Considered“thestate’sfinestchamberensemble”byOregonArtsWatch,theDelganiString Quartetpresentsexcitingperformancesofbothclassicandcontemporaryrepertoirein intimateconcertsettings.ThequartetcuratestheirownsubscriptionseriesinPortland, Salem,Corvallis,andEugenewhileregularlyappearingasguestartiststhroughoutthe state.DelganihasalsoperformedattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNYCandatCharles UniversityinPrague.
Committedtocommunityengagement,Delganiprovideseducationalopportunitiesto studentsthroughouttheWillametteValley.Thequartet’sClassicalSparkprogrambrings musictoelementaryclassroomsinLane,Benton,andMultnomahcountiesinaneffortto igniteanearlyinterestinmusic.Delganialsoworksfrequentlywithstudentcomposersat theUniversityofOregonandPortlandStateUniversity.Additionalprogramsincludea SummerQuartetAcademy,biannualChamberMusicWorkshops,andanongoingvirtual seminarseries.
Formedin2014,Delganioperatesasa501(c)(3)nonprofitandhasreceivedfoundation supportfromtheOregonCulturalTrust,OregonCommunityFoundation,OregonArts Commission,LaneArtsCouncil,SpringfieldArtsCommission,andSpringfieldEducation Foundation.DelganiistherecipientofconsecutiveCulturalDevelopmentGrantsfromOCT andconsecutiveCreativeHeightsGrantfromOCF.
AntheaKreston,violin
ChairsponsoredbyLynnetteCampbellandJohnHidalgo
JannieWei,violin
ChairsponsoredbyDavidand SherrieKammerer
EricAlterman,cello
ChairsponsoredbyAnthonyMulder
GuestviolistsforSeason10
SponsoredbyKendeLoozeandElizabethHarchenko
WyattTrue,ExecutiveDirector
ExecutivechairsponsoredbyCharlesMissarandJanTuininga
HannahWillard,ExecutiveAssistant
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
DunnySorensen, President EricAltermanKelseyMolinari
KateRogers, Secretary JamesGrimmLeliaSnow
TiffanyMellow, Treasurer AntheaKrestonJannieWei
Violinist AntheaKreston sometimesjustneedstopinchherself.Howdidshe getsolucky?ShewasthefirstAmericanviolinisttobeamemberofamajor Europeanstringquartet,Germany’sArtemisQuartet–andshetravelledthe world,performingonsomeofthemostlegendarystagesapersoncould dreamof,fromCarnegieHalltoLondon’sWigmore–fromthe ConcertgebouwinAmsterdamtoSeoul.Shelovestowrite–penninga classicalmusicblogontheLondon-basedSlippedDiscwhichwasoneofthe top-5mostreadmusicblogsinternationally,aswellasfoundingandcurating theFortnightlyMusicBookClub.
ShewasaProfessorattheUniversitätderKunsteBerlin,whereClara SchumannandBruchtaught,aMasterTeacherattheQueenElizabeth ChapelinBrussels,andteacherattheCurtisInstituteofMusicin Philadelphia.HermentorsincludeIdaKavafian,theEmersonQuartetand IsaacStern.ShetouredforyearswithYo-YoMaasapartofhisSilkRoad Project,landinginplacesasexoticasLasVegasandBishkek,Kyrgyzstan, andeverywhereinbetween.
SheistheexecutiveandartisticdirectorofMajesticChamberMusicSeries aswellasInsideMusicAcademy,aground-breakingvirtualmusicschool.As arecordingartistforWarnerClassics,shehasreceivedboththeEchoAward, Europe’sGrammyAward,andtheDiapasonD’Or,France’shighestaward frommusiccritics.ShehashostedherownpodcastfromtheBoulezHallin theheartofEastBerlinandhasplayedintheBerlinPhilharmonic,andas concertmasteroftheDeutscheOperBerlin.Butmostofall,shelovesbeing withherfamily–twohilariousandgenerousdaughtersandasuper-duper husband,growingtomatoes,andpettingguineapigs.
TheSanDiegoReadersaidofher“…AntheaisasoloistoftheHeifetzShaham-Vengerovcaliber,whosemusicalinstinctscouldmakeevenamere bagatellethrillthesoulandstirthesensestoafrenzy.”
JannieWei haslivedmanyplacesbutit’sEugene,Oregon,thatstoleher heart.BorninTaiwan,raisedinVancouver,B.C.,livedinBaltimore,LA,and NewYork-whydidshechooseEugenetoraiseherfamilyoftwolittlegirls withDelganiExecutiveDirectorWyattTrue?Shefeelsathomehere-people welcomeherasifsheisapartoftheirownextendedfamily,andsheloves thedown-to-earthvibe.Shewantshergirlstogrowuphere,surroundedbya supportivecommunitythatvalueshappinessandthearts.
ShemetWyattattheUniversityofOregon-that’swhereshegother Doctorate(earlierdegreesarefromtheMannesSchoolofMusicinNYCand PeabodyinBaltimore).TheystartedDelganitogether-andshealsodigsinto otherfacetsofmusicinOregonandbeyond-youcanseeherallaround Oregon-onstagewiththeEugeneSymphony,happilyguidingyoung studentsinherprivateteachingstudio-andwhilenotholdingherviolinhikingandgardening.HergorgeousviolinisDavidGussett’sGuarneri “Panette”copy.
Whileoutandabout,shehasbeenseenplayingsolorecitalsinTaiwan, performingalongsideJoshuaBellinsummerfestivals,andfeaturedatthe UniversityofOregon’sEmergingArtistSeries.Shefeelsfortunatetohave beenmentoredbyamazingmusicianssuchasShirleyGivens,AlbertMarkov, MarylouChurchill,PeterWinograd,andFritzGearhart.
Whatdoescellist Eric Alterman lovethemostaboutplayingcello?It’sthe versatility-bouncingbackandforthbetweenprovidingtherhythmicand harmonicfoundation,thenjumpinguptotakearavishingsolo.Thatand playinginastringquartetmadethismulti-instrumentalistandcomposerfallin thelovewiththecelloinhighschool,andhehasbeendevotedtoitsince.
AnativeNewYorker,Ericfeelsgratefulthatthecellohastakenhimaround theworld,andhelpedhimcombinehispassionsformusicandtravel.After completingstudiesatBrandeisandBostonUniversities,heleftforRiode JaneirotoperformasAssistantPrincipalCellowiththeBrazilianSymphony Orchestra.5yearslater,EricmovedtoOregonandjoinedtheDelganiString Quartet.AbusyperformerinEugene,heholdspositionswiththeEugene SymphonyandOregonMozartPlayers,andhasbeenaguestperformerat theUniversityofOregon,SheddInstitute,andChamberMusicAmici.
ThrilledtocallthePacificNorthwesthome,Erictakeseveryopportunityhe cangettoexploreitsoutdoors,throughbackpacking,skiing,androck climbing.Onquieterdays,youcanfindhimathomereading,roastingcoffee, andtryingfermentationexperiments.
Startingherprivatemusicstudiesattheageof14,violist KaylaCabrera has beenpraisedfor"herabilitytomakeherinstrumentsingwitharich,soulful sound"(PeninsulaPulse).CurrentlyanactingsectionviolistwiththeOregon Symphony,KaylahastouredtheUnitedStates,Europe,andSouthAmerica alongsidesomeofthemostrenownedartistsontheorchestralscene. RecentengagementshaveincludedtoursandconcertswiththeJuilliard Orchestra,NationalYouthOrchestraoftheUSA,andtheYalePhilharmonia. Anavidperformer,Kaylahashadseveralsignificantengagementsasa chambermusicianandsoloist,includingperformancesatCarnegieHall,the IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum,theNewWorldCenter,RaviniaFestival, onWQXR'sYoungArtistsShowcase,liveonWFMTChicago'sIntroductions, andwiththeBirchCreekandJolietSymphonyOrchestras.Atouring memberoftherenownedSphinxVirtuosi,Kaylahasreceivedawardsfrom someofthenation’stopchambermusiccompetitions,includinggoldmedals attheSaintPaulStringQuartet,M-Prize,andEnkorCompetitions,aswell asasilvermedalattheFischoffNationalChamberMusicCompetition.
KaylaholdsaB.M.fromtheJuilliardSchoolandhasalsoattendedtheYale SchoolofMusic.HerprincipalinstructorsincludeHeidiCastleman,Misha Amory,EttoreCausa,RolandVamos,andMatthewMantell.Outsideof music,Kaylaenjoyshikingandcamping,connectingwithherafroindigenouscommunityandculture,beadingjewelry,andspendingtimewith herdog,Maizy,andcat,Luna.
BeethovenReimagined
SponsoredbyJimandBarbaraWalker featuring KaylaCabrera,viola
NicholasYandell TheAscent
BillWhitley Afterimage
TheresaKoon TheRageofInnocenceLost
AdamEason Coffee BowlScherzo
Intermission
LudwigvanBeethoven (1770-1827)
StringQuartetNo.13inB♭ Major,Op.130
I. Adagio,manontroppo–Allegro
II. Presto
III. Andanteconmoto,manontroppo.Pocoscherzoso
IV. Alladanzatedesca.Allegroassai
V. Cavatina.Adagiomoltoespressivo
VI. GrosseFuge
ItalianInspiration 4
BarbaraStrozzi (1619-1677)
L'Affettohumano(arr.EricAlterman)
LuigiBoccherini (1743-1805)
NightMusicoftheStreetsofMadrid
I. TheAveMariaBell
II. TheSoldiers'drum
III. MinuetoftheBlindBeggars
IV. TheRosary
V. PassacagliaoftheStreetSingers
VI. TheDrum
VII.RetreatoftheMadridmilitarynightwatch
GianFrancescoMalipiero (1882-1973)
StringQuartetNo.5, DeiCapricci
Intermission
PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky (1840-1893)
StringSextetinDMinor, SouvenirdeFlorence
I. Allegroconspirito
II. Adagiocantabileeconmoto
III. Allegrettomoderato
IV. Allegroconbrioevivace
Eugene: Sunday March9,3pm,ChristianScienceChurch
Eugene: TuesdayMarch11, 7:30pm,ChristianScienceChurch
Corvallis: FridayMarch14,7:30pm,FirstPresbyterianChurch
Portland: SaturdayMarch15,7:30pm,HistoricAlbertaHouse
Salem: SundayMarch16,3pm,UnitarianUniversalistCongregation
*AllEugeneperformancesarelivestreamedandcanbewatchedvirtuallyondemand SponsoredbyDunnyandDebbieSorensen featuring KenjiBunch (viola), AdamLaMotte (viola), DianeChaplin (cello)
KenjiBunch writesmusicthatlooksfor commonalitiesbetweenmusicalstyles,for understandingsthattranscendculturalor generationalbarriers,andforempathic connectionswithhislisteners.Drawingon vernacularmusicaltraditions,aninterestin highlightinghistoricalinjusticesand inaccuracies,andtechniquesfromhis classicaltraining,Bunchcreatesmusicwith auniquepersonalvocabularythatappeals toperformers,audiences,andcriticsalike. Withhisworkfrequentlyperformed worldwideandrecordednumeroustimes, Bunchconsidershiscurrentmissionthe searchforandcelebrationofshared emotionaltruthsaboutthehuman experiencefromtheprofoundtotheabsurd, tohelpfacilitateconnectionandhealing throughentertainment,vulnerability,humor, andjoy.
Mr.Bunchiswidelyrecognizedforperforminghisowngroundbreakingworks forviola.HecurrentlyservesasArtisticDirectorofthenewmusicgroupFear NoMusicandisdeeplycommittedtomusiceducationinhishometownof Portland,Oregon.
AdamLaMotte isknowntoaudiences throughoutthecountryasaleaderof bothperiodandmodernensembles. Hehasappearedassoloist, concertmaster,andconductorof numerousorchestrasthroughoutthe country.Adamwasnominatedfora 2012GrammyAward,aspartoftheEl Mundobaroqueensemble,andisnow ProgramDirectorfortheBerwick Academy,whichguidesyoung professionalsintheartofperiod instrumentplaying.AsArtisticDirector oftheMontanaBaroqueFestival,he bringsworld-classperiodinstrument performancestotheruralMontana community.
Adamisequallycomfortableonviolinandviola,andhasperformedchamber musicandsoloconcertoswithorchestrasaroundthecountryonboth instruments.In2018,AdamfoundedtheAmadeusChamberOrchestrainhis homeofPortland,Oregon.
DianeChaplin isasoloartist,chambermusiccellistandnurturingmusic educatorinPortland,Oregon.Shecanbeheardinsoloandchambermusic performancesacrosstheglobeandtourswiththePortlandCelloProjectasa featuredsoloist.InrecentyearsshehasappearedinOregonassoloistwiththe SalemPhilharmonia,BeavertonSymphony,OregonSinfonietta,Tualatin ValleySymphony,SunnysideSymphony,JewishCommunityOrchestra,Clark CollegeOrchestra,andothers.DianehastaughtatYaleUniversity,Bard College,OberlinConservatory,LewisandClarkCollegeandLinfieldUniversity andhasgivenmasterclassesintheU.S.,Canada,Mexico,TheNetherlands, BosniaandRussia.ThisyearsheistheCelloProfessorattheUniversityof CaliforniainSantaBarbara.
DianeholdsaBFAdegreefromtheCaliforniaInstituteoftheArtsandaMaster ofMusicdegreefromTheJuilliardSchool,whereshestudiedwithHarvey Shapiro.AsamemberoftheColoradoQuartetfortwentyyears,Diane performedinmorethan20countries.TheQuartetwasthefirstall-femalestring quartettoperformthecompleteBeethovenQuartetcycleinbothNorth AmericaandEurope,andtheircriticallyacclaimedrecordingsoftheseworks canbeheardontheParnassuslabel.
DianeholdsaSpecialPrizefromtheInternationalCelloCompetitioninViñadel Mar,Chile,andaCertificatefromtheInternationalTchaikovskyCompetitionin Moscow.Sheperformsasolocellolivestreamconcerteverymonth,available onherYouTubeorFacebook,andoverthecourseoffouryearshaslearned morethan250piecesofsolocellorepertoire.Dianehasalargeclassofprivate studentsbothonlineandinPortland,andteachesonlinetechniqueclasses throughtheCelloRefinery.Aprolificarrangerandcomposer,herworks(and schedule)areavailableatwww.cellochaplin.com.
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Chamber Music Concerts Sundays at 2:30pm Admission Free
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem 5090 Center St. NE.
Sept. 22nd: Tomas Cotik and friends
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CascadiaComposers isawelcomingandfar-reachingcooperativeofliving composersthatpromotesakaleidoscopiccross-sectionofnewmusicalart, reflectingandbeautifyingourmodernworld.
TheeightfoundersofCascadiaComposersin2018withperformer colleaguesfromFearNoMusic.FromLtoR:GregASteinke,Bonnie Miksch,DanSenn,TomasSvoboda(seated),GaryNoland,DavidS. Bernstein,JackGabelandJeffWinslow.
OriginallyfromParis, ArnaudGhillebaert has performedasanorchestramusicianwithThe AcademyofSaintMartinintheFields(SirNeville Mariner)andtheLondonSymphonyOrchestra.He hasplayedwiththeArtosphereFestivalOrchestra (CorradoRovaris,musicaldirector)formanyyears andisaformermemberoftheNewHaven Symphony.HeperformedwiththeSouthbank SinfoniaChamberOrchestrainEnglandforone yearandappearedinLondon’sNationalTheatre productionofTomStoppard’sandAndrePrevin’s EveryGoodBoyDeservesFavour.Afounding memberoftheElsewhereEnsemble,in2013he createdtheroleoftheShadowinHisMajestythe Devil-aplaywithmusic.
Theshow,inspiredbyDostoyevsky,wasperformedat59E59TheatersinNew YorkCity,FringeNYC,attheEdinburghFringeFestivalinScotland,andmore recentlyinaconcertversionattheUOSchoolofMusicandDance.A dedicatedchambermusician,hehascollaboratedwithartistssuchaspianist AntonNel,pianistKellyKuo,violinistAntheaKreston.Hewasinvitedto performattheLouisMoreauInstituteinNewOrleansandinthe“StarryNights” musicseriesattheStallerCenterfortheArtsatStonyBrookUniversity alongsideColinCarr,EugeneDrucker(EmersonStringQuartet)andNick Cords(SilkroadEnsemble,BrooklynRider).HereceivedhisMastersfromthe RoyalCollegeofMusicinLondonandcompletedhisDoctorateinViolinand ViolaperformanceatStonyBrookUniversityin2016.Hehasbeentheviola instructorattheUniversityofOregonSchoolofMusicandDance(Eugene, OR)sinceFall2017.SincearrivinginOregonhehasperformedintheOregon BachFestival,istheprincipalviolistoftheEugeneSymphony,OregonMozart PlayersandEugeneOperaandhasbeenplayingconcertswithChamber MusicAmiciandmicrophilharmonic.
