Fiddler's Holiday: Expanding Tradition with Kelly Hall-Tompkins

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Table of Contents 4 About The Indianapolis 5 Board of Directors / Administration 6 IVCI Laureates

6 811 Madam Walker Theatre 13-16 Support 10 17 Josef Gingold Fund Endowment 8-10 About the Artists

Supported by the Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis

2021-2022 Laureate Series PLEASE NOTE: In consideration of our artists, no children under the age of six are admitted.

No unauthorized photographic or recording equipment is allowed at the performances. Please turn off all sound devices including watches, cell phones and pagers.

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About The Indianapolis REMARKABLE PERFORMANCES, extraordinary prizes and a festival atmosphere characterize the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) as “the ultimate violin contest…” writes the Chicago Tribune. Laureates of The Indianapolis have emerged as outstanding artists in concert halls across the globe.

For 17 days every four years, 40 of the world’s brightest talents come here to perform some of the most beautiful music ever written before enthusiastic audiences in venues throughout the city including the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Performing Arts and the Hilbert Circle Theatre, where the finalists collaborate with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Of the prizes awarded, one of the most significant is the four-year loan of a concert instrument from the Competition collection which comprises the 1683 “ex-Gingold” Stradivari violin and several modern instruments. Under the guidance of Thomas J. Beczkiewicz, Founding Director, and the late Josef Gingold, who had served on the juries of every major violin competition in the world, the IVCI became known by the musical and media communities as one of the world’s most compelling competitions.

In 1994, the artistic leadership of this Competition passed from Gingold to his most famous pupil, Jaime Laredo, one of the master musicians of our time.

Since 1982, Indianapolis has hosted 10 Competitions. It is a unique showcase for the world’s most gifted young violinists and a demonstration of Hoosier hospitality and American volunteerism.

Regarded as the “Olympics of the Violin,” each Competition generates significant national and international media coverage for the artists and the state. Hundreds of volunteers work tirelessly to make this event possible. Through the performances of its Laureates, the influence of the Competition continues for years afterward in cities of the world far from Indianapolis. These Laureates uphold the tradition of quality and excellence which has made the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis of the most prestigious music competitions in the world.

The 11th Quadrennial will be held September 9-25, 2022.

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Board of Directors Donna L. Reynolds, President Ann Hinson, Vice President Kurt Tornquist, Treasurer Steve Hamilton, Secretary Mario Arango Dawn Bennett Rebecca Dixon Julia Gard Toby Gill Rosalie Held

Peggy Myers Monica Peterson Marian M. Pettengill, Ph.D. Gary J. Reiter Theresa Rhodes David Schurger

Lesley Stoeffler Cheryl Strain Marianne Tobias Susan Brock Williams

Ex-Officio Directors Robert A. Anker, Past President Louis E. Daugherty, Past President Thomas R. Neal, Past President Alan Whaley, Past President

Gingold Fund Board of Directors Tibor Klopfer, President David P. Whitman, Treasurer Glen Kwok, Secretary Robert A. Anker Daniel C. Appel Louis E. Daugherty

Marci M. Matthews Donna L. Reynolds

Administration Glen Kwok Executive Director

Mindy Miller Director of Operations

Mary Jane Sorbera Director of Development

Zack French Director of Communications and Artist Advancement

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IVCI Laureates

Laureates are listed in order of placement

1982 Competition Mihaela Martin, Romania Ida Kavafian, United States Yuval Yaron, Israel Olivier Charlier, France Nai-Yuan Hu, Taiwan Yuriko Naganuma, Japan

2002 Competition Barnabás Kelemen, Hungary Sergey Khachatryan, Armenia Soovin Kim, United States Frank Huang, United States Susie Park, Australia Alina Pogostkina, Germany

1986 Competition Kyoko Takezawa, Japan Leonidas Kavakos, Greece Andrés Cárdenes, United States Chin Kim, South Korea Sungsic Yang, South Korea Annick Roussin, France

2006 Competition Augustin Hadelich, Germany Simone Lamsma, The Netherlands Celeste Golden, United States Yura Lee, South Korea Ye-Eun Choi, South Korea Bella Hristova, Bulgaria

1990 Competition Pavel Berman, Russia Marco Rizzi, Italy Ivan Chan, United States Virginie Robilliard, France David Kim, United States Martin Beaver, Canada

2010 Competition Clara-Jumi Kang, South Korea Soyoung Yoon, South Korea Benjamin Beilman, United States Haoming Xie, China Antal Zalai, Hungary Andrey Baranov, Russia

1994 Competition Juliette Kang, Canada Stefan Milenkovich, Yugoslavia David Chan, United States Jaakko Kuusisto, Finland Michiko Kamiya, Japan Robin Sharp, United States

2014 Competition Jinjoo Cho, South Korea Tessa Lark, United States Ji Young Lim, South Korea Dami Kim, South Korea Yoojin Jang, South Korea Ji Yoon Lee, South Korea

1998 Competition Judith Ingolfsson, Iceland Liviu Prunaru, Romania Ju-Young Baek, South Korea Svetlin Roussev, Bulgaria Andrew Haveron, Great Britain Bin Huang, China

2018 Competition Richard Lin, Taiwan/United States Risa Hokamura, Japan Luke Hsu, United States Anna Lee, United States Ioana Cristina Goicea, Romania Shannon Lee, United States/Canada

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Fiddler’s Holiday: Expanding Tradition featuring

Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin

Thursday, December 16, 2021 | 7:30 PM Madam Walker Theatre 2021 - 2022 Laureate Series

Selections will be announced from the stage

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Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin Winner of a Naumburg International Violin Competition Honorarium Prize and featured in the Smithsonian Museum for AfricanAmerican History, Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a violin soloist entrepreneur who has been acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive,” for her “tonal mastery” (BBC Music Magazine) and as New York Times “New Yorker of the Year.” She has appeared as cosoloist in Carnegie Hall with Glenn Dicterow and conductor Leonard Slatkin, in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall, at Lincoln Center and with the Symphonies of Baltimore, Dallas, Jacksonville, Oakland, recitals in Paris, New York, Toronto, Washington, Chicago, and festivals of Tanglewood, Ravinia, Santa Fe, France, Germany and Italy. She was “Fiddler”/Violin Soloist of the Grammy/ Tony-nominated Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. Inspired by her experience, she commissioned and developed the first ever Fiddler solo disc of all new arrangements, “The Fiddler Expanding Tradition,” which is featured in the upcoming new documentary “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” on the 55-year history of the musical. Actively performing virtually throughout the pandemic, numerous projects include premiering 4 pieces written for her, creating and/or been invited to participate in unique collaborations including with Tony-nominated actor Daniel Watts, aerial dancer Alexandra Peter, Frisson Films, Gil Shaham’s Gilharmonic, Routledge press as contributing author for a new book on Music and Human Rights and with WQXR as part of the inaugural Artist Propulsion Lab. As founder of Music Kitchen-Food for the Soul, Kelly Hall-Tompkins is a pioneer of social justice in classical music, bringing top artists in over 100 concerts in homeless shelters coast to coast from New York to Los Angeles, and internationally in Paris, France. Music Kitchen commissioned and will present the World Premiere of the Forgotten Voices Song Cycle in Association with Carnegie Hall.

Ms. Hall-Tompkins is represented by Cadenza Artists.

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Stephen Benson, guitar Stephen Benson is very active on the New York City freelance scene. He is comfortable in a variety of musical settings from jazz and classical music to rock, blues, rhythm and blues, Broadway, bluegrass and klezmer music. He has performed and or recorded with people as diverse as Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Jane Krakowski, Sutton Foster, Garrison Keillor, The New York Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes and the American Symphony Orchestra. He has been a regular performer at the Grand Canyon Music Festival with Robert Bonfiglio and has performed with Evelyn Blakey at the Carnival of Venice. He toured Europe for two years as a member of the Giora Feidman Trio and did a world tour of A Chorus Line. He currently performs on Broadway in the orchestra pits of The Lion King, Chicago and Aladdin. He is on the jazz faculty at Montclair State University and lives in NYC with his wife and twins.

Joshua Camp, accordion Composer, Producer, Music Director Joshua Camp has played accordion on the 2016 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, and on the Grammy-nominated cast recording. Other productions include Indecent at the Cort Theater, Cabaret at the New School, and Compagnia de’Colombari’s Merchant of Venice at Yale University and Dartmouth College. In addition, Joshua is an ensemble member of the ongoing Yale University project ‘Songs from Holocaust Testimonies in the Fortunoff Video Archive’.

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John-Paul Norpoth, bass John-Paul Norpoth is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Brooklyn, New York. He has performed on the double bass with St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus, Frisson, and the Albany, Harrisburg, and Allentown Symphonies, and the Westchester, Brooklyn, and Long Island Philharmonic(s). Mr. Norpoth has performed new music by living composers with Alarm Will Sound, Julia Bullock, and PUBLIQuartet at venues including the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Norpoth has participated as bassist or composer in various festivals including Banff, Avaloch Farm, Domaine Forget, and is a Robert Black Fellowship 2019 recipient for the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at Mass MOCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. Mr. Norpoth is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music’s Orchestral Performance Program as the Charles Grossman Memorial Endowment Scholarship student of Orin O’Brien. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at Stony Brook University with Blake Hinson, Assistant Principal Bass of the New York Philharmonic.

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MADAM WALKER THEATRE 617 Indiana Avenue

The Madam Walker Theatre is the last surviving iconic building on Indiana Avenue, and is listed on the register of National Historic Landmarks. The building hails from 1927, when it was the headquarters and manufacturing plant of Madam CJ Walker Hair Care and Beauty Products.

Throughout the years, its stage has seen legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, and many others. The stage, theatre seats, lighting and conference space was recently restored, as part of a recent $15.3 million renovation.

Free parking is available in several lots surrounding the venue.

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Connect & Discover 2021-2022 Season

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Dance Kaleidoscope

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Professional Orchestra-In-Residence Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler Dec.12 • A Baroque Christmas Jan. 29 • Prism aux étoiles March 19 • Metropolis April 23 • Sterling Elliott, Cello May 20-22 • Music Moves with DK

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Support The Indianapolis Join the ranks of those whose gifts positively affect the work of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) and its influence on the world of music.

The 10th Quadrennial was an important milestone for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI). Now in year two of the 11th Quadrennial cycle, IVCI is building on the stellar successes of the previous four decades.

This first year is the ideal time for you to make your four-year pledge of support.

In addition to working on new 11th Quadrennial projects, IVCI is also focusing on intensive career management for the 2018 Medalists, preparing for the Carnegie Hall debut of Gold Medalist Richard Lin, and scheduling past Laureates to return to Indianapolis for annual Laureate Series concerts.

By making a Quadrennial pledge, you’ll be guaranteed certain benefits for the 2022 Competition. You’ll also be able to schedule a payment plan and receive convenient payment reminders. Your final pledge payment is due by July 2023.

Join those who have chosen to make a meaningful impact on IVCI’s leadership role in Indiana’s cultural community while retaining its respected worldwide position as an industry leader.

Contact Mary Jane Sorbera at maryjane@violin.org or at (317) 637-4574 for assistance.

2018 Gold 2021Medalist - 2022 Richard LaureateLin Series Photo by Denis Ryan Kelly Jr.

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Annual Fund Gifts The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) operates on an overall four-year cycle, with four individual fiscal years comprising the full quadrennial budget. Gifts to the Annual Fund are acknowledged in the year received.

The following list reflects Annual Fund gifts received for the current fiscal year (received as of 11/22/2021).

FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTORS

Stradivari ($50,000 and above) Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Encore ($1,000 - $2,499) Ann H. Hunt Alan and Ann McKenzie Peggy and Byron Myers Lance and Theresa Rhodes Alice K. and Robert E. Schloss Mr. and Mrs. Marco Spallone

Gold ($25,000 - $49,999) Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency Silver ($10,000 - $24,999) The Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis Virtuoso ($2,500 - $4,999) Nicholas H. Noyes Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc.

CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS Silver ($10,000 - $24,999) BMO Private Bank Steve Hamilton and Keith Norwalk Bronze ($5,000- $9,999) AMPG Mr. James Aikman and The Aikman Foundation, Inc. Suzanne B. Blakeman Deborah and Joe Loughrey Printing Partners

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Virtuoso ($2,500 - $4,999) Patrick Corsi Craig and Missy Gigax

Debut ($400 - $999) Dennis and Anne McCafferty Scott and Susan Putney Tim Smitka Additional Donors Anonymous (2) Kay Jett Baker Deirdre Bogard Susan and Howard Edenberg Kent N. Farr Phyllis W. Geeslin Rita Kohn Glen Kwok and Chih-Yi Chen Scott and Kim Ledger Antoinette K. Lee Eleanor Lopez Dr. Radmila Micanovic and Dr. John J. Emanuele, Jr. Margaret L. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Schumaker, II Joyce Sommers James P. White Y. Rosalind Wolen

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Annual Fund Gifts HONOR/MEMORIAL GIFTS In honor of Thomas J. Beczkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Marco Spallone In honor of Donald Bogard and his 80th Birthday Deirdre Bogard In memory of Randolph H. Deer Mr. Thomas P. Murphy In honor of Glen Kwok Joyce Sommers In memory of Michael O’Brien Margaret L. Nelson In memory of Jane Vincent Glen Kwok and Chih-Yi Chen James P. White In honor of Marion Wolen on the Occasion of her Birthday on August 25 Y. Rosalind Wolen In memory of Robert L. Wolen Anonymous

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11TH QUADRENNIAL PLEDGES RECEIVED as of 11/22/2021

Stradivari ($50,000 and above) Tom and Dawn Bennett Lilly Endowment, Inc. Cynthia P. Matthews Family Foundation Marianne Williams Tobias Gold ($25,000 - $49,999) Deborah and Joe Loughrey Silver ($10,000 - $24,999) Anonymous Bob and Pat Anker Barnes & Thornburg Donald P. Bogard Carter Family Fund Kathy and Lou Daugherty Steve Hamilton and Keith Norwalk Indiana Spine Group Laurane and Alan Mendelssohn Printing Partners Debra and Ken Renkens Lesley Stoeffler and Marvin Pribble Charles and Carol Ward

Bronze ($5,000 - $9,999) Sarah C. Barney Rosalie Held Marian Pettengill Jim and Cheryl Strain Alan and Elizabeth Whaley Virtuoso ($2,500 - $4,999) Kathleen A. Custer Debut ($400 - $999) Zack and Jessica French Susann McDonald

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The Josef Gingold Fund Endowment The Josef Gingold is an endowment fund established in 1985 to secure a financial base for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis’ future. In order for the Competition to become self-supporting, it is vitally important that the endowment continues to grow.

The importance of an endowment is recognized by both friends of the Competition and its Laureates. A strong endowment provides the foundation needed to maintain our Competition’s status.

Please join the growing list of supporters of The Josef Gingold Fund. Whether you choose to make a planned or an outright gift, your contribution will help ensure the future of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis - a great cultural and community asset.

Please call the Competition office at (317) 637-4574 or email Mary Jane Sorbera at maryjane@violin.org if you wish to discuss a planned or outright endowment gift.

JOSEF GINGOLD FUND GIFTS The following list reflects cumulative gifts made from August 1, 2021 through November 23, 2021.

Cynthia P. Matthews Family Foundation Mr. Thomas P. Murphy

The Josef Gingold Society has been created in order to recognize, during their lifetime, those kind supporters who include The Josef Gingold Fund in their estate plans.

Anonymous (3) Bob and Pat Anker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Beckiewicz Donald P. Bogard Anita and Bill Cast Mrs. Chris J. Christy Lou and Kathy Daugherty Rosalie Held Glen Kwok and Chih-Yi Chen Deborah and Joe Loughrey 2021 - 2022 Laureate Series

Laura and Alan Mendelsohn Melinda J. Miller Peggy and Byron Myers Jane and Andrew Paine Nancy J. Schmidt Anna S. and James P. White

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DECEMBER 4, 2021 | 6:00pm & 8:30pm | Jazz Kitchen 2004 and 2015 American Pianists Awards winners ADAM BIRNBAUM and SULLIVAN FORTNER will be calling tunes for two pianos and trading off the occasional solo piece in two sets at the Jazz Kitchen.

MARCH 13, 2022 | 3:30pm | Indiana History Center Russian-American pianist OLGA KERN was born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. Her Gold Medal at the Cliburn Competition was the first awarded to a woman in more than 30 years.

MAY 15, 2022 | 3:30pm | Indiana Landmarks Center The season concludes with a concert by MICHELLE CANN, acclaimed as a champion of the music of Florence Price. Her program weaves the music of Price and Margaret Bonds with pieces by Romantic composers Brahms and Chopin.

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