— Chris Waddington, TheTimes-Picayune “Birdfoot delivered whatIwantfrom anyLouisiana festival.” “. .fiery, committed,intenselypersonal readings .therisk-taking energy waspalpable ..” ChamberMusicFestival New Orleans’International About theBirdfoot Festival share anddiscoverupcomingclassical,contemporary, inthearea. andartmusicperformance HearHearNOLA.org, afree onlinecalendarwhere NewOrleans’classicalmusicpresenters, musicians,andaudiencescan Musical Community—InpartnershipwithNewOrleans PublicRadioandClassical104.9FM,Birdfoot hosts masterclasses musicians. ledbyinternational-caliber expand theirmusicalabilities,imagination,andleadership skillsthrough intensivechambermusiccoachings,workshops,and Education andInspiration—Birdfoot’s award-winning Young ArtistProgram challengesdedicatedyoungmusicstudentsto through Birdfoot’s free communityevents, andartistsaudiencesminglechatafterconcerts. live musicculture ofNewOrleans, presenting chambermusicinintimatevenues.Listenersare invitedintothecreative process New OrleansFlavor—NamedforthebranchingfootprintofMississippiRiver Delta,Birdfoot drawsinspirationfrom the Birdfoot hostsartistresidencies andpresentsthroughout performances the year. ideas, andshare theirexciting resultsthroughout inperformances thecommunity. Inaddition toitsannualfestivaleachMay, Art intheMaking—TheBirdfoot Festivalprovides acreativeartiststocollaborate,exchange havenforleadinginternational and audiencesfrom across thenationandfivecontinents. Now celebratingitseighthseason,Birdfoot hasalready presented nearlyonehundred concertsandevents,drawnartists themes ofclassicmasterpieceswithcontemporarysounds,creating unforgettable musicaljourneys. together tocreate andexperiencelivechambermusic.Birdfoot’s connectthetimeless playfulandengagingperformances Recognized foritsfresh approach and“youthful,rule-bending style,”theBirdfoot Festivalbringsartistsandaudiences 1 ABOUT THE BIRDFOOT FESTIVAL

Birdfoot exists and flourishes because you continue From Our to help build this diverse community of people—you contribute volunteer time and in-kind donations, and President you provide the financial resources that allow the creative process to occur. This year you have helped bring together eighteen of the world’s finest chamber Welcome to the 2019 international Birdfoot Festival— musicians to create eighteen different events and made possible by you! Birdfoot was founded with the dream concerts over a two-week period, programs which of creating a unique festival powered by will engage and enthrall you. By the end of this year,

passionate musicians in a city that demands wonder from its you will have made possible more than one hundred FROM OUR PRESIDENT music. What was once a small spark has blossomed into one of concerts and events in Birdfoot’s eight seasons. the most exciting and joyful music festivals in the world. While this success is amazing, Birdfoot is a non-profit From Birdfoot’s very beginning, this venture has been driven arts organization and ticket sales, despite capacity by the belief that music performed with integrity, passion, and audiences, provide only 6% of the festival’s overall conviction engages and inspires community. Eight years into budget. Producing a festival of this quality and creativity this adventure, we continue to ask “Why?”—specifically, ”Why means staff salaries, office and venue rental fees, artist Birdfoot?”—a seemingly simple question with complex sets fees, travel, and lodging expenses—the list is long! of answers and philosophies that are as unique as Birdfoot’s While Birdfoot has received incredibly generous in-kind audiences. support from our business partners, your generous and ongoing financial donations are what truly make all of The scientific “Why?” is that performing, creating, and the festival’s programming and musical community- listening to music provides psychological benefits and building possible. Thank you! You, our supporters and enhances learning abilities. Fundamentally, however, the champions, enable each and every season to be even “Why?” of art in our lives has a deeply emotional answer. Art better than the last. nurtures humanity’s fundamental hunger for creative expression that reflects the complexities of our lives. When we experience As you enjoy Birdfoot’s eighth season, I look forward art of any culture—ancient or modern—we engage a sense of to meeting you and hearing how Birdfoot’s music wonder that tethers us together across time. Intimate musical inspires and impacts your life and that of those around performances tie us together and build community as we you. Thank you again for your generous and ongoing experience the artists’ explorations of the layered complexities support—You make Birdfoot’s music possible! of the familiar and the contemporary. Such musical community is the cornerstone of Birdfoot’s mission. Mark A. Growdon President 3

the support of Birdfoot’s community, and the combined energy From Our and collaboration of eighteen extraordinary and visionary musicians from near (right here in New Orleans), and far (all Artistic Director around the US and Europe). We’re not here because of Birdfoot, but rather because Birdfoot provides a vessel through which to explore and share some of the most remarkable music that Each year, while planning the next season’s programming, human imaginations have come up with—music that spans five I have conversations with the Birdfoot team, with centuries and includes riveting and moving works by five living the festival’s artists, and with you, Birdfoot’s fans and . We’re here to share this music—and the questions it supporters, that get at the question of “Why Birdfoot? asks of us—with you. Why this music? Why this music here and now?” Although the questions are similar each year, the answers This season’s music asks some of life’s biggest questions about are always a bit different. Cellist Michael Unterman truth, love, and being mortal. From a musical courtroom drama recently put it this way: “Music doesn’t cure disease or and a patchwork of music inspired by American perspectives and DIRECTOR FROM OUR ARTISTIC solve poverty or end war [but] it defies apathy; it stands identity (Nothing but the Truth), to a concert exploring darkness up to darkness, gives it a good dressing down, and blows as a metaphor for the unknown and unknowable (Let There a raspberry in its face.” I like that image a lot. Be Night), and a season finale inspired by Schubert’s thrilling “Death and the Maiden” quartet and other, sweeter, torments. I recently had a conversation over lunch with a There’s also a special Schubert edition of Birdfoot Backstage, a and a painter. I asked them why they thought music and Late Night concert, and two different talks: The Art of Noticing, art mattered in the face of so many important things that a collaboration with local author Rob Walker who will be signing the world needs. The painter had an answer immediately: his new book of the same title; and Patrick Castillo’s not-to-be- “Glue,” she said, “art is glue.” It took me a few moments missed introduction to Let There Be Night. to understand what she meant, but it’s an idea that has continued to resonate for me. All art, but perhaps music Unlike a painting, you can’t take this music home and hang it in particular has the power to create bonds when we on your wall. You can’t touch it or see it either. And yet there’s experience it communally, as in a club or a concert: the something about music that gets under our skin and can even making and sharing of music connects me to you, and us transform us—instinctively we know (and feel) that these sound to them, as we all search for meaning and coherence waves matter deeply. in our lives. So, tell me: Why are you here? What will you take away with you? The concerts that make up Birdfoot 2019 are the culmination of a year of planning by a dedicated team, Jenna Sherry Artistic Director 5 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 8 PM (Young Artist Program Showcase Concert 7:15 PM) George and Joyce Wein and Heritage Center 1225 N. Rampart Street, Tremé

Ruth Crawford Seeger Andante from String Quartet (1931) (1901–1953) : Katie Hyun, Kate Withrow, Karen Kim, Alex Fortes, Yonah Zur Viola: Robert Meyer, Dash Nesbitt, Wenhong Luo Cello: Caleb van der Swaagh, Ana Kim, Jonathan Butler Bass: Joe Magar

Johann Christoph Bach “Ach, daß ich Wassers gnug hätte” (“Oh, that I had water enough”) (1642–1703) Katie Hyun, violin Wednesday, May 29 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Wednesday, Dash Nesbitt and Amelia Clingman, viola Michael Unterman, cello Joe Magar, bass James Johnstone, continuo Reginald Mobley, countertenor

Pick a single instrument within a piece of performed music, and follow Garth Knox Nothing But The Truth (2014) it for a time. Now switch and follow (b. 1956) another, another. Now consider how Alex Fortes and Katie Hyun, violin they work together. (from The Art of Robert Meyer and Dash Nesbitt, viola Noticing by Rob Walker) 6 Ana Kim and Jonathan Butler, cello (1957– Traditional, arr. MosesHogan (1887– Florence Price (1841–1904) Antonín Dvoˇrak (b. 1982) Set includes:

1953) 2003)

“ “SongtotheDarkVirgin” “Resignation” “ Selectionsfrom (1941–46) SongstotheDarkVirgin IV. manontroppoVivace Molto vivace III. II.Lento I.Allegro manontroppo StringQuartetinFmajorOp.96“American”(1893) there beanystarsinmycrown” “Will Byand(2010/17) INTERMISSION “ JennaSherry andKate Withrow, violin ReginaldMobley, countertenor “ Deep River” Out oftheSouthBlewaWind” Were You There?” I’ll FlyAway” Michael Unterman, cello Michael Unterman, AmeliaClingman, viola 7 Wednesday, May 29 NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH 8 Thursday, May 30 THE ART OF NOTICING Free Admission 900 CampStreet, 3rd Floor, DowntownNewOrleans The ShopattheCAC PM Thursday, May30,2019,5:15–6 with authorRobWalker andBirdfoot FestivalArtists THE ART OFNOTICING

Photo: Michael Lionstar You more canlearn about Mr. Walker atrobwalker.net/about. program Arts.HelivesinNewOrleans. at the SchoolofVisual Glenn) andBuyingIn.HeisonthefacultyofProducts ofDesignMFA 100 Extraordinary StoriesAboutOrdinary Things(coauthored withJoshua Bloomberg Businessweek.Hisprevious booksincludeSignificantObjects: New York Times, wide rangeofpublications,including TheAtlantic, Sunday BusinesssectionofTheNewYork Times, andcontributestoa and thearts,amongothersubjects.Hewrites“TheWorkologist” forthe Rob Walker whowritesaboutdesign,technology, isajournalist business, A booksigningandhappyhourwillfollowthetalk. and howtheconceptofnoticingcanbeextendedtolistening . the Birdfoot Festival,discusses hownoticingfuelscreativity andteamwork, exercises from hisbookTheArtofNoticingand,togetherwithartistsfrom In thistalk/workshop,authorRobWalker introduces afewoftheplayful The NewYork Times Magazine , , and The BostonGlobe,and NewYorker.com, The The Observe the ‘rituals’ of a concert or BIRDFOOT BACKSTAGE: gathering as if you were attending for the first time. What are the group ‘DEATH AND THE MAIDEN’ behaviors or cues that you previously Thursday, May 30, 2019, 7 PM took for granted? (Inspired by The Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans Art of Noticing by Rob Walker) 900 Camp Street, Downtown New Orleans Free Admission

Franz Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) (1797–1828) Yonah Zur and Jenna Sherry, violin Wenhong Luo, viola Caleb van der Swaagh, cello

Join Birdfoot Festival musicians and WWNO 89.9 FM “backstage” in a conversation about Schubert’s thrilling “Death and the Maiden” quartet.

The event is an opportunity to get inside the music alongside the musicians before the quartet’s performance during Birdfoot’s 2019 Season Finale Concert on Saturday, June 1.

Join the conversation—and please join us again tonight at 10 PM at Ace Hotel New Orleans for Late Night: Dreamers Often Lie (FREE ADMISSION—see next page)! BIRDFOOT BACKSTAGE: ‘DEATH AND THE MAIDEN’ ‘DEATH May 30 BIRDFOOT BACKSTAGE: Thursday, Birdfoot Backstage is sponsored by the Downtown Development District, with additional support from the Contemporary Arts Center’s Performance Support Program. 9 10 Thursday, May 30 LATE NIGHT: DREAMERS OFTEN LIE Free Admission 600 Carondelet Street, DowntownNewOrleans Three Keys,AceHotelNewOrleans PM Thursday, May30,2019,10–11 DREAMERS OFTENLIE LATE NIGHT: This concert issponsored byAce HotelNew Orleansand the Downtown Development District. (b. 1979) Patrick Castillo

( Franz Schubert (b. 1984) Sean Harold ( Johann SebastianBach 1797–1828) ) 1685–1750

Aurora Nealand, spokenword Karen Kim,violin Dreamers oftenlie(2014) JennaSherry, violin Yonah Zur, violin StringQuartetinDminor, D.810“Death andtheMaiden”(1824) RobertMeyer, viola KateWithrow, violin Nachtlied DashNesbittandAmeliaClingman,viola JennaSherryandKatieHyun,violin ReginaldMobley, countertenor CantataBWV54“WiderstehedochderSünde”(c.1714) (2014) Patrick Castillo,electronics Caleb vanderSwaagh,cello Wenhong Luo,viola Caleb vanderSwaagh,cello

James Johnstone,harpsichord Joe Magar, bass cello Michael Unterman, visiting, a neighborhood you live in. visiting, aneighborhoodyoulivein. Give yourself a time limit. Share the Give yourselfatimelimit.Share the results ifyouwant.(Inspired by identify a place: a city you are identify aplace:cityyouare Make a list of the sounds that Make alistofthesoundsthat The Art of Peter Cusackfrom TheArtof Noticing byRobWalker) with additionalsupportfrom StirlingProperties. Downtown DevelopmentDistrict, This concertissponsored bythe to befeatured in2019season concerts. Join Birdfoot Festivalartists forapreview ofmusic Free Admission 601 PoydrasStreet, DowntownNewOrleans Pan AmericanLifeCenterLobby Friday, PM May31,2019,12:15–1 CONCERT LUNCHTIME DOWNTOWN Let There BeNightconcert. introduces themusicand ideas behindthe and aninspiringspeakerwithanationalfollowing, Patrick Castillo,Birdfoot’s 2019composer-in-residence Free Admission(talkonly) 900 CampStreet, DowntownNewOrleans Contemporary ArtsCenterNewOrleans F An introduction tothemusicbyPatrickCastillo BE NIGHT LET THERE riday, May31,2019,7PM for new arrivals? How do people arrange for newarrivals?Howdopeople arrange how does the crowd shift to make space how doesthecrowd shifttomakespace At Intermission: Where do people stand At Intermission:Where dopeoplestand themselves in space and what does this themselves inspace andwhatdoesthis in the lobby? As new people come in, in thelobby?Asnewpeople comein, reveal about them?(from TheArtof Noticing byRobWalker) (Concert tofollowat8PM) 11 Friday, May 31 LUNCHTIME CONCERT / LET THERE BE NIGHT LET THERE BE NIGHT Friday, May 31, 2019 7 PM — Introduction to the Music by Patrick Castillo 8 PM — Concert Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans 900 Camp Street, Downtown New Orleans

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio & Fugue in D minor K. 404a (1756–1791) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Friday, May 31 LET THERE BE NIGHT Friday, Sean Harold Nachtlied (2014) (b. 1984) I. The breath of the unmoved II. Gentle triad dies away within one III. The reflected glory of fallen angels

Kate Withrow, violin Robert Meyer, viola Caleb van der Swaagh, cello

J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 54 “Widerstehe doch der Sünde” (c. 1714)

Reginald Mobley, countertenor Michael Unterman, cello Jenna Sherry and Katie Hyun, violin Joe Magar, bass 12 Dash Nesbitt and Amelia Clingman, viola James Johnstone, harpsichord

Consider the visual dimensions of musical performance. Start with color. What colors are prevalent, which ones are rare (but stand out)? Why is that? (from The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker)

INTERMISSION

Carlo Gesualdo Feria Quinta from the Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday (1560–1613) “Eram quasi Agnus Innocens” (1611)

Violin: Karen Kim, Yonah Zur, Katie Hyun Viola: Wenhong Luo, Robert Meyer Cello: Jonathan Butler May 31 LET THERE BE NIGHT Friday,

Georg Friedrich Haas String Quartet No. 3 “In iij. Noct.” (2001) (b. 1953) Karen Kim and Yonah Zur, violin Wenhong Luo, viola Jonathan Butler, cello

Note: This piece will be performed entirely in the dark.

This evening’s concert is made possible with support from the Downtown Development District, with additional support from the Contemporary Arts Center’s Performance Support Program. 13

Notice how others listen to a concert: SEASON FINALE: do they sit still, do they listen passively or actively? Can you hear a collective DEATH AND THE MAIDEN listening in the room? What is the quality Saturday, June 1, 2019, 8 PM of the energy in the room? (Inspired by (Young Artist Program Final Concert 6:15 PM) The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker) George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center 1225 N. Rampart Street, Tremé

Henry Purcell Chacony in G minor (c. 1680) (1659–1695) Violin: Jenna Sherry, Yonah Zur, Kate Withrow, Katie Hyun, Alex Fortes Viola: Amelia Clingman, Robert Meyer, Dash Nesbitt Cello: Michael Unterman, Jonathan Butler, Ana Kim Bass: Joe Magar Harpsichord: James Johnstone

Patrick Castillo Dreamers often lie (2014) (b. 1979) Karen Kim, violin Patrick Castillo, electronics Aurora Nealand, spoken word

Claudio Monteverdi “Piagn’ e sospira” (Book IV, 1603)

SEASON FINALE: DEATH AND THE MAIDEN June 1 SEASON FINALE: DEATH Saturday, (1567–1643) Lamento della Ninfa (Book VIII: Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi, 1638) Lamento d’Arianna, “Lasciatemi morire” (1607–8)

Reginald Mobley, countertenor Ana Kim, cello Alex Fortes, violin Joe Magar, bass 14 Dash Nesbitt and Amelia Clingman, viola James Johnstone, harpsichord This concert issponsored inhonor ofIsaacand JamesGrowdon. ( Schubert Franz (1563 John Dowland ( Heinrich IgnazFranzBiber 1797–1828) 1644 –1626) –1704)

Wenhong Luo, viola Yonah Zur andJennaSherry, violin II. I. Allegro String QuartetinDminor, D.810“DeathandtheMaiden”(1824) Ana Dash NesbittandAmeliaClingman,viola Kim, cello Alex Lachrimæ Amantis(ALover’s tears) Lachrimæ Gementes(Sighingtears) Fortes, Lachrimæ Antiquæ Selections from Lachrimæ,orSeavenTeares violin INTERMISSION Dash NesbittandAmeliaClingman,viola Alex II. I. Gagliarda Fortes, Mensa SonoraIII(1680) violin Sarabanda Andante conmoto

(Old tears) (Oldtears) IV. III. IV.Sonatina Ciacona III.

Scherzo Presto CalebvanderSwaagh,cello JamesJohnstone,harpsichord

JamesJohnstone,harpsichord AnaKim,cello Joe Magar, bass 15 Saturday, June 1 SEASON FINALE: DEATH AND THE MAIDEN Selected as Marshall Scholar by the British government in 2008, Jenna Jenna Sherry received a Masters in Performance with David Takeno at the Guildhall Artistic Director, violin School of Music and Drama. She previously received her Bachelors of Music and French from Indiana including the Geelvinck Fortepiano University where she studied with Festival (Netherlands), Taos Chamber Mark Kaplan as a Herman B. Wells Music School and Festival (USA), and Scholar. While growing up in New the International Musicians Seminar Orleans, her formative teachers Prussia Cove (UK) where she regularly were Mary Anne Fairlie and Valerie attends the invitation-only Open Poullette. More recent inspiration

Photo: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee Chamber Music sessions. Jenna has come from work with Ferenc has recorded Unsuk Chin’s Double Rados, András Keller, and Pavlo From New Orleans, violinist Jenna Bind? for solo violin and electronics Beznosiuk. Artistic Director, violin Artist Jenna Sherry Artistic Director, Sherry is based in London. A versatile for BBC broadcast, collaborating chamber musician who also specializes with the composer and the work’s In September 2017, Jenna in historical performance, Jenna original creators at IRCAM and most joined the faculty of the Royal has performed at venues including recently performing the piece with Conservatory in The Hague’s the Kennedy Center, Barbican Hall, the Experimental Studio des SWR in School for Young Talent. Jenna the Schoenberg Centre in Vienna, Cologne’s Acht Brücken Festival. previously taught at the Yehudi and in the City of London Festival, Menuhin School (UK), a specialist the Aldeburgh Festival, the Warsaw Jenna is a member of the Freiburg music school for students 8–18 Autumn Festival, and the ()–based Ensemble years old. Chamber Music Festival. She has Experimental (ENEX), leads the Faust collaborated with artists including the Chamber Orchestra in London and Jenna was a founder of the Dante Quartet, pianist Danny Driver, regularly plays with groups such as Birdfoot Festival and serves as its and cellist Steven Isserlis. the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Spira Artistic Director. Mirabilis, and John Eliot Gardiner’s She has participated in chamber English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre For more information about Jenna, 16 music festivals around the world, Révolutionnaire et Romantique. visit jennasherry.com.

Jonathan Butler cello Artist Jonathan Butler cello

Texan cellist Jonathan Butler has Jonathan’s previous teachers include been recognized by the Globe Michel Strauss and Richard Aaron, as “dynamic and committed.” Since and he has received additional winning several prizes in the Amsterdam musical guidance from Steven Cello Biennale Competition, he has Isserlis, Ralph Kirshbaum, and been engaged by the Verbier Festival Gábor Takács-Nagy. As a dedicated Chamber Orchestra in Europe and pedagogue, committed to passing Asia, in the US, and Prussia on the knowledge learned from Cove Open Chamber Music in the UK. these figures to the next generation Jonathan’s interest in contemporary of musicians, Jonathan currently music has resulted in close work with holds faculty positions at NEC many composers from his own Preparatory School, MIT Emerson generation as well as notable figures Scholars Program, and Chamber such as Aaron Jay Kernis, Brett Dean, Music Now, where he also serves Harrison Birtwhistle, and Julian Anderson. as Artistic Director. In his free time, Jonathan has been a recipient of the Jonathan reads the dictionary, Gregor Piatigorsky scholarship at the scours YouTube for “good” videos, New England Conservatory where he and enjoys natural-processed hand- studied with Natasha Brofsky, and is pour coffee with layered notes of currently completing a doctorate. fruit and chocolate nougat. 19

Patrick Castillo composer in residence, electronics

Bavarian Academy of Music and piano, performed by Alexander (Munich), the Nuremberg Museum of Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian. In 2017, Patrick Castillo leads a multifaceted Contemporary Art, and the Havana Patrick Castillo appeared as Composer career as a composer, performer, Contemporary Music Festival. in Residence at the Birdfoot Festival. He writer, and educator. His music has is founding composer and managing been described as “restrained and Recent season highlights include the director of Third Sound; in 2016, he was reflective but brimming with a variety world premieres of Music for Four, appointed Executive Director of Hotel of texture and sound that draws you by Hotel Elefant at St. Bartholomew’s Elefant. into its world” (I Care If You Listen) Church (New York, NY); Tria Peccata, composer in residence, electronics Artist Patrick Castillo composer in residence, and has been presented at festivals by the Experiential Orchestra at the The Quality of Mercy, an album of Patrick and venues throughout the United American University Museum at the Castillo’s vocal chamber music featuring States and internationally, including Katzen Arts Center (Washington, mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer, has been the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln DC); like the tide…, by Areon Flutes praised as “affecting and sensitively Center, Schubert Club, Birdfoot Festival, at the Center for New Music (San orchestrated… [a] gorgeous, masterfully Spoleto Festival USA, June in Buffalo, Francisco, CA); and Living is easy crafted canvas” (Cleveland Classical), and the Santa Fe New Music Festival, with eyes closed, by Quodlibet is available on innova Recordings. Queens New Music Festival, Hot Air Ensemble (New York, NY); as well as Music Festival, National Sawdust, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln You can learn more about Mr. Castillo at Interlochen Center for the Arts, Center premiere of Incident for violin www.patrickcastillo.com. 21 Southern fare, the Italian way Josephine Estelle

By James Beard Award-nominated chefs 504.930.3070 Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman. @josephineestelle 600 Carondelet St josephineestelle.com Amelia Clingman viola Artist Amelia Clingman viola

Amelia Clingman graduated from a Quarterfinalist in the 14th Primrose as a teaching assistant in a range the University of Massachusetts International Viola Competition. of environments, from the Holyoke, at Amherst with a BM in violin During the summer, Amelia is Massachusetts, public school performance, and in 2008 she Principal Viola at the Britt Festival in system to the School for Strings completed her master’s degree in Jacksonville, Oregon. Chamber Music Workshop in New viola performance at the New England York City. In recent years, she has Conservatory. She has attended the As an avid chamber musician, Amelia worked in various school music Killington, Musicorda, Heifetz, and became a founding member of programs in New Orleans through Kneisel Hall music festivals, and served the New Orleans–based Polymnia a grant from the New Orleans Jazz as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Quartet in 2015. She is also a new and Heritage Foundation. Center from 2007–2009. During her music enthusiast, and has taken part in time in Boston, she performed with many world premiere performances. Amelia joined the Louisiana various groups including the Boston Amelia has also played with pop and Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 and Modern Orchestra Project, the rock artists including Kanye West, lives in New Orleans. Her teachers Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and Peter Gabriel, and Mumford and include Marylou Speaker Churchill, as a substitute with the New World Sons. Amelia teaches violin and viola James Buswell, Ed Gazouleas, Carol Symphony. In 2014, she was named lessons privately but has also served Rodland, and Kathryn Lockwood. 23

Listen for everyday sounds, and “review” the best and worst as though each were a commercial release: How many Alex Fortes stars out of 5? (Inspired by Marc Weidenbaum from The Art of violin Noticing by Rob Walker) Artist Alex Fortes violin A native of San Diego, New York– Alex holds a strong interest in finding based violinist Alex Fortes is new contexts in which to experience recognized for his versatility and familiar music. His arrangements warmth. Recent performances have of Schubert lieder and chamber

Photo: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee included concerts in France, Germany, music were hailed by the Boston Denmark, , and Indonesia, as Globe as “uniformly resourceful and well as throughout North America complementary . . . smart, subtle.” with groups such as the Attacca In May 2016, A Far Cry premiered Quartet, Amphion Quartet, Henschel his arrangement with Sarah Darling Quartett, Dalí Quartet, Franklin String of Bach’s Goldberg Variations in Quartet, Momenta Quartet, the collaboration with pianist Simone Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Knights, Dinnerstein. Quodlibet, and A Far Cry. His playing is featured on A Far Cry’s 2014 Alex has participated in educational Grammy-nominated album, Dreams residencies in both English and Spanish and Prayers, as well as on Law of related to entrepreneurship, music Mosaics, which The New Yorker’s performance, and education, at colleges Alex Ross hailed as one of the top ten and public schools throughout the albums of 2014. He can also be heard . He holds degrees from on a forthcoming album with the and Mannes College, Henschel Quartett and pianist and his teachers include Mark Steinberg, Donald Berman featuring the music Peter Zazofsky, Hernan Constantino, of Chris Theofanidis. Mary Gerard, and Michael Gaisler. 25 942 N. Rampart Street French Quarter New Orleans (504) 569-9979 @meauxbar meauxbar.com Katie is also the founder and director of Quodlibet Ensemble, a small chamber Katie Hyun orchestra that made its debut in 2008 to great acclaim and has since performed at violin the Shepherd Music Series (Collinsville, CT), Yale British Arts Center, Drew University in Madison, NJ, and recently made its New York debut in March 2016

“Intimacy of Creativity” in Hong Kong, followed by an appearance at Rockefeller Artist Katie Hyun violin and “New York in Chuncheon” and the University in NYC. Quodlibet also released Busan Chamber Music Festival, both in its debut album in the spring of 2014. South Korea. On Baroque violin, Katie has recorded

Photo: Roy Hoffman Katie was a founding member of the with and frequently appears with Trinity award-winning Amphion String Quartet Baroque Orchestra, the Sebastians, and Praised for her “sensitivity and (ASQ), which won the Concert Artists’ New York Baroque Incorporated. top-shelf artistry” (Cleveland.com), Guild Management in 2011 and a spot on violinist Katie Hyun is a winner of the roster of The Chamber Music Society Katie received her Artist Diploma at the Astral’s 2016 National Auditions. She of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two Program. , studying Baroque has made solo appearances with The ASQ’s debut CD was also featured violin with Robert Mealy and modern the Symphony, the Dallas in the New York Times’ “Best of 2015.” violin with , and her master’s Chamber Orchestra, the Philadelphia Additionally, the quartet has performed in degree at the State University of New Orchestra, and the Columbia Festival Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Chamber York in Stony Brook, where she studied Orchestra, among others. Additional Music Northwest in Portland, La Jolla with Pamela Frank, Ani Kavafian, and highlights include concerto Music Festival, the Phillips Collection Philip Setzer. She also studied with Aaron performances with the Busan in Washington, DC, OK Mozart, the Rosand and Pamela Frank at the Curtis Sinfonietta and Incheon Philharmonic Chautauqua Institution, and Caramoor Institute of Music where she received her in South Korea. Festival appearances Music Festival. The ASQ has collaborated Bachelor of Music degree. include the Chelsea Music Festival with such eminent artists as the Tokyo in New York, Bravo! Vail in Colorado, String Quartet, Ani Kavafian, David Shifrin, Katie Hyun’s participation in the Chamber Music Northwest Winter Carter Brey, Edgar Meyer, Michala Petri, 2019 Birdfoot Festival is sponsored by Festival in Portland, Bright Sheng’s James Dunham, and Deborah Hoffman. Mark & Martha Growdon. 27 Classical on demand MUSIC FOR YOU custom-printed editions from the Schirmer Performance Library and sister companies THE NEWEST TITLES music fresh from the composer... recently premiered, not yet in print SOLO PARTS A GIFT

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MS8457 Schirmer Birdfoot HP Ad v1.indd 1 10/5/19 13:35 Colombia, Ecuador, andtheUS. throughout Europe aswellinIsrael, As arecitalist hehasperformed ster desBayerischen Rundfunks Symphony Orchestra (Symphonieorche- Orchestra andtheBavarianRadio LondonSymphony Birmingham, orchestras ofBoston,,City and Holland,alsothesymphony as groups inGermany, Canada,Italy period-instrument ensembles,aswell recording withallthemajorUK–based player, andteacher, and performing recitalist, chambermusician, continuo Johnstone hasforged acareer as harpsichordist andorganist James After studiesinLondonandHolland, ). ). –BRSO harpsichord James Johnstone Conservatoire ofMusic andDance. & Drama,and at Trinity Laban at theGuildhall SchoolofMusic James isProfessor ofearlykeyboards Gardiner andtheMonteverdi Choir. currently workswithSirJohnEliot Waalse Kerkorgan, Amsterdam. He Virginalists, andaBachrecital onthe Elizabethan E Pasquini,Cornet, solo discsofworksbyBlow, Gibbons, South America.Hehasrecorded eight throughout Europe andinNorth he made10CDsandgaveconcerts ensemble Florilegiumfor10years, As amemberofthechamber recordings forDeutscheGrammophon. years, takingpartinsome22landmark the GabrieliConsortandPlayersfor17 He wasaprincipalkeyboard playerfor at You more canlearn aboutMr. Johnstone Couperin’s completeorgan music. Metronome released adiscofFrançois a Diapasond’Or. Earlierthisyear Roskilde, Denmark,thelatterreceiving Fantasias andFugues,recorded in (Trondheim, Norway),andadiscof Wagner organ inNidaros Cathedral Übung PartIII,recorded onthe1739 Metronome beginningwith Clavier- critically acclaimedBachrecordings for In 2016heundertookaseriesof www.jamesjohnstone.org. 29 Artist James Johnstone harpsichord

the HalléOrchestra. ensembles asShattered Glassand cello,shehasworkedwith modern Orchestra, andTeatro Nuovo.On the MoonFestival,American Classical romantic-practice groups, Valley of and MusicaAngelica;classical/ Les ArtsFlorissants,theSebastians, France. Baroque ensembles include: United States,Kingdom,and various ensemblesthroughout the and historicalinstrumentswith onmodern She activelyperforms and grace”(SanFranciscoGate “a stunningcombinationofprecision playing hasbeenrecognized with cellist basedinNewYork, whose Indiana nativeAnaKimisaversatile cello Ana Kim ). ). schools inNapaValley. at PacificUnion Collegeandinpublic Music forFood. Shehasalsotaught and hasworked withBoston-based Maine andListenCloselyinNew York, residencies withKneiselHallFestivalin Ana hasparticipatedinoutreach her communityandineducation, akeeninterest inengagingwith With Lesser, andPhoebeCarrai. Starker, RalphKirshbaum,Laurence Juilliard. Herteachersinclude Janos at studied HistoricalPerformance and California University ofSouthern She received adoctorate from the Musicians SeminaratPrussiaCove. Music@Menlo, andInternational as Yellow Verbier Barn, Academy, Ana hasparticipatedinfestivalssuch 31 Artist Ana Kim cello 32 Artist Karen Kim violin Angel Place inSydney, Australia. in Paris;theSeoul ArtsCenter;and Hall;theMuséed’Orsay Wigmore Musikverein;the Vienna London’s Philadelphia ChamberMusic Society; the CelebritySeriesofBoston; the and ZankelWeill RecitalHalls; Hall’sas Carnegie Auditorium Stern such prestigious venuesandseries York Times sincere”even warmly (TheNew having “aclaritythatfeltpersonal, ( Classical intimately detailed”(Cleveland as “compellinglystructured and havebeendescribed performances and contemporarymusic.Her passionate commitmenttochamber her sensitivemusicianshipand Karen Kimiswidelyhailedfor Grammy Award–winning violinist violin Karen Kim New York ClassicalReview ), “muscular and gripping” ), “muscularandgripping” ). She has performed in in ). Shehasperformed ), and ), and Orchestra andNOVUS NY. such groups astheEastCoastChamber Échappé, and frequently with performs Ensemble, Deviant Septet,andEnsemble in 2015.Sheisalsoamember ofTalea Havana ContemporaryMusic Festival debut withanhistoricresidency atthe member ofThird Sound,whichmadeits Jasper StringQuartetandafounding Sewell Ballet.Sheisamember ofthe to Questlove&TheRootsandtheJames Tapping, andShaiWosner Jörg Widmann, ,PaulKatz,Roger collaborated withartistsrangingfrom and artisticdisciplines,Ms.Kimhas broad spectrumofmusical idioms Esteemed forherversatilityacross a quartets ofGyörgy Ligeti. 2011 forherrecordings ofthecomplete in Best ChamberMusicPerformance She received theGrammy Award for this regularly, indifferent settings. anything other than listening. Do anything otherthanlistening.Do (Inspired byJohnCagefrom The Cover JohnCage’s 4’33’’ : Spend Art ofNoticingbyRobWalker) NOT playing a piano, or doing NOT playingapiano,ordoing four minutes and 33 seconds four minutesand33seconds Wenhong Luo viola Wenhong Luo viola Artist Wenhong

A native of Beijing, China, violist collaborated with András Schiff, Wenhong Luo is the third-prize Steven Isserlis, and Christian Tetzlaff. winner at the 12th Lionel Tertis Viola Wenhong has also collaborated with Competition and the 19th Johannes artists Laurence Lesser, Miriam Fried, Brahms competition. After making her Paul Biss, Soovin Kim, Midori Goto, debut in China playing the William and Maxim Vengerov. Walton viola concerto with the China Broadcast Symphony Orchestra at Wenhong is currently a doctoral the age of 16, she moved to London candidate with Kim Kashkashian. and studied at the Royal Academy of She devotes herself to both solo and Music. At 22, she moved to the US chamber music playing, and with and began her studies at the New great passion for delivering music to England Conservatory of Music. Her different communities, she is an artist performances has been recorded on of the Music for Food organization in Linn Records and Naxos. Boston, and has toured with Midori Goto to Nepal and Japan as part of In 2018, she participated in the the “music sharing” program. prestigious “Chamber Music Connects the World” at Kronberg, where she 33

Joe Magar

bass Artist Joe Magar bass

Joe Magar has spent his career Bluegrass Festival, North Texas Irish exploring the versatility of the double Festival, and the Appaloosa Roots bass and is as comfortable on the Festival. If we’re being honest, he’s bandstand as he is in a bass section. also played his fair share of dive When he is not touring nationally with bars, church basements, and once the Mari Black World Ensemble, in a late-night infomercial on MTV2. a multi-style fiddle band performing a wide range of musical styles, he can be He is a founding member of found performing as a chamber musician Quodlibet Ensemble, a chamber or backing up singer-songwriters in and orchestra dedicated to exploring around Baltimore, Maryland. the repertoire of the past and present, and appears on the Having a career spanning across multiple group’s debut recording of genres, Joe has appeared not only in Arcangelo Corelli’s concerti grossi. concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Strathmore Joe is a Michigander by birth, a Center for the Performing Arts, but also Baltimorean by choice, and has in folk and roots festivals such as Austin received degrees in music from the Celtic Festival, Charm City Folk and and Yale. 35

Robert Meyer viola Artist Robert Meyer viola

Photo: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee Robert Meyer has performed in In recent years, Robert has been chamber music and recital throughout a guest artist with many chamber the United States and abroad. music series and festivals, including While violist of the acclaimed Arianna the Halcyon Festival, Chelsea Music Quartet, he collaborated with members Festival, and the Formosa Chamber of the Tokyo, Juilliard, and Vermeer Music Festival in Taiwan. Currently, he Quartets, and was featured on the lives in New York, where he performs cover of Chamber Music Magazine. frequently in the viola section of the During his five-year tenure with the New York Philharmonic. quartet, they performed extensively throughout North America, including performances of the complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets, and recorded works of Ravel and Mendelssohn.

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Photo: Liz Linder diction and pure, evenly produced last season for a further European tone” (Miami Herald), countertenor tour where international reviews Artist Reginald Mobley countertenor Reginald Mobley is highly sought after commented on his “purity of timbre” for baroque, classical, and modern and “homogeny of tone.” He also repertoire. Past performances of note performed in concerts of Handel’s include premiering a reconstruction of Messiah with the Royal Scottish Bach’s Markus-Passion at the Oregon National Orchestra and Purcell’s King Bach Festival, constructed and led by Arthur with the Academy of Ancient Matthew Halls, as well as an extensive Music in London. tour of sixteen concerts around Europe singing Bach’s Matthäus-Passion Upcoming engagements include a with the Monteverdi Choir & English recital at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, Baroque Soloists led by Sir John Eliot performances of the Mozart Requiem Gardiner. with Orkiestra Historyczna in Poland as well as returning to Bachakademie Stuttgart for a series of concerts. Reggie will also embark of an Australian tour in 2020 performing a selection of Bach cantatas. 39 celebrating

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SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW AVAILABLE! VISIT FRIENDSOFMUSIC.ORG Sweden, andUnitedKingdom. Germany, Switzerland,Italy, Denmark, concertsintheUSA, has performed others. Asachambermusician, Dash Staatskapelle Dresden, among Cologne, StaatskapelleBerlin, and Orchestra, GürzenichOrchestra West RadioSymphony German orchestral world,working withthe he wasveryactiveintheGerman since 2017.Before moving toSweden Swedish RadioSymphonyOrchestra where hehasbeenamember ofthe Oklahoma, resides inStockholm, Dashiel Nesbitt,originallyfrom Tulsa, viola Dash Nesbitt remains oneofhisveryfavorites. New OrleansattheBirdfoot Festival Dash, thevibrant,uniqueculture of Of alltheplacesmusichastaken Staatskapelle ,FelixSchwartz. ofthe with thePrincipalViolist Dash beganaclosementorship Ettore studies, Causa.Afterformal University where hestudied with and aMasterofMusicfrom asastudentofAtarArad, DiplomafromPerformance Indiana aBachelorofMusicand Dash earned relation to other sounds, even those relation toothersounds,eventhose you’ve heard indreams. Makealist. The ArtofNoticingbyRobWalker) (Inspired byPaulineOliveros from In any space you like, listen for all In anyspaceyoulike,listenforall you like, dwell on it. Consider its you like,dwellonit.Considerits possible sounds. If you find one possible sounds.Ifyoufindone 41 Artist Dash Nesbitt viola

LPR, Exponential Ensemble, and the LPR, Exponential Ensemble, andthe Ensemble, Shattered Glass,Ensemble Cry, Metropolis Ensemble, Phoenix withThe Knights,AFar performed As achambermusician,Caleb has recipient from Foundation. theVirtu Casals Award, andwas also agrant Manhattan SchoolofMusicPablo Zeise MemorialCelloPrizeand the the recipient oftheTanglewood Karl Department ofEducation.Calebis partnership withtheNewYork City and theWeill MusicInstitute in Hall,TheJuilliardCarnegie School, Ensemble Connect),aprogram of of EnsembleACJW(nowknownas Caleb vanderSwaaghisanalumnus

Photo: Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee music to jazz. range from Renaissance violadagamba and transcriptions ofcompositionsthat hisownarrangements He alsoperforms by composersofhisowngeneration. Iancu Dumitrescu aswellmanyworks Christian Wolff, Roscoe Mitchell,and Haas, BeatFurrer, RebeccaSaunders, such composersasGeorg Friedrich Elefant. Hehaspremiered piecesby Either/Or, S.E.M.Ensemble,andHotel New MusicProject, counter)induction, music ensemblessuchasArgento regularly withleadingcontemporary of EnsembleÉchappéandperforms contemporary music,Calebisamember the Birdfoot Festival.Anadvocate of 23Arts SummerMusicFestival,and Festival, GarthNewelMusicCenter, and hasappeared attheChelsea Music Jupiter SymphonyChamberPlayers, cello Caleb vanderSwaagh www.calebvanderswaagh.com. Mr. vanderSwaaghat You more canlearn about in 2012. on acellomadebyDavidWiebe and DavidGeber. Calebplays Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, are BonnieHampton,Bernard of Music.Hisprimaryteachers studied attheManhattanSchool England Conservatoryandlater with academichonorsfrom New received hismaster’s degree & RenaissanceStudies.Caleb degree inClassicsandMedieval Exchange program witha part oftheColumbia–Juilliard from ColumbiaUniversity as graduated magnacumlaude A nativeNewYorker, Caleb 43 Artist Caleb van der Swaagh cello and wholly gorgeous collaboration” and wholly gorgeous collaboration” and sultrysolos,” “nuanced,sensitive, received critical praiseforhis“soulful all typesofmusical roles, Michaelhas Festivals. Asacellistwhodelights in in theBirdfoot andStauntonMusic ensemble NOVUS,andhastaken part and HaydnSociety, thenewmusic withtheHandel Michael alsoperforms nominations withbothgroups in2019. Boston Baroque,Grammy earning principal cellistoftheperiodensemble orchestra AFarCryandserves as of theself-directed string chamber and baroque cellos.Heis amember careerperforming onbothmodern enjoysabusy Michael Unterman

Photo: Danielle Cho General Manager. to jointheBirdfoot Festivalteamasits fundraising efforts. Thisyear, heisproud group’s programming, and leading community events,writingabout the ambassador forthegroup, leading Coordinator andactsfrequently asan served asAFarCry’s Programming proceed” (ArtsFuse and “thewaygoodprograming should be prodded totry”(BostonGlobe artistic agendathatmore groups should critics as“justthekindofimaginative A FarCryhavebeensingledoutby of concertprograms, hiscreations for administration. Acompulsiveassembler the behind-the-scenesworkofarts Michael isalsoactivelyinvolvedin accompaniment (Parterre Box ( cello Michael Unterman Classical Scene ), and “heroic continuo” ), and“heroic continuo” ). He has also ). Hehasalso ). ) Quartetto Casals. studied withLluis Claret andthe Barcelona, Spain in2008,where he He wasalsoaFulbright Scholarto Natasha Brofsky, andPhoebeCarrai. studying withLaurence Lesser, program, Historical Performance England ConservatoryandJuilliard’s degrees incellofrom the New week.Michaelhasearned formative Centre where Michaelspentmanya directors Rolston, former oftheBanff Kathy Bjorseth,andTom andIsobel mother andpianist-collaborator coach HeilwigvonKoenigslow, his cello teacherJudyFraser, quartet his earliestmentors,including musicians, somethinginstilledby environments formusicand is amotivationtocreate nurturing Underpinning thissupportwork 45 Artist Michael Unterman cello

(Inspired by ErnestHemingwayfrom the wayyoufeel indifferent places. The Art ofNoticingbyRob Walker) consider how it makes you feel. Do consider howitmakesyoufeel. Do your best to determine where that your besttodeterminewhere that office, a friend’s house—pause to to office, afriend’s house—pause feeling is coming from. Monitor feeling iscomingfrom. Monitor performance space,adoctor’s enter a new room—a lobby, a enter anewroom—a Hunt for a Feeling: When you Hunt foraFeeling:Whenyou Note exceptional examples. Note exceptional examples. and theNewResonanceEnsemble. asamemberofPolymniaQuartet performs studio inNewOrleansandregularly She maintainsasmallprivate teaching OrchestraLouisiana Philharmonic in2007. of Chicagoforayear, Katejoinedthe After playingwiththeCivicOrchestra Fuks atIndianaUniversity. at theUniversityofHoustonandMauricio continued herstudieswithAndrzejGrabiec Austin, Texas, at the ageoffive.She Kate Withrow beganplayingviolinin violin Kate Withrow 47 Artist Kate Withrow violin 48 Artist Yonah Zur violin Barn, Tanglewood,Barn, andMecklenburg- atthe Marlboro,performed Yellow Birdfoot Festival thisseason.Hehas is participating forthefirsttimein for thethird consecutivesummer, and Newburyport ChamberMusic Festival Yonah will bereturningtothe Camerata Jerusalem. Contemporary Players,andthe Jerusalem Symphony, theIsrael has appeared asasoloist with the as contemporaryrepertoire. He musician inbothtraditionalaswell Europe asasoloistandchamber throughout theUS,Israel, and Violinist Yonah Zurregularly performs violin Yonah Zur Orchestra, Quartet, the Carmel ensembles, the JerusalemSymphony Hall for Carnegie performances the USandIsrael, leadingoutreach for thousandsofschoolchildren in educational activities.Hehas played active manifestsitselfinhisnumerous vital role inthesocietywhichheis Yonah’s viewthatanartist playsa Orchestra forsixseasons. violin withtheJerusalemSymphony served asassistantprincipalsecond Quartetfortwoseasonsand Carmel Canino. Hewasamemberofthe Goode, GilbertKalish,andBruno Quartets, andwithpianistsRichard Juilliard,the Guarneri, andEmerson he shared thestagewithmembers of Vorpommern summerfestivals,where from 1995–2003. from 1995–2003. was arecipient oftheAICFscholarships withRobertMann.He hismaster’searned degree atThe studied withAvi Abramovich,and Academy ofMusicandDance having Mr. Zurgraduated from theJerusalem Records, andArkivMusiclabels. have appeared ontheNaxos,Albany Paul Moravec,andRobertCuckson by LouisKarchin, Chester Biscardi, Menachem Zur. Hisrecordings ofworks Concertobyhisfather,of theViolin including thepremiere performance has givennumerous world premieres, Yonah isdevotedtonewmusicand York Philomusica,andotherensembles. String Orchestra ofNewYork City, New Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee photographer

Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee is a the Birdfoot Festival, Make Music New Orleans–based photographer. NOLA, NOLA Green Roots, A native of Chicago, he studied Cha Wa, the Monogram Hunters photojournalism at Ohio University. Mardi Gras Indians, and others to reach the public with photography Since 2005, he has worked as a that is both compelling and staff photographer at the Orange culturally responsible. County Register and as a freelancer for the New York Times, Conde Nast Ryan also has a number of long- Traveler, New Orleans Magazine, running personal projects exploring OffBeat Magazine, Chicago culture, music, and landscape in Documentary Artist Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee photographer Magazine, Le Parisien Magazine, New Orleans and other unique Jazzism, and many others. communities across the nation. His website rhrphoto.com offers Beyond his editorial work, Ryan multimedia essays incorporating collaborates with numerous New photography, text, audio, and video. Orleans nonprofits, businesses, Images from these projects have and artists such as the Jazz and been featured in local, national, and Heritage Foundation, WWOZ, international exhibits and collections. 49 50 Guest Artist Aurora Nealand spoken word daring music creator andperformer. as aninnovative, sensitive,and Hemisphere, Nealandhasemerged and throughout theNorthern streets andclubsofNewOrleans experience ofplayingmusicin the the“informal” Theatre inParis—with Jacques LecoqSchoolofPhysical Conservatory andtrainingat the composition degree from Oberlin music education”—a the “formal first arrivedin2004.Combining New Orleansmusicscenesinceshe become aprominent force inthe improviser, composer, performer, and An establishedbandleader, has Aurora Nealandhas Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers, Rory Danger andtheDanger Dangers, New Orleans’premier rockabilly band Nealand isalso theleader/frontman of In additiontoleading TheRoyalRoses, soprano saxophonein2010. Beat Magazine’s toptenrisingstarsfor and Nealandwasvotedasone ofDown at Preservation Halltonationalacclaim album, Roses. TheRoyalRosesreleased itsfirst own Traditional Jazzband,TheRoyal her Moonshiners), in2010sheformed Band, VaVaVoom, andTheNewOrleans several years(includingPanoramaJazz established NewOrleansbandsfor asasidemanin playing andlearning generation ofthecity’s musicians.After Traditional Jazzamongsttheyounger forefront oftherevival ofNewOrleans and vocals,hasbeenatthe onsaxophones,clarinet, performance She ismostrecognized for her spoken word Aurora Nealand A Tribute toSydneyBechet:Live Germany, France,and theBalkans. several timesaround Ireland, Sweden, Barcelona Swing Out,andhastoured Jazz Festival,London SwingFestival, she hasappeared attheIstanbul and AliceTully Hall.Internationally original worksatSymphonySpace and Barbes,haspremiered NYC, theBlueNote,Knitting Factory, at LincolnCenterSummerFestival in frequentlyperformed inNewYork City Fest andSatchmoFest.Shehasalso and HeritageFestival,French Quarter in NewOrleansatclubs,theJazz extensively Nealand hasperformed series frequently asherselfinthe HBOTV Ship. In2010and2011sheappeared and WhyAre We BuildingSuchABig is amemberofPanoramaJazzBand solo project, TheMonocle. Shealso frequentlyand performs withher Treme.

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Birdfoot Festival YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM 6:15 PM,Saturday, June1,2019 Young ArtistProgram FinalConcert— 7:15 PM,Wednesday, May29,2019 Showcase Concert— Young ArtistProgram Birdfoot Festival with Birdfoot Festivalartistsduringthe 2019 Festival. with superbteacher-mentors, rehearsed independently, andworked program’s coachesinMarch, hadtwice-monthlycoaching sessions classwith allofthe They participatedinaworkshop andperformance music workshopledbyBirdfoot’s ArtisticDirector JennaSherry. This year’s Young Artistsbegan theyearinDecemberwithachamber Peabody Conservatory. Institute ofMusic,Lawrence ConservatoryofMusic,and Loyola University, Harvard, Eastman SchoolofMusic,Cleveland Past participantsinthisprogram havegoneontostudymusicat teamwork, imagination,andleadershipskills. Participants expandtheirmusicalabilitiesanddevelop coachings, workshops,masterclasses,opportunities. andperformance own musicalvoicesthrough asix-monthprogram ofchambermusic empowers studentstomakemusicaldecisionsanddevelop their and workingwithasmallgroup ofpeers,theYoung ArtistProgram “be inthedriver’s musicians seat.” Guidedbyinternational-caliber Big EasyArtsEducationAward, givesyoungmusiciansthechanceto The Birdfoot Festival’s Young ArtistProgram, recipient ofthe2017

George andJoyceWein JazzandHeritageCenter

George andJoyceWein JazzandHeritageCenter Dr. JeanneJaubert Iltcheva Borislava Benjamin Hart Louise Bush Joel Bein Katie Antis 2019 The 2019Birdfoot Artists cello Michael Unterman, Benjamin Thacher, violin Jenna Sherry, violin Michael Matushek,bassoon Lauren Lemmler, viola Jeanne Jaubert,cello Louise Bush,piano and abilitytocommunicatetheirloveofchambermusic. Coaches were chosenfor their outstandingteaching local professional musicians aswellBirdfoot Artists. The 2019Young ArtistProgram coachesincluded 2019 Young ArtistProgram Coaches Teachers Kate Withrow Benjamin Thacher Karen Ray Michael Matushek Lauren Lemmler Carl Lacoste Young Artist Chamber Music Program Participants 2019

Crescent City String Quartet Ayi Ekhaese, violin Annette Pelle, viola Amelia Brencick, violin Miles Lemmler, cello

Haydn: Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 no. 3 “Rider” III. Minuetto and IV. Allegro con brio Shostakovich: Quartet no. 11 in F minor, Op. 122 II. Scherzo and V. Humoresque

Duo Laurel Walther, violin Kirsten Walther, violin

Pleyel: Duo for Two in A major, Op. 23 no. 3 i. Adagio and ii. Presto Bartók: Selected Duos for Two Violins

Duo Brandt Whitaker, violin Kaleb Conger, bassoon

Beethoven: Duo for Bassoon and Violin in C major WoO 27 no. 1

Duo Penelope Whitaker, violin Samara Yakich, piano

Beyer (arr. Bush): The Snowy Owl, Op. 101 no. 43 Beethoven (arr. Knerr and Bush): Ode to Joy Krewe of Birdfoot!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADVISORY BOARD VOLUNTEERS Prach Boondiskulchok Mark A. Growdon, President John A. Fairlie Emily Alves Anne S. Bradburn Lisa K. Hooper, Past-President William H. Hines Stephanie Alves Ralph Brennan Michael W. Ball, Secretary Timothy R. W. Kappel Peter Bowling Louise Bush Gregory P. Romig, Treasurer Fred Kasten Lakshmi Dasari Champion Graphics KREWE OF BIRDFOOT! Patrick J. Castillo Timothy E. Kelly, C.P.A. Catherine DeMers Classical 104.9 FM Geoffrey S. Hamlyn Dr. Frederick G. Kushner, M.D. Ada Ekhaese Aaron Dirks Kurt M. Weigle Deborah Levine Philip Freemer Jamie Doyle Karen Kern Jason Doyle ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2019 BIRDFOOT Debby Levine Nora Ellertsen Jenna E. Sherry KITCHEN KREWE Karen Lowry Alex Fortes Philip Freemer Peter Mason Philip Freemer EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Karen Lowry Sara McCall Juliett Giordano Tracey W. Sherry, Ph.D. *Peter Mason Steven Mumford, Ph.D. Claire Hammett *Thomas Sherry Kaija Reiss Dana Honn GENERAL MANAGER Tracey Sherry Thomas Sherry Jeanne Jaubert Michael W. Unterman Ruth Sylvester Chuck Taylor Kathy Johnson Nora Wetzel Nora Wetzel Jones Walker, LLP OPERATIONS MANAGER *Residency Head Chefs Réshanda Yates Karen Kern Pamela G. Taylor, Ph.D. Christian Kuffner COMMUNITY SPECIAL THANKS TO: Dawn Ledet SOCIAL MEDIA AMBASSADOR Scott Aiges Lauren Lemmler & MARKETING Gwen Smalley James Arey Debbie Levine Amy Barton Michael Ball Karen Lowry ARTIST HOSTS Benjamin Beaudoin Paul Maassen Catherine & David Robbins Jeanne Bell Diane Mack 54 Tom & Tracey Sherry Ron Biava Michael Matushek Roland Montealegre Steven Mumford, Ph.D. Jo Nazro New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Tejal Patel Carmen Patterson Christina Persand Kevin Phayer Damon Rachal Diane Riche Catherine & David Robbins Nancy Rome Kate Scheuermann Thomas Sherry Joe Shriner Edmund St. Romain Dan Stein Danielle Sutton Dr. Charles Taylor Benjamin Thacher University of New Orleans School of the Arts Laurie Uprichard Bradley Vecchiolla Nora Wetzel Paul Wisneskey WWNO 89.9 FM Birdfoot Festival 2019 Donors Donor list is current to May 21, 2019.

CONCERT SPONSORS ($10,000+) SPONSORS ($1,000–$2,999) Juliett & Anthony Giordano Anonymous Michael W. Ball The Helis Foundation Anne S. Bradburn In honor of Isaac and James Growdon Ruth U. Fertel Foundation Charles & Marcia Growdon BIRDFOOT FESTIVAL 2019 DONORS BIRDFOOT FESTIVAL ARTIST UNDERWRITERS ($5,000–$9,999) Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Development District Craig & Cathy Parker Angele and Gregory Romig Jones Walker, LLP Thomas & Tracey Sherry Gwen B. Smalley ARTIST SPONSORS ($3,000–$4,999) Nia Terezakis, M.D. Ace Hotel New Orleans The Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation Anonymous BENEFACTORS ($750–$999) City of New Orleans Anonymous Mark & Martha Growdon Cambria Hotel Louisiana Division of the Arts Lakshmi Dasari 56 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Greater New Orleans Foundation PATRONS ($500–$749) SUPPORTERS ($250–$499) Alex Fortes Nora Wetzel Anonymous Philip Freemer Mark & Paulette Whitaker Anonymous Broadway Services Ana & Juan Gershanik Lisa Wong Vincent & Lindy Brencick Allan Eickelmann & Raúl Gómez-Rojas Margene Minor Lazlo & Zsuzsa Hamos FRIENDS (up to $99) Archie Brown, Jr., M.D. Kim & Gilles Gagnon Henry A. Hespenheide Scott Aiges Patrick J. Castillo Jim & Betty Karam Victoria Ingalls Bonnie Alvey Frederick G. & Ivy E. Kushner Mary Jaffee Anonymous Critchfield-Cohn Family Charitable Foundation Michael K. Kaufman Amy Barton Edith Forbes Peter Mason & Laurie Harding Liisa Kissel John Batson Ranney & Emel Mize Marc & Judith Loudon Keri Bentino Geoffrey S. Hamlyn & Michael D. Rihner Ava Mason Thomas Bergeron Glenn & Monica Walther Emily Morale Laura Berwick Stephen A. Proctor, M.D. Eric & Regina Wedig Harriet H. Nelson Ronald Biava & Emily Clark Keith Marshall & Millie Ball James & George Ann Wesner Nell Nolan & Prach Boondiskulchok Harley Winer & Esther deJong Robert E. Young Louise & Henry Bush Larry W. Nelson Elizabeth Papastavros Ms. Mary Bush Alex Papastrat DONORS ($100–$249) Michael & Ellen Pelle Colleen Butler Anonymous The Plants John & Irene Cerise Allen & Caroline Proctor Errol & Kate Barron Valerie Poullette Allegra Chapman Catherine & David Robbins Tanya Battye Nemours Rice Gloria Chien Joseph & Mary Biundo, Jr. Lenore Rubin Evan Christopher Barry Skovgaard & Mary Ann Bulla Swati J. Shah, M.D. Deborah Conery Marc Wolinsky Claudia Campbell Sean Shepherd Mary Len Costa Leah Castillo Greg & Betty Speyrer Jayna Decuers Z Smith & Caz Taylor Edmund Cibas Emily Stolper Catherine DeMers Raquel Cortina Michael Unterman Julie S. Denslow Edward Young Dean & Robert Curtis Kurt M. Weigle Heather Doty & Jim Gregory Gül & Robert Zone Bill & Peggy Jo Eaton Karen & Ross Werner Kaitlyn Dubus 58 BIRDFOOT FESTIVAL 2019 DONORS Erin R.Hillis, Ph.D. Hilado Vida Michael Higson Rose Hashimoto Michael Harvey Michael Harowski Beth Harland Deborah Hamlyn Louis Hackett Lindsay Glasner andLolaCape Gray, KaetoG.Cape, On behalfofMoxieA. Claudia Garofalo Marjorie Garnier Ashley Gardiner Camille Francisco Alexander Fiterstein Joanne Ferriot John &LindaFairlie RoseVines Lillian E.Eyrich& David A.EstesJr. The FundingSeedLLC Jeffrey W. Eaton Toni Eastham Darla H.Durham (continued) FRIENDS (upto$99) Grant & SarahMcCall Joyce Mathison Todd Mason Michael Manke Rose Mancini Laura Lutzke Katalin Lukács Wang Lu Marie Lovejoy Keith Liederman Andrei Leahu Phillip Larroque Elizabeth Lara GeneGarza Sarah Lanneau& Katherine Kim Karen Kim Clara H.Kim Karen Kern Arlene Kennedy Dana Kelley Joan Jensen Scott Jennings Emily Hutz YoungWing Hule Paul Hughbanks lisa k.Hooper SusanHodges Tim Denny& Kate Scheuermann Charles &Reda Scher John Besse&Ellen Saul Todd Sanford Maxim Samarov G.Sabatier William Ava Rosenberg John Rankin Anita Ranelli Dan &LorainePurrington Pitco Alfonso &Wilma Geoffrey Philabaum Laura Patterson Wells Matthews Jo Oshiro & Nancy Ochsenschlager Donna Newton Emily Nebel Arunesh Nadgir Steven Montgomery Moll Victor Lisa Fauci-Moll& Hiroya Miura Tom &RayMichel Christoph Mergerson McLachlan John &Christopher MichelGalante Carol McGonnell& Tara Young Han BinYoon Christopher Worman Elizabeth Winston John &EdithWilson Lee &MichaelWhite Joann Whang Antonia Wechsler Caleb vanderSwaagh Chuck Ullery Kristopher W. Tong Bill Tice Charles Throckmorton Suliman Tekali Charles &PamelaTaylor Laura Swafford Alice Sverdlik Kerry Smith Chance Simoncelli Eric Simon&CathyLazarus Sam Simeone Margaret E.Shields Jenna E.Sherry Jacob &CatharineSherry MichaelDobrinski Andrea Segar& Allison Schiller IN-KIND DONORS Ace Hotel New Orleans Brennan’s Cambria Hotel Carmo Classical 104.9 FM Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans Downtown Development District Claire Hammett Hilton Garden Inn Josephine Estelle Restaurant Keller Strings Limousine Livery Michael Ball Mayas Meauxbar The Milk Bar Propeller Stirling Properties St. James Cheese Company Stein’s Market & Deli The Rivers Retreat trepwise Urban Earth Designs Paul Wisneskey WWNO 89.9 FM Birdfoot Festival 2019 Sponsors

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