Deborah Price, Founder and Artistic Director CMC—An Equal Opportunity Educational Experience Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Award for Extraordinary Service to Chamber Music ——————————————————————————- Chamber Music Connection Board of Trustees: Abigail Browning Picotte, President Rosemarie Welch, Vice President Hector Garcia, Secretary Hyacinth Macintosh, Treasurer Dr. Melanie Richards, Public School & Outreach Liaison Jarred Magill, IT Liaison Alex Mendoza, Corporate Advisor Tim Degitz, Advisor ——————————————————————————- Deborah Price, Founder & Artistic Director Stephanie Price-Wong, Assistant Artistic Director & Fellowship Director John Paul Fretwell, Onsite Manager Hyacinth Macintosh, Gig Coordinator David Wong, Alternative & Cover Tune Coordinator Amy Girvin, Fellowship Program Outreach Mentor Melissa Quitter & Lisa Koo, Parent Volunteer Coordinators ——————————————————————————- CMC 2019-2020 Fellowship Students: Bonnie Burgess-Gay, Gabriel Cassell-Ramirez, Jack Demos, Danielle Hall, Davyn Khouw, Elizabeth Martin, Cedrick McCafferty, Victoria Phillips, Bailey Quitter, Eric Spain, Jackson Tomsic, Jaden Tugaoen, Julian Tugaoen

Thank you! Worthington Hills Elementary St. John’s Episcopal Church • CMC Home Facility CMC Volunteers • Helping Make CMC a Quality Educational Experience Thank you to all of our parent volunteers!!

WHCA Board of Directors & Officers: Jeff Willis, President Tom Timcho, Vice President Emmalee Terpenning, Secretary Scott Reeves, Treasurer Terri Gregori, Matt Shade, John Sheridan, Jeff Sniderman, Elaine Van Paepeghem, Jim Van Paepeghem Katie Wysong

WHCA Team for Music in the Hills: Errin Adams, Lisa Oyer, & Holly Wilcox

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ABOUT CMC: The Chamber Music Connection, Inc. (CMC), founded by Artistic Director Deborah Bar- rett Price—better known to students and faculty as Debbie—has maintained a policy of “no audition required” since starting the program in 1992. CMC students are primarily string, piano, and wind players, but CMC accepts all types of instrumentalists and vocal- ists. Ensembles are formed based on age, previous experience, and their potential to learn from—and inspire—one another. Students must collaborate to achieve their musical goals.

CMC students and alumni have been recognized for achieving excellence on their particu- David Finckel, Wu Han and Philip Setzer lar instrument and with their small ensemble throughout the state and the country. Several ensembles have placed or won statewide and international chamber music and/or solo competitions and have performed or won medals in the Fischoff, M-Prize, Coltman, MYA Discover, Saint Paul String Quartet, and/or the Ohio Orchestra & String Teachers Associ- ation Biennial Chamber Music Competitions.

CMC’s programs serve students from as far as Granville, Mansfield, Springfield, Kenton, Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati as well as throughout Central Ohio. Rehearsals and coachings are housed in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Worthington, Ohio. CMC, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization providing an equal opportunity educational experience.

For more information, please visit our website at www.cmconnection.org

CMC MISSION: The mission of the Chamber Music Connection, Inc. (CMC) is to instill a passion to par- take in and to preserve the art of chamber music in education and performance for present and future generations contributing to the quality of society and our culture. CMC con- nects children and adults, students and professionals, and the community, together in the study and performance of this unique and influential art form.

ASSOCIATED FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS 2019-2020: Deborah Price, Founder & Artistic Director Nikita Annenkov, Norman Cardwell-Murri, Karen Chitu, Janice Cook, Phillipa Burgess, Chris Durrenberger, Jim Faulkner, Seymour Fink, Robert Firdman, John Paul Fretwell, Paula Korak, Christine Lee, Doug Locke, Susan Locke, Maria Di Meglio, Andrew Mehraban, David Nesmith, Suzanne Newcomb, Karen Pfeiffer, Stephanie Price-Wong, Alix Raspé, Melanie Richards, Vanessa Ripley, Ann Schnapp, Aaron Schwartz, Mark Sholl, Jonalyn Snyder, Bradley Sowash, David Wong, Terri Boselli-Wyman, Peter Salaff, Harlem, KASA, and Cavani String Quartets.

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ABOUT WHCA: Help CMC by placing your ad here in our concert program! The Worthington Hills Civic Association is a voluntary association, Ads will appear in approximately 1800 programs distributed at run by residents who donate their time. Our mission is to develop concerts throughout the season. and promote community pride, enhance the quality of life for resi- Fees: Business Current dents, and represent the membership. We work hard to inform Size: Ads: CMC student: residents of current issues and provide services and programs for Quarter page/Business Card $50 $45 members. Half page $80 $75 Full page $150 $145 THANK YOU! For more information, please e-mail [email protected] Perry Township Trustees

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The successful implementation of all CMC programs relies heavily upon an enthusias- Laura Borchers from Channel 10 News! tic volunteer support system! And a special thank you to Dave Gilley! CMC Volunteers Make CMC a Quality Educational Experience! ABOUT OUR MC: What are some ways that I can volunteer? 1. Submit an advertisement for our programs Laura Borchers 2. Love writing? Help us write grants to continue bringing in new guest Over her years in the news business, Laura has written articles for artists web and newspaper, shot video, edited, reported and anchored. 3. Assist or help coordinate concert receptions and special CMC events The Society of Professional Journalists award-winning writer began 4. Donate Soup for Our Snack Shop! -Sign Up Online her television career in Dayton at WDTN, and continued on to Cincinnati's WLWT. Her general assignment storytelling spans Please contact us at [email protected] to learn how to get from interviewing Jay Leno, riding along with police during a violent Cincinnati more involved with CMC! gang round-up, and following the recovery of a toddler after she received a heart Thank you for your continuing support! transplant on Valentine's Day. Her favorite stories are those that touch your heart and make a difference. She was named one of "Cincinnati's most Interesting People" by Cincy Magazine in 2013. 18 3

Join us for CMC’s Upcoming Events!

Friday, October 18, 2019, 5:30-7:00PM North Broadway United Methodist Church Tickets: $20/adult, $10/student (age 8-18) Raffle: One free raffle ticket with each entry fee Additional tickets at the event $2/ea or $5 for 3 Culture, Cuisine, & Chamber Music Fundraising Event for CMC! Join us for chamber music & cuisine celebrating the cultural and ethnic diversity of our student body. Music to be performed by student ensembles. ~ Worthington Hills Civic Association presents the November 1 - 15 & 16, 2019 *NEW* CMC Novemberfest *NEW* @St. John’s Episcopal First Annual This new chamber program is 3 Fridays & a Saturday only! Open to all ages and levels, no auditions, similar to Fall Friday’s but small ensemble coachings only with special workshops and masterclasses by members of the KASA and Hausmann String Quartets. Music in the Hills Sign-up online cmconnection.org ~ Featuring November 8 & 9, 2019 Jazz & Cover Tune 2-day Workshop @St. John’s Episcopal Chamber Music Connection As we did in April, we will be providing a 2-day workshop focusing on jazz standards and cover tunes within a small ensemble. Deborah Price, Artistic Director Open to all ages and levels, just sign-up at cmconnection.org ~ January 3 – February 28, 2020 Winter 2020 Chamber Music Fridays @St. John’s Episcopal Open to all ages and levels, just sign-up at cmconnection.org

Support CMC Young with special guests Musicians through Jessica Grové, Geoffrey Saunders, Ken Kubota, Amazon!

Alix Raspé, David Wong, Mark King, When shopping on Amazon, use Amazon and members of the KASA Quartet Smile. With no extra cost to you, Amazon will make a donation to CMC!

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6:00PM With the link above, all of your eligible Worthington Hills Elementary shopping will benefit The Chamber Music Connection Inc. Thank you! 4 17

Thank You to our Music in the Hills Sponsor! CMC is awarded an operational grant!

Governing Committee of The Columbus Foundation has approved a grant from the Mrs. Robert L. Barnes Endowment Fund, with the assistance of the Ingram-White Castle Foundation

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CMC Conservatory Chamber Orchestra (listed in alphabetical order) Violin School Grade Bonnie Burgess-Gay Homeschooled, Springfield 10th Blake Collins Olentangy Liberty High School 12th Jack Demos Dublin Coffman High School 12th Mari Jo Downing Homeschooled, Zanesville 11th Mathias Koo Homeschooled, Delaware 10th Anna Linder Columbus Academy 10th Elizabeth Martin Homeschooled, Clintonville 11th Audrey Maxwell Thomas Worthington High School 11th Bailey Quitter Northridge High School 12th Eva Tomsic Homeschooled, Delaware 9th John Paul Fretwell CMC On-site Manager

Viola Gabriel Cassell-Ramirez Linworth AP/Thomas Worthington 11th Cedrick McCafferty Gahanna Lincoln High School 12th Victoria Phillips Westerville Central High School 9th Julian Tugaoen Homeschooled, Westerville 12th

Cello Kate Fornshell Columbus Academy 9th Danielle Hall Columbus School for Girls 12th Joshua Richards-Jarvis Whetstone High School 9th Eric Spain Thomas Worthington High School 11th Jackson Tomsic Gap Year Jaden Tugaoen Homeschooled, Westerville 9th

Piano Davyn Khouw Dublin Jerome High School 11th

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The Chamber Music Connection, Inc. is a recognized 501c3 not-for-profit organization. Your donation is greatly appreciated by our students, staff, and the CMC board, and is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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Aaron Schwartz is an accomplished orchestral, ABOUT CMC ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR: chamber, fiddler, and jazz musician. He creates Deborah Barrett Price, M.M., M.A. chamber music arrangements and performs them Regarded as an innovative pedagogue and versatile regularly as a performing artist with the Caroga Lake performer, Deborah Barrett Price can be found any day Music Festival and as a founding member of the of the week coaching chamber music with joy and love KASA Quartet. As an orchestral musician, Aaron is for the music, her students, and the art form. She is currently concertmaster of Opera Project Columbus, larger than life as she speaks and sings to her students while staying in perpetual motion, demonstrating the where he previously served as principal second violinist. He also performs broad range of emotions conveyed in a movement, in CityMusic Cleveland, Nat28, and the Ohio Valley Symphony. He has measure or even in a single note. Her passion for soloed with the Danville Symphony and participated in master classes chamber music and movement of all kinds began early, with Rachel Barton Pine, Peter Salaff, Michael Tree, Joseph Silverstein in her parents’ living room holding her great grandfather’s violin playing with her and the Cavani String Quartet. siblings and father, and while studying and performing dance under the mentorship of dancers and musicians from the New York City Ballet. The As a teacher, Aaron is an Associated Faculty member at the Chamber culmination of this life of joyful connection to others through music and Music Connection in Worthington, Ohio where he coaches chamber movement is embodied in the message Debbie frequently repeats to musicians in music and improvisation. He is also violin faculty at the Lewis Center The Chamber Music Connection (CMC), a nonprofit organization she founded Music Academy. Aaron received a Bachelor of Music in Violin 25 years ago: “Breathe together, move together, play together.” In recognition of her work as a chamber music entrepreneur, pedagogue, and performer, Baldwin Performance and an Advanced Musical Studies Certificate from Carnegie Wallace Conservatory recognized Debbie with their Alumni Achievement Award Mellon under the tutelage of Andres Cardenes. and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra with their Community Educator of the Year Award. She has also received multiple nominations for the Ohio Mark King, piano, began his professional music career in Governor’s Award for Arts Education and Arts Administration. CMC ensembles Miami, Florida at the age of 13, when he joined a group under her mentorship have medaled in the St. Paul String Quartet Competition, of college-age musicians called Dante’s Devils as the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Coltman National Chamber keyboard player. At age 16, he joined Rapid Transit, a Music Competition, and Discover Chamber Music Competition, and received local Miami band that achieved great local success and features on NPR’s From the Top, including Carnegie Hall, and last spring by notoriety. In addition to club dates, Rapid Transit CMS in Alice Tully Hall. A respected performer, Debbie currently serves as performed in concert at the Miami Marine Stadium and principal violist of Opera Project Columbus and the McConnell Arts Center Chamber Orchestra and is an Artist-in-Residence at the Caroga Lake Music played warm-up for such acts as The Manhattans, Billy Festival. She has directed and performed in festivals throughout Europe Joel, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Rapid Transit re-united in 2007, including performances at Santa Cecelia in Rome and the Beethoven Festival in opening the Dublin July 4 th celebration for KC and the Sunshine Band Prague. For over a decade, she served as the co-conductor of the Cleveland and The Village People.Mark also worked with Jon Secada and Miguel Institute of Music Youth Camerata Strings and as the music director of the Morejon in a local production of Godspell. He recorded with Morejon, Women-In-Music String Sinfonia. In addition to CMC, Debbie serves on the playing keyboard on the hit song “No One Knows”, which became a #13 faculty of Denison University, is a Yamaha Certified String Educator Clinician, a hit on the Billboard Dance Chart. Mark received his MD degree from frequent guest artist for festivals, and has given numerous presentations at music The Ohio State University in 1986 and put his music career on hold. He schools and national conferences. Articles highlighting her unique teaching style is an Associate Professor and Residency Program Director in the are published in American Music Teacher, Journal of American Viola Society, Department of Radiology at OSU and resides in Dublin with his family. Keyboard Companion Magazine, American String Teacher, and Chamber Music America. Debbie resides in Worthington Ohio with her husband of thirty-four In 2013, Mark received the prestigious Judges’ Award from the years and enjoys collaborating and performing with her daughter, violist Association of Fundraising Professionals, as well as the Columbus Rotary Stephanie Price-Wong, son-in-law, violinist David Wong, and son, cellist Kyle Service Above Self award for his work as founder, lead performer, Price, Founder and Artistic Director of the Caroga Arts Collective in Caroga arranger and producer of Christine’s Christmas, which has raised over Lake, NY. Debbie is happily introducing chamber music to her new grandson, $1,000,000 to support local children’s charities. Felix, who has already enjoyed over fifty CMC and CAC concert events at the ripe old age of sixteen months. 14 7

ABOUT OUR FEATURED ARTISTS: Alix Raspé is an award-winning classical harpist, Jessica Grové most recently appeared on Broadway in A chamber musician, music educator and musical LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Bernadette Peters and entrepreneur. Ms. Raspé currently serves as an Elaine Stritch. Her other Broadway credits include: Associate Harpist for Columbus Symphony, cur- rently performs with Opera Project Co- SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (Celeste 2), lumbus, and has served as Associate Harpist for THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (Miss Dorothy), Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Ms. Raspé has per- and LES MISÉRABLES (Eponine). At age 15, Jessica formed with New World Symphony, the NY Pops, the Symphony of New originated the role of Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ Hampshire, Portsmouth Symphony and as Principal Harpist with Symphony at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, as well as on the National Nova. Ms. Raspé maintains her own thriving teaching studio and coaches harp Tour, performing alongside legends Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt. She and chamber music for Chamber Music Connection in Columbus, OH. Ms. received a Jefferson Award nomination for her portrayal, and can be Raspé was formerly on the faculty of Note-Worthy Experiences from 2018-2019 heard on the 1998 Grammy nominated cast recording. Jessica played as their harp teacher as well as Harp Specialist at The Harp Connection. Last Polly on the National tour of THE BOY FRIEND (directed by Julie summer, Ms. Raspé was a Harp Fellow at Tanglewood Music Center. This sum- Andrews), recreating the same role Ms. Andrews created in the 1954 mer Ms. Raspé returns to Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Summer camp as a Harp Coach and Harp Teacher. Broadway production. Jessica’s Off-Broadway credits include ANNE OF Ms. Raspé has received numerous awards as a soloist including: the Annapolis GREEN GABLES (Diana Barry), ILLYRIA (Viola), and the World Music Festival Maestro Award for Outstanding Soloist at the age of 13, the NYU Premieres of IRON CURTAIN, TRANSPORT at The Irish Repertory Excellence in String Performance and Leadership Award, and the NYU Theatre, and most recently THE UNDERCLASSMAN (Prospect Orchestral Excellence Award. In 2015, Ms. Raspé was also the winner of the Theatre Company). NYU String Competition. In 2016, Ms. Raspé was awarded First Runner-Up in the NEC Lower Strings Concerto Competition. As Principal Harpist, Ms. Raspé Regionally, Jessica has starred as Ariel in Disney’s THE LITTLE has also performed with the Harvard Bach Society, LoftOpera, Park Avenue MERMAID, Belle in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Eliza in Symphony, Chelsea Symphony, and QUO. MY FAIR LADY (Wilde Award Nomination), The Witch in INTO THE Ms. Raspé has performed in Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Hall, WOODS (Wilde Award Nomination), Amalia in SHE LOVES ME Juilliard’s Paul Hall, Morse Hall, NEC’s Jordan Hall, and Symphony Space. Ms. (Connecticut Critics Circle Award Nomination), Maria in THE SOUND Raspé has attended such prestigious music festivals as: the Tanglewood Music OF MUSIC, Sarah Brown in GUYS AND DOLLS, Lil’ Luz in GIANT Center, the Aspen Music Festival, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, (World Premiere), Laurey in OKLAHOMA! (with the film’s Laurey, National Orchestral Institute, MusicAlp, Saratoga Harp Colony, Symphony Shirley Jones, as Aunt Eller), Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Orchestra Academy of the Pacific, and Interlochen Arts Camp. CINDERELLA with the Nashville Symphony, Luisa in THE As a musical innovator and performer, In 2018, Ms. Raspé served as FANTASTICKS, Eva in EVITA, Dorothy in WAS (World Premiere), Development Director of Caroga Arts Collective. While at NEC, Ms. Raspé was awarded two Individual Fellowships and an Ensemble Fellowship for NEC’s Anne Frank in YOURS, ANNE (Columbus Dispatch Award, Best Community Performances and Partnerships as well as two Entrepreneurial Actress), and Fleur-de-Lys and Esmeralda in NOTRE DAME DE Musicianship grants from NEC. In 2017, Ms. Raspé co-founded and co-directed PARIS (U.S. and English Language Premiere in Las Vegas). the Dorset Chamber Music Residency (DCMR), a community-driven classical

Jessica founded The Jessica Grové Fund for the Performing Arts, which chamber music festival, which had its inaugural summer June 2017. financially assists students in her hometown in pursuing their dreams in Ms. Raspé graduated Pi Kappa Lambda from New England Conservatory with her Masters in Harp Performance where she studied with Jessica Zhou. Ms. the arts. She is married to fellow Broadway Actor, Daniel Cooney, who is Raspé received her Bachelor of Music from New York University with a minor in Head of Musical Theatre at CCPA at Roosevelt University in Chicago Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies where she studied with Bridget and also the Founding Artistic Director of The Encore Musical Theatre Kibbey. Prior to attending NYU, Ms. Raspé attended Juilliard Pre-College where Company in Dexter, Michigan. At The Encore, Jessica and Dan are the she studied with June Han. program directors of the new Maas Conservatory. They are the proud You can hear Ms. Raspé with Roger Daltrey of The Who, The Late Late Show parents of Gavin and Lolly. with James Corden, IHeartRadio, with artist MAX, the soundtrack of RuPaul’s Drag Races (Season 5), the film Reservation Road and WMNR Fine Arts Radio.

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Kyle Price, cellist, and member of the Cavani String Quartet, Grammy Award winning bassist Geoffrey Saunders is nationally recognized for his multi-faceted musical career, is a versatile performer and composer who is innovative leadership style, and his advocacy for collaborative experienced in a wide range of styles and genres. programing in the arts and humanities. His profound love of This is what initially drew Geoff to the instrument; chamber music began as part of a family of dynamic musicians the opportunity to connect and collaborate with at The Chamber Music Connection, (Columbus) where he had people all over the world through music and the the opportunity to work with some of the most respected and bass. Originally from Simsbury, CT, Geoff has received degrees from the acclaimed musicians of our time, including members of The Eastman School of Music (BM, Jazz Bass Performance) and the Frost School Cleveland, Cavani, Emerson, Guarneri, St Lawrence, and of Music at the University of Miami (MM, Jazz Pedagogy). He received his Brentano String Quartets. He has performed at internationally renowned music DMA in Jazz Studies at the Frost School in 2017, where he was a Teaching festivals such as The Perlman Music Program, Banff School of the Arts, and has Assistant and member of the award-winning Concert Jazz Band. While at been featured as a guest artist on NPR’s From the Top!. Kyle’s recital appearances include universities around the U.S. and abroad, most recently, The Frost, Geoff was a fellow at the Henry Mancini Institute where he worked Nyon Conservatory (Switzerland). Honors and prizes include the 2018 Schubert closely and performed with such notable artists as Mark O’Connor, Chick Club Competition, Grand Prize winner of the 2015 Yamaha Young Performing Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Gloria Estefan, Steve Miller, Larry Rosen, Phil Artists Competition and Honorable Mention recipient in the 2017 Gershwin Ramone, Dave Grusin, Terence Blanchard, and James Newton Howard. International Music Competition. Kyle is a founding member of the KASA Geoff can be heard on the CD/DVD PBS special Jazz & The Philharmon- Quartet, Grand Prize winners of the 2017 Coltman Chamber Music Competition. ic featuring many of these artists. He can also be heard on the Grammy nom- In addition to his cello studies, Kyle has been composing from the age of 10, and inated recording of All My Tomorrows by arranger Jeremy Fox featuring has distinguished himself with an original voice, receiving commissions from the Kate McGarry on the album With Love. Johnstone Fund for New Music, Chamber Music Connection and performances by Calidore Quartet, Chamber Music Connection Orchestra, Carpe Diem String Stephanie Price-Wong grew up in a musical and arts Quartet, KASA Quartet, UW-Madison Orchestra, National Summer Cello Insti- administrative family that instilled and nurtured her tute and Caroga Arts Ensemble. passion in the art, performance, and education of chamber music. She is currently the Assistant Artistic Kyle’s energized and passionate chamber music experience, was a catalyst for his Director and Fellowship Program Director of the vision to form an artist -led creative community, and resulted in his creating the Chamber Music Connection based in Worthington, Caroga Lake Music Festival and Caroga Arts Collective in 2015. In his role as Ohio. Stephanie also has a private studio and is the Adjunct Viola Professor Artistic and Executive Director, Kyle has grown the organization from a at Ohio University. In addition to her work in Ohio, she is the Artistic “homemade” music festival of eight musicians in his grandmother’s house, to an Administrator for the Caroga Arts Collective and the Administrative Director organization that hosts five programs over the course of a calendar year, that of the National Summer Cello Institute. As a violist, she has performed features 150+ artists, attracting 8,000+ individuals to the small Adirondack town recitals in the United States and Europe, notably at the Kennedy Center, of Caroga Lake, NY (population 518) annually and is widely regarded to be the pride and joy of the community and a model for artist- led festivals around the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, and on National Public Radio’s From country. the Top! series. Stephanie has been a performing artist at the Caroga Lake Music Festival since it’s founding in 2012 and went on tour with them to Kyle completed his Masters and Doctorate of Music Degree at the University of Switzerland. Her diverse performing styles have resulted in collaborations Wisconsin-Madison as full Fellowship Teaching Assistant under renowned with world-renowned artists including the Cavani Quartet, Jeffrey Irvine, pedagogue cellist and Feldenkrais practitioner, Uri Vardi. Kyle received his Peter Salaff, Michael Tree, Mikhail Kopelman, Postmodern Jukebox, and Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of percussionist Jamey Haddad. Stephanie is the founding violist in the KASA cellist and former Cavani Quartet member, Merry Peckham. When he isn’t Quartet, winners of the 2017 Coltman National Chamber Music practicing or, writing grants, Kyle is an avid basketball player, and enjoys cele- Competition. She received a Master of Music from the Eastman School of brating team-work in every form, be it sports or music. Music with a certificate in Arts Leadership and a Bachelor of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she was the recipient of the Alumni Jim Hall Graduate Studies Scholarship. She currently resides in Westerville with her husband, acoustic/electric violinist, David Wong, son Felix (yes named after Mendelssohn!), and their Australian Shepard, Bridget. 12 9

Cellist Ken James Kubota, celebrated by The David Wong has been called a “Rock Star” in the New York Times for his "dynamic” and violin world. Using both electric and acoustic “polished” musicianship, has found violins, and sometimes his voice, he arranges unprecedented success in a career spanning rock, pop, and other top 40 hits into performance, education, and social media. improvisation filled orchestrations. With almost Kubota is known both for pioneering his unique 5,000 Facebook fans, 19,000 Twitter followers, style of strumming the cello like a guitar and also and 34,000 YouTube subscribers, David has for his staggering success as the founder and producer of the viral video series attracted the attention of people around the world. He’s been discussed in Time JHM Jams, described in National Sawdust Log as an “online powerhouse.” The Magazine, Huffington Post, MSN, Good Morning America and even had his JHM series consists of bi-weekly videos of unique pop arrangements performed videos featured on the YouTube Home Page. He currently has over 5.5 million by a rotating cast of elite classical and jazz musicians. Also found on Facebook YouTube views and you can find many of his recordings for purchase on iTunes. and Instagram, the series has racked up over 3,000,000 YouTube views since its David has performed in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Hotel Café, and 2016 debut, and has been recognized by Glamour, The Violin Channel, The collaborated with artists such as indie rock band Air Traffic Controller and Strad, Classic FM, and entertainment studio Lionsgate, along with stars like Demi throwback cover song group, Scott Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox. David Lovato, Charlie Puth, and the Chainsmokers, among many others. The JHMJams began playing violin at age 4 and still loves his Bach and Brahms as much as his ensemble is often invited to perform live, with notable appearances including at Katy Perry and Bruno Mars. David performs regularly as a solo artist, but also Japan Day in Central Park, at Google’s YouTube Space, and at the Halstead performs with JHM Productions, the KASA Quartet, Opera Project Columbus, Property annual conference at Harlem’s famous Apollo Theatre. Currently, JHM and has been a featured performing artist at the Caroga Lake Music Festival since serves as the exclusive musicians for marketing videos of nationally recognized 2013. In addition to performing, David is an advocate of teaching many styles of real estate broker Kimberly Hastie at Halstead Property, where one of their vide- music to all ages. He is currently the Orchestra Director at Columbus Academy, os was nominated company wide for Video of the Year. In his personal career, an associated faculty member at the Chamber Music Connection (CMC) where Mr. Kubota leapt onto the public eye as a featured performer on NPR’s From he teaches chamber music, and is co-director of CMC’s Jazz, Improvisation, and The Top in 2008 as part of the Viaggo Quartet from the Chamber Music Cover Tune Workshops. Connection. Since then, the cellist has graced stages across the United States, Japan, France, and Switzerland, including Alice Tully Hall in New York, David has presented electric/acoustic violin workshops at the Ohio State Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Shiodome and Keyaki Hall in Tokyo, Guggenheim University String Teachers Workshop, Suzuki Music Columbus and over 25 House and Prokofiev Hall in Kobe, and Petite Elle Studio in Osaka, among public school systems throughout Long Island, NY and Columbus, OH. In these many others. Kubota’s love for chamber music has taken him to prestigious workshops, he provides mini concerts and interactive demonstrations for the festivals across the world, including the inaugural Encore Chamber Music String students. David utilizes his loop pedal to show students how to layer different Quartet Intensive, Madeline Island Music Camp, Caroga Lake Music Festival, portions of a number of Top 40 hits, many of which are on his YouTube The Creative Cello Summit, Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival, Blossom Channel. In the span of a class period, he will have the entire orchestra playing Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, The Quartet Program, and multiple lines of “Get Lucky,” with some students even getting up to improvise a Meadowmount School of Music. Mr. Kubota began his cello studies at the age of solo. 8 in Columbus, Ohio where he was a member of the Chamber Music Connection. A believer in educating younger generations, he has spoken to David grew up in Huntington Station, NY and graduated from Amherst College Juilliard students as an authority on entrepreneurship. Kubota has held a private in 2008 with a double major in Music and Asian Studies. He currently resides in teaching studio since 2007 and led a master class at College of Mount St. Joseph. Westerville with his wife, violist Stephanie Price-Wong, son, Felix, and their He currently teaches at the Peabody Preparatory under Johns Hopkins Australian shepherd, Bridget. On the side, he is also an avid craft beer enthusiast. University, Suzuki Music Schools of Westport and Orange in Connecticut, and You can follow his music and beer adventures on Instagram at @beerolin and Lucy Moses School in NYC. Mr. Kubota holds a Bachelor of Music and Master @The_David_Wong. of Music degree from The Juilliard School. He counts Richard Aaron, Anthony Elliott, and Alice Ann O’Neill among his primary teachers and mentors. Among others who have whispered to him ancient secrets of cello and music are Yo-Yo Ma, Frans Helmerson, and Peter Stumpf.

Follow and listen to his journey on Instagram and YouTube at @kkubota8 and on the hashtag #JHMJams.

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