Great Lakes Chamber Music 2022 Brochure

JUNE 10 - 25

2022

How we find the river’s edge

by Megan Heeres

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Where Great Music Comes to Play

Welcome to the 29th Annual Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival!

For its 29th season, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival has drawn inspiration from a universal source: nature. Over the years, I’ve come to recognize the restorative power of music, and its ability to heal and rejuvenate. This year’s Festival will celebrate the rich variety of music which has been directly inspired by the natural world, and explore the interconnectedness of art and the environment. As we approach the 2022 Festival, perhaps more conscious than ever of nature’s fragility, we look forward to joining our audience again to enjoy beautiful, thought-provoking, and uplifting music at a time when our need to connect with the world and each other is so strong.

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Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio

Rolston String Quartet

Viano String Quartet

Season Highlights • The Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio performs four Beethoven Piano Trios Gloria Chien, Soovin Kim and Paul Watkins perform Beethoven’s most popular piano trios on June 14 and June 15 of the Festival. Beethoven Piano Trios are sponsored by David Nathanson • An extraordinary Shouse Institute, including two first prize winners from the Banff International String Quartet Competition This year, we invite F-PLUS, the Rolston String Quartet, the Viano String Quartet and the Pelia String Quartet to take part in our Shouse Institute. See them not only in main concerts but at our community events, Artistic Encounters and Musical Chairs with Shouse Institute Director Philip Setzer.

• A rousing finale featuring the Carnival of the Animals and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons On June 25, join the Festival for a spectacular finale featuring the renowned works by Saint-Saëns and Vivaldi, as well as George Crumb’s "Vox Balaenae."

Thank You To Our Sponsors and Funders of the 2022 Season R.H. BLUESTEIN & COMPANY

Zipser Foundation Phillip & Elizabeth Filmer Memorial Charitable Trust

Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation

Wilda C. Tiffany Trust

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE This year, we return to live events in extraordinary venues, including our three sponsoring congregations: Temple Beth El, Kirk in the Hills and St. Hugo of the Hills. As a change from previous years, concerts at St. Hugo of the Hills will occur in the expansive and comfortable Gathering Space for the main church, not in the Old Stone Chapel.

S FRI JUNE 10 | 8 p.m.

TUE JUNE 14 | 7:30 p.m.

Kerrytown Concert House

Temple Beth El

Artists: Anton Nel, Viano String Quartet

Artists: Gloria Chien, Gilles Vonsattel, Soovin Kim, Tai Murray, Philip Setzer, Yura Lee, Clive Greensmith, Paul Watkins, David Shifrin

MUSIC, NATURE, AND THE NATURE OF MUSIC SCHUMANN Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op.82 SCHULHOFF Five Pieces for String Quartet ˘ DVORÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B.155 * Tickets to this concert are sold through the venue. Please contact the Kerrytown Concert House at 734-769-2999 or visit kerrytownconcerthouse.com for ticket information.

OPENING NIGHT SAT JUNE 11 | 6 p.m.

Seligman Performing Arts Center Sponsored by Aviva & Dean Friedman Artists: Gloria Chien, Anton Nel, Soovin Kim, Tai Murray, Philip Setzer, Kevonna Shuford, Paul Watkins, David Shifrin, Pelia String Quartet FROM THE BIG BANG TO THE END OF TIME MILHAUD La Création du monde, Op.81a MOZART Clarinet Quintet K. 581 MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Reserved $75 | General $50 | 35 & younger $15

OPENING NIGHT DINNER

Join us after the performance for our Opening Night Dinner, kicking off the 29th annual Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival! Call 248-559-2097 or email BethAnne Kunert at kunert@art-ops.org for more information.

Tickets are $100 each.

THE SPIRIT OF THE PLACE (“GENIUS LOCI”) BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in G major, Op. 121a, Ten Variations on "Ich bin Schneider Kakadu" BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” C. SCHUMANN Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 General $50 | 35 & younger $15

WED JUNE 15 | 9:30 a.m.

Temple Beth El (Under the tent)

BEYOND THE NOTES: Music Meets Mindfulness Enjoy a 60-minute yoga class for every body with yoga maestra Gail Mondry, accompanied by a Shouse ensemble. $15

WED JUNE 15 | 2 p.m.

Bloomfield Township Public Library BEYOND THE NOTES: IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD POWERS AND PERRY GOLDSTEIN Composer Perry Goldstein and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers exchange a dialogue about their collaboration on Birding by Ear. They’ll be joined by an ensemble of musicians to demonstrate the intersection between their two artforms.

Admission is free, seating is limited, registration required.

SUN JUNE 12 | 2 p.m.

Detroit Institute of Arts Sponsored by Linda & Maurice Binkow

Artists: Paul Watkins, Nicholas Phan, Peter Sparling A WINTER’S JOURNEY SCHUBERT Winterreise Event is free with museum admission. Visit ticketapp.dia.org or call 313-833-7900.

Subscription-Eligible Event Non-Subscription Event Richard Powers

WED JUNE 15 | 7 p.m.

FRI JUNE 17 | 11 a.m.

Capitol Theatre (Windsor) Sponsored by The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation

Temple Beth El Sponsored by Beverly Baker & Dr. Edward Treisman in lasting tribute to Morris D. Baker and Elaine Treisman

Artists: Gilles Vonsattel, Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz, Rolston String Quartet

Artists: Gilles Vonsattel, Philip Setzer, Paul Watkins, David Shifrin, Melanie Spector, Pelia String Quartet

THE FESTIVAL IN RESIDENCE DEBUSSY Ariettes oubliées BEACH Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 * Please contact the Capitol Theatre at 519-973-1238 or visit capitoltheatrewindsor.ca for ticket information.

WED JUNE 15 | 7:30 p.m.

Temple Beth El Sponsored by Nancy Duffy

Artists: Gloria Chien, Soovin Kim, Tai Murray, Paul Watkins, Nicholas Phan TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A TRIO BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 1, No. 1 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Along the Field BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke” General $50 | 35 & younger $15

THURS JUNE 16 | 7:30 p.m.

Temple Beth El Sponsored by Josette Silver

Artists: Anton Nel, Gilles Vonsattel, Yura Lee, Philip Setzer, Kevonna Shuford, Clive Greensmith, Paul Watkins, David Shifrin, Randall Scarlata, Rolston String Quartet, Viano String Quartet TRAVELS IN THE SOUNDSCAPE

“NOUGHT SO SWEET AS MELANCHOLY” SCHUBERT Quartettsatz, D. 703 SCHUBERT Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, D. 385 SCHUBERT Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock), D.965 SCHUBERT Fantasie in F minor, D.940 General $50 | 35 & younger $15

FRI JUNE 17 | 7:30 p.m.

Trinosophes Sponsored by the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation

Artists: Megan Heeres, Virago, Viano String Quartet, Alan Hankers AUDIO/VISUAL: SOUND, PAPER, AND PROCESS Audio/Visual: Sound, Paper and Process is an exploration of sound, nature, process and paper curated by Detroit ensemble Virago. This immersive performance integrates amplification and video projection of live paper-making by Festival Artist-in-Residence, Megan Heeres, with chamber music compositions and improvisations. Our host, Trinosophes, is an artist-run space, located inside a former spice processing warehouse in the heart of Detroit's historic Eastern Market district.

TICKETS: $25

FRI JUNE 17 | 8 p.m.

HAYDN String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird” COLEMAN Shotgun Houses GOLDSTEIN Birding by Ear (WORLD PREMIERE) MOZART Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493

Artists: Paul Watkins, Tai Murray, Yura Lee, Clive Greensmith, Nicholas Phan, Rolston String Quartet

General $50 | 35 & younger $15

TRANSFORMATION AND RENEWAL

Kerrytown Concert House

READ THOMAS Magic Gardens SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht BRITTEN Winter Words, Op. 52 SCHUBERT String Trio in B-flat major, D. 58 * Tickets to this concert are sold through the venue.

Please contact the Kerrytown Concert House at 734-769-2999 or visit kerrytownconcerthouse.com for ticket information.

SAT JUNE 18 | 8 p.m.

Seligman Performing Arts Center Artists: Anton Nel, Tai Murray, Philip Setzer, Yura Lee, Clive Greensmith, Randall Scarlata, Viano String Quartet A GATHERING OF VOICES BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 6, Op. 18, No. 6 RAVEL Histoires Naturelles COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 1 Reserved $75 | General $50 | 35 & younger $15 Tai Murray

SUN JUNE 19 | 3 p.m.

Christ Church Grosse Pointe Sponsored by Virginia & Michael Geheb

Artists: Nicholas Phan, Scott Hanoian, Pelia String Quartet DAUGHTERS OF ST. CECILIA HANDEL Look Down, Harmonious Saint, HWV 124 CLARKE Daybreak N. BOULANGER Cantique PERRY How Beautiful Are the Feet L. BOULANGER Pie Jesu BEAMISH String Quartet No. 4, Nine Fragments HANDEL “But Oh! What Art Can Teach” from Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day SHAW And So LAURIN Petite Suite sur un Motet de Gerald Bales, Op. 41 General $50 | 35 & younger $15

TUE JUNE 21 | 7:30 p.m.

St. Hugo of the Hills Sponsored by R.H. Bluestein & Co.

Artists: Ran Dank,Tessa Lark, Philip Setzer, Luke Lentini, Kevonna Shuford, Peter Eom, Paul Watkins, Kevin Brown,Timothy McAllister, Pelia String Quartet BORNE UPON THE STREAM DVORÁK Terzetto in C major, Op. 74, B. 148 GOLDSTEIN Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet H. WATKINS Quintet for Piano and Strings, “Variations on a Schubert Song” SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “The Trout” General $50 | 35 & younger $15

WED JUNE 22 | 11 a.m.

St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church Sponsored by Betty Blair Artists: F-PLUS SPECIAL EDITION: ST. MATTHEW’S & ST. JOSEPH’S

MONTGOMERY Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Percussion BARNSON Sempre Dolce CRANE Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Percussion RODRIGUEZ I’m sorry, I’m really sorry *For more information, contact 313-871-4750

WED JUNE 22 | 7:30 p.m.

St. Hugo of the Hills Sponsored by Isabel & Lawrence Smith in Memory of Dr. Claire Smith Hornung Artists: Ran Dank, Tessa Lark, Paul Watkins, Nicola Canzano, Viano String Quartet “AN ECSTASY TO MUSIC TURNED…” VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending BACH Two-Part Inventions Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 BIBER Sonata Representativa FRANCK Piano Quintet in F minor General $50 | 35 & younger $15

Nicholas Phan

THURS JUNE 23 | 7:30 p.m.

St. Hugo of the Hills Sponsored by James Tocco in honor of Rose & Vincent Tocco Artists: Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee ORIGIN STORIES

LISZT Les Préludes (for two pianos) GRAINGER Fantasy on Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” STRAVINSKY Rite of Spring General $50 | 35 & younger $15

FRI JUNE 24 | 11 a.m.

Kirk in the Hills

BEYOND THE NOTES: Musical Chairs with Philip Setzer Sponsored by Isabel & Lawrence Smith All 16 Shouse musicians mix and match as they take turns performing in a rotating ensemble under the direction of Shouse Institute Director Philip Setzer.

TICKETS: $15

FRI JUNE 24 | 7 p.m.

Detroit Institute of Arts

Artists: F-PLUS, Pelia String Quartet, Rolston String Quartet MORE TRAVELS IN THE SOUNDSCAPE BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 (“Razumovsky”) GOLDSTEIN Jittery Engine MONTGOMERY Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Percussion G. FRANK Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout Event is free with museum admission. Visit ticketapp.dia.org or call 313-833-7900.

SAT JUNE 25 | 8 p.m.

Seligman Performing Arts Center Artists: Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, Paul Watkins, Philip Setzer, Hannah Hammel, Nicola Canzano, Rolston String Quartet, Pelia String Quartet, F-PLUS, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings CLOSING NIGHT: THE SONG OF THE EARTH SAINT-SAËNS The Carnival of the Animals CRUMB Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) VIVALDI The Four Seasons Reserved $75 | General $50 | 35 & younger $15

Festival ARTISTS Paul Watkins

Tai Murray

Sponsored by Gail & Ira Mondry

Sponsored by Rayna Kogan and Lauren & Dwight Smith

Gloria Chien

Philip Setzer

Sponsored by Andrea & Woodrow Leung in memory of Ruth Meckler Laredo

Sponsored by Isabel & Lawrence Smith

Artistic Director, Cello & Piano

piano

violin

Shouse Institute Director and violin

Ran Dank

Yura Lee

piano

violin and viola

Sponsored by Eugene Istomin Endowed Piano Chair

Sponsored by Paul Katz Endowed Chair in memory of Morris D. Baker

Soyeon Kate Lee

Clive Greensmith

Sponsored by Ruth Laredo Endowed Piano Chair

Sponsored by Cindy & Harold Daitch

piano

cello

Anton Nel

Kevin Brown

piano

double bass

Sponsored by Jill & Steven Stone

Sponsored by Cecilia Benner

Gilles Vonsattel

David Shifrin clarinet

piano

Sponsored by Marguerite Munson Lentz & David Lentz

NICOLA CANZANO

Timothy McAllister

Sponsored by Franziska Schoenfeld

harpsichord

Scott Hanoian organ

saxophone

Sponsored by Kathleen Block

Rachel Gottlieb Kalmowitz soprano

Soovin Kim

Nicholas Phan

Sponsored by Adrienne RubyFink & Herschel Fink

Sponsored by Linda & Maurice Binkow

Tessa Lark

Randall Scarlata

violin

violin

Sponsored by Martha Pleiss

tenor

baritone

Sponsored by the Beaumont Health Foundation

Melanie Spector

Peter Sparling

soprano

Sponsored by Sandi & Claude Reitelman

Perry Goldstein

Virago

video artist

Stone Composer-inResidence

Sponsored by the Stone Composer Endowment

Chien-KimWatkins Trio

Alan Hankers Stone Composer Fellow Sponsored by the Stone Composer Endowment

Sponsored by David Nathanson

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Megan Heeres visual artist

Sponsored by Edw. C. Levy Co.

Richard Powers author

Sponsored by Martha Pleiss

shouse chamber music institute

The Catherine Filene Shouse Chamber Music Institute brings the finest young professional chamber ensembles to the Festival for performing and coaching with Festival artists.

F-Plus

Pelia String Quartet

Rolston String Quartet

Viano String Quartet

Kevonna Shuford, viola

Sponsored by Kathleen O’Toole Schein & Randolph Schein

Sponsored by Honigman LLP

Sponsored by Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss

Sphinx Fellow

Sponsored by the Beverly Franzblau Baker Young Artist Chair

artistic encounters Kirk in the Hills

Sponsored by Barbara & Paul Goodman schedule “Artistic Encounters” are professional coaching sessions of Shouse Institute ensembles by Festival artists in a setting similar to a masterclass. When you purchase a subscription, you will receive free access to these events ($5 each for single ticket holders.) They will take place at Kirk in the Hills.

The Shouse Institute is an educational program for emerging ensembles led by Philip Setzer.

June 14 at 11 a.m. | Yura Lee June 16 at 11 a.m. | Tai Murray June 21 at 11 a.m. | Philip Setzer June 23 at 11 a.m. | Paul Watkins

Yura Lee

S COVID-19 Safety Protocol The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival looks forward to the return of live and in-person performances! To ensure the safety of our patrons, artists and staff, the Festival requires: • Patrons must present proof of full* COVID-19 vaccination, with at least 14 days having passed between the final dose and the concert. Patrons may present negative results of a COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the event start time or a 6-hour antigen test. Proof may be presented physically or digitally along with a photo ID. (*Full vaccination as defined by current CDC guidelines) • Masks must be worn at all times, regardless of vaccination status.

• Staff, musicians and volunteers are required to be vaccinated.

As we transition back to in-person concerts, we will closely follow the guidance and recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS).

We will continue to monitor changes to COVID-19 and update our protocols. Please visit greatlakeschambermusic.org/covid-19-protocols for the most up to date information.

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About the Cover Megan Heeres’s art practice and professional endeavors have connected into a cooperative way of working with community both inside and outside of the studio. These collaborations engage with place, people, art and plants. She participates in projects locally in Detroit and nationally, most recently at the Broad Art Lab at Michigan State University and the Herron School of Art at Indiana University.

Megan Heeres

For the 2022 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival she created the piece How we find the river’s edge using artist-made cotton, lily and abaca paper, thread, found plants and woven strips of the musical score of Birding by Ear by Perry Goldstein.

“With this work, I want the viewer to feel a sense of sound rooted within the quiet.

Taking inspiration from the composers featured in the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, I created a piece that is about the different forms and spaces where music is encountered. As I collected plants for this work along the Detroit River in the stillness of winter, music was ever present in the water, plants, animals, machines and daily life of people.”

S Community Engagement Events The Festival returns to Wayne State University School of Medicine to present a workshop to students. In partnership with the faculty, Festival musicians will perform and demonstrate how they communicate nonverbally. The goal is to create an opportunity for medical students to observe and learn lessons in non-verbal communication, an “art-form” in which chamber musicians must excel to survive.

A Shouse ensemble will host a workshop for Accent Pontiac students, helping them realize their own composition and interpret each other’s works. Accent Pontiac focuses on strengthening Pontiac’s youth and community through equitable access to intensive and consistent music-making.

Festival musicians will perform a free concert at Piquette Square, a 150-unit apartment project built by Southwest Solutions in Detroit to house and care for homeless veterans.

This event will take place June 22, 2022.

These events are not open to the public. The Festival has a number of other community events planned for the summer. Stay tuned for more information.

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings

Pelia String Quartet

Tessa Lark

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! Purchasing a subscription is the best way to experience the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival! Select five or more concerts to build your subscription package.

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S Subscribe to 5 concerts and get 20% off Subscribe before 4/30/2022 for an EXTRA 10% off and a FREE ticket to a private rehearsal with Festival Artistic Director Paul Watkins and friends.

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Music, Nature, and the Nature of Music

Opening Night: From the Big Bang to the End of Time

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A winter's Journey

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The Spirit of the Place (“Genius loci”)

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Music Meets Mindfulness

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Travels in the “Nought So Sweet as Melancholy” Soundscape

Audio/Visual

Two’s Company, Three’s a Trio

Daughters of St. Cecilia

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Borne Upon the Stream

A Gathering of Voices

In Conversation The Festival in Residence

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Special Edition: St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s

“An Ecstasy to Music Turned…”

Subscription-Eligible Event

Transformation and Renewal

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Origin Stories

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Musical Chairs Closing Night: with Philip Setzer The Song of the Earth More Travels in the Soundscape

NON-SUBSCRIPTION EVENT

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performance venues subscription Christ Church Grosse Pointe 61 Grosse Pointe Blvd Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Seligman Performing Arts Center Detroit Country Day School 22305 Thirteen Mile Rd. Beverly Hills, MI 48025

St. Hugo of the Hills

2215 Opdyke Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Temple Beth El

non-subscription

Excluding events at Kirk in the Hills, tickets must be purchased directly from the venue.

Capitol Theatre (Windsor)

121 University Ave. W., Windsor, ON 519-973-1238 ext. 3 Capitoltheatrewindsor.ca

detroit institute of arts

5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202 313-833-7900 FREE with museum admission

kerrytown concert house

7400 Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301

415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-769-2999 kerrytownconcerthouse.com

Trinosophes

Kirk in the Hills

Parking information for SubscriptionEligible Performance venues can be found at greatlakeschambermusic.org or by calling 248-559-2097. Contact the venue directly for information about parking at Non-Subscription Performances.

St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church

1464 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207

1340 W. Long Lake Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 All Artistic Encounters are held at Kirk in the Hills.

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8850 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202 313-871-4750

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