Forty-fourth Annual National Chamber Music Competition AMERICA’S PREMIER EDUCATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION Welcome to the Fischoff Elected Officials Letters .......................................................... 3 President and Artistic Director Letters .................................... 4 Board of Directors ................................................................... 5 Welcome to Notre Dame Letter from Father Jenkins ....................................................... 6 Campus Map ........................................................................... 7 The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association History and Mission ................................................................ 8 Staff and Competition Staff .................................................... 9 National Advisory Council ..............................................10-11 Educator Award & Residency ................................................ 12 Double Gold Tours ...........................................................14-15 Emilia Romagna Festival ........................................................ 17 Chamber Music Mentoring Project .......................................18 Peer Ambassadors for Chamber Music (PACMan) .............. 20 Soirees ................................................................................... 20 The 44th Annual Fischoff Competition History of the Competition .................................................. 21 History of Fischoff Winners .............................................22-23 A Note of Acknowledgement Geoffroy Prize Winners ........................................................ 23 and Thanks Screening Committees .......................................................... 24 Junior Division Jurors ............................................................ 25 The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Board of Directors and staff gratefully acknowledge the Senior Division Jurors ..................................................... 26-27 contributions of: Medal and Prize Sponsors ................................................28-29 The University of Notre Dame for providing office Competition Schedule of Events (center spread) .................32-33 space, general assistance and hosting the 2017 Fischoff Junior Division Repertoire ...............................................35-41 Competition at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Senior Wind Division Repertoire .................................... 43-49 RHB/ The Agency for poster design and marketing collateral. Senior String Division Repertoire ....................................51-55 Bill Sandusky for the cover artwork. Supporting the Fischoff Michael Murphy Design Inc. for program layout. Winter Gala .......................................................................... 56 Josef Samuel Photography, competition photographer, Volunteers ............................................................................. 59 www.josefsamuel.com Annual Donors .................................................................60-61 Mark Kelley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Master of Corporate and Foundation Donors ....................................... 62 Ceremonies for the Finals and Awards Ceremony for 27 years. From the Executive Director Inn at Saint Mary’s, host hotel Coming Events ...................................................................... 64 WNIT Public Television live broadcast of the Grand Prize Concert Fischoff National Chamber Music Association 303 Brownson Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Visit South Bend Mishawaka for competition marketing Phone: 574-631-0984 [email protected] www.fischoff.org support. facebook.com/TheFischoff twitter.com/Fischoff 1 2 WELCOME! 3 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT... Prepare to be astonished. If this is your still in the early stages of their careers, sound so completely like first visit to the Fischoff Competition, seasoned professionals who have played together for decades? you will be amazed at the confidence, How can it be that Junior ensembles bely their years and show a musicianship, playfulness, intelligence, maturity that no teenager should possess? How is it that they all collaborativeness, brilliance and energy display such delight in playing, such joy in making music together, of these young musicians, whether in even after the hundreds of hours of practice that they have spent Junior or Senior divisions, whether play- together and alone? There is something remarkably powerful ing in a string quartet or a percussion trio, and reassuring about the competition, a reminder of those vir- a wind sextet or piano quartet. You will tues of sharing and participating in communicating to diverse find it exhilarating to watch them – and audiences (not only to the competition jurors!), virtues that our even more so to listen to them! You will individualistic world often leads us to forget or undervalue. admire the dedication with which they are developing their When you are enjoying the experience, remember the hard work talents and the skills they are acquiring that turn their individual that makes it possible for each and every music-maker to be here, abilities into such perfect ensemble performance. both their own perseverance and that of their family and friends If this is a return visit to the competition, you will be amazed at… and teachers and others. Perhaps that is the most astonishing Well, I won’t say it all over again. feature of all: if, as the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a But it is the case that each year, as much as I remember the plea- child, I think it takes one to create a music ensemble. Thank sures and excitements of previous competitions, I am still not you to all those “villagers” for making the astonishment of the quite ready for the buzz – even perhaps the adrenalin rush – that Fischoff experience possible. the experience gives me. How can it be that Senior ensembles, Sincerely, FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR... Peter Holland, President I find it sad and disturbing to know that national and growing international importance that has been a the newly elected leaders of our nation are key player in the huge growth of chamber music in pre-college, trying to devalue the arts through their college and professional levels. In addition, the Fischoff impacts suggested de-funding of the National thousands of local school children that experience dynamic Endowment for the Arts. As artists and and creative chamber music presentations, most often given by supporters of the arts, it is imperative that ensembles from the current or past competitions. Throughout we forge ahead, make our voices heard this transformation, I am proud that the original educational goals and expect a better future where the Arts of Joe Fischoff and the other founding members have remained are recognized for the vital role they play intact at the core of the organization. in our world. The Fischoff Competition and the artistic endeavors it creates and supports must remain part of that future. Thomas Rosenberg To the Performers: I urge you all to take as much as you can from this weekend. My colleagues and I take great care to make Artistic Director your experience here a positive one. Hopefully you will be one of the prize-winning ensembles. But, there is so much you can Cellist Thomas Rosenberg, Artistic Director of the Fischoff National do to learn and improve while you are here. Do so by enjoying Chamber Music Competition since 1981, is nationally known as a your opportunity to perform, getting both written and verbal dynamic teacher, chamber music coach, and performer. A resident of feedback from the jurors, listening to other ensembles in both Saint Paul, MN, he is on the faculties of Macalester and Carleton Colleges, the Junior and Senior Divisions to gain perspective on your own the McNally Smith College of Music, maintains an award-winning playing, and by getting to know other musicians who are here. private studio of pre-college cellists and chamber ensembles and is Perhaps in the future you will be playing with someone you first Director of the Green Lake Chamber Music Camp in Wisconsin. He is met here. Ultimately, you may or may not agree with the dif- a member of the Schubert Piano Trio, the Isles Ensemble, is an extra ficult decisions the jury must make. Remember that even in your musician in the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra own ensembles you undoubtedly do not always agree with your and blogs, and is a live internet chat host, on the Cellobello website. colleagues. Playing your best is the only thing you can control. He is a three-time Naumburg Award finalist, recipient of top chamber Enjoying yourself and staying focused on the music is the best music prizes at the Munich (Germany), Portsmouth (England), and way to achieve that. Best of luck to all of you. Chicago’s “Discovery” Competitions, the “Master Studio Teacher Award” To our audience and supporters: I give my thanks for your from ASTA Minnesota, the McKnight Performing Artist Fellowship engaged involvement and a plea for your continued support to the Award, Arts Educator of the Year from the Michiana Arts and Sciences wonderful people and organizations that help fund the Fischoff, Council, and the 2007 Indiana Governor’s Arts Award (along with the and especially to the amazing people on the Fischoff Board. Fischoff organization as a whole). Previously, he was a founding member To the Fischoff Staff: We have different skills, personalities of the highly acclaimed Chester String Quartet