TTri-CountyTri-County ConcertsConcerts EmergingEmerging ArtistsArtists SeriesSeries 77th77th SeasonSeason .. 2017-20182017-2018 Julia Mintzer, mezzo-soprano Sunday, September24,2017 Sunday, February18,2018 Sunday, October22,2017 Rolston StringQuartet Jordan Dodson,guitar Sunday, April22,2018 Timothy Chooi,violin

76th Annual Youth Festival Concert . Saturday, June 9, 2018 Science Center Theater . Montgomery County Community College OUR HISTORY CHOPIN CHAMPAGNE IIn 2017-2018, Tri-County Concerts Association proudly celebrates its 77th year as one of the region’s most significant venues for chamber music. In December 1941, chamber music in the Philadelphia area received a remarkable boost from Ellen Winsor and Rebecca Winsor Evans when the two sisters decided to sponsor the original Curtis String Quartet in a free public concert at Radnor Junior High School. An early program says that “its aim was to bring the spiritual peace and the beauty of music in the lives of our fellow-citizens who were living under the shadow of war; thus strengthening them with the knowledge that music is the great international language which unites all peoples in the common bond of friendship.” The musicians were enthusiastically received and the Tri-County Concerts Association was successfully launched. In 1943, the fledgling organization held its first Youth Music Festival and assumed a vital position in the area’s cultural life. From the early 1950’s to the late 1970’s, the driving force behind the Tri-County Concerts Association was Mrs. Guida Smith. Her energies were devoted to bringing top musical artists to the community, as well as relatively unknown virtuosi who later became internationally renowned. In 1979 Jean Wetherill of Radnor assumed leadership of the Association. She fostered the organization’s continued health during a period of transition. That year, the Association became a nonprofit corporation in order to strengthen its mission and its increasingly important fund-raising functions. When the Radnor Middle School underwent renovations in 1980, the concert series was relocated to Delaware County Community College. After a brief return to Wayne Auditorium in 1987, the series moved to Centennial Hall at Haverford College in 1989, then to the Main Line Unitarian Church in 1992 and to our present location at Eastern University in 1999. Throughout these changes, Tri-County upheld its tradition of the highest musical standards. Its roster of virtuoso performers includes Marian Anderson, Eugene Istomin, Vladimir Sokoloff, Paul Badura-Skoda, the Budapest and Juilliard String Quartets, Leontyne Price, Rosalyn Tureck, Cynthia Raim, and Peter Wiley, among others. In recent years, Tri-County has focused primarily on “Emerging Artists,” one part of its heritage. From the start, Tri-County has showcased brilliant young musicians who were on their way to distinguished professional careers. When he performed with Tri-County, William Kapell was only twenty, Gil Shaham was seventeen, and Pamela Frank was twenty-two. Local stars who appeared with us early in their careers include HIGH-RESOLUTION PLAYER PIANO the legendary Anna Moffo, as well as Marcantonio Barone, Mimi Stillman, and Eric Owens. We carry on this fine tradition today by continuing to bring you outstanding Invite the greatest artists to perform at your next gathering. Spirio is the first young musicians in our chamber series. high-resolution player piano capable of delivering the nuance and passion of No less important is Tri-County Concerts` Youth Festival, which has been a stepping-stone music’s legendary artists’ live performances. It’s a masterpiece of artistry and to achievement for many of the thousands of young musicians who have participated. craftsmanship worthy of the Steinway & Sons name and a place in your home. Former winners have established national and international careers as soloists and as The perfect place to play it, listen to it and entertain with it. members of major symphony orchestras. Opera stars Anna Moffo and Clamma Dale first received recognition in Tri-County‘s Youth Festival. At present, other winners hold JACOBS MUSIC COMPANY positions as principals in the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis, and Detroit 1718 CHESTNUT STREET Symphony Orchestras, and four have seats in the Philadelphia Orchestra. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 With both our Emerging Artists Series and our Youth Festival, we afford our audiences 215-568-7800 the opportunity to see and hear tomorrow’s stars. JACOBSMUSIC.COM STEINWAYSPIRIO.COM OUR PURPOSE

TTri-County Concerts Association serves the Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery County communities by fostering the performance and appreciation of the highest quality solo and ensemble chamber music. 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 professional artists and by promising local youths.

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PPart of Tri-County Concerts’ 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 all members of our community 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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5 VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCES SINCE 1941

1941 Curtis String Quartet 1988 Peter Wiley, cello 1942 William Kincaid, flute 1989 Gil Shaham, violin 1943 William Kapell, piano Orion String Quartet 1944 Marian Anderson, contralto 1990 Pamela Frank,violin 1946 Budapest String Quartet 1992 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano 1946 Samuel Mayes, cello and 1993 Peabody Trio Vincent Persichetti, piano 1995 Meng-Chieh Liu, piano 1947 Roland Hayes, tenor Brentano String Quartet 1949 Juilliard String Quartet 1996 Ying Quartet 1952 M. Horszowski, piano 1997 Juliette Kang, violin 1953 Anna Moffo, soprano 1998 Andres Diaz, cello, and 1955 Joseph Szigeti, violin Samuel Sanders, piano 1956 Eugene Istomin, piano Alexander Shtarkman, piano 1957 Leontyne Price, soprano 1999 Jason Vieaux, guitar 1958 Guiomar Novaes, piano 2000 Sari Gruber, soprano Boyer College of Music and Dance 1960 Rosalyn Tureck, piano Roberto Diaz, viola 1963 Ruggiero Ricci, violin 2001 Eric Owens, basso 1964 Hans Richter-Haaser, piano Reiko Watanabe, violin 1966 Benita Valente, soprano 2002 Sergey Schepkin, piano 1971 Balsam, Kroll & Heifetz Trio Mimi Stillman, flute Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance offers a diverse curriculum, wide array of degree programs 1972 Masuko Ushioda, violin 2004 Shunsuke Sato, violin and exemplary faculty, preparing students for careers as educators, performers, composers and scholars. Gyorgy Sandor, piano 2006 Matthew Bengtson, 1973 Orlando Cole, cello and harpsichord and piano > Degree programs in instrumental studies, jazz studies, education, theory, therapy, choral conducting, Vladimir Sokoloff, piano 2010 Giora Schmidt, violin keyboard, composition, history, voice and opera. 1976 Clamma Dale, soprano 2011 Benjamin Beilman, violin 1981 Kristine Ciesinski, soprano 2012 Daedalus Quartet > Annual orchestra and jazz band performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Kimmel Center Marcy Rosen, cello 2013 Horszowski Trio for the Performing Arts. 1982 David Wetherill, French horn 2014 Stefan Jackiw, violin > Distinguished faculty includes members of The Philadelphia Orchestra as well as many other noted 1983 The Ridge String Quartet 2015 Julian Schwarz, cello 1986 Cynthia Raim, piano recording and performing artists. Raphael Trio

> Additional ensemble performance opportunities in early music, jazz, fully-staged opera productions, ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS wind symphony, contemporary music, collegiate and marching bands. > Alumni hold positions with major orchestras, have successful recording and touring careers and are 50 t h 75 t h educators in music classrooms around the country. Rosalyn Tureck, piano Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Alan Stepansky, cello Mimi Stillman, flute Fei-Ping Hsu, piano Charles Abramovic, piano Timothy Baker, violin Xiao-Fu Zhou, violin For more information, please contact: 215.204.6810 or [email protected] James Barbagallo, piano Natalie Zhu, piano Marcantonio Barone, piano Isaiah Kim, cello temple.edu/boyer Deborah Carter, flute Matthew Bengtson, piano PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122 David Hamilton, tenor facebook.com/boyercollege @boyercollege

7 Barbara Jaffe: violin Dana Weiderhold: violin Louise Jaffe: viola Renee Warnick: viola Talia Schiff: cello Rahel Inniger: piano

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TThe Rolston String Quartet Sunday - September 24, 2017 - 3:00 pm was the 2016 First Prize McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University winner of the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition and ROLSTON STRING QUARTET the Grand Prize winner of Luri Lee, violin the 31st Chamber Music Jeffrey Dyrda, violin Yellow Springs Competition. Hezekiah Leung, viola A winner of Astral’s 2016 Jonathan Lo, cello National Auditions, the quartet also won prizes at the inaugural 2016 M-Prize competition and the 2016 Bordeaux International String String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven Quartet Competition. Additionally, the group was named among the Canadian Allegro (1770-1827) Broadcasting Company’s 2016 “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30.” Last Andante con moto Allegro fall The Philadelphia Inquirer noted, “they were so good . . . the group has both spirit Presto and polish, plus a sophistication . . . .” Recently, Musical Toronto said, “they performed with a maturity and cohesion rivaling the best string quartets in the world.” String Quartet No. 2, “Waves” R. Murray Schafer On the heels of its Banff win, the quartet embarked upon the Competition’s tour (b. 1933) in the 2016-2017 season, which took them to Germany, Italy, Austria, Canada, and the U.S. This season, it performs throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Israel, including at the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Koerner Hall INTERMISSION at the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music, and Esterhazy Palace. This fall the Rolston String Quartet became the Yale School of Music’s fellowship quartet-in-residence, having previously served as the graduate quartet-in-residence String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 Claude Debussy at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. It has also participated in residencies Animé et très décidé (1862-1918) and fellowships at the Académie musicale de Villecroze, Aspen Music Festival, Banff Assez vif et bien rythmé Centre, McGill International String Quartet Academy, Norfolk Chamber Music Andantino, doucement expressif Festival, Robert Mann String Quartet Institute, St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar, Très modéré and Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Festival. Notable collaborations for the Rolston include performances with renowned artists Andrés Díaz, Gilbert Kalish, Mark Morris, Donald Palma, Jon Kimura Parker, and Miguel da Silva. Additionally, they have worked with composers John Luther Adams and Brian Current. Primary mentors include the Brentano Quartet, James Dunham, Norman Fischer, and Kenneth Goldsmith; they have received additional guidance from the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Barry Shiffman, Miguel da Silva, and Alastair Tait. The Rolston String Quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity’s Chamber Music Residency. The group takes its name from The Rolston String Quartet is represented by Astral Artists Canadian violinist Thomas Rolston, founder and longtime director of the Music and 230 S. Broad Street, Suite 300 Sound Programs at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Luri Lee plays a Carlo Tononi violin, generously on loan to her from Shauna 215-735-6999 Rolston Shaw. This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

10 11 JORDAN DODSON JORDAN DODSON

PPerformance Today describes classical guitarist Jordan Sunday - October 22, 2017 - 3:00 pm Dodson as “one of the top young guitarists of his McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University generation” who plays with “remarkable technique and depth of expression.” The New York Classical Jordan Dodson, Review said that his “fluid command of the guitar music was draw-dropping.” A winner of Astral’s 2013 National Auditions, he is an active soloist Bloom Suite (2013) Elliott Cole and chamber musician based in New York and Movements I – IV (b. 1984) Philadelphia. He has received awards from the 2011 Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, the Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 Johann Sebastian Bach 2010 Indiana International Guitar Competition, and the 2008 American String Teachers Association (1685-1750) Competition. In 2013, he was a Young Artist in Residence on American Public Media’s Performance Today. A Fancy John Dowland (1563-1626) Jordan Dodson recently made his debut as concerto soloist with the Alabama Symphony, and this season appears with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra. His performance and teaching schedule has taken him across the U.S. and abroad to Chance Monsoon (2014) Dai Fujikura such venues as New York’s (Le) Poisson Rouge, Roulette (Brooklyn), Philadelphia’s (b. 1977) Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, National Sawdust (Williamsburg), and the Museo Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, and to such music festivals as the Kingston Divulsion (2017) Nicole Murphy Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, and Festival Daniou in France. (b. 1983) A passionate advocate of contemporary music, Jordan Dodson has commissioned and premiered dozens of pieces internationally, including works by Lewis Nielson, Étude no. 8, Allegretto con moto Giulio Regondi Elliot Cole, Robert Sirota, Stephen Goss, and Gabriella Smith. He performs in Étude no. 10, Allegretto moderato (1822-1872) several New York City chamber ensembles including Ensemble Moto Perpetuo, Marcel, and Ensemble sans maître, and recently collaborated with the International INTERMISSION Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), NOW Ensemble, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Oracle Hysterical, New Vintage Baroque, Anne-Marie McDermott, suspension/bridge (2016) Jason Eckardt Ransom Wilson, and Contemporaneous. He can be heard on the album Subject on (b. 1971) Tzadik Records. In the fall of 2011, Jordan Dodson was one of two students selected to inaugurate Libra Sonatine (1986) Roland Dyens the Curtis Institute of Music’s classical guitar studio, bringing to the school not only India (1955-2016) a new instrument, but also new repertoire and new possibilities for music-making. Largo Curtis Dean John Mangan said Jordan fulfilled the school’s need for “ambassadors for Fuoco the instrument and its repertoire who could create interest among their peers, along with a desire to collaborate.” A Felicidade Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Jordan Dodson holds degrees from the Curtis (arr. Roland Dyens) Institute of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music. His teachers have included Clare Callahan, David Starobin, and Jason Vieaux. He plays a Gary Lee guitar. Jordan Dodson is represented by Astral Artists, 230 S. Broad Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19102. 215-735-6999

This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 12 TIMOTHY CHOOI TIMOTHY CHOOI

HHailed by Montreal’s La Presse as “The Miracle,” Sunday - February 18, 2018 - 3:00 pm Canadian violinist Timothy Chooi captured the McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University Bronze Medal at New Zealand’s 2015 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. A winner of Astral’s 2016 National Auditions, he won a Vadim Repin Timothy Chooi, violin International Scholarship and a Sylva Gelber Award and Natalia Kazaryan, piano honors from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank, and was the Grand Prize winner of Cantabile in D major, Op. 17, M.S. 109 Niccolò Paganini the 2010 Montreal Symphony Manulife Competition. (1782-1840) CASA Magazine (Santa Barbara) wrote that he “played with intuitive passion far beyond his years . . . and with Chaconne in G minor for violin and piano Tomaso Antonio Vitali breathtaking technical virtuosity,” and Broad Street Review noted his “gorgeous tone, (1663-1745) agility and great feeling.” (arr. Leopold Charlier) Regarded as one of Canada’s most promising and exciting young artists, Timothy Chooi has performed with every major orchestra in Canada. Highlights of past Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3, “Ballade” Eugène Ysaÿe and upcoming seasons include his concerto debuts with the Vancouver Symphony (1858-1931) Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Newfoundland Symphony, and Edmonton Symphony, as well as his Banjo and Fiddle William Kroll Carnegie Hall debut. Recently, he completed an extensive recital tour with Jeunesses (1901-1980) Musicales du Canada, performed with violinist Pinchas Zukerman and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, recorded his debut album, and appeared at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival. INTERMISSION Timothy Chooi regularly performs with his brother Nikki as the Chooi Brothers violin duo. The duo has appeared across the world, performing theme-based programs. Timothy is passionate about the promotion of the arts and education for Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis for violin and piano Sergei Prokofiev youth in diverse communities across Canada and the U.S. He looks to expand the Moderato (1891-1953) classical music audience by increasing its appeal to new generations via all available Presto - Poco piu mosso del - Tempo I social media platforms. His series of self-made online videos in non-traditional Andante locations is broadening the reach of classical music through videography. Allegro con brio - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I – Poco meno mosso - Allegro con brio This fall Timothy Chooi enrolls at The Juilliard School. He began studies at the Victoria Conservatory of Music at the age of three and is a graduate of the Mount Tzigane Maurice Ravel Royal Conservatory. He recently received his undergraduate degree from the Curtis (1875-1937) Institute of Music, where he studied with Ida Kavafian. He has also studied with Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec. Timothy Chooi gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, CBC Radio, the Sylva Gelber Foundation, and the Victoria Foundation. He also acknowledges the generous loan of his 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivarius from the Canada Council for the Arts.

Timothy Chooi and Natalia Kazaryan are represented by Astral Artists 230 S. Broad Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (bio of Natalia Kararyan on p. 17) 215-735-6999

This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. 14 15 NATALIA KAZARYAN presents TheT New York Sun has hailed pianist Natalia Kazaryan for her “prodigious ability,” remarking that she Fifth House Ensemble “immediately established an atmosphere of strength and confidence.” From Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, Natalia + Jason Vieaux began studying piano at the age of six and performed as December 13, 2017 soloist with the Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra just one year later. A winner of Astral’s 2016 National Auditions, she has also captured top prizes in the Eastman Young VOCES8 Artists International Piano Competition, Kosciuszko March 4, 2018 Foundation Chopin Competition, and Second New York Piano Competition. In 2012, she was the First Prize winner of the Concours FLAME in Paris and the Second Prize winner of Kinan Azmeh Concours international de piano d’Ile de France. + Aizuri Quartet Natalia Kazaryan’s upcoming performance include the Smithsonian Steinway Series May 31, 2018 and an all-Messiaen concert at The Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C., a radio performance for “All Classical Portland” (OR), and an appearance with the Ann Arbor Symphony. She recently appeared in New York’s Merkin Concert Hall plus community workshops, residencies and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. She also enjoys an active & educational programs for schools performing career across Europe, including at the Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Théâtre des Variétés in Monaco, Auditorio Sony in Madrid, and the Musée Carnavalet and liveconnections.org Salle Cortot in Paris. She performs regularly at the Palazzo Tornabuoni in Florence, and has participated in the IMS Prussia Cove Master Classes in Cornwall, England. The first Juilliard student to participate in the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy exchange with the Paris Conservatoire, Natalia Kazaryan studied piano in Paris with Michel Béroff ASTRAL and chamber music with Valérie Aimard. An active chamber musician, she took CENTER CITY part in the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship, dedicated to collaboration CONCERTS between The Julliard School, the Paris Conservatoire, and the Universität für Musik 2017/2018 SEASON und darstellende Kunst Wien. She later won both a Fulbright Grant and a Harriett Hale Woolley Scholarship to Paris to continue her studies, with a focus on Olivier VOICE & VISION \ 9.16.17 Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus. NATIONAL AUDITIONS Natalia Kazaryan studied in the preparatory division of the Tbilisi Music Conservatory WINNERS CONCERT \ 10.10.17 with Alla Nakashidze. She holds both a Bachelor and a Master’s degree from The

NIKKI CHOOI, violin \ 10.22.17 Juilliard School, where she studied under Jerome Lowenthal and Matti Raekallio. She studied at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofia in Madrid from 2013- PROJECT FUSION, 2015 under Dimitri Bashkirov, receiving a “Sobresaliente” Award from the hands of saxophone quartet \ 12.9.17 Queen Sofia of Spain in June 2014 for outstanding work and excellence. She recently XAVIER FOLEY, double bass \ 1.28.18 concluded doctoral studies at the University of Michigan under Logan Skelton and begins an adjunct piano faculty position at Howard University in the fall of 2017. CHRYSTAL E. WILLIAMS, mezzo-soprano \ 2.11.18

HENRY KRAMER, piano \ 3.11.18

ENCORE! 25th Anniversary Concert \ 4.21.18

AstralArtists.org | 215.735.6999 17 JULIA MINTZER JULIA MINTZER

Julia Mintzer enjoys a varied career as a mezzo-soprano Sunday - April 22, 2018 - 3:00 pm inJ standard and contemporary repertoire in the United McInnis Auditorium, Eastern University States and Europe. She has performed principal roles at the Washington National Opera, Die Semperoper Dresden, and The Glimmerglass Festival. Last season Julia Mintzer, mezzo-soprano she joined the Landestheater Schleswig-Holstein to Eric Trudel, piano sing the title role in Carmen and Elisabetta in Maria Yoni Kahn, historical horns Stuarda, returning this season for Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana and Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffman before reprising the title role in Carmen at the Theater Erlkönig, D. 329 Franz Schubert Lüneburg. Montreal’s La Presse wrote that she was “a Suleika I, D. 720 (1797-1828) true Carmen: extremely sensual, with the grace of a serpent, the violence of a tiger, Die Junge Nonne, D. 828 and a mezzo of penetrating depth.” Der Musensohn, D. 764 Julia Mintzer was a member of the Junges Ensemble at the Dresden Semperoper Whispers of Heavenly Death Scott Perkins from 2013-15 and a young artist at the Washington National Opera from 2012-13. I. Darest thou, now o soul (b. 1980) In 2015-16 she returned to the National Opera as Hansel and to the Semperoper II. Whispers of Heavenly Death as Mercédès. Her previous roles for the Semperoper include the leading role in III. As If a Phantom Caress’d Me Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren; Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte; Flora, IV. O Living Always, Always Dying The Page in Salome; Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos; and Emma May in the world V. The Last Invocation premiere of Tsangaris’s Karl May: Raum der Wahrheit. At the National Opera, her roles were Hansel, Clotilde in Norma, and Giovanna Seymour in Anna Bolena. She Lungi da te, mio bene Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart also sang the first staged performance of David Lang’sLittle Match Girl Passion at The Mitridate, Re di Ponto, K. 87 (74a) (1756-1791) Glimmerglass Festival in 2013. Also an accomplished stage director, Julia Mintzer is the 2017 Winner of the National Opera Association’s JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Directing Fellowship. She staged INTERMISSION Fidelio at Princeton University with Grand Harmonie Period Orchestra in 2016 and La Bohème for Metrowest Opera in 2017, which was lauded by The Theater Times as “a highly energetic, fascinating production.” Her interactive theater piece Pizza Le jeune pâtre Breton Hector Berlioz Parlance was listed in Nombre Art Magazine’s “5 Must-Sees of Venice Biennale,” Fleurs des Landes, H. 65, Op. 13, No. 4 (1803-1869) and she has directed and developed new works at the Helsinki Festival and Cornell University. Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Gustav Mahler Julia Mintzer graduated from The Juilliard School and the Boston University Opera I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht (1860-1911) Institute. She sang the title role in La Tragédie de Carmen and Stephano in Roméo II. Ging heut Morgen übers Feld et Juliette with Dayton Opera before joining the Apprentice Program at Santa Fe III. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer Opera. She appeared as Petra in A Little Night Music at The Phoenicia International IV. Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz Festival of the Voice and Suzuki with Florentine Opera. Her concert engagements include Handel’s Messiah with Boston Baroque, Washington National Cathedral, Alphorn, Op. 15 Richard Strauss the Toledo Symphony, and Seraphic Fire and Mozart’s Requiem at Washington Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 (1864-1949) National Cathedral and with Grand Harmonie Period Orchestra. She is a native of Philadelphia.

(bios of Eric Trudel and Yoni Kahn on p. 21) This performance was supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

18 19 ERIC TRUDEL

A native of Quebec, Canada, Eric Trudel graduated from the Quebec Conservatory of Music with the highest honors. He won the prestigious Prix d’Europe competition, which enabled him to study privately with pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Marc Durand, and Louis Lortie. He has taught and performed extensively throughout Canada, Italy, Japan, Korea,

Photo Credit Jauhein Sasnou Credit Jauhein Photo Spain, and the U.S. His New York City credits include recitals at Weil Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. While pursuing an active career as a pianist, he took conducting lessons from Raffi Armenian and Ronald SEE Zollman. Eric Trudel has worked as a pianist, coach, or conductor with many organizations, the best in first-run international, including the Montreal International Piano Festival, the Banff Center Festival for the Arts, L’Opéra de Montréal, Connecticut Grand Opera, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, independent, and documentary films the OK MOZART Festival and the Pro Arte Singers. His faculty appointments every day—and classic cinema, too. include the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec in Trois-Rivières, Montreal Opera’s Atelier Lyrique, the Université du Québec-Montréal and more recently Yale University’s School of Music (2001-2005). He presently teaches under the auspices of the Bushnell Foundation. Eric Trudel’s long association with the CBC includes numerous television and radio performances as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. On CD, he can be LEARN heard on the CBC and Star labels. In 2005, he was involved in the recording of the complete songs of Charles Ives based on a new critical edition by renowned scholar about cinema history, genres, and conductor James Sinclair for the company Naxos. and influential films and filmmakers in courses for all ages, now with YONI KAHN classes in Center City, Philadelphia. YYonatan (Yoni) Kahn is a classically-trained French horn player with a particular interest in historical instruments. He is a co-founder of and plays regularly with the period instrument ensemble Grand Harmonie, as well as similar groups in Boston, New York, Houston, and across the BECOME country. a member for discounted tickets and more! Inspired by two musical parents, Yoni Kahn began playing French horn when he was in middle school. He earned joint degrees in music and physics from Northwestern, where he was a physics, math, and music major with a minor in music composition. He received a Ph.D. in physics from MIT and is BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE currently a postdoctoral theoretical physics research associate at Princeton, where his research is focused on dark matter and supersymmetry. His involvement with period 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA instruments has led him to study the physics of music as well. BrynMawrFilm.org • 610.527.9898 21 SUPPORT TRI-COUNTY CONCERTS IN APPRECIATION 2016-2017

CCommunity support makes this remarkable organization possible. Individuals and TTri-County Concerts Association thanks the following individuals and organizations local businesses have been generous with both financial and in-kind gifts. Corporations for their generous contributions over the past year. and foundations, recognizing the unique benefits that a community-based cultural association can offer, have given their essential support to the organization. GOVERNMENT GRANT Susan A. Johnson The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Joy M. Kiszely George and Lynnette McNeal Tri-County Concerts Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. If FOUNDATIONS & CORPORATIONS Ted and Barbara Morse you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit our website or mail Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith The Musical Coterie of Wayne your donation payable to: Memorial Fund The Music Study Club Jacobs Music Company in memory of Priscilla Conger The Arthur Judson Foundation Kurt W. and Mary Ann Reiss Tri-County Concerts Assoc., Inc. Programs of Support The Musical Fund Society James and Wendy Schmid Box 222 Sponsor $2,500 and over of Philadelphia Sherrill and Margaret Shaffer Wayne, PA 19087 Benefactor $1,000-$2,499 Jean Wetherill BENEFACTOR ($1,000 & over) www.tricountyconcerts.org Patron $500-$999 Vera Wilson Anonymous Donor $250-$499 Friend $100-$249 CONTRIBUTORS (up to $99) PATRONS ($500-$999) Raymond and Bonnie Brebach Contributor up to $99 Bruce P. Bengtson Steve and Helene Cohen in honor of Matthew W. Bengtson Joel Levin SPECIAL THANKS Debra Lew Harder Diane L. Mattis George A. Hermann in honor of Charles Abramovic in memory of Myrl D. Hermann James L. Rhinesmith WWe thank the following special individuals and organizations who supported our Ron and Eleanor James Richard and Dottie Singer program in important ways, apart from financial contribution, in the past year. Barbara Miller Dr. Leonard and Eve Warren in memory of Estelle Krause Jerry and Evelyn Weissman Eastern University Deena Jo Schneider Ron Matthews, Chair, Music Department in memory of Pearl Steinberg Note: This list acknowledges donations from Colleen Bradstreet, Music Executary Stephen and Susan Underwood September 15, 2016, to September 10, 2017. If Delaware County Community College Un-Jun P. Zimmerman a name has been omitted or misprinted, please accept our apologies and notify us by calling Richard Belcastro, Assistant Professor of Music, Artistic Director, 610-504-4678. DCCC Performing Arts Series DONORS ($250-$499) Eric Wellington, Acting Provost Rebecca J. Clement and Robert A. Nicholas GIFTS IN KIND Montgomery County Community College Donald Elfman and Jennifer Stevens Richard and Carolyn Hammond Arden Theater Dr. Kevin Pollock, President Bed Bath & Beyond Brent Woods, Interim Director of Cultural Affairs Paul and Barbara Schick The Music Study Club Bryn Mawr Film Institute Roger and Mary J. Whiteman Cabot Creamery Carlino’s FRIENDS ($100-$249) The Grog Grill Anne Marie Bedford Local Wine and Kitchen Tri-County Concerts Association receives state funding support through a grant from Matthew and Seohee Bengtson Marcus John Salon the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Greater Patricia Fernandes Mrs. Marty’s Deli Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the regional partner agency of the Pennsylvania Council on Raymond and Sue Greenblatt Tango the Arts, administers these grants. in honor of Pamela Frank Trader Joe’s Bernard and Laura Jacobson

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