Epic Drama

Haijin Choi, violinAdam Liebert, violin

Leslie Van Becker, violaAaron Tubergen, viola

Davin Lee, celloJudith Vander Weg, cello

Beth Colpean, harp

String Sextet (from the opera “Capriccio”), Op. 85 (TrV 279a)Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

Three Minuets in A MajorModeratoAllegretto

Assai mossoGiacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Fantaisie in A Major, Op. 124Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Intermission

String Sextet in D Major, Op. 10Moderato – Allegro

AdagioIntermezzo

Finale: PrestoErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

July 9 concert is underwritten by Judy Oberholtzer in memory of William Oberholtzerand Carolyn Richards in memory of Wayne Richards

July 10 concert is underwritten by Richard Kruizenga, Gerald & Ann Longerot, and Karen Dunn

July 9 & 10

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Welcome, Friends!We are pleased to have you with us and we are thrilled that so many of you return year after year. You are here because you love great music. It is our goal to meet your expectations of greatness when you take your seats in this concert hall. Your continuing presence and support tells us we are succeeding.

But we also know that classical music is an art form that needs constant nurturing. Many fine orchestras and chamber groups struggle to stay viable and to attract new listeners, threatening their futures. At CMFS we take seriously the need to ‘keep chamber music vibrant and alive’ as expressed in our Mission Statement.

For several years, we have aggressively addressed that need with free Young Listener concerts throughout the season as well as in-school programs, introducing classical music and instruments to students in area grade schools. You’ll find the dates and venues for the Young Listener concerts listed in this program.

This year, we are extremely excited to announce a new education initiative. Under the inspiration and leadership of CMFS Board Member Paul Austin and with the generous full underwriting support of Lyle and Anne Warnock, we are introducing a Master Class Series. Musicians appearing in our series this summer – The Tesla Quartet, Andrew Le, Paul Austin – will conduct these classes. Area music students in their respective disciplines will be invited to play for the masters and then hear comments and suggestions on their performances. The classes are free for the students and open to any music lover to observe free of charge. The 1½ hour sessions will be held July 16th, August 6th and August 13th at 11:00 am right here at the Saugatuck Woman’s Club. As Paul notes, this is a unique opportunity for the Chamber Music Festival to return to our roots of providing musical instruction for the next generation of musicians. We hope you will join us for a session or two and witness the budding artists of our future in action.

Finally, I’d like to welcome three new members to our board. Lynette Fall has joined us as Design Director, Cathy Frecker as Production Director and Ruth Hofmeyer as Mailing Director. All three have already made huge contributions – along with the rest of our talented and tireless team – to keeping CMFS humming behind the scenes.

Repeatedly we hear from the artists who perform on our stage that they love coming to Saugatuck and performing in our festival. They are impressed by the knowledge, warmth and enthusiasm of our audience and often comment that what we have here at CMFS is ‘something special’. Indeed it is. We are delighted you are here to share in it.

Mary Ann QuickPresident, CMFS Board of Directors

[ Cover image designed by Joy Martin, Saugatuck High School, “Earth’s Music”, watercolor ]

Musical Companions

Martha Walvoord, violinBarbara Corbató, violaAlicia Eppinga, celloJack Unzicker, bass

Bradley Wong, clarinetWendy Rose, bassoon

Paul Austin, horn

Duo No. 3 for Violin and Double BassTom Knific (b. 1959)

Serenata in vano, FS 68Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Intermission

Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20Adagio – Allegro con brio

Adagio cantabileTempo di menuetto – Trio

Tema con variazioni: AndanteScherzo: Allegro molto e vivace – Trio

Andante con moto alla marcia – Presto Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

July 16 concert is underwritten by Dave & Julia Marckini,Glenn & Janeen Fowler, and Beverly Sharp

July 17 concert is underwritten by David Roossien Classical Music Fundof the H/Z Community Foundation and Don & Erma Bruggink

Tales & Contrasts

Jennifer Walvoord, violinGrace Byrd, viola

Suzanna Dennis Bratton, clarinetSusan Ruggiero, soprano

Joan Conway, pianoAndrew Le, piano

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), Op. 129, D. 965Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Märchenerzälungen (Fairy Tales), Op. 132Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell

Lebhaft und sehr markiertRuhiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck

Lefhaft, sehr markiertRobert Schumann (1810-1856)

Three Songs for Voice, Viola and PianoFar, far from each other

Where is it that our soul doth go?Music, when soft voices dieFrank Bridge (1879-1941)

Intermission

Contrasts, BB 116Verbunkos (Recruiting Dance)

Pihenoő (Relaxation)Sebes (Fast Dance)

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)

July 23 concert is underwritten by Jerome & Jacqueline Hurtgen and Fred Kauffman

July 24 concert is underwritten by Joan Conway, West Shore Aware,and Bill Klatt & Jim McHugh

July 16 & 17 July 23 & 24

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Tesla 2.0

Tesla QuartetRoss Snyder, violinMichelle Lie, violin

Edwin Kaplan, violaSerafim Smigelskiy, cello

Great Danger, Keep OutMatthew Browne (b. 1988)

String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589 “Prussian No. 2”Allegro

LarghettoMenuetto: Moderato

Allegro assaiWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Intermission

String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105Adagio ma non troppo: Allegro appassionato

Molto vivaceLento e molto cantabile

Allegro non tantoAntonín Dvorák (1841-1904)

August 6 concert is underwritten by Lyle & Anne Warnock and Ted & Pat Bosgraaf

August 7 concert is underwritten by Timon Tesar, Doug & Kay Walvoord,and Wally Petersen & Mike Tischleder

August 6 & 7

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Aebersold & Neiweem - Piano Duo

Claire Aebersold, piano | Ralph Neiweem, piano

Academic Festival OvertureJohannes Brahms (1833-1897), arr. for Piano,

Four Hands by the Composer

Bilder aus Osten (Pictures from the East), Op. 66

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Allegro Brillant, Op. 92Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Intermission

Bourrée fantasqueEmmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)

“Dolly” Suite, Op. 56

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

La Mer (The Sea)De l’aube à midi sur la mer (From dawn to noon on the sea)

Jeux de vagues (Play of the Waves)Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue of the wind and the sea)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Aebersold & Neiweem appear by arrangement withGreat Lakes Performing Artist Associates, Ann Arbor, MI, www.greatlakespaa.org.

July 30 concert is underwritten in memory of Judy Motiffby Rudy & Fernande Pruden and James Motiff

July 31 concert is underwritten by Greg Frey & Patrick Coyle,Clasina Young and the Saugatuck Douglas Art Club

July 30 & 31

Nicht schnellLebhaft

Reuig andachtig

LebhaftNicht schnellIm Volkston

Kitty ValseTendresse

Le pas espagnole

BerceuseMi-a-ou

Le jardin de Dolly

War & Peace

Jennifer Walvoord, violinAmanda Dykhouse, violin

Barbara Corbató, violaAlicia Eppinga, cello

Jeremy Crosmer, celloAndrew Le, piano

Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67Andante – Moderato

Allegro con brioLargo

AllegrettoDmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Intermission

String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956Allegro ma non troppo

AdagioScherzo: Presto

AllegrettoFranz Schubert (1797-1828)

August 13 concert is underwritten by Paula & Sam Golden and Peter & Sarah Bast

August 14 concert is underwritten by Margaret McDermott,Suzie Blair, and Alan McPhail

WMUK radio recording underwritten by Mary Ann Quick and Dave Colwell

Aebersold & Neiweem, piano duo

Described as “consummate practitioners of pianism” (The Washington Post) Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem enjoy an international career as exponents of music for both piano duet and two keyboards. Their innovative programming reflects the full gamut of this delightful repertoire, from four-hand works of Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms, to favorite lighter masterpieces by Poulenc and Milhaud, and contemporary works championed or commissioned by Aebersold and Neiweem.

Aebersold and Neiweem celebrated 25 years before the public in 2006-07. They have been heard on RAI-TV Italy, PBS television, and on WFMT Radio in Chicago, where they performed an unprecedented series thirty live broadcast concerts covering virtually the complete four-hand repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries. The duo has appeared with orchestras internationally, including the Chicago Philharmonic and the Vienna Tonkünstler. They have been heard in recital in many cities throughout the USA and Europe, including Chicago, New York, Detroit, Washington, D.C., Santa Fe, Vienna, Rome and Florence and the Ukraine. In Italy alone they have given over 200 recitals throughout Tuscany and Umbria. Aebersold and Neiweem are founders and directors of the NEA award-winning Chicago Duo-Piano Festival, held annually at the Music Institute of Chicago. They have given masterclasses and workshops at schools including Northwestern University, Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, University of Wisconsin, Northern Illinois University, Lawrence University, and have guested at MTNA State conventions.

Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem met in Italy in 1970 as young solo performers at a music festival in Umbria. They were married in 1973 and have devoted themselves to the exclusive study of the duo repertoire since 1981. They are currently artists-in-residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. Claire Aebersold is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory. Ralph Neiweem hails from Evanston, Illinois and is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Both completed graduate studies at Northwestern University and received artist diplomas from Villa Schifanoia in Florence, Italy. Their common teachers include Irwin Freundlich, Theodore Lettvin, John Browning and Orazio Frugoni, at whose urging they became a duo. They are currently Artists-in-Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago.

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Paul Austin, horn

Paul Austin enjoys a multifaceted career as chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player, and pedagogue. Critics have noted his “absolutely stunning way of playing the horn” (Holzminden Zeitung) as well as being “tender on the warm French Horn” (The Grand Rapids Press), with additional recognition in that “the audience was charmed, thanks to Austin’s witty narratives” (Kalamazoo Gazette). Concert appearances include recitals throughout the Great Lakes region with bassoonist Wendy Rose, a concerto with the Holland Symphony Orchestra, and performances in the USA and Europe with organist Gregory Crowell.

In 1995, Paul Austin received a Gilmore Emerging Artist grant from the Kalamazoo Arts Council which allowed him to study in London. He joined the Grand Rapids Symphony horn section in 1999. Paul Austin has been held to critical acclaim on five recordings which have been released by OgreOgress Productions, featuring music by John Cage, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, Alan Hovhaness, and Robert Shechtman.

This is Paul’s 15th season with the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. He has also performed during the summer at the Banff, Fontana, and Southern Illinois music festivals, and is pleased to join the faculty of Interlochen’s Adult Chamber Music Camp this summer.

As a teacher, Dr. Austin has served as horn faculty at colleges in Michigan, Louisiana, and Ohio. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Tennessee Tech University. Paul actively promotes historical instruments and is the author of “A Modern Valve Horn Player’s Guide to the Natural Horn.”

Along with Wendy Rose and clarinetist Bradley Wong, Paul presents educational concerts to west Michigan elementary school children on behalf of the CMFS. In 2012, Paul Austin was invited to join the CMFS Board and serves as their Education Director.

Suzanna Dennis Bratton, clarinet

Suzanna Dennis Bratton joined the Grand Rapids Symphony as Principal Clarinet in 1998. Prior to her move to Michigan, Mrs. Bratton (Suzy) held positions with the Akron and Canton Symphonies, the Sarasota Opera and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. Other symphonic appearances include Cincinnati, New World, Toledo, Cleveland Chamber, and Vancouver Symphonies, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Broadway Grand Rapids, and the St. Barth’s Music Festival in the French West Indies.

Suzy has appeared many times as soloist with the Grand Rapids Symphony; including the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in 2002 and the world premiere performance of Encaustic for Solo Clarinet and Orchestra, commissioned by the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2011 and written for her by her colleague and friend, composer and GRS Assistant Principal Oboe Alexander Miller. In October of 2014 Suzy joined world-renowned clarinetist David Shifrin on the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series with Ponchielli’s showpiece for two clarinets, Il Convegno.

A huge fan of chamber music, Suzy gives recitals at the GRAM and Aquinas College, where she serves as instructor of clarinet. She has also collaborated with the Grand Rapids Ballet, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Phoenix Ensemble in Ann Arbor. It is a pleasure to join the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck and perform with the fine musicians who make up this cherished festival.

Suzy lives in Ada, MI with her husband Jason, daughters Chloe and Fiona, and their rescue dog, Sparky.

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Grace Byrd, viola

Grace Byrd loves chamber music, and is excited to once again be a part of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She is currently the violist of the Kalamazoo Symphony’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet, the Tira-Mi-Su Trio (with her husband and pianist Joseph Byrd, and violinist Julia Maley), and serves as Assistant Principal violist of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.

She has played in chamber ensembles in Rochester, New York; Heidelberg, Germany; Medford, Oregon, and throughout Michigan. She earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the Eastman School of music where

she studied with George Taylor and also studied at the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin, Germany with Kim Kashkashian. Grace enjoys running, swimming, and playing underwater hockey in her spare time.

Haijin Choi, violinHaijin Choi is a section violinist of Grand Rapids Symphony, Michigan and an enthusiastic violin teacher. Originally from South Korea, she moved to the United States in 2000 to continue her post graduate program at Northwestern University, IL after finishing her BM and MM from Seoul National University. Inspired by her teacher and mentor Blair Milton, she continued her interest in orchestral experience by participating in National Repertoire Orchestra and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. While playing with Charleston Symphony, SC in 2002 - 2003, she performed a recital for Piccolo Spoleto Festival. She has been a member of Grand Rapids Symphony since 2003. Besides performing recitals, she enjoys opportunities to play chamber music including Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck.

Beth Colpean, harp

Elizabeth Wooster Colpean joined the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2000 as Principal Harpist. She has appeared with the orchestra as soloist on several occasions playing the concertos of M. Grandjany, G. Tailleferre, and The Flute and Harp Concerto of Mozart. In addition, Ms. Colpean shared the stage in a much talked about performance with jazz harpist Deborah

Henson-Conant. Prior to joining the Grand Rapids Symphony, Ms. Colpean held the position of Principal Harp with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra playing concertos and recording several symphonic works including Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” and “The Nutcracker” ballets.

Ms. Colpean has participated in a number of international music festivals including The Pacific Music Festival, The National Repertory Orchestra, The Tanglewood Music Festival and the Seventh World Harp Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition, she performed in a distinguished alumni concert at Tanglewood during their acclaimed Festival of Contemporary Music as well as performed at the American Harp Society Conference in a two-harp recital with her mother.

Her principal teachers include Alice Chalifoux, (Cleveland Orchestra), and Susan Dederich-Pejovich, (Dallas Symphony). Ms. Colpean holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and The Cleveland Institute of Music. Ms. Colpean teaches at Calvin College, as well as privately. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband and three children.

Joan Conway, pianoJoan Conway, Artistic Director Emerita of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck, is also founder/director of the Herrick District Library Concert Series and the Free @ 3 Concert Series. A retired Professor of Music at Hope College where she taught piano, and coordinated and performed on the Faculty Recital Series, she is an active chamber musician, soloist and collaborative pianist and has appeared with most of the area’s outstanding artists. Joan is also widely known as a two-piano and piano four-hands performer. Past summers included frequent concerts at Fontana and Bay View Music Festivals.

She serves on the Artistic Committee of the Holland Symphony Board and is Past-President of the Michigan Music Teachers’ Association, receiving their Teacher of the year and Distinguished Service awards. Joan now teaches piano privately. Her students have won or placed in concerto competitions of the Holland, Grand Rapids, and the Kalamazoo Junior Symphonies, and in Michigan Music Teachers’ and Music Teachers’ National Association contests. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Conway spent 13 years performing and teaching in New York City before coming to Michigan.

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Barbara Corbató, viola

Barbara Corbató is currently the Assistant Principal Viola of the Grand Rapids Symphony, where she has performed since 1990. In addition, she is an active chamber musician, performing with the Perugino String Quartet since 2007, and the GRS’ educational ensemble, the Calder Quartet.

Barbara is also active as a teacher, serving on the faculty at Hope College, where she teaches Viola, while also maintaining a home viola studio. She has also served on the viola faculty at Calvin College and at their annual String Summit.

Before settling in Grand Rapids, Barbara performed in the New World Symphony, Spoleto Festival of South Carolina and Italy, and the orchestras of Columbus, Flint, and Saginaw. She has also participated in music festivals in Santa Barbara, Aspen, Keystone, (Colorado), and most recently, Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She has received Bachelor and Master

of Music degrees from the University of Michigan, where her principal teachers included Donald McInnes and Yizhak Schotten. An avid dog lover, Barbara spends her free time with her husband and their two dogs.

Jeremy Crosmer, cello

Jeremy Crosmer is a remarkable young artist, both as a cellist and a composer. At the age of 24 Crosmer completed multiple graduate degrees from the University of Michigan in composition, cello and theory pedagogy, and received his D.M.A. in 2012.

Always eager to explore the synthesis between composition and performance, Crosmer is consistently working on many projects combining these two fields.

In 2011 Crosmer was awarded the prestigious Presser Graduate Music Award to promote, publish, record and perform his Crosmer-Popper duets. Crosmer is currently assistant principal cellist of the Grand Rapids Symphony. In April of 2013 Crosmer toured London with the Grand Valley State University Chamber Orchestra, performing Boccherini’s G Major Concerto, No. 7; he also performed the Vivaldi Double Concerto with Alicia Eppinga and the GRS in July 2013. Crosmer teaches theory as an adjunct professor at GVSU. In addition to cello, composition and theory, Crosmer performs old-time fiddle music, draws mazes and writes science fiction.

Amanda Dykhouse, violin

Amanda Walvoord Dykhouse first studied the violin at age 5 with Ellen Rizner. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy and attended Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. In 1995 she graduated with highest honors from Rice University in Houston, Texas, with degrees in music and religious studies. She pursued further training at the Meadowmount School of Music and Music Academy of the West. Her primary teacher was Kathleen Winkler. She subsequently pursued a Master of Divinity at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, after which she served as a pastor in Holland for four years.

Amanda is currently the concertmaster of the Holland Symphony Orchestra and the principal second violin of the West Michigan Symphony in Muskegon. She performs frequently throughout the area, including several appearances as a soloist with the Holland Symphony Orchestra. She is a regular performer on Holland’s Free@3 series (formerly the Herrick Library Chamber Music Series) and the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She maintains a violin studio in Holland, and her students have won numerous local awards, including the Holland Symphony Orchestra’s concerto competition. Amanda spends most of her time raising her three young children with her husband Greg.

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Alicia Eppinga, cello

Alicia Eppinga has been a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony since 1989, was appointed Assistant Principal Cello in 1990, and Principal Cello in 2011.

Ms. Eppinga was raised in Grand Haven, MI and attended the Interlochen Arts Academy from 1980 - 1983. She received her Bachelor of Music Performance degree at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as a student of Richard Kapuscinski, where she was awarded the John Frazer Award in Cello Performance in 1987.

She received her Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music with Steven Doane in 1989. She was a Fellowship student at the Tanglewood Music center in 1987 and 1989 where she worked with musicians such as YoYo Ma, Joel Krosnick, Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein.

Ms. Eppinga is a frequent performer in solo and chamber music concerts. She performs regularly in concerts at the GRAM and at the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. Alicia is a member of Ensemble Montage, a group of musicians dedicated to bringing unique and contemporary chamber music to West Michigan. She is also a founding member of Castalia, a piano quartet that focuses on performing music by women composers.

Ms. Eppinga has appeared as a soloist with the Kent Philharmonia, Calvin Alumni Orchestra and on the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series with the Grand Rapids Symphony. She collaborated with composer Alexander Miller to create the “Madame Bovary” Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, which was premiered in September, 2013.

Alicia is the cello teacher at Hope College. She lives in Ada with husband Jim and their children Leo and Iris.

Andrew Le, piano

Born in Vietnam, pianist Andrew (Drew) Le has been hailed as “an impressive tour-de-force...a plenitude of poetic nuance” (New York Concert Review), and lauded for his “consummate piano virtuosity” (Goleta Valley Voice) and “pistonlike precision” (Mountain Tradition). Drew was the first-prize winner of the 2004 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, and is currently serving as Head of Keyboard Studies and Associate Professor of Piano at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. He and his wife, violinist Jennifer Walvoord, are the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck.

Drew is also the founder and director of Holland’s popular Brown Bag Concerts, a series designed to encourage and foster the accessibility of classical music to the general public. Passionate about serving his local community, he has also performed recitals as food drives, the last of which brought in close to 600 non-perishable items that were donated to the Holland Rescue Mission.

Drew is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Michigan, and The Juilliard School, where he earned his Doctor of Music Arts degree. His teachers have included Hien Le, Vivian Kleinhuizen, Rich Ridenour, Victoria Mushkatkol, Arthur Greene, and Jerome Lowenthal. Passionate about teaching, Drew’s doctoral document explored the pedagogical lineage of Jerome Lowenthal’s teachers, including William Kapell, Eduard Steuermann, and Alfred Cortot. Drew was appointed for three summers to the piano faculty of Interlochen Arts Camp’s All-State Program as an undergraduate teaching alongside tenured professors. Later, he was selected to be Jerome Lowenthal’s teaching assistant at The Juilliard School. Drew has also served on the faculty at the Gilmore Piano Camp and at Friends Music Camp.

Drew joined the international roster of Steinway Artists in 2013, and released his debut recording on the Blue Griffin label the same year. He is also a violinist in the Holland Symphony Orchestra and enjoys photography in his spare time. Drew resides in Holland, Michigan, with his wife and their two young children.

To learn more about Drew, please visit his home on the web at www.drewle.com

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Adam Liebert, violin

Violinist Adam Liebert is thrilled to be appearing for the fourth year in a row at the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. He performs most often with the Grand Rapids Symphony, a position he has held since 2001, and as Fourth Chair Assistant Principal in the first violin section of the West Michigan Symphony. Adam freelances in the Chicago area and has often collaborated with ensembles such as Anaphora, International Chamber Artists, Dal Niente, New Millennium Orchestra, and Fifth House

Ensemble. A Grand Rapids native, Adam began his musical interests early listening to his mother’s records of Pictures at an Exhibition, 1812 overture, and Barry Manilow - although not so much a follower these days. He played some piano in elementary school and started violin relatively late at age 11. After only two years of playing, he was chosen for the Blue Lake International program touring Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. Upon graduation from Western Michigan University, a strong desire to return to Europe brought him to Karlsruhe, Germany where he taught English at a Berlitz school and studied at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik. During this time he was on hand for several CD productions with the Heidelberger Symphoniker and toured Berlin, Rome, Budapest, Moscow, Kiev, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Beijing with the Philharmonie der Nationen. Adam has participated in music festivals in Brazil (Itu and Londrina), Ohio (ENCORE), Florida (Disney EPCOT), Maryland, Northern Michigan (Pine Mountain), and Arkansas (Faulkner Chamber Music Festival). His major influences include Renata Knific (Western Michigan University), Ulf Hoelscher, Helena Bondarenko, Paul Kantor, Shmuel Ashkenasi (leader of the Vermeer Quartet), and most recently Blair Milton (Chicago Symphony).

Davin Lee, cello

Korean born cellist Davin Lee recieved her degrees from the Korean National University of Arts (BM), Peabody Concervatory (MM), and Indiana University (AD). Ms. Lee has performed as a soloist with the North Czech Philharmonic in Praha, the KBS Philharmonic, and the KNUA Orchestra in Korea. She also has performed many recitals at places like the Kumho Young Artist Series, Ogle Arts center Young Artist, and the Kennedy center in Washington D.C. As a chamber musician, she has performed with many memorable musicians such as Joshua

Bell, Alexander Kerr, Eric Kim, and etc. Ms. Lee was a formal member of Kuttner Quartet at IU, and South Dakota Quartet. As an Orchestra player, Ms. Lee was a formal Principal of South Dakota Symphony, and recently playing with Baltimore Symphony as substitute musician.

Gwendolynn (Wendy) Rose, bassoon

Gwendolynn Rose is Associate Professor of Bassoon at Western Michigan University where she teaches bassoon, chamber music, and music theory. She has served on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp and the Hot Springs Music Festival and was recently awarded the WMU College of Fine Arts Dean’s Teaching Award. Widely recognized as an accomplished chamber, solo and orchestral musician, she has performed in the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Grand Rapids. A former member of The National Ballet Orchestra of Canada and principal bassoonist with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra from 1991-

2002, she appeared frequently as a soloist with the orchestra She has performed at Stratford Summer Music, the Spoleto Festival, the Banff Festival of the Arts and was selected to be a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. She is a member of the Western Wind Quintet and has been heard in recital recently throughout the USA, Canada, Belgium, Honduras, Colombia and China. Rose is a frequent performer at the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck and the Fontana Chamber Arts Summer Festival.

Aaron Tubergen, viola

Aaron Tubergen serves as principal viola of the South Dakota Symphony and violist of their resident Dakota String Quartet. Aaron earned his Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was the recipient of the Robert Vernon Prize in viola. Aaron has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Grand Rapids Symphony, and has appeared at the Sarasota, Kent/Blossom, and Faulkner chamber music festivals. While attending Holland Christian High School, Aaron lived with his family near Saugatuck, and studied with Amanda Dykhouse and Barb Corbató.

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Tesla Quartet, string quartet

Winner of the Gold Medal at the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and Prizewinner in the 2012 London International String Quartet Competition and 2013 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, the Tesla Quartet was formed at The Juilliard School in 2008 and quickly established itself as one of the most promising young ensembles in New York, winning Second Prize at the J.C. Arriaga

Chamber Music Competition only a few months after its inception. The London Evening Standard called their rendition of the Debussy Quartet “a subtly coloured performance that balanced confidently between intimacy and extraversion,” and The Strad has praised them as “technically superb.” From 2009 to 2012 the quartet held a fellowship as the Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where they studied with the world-renowned Takács Quartet.

The quartet has enjoyed a busy performing schedule, both in the States and abroad, with appearances in Austria, England and France. Recent engagements include the Fischoff Gold Medal Winner’s Tour of the Midwest and performances as the Quartet-in-Residence at the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, CO, and in Montreal and Michigan. Other engagements in recent seasons include concerts in Chicago, Long Island, Salt Lake City, Lake Tahoe, Tennessee, Tulsa, and the quartet’s French debut in Provence through the ProQuartet European Chamber Music Center. Highlights of the upcoming 2014-15 season include the quartet’s West Coast debut as well as a return to London for a performance at Wigmore Hall.

In addition to their work with the Takács Quartet, the Tesla Quartet has worked with Günter Pichler and Rainer Schmidt in ProQuartet-CEMC’s professional training program. Additional coaches include the Tokyo String Quartet, the Artis Quartet, James Dunham, Curtis Macomber, Robert Mann, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Michael Tree, and members of the Alban Berg, Emerson, Endellion, Kronos and Leipzig String Quartets. Recently the quartet participated in an innovative workshop with laptop performance technology in collaboration with the Boulder Laptop Orchestra. It was also the central ensemble in a unique series of master classes on classical improvisation, presented by David Dolan of London’s Guildhall School. In the summer of 2011 the quartet held a fellowship at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and in 2010 they were fellows at the Aspen Music Festival’s Center for Advanced Quartet Studies.

Susan Ruggiero, soprano

Susan Ruggiero is an active performer and educator based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She is the recipient of several prestigious opera awards including: Shreveport Opera’s Singer of the Year Competition, Mozart Award in the National Orpheus Vocal Competition, and district winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2007 and 2009). She has performed roles with New Orleans Opera, Natchez Opera, Mississippi Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera South, and Opéra Louisiane. Susan teaches at the University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey University, and she performs and teaches at the Festival Música nas Montanhas in Poços de Caldas, Brazil, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. Ruggiero holds a double master’s degree in voice and flute performance from the University of Michigan, and a DMA from Louisiana State University.

Jack Unzicker, double bass

Double bassist Jack Unzicker is an artist and educator originally from Juneau, Alaska. He frequently performs with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and Dallas Opera. He has performed chamber music with Caminos del Inka, Orquestra Divertimento (Costa Rica), Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and Santa Fe Pro Musica.

Unzicker is the Assistant Professor of Double Bass at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has performed and lectured at the International Society of Bassists, American String Teacher Association, and Texas Music Educators Association Conventions and has been featured in articles on playing and teaching the double bass in The Strad and Strings Magazine.

Unzicker received his Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master of Music Degrees from the University of North Texas. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Western Washington University.

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Leslie VanBecker, viola

Leslie Van Becker has been principal viola of the Grand Rapids Symphony since 1978. She earned a bachelor of music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and master’s in music from the Yale University School of Music.

In recital, Ms. Van Becker has appeared with the DeVos Quartet, Castalia, Ghandarva Piano Quartet, Trio Nouveau, New World String Quartet, Clifford Music Group and Lakeshore Chamber Players as well as on the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. She has appeared as a soloist on numerous occasions with the Grand Rapids Symphony. She participated in the Cabrillo Music Festival in Santa Cruz, California from 1978-80 and 1988-2013 (principal viola from 1996-2013), where she played orchestral music exclusively from the 20th century. Ms. Van Becker serves on the faculty of Calvin College and maintains an active class of viola students in Grand Rapids.

She and her husband Edward Clifford have two grown children who live in Brooklyn, New York: Matthew, who is a jazz bassist, and Genevieve, who is a fashion designer. Leslie and Edward share their 100-year-old Heritage Hill home with their cat Scraps.

Judith Vander Weg, cello

An active performer, Judith Vander Weg has appeared throughout the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, and Spain in collaborative recitals and as orchestral soloist. Principal cellist of the Flint Symphony Orchestra since 2002, she previously served as principal cellist with Mid-Texas Symphony, associate principal with the Toledo Symphony and as a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony. Always fortunate to

combine performing, teaching, and coaching chamber music Judith is currently an adjunct faculty member of the Music Department at Wayne State University and has served on the faculties of the University of Texas in San Antonio, the University of Toledo, Calvin College and Grand Valley State University. She is a clinician for youth symphonies and school orchestras, a frequent adjudicator, and maintains a busy home studio in Grosse Pointe. This summer marks Judith’s 17th season with CMFS.

Bradley Wong, clarinet

Bradley Wong is the director of the School of Music at Western Michigan University and clarinetist with the resident faculty ensemble the Western Wind Quintet. Prior to becoming director in June, 2014, he was professor of clarinet and served as the coordinator of graduate studies. He has received awards in recognition of both his teaching and service to the university, including the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Service Award. His students have held teaching positions in major universities, and have been finalists in national and international competitions. Wong’s performances as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral clarinetist have taken him to prestigious venues throughout the world. The Clarinet describes his playing as “breathtaking…(with) a fine, liquid tone quality”. As an active member of the International Clarinet Association, he has served as Audio Review Editor for its journal and is currently the Michigan state chair. Bradley Wong is a Yamaha performing artist.

Jennifer Walvoord, violin

Jennifer Walvoord of Holland, Michigan graduated with her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She has Masters degrees in both violin performance and chamber music from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelors degree in violin performance from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Her former teachers include Andrew Jennings, Mihai Craioveanu, and Joan Conway.

In addition to her current position as West Michigan Symphony concertmaster, Jennifer was a member of the Grand Rapids Symphony. She has performed as soloist with the West Michigan Symphony and the Holland Symphony Orchestra. While at the University of Michigan, Jennifer performed electric violin on the Grammy Award-winning recording of William Bolcom’s Songs of Innocence and Experience conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Jennifer collaborated with her sister, Martha, on a recording called “American Perspectives” which was recently released on the Centaur Records Label.

Jennifer is an active chamber musician. She performs recitals regularly with her husband, pianist Dr. Andrew Le. Jennifer and Andrew were recently (2009) appointed to be the Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. They live in Holland with their son, Matthew, and daughter, Kate.

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Martha Walvoord, violin

Dr. Martha Walvoord, Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Texas at Arlington, is an active soloist, chamber musician, educator, and recitalist. Described by American Record Guide as “an enthusiastic and expressive player.” Recent solo appearances have taken Walvoord to China, Hong Kong, Spain, England, Costa Rica, and across the US including her performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Quingdao Symphony Orchestra. In 2010, Centaur Records released Walvoord’s recording American Prospectives: Works for Violin by Matthew Tommasini.

Originally from Michigan, Walvoord was the Concertmaster of the West Shore Symphony Orchestra in Muskegon, MI and was Artist-in-Residence at Hope College in Holland, MI. Walvoord was the sole recipient of the TexASTA 2010 Marjorie Keller Young Teacher of the Year award. In the summer, Walvoord is on the faculty of the Texas Chamber Music Institute. She earned her DMA and her MM from the University of Michigan and her BM from Rice University. Walvoord performs on a violin made by Francois Pique, Paris 1800.

Pete & Mary Haab Joe & Fran HallRichard & Jocelyn Hodgman Terry & Ruth HofmeyerAndrew Le & Jennifer Walvoord Norm & Mary Ellen Lunderberg (GE match) Kathleen MarklandRobert & K. Ruth Marx Cynthia McKean Mary Meyer Walt Miller & Steve Jackson Wayne Nestander & Merle Malmquist Les & Barbara Neuman Howard Rochte & Russ LamesfieldLynne Snyder Ron & Gloria South Glenn & Karen Spoerl John & Lois Workman Don & Sally Zenas Charles & Nancy Zolper Sponsor ($100-$249):Don & Ellen Arlinsky Charles Aschbrenner & Chris Spencer David Balas & Jim Sellman Phil Bohlander Bob & Roberta Butters Ken Carls Dan & Jill Christian Gerald & Jane ConwayRon & Jessie DalmanHolly Davis & Kay Hanna Mary Dood Dennis & Jane Dreyer Floyd Fleming Marcia Forsman Bob & Chris Gamble Robert Golub & Deirdre Dupre Robert & Barbara Wolf Goulet Ron & Gail Goldblatt Jim HansonEugene & Mary HeidemanJames & Jacqueline Heisler Marilyn Heiss Joseph Jennings Dale & Alice Johnson William Johnson & Ralph Siddell Curtis & Mary KammanJohn & Kate McGarry

Primary Underwriters ($1000-$2499)Joan Conway Jerome & Jacqueline Hurtgen Richard Kruizenga Judy Oberholtzer* Rudy & Fernande Pruden Mary Ann Quick & Dave Colwell David Roossien Classical Music Fund

of H/Z Community Foundation Timon Tesar Doug & Kay Walvoord Lyle & Anne Warnock***

Partial Underwriters ($500-$999)Peter & Sarah Bast Suzie BlairTed & Pat Bosgraaf Don & Erma Bruggink Karen DunnGlen & Janeen Fowler Greg Frey & Patrick Coyle Samuel & Paula Golden

Wilfried & Judith Mehring Joy Muehlenbeck Carol Niffenegger Jack & Lee Nyenhuis John & Maryrita Peters David & Laurie Randall Philip Raywood Julie Rubin John & Peg Sanford Jim SchmiechenJesse & Becky Stewart Robin L. Tuttle Sandra E. Tyrrell John & Judith Vander Weg** Terry & Nancy VandeWater Arlene Warners Sheldon & Marilyn Wettack Charles & Deborah Wilde George & Gail Zainea Supporter (Up to $99):Tom & Judy Anthrop Sue Bohlander Lee &Jane Bosko Josephine W. Clark Myrna R. Dornan Greg & Amanda Dykhouse Tom & Lois Dykstra Tim Farmer & Tom Slater Elaine Fluck Kenneth & Carol Gold Thomas & Louise Homburger Sandra Kratzer & Jill Cortazzo Jean Lawrence Nancy Lewis Jeffrey & Deanna Pohl Chuck & Patti Rickett Bobbie Smith Gordon & Barbara Stegink Corey Stoppel & Pat Dewey Jane Underwood Mike & Mae Van Ark

Fred Kauffman Bill Klatt & Jim McHugh Gerald & Ann Longerot David & Julia Marckini Margaret McDermott Alan McPhail Jim Motiff Wally Petersen & Mike Tischleder Carolyn Richards*Saugatuck Douglas Art Club Beverly SharpWest Shore Aware Clasina Young Patrons ($250-499):Robert & June Baker* Ed & Nina Bell Clark & Cathy Carmichael Phyllis Crandell*Stuart & Lynette Fall Brad & Mary Lee FieldCathy Frecker

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*A portion of this donation supports theChamber Music Festival of Saugatuck Education Fund established in memory of Wayne Richards

**This donation supports theJoan Conway Young Artists Program

***A portion of this donation supports theCMFS 2015 Master Class Series

CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

PATRON - $250-$499

CHEMICAL BANK www.chemicalbankmi.com 269.857.2116

LORENCE & VANDER ZWART ADVISORS Financial Planning Services since 1960

PUMPERNICKEL’S EATERY Breakfast, bakery, lunch,cocktails, relaxed atmosphere, indoor & outdoor seating

SPONSORS – $100-$249

AMAZWI CONTEMPORARY ART African fine art, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and unique gifts

THE COMMERCIAL RECORD Serving Saugatuck/Douglas with news, arts, & feature stories for 146 years

LAURA DURHAM MILL POND REALTY, INC. Real Estate Sales, Vacation Rentals, and Award Winning Services

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SAUGATUCK Sunday Worship 10 a.m. “We Take God Seriously, Not Ourselves”

GOOD GOODS Fine art, American craft, jewelry, clothing, ceramics, glass, furniture, sculpture

DEE DEE HANSON, ASSOCIATE BROKER Century 21 Affiliated, www.mysaugatuck.com 616-836.8535

HERCULES BAR & GRILL Quiet garden or indoor seating, lunches in season, dinner year around

HOMEBODIES OF WESTERN MICHIGAN In-Home care to the Lakeshore community since 1999

SAUGATUCK TRADERS Men’s and women’s fine sportswear and accessories

STAR OF SAUGATUCK BOAT CRUISES Narrated sightseeing cruise on Kalamazoo River & Lake Michigan

SUPPORTERS – Up to $99

IVY INN B & B Delightful B & B in the heart of town

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

PRIMARY UNDERWRITERS - $1000-$2499

CATHY FRECKER HISTORIC CORLETT FARMHOUSE, “BALLAKEYLL” Site of the 2015 CMFS Benefit

FREY VINEYARDS OF REDWOOD VALLEY CALIFORNIA Premium Organic Wines www.freywine.com

JAMES REEDER PIANOS Fine, new, used and rebuilt pianos www.reederpiano.com

PARTIAL UNDERWRITERS - $500-$999

AMAZWI CONTEMPORARY ART African fine art, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, and unique gifts

UNCOMMON GROUNDS – ROASTER CAFÉ In-house roasted coffee, fresh baked goods, full juice bar

WINE SELLERS OF SAUGATUCK Fine wine, spirits, beer, cheese, wine accessories, gifts and cigars

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Thank You Volunteers!

Judy AnthropTom AnthropSuzie BlairSue BohlanderPat BosgraafTed BosgraafPeggy BoyceRick BradleyDon BrugginkErma BrugginkJill ChristianMary DoodKaren DunnJerri ElsingaStuart Fall

Tim FarmerMary Lee FieldJohn FaragassoTony FaragassoMarcia ForsmanGlenn FowlerJaneen FowlerBill GalliganBob GambleChris GamblePaula GoldenSam GoldenPete HaabFran HallJoe Hall

Ross HanleyJim HansonJackie HeislerJim HeislerBill KlattRuss LamsfieldAnn LongerotBarb LucierDick LucierKathleen MarklandMargaret McDermottJim McHughDeanna PohlHeidi Pohl

Philip RaywoodCarolyn RichardsHoward RochteJohn SanfordPeg SanfordMary SchafTom SlaterLynne SnyderSandy TyrrellJane UnderwoodCharlotte VanNeckGail ZaineaGeorge ZaineaDon Zenas

Stanna Dorn

Stanna Dorn just finished her sophomore year at Hope College. She is from Lewiston, MI, and is currently pursuing a double major in flute performance and chemistry at Hope. Stanna started the flute at age 12 and later received private instruction from Grace Olson during her senior year in high school. She currently studies flute with Dr. Gabe Southard. Stanna received a Distinguished Artist Award and Freshman Music Prize from Hope College’s music department, and in 2014 she was selected to perform as a soloist in Hope’s DeVos showcase. She is also a past winner of the Concerto/Aria competition at Hope. In addition to substituting for the Holland Symphony Orchestra, she is currently a member of Hope’s orchestra, wind ensemble, and woodwind quartet, and she serves as the wind ensemble music librarian. She also conducts organic chemistry research and works for the Chemistry Department at Hope College.

Aaron Goodyke

Aaron Goodyke is a senior at Hope College studying Vocal Music Education with an emphasis in organ. He grew up in Zeeland and attended Holland Christian High School, during which he took part in theatre and a variety of musical activities.

Aaron received the Gertrude Beckman organ scholarship from 14th St. CRC where he began studying organ with Nancy Mulder. He currently studies organ with Dr. Huw Lewis and voice with Dr. Brad Richmond at Hope. Aaron sings in the Hope College Chapel Choir, which has toured extensively around the US. This past year, he received a grant from the National Association for Music Merchants to attend the Music Technology Leadership Academy hosted by

Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) in San Antonio, Texas. He has performed in two DeVos Musical Showcase performances as a soloist in addition to other local concerts in the Greater Grand Rapids area, including Free@ 3 concerts at First Reformed Church. In addition to his studies, he serves as Artistic Technical Assistant for Hope’s Chaplain of Worship Arts, Researcher and Web Master for the Educational Technology Team at Hope, Vice President of Hope’s circle of the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society, and as a board member of the American Guild of Organists, Holland chapter (AGO).

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Joy Martin

My name is Joy Martin. I am 14 and a freshman at Saugatuck High School. I have always enjoyed art class and the ability to create beautiful things mused with the sound of music. With my prize money I plan to save up for a car. I am thankful for this opportunity to create my own art piece for the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. I was inspired to do this piece “Earths Music” by taking the idea of music being art to our ears but then letting that shine through with our ability to make art.

Sign up for a Pre-Concert DinnerBack by popular demand, this series of dinners provides concert-goers with a chance to speak to musicians about the music to be performed on the concert that evening while dining together in beautiful downtown Saugatuck.Hosted by Paul Austin, these dinners take place at the Hercules Restaurant. You pay for your dinner but Paul provides in-depth knowledge of the music in a fun and entertaining way. Please contact CMFS Education Director, Paul Austin, at AustinLPaul@gmail.com or 616-304-0869 to reserve a spot.

2015 Young Listeners’ Concerts These three concerts are geared for kids of all ages. They all take place on Fridays at 11am and are FREE!

• RAD (Rose/Austin Duo) Presents “Picture This” - Friday, July 10, 11AM Saugatuck/Douglas District Library, 137 Center St., Douglas

• Aebersold & Neiweem, piano duo - Friday, July 31, 11AM Holland Area Arts Council,150 E. 8th St., Holland

• Tesla Quartet - Friday, August 7, 11AM Saugatuck/Douglas Library, 137 Center St., Douglas

Poster Design Winner(ARTWORK FEATURED ON THE FRONT COVER OF THIS PROGRAM)

Upcoming Events!

Clearbrook Grill RoomHercules RestaurantThe Mermaid RestaurantEveryday People CafeSalt of the Earth Eatery

Grand Rapids SymphonyXO Asian RestaurantMason Street WarehouseJohn and Julie RootesPark Church

St. Cecelia Music CenterOne Trick Pony RestaurantSuzie BlairPatrick Coyle and Greg FreyMichael and Edye Evans Hyde

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Master Class Series

We are pleased to present our first Master Class Series! To assist in training tomorrow’s professional musicians, three Master Classes will be given by Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck artists. All three classes are on Thursdays from 11AM to 12:30PM, take place at the Saugatuck Woman’s Club and are FREE.

Contact CMFS Education Director, Paul Austin, at AustinLPaul@gmail.com or 616-304-0869 if you are a high school or college-aged musician and you are interested in performing on a CMFS master class.

Paul Austin, hornWind/Brass Master ClassThursday, July 16, 11AMSaugatuck Woman’s Club303 Butler St., Saugatuck

Tesla QuartetString Master ClassThursday, August 6, 11AMSaugatuck Woman’s Club303 Butler St., Saugatuck

Andrew Le, pianoPiano Master ClassThursday, August 13, 11AMSaugatuck Woman’s Club303 Butler St., Saugatuck

FoundersHenning ChristiansenElaine RicheyCharles Parrot

Artistic DirectorsAndrew LeJennifer Walvoord

Paul AustinJoan ConwayPatrick CoyleJane DreyerLynette FallCathy FreckerRuth HofmeyerAndrew Le

InternsAaron GoodykeStanna Dorn

Poster WinnerJoy Martin

Jim MotiffJoy MuehlenbeckJudy OberholtzerMary Ann QuickMichael TischlederDoug WalvoordJennifer WalvoordSally Zenas

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Our Mission The Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck is dedicated to perpetuating chamber music - keeping it vibrant and alive.

We present concerts in an atmosphere that encourages a sense of belonging and works to involve the audience as an active part of the experience.

We provide an opportunity for musicians to share their enthusiasm for their instruments and music as they present the challenge of the new and the comfort of the familiar.

2015 Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck Board Members

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Chamber Music Festival of SaugatuckP.O. Box 1073Saugatuck, MI 49453269-857-1424saugatuckmusic.org

Image: Andrew Le and Jennifer Walvoord

Photo provided by Giving Tree Photography