard and Lisa Noll Inna Malyshev Marianne McJimsey Mary McKinley Annette Megneys In memory of Janine Seay Douglas Monroy and Ann Van Horn In memory of Margaret Van Horn Chris and Linda O’Shea Elisabeth Rebman Martile Rowland Blair and Joan Sawyer David and Eve Sckolnik Horst and Helen Richardson Alan Schwartzman and Jennifer Shallenberger Mark Seelye Janet and Larry Sims Mark Warshaw In memory of Bill Hochman Bert and Glenda Wong

$1-$99 – LA Nancy Arnn Cecelia Barrocas Barbara Bates In memory of Sarah Healy Laurie Beattie Linda Beidleman DeeAnn Brown Lynne Brown Donald Clarke Nicole de Naray Charlease Elzenga Suzanne Eubank David and Judy Finley Jennifer Friend Alan Hassebrock Kathleen and Matt Hindmarch Robin Izer Robert LaMont Dorothy Lee Liz Manring Kayla McGuire Gerry Miale Suzanne MacAulay James Mitchell John Moyer Terri Pederson Wayne and Marie Peterson Ron and Karen Rubin Barbara Simpson Eileen Skahill Robert Swaim Christina P. Taylor Jean Truty Charles D. Warren Nancy Wilson

FOUNDATIONS AND FUNDS

The Bain Family Foundation Colorado College Cultural Attractions Fund Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ida Boatwright Hutchison Memorial Fund Inasmuch Foundation Northwestern Mutual Shivers Fund at Pikes Peak Library District The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Webb Family Fund of Pikes Peak Community Foundation

SUPPORTING RADIO STATIONS

Classically Colorado & Colorado Public Radio American Public Media’s “Performance Today” KCME 88.7 FM and JAZZ 93.5 KRCC 91.5 FM

WINE DONATIONS

The Arts at CC (Ryan Bañagale) Libby Rittenberg and Nasit Ari Gary and Ann Bradley Colorado College Office of the President (L. Song Richardson) Curtis and Avis Cook Timothy Fuller Michael and Susan Grace Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey Dick and Sandra Hilt Downtown Fine Spirits and Wine (Gregor Huesgen) Susan Ashley and Bob Lee Jon and Becky Medved Coaltrain Fine Wines (Peggy McKinley) Judith Sellers Nancy Ekberg and Dan Tynan Esther Redmount and Harry White

IN APPRECIATION

Nasit Ari and Libby Rittenberg Joseph Coleman Colorado College Music Department Michael Grace Karine Garibova

SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Nasit Ari Bernie Brink Lauren Ciborowski Timothy Fuller Michael Grace Susan Grace Jon Medved Libby Rittenberg Sandra Tiemens Herman Tiemens Ann Van Horn

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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Scott Yoo, conducting ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Nicholas Sharma, Toronto, Ontario, Eastman School of Music Sponsored by Arthur and Elizabeth Aikin VIOLIN Theo Bockhorst, St. Louis, MO, Cleveland Institute of Music Sponsored by Cynthia Rose Catherine Carson, Northfield, MN, Eastman School of Music Sponsored by Curtis and Avis Cook Ladusa Chang-Ou, Montreal, Quebec, Yale School of Music Sponsored by Perotti-Holmes Music Fellowship Sienna Cho, Kitchener, Ontario, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Michael and Susan Grace Elliott Davis, Avon, CT, McGill University Sponsored by Pamela and Stephen Marsh Bree Fotheringham, Layton, UT, New England Conservatory of Music Sponsored by Dan Tynan and Nancy Ekberg Dylan Hamme, Leonia, NJ, The Juilliard School Sponsored by Harry White and Esther Redmount Amir Kadamani González, Bogotá, Colombia, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Stefan Hersh and Julia Viazmenski Chihiro Kakishima, Ann Arbor, MI, Eastman School of Music Sponsored by Kathleen Yasumura Joshua Kim, Seongnam, South Korea, The Juilliard School Sponsored by Herman White and Tom and Pam Sanny Esder Lee, Seoul, South Korea, University of Toronto Sponsored by Jonathan Lee and Peggy Berg and Patricia and James Aronstein Miriam Viazmenski, Hanover, NH, Yale University Sponsored by Robert Lee and Susan Ashley Rebecca Weger, Regina, Saskatchewan, Yale School of Music Sponsored by Timothy Fuller Sungkyung Yoo, Seoul, South Korea, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Nancy Hochman *Mariama Alcântara, Colorado Springs, CO *Leon Baker III, Colorado Springs, CO *Jorrin McGee, Colorado Springs, CO *Alexander Tada, Colorado Springs, CO VIOLA Graham Cohen, South Orange, NJ, The Juilliard School Sponsored by Art Porter Chris Gokelman, San Antonio, TX, Cleveland Institute of Music Sponsored by Cynthia Rose

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Euiju Kwack, Seoul, South Korea, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Nicholas Wilson and Carol Anne Freeman and Jeffrey Schmoyer Daniel Moore, Houston, TX, University of Colorado Boulder Sponsored by Constance Raub Molly Pope, Orlando, FL, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Dan Tynan and Nancy Ekberg Syara Robert, Houston, TX, Montreal Conservatory of Music Sponsored by Joseph and Edith Auner and Harold and Lorna Lynn-Palevsky Lia Stallmann, Houston, TX, Rice University Shepherd School of Music Sponsored by Nancy Roeder and Ann Brosh *Joshua Head, Colorado Springs, CO CELLO Tyla Axelrod, East Setauket, NY, Boston University Sponsored by Margaret Satterfield William Cayanan, San Leandro, CA, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Sponsored by Jeffrey Haney Christopher Chan, Toronto, Ontario, University of Michigan Sponsored by John Chalik and Susan Chamberlain Zac Fung, Doylestown, PA, University of Rochester Sponsored by Paul Stephens and Jan Saffir Lidanys Graterol, Coro, Venezuela, Roosevelt University Sponsored by Ida B. Hutchison Memorial Fund and James and Lee Ringe Angelique Montes, New Orleans, LA, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Sponsored by Peggy Shivers San Rim, Toronto, Ontario, University of Toronto Sponsored by Kathleen Yasumara BASS Dante Ascarrunz, Boulder, CO, Manhattan School of Music Sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt Mark Lillie, Boulder, CO, The Juilliard School Sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt Peter Shane Savage, Port St. Lucie, FL, Lynn University Conservatory of Music Sponsored by Jon and Becky Medved Zongyuan Wei, Shenyang, China, Texas Tech University Sponsored by Heather Carroll and Barry Sarchett and Lisa B. Hughes

FLUTE Olivia Chaikin, Folsom, CA, Mannes School of Music Sponsored by Tiemens Foundation Elise Kim, Seattle, WA, Eastman School of Music Sponsored by Michael and Susan Grace

TRUMPET Jack Farnham, Sunnyvale, CA, Northwestern University Sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt Ben Shaposhnikov, Merrick, NY, Lynn University Sponsored by Nasit Ari and Libby Rittenberg

OBOE Timothy Swanson, Granite Falls, MN, The Juilliard School Sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt Oliver Talukder, Glenview, IL, Curtis Institute of Music Sponsored by Carlton Gamer

TROMBONE Logan Borchard, Bend, OR, Central Washington University Sponsored by Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey Jack Grimm, Vienna, VA, Northwestern University Sponsored by Samuel and Mary Alice Hall Michael Stanton, West Islip, NY, University of Florida Sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt

ENGLISH HORN *Monica Ding, Colorado Springs, CO CLARINET Taig Egan, Guilford, CT, Mannes School of Music Sponsored by Arthur and Elizabeth Aikin Eric Just, Logan Township, NJ, California State University, Fullerton Sponsored by Gary and Anne Bradley BASSOON Katia Osorio, Houston, TX, Yale School of Music Sponsored by Mike Edmonds Ian Schneiderman, Seattle, WA, Eastman School of Music Sponsored by Kathleen Yasumara and Margaret Satterfield *Alejandro Vieira, Colorado Springs, CO HORN Stephanie Fritz, Stroudsburg, PA, Yale School of Music Sponsored by Robert Lee and Susan Ashley Susannah Greenslit, Odenton, MD, University of Southern California Sponsored by Darryl and Therese Thatcher Sophie Steger, Skokie, IL, New England Conservatory Sponsored by Kathleen Ricker Elena Varon, Rochester, NY, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Sponsored by Rex Kramer and Claire Taber

TUBA *Joseph Boylan, Colorado Springs, CO PIANO Ellen Sirower, New York City, University of Texas at Austin Sponsored by Laurent Carrier Boris Uzunov, Sofia, Bulgaria, National School of Music “L.Pipkov” Sponsored by Robert Lee and Susan Ashley HARP *Tonya Jilling, Fort Collins, CO PERCUSSION Jack Arman, Golden, CO, University of Northern Colorado Sponsored by Guy and Virginia Cresap and Susan Bernstein Kevin Brohman, Beamsville, Ontario, The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory Sponsored by Nasit Ari and Libby Rittenberg Eric Green, Iowa City, IA, Boston University Sponsored by Michael and Susan Grace *Alberto Ortega, Colorado Springs, CO

*guest musician

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AN EVENING OF SONG IN HONOR OF PEGGY SHIVERS Brian Major, baritone Susan Grace, piano TUESDAY, JUNE 7 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Mortal Storm, Op. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT OWENS A House in Taos (1925-2017) Little Song poems by Langston Hughes Jaime Faithful One Genius Child Nightfall (While you were dreaming ...). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dead Fires Prayer

CARLOS SIMON

(b. 1986)

Laura Frautschi, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello

— INTERMISSION —

Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. LESLIE ADAMS

(b. 1932) Life and Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAMUEL COLERIDGE TAYLOR

(1875-1912) Three Spirituals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Give Me Jesus Balm in Gilead Changed My Name

ARR. BY MARVIN CURTIS

(b. 1951)

David Ying, cello

Honor, honor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HALL JOHNSON

(1888-1970) God is a God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WENDELL WHALUM

(1931-1987) Witness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HALL JOHNSON

The audience is cordially invited to a post-concert reception in the Packard Courtyard.

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(1888-1970)

PEGGY SHIVERS is a music legend and philanthropist who, along with her late husband, Clarence Shivers, has touched countless lives in Colorado Springs — especially in the arts community.

Shivers was always reluctant to pursue singing as a career, but the soprano continually found opportunities to share her voice, to include performances with Duke Ellington when Shivers was in her mid-20s.

After arriving in Colorado Springs in 1979, she and her husband made an immediate impact. In 1993, the Shivers Fund at the Pikes Peak Library District helped establish an African American Historical and Cultural Collection at the library and continues to help fund events, concerts, and scholarships for young, aspiring artists. In 2019, Shivers was recognized as the year’s Unstoppable Woman. She was also honored with the inaugural Excellence in Arts and Culture Trustee Award by the El Pomar Foundation in 2021.

BRIAN MAJOR, baritone Baritone Brian Major has been praised for his “velvet voice” and “commanding stage presence.” In May, Mr. Major made his Boston Lyric Opera debut, playing Emile Griffith in “Champion: An Opera in Jazz” by Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard, with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cristofer. Last year, Mr. Major returned to Opera Grand Rapids as Gary in Douglas Pew’s “Penny” and joined Lyric Fest for a filmed recital of Kurt Weill songs, the Princeton Festival for an Opera Gala, and Opera Delaware for a concert of Shakespeare selections. In 2020, Mr. Major returned to Toledo Opera as Marcello in “La Bohème” and made his South American debut as Amonasro in “Aida” with Theatro Municipal de Sao Paulo. Mr. Major joined Madison Opera in 2019 for their production of “La Traviata” as Baron Douphol and covered the role of Germont. In Montpellier, France, he performed an all-French opera concert with Maestro Michel Plasson. Other past performances include the title role in “Gianni Schicchi,” El Dancaïro in “Carmen,” and Speaker in “The Magic Flute.”

Quickly gaining renown for his proficiency in the iconic dramatic repertoire, Opera News praised Mr. Major’s Escamillo as “embracing the love of the spotlight” and “never losing the strength of the vocal line.” Major has been the baritone soloist in Handel’s “Messiah,” Vaughan Williams’ “Five Mystical Songs,” and Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” Mr. Major has won numerous awards and honors on the competition circuit. He holds degrees from Morehouse College, Boston University, and Michigan State University.

This concert is sponsored by Colorado College, UCHealth, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and The Summer Music Festival.

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT THURSDAY, JUNE 9 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Quintetto Concertante. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Allegro Slow Vivo

VÁCLAV NELHÝBEL

(1919-1996)

Laura Frautschi, violin; Kevin Cobb, trumpet; John Rojak, bass trombone Aiyun Huang, percussion; Susan Grace, piano

19 (world premiere) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVID SAMPSON

(b. 1951) Robert Walters, English horn; John Rojak, bass trombone Stefan Hersh, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; Susan Cahill, bass

Red Clay and Mississippi Delta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALERIE COLEMAN

(b. 1970)

Elizabeth Mann, flute; Robert Walters, oboe Jon Manasse, clarinet; Michael Kroth, bassoon; Michael Thornton, horn

Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Allegro, ma non tanto (1841-1904) Dumka. Andante con; Un pochettino più mosso Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace Finale. Allegro William Wolfram, piano; David Kim, violin; Laura Frautschi, violin Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello

This concert is sponsored by Richard and Sandra Hilt.

Music Director and Faculty Artist Susan Grace is sponsored by the Bain Family Foundation.

Jon Manasse is the Tom and Pam Sanny Endowed Faculty Artist.

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OUTDOOR FESTIVAL CELEBRATION SATURDAY, JUNE 11 7 p.m., Tava Quad

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Scott Yoo, conducting *Nicholas Sharma, conducting

Fanfare for the Common Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AARON COPLAND

(1900-1990) **Kevin Cobb, Jack Farnham, Ben Shaposhnikov, trumpets Stephanie Fritz, Emma Steger, Susannah Greenslit, Elena Varon, horns Jack Grimm, Michael Stanton, Logan Borchard, trombones; ***Joe Boylan, tuba Jack Arman, timpani; Kevin Brohman, tam-tam; Eric Green, bass drum

Parade (2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WENJING GUO

(b. 1956)

Jack Arman, Kevin Brohman, Eric Green, gongs

Le nozze di Figaro Overture, K. 492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W.A. MOZART

(1756-1791) L’Oiseau de feu (Firebird): Suite (1919 version). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IGOR STRAVINSKY Introduction (1882-1971) The Firebird and her Dance Variations of the Firebird Round Dance of the Princesses Infernal Dance of Kastchei Berceuse Finale *festival fellow **festival faculty *** festival guest

SPECIAL GUESTS: THE PINK HAWKS 12

OUTDOOR FESTIVAL

celebration Festival Orchestra Concert followed by

THE PINK HAWKS An all-original future-traditional

Bring your lawn chairs and join us for this free event on the Tava Quad!

XICANXBEAT ORCHESTRA

who blend Afrodiasporic sounds to dance to!

“Pink Hawks draws on the roots of Chicano music, pulls influence from afrobeat and hip hop, ultimately creating something that is both classic and future focused.”

— 303 Magazine

This concert is sponsored by John and Laurel Watkins, the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, and the John Hobson estate.

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS CONCERT SUNDAY, JUNE 12 2:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Notturno in E-flat Major, Op. 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FRANZ SCHUBERT

(1797-1828)

Laura Frautschi, violin; Mark Kosower, cello; William Wolfram, piano

Trio in D Major for piano, oboe and horn, Op. 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HEINRICH VON HERZOGENBERG Allegretto (1843-1900) Presto Andante con moto Allegro Robert Walters, oboe; Michael Thornton, horn; Susan Grace, piano

Chant de Linos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANDRÉ JOLIVET

(1905-1974)

Elizabeth Mann, flute David Kim, violin; Phillip Ying, viola David Ying, cello; ***Tonya Jilling, harp

— INTERMISSION —

Vignettes for trumpet and percussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Running with Lionel. Allegro giusto Chasing Igor. Molto vivace Chuck’s March. Adagio, steady Dinner with Andre. Allegro Waltz in Berlin. Allegretto Leandro Perpetuo. Quarter = 116 MAX. Eighth = 144 Kevin Cobb, trumpet; Aiyun Huang, percussion

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JAMES M. STEPHENSON

(b. 1969)

Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHANNES BRAHMS Allegro (1833-1897) Adagio Andantino grazioso Allegro Jon Manasse, clarinet; David Ying, cello; William Wolfram, piano

***festival guest

This concert is sponsored by Michael Healy and his family in loving memory of Sarah Albright Healy.

Music Director and Faculty Artist Susan Grace is sponsored by the Bain Family Foundation.

Jon Manasse is the Tom and Pam Sanny Endowed Faculty Artist.

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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT TUESDAY, JUNE 14 7:30 p.m., Celeste Theatre

Scott Yoo, conducting

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHANNES BRAHMS Allegro con brio (1833-1897) Andante Poco allegretto Allegro — INTERMISSION —

Please join us in the Main Space for catwalk capers.

Double Concerto for clarinet and viola in E minor, Op. 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAX BRUCH Andante moto (1838-1920) Allegro moderato Allegro molto Jon Manasse, clarinet; Toby Appel, viola

L’Oiseau de feu (Firebird): Suite (1919 version). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IGOR STRAVINSKY Introduction (1882-1971) The Firebird and her Dance Variations of the Firebird Round Dance of the Princesses Infernal Dance of Kastchei Berceuse Finale

The audience is cordially invited to a post-concert celebration in the Main Space featuring Mango fan Django.

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This concert is sponsored by Arthur and Elizabeth Aikin.

Conductor and Faculty Artist Scott Yoo is sponsored by the Inasmuch Foundation.

Jon Manasse is the Tom and Pam Sanny Endowed Faculty Artist.

Toby Appel is the Michael D. Grace Endowed Faculty Artist.

Food generously donated by Joseph Coleman and La’au’s Taco Shop.

Wine generously donated by The Arts at CC (Ryan Bañagale), Libby Rittenberg and Nasit Ari, Gary and Ann Bradley, Colorado College Office of the President (L. Song Richardson), Curtis and Avis Cook, Timothy Fuller, Michael and Susan Grace, Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey, Dick and Sandra Hilt, Downtown Fine Spirits and Wine (Gregor Huesgen), Susan Ashley and Bob Lee, Jon and Becky Medved, Coaltrain Fine Wines (Peggy McKinley), Judith Sellers, Nancy Ekberg and Dan Tynan, Esther Redmount and Harry White.

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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CHILDREN’S CONCERT THURSDAY, JUNE 16 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., Celeste Theatre

*Nicholas Sharma, conducting **Virginia Barron, narrating featuring Dancers by the Ormao Company Student Repertory Drawings by Linda Sagastume’s students at Bemis School of Art *Ellen Sirower and *Boris Uzunov, pianos

The Carnival of the Animals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (1835-1921) Hens and Cockerels text by Jack Prelutsky Wildasses Tortoises The Elephant Kangaroos Aquarium People with long ears The Cuckoo in the middle of the wood Aviary Pianists Fossils The Swan Finale *festival fellow **festival faculty

This concert is sponsored by the Webb Family Fund of Pikes Peak Community Foundation in memory of Barbara Webb.

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PRE-CONCERT RECITAL “ALLA BREVE” THURSDAY, JUNE 16 6:15 p.m., Packard Hall

Musique de Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THIERRY DE MAY

(b. 1956) *Jack Arman; *Kevin Brohman; *Eric Green

Quartet for bass trombone, vibraphone, marimba and harp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Agitato – Tutti Adagio molto – Trio Allegro con fuoco – Tutti Lentamente – Duo Allegro con brio, divertirsi – Tutti

STEVEN CHRISTOPHER SACCO

(b. 1965)

John Rojak, bass trombone; Aiyun Huang, vibraphone *Eric Green, marimba; ***Courtney Hershey Bress, harp

*festival fellow ***festival guest

Please enjoy the wine bar in the Packard Courtyard between concerts.

This free concert is sponsored by the estate of Miriam Bolner.

Wine generously donated by The Arts at CC (Ryan Bañagale), Libby Rittenberg and Nasit Ari, Gary and Ann Bradley, Colorado College Office of the President (L. Song Richardson), Curtis and Avis Cook, Timothy Fuller, Michael and Susan Grace, Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey, Dick and Sandra Hilt, Downtown Fine Spirits and Wine (Gregor Huesgen), Susan Ashley and Bob Lee, Jon and Becky Medved, Coaltrain Fine Wines (Peggy McKinley), Judith Sellers, Nancy Ekberg and Dan Tynan, Esther Redmount and Harry White.

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SEASON 3, EPISODE 3

"Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music" Now Hear This host Scott Yoo explores the life and work of Aaron Copland, and how he created the American sound. This episode was filmed at Colorado College and in the greater Pikes Peak region, featuring the 2021 CC Summer Music Festival!

Watch with your PBS Passport at pbs.org/nowhearthis

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FACULTY ARTISTS CONCERT THURSDAY, JUNE 16 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Quartet in D minor Tafelmusik II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN Andante (1681-1767) Vivace Largo Allegro Elizabeth Mann, flute; Elizabeth Koch, oboe Michael Kroth, bassoon; David Ying, cello

Tristan and Isolde (Vorspiel und Isoldens Liebestod). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RICHARD WAGNER

(1813-1883) arr. Max Reger

Susan Grace, piano; William Wolfram, piano

Prèlude à l’aprés midi d’un faune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLAUDE DEBUSSY

(1862-1918)

arr. Arnold Schoenberg Elizabeth Mann, flute; Elizabeth Koch, oboe; Burt Hara, clarinet William Wolfram, piano; Susan Grace, harmonium; Aiyun Hwang, antique cymbals Andrew Wan, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; Bion Tsang, cello; Susan Cahill, bass Scott Yoo, conducting

— INTERMISSION —

This concert is sponsored by Timothy Fuller in memory of Kalah Powers Fuller.

Music Director and Faculty Artist Susan Grace is sponsored by the Bain Family Foundation.

Conductor and Faculty Artist Scott Yoo is sponsored by the Inasmuch Foundation.

Toby Appel is the Michael D. Grace Endowed Faculty Artist.

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Piano Sextet, Op. 7 Scène Andalouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Crepuscule du Soir (At Twilight); Serenata (Serenade) A la Fenêtre (At the Window)

JOAQUIN TURINA

(1882-1949)

Toby Appel, viola Laura Frautschi, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin Virginia Barron, viola; David Ying, cello William Wolfram, piano

Portraits by El Greco, Book II (Colorado premiere). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEORGE TSONTAKIS Postlude to Book I, Prelude to Book II (b. 1951) Mary Magdalen in Repentance St. Francis Laocoon Agony in the Garden St. Sebastian Repentent St. Peter Resurrection Dormition of the Virgin Burt Hara, clarinet; Steven Copes, violin; Phillip Ying, viola Bion Tsang, cello; Susan Grace, piano

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FACULTY ARTISTS CONCERT MONDAY, JUNE 20 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Summer Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Early calm Quick and lively Slow, simple With anticipation Sunny

KENJI BUNCH

(b. 1973)

Alice Dade, flute; Elizabeth Koch, oboe; Burt Hara, clarinet Michael Kroth, bassoon; Michael Thornton, horn; John Novacek, piano

On Second Thought (world premiere). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BEN ROBICHAUX

(b. 1991)

John Rojak, bass trombone Stefan Hersh, violin; *Ladusa Chang-Ou, violin; Virginia Barron, viola; *Christopher Gokelman, viola Bion Tsang, cello; *Angelique Montes, cello

Tromba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ULYSSES KAY Prologue (1917-1995) Nocturne Mobile Kevin Cobb, trumpet; Susan Grace, piano

— INTERMISSION —

Piano Quintet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOUISE FARRENC Allegro (1804-1875) Adagio non troppo Scherzo. Presto Finale. Allegro John Novacek, piano; Andrew Wan, violin; Toby Appel, viola Bion Tsang, cello; Susan Cahill, bass

*festival fellow This concert is sponsored by Esther Redmount and Harry White.

Music Director and Faculty Artist Susan Grace is sponsored by the Bain Family Foundation.

John Novacek is the Richard and Sandra Hilt Endowed Faculty Artist.

Toby Appel is the Michael D. Grace Endowed Faculty Artist.

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FESTIVAL FELLOWS CHAMBER CONCERT TUESDAY, JUNE 21 6 p.m., Gold Hill Mesa 142 S. Raven Mine Drive

Bring your folding chairs and blankets to hear our fellows perform a FREE concert on the lawn!

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PRE-CONCERT RECITAL “ALLA BREVE” THURSDAY, JUNE 23 6:15 p.m., Packard Hall

Oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PETER GANE

(b. 1948) John Rojak, bass trombone Michael Van Wirt, tenor drum

Film: Daisy Doodad’s Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIR. TURNER; SCORE NOVACEK Andrew Wan, violin; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano

Serenata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUSAN CAHILL

(b. 1967) Do nothing ’til you hear from me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DUKE ELLINGTON

(1899-1974) arr. Novacek

Cahill-Novacek Duo Andrew Wan, violin Michael Van Wirt, drum set

Please enjoy the wine bar in the Packard Courtyard between concerts.

This free concert is sponsored by the estate of Miriam Bolner.

John Novacek is the Richard and Sandra Hilt Faculty Endowed Artist.

Wine generously donated by The Arts at CC (Ryan Bañagale), Libby Rittenberg and Nasit Ari, Gary and Ann Bradley, Colorado College Office of the President (L. Song Richardson), Curtis and Avis Cook, Timothy Fuller, Michael and Susan Grace, Lauren Ciborowski and Ben Harvey, Dick and Sandra Hilt, Downtown Fine Spirits and Wine (Gregor Huesgen), Susan Ashley and Bob Lee, John and Becky Medved, Coaltrain Fine Wines (Peggy McKinley), Judith Sellers, Nancy Ekberg and Dan Tynan, Esther Redmount and Harry White.

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FACULTY ARTISTS CONCERT THURSDAY, JUNE 23 7:30 p.m., Packard Hall

Serenade No. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HEINRICH SUTERMEISTER Marsch (1910-1995) Lied Ländler Burt Hara, clarinet; *Eric Just, clarinet Kevin Cobb, trumpet; Michael Kroth, bassoon

Romance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMY BEACH

(1867-1944) Scott Yoo, violin; Susan Grace, piano

Trio for flute, violin and piano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NINO ROTA Allegro ma non troppo (1911-1979) Andante sostenuto Allegro vivace con spirito Alice Dade, flute; Scott Yoo, violin; Susan Grace, piano

— INTERMISSION —

Piano Quintet in F minor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CÉSAR FRANCK Molto moderato quasi lento; Allegro (1822-1890) Lento, con molto sentiment Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco John Novacek, piano Andrew Wan, violin; Stefan Hersh, violin; Toby Appel, viola; Bion Tsang, cello

*festival fellow

This concert is sponsored by Judith Sellers in memory of Buz Sellers.

Music Director and Faculty Artist Susan Grace is sponsored by the Bain Family Foundation.

Conductor and Faculty Artist Scott Yoo is sponsored by the Inasmuch Foundation.

John Novacek is the Richard and Sandra Hilt Endowed Faculty Artist.

Toby Appel is the Michael Grace Endowed Faculty Artist.

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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT FRIDAY, JUNE 24 7:30 p.m., Celeste Theatre

Scott Yoo, conducting

Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W.A. MOZART Allegro moderato (1756-1791) Romanza. Andante Rondo. Allegro vivace Michael Thornton, horn

Music for strings, percussion, and celesta, Sz. 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Andante tranquillo Allegro Adagio Allegro molto

BÉLA BARTÓK

(1881-1945)

— INTERMISSION —

Please join us in the Main Space for catwalk capers.

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Allegro maestoso (1841-1904) Poco adagio Scherzo. Vivace; Poco meno moso Finale. Allegro

This concert is sponsored by Katherine Loo. Happy Birthday, Kathy!

Conductor and Faculty Artist Scott Yoo is sponsored by the Inasmuch Foundation.

Thank you for contributing to the CC Summer Music Festival’s success this season.

We are grateful and look forward to seeing all of you again in 2023!

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS Susan Grace, music director, piano Grammy-nominated pianist and Steinway Artist Susan Grace has performed solo and chamber recitals, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the United States, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Korea, India, and China. She has also performed in the Aspekte Festival in Salzburg, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra’s new-music series Engine 408, Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Grand Teton Festival, the Cape Cod Music Festival, Festival Mozaic, Concordia Chamber Players, Music at Oxford, and the Helmsley Festival in England. She is a member of Quattro Mani, an internationally acclaimed two-piano ensemble with New York pianist Steven Beck. Recent performances include CUNY Graduate Center, Bargemusic, National Sawdust, Subculture, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall in New York, La Labortoire Cambridge, Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, and the Alabama and Austin Symphonies. Grace has recorded for Bridge Records, the Belgium National Radio, WFMT in Chicago, the Society of Composers, Wilson Audio, Klavier International, and Klavier Music Productions. Her recording on the Bridge label of Stefan Wolpe’s violin and piano music was listed in the London Sunday Times as one of the top 10 contemporary recordings and was included on the Fanfare “Critics Want List.” Bridge Records recently released four new CDs by Quattro Mani featuring American and European composers; Lounge Lizards and Re-Structures, as well as Stefan Wolpe’s music for two pianos and the Poul Ruders Edition, Volume 15, all to critical acclaim.

Grace is associate chair, artist-in-residence and senior lecturer in music at Colorado College. She is also music director of the renowned Colorado College Summer Music Festival, now in its 38th season. She was awarded the Christine S. Johnson Professorship of Music from 2014-16. In June 2014, Mayor Steve Bach and the city of Colorado Springs presented Grace with the Spirit of the Springs award for her work with the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. She was awarded the 2020 Gresham Riley Award, the Alumni Association’s highest honor for service to Colorado College. Grace was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Small Ensemble Performance category.

Virginia Barron, associate director, viola Violist Virginia Barron is equally adept as a chamber player, orchestral musician, and teacher. A native of Toronto, she received her training at the Manhattan School of Music; her principal teachers were Lillian Fuchs, Kim Kashkashian, and Paul Armin. Barron was a regular substitute player with the Chicago Symphony for over 20 years and went on six international tours with the orchestra, playing under such conductors as Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, and Riccardo Muti. Other orchestras she has played with include Toronto Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Lyric Opera Orchestra, and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. An ardent chamber musician, Barron has served the Colorado College Summer Music Festival for 32 years, as performer, teacher, and associate director.

In 2014, Barron co-founded Buffalo String Works, an El Sistema-inspired program that offers free music instruction to underserved children on Buffalo’s West Side. Although she retired as the executive director in 2019, BSW continues to thrive. It now serves over 100 children in their new facilities overlooking the Niagara River. Barron and her husband currently enjoy playing concerts in hospitals and retirement residences in the Buffalo area, accompanied by their golden retriever, Archie, a therapy dog extraordinaire.

Scott Yoo, conductor, violin Scott Yoo has served as the chief conductor and artistic director of the Mexico City Philharmonic since 2016. Since 2004, he has served as music director of Festival Mozaic, an orchestral and chamber music festival in the Central Coast of California. Yoo is also the Host and Executive Producer of the PBS series “Now Hear This,” the first show about classical music on American prime time TV since 1967. “Now Hear This” received an Emmy nomination in 2021.

Yoo has conducted the Colorado, Dallas, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New World, San Francisco and Utah Symphonies, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in their Elliott Carter Festival and in his Carnegie Hall debut. In Europe, he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Britten Sinfonia, L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, and the Estonian National Symphony. In Asia, Yoo has led the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo and the Seoul Philharmonic and Busan Philharmonic in Korea. His discography includes over 20 recordings on Bridge, Naxos, New World, and Sony Classical.

A proponent of the music of our time, Yoo has premiered 76 works by 39 composers. With the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Yoo recorded Mark O’Connor’s American Seasons for Sony Classical; John Harbison’s chamber orchestra works with soprano 29

Dawn Upshaw for Bridge Records, nominated for a National Public Radio Performance Today Award; and song cycles of Earl Kim with sopranos Benita Valente and Karol Bennett for New World, named a Critics Choice by the New York Times. Other recording projects include complete orchestral works of Earl Kim with the RTE National Orchestra of Ireland for Naxos; the works of Carter, Lieberson, and Ruders; and the cycle of Mozart Piano Concertos.

After beginning his musical studies at age 3, Yoo performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony at age 12. He received First Prize in the 1988 Josef Gingold International Violin Competition, the 1989 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and the 1994 Avery Fisher Career Grant. In 1993, Yoo founded the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, conducting the ensemble in its subscription series at Jordan Hall in Boston and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, New York, and on over 100 performances on tour.

Yoo was born in Tokyo and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

He studied violin with Roman Totenberg, Albert Markov, Paul Kantor, and Dorothy DeLay, and conducting with Michael Gilbert and Michael Tilson Thomas. He has been the Conductor of the Colorado College Music Festival since 2002, and the founder of the Medellín Festicámara, a chamber music program that brings together world-class artists with underprivileged young musicians. He attended Harvard University, where he received a bachelor’s degree. In 2021, he received an honorary doctorate degree from Colorado College.

Toby Appel, viola Toby Appel performs throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Far East as soloist and chamber musician. He is a former member of Tashi, and the Lenox and Audubon Quartets. He began training at age 13 at the Curtis Institute with Max Aronoff. He has been on the faculty at The Juilliard School for 32 years and held professorships at SUNY, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, University of New Mexico, Rutgers University, Carnegie Mellon, and Yale. Appel is a winner of the Young Concert Artists International. He has toured for the U.S. State Department and performed at the United Nations and the White House.

Susan Cahill, bass Susan Cahill is a Colorado Symphony Orchestra bassist and University of Denver faculty member. Before joining the Colorado Symphony, where she has held section as well as acting assistant positions, Cahill was principal bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans. She has performed as soloist at the BASS2010 double bass convention in Berlin, Germany, and has had numerous solo performances in Colorado. In addition to performing with Extasis, she enjoys performing and touring with her sister, Beth Cahill, a singer-songwriter. Together they have performed at Swallow Hill in Denver, as well as various other venues in the West and throughout Canada. With the wildly popular band Boulder Acoustic Society, Cahill made her recording debut as a cellist on their release titled “8th Color.”

Cahill performs on an instrument made by Giuseppe Santori of Turin, dated 1823.

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Kevin Cobb, trumpet Kevin Cobb is professor of music in trumpet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Since joining the American Brass Quintet in 1998, he has established himself as one of the pre-eminent trumpet players in New York City. In addition to his chamber music expertise, Cobb is a highly sought-after orchestral player, performing regularly with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York City Ballet, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Extremely versatile, Cobb has performed in everything from Broadway shows, film scores, and TV recordings to concerts featuring Metallica, James Taylor, Peter Gabriel, and Ben Folds. Cobb’s previous teaching duties include The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, and SUNY Stony Brook. Along with the many recordings of the ABQ, he can be heard on his solo CD, “One,” which is available on Summit Records.

Steven Copes, violin Violinist Steven Copes leads a diverse and enthusiastic musical life as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. He joined the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra as concertmaster in 1998, and since then has led the SPCO from the first chair in many highly acclaimed, eclectic programs. He also co-founded the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado, as well as Accordo, a chamber music group in the Twin Cities, now in its 12th season. A dedicated teacher, he has taught and coached at the Banff Centre in Canada, Curtis Institute of Music Summerfest, and New World Symphony in Miami, among others. Copes performs on violins made in 2014 by Brooklyn maker Samuel Zygmuntowicz, as well as an interpretation of J. Guarneri made in 2020, also by Zygmuntowicz. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Anne, two very sweet and funny daughters, Ella and Izzy, and their Bernese mountain dog pup, Coco.

Ellen dePasquale, violin Widely acclaimed for the beauty of her playing and refined musicianship, dePasquale studied with Jascha Brodsky at the Curtis Institute of Music. She went on to pursue graduate studies at Indiana University with Miriam Fried before being appointed concertmaster of the Florida Orchestra. Ms. dePasquale served as Associate Concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and was a member of the Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio. She is a frequent guest concertmaster with orchestras throughout the United States and Canada, and has most recently served as acting associate concertmaster of the St. Louis Symphony. A highly sought-after pedagogue, Ms. dePasquale has been a faculty member at Temple University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Encore School for Strings, the Kent/Blossom Music Festival and the University of South Florida. Ms. dePasquale is a regular guest at leading music festivals throughout the United States and Europe, as well as an active recitalist and chamber musician. She performs regularly with such ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, in addition to serving as concertmaster of the Dallas Opera.

Alice Dade, flute Alice Dade enjoys a career of great variety, including concerto and chamber music appearances, recording projects, television appearances, and guest principal performances. As a soloist, Dade is an award-winner of the Olga Koussevitsky Wind Competition of the Musicians Club of New York and the New York Flute Club Competition. Dade can be heard on Deutsche Grammophon as acting principal flute of the Swedish Radio and Arte Verum as flutist and piccolo of the Swedish Chamber Ensemble with soloist Barbara Hendricks.

Her first solo album, “Living Music,” was recorded at Skywalker Sound and released in February 2018 on Naxos. Dade joined the faculty at the University of Missouri School of Music in 2011. She is a Powell Artist and plays a handmade 14K Powell Flute with a platinum headjoint.

Laura Frautschi, violin Violinist Laura Frautschi has established a reputation as a versatile musician with a strong commitment to contemporary as well as classical repertoire. She regularly performs as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Asia, and collaborates frequently with living composers. She has given world premieres of violin concerti by leading American composers Lee Hyla and Augusta Read Thomas. Her chamber music activities include appearances at the Caramoor International Festival, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wellesley Composer Conference, Moab, and St. Bart’s Music Festivals. In addition, she has appeared as concertmaster of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the New York City Opera Orchestra, and tours internationally as a concertmaster of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Frautschi studied applied mathematics at Harvard College and violin performance with Robert Mann at The Juilliard School.

Burt Hara, clarinet After 25 seasons as principal clarinet of the Minnesota Orchestra, Burt Hara joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as associate principal clarinet. He has served as principal clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony.

At the age of 14, Hara made his solo debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A frequent soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, Hara has also soloed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Tucson Symphony, the Alabama Symphony, Aspen Chamber Symphony, Cedar Rapids Symphony, the Quad Cities Symphony, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, and the Monterey Symphony. Hara is a faculty member at California State University Fullerton and the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. He has also served on the faculties of the Aspen Music Festival, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Alabama. Hara is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Donald Montanaro. His principal teachers also include Yehuda Gilad and Mitchell Lurie. Burt Hara is a Buffet Group USA and Vandoren performing artist.

Stefan Hersh, violin Violinist Stefan Hersh enjoys a varied career, equally at home as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral musician, and teacher. Hersh is currently the artistic director of Guarneri Hall NFP and serves on the faculty of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is known nationally as a guest artist, teacher, lecturer, and performer. Hersh moved to Chicago in 1995 from Minneapolis, where he was principal second violin with the Minnesota Orchestra. He was the second violinist of the Chicago String Quartet, and a member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians until 2000. Hersh was associate professor at DePaul University from 1995-2003. Hersh was concertmaster of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra from 1985-1989 and founded several chamber music series in the San Francisco area in the 1980s. In 1989, he joined the Vancouver Symphony as assistant concertmaster, where he remained until joining the Minnesota Orchestra in 1991.

Aiyun Huang, percussion Aiyun Huang enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher, and producer. Globally recognized since winning the 2002 First Prize and Audience Prize of the Geneva International Music Competition, she is a champion of existing repertoire and a prominent voice in the collaborative creation of new works. Huang has commissioned and premiered more than 200 works in her two decades as a soloist and chamber musician. The Globe and Mail critic Robert Everett-Green describes Huang’s playing as “engrossing to hear and to watch” and her choice of repertoire as capable of “renovating our habits of listening.” Huang’s research focuses on the multidisciplinary exploration into the performing body in media technology, theatre, dance, and music using percussion as the central voice. Born in Taiwan, Huang holds a DMA from the University of California San Diego. Between 2004 and 2006, she was a faculty fellow at UCSD. Between 2006 and 2017, she led the percussion program at McGill University and held the position of William Dawson Scholar. She is an associate professor of music at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, where she heads the percussion area and directs the percussion ensemble. Since 2019, Huang has served as the artistic director for soundSCAPE Festival in Cesena, Italy.

David Kim, violin Violinist David Kim was named concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, in 1963, he started playing the violin at the age of 3, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of 8, and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. Mr. Kim appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia and performed a Brahms Sonata Cycle with pianist Hyunsoon Whang in Oklahoma. He will continue to appear as concertmaster of the nine-time Emmy Award winning All-Star Orchestra on PBS stations across the United States and online at the Khan Academy, as well as present recitals, carry out speaking 31

engagements, and appear as soloist with orchestras across the United States. Mr. Kim has been awarded honorary hoctorates from Eastern University in suburban Philadelphia, the University of Rhode Island, and Dickinson College. His instruments are a J.B. Guadagnini from Milan, ca. 1757, on loan from the Philadelphia Orchestra, and a Francesco Gofriller ca. 1735. Mr. Kim exclusively performs on and endorses Larsen Strings from Denmark.

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe Elizabeth Koch Tiscione joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as principal oboe in 2007 and currently holds the George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair. She also performs at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Strings Music Festival, Festival Mozaic and the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Tiscione has appeared as guest principal with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Jacksonville Symphony. She has also performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Bellingham Music Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Music in the Vineyards. Tiscione can be heard on recent broadcasts of NPR’s “From the Top” and PBS’s “Now Hear This.”

Mark Kosower, cello A modern player with a “signature sound” and distinctive style of playing, cellist Mark Kosower embodies the concept of the complete musician performing as a concerto soloist with symphony orchestras, in solo recitals, and as a much-admired and sought-after chamber musician. He is principal cello of the Cleveland Orchestra and a scholar and teacher of cello. During the Coronavirus pandemic, Kosower has performed two livestreams of the complete Bach Cello Suites from Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland to raise money for COVID-19 victims. Other activities during the pandemic have included live and recorded chamber music performances for the North Shore Chamber Music Festival’s “Onstage/Offstage” series and for the Seattle Chamber Music Society. An active educator, Kosower teaches a series of master classes at Hidden Valley Music Seminars in Carmel, California, each summer.

Michael Kroth, bassoon Michael Kroth is professor of bassoon and associate dean for undergraduate studies at the Michigan State University College of Music. Before his appointment at MSU, Kroth was principal bassoon with the South Dakota Symphony and Dakota Wind Quintet. He has also held positions as principal bassoonist with the Air Force Academy Band and the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra. Kroth is principal bassoon with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and member of the Peninsula Music Festival (Door County, Wisconsin). He has performed frequently with the Cleveland Orchestra and toured as substitute second bassoon on the Cleveland Orchestra European 32

Tour and Vienna Residency in 2011. Kroth has presented master classes and clinics at U.S. colleges and universities, including the Eastman School of Music, the Oberlin Conservatory, and the Interlochen Arts Academy.

Jon Manasse, clarinet Among the most distinguished classical artists of his generation, clarinetist Jon Manasse is internationally recognized for his inspiring artistry, uniquely glorious sound, and charismatic performing style.

Manasse’s solo appearances include New York City performances at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

Manasse is also principal clarinetist of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.

In 2008, he was appointed principal clarinetist and ensemble member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City. Manasse was a top prize winner in the 36th International Competition for Clarinet in Munich and the youngest winner of the International Clarinet Society Competition. He is an official performing artist of both the Buffet Crampon Co. and Vandoren. Manasse is on the faculties of The Juilliard School, The Lynn Conservatory, and The Mannes School of Music.

Elizabeth Mann, flute Elizabeth Mann is the newly-appointed professor of flute at the Mannes School of Music, as well as the principal flute of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. As former principal flute of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Mann has performed as guest principal flute with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra during its U.S. tour with Valery Gergiev. Mann can be heard on more than 100 recordings, including two Grammy Award-winning albums with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra of St. Luke’s, plus a Pulitzer Prize-winning recording of George Perle’s woodwind quintets with the Dorian Wind Quintet.

John Novacek, piano Grammy-nominated pianist John Novacek regularly tours the Americas, Europe, and Asia as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Venues have included Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, London’s Wigmore Hall and Barbican, and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. Numbering among his festival appearances: Mostly Mozart, Aspen, SummerFest La Jolla, Cape Cod, Caramoor, Colorado College, Mozaic, Ravinia, and Wolf Trap (U.S.); Scotia, Toronto Summer Music, Ottawa, and Festival of the Sound (Canada); BBC Proms (England); Braunschweig (Germany); Lucerne, Menuhin Gstaad, and Verbier (Switzerland); and Stavanger (Norway). Novacek has been showcased on the radio programs “Performance Today” (NPR), “St. Paul Sunday” and “A Prairie Home Companion.” Chamber music collaborations include Leila Josefowicz, Lynn Harrell, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Renaud Capuçon, Truls Mørk, and Cho-Liang Lin. Novacek’s compositions and arrangements are performed by the 5 Browns, Ying Quartet, Three Tenors, Kiri Te Kanawa, and pop diva Diana Ross.

His over 30 CDs are found on labels Philips, Nonesuch, Naxos,

Arabesque, Warner Classics, Sony/BMG, Koch International, New World, Universal Classics, Ambassador, Pony Canyon, Four Winds, and EMI Classics.

John Rojak, bass trombone John Rojak became a member of the American Brass Quintet in 1991, joining their residencies at The Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival. He is bass trombonist of the New York Pops, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Iris Orchestra, Stamford Symphony, and Little Orchestra Society. Rojak has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus, and Solisti New York, and performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony. His Broadway shows include “Les Miserables,” “Sugar Babies,” and “The Producers.” Rojak has performed with Metallica, Peter Gabriel, and Styx, as well as for Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis. Solo CDs include “Rojak Rocks” on Navona, “The Romantic Bass Trombone” on MMC, “Bass Hits, The Bass Trombone Concerti of Eric Ewazen” on Albany Records, and “The Essential Rochut” on Belle Records. Rojak has given master classes throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico.

He also serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Michael Thornton, horn Michael Thornton enjoys a distinguished and varied career as an orchestral performer, chamber musician, soloist, and pedagogue. Thornton has performed on six continents with acclaimed ensembles and has presented master classes at prestigious musical institutions. Thornton holds concurrent appointments as principal horn of both the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in 2017 and joined the Colorado Symphony Orchestra during the 1997 season. Before joining the CSO, he left his studies at The Juilliard School to become the principal horn of the Honolulu Symphony. In 1999, Thornton was appointed to the faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder, where he serves as the associate professor of horn. Thornton has twice received the Marinus Smith Award, which is bestowed upon CU Boulder teachers who have made significant contributions to their students’ development.

Bion Tsang, cello Cellist Bion Tsang has been internationally recognized as one of the outstanding instrumentalists of his generation; among his many honors are an Avery Fisher Career Grant, an MEF Career Grant, and the Bronze Medal in the IX International Tchaikovsky Competition. Tsang earned a Grammy nomination for his performance on the PBS special “A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert” (Harmonia Mundi). Tsang resides in Austin, Texas, where he is division head of strings and holds the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Chair in Cello at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. He received the Texas Exes Teaching Award after just his first year of service and, soon after, was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by the Austin Critics Table. He has also served as visiting professor at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Michael Van Wirt, percussion Percussionist Michael Van Wirt has established himself as a professional performer and educator in Colorado and elsewhere.

In addition to his appointment as section percussionist in the Colorado Symphony, he has performed with the Houston Symphony and was a New World Symphony Fellow during the 2014-2015 season. Van Wirt was also a member of Seraphic Fire’s Firebird Chamber Orchestra, serving as timpanist from 2012-2015. Van Wirt has performed across the United States and abroad. He has studied in Denmark at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and in Japan at the Nagoya Institute for the Arts, and performed in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal. He also studied the music of Trinidad with steel-pan master Tom Miller. He was a founding member of Miller’s band “Pan Nation” and performed with the group throughout Colorado and the Midwest. Van Wirt studied percussion at the University of Denver, where he received his bachelor of music under Professor John Kinzie. He attended the University of Miami under Matt Strauss and Svet Stoyanov and obtained his master’s degree in music in 2012.

Robert Walters, oboe Robert Walters joined the Cleveland Orchestra as solo English horn in 2004. He made his concerto debut with the orchestra in 2006, performing Ned Rorem’s English Horn Concerto. Before moving to Cleveland, Walters was the solo English horn player of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (2000-04) and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1997-2000).

As an oboist, he performed and recorded frequently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was active as a freelance musician in New York. Walters spent five summers with the Marlboro Music Festival and has toured as a member of Musicians from Marlboro.

A fourth-generation college music professor, Walters has taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 2006 and was appointed professor of oboe and English horn in 2010. His students have secured solo positions in leading orchestras across the United States.

Andrew Wan, violin Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO) since 2008, Andrew Wan is also Associate Professor of Violin at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and member of the Juno and Opus award-winning New Orford String Quartet.

As a soloist, he has appeared worldwide under conductors such as Vengerov, Oundjian, Petrenko, DePreist, and Payare. His live recording of the three Saint-Saëns violin concerti with Kent Nagano and the MSO was released by Analekta in the fall of 2015 to wide critical acclaim. His next album release with Nagano and the MSO of concerti by Ginastera, Bernstein, and Moussa won the 2021 Juno Award for Best Classical Album for Large Ensemble. Wan has performed chamber music worldwide with artists such as the Juilliard Quartet, Trifonov, Repin, Ax, Shaham, Widmann, Ehnes, and Pressler. He serves as guest concertmaster for the Pittsburgh, Houston, Indianapolis, Toronto, National Arts Centre and Vancouver symphonies, and has appeared as artist and faculty at the St. Prex, Seattle, Aspen, La Jolla, Toronto Summer, Morningside Music Bridge, Olympic, 33

and Orford Music Festivals. He recently completed recording all of the Beethoven Piano and Violin Sonatas with Charles Richard-Hamelin, winning Opus, Felix prizes as well as receiving two Juno nominations. Wan received three degrees from The Juilliard School. Wan performs on a 1744 Michel’Angelo Bergonzi violin, and gratefully acknowledges its loan from the David Sela Collection. He also enjoys the use of an 1860 Dominique Peccatte bow from Canimex.

William Wolfram, piano American pianist William Wolfram was a silver medalist at both the William Kapell and the Naumburg International Piano Competitions and a bronze medalist at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. Wolfram has appeared with many of the greatest orchestras of the world and has developed a reputation as the rare concerto soloist who is also equally versatile and adept as a recitalist, accompanist, and chamber musician. He is highly sought-after for his special focus on the music of Franz Liszt and Beethoven, and is a special champion for the music of modernist 20th century American composers. Wolfram has recorded numerous titles on the Naxos label in his series of Franz Liszt Opera Transcriptions and two other chamber music titles for Naxos with violinist Philippe Quint, among others. For the Albany label, he recorded the piano concertos of Edward Collins with Marin Alsop and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. As educator and teacher, Wolfram is a long-standing member of the piano faculty of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina. Recently, Wolfram was appointed to the piano faculty at Manhattan School of Music, where he also teaches chamber music and a piano seminar. Wolfram is a graduate of The Juilliard School and is a Yamaha artist.

David Ying, cello David Ying is well known to concert audiences as the cellist of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet. With the quartet, he has performed worldwide in celebrated music venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. Ying first pursued chamber music avidly as a teenaged student at the Eastman School of Music with his piano trio, which was awarded first prize at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition. Later, he would also win the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, this time with the Ying Quartet. Ying is also highly regarded as an individual artist, having won prizes in the Naumburg Cello Competition and in the Washington International Competition. Ying serves on the cello and chamber music faculty at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he and Elinor reside with their two children.

Phillip Ying, viola Phillip Ying, as violist of the Ying Quartet, has performed across the United States, Europe and Asia. He has won the Naumburg Award for Chamber Music, has won a Grammy for a collaborative recording with the Turtle Island String Quartet, and has been nominated three additional times, most recently for a collaborative album with pianist Billy Childs. Ying is an associate professor of chamber music and viola at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. From 2001-2008, he was named, 34

with the Ying Quartet, Blodgett Ensemble in Residence at Harvard University. Additionally, he served a six-year term as president of Chamber Music America, a national service organization for chamber music ensembles, presenters, and artist managers, and has been published by Chamber Music magazine.

GUEST ARTISTS Courtney Hershey Bress, harp Courtney Hershey Bress joined the Colorado Symphony as principal harp in 2001.

Before moving to Denver, Ms. Bress enjoyed a varied freelance career, including engagements with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has served as acting principal harp of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and was principal harp with the U.S. Army Field Band in Washington, D.C. In addition to her private teaching studio, she is the adjunct professor of harp at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, and the lecturer of harp at the University of Wyoming and has been a visiting professor at the Eastman School of Music. Ms. Bress was a 2005 Grammy nominee for her performance of George Crumb’s chamber work “Ancient Voices of Children.” Ms. Bress is an author; “For Love of the Harp” was published in 2017 by Veritas Musica Publishing. The book is in two parts, with the first being advice to the young musician and stories about her career. The second part discusses and shows examples of how to write for the harp.

Her duo album with violinist Andrés Cárdenes will be released soon. Ms. Bress is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Chicago College of Performing Arts.

Tonya Jilling, harp Tonya Jilling earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, studying with Laura Okuniewski, and received the Anderson Scholarship.

She has also studied with Alice Chalifoux at the Salzedo Harp Colony in Camden, Maine, and with Yolanda Kondonassis. She is the principal harpist with the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and has performed with many orchestras throughout the Rocky Mountain region, including the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Boulder Philharmonic, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, the Greeley Philharmonic, and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Jilling also enjoys playing with other chamber and choral groups, such as Synesthesia Chamber Group, the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Front Range Chamber Players, and the Larimer Chorale.

The Pink Hawks Colorado’s own Xicanxbeat Orchestra, the Pink Hawks’ compositions span a gamut of Afrodiasporic musical styles. As one of Denver’s longest-standing musical acts, honors include Best of Denver Award for World Music in 2014 and the distinguished Mastermind Award in 2019 from Westword magazine. Local music scholar Tom Murphy noted, “As much artistic revolutionaries as musicians, Pink Hawks bring the struggle for a more interesting world home to roost.” In reference to an early UMS performance, The Denver Post paints an audience

perspective: “I jostled through the crowd to find a spot at the front of the room. The effort was worth it — Pink Hawks’ set was easily one of the most dynamic and infectious of the night.” Their newest single, “Elote,” narrates the struggle between the elotero (working class) and the battle for the legality of one’s humanity on stolen land, through a cumbia/meringue-infused sonic scape.

It is a donation-based track with all proceeds benefiting Casa de Paz, a Denver organization that reunites families separated by immigrant detention, one simple act of love at a time. The Pink Hawks have played with numerous other bands such as Antibalas, Lil’ Wayne, Barrington Levy, Lil’ John, Aterciopelados, The Original Wailers, Inner Circle, The Coup, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Macklemore, Khaira Arby, The Lumineers, The Sway Machinery, Flobots, Hard Proof, Ocote Soul Sounds, Paper Bird, and Ozomatli.

FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA GUESTS Mariama Alcântara, violin Mariama Alcântara has earned recognition for her artistry as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician. Her debut album “Brazilian Landscapes: Music for Solo Violin from Brazil,” released by the Italian-Japanese label Da Vinci Classics, has been described as “an unmissable album,” as well as “impactful” and “courageous.” Alcântara is currently a member of the Iris Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, a Teaching Artist at El Sistema Colorado and the Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras. She has given recitals and solo performances in Brazil, Austria, France, and the United States. In addition to her extensive solo and orchestral career, Alcântara is an avid chamber musician, having collaborated with the Aizuri Quartet and Dali Quartet, and as a guest artist with Allenspark Chamber Music Festival. A 2019 recipient of the prestigious Starling Foundation Fellowship, Alcântara earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder as a student and teaching assistant of Professor Harumi Rhodes and Ed Dusinberre of the Takács Quartet.

Leon Baker III, violin Leon Baker III is a 19-year-old classical violinist from Colorado Springs. He has received private instruction on violin since the age of 3. In 2020, he successfully auditioned for The National Youth Orchestra and was selected as concertmaster of the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony. He has also successfully auditioned for the Sphinx Performance Academy where he performed at Roosevelt University, Juilliard, and Cleveland Institute of Music. Baker is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in violin performance under the private instruction of Lynn Chang at The Boston Conservatory.

Joseph Boylan, tuba Joe Boylan attended Rice University and graduated from The Juilliard School. After graduation, Boylan became principal tuba for the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia in La Coruna, Spain, as well as the Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, and the American Brass Quintet. Boylan lives in Monument, Colorado, where he and his wife, Jennifer, run a real estate brokerage, Springs Homes.

Monica Ding, English horn Monica Ding grew up in a musical family. She performed and grew up with world-class conductors such as Sir George Solti, Leondard Slatkin, Zubin Mehta, John Paynter and many more.

With this foundation, it inspired her to attend the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University on a full president’s scholarship, followed by a Master of Music at Northwestern University. Her teachers have included Ray Still, Sara Watkins, Carl Sonic, and Thomas Indermuhler. She has held the principal and co-principal oboe position with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato and was the professor of oboe at the University of Zacatecas. She has performed with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, and the International Chamber Music Festival in Prague, and has soloed all over Asia and North America. Currently, she plays with the USAF Academy Band and teaches oboe at Colorado College.

Joshua Head, viola Joshua Head is a violist from Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the past decade, he has performed domestically in 20 states and around the world to Japan, Ecuador, and Norway, and has performed in some of the finest concert venues in the United States. He recently graduated with a master’s degree in viola performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with Victoria Chiang, preceded by his Bachelor of Music in viola performance from St. Olaf College, where he studied with Charles Gray.

Tonya Jilling, harp See earlier bio under “Festival Guest Artists.”

Jorrin McGee, violin Jorrin McGee has played violin for almost 16 years. Her music has taken her overseas and across the country, guided her through highs and lows, spoken her faith, and inspired her career. Currently, she works as the elementary general music teacher at Rocky Mountain Classical Academy, and enjoys cooking, baking, and movies with her husband of five months.

Alberto Ortega, percussion Alberto Ortega IV is a percussionist originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2019, Ortega graduated with his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied under Douglas Walter, Mike Tetrault, and Carl Dixon. Since graduating, he has been directing high school percussion programs in Colorado Springs, as well as working as a freelance percussionist.

In 2017, Ortega was a fellow of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and is happy to return this summer to perform with the orchestra. In his spare time, Ortega enjoys hiking, photography, and studying the Japanese language.

Alexander Tada, violin Alexander Tada has been playing violin since the age of 7. A Colorado Springs native, he previously studied with Jerilyn Jorgensen and was a winner of the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Young Artist Solo Competition. He currently studies with Yoojin Jang at the Eastman School of Music, and pursues additional studies in chamber music with Margery Hwang and performs with the Eastman Collegium Musicum, directed by Christel Thielmann and Paul O’Dette. He has previously attended the Manitou and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festivals and will attend the Chautauqua Institution Music Festival later this summer.

Alejandro Vieira, contra bassoon Alejandro Vieira earned his Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 35

and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Vieira joined the Colorado Springs Symphony, now the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, in January 2001. His teachers include William Winstead, Linda Harwell, Phillip Kolker, Denis Michel, Manuel Zegler, and David Fedderly. Vieira is a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Band, and serves as principal bassoonist of the Concert Band and of the Academy Winds woodwind quintet. He has been featured as a soloist with the Concert Band and the Academy Winds, as well as a featured recitalist in the band’s Chamber Recital Series. He maintains an active teaching studio in Colorado Springs and is the bassoon instructor at Colorado College.

PROGRAM NOTES AND PRE-CONCERT LECTURES Michael Grace has been a member of the Colorado College faculty since 1967 and is now a professor of music. In addition to his faculty appointment, he has served Colorado College as president and as dean of the Summer Session, and served as Music Department chair for 25 years, ending in 2007. He was also a founding director of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival (1984) and the Collegium Musicum (1968). Under his direction, the Collegium Musicum has toured Austria, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy.

As a music historian, his research has included investigations in the 17th century oratorio, performance practices in the Renaissance and, most recently, the relationship between piano music and painting. He has toured with his wife, concert pianist Susan Grace, to present lecture/concerts of piano music inspired by visual art works. His teaching has focused on music history courses for music majors, as well as topics courses on Mozart, American music, 20th century music, and interdisciplinary courses in Renaissance culture.

FESTIVAL FELLOWS Jack Arman is a native of Golden, Colorado, and is thrilled to return to his home state for the CC Summer Music Festival. Graduating in May 2021, he holds a bachelor’s degree in percussion performance from the University of Northern Colorado. He enjoys a wealth of freelance playing while residing in Greeley, Colorado, with his cat, Kenny.

Dante Ascarrunz, from Boulder, Colorado, is a double bassist who recently completed his master’s in orchestral performance at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Timothy Cobb.

Previous degrees include a master’s in double bass from the Colburn School, a Bachelor of Music in double bass, and a Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience from CU Boulder. Past teachers include Peter Lloyd and Paul Erhard.

Cellist Tyla Axelrod, from East Setauket, New York, is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at Boston University, studying with Rhonda Rider. She received her bachelor’s and master’s in music from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Melissa Kraut. Axelrod has performed in the United States, Europe, and Cuba as a chamber, solo, and orchestral cellist. She has attended festivals such as Madeline Island Chamber Music, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

Violinist Theo Bockhorst, from St. Louis, is entering his third year of 36

undergraduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Jaime Laredo and Jan Sloman. He has performed as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and many community orchestras. Bockhorst has competed in several national chamber music competitions and attended many summer music festivals, such as the Aspen Music Festival and the Heifetz International Music Institute. He is grateful to his family and teachers for their continuous support of his career.

Logan Borchard is from Bend, Oregon, and recently completed his Bachelor of Music Education degree at Central Washington University. His most memorable accomplishments include performing the Lebedev Concerto in One Movement with the CWU Symphony Orchestra, taking the Ellington and Harlem “Nutcracker” on tour with the award-winning CWU Jazz Band 1, and performing at the College Band Directors National Association Conference. He is thankful for his mentors, Dr. John Neurohr and Dr. T. André Feagin.

Kevin Brohman is principal timpanist of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and teaches percussion at Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada. He obtained his bachelor’s in music at Wilfrid Laurier University and studied at the Glenn Gould School. He is an alumnus of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the National Academy Orchestra, and has performed with the symphonies of Stratford, Niagara, and Kingston. He is also an avid home cook who loves walks with his dog and his fiancé.

Catherine Carson is from Northfield, Minnesota, and is a violin student of Renée Jolles. She’s a sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, where she is majoring in violin performance. Cate has won prizes in many competitions, including the Young Arts, Schubert Club Scholarship, Young People’s Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA), and Mary West Solo Competitions. When not playing her instrument, Cate enjoys spending time with her friends, family, and her cats, Bennie and Violet.

William Cayanan loves music. He is the associate principal cellist of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the assistant principal cellist of the Terre Haute Symphony. While at Indiana University, he has appeared as a concerto soloist with the IU Baroque Orchestra. He has also performed with members of Quatuor Ébène and the Ariel String Quartet. He recently completed his studies at the Jacobs School with Eric Kim. Cayanan also enjoys soup year-round.

Olivia Chaikin is from Folsom, California. She has held the role of principal flutist in the Sacramento State Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, along with the Mannes Orchestra.

Chaikin’s primary teachers have been Judith Mendenhall, Elizabeth Mann, Keith Underwood, and Laurel Zucker. She received her bachelor’s degree at the Mannes School of Music.

Christopher Josin Chan was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.

He holds a Bachelor of Music in performance from the University of Toronto, studying under Shauna Rolston Shaw and Joseph Johnson, and is pursuing his Master of Music under Richard Aaron at the University of Michigan. He has given recitals at CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio and Weill Recital Hall, and has been a soloist with the Canadian Sinfonietta and the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Chan plays on a David Wiebe cello, generously loaned by Shauna Rolston Shaw.

Born in Montreal, Ladusa Chang-Ou recently completed her Bachelor of Music in violin performance with Professor Axel Strauss

at McGill Schulich School of Music, as well as her Master of Music in violin performance with Syoko Aki at Yale School of Music. Grand Prize winner of the Canadian National Music Competition and third prize winner of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) Competition, she was invited to perform as guest soloist with the Montreal Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Longueuil Symphony Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy Chamber Orchestra.

Canadian Korean violinist Sienna MinKyong Cho was born in South Korea and raised in Ontario, Canada. She earned her master’s degree at the Shepherd School of Music of Rice University under the tutelage of Cho-Laing Lin. This fall, she will begin a graduate diploma in performance program at Schulich School of Music at McGill University, studying with Andrew Wan, with whom she studied for her undergraduate degree.

Graham Cohen was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2009, he won the Charlotte Bergen Scholarship in the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and in 2010 began studying composition with Ira Taxin at Juilliard Pre-College. Cohen also switched from violin to viola in 2010 and has studied with Toby Appel since 2013. He received his bachelor’s in viola performance from Juilliard in 2021 and continues to study there, currently pursuing his master’s in music.

Elliott Davis is an undergraduate student at McGill University, studying with Axel Strauss. Growing up in Avon, Connecticut, he appeared as a concerto soloist with the Nutmeg and West Hartford Symphony Orchestras. In 2019, he toured Europe as part of the National Youth Orchestra (NYO-USA). He was a finalist in the 20212022 McGill Concerto Competition. In his free time, he is pursuing a second degree in history and listens to inordinate amounts of jazz.

Taig Egan is a first-year undergraduate at the Mannes School of Music studying classical clarinet with Jon Manasse. He won first prize in the Sidney Forrest Clarinet Competition, third prize in the ICA High School competition, and won the Elizabeth Anne Carlson Memorial Scholarship, as well as the Esther Byington Lindquist Scholarship. He will also attend the Aspen Music Festival this summer as an orchestral fellow.

Jack Farnham was born and raised in California’s Bay Area and began playing the trumpet at 8 years old. In December, he graduated from Northwestern University with a major in trumpet performance and a minor in music theory. Last summer, the Rogue Valley Symphony, in Medford, Oregon, offered Farnham a one-year contract to play principal trumpet. In his spare time, he enjoys swimming and golf.

Bree Fotheringham is in her first year of her master’s program in violin performance at the New England Conservatory of Music. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the Colburn Conservatory of Music. Fotheringham began playing violin at the age of 5. She has served as Concertmaster of the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster of the Colburn Orchestra and the American Youth Symphony.

A native of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Stephanie Fritz studies horn at the Yale School of Music with William Purvis. Previously, she studied with Jerry Peel and Richard Deane at Rutgers University.

She enjoys making music of all kinds and has performed on horn, organ, piano, and jazz trumpet, and in choirs. An active chamber and orchestral musician, Fritz has spent summers at the Aspen and

Marrowstone Music Festivals, and most recently performed with Symphony in C. Zac Fung is a cellist based in Rochester and Boston. Originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, at age 16, he moved to Boston, where he participated in NEC Prep, the Boston Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Fung has made solo appearances with the Riverside Symphonia, Old York Road Symphony, Bucks County Symphony, and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He has also performed in master classes for Christian Poltéra, Zuill Bailey, David Requiro, and Benjamin Zander.

Chris Gokelman studies viola at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Jeffrey Irvine. A top prizewinner in several competitions, he has soloed with the San Antonio and Coeur d’Alene Symphonies.

He has appeared as principal violist with the CIM Orchestra, Oberlin Chamber Orchestra/Sinfonietta, and the Mozart Festival Texas Orchestra, and has performed in venues such as Severance Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall. Chris enjoys cooking, reading, and studying/performing multiple genres of music.

Lidanys Graterol began her early cello studies with José Antonio Abreu’s System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela, or “El Sistema.” She performs with the Chicago College of Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra and studies cello performance at Roosevelt University CCPA, under Tanya Carey. Lidanys is an affiliate artist with Guarneri Hall NFP, and performs on a cello by Charles J.B. Collin-Mezin, courtesy of Darnton & Hersh Fine Violins and Guarneri Hall NFP in Chicago.

Eric Green, percussion, hails from Iowa City, Iowa. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and is enrolled at Boston University, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in music performance.

Susannah Greenslit is a horn player from Gambrills, Maryland. She is pursuing her master’s degree from the University of Southern California, where she studies with Julie Landsman. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the instruction of Richard King. In high school, Greenslit was selected for the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, where she studied with James Nickel and received the 2017 Stephens Brewster Award.

Jack Grimm is a trombonist from Vienna, Virginia. Growing up, he was exposed to all kinds of music, playing in youth orchestras, big bands, musical theater pit orchestras, and brass bands. He has continued these interests throughout his undergraduate education at Northwestern, and has performed in professional theaters, as well as in recording sessions for albums ranging from orchestral music to rock horn sections. In addition to music, he enjoys tennis and golf.

Dylan Hamme attends The Juilliard School as recipient of the Dorothy DeLay scholarship, studying with Areta Zhulla and Catherine Cho. During high school, he attended Juilliard Pre-college as a student of Cho, was concertmaster of the Pre-college Orchestra, and was featured in a recording of their final season concert. In the summer of 2021, Hamme was selected as principal second violinist of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra (NYO-USA).

Clarinetist Eric Just recently received his master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, where he was a student of Burt 37

Hara. His undergraduate studies were at Temple University with Paul Demers. Eric has performed with the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, as well as numerous ensembles during his degree programs. A proponent of new music, Eric has premiered works by Jan Krzywicki, Maurice Wright, Matthew Greenbaum, and Cynthia Folio.

petition winner. She has since studied at Oberlin Conservatory, the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Her debut album, “Refraction,” will be released this year. Montes enjoys baking and cooking, playing ping-pong, and drinking tea.

Amir Kadamani González is from Bogotá, Colombia, and spent two years in the United States pursuing his undergraduate studies at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Kadamani González loves everything artistic and creative, including composing his own music and poetry. He appreciates vintage fashion, cooking, literature, nature, and the company of his four cats.

A native of Houston, Daniel Moore, viola, attended Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, studying with Lawrence Wheeler. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in viola performance at Vanderbilt University and Louisiana State University under Kathryn Plummer and Elias Goldstein. Moore studied for two years at Lynn University under Ralph Fielding and is pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Colorado Boulder with Erika Eckert.

Chihiro Kakishima earned degrees from the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music, studying with Renée Jolles.

Musical highlights include concerto appearances with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra and the Michigan Pops orchestra, as well as several chamber concerts performing alongside faculty members of Eastman and the University of Michigan. She serves as a teaching assistant to Professor Jolles at Eastman and teaches at the Eastman Community Music School.

Elise Kim, a native of Seattle, is seeking a master’s in music at the Eastman School of Music. She is a prize winner of the NFA Masterclass, New Jersey Flute Society’s Young Artist, and COFA Collegiate Competitions. She soloed with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, UWSO, and Sewanee Music Festival Orchestra, and was a member of NYO-USA, touring Europe in 2016. An avid hiker, runner, and climber, Elise is thrilled to be spending her summer in Colorado.

Born in a small town in Texas, Joshua Kim started playing the violin at the age of 4, shortly before moving to Korea. Under Professor Hyuna Kim of Yonsei University, he developed an enthusiasm for chamber music. He is completing his undergraduate studies at Juilliard under Professor Li Lin. Kim has participated in the LG Chamber Music School, the Perlman Music Festival, and ChamberFest at Juilliard 2020.

Euiju Kwack, violist, is from South Korea. She received her undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montreal and is pursuing her master’s degree with Ivo-Jan van der Werff at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music.

Esder Lee was born and raised in South Korea. She started her undergraduate studies at Oberlin College with Jinjoo Cho, then finished her bachelor’s degree at McGill University. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Toronto under the guidance of Jonathan Crow. She loves all kinds of chamber music and is grateful for the opportunity to play with others at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival.

Mark Lillie, a native of Boulder, Colorado, completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Peter Lloyd, and his Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Joseph Conyers. He will begin further studies at the Manhattan School of music in the fall under Timothy Cobb, principal bass of the New York Philharmonic.

Cellist Angelique Montes was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and now calls New Orleans her home. She made her solo debut in 2010 with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as their concerto com38

Katia Osorio is a bassoonist from Houston. She holds a bachelor’s in music from the University of Texas at Austin under the tutelage of Kristin Wolfe Jensen, and is a recent graduate from the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Frank Morelli. Passionate about advocacy and representation within classical music, she uses her platform as a musician as an opportunity to elevate marginalized artists through performance, concert curation, and other creative projects.

Molly Pope, violist, is from Orlando, Florida, and is completing her bachelor’s degree in music at Rice University. Recently, she attended the Curtis Summerfest and Boston University Tanglewood Institute music festivals. In her free time, Molly enjoys walking her dog and ice skating.

San Rim, cellist, studies at the University of Toronto with Professor Joseph Johnson. Previously, he attended the Eastman School of Music in cello performance and studied with Steven Doane. He participated in the National Youth Orchestra of Canada for two summers in 2017 and 2018. Thanks to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Rim has performed in concert halls in Germany and Scotland. Rim plays a Giulio Di. Eugenio Degani Cello from 1911, on loan from a generous private benefactor.

Violist Syara Robert (she/her) is originally from Houston. She completed her bachelor’s degree in viola performance from the University of Texas at Arlington and graduate diploma in music composition at Humber Institute of Technology. Syara has participated in summer music programs such as Bowdoin International Music Festival and the Orford Music Academy, and was a viola fellow at Domaine Forget for the past two summers. She plans on attending the Toronto Summer Music Festival Chamber Program and is pursuing an artist diploma with Jocelyne Bastien at the Montreal Conservatory of Music.

Peter Shane Savage is from Port St. Lucie, Florida, and is a junior at Lynn University Conservatory of Music. His performance experience includes the Palm Beach Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic with Andrea Bocelli’s “Believe” tour, the National Youth Orchestra of the USA: European Tour, and the Koussevitzky bass concerto with the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony. Shane also likes listening to theological debates, slipping off to the beach, and smoking cigars.

Ian Schneiderman, originally from Seattle, has played with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, and the Tacoma City Ballet, and spent his summers performing at the Chautauqua Institution, Brevard Music Center, and Marrowstone Music Festival. Ian is a

student at the Eastman School of Music and holds a bachelor’s degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Ian’s teachers include George Sakakeeny, William Ludwig, and Francine Peterson.

Ben Shaposhnikov, a Long Island native, is undertaking a Bachelor of Music degree at Lynn Conservatory of Music, in the studio of Marc Reese. Ben has performed with the Palm Beach Symphony and Florida Grand Opera, as well as regular performances with the Lynn Philharmonia. In the summer of 2021, Ben participated in the Aspen Summer Festival and School, where he received the prestigious fellowship scholarship.

Nicholas Sharma, a Canadian-German conductor, is pursuing his DMA in orchestral conducting at the Eastman School of Music.

Sharma served as the conducting fellow for the Eugene Symphony Orchestra, the Aspen Festival and School of Music, and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada. Sharma has worked with many notable conductors, including Robert Spano, Scott Terrell, Patrick Summers, Neil Varon, Francesco Lecce-Chong, and Kelly Kuo. Sharma holds a master’s in orchestral conducting from the University of Oregon and a bachelor’s in violin performance from Eastman.

Originally from New York City, Ellen Sirower is a first-year master’s in music candidate in piano performance at the University of Texas, Austin, where she studies with Gregory Allen and works as a keyboard teaching assistant. She was a gold medalist in the International Keyboard Odyssiad Competition and was a young artist fellow at the PianoTexas International Festival and Academy. Ellen has a bachelor’s in philosophy from the University of Michigan and loves reading books on aesthetics and the philosophy of language.

Violist Lia Stallmann, from Taipei in Taiwan and Houston, is studying with Professor James Dunham at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. She was a merit winner of the 2020 National YoungArts Foundation Competition and a member of the 2020 National Youth Orchestra of the USA. She has also had the privilege of attending festivals such as the Walnut Hill and Bowdoin International, as well as chamber music festivals at Amelia Island and Madeline Island.

Michael Stanton is pursuing a doctorate in musical arts in trombone performance at the University of Florida with Dr. Jemmie Robertson. Stanton earned a master’s degree with Michael Powell at Stony Brook University and at CUNY Queens College for undergraduate musicology studies. Stanton studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 2017-2018. He has performed with The Florida Orchestra, Opera Tampa, Ocala Symphony, and the UF Graduate Brass Quintet. Stanton enjoys the outdoors and is a licensed ferry captain.

Sophie Steger is a horn player based in Boston. She is pursuing her master’s degree at New England Conservatory, where she studies with Rachel Childers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

A Chicago native, Steger graduated from Northwestern University in 2020 with her bachelor of music in French horn performance.

She studied with Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen throughout her time at Northwestern.

Timothy Swanson is an oboist from Granite Falls, Minnesota, who is an avid performer of both orchestral and chamber music.

He studies with Nathan Hughes at The Juilliard School and has a

history of performances with the Juilliard Orchestra, Axiom, and various chamber groups.

Oliver Talukder, from Glenview, Illinois, is a student of Richard Woodhams at The Curtis Institute of Music. He previously studied with Xiomara Mass and with William Welter, principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Talukder was a member of the Chicago Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2016 to 2020 and played with Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra in 2019. He enjoys teaching and mentoring younger students, as well as running and practicing yoga and mindfulness.

Boris Yavorov Uzunov began his musical journey in the National School of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Mariana Shikova. He also studied with Bulgarian pianist Ludmil Angelov at New Bulgarian University. He has attended the Brevard Music Center Summer Festival, Young Artist Summer Program at the Curtis Institute of Music, and in 2021, the Quartet Intensive in Bulgaria. He is working on his bachelor’s in music at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, studying with Piet Kuijken.

Elena Varon is a horn player from Rochester, New York. Varon has been a part of the soundSCAPE International New Music Festival, as well as the Ohio Light Opera. She studies with Denise Tryon at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and has worked with W. Peter Kurau and Maura McCune Corvington at the Eastman School of Music. Elena enjoys drawing for her custom artwork business artbyelliev on Etsy, hiking, and watching movies.

A violinist from Hanover, New Hampshire, Miriam Viazmenski studies with Syoko Aki at Yale University. She is a former student of Kristopher Tong. A violinist in the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Miriam has performed with the New England Conservatory’s Youth Philharmonic, as a soloist with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, and as concertmaster of NEC’s Youth Symphony. She has studied at the Bowdoin and Aspen Music Festivals, and she is thrilled to be returning to Colorado College for a second year. Miriam is majoring in molecular biology and loves to hike and knit.

Rebecca Weger is in her second year of a master’s program in violin performance at the Yale School of Music, where she has studied with Tai Murray and Hyo Kang. She completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in the studio of Andrew Wan. Rebecca has participated in the Toronto Summer Music’s Chamber Music Institute, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, McGill International String Quartet Academy, Aspen Music Festival’s Center for Advanced Quartet Studies, and the National Arts Centre’s Young Artists Program.

Zongyuan Wei earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and an artist diploma from Texas Christian University with merit scholarships. He holds a master’s degree from Texas Tech University and, as a teaching assistant, is pursuing a DMA at TTU under Dr. Mark Morton. He has participated in many performances in the United States and China, including the American Bandmasters Association, Latin American music festival, and Texas Music Educators Association.

Sungkyung Yoo is a Korean violinist who graduated from Kyunghee University in Korea and has an artist diploma from McGill University. She is pursuing a master’s degree from Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Paul Kantor.

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2022 Festival celebrates using “Untitled 100” by local artist Floyd Tunson At age 4, when Floyd D. Tunson sat in the family living room watching his older brother draw, he thought that what his brother was doing was magic, and he wanted to do the same. Since then, that’s what he’s been doing — making magic. His passion and curiosity have led to an eclectic body of work: drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, and installation. His subject matter includes the Mississippi Delta, global injustice, art history, and pure abstraction. His palette ranges from stark black and white to vibrant fluorescents. He created Untitled 100 on wood, composed a painting on it, and strategically scratched off small sections to create a slightly raw but elegant surface. Overall, it’s an enhanced truth-to-medium effect.

In 1936, during the Great Migration, Tunson’s parents moved from Paris, Texas, to Denver. Tunson, born in 1947, is one of three artists in the family. Growing up during the Civil Rights movement, he experienced, directly and subtly, the effects of racism. Hence, his related body of work. He abjures, however, simplistic political slogans. His goal is always, first and foremost, esthetic — compelling, beautiful imagery. His comprehensive canon of abstract work includes a range of dimensions, from tiny (5 by 7 inches) to large (10 by 42 feet). Some are tightly rendered geometric patterns; some, loosely applied strokes; many, combinations of both. Whether narrative or abstract, his art shows a unity of opposing elements, whether in theme or artistic execution. Indeed, implicit in his work are various levels of reconciliation.

— Wylene Carol, artist’s friend and representative

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SPECIAL THANKS TO

Susan Grace, music director Virginia Barron, associate director Ann Van Horn, assistant director Justin Maike, technical director Kate Nelson, music production coordinator Grace Nelson, assistant to the music production coordinator Liz Manring, academic administrative assistant, Music and SMF Jordan Bates, festival intern Shaian Gutiérrez, festival intern Izzie Hicks, festival intern Ella Neurohr, festival intern Emmett Tucker, festival intern Xinyi Zhao (Lily), festival intern

Lisa Gregory, lead academic administrative assistant, Music Donald Herbst, lead audio visual events technician Paul Martin, technical director, Department of Theatre and Dance Chris Jacobs, Jacobs Audio Floyd Tunson, artist Wylene Carol, artist’s representative Liliana Carrizo, assistant professor, Music Mateo Muñoz, associate vice president for strategy and planning Stephanie Wurtz, assistant vice president for communications Felix Sanchez, assistant vice president for communications Naomi Trujillo, project manager Jen Kulier, editorial director Rhonda Van Pelt, copy editor

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THANK YOU to our music director, SUSAN GRACE, for 35 years of tireless devotion to the CC Summer Music Festival. It is because of Sue that this event has grown into a musical experience of the highest caliber for the fellows, performance faculty, and audience members who savor the Festival every year. This Festival would not be what it is today without you.

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