SPRINGFEST 2011 GREGORY VAJDA, Artistic Director, Conductor
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Dear Friends, On behalf of everyone at Music in the Mountains, let me say hello and welcome to our 30th anniversary season. And what a season it will be. All of us at MIM–musicians, singers, staff, board, volunteers and guest artists–have been working very hard to bring you an exceptional musical experience. We’ve created some fabulous programs in a wide range of genres and formats. And everything I’ve seen tells me that 2011 will be our best season ever. We kick off the season with SpringFest, which features an amazing Jazz Harp concert, an exciting classical chamber ensemble concert, and a wonderful Classics for Kids performance based on Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale. SpringFest takes us back to our roots–to the sublime ambience of St. Joseph’s Cultural Center. You’ll also get a chance to meet the entire MIM family at special 30th anniversary receptions after the concerts on April 16th and 17th. Even as I’m planning for 2012, I know that it’s going to be hard to top the excitement waiting for you this year. Please join us, and let us share our passion for the beauty, inspiration and joy of classical music.
Warm regards,
Gregory Vajda Artistic Director, Conductor
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Music in the Mountains Staff
Gregory Vajda
Ryan Murray
Chrissie Marshall
Nancy Donahue
Mark Vance
Artistic Director/ Conductor
Choral Director
Office Manager
Box Office Manager
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SpringFest Adjunct Staff Marguerite Blickenstaff - Advertising Sales Terry Brown - Producer Amy Butler – Online Calendar Marketing Maya Chensue - Social Media Coordinator Jennifer Dahlgren – Festivals Marketing Chair
Bev Erickson - Program Book Coordinator & Historian Rich Mapes - Production Manager Randi Soule - Music Librarian Kevin Windrem - Sound Engineer Greg van der Veen - Stage Manager
About Music in the Mountains Music in the Mountains’ concerts and education programs are funded in part by grants from the William & Marian Ghidotti Foundation, the Sacramento Bee, Carol Franc Buck Foundation and the Getty Foundation. Music in the Mountains is an active member of ASCAP, BMI, Chamber Music America, League of American Orchestras and Association of California Symphony Orchestras. Music in the Mountains is a non-profit tax-exempt corporation and all contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.
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Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Artistic Director Welcome Table of Contents & Staff Table of Contents, Board of Directors and Past Presidents Motoshi Kosako Trio, April 16 The Early Years Maestro Gregory Vajada and the MIM Principal Players, April 17 Concert Notes
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SpringFest 2011 Artist Bios Music in the Mountains Principals in Concert Donors A Short History of Music in the Mountains Music in the Mountains Celebrates 30 Years Golden Clef Circle 30 years of MIM, in Photos MIM Alliance & Education Coming Events
Program Design and SpringFest 2011 graphics by Stephanie Camp Design
Board of Directors
Sherry Bartolucci
Terry Brown
Lynn Kerby
Dan Halloran
Bill Kinney
Ed Robinson
President, Co-executive director
Vice-President, Co-executive director
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Secretary
Barbara Belmer Jerry Biagini Judith Ciphers Jennifer Dahlgren
Ersel Edwards Gail Fox Hindi Greenberg Betty Hahn
Jeffrey Leiter Pete Nowlen Corinne Pryor Ginny Riffey
Kent Riffey Jack Roberts Liesel Shuholm Mark Strate
Barbara Swisher Norm Westmore
Happy 100th Birthday, Bill!
Kim Zwick Treasurer
Thank you for all you have done for Music in the Mountains.
Past President, Board of Directors Jeffrey S. Leiter, 2007-2009 Wayne Pittenger, 2004-2006 Hazel Shewell, 2003 Madelyn DiMugno, 2000-2002 P Scott Brown, 1999-2000 Jack Roberts, 1996-1999 Helen ‘Hank’ Daggett, 1994-96 Marguerite Blickenstaff, 1991-94 James Stradinger, 1989-1991 John van der Veen, 1986-89 Kathryn Clauset, 1984-86 Beverly Erickson, 1981-84
Thank You 2010 Retiring Directors Mike Bloebaum Aileen James Reilly Raab E. Frank Santos Hazel Shewell William Wetherall Board of Directors 1983-1988, Maestro Award 1998 MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS SPRINGFEST 2011 3
The Motoshi Kosako Trio Motoshi Kosako, harp; Bill Douglass, bass/bamboo flute; Daryl Van Druff, drums Saturday, April 16, 7:30 PM
St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, Grass Valley
Fresh from his Japan Tour, this evening’s program for jazz harp features original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards by Kosako including selections from his 2008 album Naked Wonder. Selections will be announced from the stage.
“I am reclaiming the hidden possibilities of the harp through my original compositions with various styles and improvisation,” says Kosako. “I believe it will bring the new life into the music scene to rediscover the beauty of this neglected instrument, the harp.”
An enthusiastic Artistic Director Gregory Vajda says, “The harp as a jazz instrument is unusual and we are excited to include this music in our SpringFest. Motoshi is an amazing player.”
Motoshi Kosako
MOTOSHI KOSAKO was born in Japan where he began his musical training on the piano and guitar. In Tokyo he played the acoustic and electric guitar in professional jazz bands before moving to Los Angeles in 1997 and teaching himself to play the harp. Currently Kosako is the principal harpist of the Stockton Symphony Orchestra and plays with other orchestras in the Sacramento region, including the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra. Since 2008, he has regularly performed and conducted workshops in Japan, where he is considered the most influential jazz harpist in that country. He has recorded two classical harp albums, Celestial Harp I and Celestial Harp II, the jazz harp album Naked Wonder, and recently released Places in the Heart with Paul McCandless (a two-time Grammy Award winner who plays oboe, English horn, soprano sax and bass clarinet.) BILL DOUGLASS skilled in both the bass and flute, has been performing since 1965. His work on bass includes recordings with world-renowned talents such as Marian McPartland, Bobby McFerrin, Mose Alison, Terry Riley, Art Lande, Mark Isham, Bobby Bradford, Dmitri Matheny and Tom Waits. He has performed at major jazz festivals in the United States and Europe. He also has performed Chinese folk music for more than 20 years. Douglass’ expertise on bamboo flute can be heard on a variety of soundtracks for noteworthy films including 1000 Pieces of Gold, The Black Stallion and Never Cry Wolf as well as a number of National Geographic special programs. He is a member of the faculty at the Jazz School in Berkeley, California. DARYL VAN DRUFF, drummer, was raised in Los Angeles. His sensitive musicality and dynamic drumming are well known by jazz musicians in the Sacramento area and are a key element in Kosako’s jazz harp trio. He plays numerous gigs with different groups and in recording sessions.
Please join us in celebrating Music in the Mountains’ 30th Anniversary with champagne and cake after this evening’s concert. Many thanks to Brayton & Betty Hahn and Paul Perry for donating the champagne, and Carol Herschleb for donating the coffee.
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Music in the Mountains – The Early Years
Opening night 1982, St. Joseph’s Cultural Center
Candlelight Concert at St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, 1986
Shirley Griffin,Terry Brown and Paul Perry perform in one of the very popular Soirees about 1989
Brass at St. Joseph’s, 1991 The Chorus and Orchestra performing at Nevada Union High School in the mid 1980’s
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Maestro Gregory Vajda and the MIM Principal Players Sunday, April 17, 7:30 PM
St. Joseph’s Cultural Center, Grass Valley
Program
Intermis sion
OVERTURE ON HEBREW THEMES.................................................... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
MLADI (YOUTH)..................................................................Leoš Janáček
Robin Mayforth, Rae Ann Goldberg, violins; Janet Sims, viola; Janet Witharm, cello; Gregory Vajda, clarinet; Brenda Tom, piano
Un poco Allegro
L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT (THE SOLDIER’S TALE)................................. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky Robin Mayforth, violin; Timothy Spears, bass; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Geordie Frazer, clarinet; Scott Macomber, trumpet; Don Benham, trombone; Scott Ney, percussion; Bob Rossman, narrator
The Soldier’s March Airs by a Stream The Soldier’s March (reprise) Pastoral Airs by a Stream (reprise 1) Airs by a Stream (reprise 2) The Soldier’s March (reprise) The Royal March The Little Concert Three Dances: Tango, Valse, Ragtime The Devil’s Dance Little Chorale The Devil’s Song Great Chorale Triumphal March of the Devil
Jane Lenoir, flute; Neil Tatman, oboe; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Gregory Vajda, clarinet; Geordie Fraser, bass clarinet; Peter Nowlen, horn
Allegro Andante sostenuto Vivace Allegro animato
LA REVUE DU CUISINE (THE KITCHEN REVUE).............................. Bohuslav Martinů Ballet for Six Instruments Edition critique de Christopher Hogwood Robin Mayforth, violin; Janet Witharm, cello; Carla Wilson, bassoon; Georgie Frazer, clarinet; Scott Macomber, trumpet;; Brenda Tom, piano Prologue: Allegretto (Marche) Introduction: Tempo di Marche Danse Du Moulinet Autour Du Chaudron: poco meno Danse Du Chaudron Et Du Couvercle: Allegro Tango (Danse d’amour): Lento Charleston (Le duel): poco a poco Allegro Entr’acte (Lamentation du chaudron): Allegro moderato Marche Funebre: Adagio Final (Danse enlevee): Tempo di marche Allegretto (Fin du drame)
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher and copyright owner
This concert is generously sponsored by:
The English version of the narration is by Michael Flanders and Kitty Black.
Terry Brown, CFP ® Commonwealth Financial Network
Please join us in celebrating Music in the Mountains’ 30th Anniversary with champagne and cake after this evening’s concert. Many thanks to Brayton & Betty Hahn and Paul Perry for donating the champagne, and Carol Herschleb for donating the coffee.
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Concert Notes Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) “Listen to Your Mother”, and that was exactly what Sergei Prokofiev did. As a child he sat under the family grand piano and listened to his mother playing Beethoven sonatas. The mold was cast. These early musical impressions were combined with excellent training at the St. Petersburg Conservatory from the greatest Russian musicians at the time including Gliere, Liadov, Glazunov, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Prokofiev graduated in 1914 and received the coveted Anton Rubenstein prize for his Piano Concerto No. 1. The critics praised him as a futurist. In 1918 he visited New York and was contacted by the chamber ensemble Simro, a group of Jewish musicians, many of whom were from the St. Petersburg Conservatory. They had a notebook of Jewish folk songs they felt could serve as a basis for a larger more comprehensive work. Sergei accepted their commission to create the work – the Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34. The melody and orchestration exhibited the Klezmer spirit and harmony and was warmly received. Prokofiev later moved to Paris and then returned to Russia in 1934. His timing was not good, however, because it was a period of artistic and political purges. As with Shostakovich, Sergei was accused of decadence, which was a major cultural and political transgression. Although he recanted his interest in atonality, his works were never widely accepted by the Soviet establishment. Ironically, he and his artistic nemesis, Joseph Stalin, died on the very same day – March 5, 1953. And so it goes… Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) An Exercise in Visualization. To understand Stravinsky’s, l’histoire du Soldat, an exercise in visualization can be helpful. Take the narrative parts of Swiss playwright C .F. Ramuz’s work, The Soldier’s Tale, and then blend it with Stravinsky’s music. Let your mind form pictures of marching soldiers, a fiddle, a book foretelling the future, gambling with the devil, the winning of the beautiful woman and the ultimate loss of all to the devil. All of these things form an unbelievable story the images for which are created in this concert suite. In 1918 in Switzerland, Werner Reinhart, a highly regarded amateur clarinetist, commissioned Stravinsky to create this work. It was originally scored for clarinet, violin, and piano. The libretto was written by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz and taken from a theatrical work based on Russian folk tales. Igor’s fame had been previously and firmly established by three ballets commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev – The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and the monumental, tradition rending, The Rite of Spring (1913). Not content with shattering “the way things have been done”, he continued in Paris in the 20’s with choreographer George Balanchine to create the ballet, The Card Game (1936). This association carried over when Stravinsky immigrated to the U.S. in 1939. They came together in Hollywood on Circus Polka, a bizarre ballet featuring young elephants. Stravinsky’s last ballet was Agon, which had touches of Webernesque serialism ( a mathematical method of composing). You can’t help imagining how Stravinsky’s life would have turned out had he followed his parents’ wishes and completed his law studies at the University of St. Petersburg. He quit just short of a degree to take private composition lessons from Rimsky Korsakov and the rest, as they say, is history.
Stravinsky’s vast body of work also included four symphonies, chamber works, concertos (including Ebony, for clarinet, written for Woody Herman), choral works, and pieces for solo voice and piano. He was known as the avant-garde composer particularly following his work, “Rite.” His later approach to the serialism of Anton Webern and Schoenberg would add his own distinctive flavor. He truly set his own path. Way to go, Igor! Leos Janácek (1854-1928) Happy Birthday! To celebrate his 17th birthday, Leoš Janáček wrote the wind sextet, Mladi (Youth). This reflective, four-movement work is a nostalgic reminiscence of boyhood and his time as a chorister with the Augustinian Monastery. The first movement is evocative of kindergarten play, followed by a second part of contrasting monastic chants with boyhood energy. A third movement is the wind and piano March of the Blue Birds, which brings to mind choristers marching in their blue cassocks. The finale introduces the feeling of teenage years. Janáček’s early professional life was musically oriented and he served as Professor of Composition at the Prague Conservatory for some time. In addition to critically acclaimed orchestral, chamber and choral works, he composed 12 operas, four of which are in the current repertory. His first opera, Jenufa, was written in 1904 and premiered in 1916. This was followed by the currently performed Katja Kabanova (1921), The Cunning Little Vixen (1924) and The Makropulos Case (1926). It is said there are touches of Puccini and Charpentier in his later operas. One thing is certain, and unique, is that the libretto of the last three operas was written by Janáček. His last opera, From the House of the Dead, premiered two years after his death. His final major choral work was the monumental Glagolitic Mass, based on an expanded ordinary mass, which includes a vibrant organ solo introducing the final exodus. Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) A Circuitous Path. The great Czech composer Martinů took a circuitous path through musical education. He was accepted to the prestigious Prague Organ School in 1909, only to be expelled a year later for not applying himself to the work. He later entered the Prague Conservatory but failed to graduate. But not to worry – this is when he started to compose and he ended up with close to 400 works including six symphonies, 10 operas, 30 concertos and a stack of chamber and vocal works. Stylistically he belonged to the European school of composition although his works have a strong sense of Bohemian melody and rhythm. La Revue de Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue), written in 1927 was originally a jazz ballet that clearly showed his sense of humor, particularly when casting kitchen utensils including a spoon, pot, lid and dishcloth in key roles. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1941 and joined the faculty of the Mannes School in New York as Professor of Composition, where his students included Alan Hovhaness and Burt Bacharach. He returned to Europe in 1953 and became Composer in Residence at the American Academy of Music in Rome. His circuitous path came to an end in 1959.
– Jack Roberts
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SpringFest Artist Bios Violin ROBIN MAYFORTH, CONCERTMASTER Concertmaster for Music in the Mountains since 1999, concertmaster of Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose Ballet and Arizona Musicfest. Founding member of the Lark Quartet. RAE ANN GOLDBERG Violin for Music in the Mountains since 1986, principal second since 1988, assistant and principal second principal violin with former Sacramento Symphony from 1984-1996; an active freelance artist in the Bay Area. Viola JANET SIMS Principal viola for Music in the Mountains since 1984, assistant principal violist of Symphony Silicon Valley and Ballet San Jose Orchestra; currently on faculty at Santa Clara University. Cello JANET WITHARM Principal cello for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, cellist with San Jose Symphony since 1980, active freelance artist, and records with the concert ensemble for Skywalker Ranch. Bass TIMOTHY SPEARS Principal bass for Music in the Mountains since 1987, member of San Jose Symphony, Midsummer Mozart Festival and active freelance bassist with numerous other symphonies. Flute JANE LENOIR Principal flute for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, an active freelance artist with numerous Bay Area symphonies and jazz ensembles, in addition to performing and recording Brazilian music. Oboe NEIL TATMAN Principal oboe for Music in the Mountains since 1982 premiere season, principal oboe for Sacramento Symphony for 18 years, principal oboe of the Arizona Opera Orchestra, and oboist with the Arizona Wind Quartet. Clarinet GEORDIE FRAZER Clarinetist with Music in the Mountains since 1996; an active freelance artist with major Bay Area orchestras and theater orchestras. GREGORY VAJDA Artist Director, Conductor of Music in the Mountains since August 2009, resident conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra since 2005 and frequent guest conductor around the world. He is also a composer and clarinetist.
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Bassoon CARLA WILSON Principal bassoon for Music in the Mountains, since 1982 premiere season, Santa Rosa, Marin and Berkeley symphonies. A frequent performer in San Francisco and Oakland symphonies. Trumpet SCOTT MACOMBER Principal trumpet with Music in the Mountains since 1998, principal trumpet of the Napa Valley Symphony, second trumpet of the Santa Rosa Symphony and Sacramento Philharmonic. Currently on faculty at several Universities. Trombone DON BENHAM Principal trombone with Music in the Mountains since 1989, principal trombone with the California Symphony, a freelance musician, soloist and teacher. Horn PETER NOWLEN French horn with Music in the Mountains beginning in 1991, principal since 1999. Principal horn with numerous orchestras in the Sacramento and San Francisco areas. Currently Horn Professor at CSUS. Percussion SCOTT NEY Percussionist with Music in the Mountains since 1994. Currently the Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Percussion at the University of New Mexico. Piano BRENDA TOM Well known soloist and chamber musician performing on many occasions with Music in the Mountains and many other major orchestras throughout the USA. Narrator ROBERT ROSSMAN Extensive theater experience in the Bay Area and most recently in numerous acting and directing roles in Nevada County. Serves on the Board of Directors of Sierra Stages
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A Short History of Music in the Mountains The first Music in the Mountains Summer Festival took place in June of 1982 after 14 months of planning. Originally operating under the auspices of City Opera, a nonprofit Corporation founded in 1978 in San Francisco by Paul Perry and Terry Brown to perform little known works of opera, the purpose of City Opera was changed to produce a Summer Festival called Music in the Mountains (MIM). Utilizing the local volunteer chorus, the Golden Chain Chorale, already under the direction of Paul Perry, as the core of the Festival, professional musicians were hired from orchestras throughout the United States. In 1985, the corporate name was changed from City Opera to Music in the Mountains, and the Golden Chain Chorale was renamed the Festival Chorale. In the 1994-95 season, the chamber concerts were consolidated into two “mini-fests” – two series, in Fall and Spring. The Holiday Choral concerts were always a part of the schedule presented in December. In 2009, our new Artistic Director and Conductor, Gregory Vajda, combined the Fall and Holiday concerts to present a WinterFest series in December. MIM is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. The volunteer support group, Allegro Alliance, responsible for hospitality and benefit events, was founded in 1987. In January 2011 the name of this important support group was changed to Music in the Mountains Alliance. With founding Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Perry’s retirement in August 2008, an extensive search process that included past and present board members, orchestra principals, chorus and audience input overwhelmingly chose Gregory Vajda as MIM’s new Artistic Director and Conductor in July 2009. MIM currently is in the process of an extensive search for the position of Executive Director.
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The Golden Clef Circle These individuals have chosen to leave a legacy to Music in the Mountains through a bequest. LaVonne Amaral Les & Kay Atchison Barbara Belmer Harold & Marguerite Blickenstaff Michael & Marilyn Bodourian Ray & Liz Boedecker Curtis Bok & Sharon Bailey-Bok Terry & Karen Hulett Brown Scott Browne & Richard Toothman Mel & Judith Ciphers Helen Conrey Mrs. Robert Daggett David & Gayle Denney John & Madelyn DiMugno Jim Dodds Polly Dodds Marian Gallaher, MD
Larry & Nancy Goodfriend Hindi Greenberg Betty & Brayton Hahn Ida Halling Robert & Carol Hamilton Marcella Hardt Michael & Judith Hill-Weld Marlys Houghton Reverend Richard & Lois Johnson Dieter & Martha Juli Jeffrey Shattuck Leiter Milda Leiter Carl & Linda Marschall Gilbert M. Mathew Clarence McProud Bobbi & Bob Meyer William & Susan Morris Paul Perry Wayne & Janet Pittenger J. David Ramsey Marge Rath Jack & Bobbi Roberts Lowell & Diane Robertson Hazel Shewell
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~Victor Hugo
Mark Strate Isabell Thomas Butch & Virginia Thresh Grace Trotter William Wetherall Dick & Alice Wiebe Ann Wilder Jackie Wilson Anne E. Wright Eugene & Nine Zepp In Memoriam Frank Amaral Gordon Betts Mrs. Marjorie Ingram Maryjane M. Petersen Paul Shewell Clifford Thorson Judd Trotter Orene Wetherall
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30 Years of MIM, in Photos 1st Allegro Alliance Officers, Bill Griffin, president; Morgan Stoltz, treasurer; Jan Olberg, secretary; Dr. Norman Label, VP
Janet Sims 1985
Paul Perry, conductor 1982
Chorus & Orchestra 1982
Founding Board of Directors 1981 Back Row: Terry Brown, ED; Chris Dickman, Pat Cobler, Clarence McProud. Front Row: Bev Erickson, Jo Lynn Samuelson, Jo McProud, Jerry Ames, Jo Ward, Paul Perry. Not pictured: John & Judy van der Veen, Tony & Jean Loughran, Helen Williamsen (Kay Clauset & Betty Deane, deceased)
1990 Board of Directors
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1990 Allegro Alliance Dinner The Amaral Family at the groundbreaking ceremony, 2001 1993 Board of Directors at the Spring Street Office
1996 ushers at Don Baggett Theater
Gregory’s Inaugural Season Spring 2010 Students perform Side by Side with Orchestra 2010
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Music in the Mountains Alliance This year Music in the Mountains will celebrate 30 years of providing classical music and education to our community. In 2010 our loyal volunteers exceeded all expectations, raising $114,000 for MIM. They’re now hard at work again to raise as much money as possible to support this organization. With the new year came changes in leadership and our name. Since 1988, we’ve been known as “Allegro Alliance”, the volunteer arm of Music in the Mountains. We’ll now be called “Music in the Mountains Alliance”. We made this change to ensure that everyone who sees and hears about us knows our affiliation. We hope you will join us at our Concerts and Benefit Events as we celebrate 30 years of excellence. President Ginny Riffey
Secretary Nora Kinney
VP for Benefit Events Celia Edwards
Financial Advisor Bob Martin
VP for Hospitality Events Desmond Knox-Gallagher
Past President Judith Ciphers
Membership Diane Swenson
Fanfare Editor Otto Schulze
Members at Large Barbara Belmer Kathe Freer Jan Kline Jack Laird Peggy Laird Kent Penwarden Margo Schulze Jim Swisher Kathie Valentine
Past Presidents of the Alliance Judith Ciphers 2008-2010 Barbara Swisher 2006-2008 Jacque Cowgill 2004-2006 Doris Felts 2004 Jan Doting 2001-2003 Sue Vardon 2000-2001 Helen Conrey 1996-2000 Madelyn DiMugno 1994-1996 David Griswold 1992-1994 Norman Label, MD 1990-1992 William Griffin 1988-1990
Music in the Mountains Education Programs Since 1982, Music in the Mountains has provided music education programs for young people and adults in our community. MIM’s Educational Committee is composed of musicians, music teachers, school personnel and educators. They’re all volunteers who work tirelessly with local schools, teachers and administrators. MIM’s education programs include: Young Composers Program Students learning the composition process from NCCC composers with a year-end concert by professional musicians. Family Concert A family friendly concert during SummerFest. (formerly known as KinderKonzert) Side by Side The opportunity for talented young musicians to rehearse and perform with Gregory Vajda and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra. Janet Sims and Michaela Cooper play viola together
Classics for Kids Fourth graders bussed to live performances. Brummitt-Taylor Classical Music Listening Program Over 4000 students in Nevada County classrooms benefit from this program. Peers Performing 4 Peers Student musicians performing in school classrooms. Music Live! Professional musicians performing classical music in school assemblies. Young Musicians Competition Student musicians performing for professional adjudicators and receiving valuable critiques. Also competing for cash prizes.
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Scholarships Donner Mine Summer Music Camp, Jean Brook Dunning, Laura Keranen and Lucy Becker are scholarships offered in a variety of musical categories. YOUTH DISCOUNTS Free outdoor SummerFest and $5 indoor anytime concert tickets offered to students 17 and younger. HOW YOU CAN HELP Use the green SPD Coupons and Save Mart Market Saves Cards (available at the MIM office and at concerts). A percentage of your purchase supports MIM’s education programs. Keep music alive in the schools by supporting Music in the Mountains educational programs with your contributions. Together, we can ensure that the benefits of music continue to help our children get the best possible start in life.
2011 Coming Events
Pilates (pi-lah-teez)—n…
Supporting beautiful movement
Concerts June 18 – July 3
SummerFest
December 9 – 11
WinterFest
Music in the Mountains Alliance Benefit Events April 16
The Union Home Show at the Fair Grounds -- Beer and Wine Pavilion
May 26
Winery Dinner at Sierra Starr Winery
June 25
Great Giveaway – SummerFest Outdoor Concerts
June 27
Bridge. Lunch, Tunes + games – Amaral Center at the Fairgrounds
July 3
Great Giveaway – SummerFest Outdoor Concerts
August 10-14
Nevada County Fair -- Beer and Wine Pavilion
August 27
Sierra BrewFest – Nevada County Fairgrounds
August 27
Great Giveaway #2 at BrewFest
September 11
Swing Along Golf Tournament – Lake Wildwood Golf Course
October 1 & 2
Designs for Living Home Tour – Nevada County
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www.ThePilatesPlaceGrassValley.com Sunday, May 15, 2011 2pm and 7pm
Celebrate
Education April 15 May 8
Young Musicians Showcase Concert at Peace Lutheran Church
July 1
Young Composers Program at SummerFest
July 2
Family Concert at SummerFest
Classics for Kids at SpringFest
with great music Seventh-day Adventist Church 12889 Osborne Hill Drive • Grass Valley (off Hwy 174) $21 general $10 youth (under 17) Tickets available at Briar Patch Community Market, online at www.inconcertsierra.org or call 530-273-3990
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