70 YEARS • 2010-2011 SEASON Tri-County Concerts Emerging Artists Series

October 24, 2010 • 3:00 pm Matthew Bengtson, piano & Trio Camille Matthew Bengtson, piano Min-Young Kim, Michal Schmidt, and piano Benefit Concert Benefit

February 13, 2011 • 2:30 pm Mimi Solomon, piano

March 27, 2011 • 2:30 pm Dalí Quartet Luigi Mazzocchi and Carlos Rubio, violin; Adriana Linares, ; Jesús Morales, cello

May 15, 2011 • 2:30 pm Benjamin Beilman, violin Andrew Tyson, piano

69th Annual Youth Festival Concert Sunday • June 12, 2011 • 3:00 pm • Montgomery County Community College OURPURPOSE

FFor seventy years, the Tri-County Concerts Association has served the Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery County communities by fostering the performance and appreciation of the highest quality solo and ensemble . It is the only chamber music series in the area run by an independent community board. Tri-County Concerts is unique in presenting recitals both by emerging

,OUIS3CAGLIONEs-USIC$IRECTOR#ONDUCTOR professional artists and by promising local youths. 'LORIA7ILLIAMDE0ASQUALEs#O !RTISTIC!DVISORS The association has been particularly adept at promoting the careers of exceptionally talented artists on the verge of achieving major recognition. Emerging artists who have performed in Tri-County Concerts include William Kapell, Marian Anderson, Paul Badura-Skoda, Eugene Istomin, the , Leontyne Price, the , and Vladimir Sokoloff. Many of these artists showed appreciation for this early support by returning years later to perform again for the Tri-County community audience. Local stars who have appeared with Tri-County include the legendary Anna Moffo, , Marcantonio Barone, and Eric Owens.

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PPart of the Tri-County mission is to reach a widely varied audience with subsidized ticket arrangements. In this manner, many young people have received their introduction to chamber music, conservatory students their inspiration, and members of retirement communities sheer musical enjoyment in exposure to world-class artists. Ticket prices are kept low to enable families to share a rich cultural experience.

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3 OURHISTORY 2+$6(0+95%:-$";'(%<% 2344-56(0$7&/1385.8'59&'./5:.*038 =(10+95%:-$";'(%>> ;./5;(43,+0$7 P/&1&801 2+$6(0+95%:-$";'(%?@ IThis year, Tri-County Concerts Association proudly celebrates its 70th season as <7+**-5=.>>5=.# one of the region’s most significant venues for chamber music. In December =(10+95%A"B'*;'(%C% !"#$%&'(")#*+,-$.)/ 6'33/*72&5")#%'8 :/+0&/15938?&/&8$&@5A+$7.&*597.438 1941, chamber music in the suburbs received a remarkable boost 2+$6(0+95%A"B'*;'(%D?% from Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans when the two sisters decided to <7+**-5B.8$&5=.# sponsor the original Curtis String Quartet in a free public concert at Radnor 2+$6(0+95%A"B'*;'(%>@% AIBPQGHA8I%%Y(BD8U Junior High School. An early program tells us that “its aim was to bring the 2+$6(0+95%E'-'*;'(%F% spiritual peace and the beauty of music in the lives of our fellow-citizens who were 973/.*5C3$+&0-563*+'.-5938$&/0 living under the shadow of war; thus strengthening them with the knowledge that =(10+95%G+,6+(9%DF% D7&56./*E(./0&0@597.#4&/ music is the great international language which unites all peoples in the common 2+$6(0+95%G+,6+(9%>>% bond of friendship.” The musicians were enthusiastically received and the =3&5;3,.835.8'5=3785C$3F&*' Tri-County Concerts Association was successfully launched. Two years later, the =(10+95%G+,6+(9%>H% &ABD474F6G fledgling organization held its first Youth Music Festival and assumed a vital 4.6(#0+95%=';(6+(9%?%I%=(10+95%=';(6+(9%F% position in the area’s cultural life. G+,&/15HH@5D7&.0/&563/+>38 =(10+95%=';(6+(9%DD% A+*&15B.,+1I5J+8'5K?52*(&5L5MN55 From the early 1950s to the late 1970s, the driving force behind the Tri-County :+075=+##-59344 Concerts Association was Mrs. Guida Smith. Her energies were devoted to =(10+95%=';(6+(9%DH% FP8E5D8%PH4FGD bringing top musical artists to the community, as well as relatively unknown 2+$6(0+95%=';(6+(9%>J% virtuosi who later became internationally renowned. The Youth Music Festival 2*(&15O05D7&59/311/3.'1 proved a major springboard to young area talent during this period. Several !",0+95%=';(6+(9%>H% 01#*023'4$&5" G+$7./'5J"52&88&005;&$0(/&17+P5 winners went on to principal positions with such leading orchestras as the Q3/5<&.$&5O8'5C3$+.*5=(10+$& D7CGC$2P$7E8F$1@@8F Symphony, the , and the San Francisco =(10+95%!+(-.%F% QA8D Symphony. One well-known Festival winner was Metropolitan Opera star Anna 26,0+95%!+(-.%J% Moffo. Another was soprano Clamma Dale, who later achieved stardom following # ' ( 1 ' # <7+*.'&*P7+.5R3(8S5O/0+1015K/$7&10/. her much acclaimed lead role in the Houston Opera Company’s Broadway 2+$6(0+95%!+(-.%D>% J(85R.8S5;+85B.8$&/1 production of Porgy and Bess. 2+$6(0+95%!+(-.%>J% 9.P+03*5C0&P1 In 1979 Jean Wetherill of Radnor assumed leadership of the Association. She 2+$6(0+95%K&(1/%>% )A8E8CB4%GH8D4F7 fostered the organization’s continued health during a period of transition. That 2+$6(0+95%K&(1/%<% year, the Association became a nonprofit corporation in order to strengthen its 2344-5T.8U&*5!+075C0&,&593*&#.8 mission and its increasingly important fund-raising functions. When the Radnor 2+$6(0+95%K&(1/%DJ% A380.8.5G&P)V2(15C03PW54-5:+**+.#5H8S& Middle School underwent renovations in 1980, the concert series was relocated 2+$6(0+95%K&(1/%?@% to Delaware County Community College. After a brief return to Wayne C0&?3856.//+15O8'52*.$U3(0 Auditorium in 1987, the series moved to Centennial Hall at Haverford College 71#.)9*:21#&)& in 1989, then to the Main Line Unitarian Church in 1992 and now to our present location at Eastern University since 1999. Throughout these changes, the tradition of high music standards has continued. In recent years our focus has been on “Emerging Artists,” selected by our artist selection committee. These are &('

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1941 Curtis String Quartet 1982 David Wetherill, French horn 1942 William Kincaid, flute 1983 The Ridge String Quartet 1943 William Kapell, piano 1986 Cynthia Raim, piano 1944 Marian Anderson, contralto 1987 Peter Wiley, cello 1946 Budapest String Quartet 1989 Gil Shaham, violin 1946 Samuel Mayes, cello, and 1989 Pamela Frank,violin Vincent Persichetti, piano 1991 Gyorgy Sandor, piano 1947 Roland Hayes, tenor 1993 Peabody Trio 1949 Juilliard String Quartet 1995 Meng-Chieh Liu, piano 1952 M. Horszowski, piano Brentano String Quartet 1953 Anna Moffo, soprano 1996 Ying Quartet 1954 Paul Badura-Skoda, piano 1997 Juliette Kang, violin 1955 , violin 1998 Alexander Shtarkman, piano 1956 Eugene Istomin, piano 1999 Jason Vieaux, guitar 1957 Leontyne Price, soprano Alon Goldstein, piano 1958 Guiomar Novaes, piano 2000 Sari Gruber, soprano 1960 Rosalyn Tureck, piano 2001 Eric Owens, basso 1963 Ruggiero Ricci, violin Reiko Watanabe, violin 1964 Hans Richter-Haaser, piano 2002 Sergey Schepkin, piano 1966 Benita Valente, soprano Mimi Stillman, flute ’s Boyer College of Music and Dance offers a diverse 1971 Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio 2004 Shunsuke Sato, violin curriculum, wide array of degree programs and exemplary faculty, 1972 Masuko Ushioda, violin 2006 Matthew Bengtson, preparing students for careers as educators, performers, composers 1973 Orlando Cole, cello, and harpsichord and piano and scholars. Vladimir Sokoloff, piano > Degree programs in instrumental studies, jazz studies, education, 1974 Gyorgy Sandor, piano theory, therapy, choral conducting, keyboard, composition, 1976 Clamma Dale, soprano history, voice and opera. 1981 Katherine Ciesinski, soprano > Annual orchestra and jazz band performances atncoln Li Center, and Kimmel Center for the PerformingArts. 5 0 THANNIVERSARYGALAPERFORMANCE > Distinguished faculty includes members of The Philadelphia Orches- tra as well as many other noted recording and performing artists. Rosalyn Tureck, piano Cellist Rajli Bicolli performs with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra at the Annual Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Concert. Alan Stepansky, cello Fei-Ping Hsu, piano Photo by Jessica Griffin Timothy Baker, violin James Barbagallo, piano Marcantonio Barone, piano Deborah Carter, flute For moremor e information, pleasep contact: David Hamilton, tenor 215-204-6810 or [email protected]@@temple.edu www.temple.edu/boyerwww .temple.eedu/boyer Philadelphia,Phhiladelphia, PA PPAA 7 SUPPORTTRI - COUNTYCONCERTS INAPPRECIATION 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0

TTri-County Concerts Association thanks the following individuals and CCommunity support makes this remarkable organization possible. Individuals organizations for their generous contributions over the past year. and local businesses have been generous with both financial and in-kind gifts. Corporations and foundations, recognizing the unique benefits that a FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS Murray and Vera Wilson community-based cultural association can offer, have given their essential support BNG Foundation Runzhi Zhao and Zhengtian Xu to the organization. Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund Jacobs Music Company CONTRIBUTORS (up to $99) Lois L. Ache Support in any of the following categories entitles contributors to a given SPONSORS ($2,500 & over) Jane Baserga number of tickets for each subscription concert. These tickets may be given to Anonymous Roderic and Maryellen Eckenhoff customers or employees, or may be made available to the Association for distribution Barbara Feinstein to schools, retirement communities, and other special groups for use by their BENEFACTORS ($1,000- $2,499) Marcia Groverman, members. Donor suggestions will be honored. The Rotary Club of Chesterbrook in memory Dr. Leonard Bortin Marie Sedlack Lupone PATRONS ($500-$999) John Marshall PROGRAMSOFSUPPORT W. Thomas Berriman Norma R. Frank and Rebecca J. Clement and Robert A. Nicholas Robert M. Nissenbaum Sponsor $2,500 and over John Stamps Dave and Arline Olim Benefactor $1,000-$2,499 Pearl Z. Steinberg Mary B. Ricciardi Patron $500-$999 James and Wendy Schmid Donor $250-$499 DONORS ($250-$499) Pearl Steinberg, Friend $100-$249 Raymond and Bonnie Brebach in memory Dr. Leonard Bortin Marvin Knopp Dr. Leonard and Eve Warren Contributor up to $99 Eleanor James Donald J. Paparone OUR ADVERTISERS Tri-County Concerts Association is a non-profit corporation, exempt from income taxes under John Tobias and Rebecca Wells Ananda Acupuncture & Herbs Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible under Roger and M.J. Whiteman Autowerks Motors Section 170 (c) (1) to the extent permitted by law. Official registration and financial The Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music information concerning Tri-County Concerts Association can be obtained from the FRIENDS ($100-$249) Pennsylvania Department of State from the Pennsylvania Department of State’s web site at Chester County Youth Orchestra www.corporations.state.pa.us/corp/soskb/csearch.asp. Registration does not imply endorsement. Anne Marie Bedford Delaware County Youth Orchestra Bernard and Ada Carlis Eastern University Kanako and James Clarke French International School of Philadelphia Robert and Jane Cochran Jacobs Music Company Michael J. Foster, Main Line Conservatory of Music in memory of Theresa Foster Montgomery County Community Rose G. and John Hagopian College–Lively Arts Series The Dr. and Mrs. George A. Hermann The Nelly Berman School of Music BRYN MAWR CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Kot’s Violin Shop Philadelphia Sinfonia Teresa G. Labov, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 700 Montgomery Avenue in memory of Joseph Primavera Temple University–Esther Boyer Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010 Rosemary Malatesta 610.525.1022 College of Music Winona P. Martin www.brynmawrconservatoryofmusic.com Garrett G. and Eva Jui Molholt NOTE: This list acknowledges donations from director October 15, 2009, to October 15, 2010. If KATHRYNA BARONE, Robert Rossi a name has been omitted or misprinted, assistant director MARCANTONIO BARONE, Sherrill and Margaret Shaffer please accept our apologies and notify us by Richard and Dorothy Singer calling 610-649-2517. The Music Study Club The Musical Coterie of Wayne SPECIAL THANKS on page 23 Jean C. Wetherill 8 9 TRIOCAMILLE MATTHEWBENGTSON & TRIOCAMILLE

TrioT Camille, combining the talents of three exceptional S UNDAY • O CTOBER 24, 2010 • 3:00 P. M . instrumentalists from Philadelphia, is based University at the of McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University Pennsylvania in the Blutt College House program.s repertoire It includes trios and duos, in various combinations,rom both f the Matthew Bengtson, piano traditional and the contemporary repertoire. Min-Young Kim, violin Critically acclaimed as a “musician’s pianist,”Matthew Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ranging from Michal Schmidt, cello and piano extraordinary pianist, harpsichordist, and nist fortepia to composer, analyst, and scholar of performanceice. pract He has been presented in numerous concert Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915) festivals in Europe and in Mexico, and in solotals atreci Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. He has (1862-1918) appeared on NPR’s “Performance Today” and XMite Radio’sSatell “Classical Confidential” with noted Prologue: Lent violinist Joshua Bell. An advocate of both contemporary and rarely performed music, he commands a Sérénade: Modérément animé broad and diverse repertoire ranging from Williamyrd to BBerio and Ligeti. His discography includeshe t Finale: Animé complete mazurkas of Karol Szymanowski and inga record of six Scriabin sonatas, whichThe American Record Guidecompared to legendary performances by HorowitzRichter: and “Has Scriabin ever been Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) (1875-1937) played better?” Mr. Bengtson earned his MM anddegrees DMA in piano performance at the Peabody Ondine Conservatory of Music, after undergraduate atstudies Harvard University with a focus in mathematics Gibet and computer science. Mr. Bengtson is also ean performer activ on fortepiano and harpsichord, collabo- Scarbo rating with sopranos Julianne Baird and Lauriees, Heim with Melomanie and the Aurelio Ensemble. (For more details, see www.mattbengtson.com.) Sonata for Violin and Piano (1917) Claude Debussy ViolinistMin-Young Kimis a founding member of the Daedalus Quartet,r ofwinne the 2001 Banff (1862-1918) International String Quartet Competition. Withquartet, the she performs regularly throughout the Allegro vivo ,Canada, and Europe. The quartetin residencewas at the Chamber Music Society of Intermède: Fantasque et léger from 2005 to 2007, was presentedCarnegie by Hall in its Rising Stars program, and is Finale: Très animé currently in residence at University of Pennsylvania and . A graduate of Harvard University and the , Ms. Kimso hastoured al extensively with Musicians from Marlboro, INTERMISSION the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Americanber Cham Players. She gave her solo recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Recital hall in 2001 with aam progr including works of Ravel, Messaien, Ives,and Berio Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119 Gabriel Fauré Carter. Along with a strong interest in musicr time, of ou Ms. Kim has also performed and recorded on (1845-1924) the baroque violin with Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. She teaches violin and chamber music at the University of Pennsylvania, andrmerly was fo on the faculty of Columbia Universitye and th School for Strings in . Piano Trio in A minor (1914) Maurice Ravel Michal Kalekin-Schmidt, pianist and cellist, is currently on the facultyat Haverford and Bryn Mawr (1875-1937) Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania.s Sheperformed ha in Canada, England, France, ,th Sou Modéré Korea, and as well as in the U.S., andeen has a featuredb artist on WHYY in Philadelphia and Pantoum (Assez vif) Kol Hamusica in Israel. In 2006 and 2008 Michal one wasof an international group of cellists on the Passacaille (Très large) faculty of the International Cello Festivalel. in Michal Isra received her doctorate from Templersity Unive Final (Animé) and master’s from the University of the Arts. undergraduate, As an she studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Royal Academy of Music in ,re she whe received an Artist Diploma for both piano Steinway piano selected from Jacobs Music Company and cello. In her native Israel, Michal studiedthe Tel at Aviv University-Rubin Academy of Music.the In U.S., she studied piano with , Peterrkin, andSe Raquel Adonaylo, and cello with , Lorne Munroe, and Jeffery Solow. Michal member is a of the Network of New Music in Philadelphia, a group dedicated to performancescontemporary of music. She also performs at Haverford College’sMusic and Conversationsand at the University of Pennsylvania’sCollege Houseseries.

1 0 1 1 MIMISOLOMON | PIANO MIMISOLOMON | PIANO A American pianist Mimi Solomon has been heard as S UNDAY • F EBRUARY 13, 2011 • 2:30 P. M . recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist in United States as well as in China, Japan and Europe. As a soloist and McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University recitalist, she has performed in major venues in New York, Boston, Chicago, New Haven, and Amsterdam and has been Mimi Solomon, piano featured on radio and television broadcasts including the prestigious McGraw-Hill Young Artist’s Showcase. Festival Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111 appearances have included invitations to music festivals on (1770-1827) both sides of the Atlantic such as Santander, IMS Prussia Maestoso: Allegro con brio ed appassionato Cove, Ravinia, Taos, Norfolk, Yellow Barn, and Aspen. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (Theme and Variations) Recent highlights include a recital tour in China, a solo appearance with the Shanghai Symphony and chamber music concerts in France, Italy, Denmark, and the United States. from Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Winner of the Chopin Prize in the 2000 Gina Bachauer Piano Competition at Regard de l’Esprit de joie the Juilliard School, Ms. Solomon also took top prizes in the Yale Friends of Le baiser de l’enfant Jésus Music, the Chiang Wen Yeh International Chinese Music, and the Kosciuzsko Foundation Chopin competitions. She received Yale’s Selden Junior and Bach Society prizes. INTERMISSION

Ms. Solomon graduated cum laude from and went on to receive a Masters of Music from Juilliard. Her main teachers were Peter Frankl and Robert Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass. 1840-1860” Charles Edward Ives McDonald. She subsequently spent a year studying in Europe on a Beebe Grant (1874-1954) and currently works privately with Ferenc Rados. She resides in with “Emerson” support from the Woolley Scholarship from the Fondation des Etats-Unis. “Hawthorne” “The Alcotts” “Thoreau”

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WithW an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul, the Dalí Quartet is today’s freshest  voice for Latin American musicians. The Dalí has been invited to perform concerts,      produce recordings, and give master classes across the country: at the &!$"" ! Meadowlark Music Festival, Cleveland State University, Kutztown University, Cedar Crest College, Albright College, the ) $"$#  Bach Festival of Philadelphia, the Arts Council of the Eastern Shore, the Gabriel Chamber Ensemble at Penn State University, )$! $" and the Venezuelan Sounds Festival in , among others. The Dalí serves ) ! ! as Artists in Residence at the Community Conservatory of Music in Doylestown, PA, and the Quartet in Residence with the Elite Strings Program where it hosts the Dalí )  "#  String Quartet Summer Music Camp and Festival. The Dalí is also a Resident Ensemble of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra in Philadelphia. The Dalí Quartet #!  $" presents many educational concerts each year, including lectures and workshops for children in grades K-12, as well as interactive concerts for the entire family. The Dali ) %$(  !" Quartet is a roster ensemble of Pennsylvania Performing Artists on Tour (PennPAT). Venezuelan-born Luigi Mazzocchi studied in the System of Youth Orchestras (“El ) $" !" " Sistema”) and in the V. E. Sojo Conservatory. He was a founder of the Lara State Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Venezuela, and a !'$"##! member of the “Simón Bolívar” Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he won prizes in the “Del Castillo” Latin American Competition, the 1997 South Orange Symphony, ! $# "# $! the 1999 FOSJA and the 2000 Temple University Competitions. Mr. Mazzocchi is ""! !" co-concertmaster of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, associate concertmaster of the Delaware Symphony and a member of the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Ocean City Pops. He has also performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Philly Pops, and the Serafin String Quartet. Mr. Mazzocchi teaches at the Music School of Delaware, in the Elite Strings Program, and is a teaching artist for The Philadelphia Orchestra. He holds a BM from Rowan University and a MM from Temple University, studying with Liliana Ciulei and Helen Kwalwasser. Carlos Rubio began his musical career in Venezuela’s famous Youth Orchestra System A Christian University that transforms lives (“El Sistema”) and as a member of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Rubio through its Undergraduate, Graduate, was awarded grand prize in the Spanish and Latin American Music Competition at Professional, Urban, Seminary and Indiana University and was distinguished as the Ohio Latino Arts Association’s International Programs Performing Artist of the Year. He has soloed with the Middletown Symphony, the Illinois Philharmonic, and the Oxford Chamber Orchestra. Chamber music partners Learn more. have included the Colorado, Penderecki, DaPonte and Amernet string quartets. Contact Eastern University today. (continued next page) 800.452.0996 • www.eastern.edu 1 5 DALÍQUARTET DALÍQUARTET

(cont. from page 15) S UNDAY • M ARCH 27, 2011 • 2:30 P. M . McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University Carlos Rubio has premièred works by composers Roland Vasquez, John Ferrito, Diogenes Rivas, Diana Arismendi and Arcangel Castillo-Olivari. Carlos is a founding Luigi Mazzocchi, violin member of the Dalí Quartet and the principal second violin of the Black Pearl Carlos Rubio, violin Chamber Orchestra. He also performs with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Adriana Linares, Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, the Harrisburg Symphony, the Pennsylvania viola Sinfonia Orchestra and the Philadelphia-based children’s music troupe Auricolae. Jesús Morales, cello Venezuelan Adriana Linares was the first prize winner in the Latin American Music and Solo Viola Competitions at Indiana University and the Kuttner La Oración del Torero, Op. 34 Joaquín Turina (Spain) Quartet Competition. Solo engagements include her 2006 debut in Carnegie (The Bullfighter’s Prayer, 1925) (1882-1949) Hall with the American premiere of Venezuelan composer Modesta Bor‘s Sonata. She has been a featured soloist with Arcos Juveniles de Caracas Orchestra, String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Antonín Dvoák Virtuosi de Caracas, Middletown Symphony, the Illinois Philharmonic and the Op. 96, “American” (1893) (1841-1904) Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. An active chamber musician and Allegro ma non troppo recitalist, she has collaborated with artists such as Anthony Marwood, Gabriela Lento Montero, Natasha Brodsky, Paul Desenne, Alexis Cardenas, Bonnie Hampton, Molto vivace and Marka Gustavasson. She serves as the principal violist of the Black Pearl Finale; Vivace ma non troppo Chamber Orchestra and regularly performs with the SATORI Chamber Players, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber INTERMISSION Orchestra. Ms. Linares holds a BM from Indiana University where she studied with Atar Arad and an MM from Temple University, where she studied with String Quartet No. 1 (1915) Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil) (1887-1959) Roberto Diaz. Cantilena Jesús Morales was born into a prominent musical family in . He Brincaderia (A Joke) served as principal cello of the Orquestra Sinfonica of Puerto Rico, and taught at Canto Lirico The Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico. Mr. Morales has won prizes in the Cançoneta Camerata Solo Competition, the Eastern Connecticut Young Artist Competition Melancolia and the Grace Vamos Cello Competition. He has soloed with the New Mexico Saltando Como Um Saci (Jumping like a Jumping Bean) Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico, and the Camerata Danzón Almendra (Dance, 1938) Abelardito Valdes (Cuba) Symphony, among others. An active chamber musician, he has participated in the arranged by N. Aponte Casals Festival, Banff Center for the Arts, Grand Teton Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Bowdoin Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival El día que me quieras Carlos Gardel (Argentina) and Música Rondeña. He is principal cello of The Philadelphia Virtuosi and (The Day You Love Me—Tango, 1935) arranged by N. Aponte co-principal cellist of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra. In 2007, Centaur Records released his recording of the Saint-Saens and the Lalo cello concertos with the Philharmonia Bulgarica, conducted by his brother Jaime Morales. Mr. La Historia de Un Amor Carlos Almarán (Panamá) Morales holds BM from The Cleveland Institute of Music and has done graduate (The Story of Love—Bolero, 1956) arranged by Javier Montiel work at the College-Conservatory of Music. His cello teachers include La Cumparsita Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (Uruguay) Dr. Ronald Crutcher, Alan Harris, Helga Winold, and Yehuda Hanani. He (The Little Parade—Tango, 1917) arranged by Javier Montiel studied chamber music with Peter Oundjian.

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RecentlyR named the First Prize winner of the 2010 Montréal S UNDAY • M AY 15, 2011 • 2:30 P. M . International Musical Competition, violinist Benjamin Duffy Arts Center • Malvern Preparatory School Beilman is rapidly gaining attention for his “impeccable” playing and “eloquence and flair” (MusicalAmerica.com). Benjamin Beilman, violin He also captured the People’s Choice Award during his Andrew Tyson, performances in Montréal and won Philadelphia’s piano prestigious Musical Fund Society Career Advancement Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in E Major, BWV 1016 Award. Mr. Beilman is a 2007 Presidential Scholar in the (1685-1750) Arts and the recipient of a Gold Award in Music from the Adagio National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Allegro Mr. Beilman made his Philadelphia Orchestra debut in June 2009, a performance Adagio ma non tanto The Philadelphia Inquirer praised for its “emotional weight” and “distinctive, Allegro full-bodied sound.” He has also appeared as soloist with the Detroit Symphony Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat Major, Op. 18 Richard Strauss Orchestra, Toledo Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony, (1864-1949) L’Orchestre Metropolitain de Montréal, and the RAI National Symphony in Turin, Allegro, ma non troppo Italy, among others. The 2010-2011 season includes performances with the New Improvisation: Andante cantabile Mexico and Longmont symphony orchestras, the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Finale: Andante - Allegro Society, Linton Chamber Music Series, and Astral Artists, in addition to his recital with Tri-County Concerts. INTERMISSION Only 20, Benjamin Beilman has already won numerous competition prizes. He is the First Prize winner of both the 2009 Schmidbauer Competition and the 2009 Corpus Sonata for Violin Solo in g minor, BWV 1001 Johann Sebastian Bach Christi International Competition, where he was also awarded the special Bach prize. (1685-1750) He won the Gold Medal at the Stulberg International String Competition and was Adagio the Grand Prize winner of the American String Teachers Association National Solo Fuga (Allegro) Siciliano Competition in 2007. A winner of Astral Artists’ 2009 National Auditions, he was Presto also awarded the MILKA/ASTRAL VIOLIN PRIZE. A passionate chamber musician, Mr. Beilman has been a featured artist at the Lullaby: no bad dreams (2010) Chris Rogerson Marlboro Music Festival since the age of 17, and tours with “Musicians from (b. 1988) Marlboro.” He has collaborated with members of the Guarneri, Emerson, and Orion string quartets, as well as with such eminent artists as Mitsuko Uchida, Richard String Force JoanTower Goode, Gary Graffman, Pamela Frank, Peter Wiley, Roberto Díaz, and Ida Kavafian. (b. 1938) He has also appeared at Music from Angel Fire, the Verbier Festival, and on Ravinia’s Carmen: Fantaisie brillante, Op. 3, no. 3 Jen Hubay “Rising Stars” concert series. As a member of the Vuilliani String Quartet, he (1858-1937) performs on the New School’s Schneider Concert Series in February 2011. Mr. Beilman’s media appearances include performances on National Public Radio’s Steinway piano selected from Jacobs Music Company “Performance Today” and “From the Top,” the McGraw-Hill “Young Artists Showcase” on WQXR New York Radio, and Chicago WFMT’s “Impromptu.” He has been profiled in the New Yorker, Symphony, Strad, Strings, and Philadelphia maga- zines. Benjamin Beilman is an Astral Artist Benjamin Beilman studies with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Institute of Music, where Astral Artists is a Philadelphia-based national non-profit organization specializing in the he pursues a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance. He studied previously career development, guidance, presentation and promotion of the most outstanding emerging classical musicians residing in the United States. www.AstralArtists.org or 215-735-6999 with Almita and Roland Vamos at the Music Institute of Chicago. 1 8 (Andrew Tyson next page) ANDREWTYSON | PIANO

HailedH by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a pianist “whose tone covered everything from sensitive to brawny,” Andrew Tyson is rapidly emerging as an exciting young musician of range and versatility. An experienced performer in both solo and chamber recitals, Mr. Tyson has appeared in concerts throughout the United States, in Puerto Rico, Mexico, , , ? Luxembourg, Paris, Valencia and . He has performed at a number of prestigious venues and festivals, including Coolidge Auditorium at the , the National Chopin Foundation in Miami, the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, the Eastern Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival, the Taos School of Music, Festival de Sintra in Portugal, Festival de Bourlingster in Luxembourg and Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico. In June 2010, he participated in a two-week tour of Europe as a part of Curtis on Tour with Pamela Frank. Chamber music has been an important part of Mr. Tyson’s life since he attended the String School directed by Dorothy Kitchen in his native Durham, North Carolina. His collaborative inclinations were further developed in 2008, when he attended the Taos School of Music and worked closely with Robert McDonald as well as the Borromeo, Brentano and St. Lawrence String Quartets. Since then, Mr. Tyson has become an avid chamber musician, and has collaborated with many artists, including Roberto Díaz, Pamela Frank, Nicholas Kitchen, Joseph Silverstein and . At 23, Mr. Tyson is the recipient of many awards, including both the Festorazzi SPECIAL CLASSES FOR THE GIFTED Award for Piano and the Edward Aldwell Award for Excellence in Musical Studies Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists from Curtis Institute of Music and scholarships from the National Foundation for 2010 World Piano Competition, Cincinnati, Ohio the Advancement of the Arts and the Davidson Institute for Talent Development. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 15 at the Eastern Music Festival with the Guilford Symphony Orchestra after being selected as a winner of the festival’s concerto competition. He has since been a prizewinner in both the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition and the National Chopin Competition of the United States, and has performed as soloist with the Durham Symphony, the Raleigh Symphony, the Chapel Hill Philharmonia, the Old York Road Symphony, and the Frost Symphony Orchestra of the University of Miami. Mr. Tyson is a 2010 graduate of Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Claude Frank. He previously studied with Dr. Thomas Otten of the University of North Carolina. He is continuing his studies at The Juilliard School with Robert McDonald. From left to right: Daniel Xu, Gold Medal; Ruobing Zhang, Bronze Medal, Alexander Zhang, Silver Medal. 610.642.8565 2 1 BOARDOFDIRECTORS 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

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We thank the many special individuals and organizations who supported our program in important ways, apart from financial contribution, in the past year. Eastern University Jacobs Music Company Ron Matthews, Al C. Rinaldi, Chairman & CEO Chair, Music Department Gabrielle Z. Rinaldi, Colleen Bradstreet, Music Executary Executive Vice President EY Productions Mark Love, Senior Vice President Harry and Eileen Conry Malvern Preparatory School Hayden Printing Mr. James H. Stewart, President Autowerks Ardmore Mary McKee Rev. James R. Flynn, O.S.A, Head of Mercedes-Benz Specialists Lisa Ryan School, Board of Trustees Hollander Communications Group Jacqueline White, Chair, Fine Arts Department Felice Barsky Montgomery County Community College salutes the talented young musicians Immaculata University Karen Stout, President in the Youth Festival Dr. Victor Vallo, Jr., Chair, Music Department Helen Haynes, Director of Cultural Affairs Sr. Regina Foy, Music Department Brent Woods, Assistant Director of Cultural Affairs

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The Tri-County Concert Association’s Annual Youth Festival has been a stepping stone to achievement for the thousands of young musicians who have participated since the competition’s inception in 1943. The festival offers talented students an opportunity to audition before and receive critiques from professional judges. The winners receive scholarships for their musical training and the opportunity to perform before a discriminating audience.

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