hamber Music - Vashon Center for the Arts

Vashon
Chamber Music
PO Box 576
Vashon Island
WA 98070
206.463.5131
VashonAlliedArts.org
Friday, October 19, 7:30 pm
Vashon Allied Arts
Vashon Allied Arts proudly presents
Vashon
Chamber Music
Concert Series
2012-2013
Captivating.
Inspired.
Moving.
Join the magic when 2012-2013 Vashon
Chamber Music Series brings together
exemplary ensembles comprised of local
and regional musicians.
Six concerts offer the intimate sound and
timeless beauty that has delighted chamber
music aficionados through the ages.
In heartfelt gratitude, VAA extends a fervent
thank you to Artistic Directors Rowena
Hammill and Douglas Davis for bringing
their artistic vision and sublime virtuosic
musicianship to this beloved series, now
celebrating its 4th successful season.
Concerts will be performed at Vashon Allied
Arts and Vashon United Methodist Church.
The perfect gift for the music lover in your
life, discount series subscriptions are
available now. Individual tickets on sale
after October 1, 2012.
Join us!
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“…Chamber music
at its very best
played with love and respect.”
Brahms E Minor Sonata
for Cello and Piano
Dvorák Piano Quintet
The Brahms Sonata features Rowena
Hammill and Jessica Choe. The
piece was written in three movements
by Johannes Brahms in 1862-65.
Dedicated to Josef Gänsbacher, a
singing professor and cellist, the piece
pays homage to Bach. Also on the
program, hear the delightful Dvorák
Piano Quintet, acknowledged as a
classical masterpiece. Choe is a member of Collaborative Artists EastWest and serves as its Education
Director. She currently serves as
Director of Music at Richmond
Beach Congregational Church in
Shoreline, Washington.
Rowena Hammill, cello • Douglas Davis, cello
Ron Patterson, violin • Roxanna Patterson, viola
Karin Choo, violin • Jessica Choe, piano
Friday, November 9, 7:30 pm
Vashon Allied Arts
Works for clarinet, cello and piano
Virtuoso pianist Bruce Vogt from Canada inspires
audiences across the continent.
Vogt and celebrated Japanese
violist Yumiko Yamamoto,
received the Kyoto Baroque
Hall Award of Excellence for
Best Concert of 1998. The Kyoto Daily spoke of their
“wonderful sympathetic music making, exquisite technical polish.” Vogt’s diverse repertoire encompasses music
from the sixteenth century to present.
Clarinetist Patricia Kostek also hails from Canada.
Founder and Artistic Director for
Winds of Yarrow, she is Artistic Director for Chamber Music San Juans and
Professor of Music at University of
Victoria. Kostek is known as a versatile musician with diverse and eclectic
repertoire.
Rowena Hammill, cello
Shostakovich 4th string quartet
Schubert C major two-cello quintet
Pianist Jessica Choe began her musical studies at age
three in her native Korea where she won
several national piano competitions.
Immigrating to the U.S. at age 9, she
played halls such as the Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center
and the Barns at Wolf Trap.
Choe won numerous awards including
the Beethoven Society of America Piano Competition.
A finalist in the National Symphony Orchestra’s Young
Artist Competition in 1996 and 1998, she received the
2004 Presser Foundation Career Award.
She taught music to underprivileged children as part of
Juilliard’s Concert Fellowship Program. In 2006, she cofounded Washington D.C. based organization, Classics
on the Rocks, which brings classical music to unconventional settings. Since 2009, she has been a member of
Collaborative Artists EastWest as its Education Director.
Violist Julie Whitton received her Bachelor’s degree
from Boston’s New England Conservatory. Whitton played extensively with
orchestras throughout New England
and New York and joined Kansas City
Symphony in 2004. She moved to
Seattle in 2007, where she enjoys a
varied array of musical endeavors.
Whitton spends summers performing
at such festivals as Marlboro, Sarasota and Kneisel Hall
and the New Hampshire Music Festival.
Rowena Hammill, cello • Douglas Davis, cello
Artur Girsky, violin • Natasha Bazhanov, violin
Sunday, February 3, 3 pm
Vashon United Methodist Church
Bach Goldberg Variations
1925 String Trio, Jean Cras
Trio Pardalote is comprised of violinist Victoria
Parker (Seattle Symphony
and Seattle Opera), violist
Heather Bentley (Concertmaster at Scrape, String
Faculty at Lakeside School,
Principal Viola at Northwest
Sinfonietta) and cellist
Rowena Hammill (Los Angeles Opera, Artistic Director, Vashon Chamber Music).
Friday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Vashon Allied Arts
Piano Trio, Maurice Ravel
The Finisterra Piano Trio’s extensive repertoire
embraces musical works from standards to new compositions. Their 2010 recording was acknowledged by NPR
as “one of the five best American Contemporary Classical Releases of 2010.”
Violinist Brittany Boulding performs as Concertmaster and Soloist for Auburn Symphony Orchestra,
Bellevue Philharmonic and 5th Avenue Theatre.
Cellist Kevin Krentz, cello has performed to critical
acclaim throughout the U.S., and abroad as recitalist
and soloist. He is Artistic Director for Methow Valley
Chamber Music Festival.
Pianist Tanya Stambuk performed with the Orchestre
de Toulouse in France, Virginia Symphony, Washington’s
Olympia Symphony, Tacoma Symphony and Oregon’s
Rogue Valley Symphony among others. She appeared on
television program In Praise of Women Pianists and is
considered an authority on and interpreter of music by
American composers.
She holds music degrees
from Juilliard and
Rutgers University.
Sunday, April 28, 3 pm
Vashon United Methodist Church
Season Finale
Works by Mozart, Alberto Ginastera
and Arthur Foote
Mendelssohn Octet
Special guest flutist Demarre McGill, new principal flutist for Seattle Symphony, has
performed concerti with the Chicago
Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra,
Florida Orchestra, Winston-Salem
Symphony, Toledo Symphony,
Milwaukee Symphony, Baltimore
Symphony, Harrisburg and the Juilliard Symphony among many more.
An active chamber musician, McGill is a member of
the Jacksonville, Florida-based Ritz Chamber Players
and performed with Chamber Music Society Two and
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s program for
emerging young artists. He was featured on a PBS Live
from Lincoln Center broadcast with the Chamber Music
Society. McGill participated in Music from Angel Fire,
Santa Fe, Kingston, Cape Cod, Mainly Mozart, La Jolla
and Marlboro festivals. He also performed on the Ravinia Festival’s “Rising Star” series, A&E Network Series
The Gifted Ones. He was a special guest on Mr. Roger’s
Neighborhood television program.
In addition to performing, McGill co-founded Art of
Élan, a chamber music organization in San Diego dedicated to introducing new audiences to classical music.
Rowena Hammill, cello • Douglas Davis, cello
Artur Girsky, violin • Natasha Bazhanov, violin
Victoria Parker, violin • Heather Bentley, viola
Stephen Bryant, violin • Sue Jane Bryant, viola
Concert Series
2012-2013
Series Subscription
# of
seats
6 concert series
$ total
VAA Members/Seniors $90
General $108
Total
Tickets are transferrable.
Individual tickets ($18/$21) will be available
after October 1, 2012 at Vashon Allied Arts,
Heron’s Nest, Vashon Bookshop and on-line at
VashonAlliedArts.org.
I want to become a VAA Member!
Individual $40
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Sunday, January 6, 3 pm
Vashon United Methodist Church
Dual/Family $75
Artist Associate $30
Senior $35
Dual/Senior $65
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Mail to: Vashon Allied Arts
PO Box 576, Vashon Island, WA 98070
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Monday–Friday 10 am–6 pm • Saturday Noon–5 pm
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