Summer Music Academy and Festival Welcome to the 2013 Summer Music Academy & Festival TABLE OF CONTENTS Messages of Introduction ................................ Pg. 2 Institute Administration .................................. Pg. 3 Institute Board of Directors ............................ Pg. 4 Thank You to our 2013 Sponsors .................... Pg. 5 Special Thanks .................................................. Pg. 7 Concert Descriptions........................................Pg. 8 Fundraising Events......................................... Pg. 10 Concert Program ......................................... ...Pg. 11 Meet the Institute Faculty .............................. Pg. 19 Emerging Artist Program .............................. Pg. 24 Professional Flute Seminar ............................ Pg. 25 Meet the Institute Academy Students .......... Pg. 27 Institute Supporters ........................................ Pg. 34 1 Messages of Introduction From Institute Chairman, Thomas Gunn As the new Chairman of the Institute, I welcome you to the 13th season of the Innsbrook Institute! We are pleased you have chosen to join us for “Carnevale of Music". This year’s theme takes us on a worldwide journey with musical stops in France, Germany, Austria, Russia and the U.S.A. Each stop will be a feast for the senses as our renowned group of professional musicians seeks to thrill us once again with their artistry and passion for performance. Thanks to the fine leadership of Artistic Director, David Halen, and Education Director, Jonathan Swartz, the Academy welcomes 38 string and piano students, 4 Emerging Artists and 7 Professional Flute Seminar students. These students exhibit a high level of ability and expertise, and we are pleased they have chosen to attend the Institute. Over the past six months the Institute has made some progressive changes: Marilyn Humiston was appointed the new Executive Director, and Linda Buschman the new Assistant Executive Director. They bring strong backgrounds in music education, business leadership and nonprofit management to the Institute, and we are excited about the new path we are on. The board has also undergone some changes by voting to double its size over the next few years, strategically developing a new committee structure and recommiting itself to continuing to make the Institute a premier event in the Midwest. Each year we strive to improve our musical offerings and provide you with the most beautiful music, in this most beautiful of settings. Without the support of our staff, volunteers, patrons, friends and sponsors, the Academy and Festival would not be possible. We also ask you to join us in a “standing ovation” for outgoing Board Chairman Ed Boyce for his magnificent vision and leadership for the past 13 years. We thank you all for your investment in the Institute. This is your Institute, and we invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy what you have designed! From Executive Director, Marilyn Humiston Welcome to our 13th season. It is indeed our "lucky" season- lucky that Ed Boyce and David Halen not only had the vision but the drive and persistence to bring the Institute to fruition. The next nine days gather extraordinary faculty and musicians together to mentor, inspire and share their wealth of knowledge and remarkable talents with 50 gifted and enthusiastic students in our most gorgeous, peaceful environment. With a wide variety of performances each day and every evening, you will fill your soul and your hearts with music. It does indeed take a village to raise a child- our Institute. It requires hard work, incredible energy and a team that collaborates to see our Academy develop into maturity. From our administration, faculty and board to our sponsors, corporation and host families, we proudly offer our students and you with memories and experiences to last a lifetime. From Artistic Director, David Halen The talented artists, administrative staff, the generous volunteers, host families, board members and Innsbrook Corporation welcome you to another exciting musical summer! Many people have worked tirelessly to make the festival once again a reality. We are featuring an incredible cadre of performers and programs that are exciting and entertaining. This year's concerts are based on bringing you the most powerful music one can hear live from the most delicate and intimate to the bombastic Beethoven seventh! The growing youthful talent represents an exciting, inspiring glimpse of the future. It is a crucial component of what makes the Institute an important, positive learning experience in the idyllic pastoral setting here at Innsbrook. 2 A Special Thank You Board of Directors Thomas and Ann Babington Thomas Gunn, Board Chairman Condo for Flute Seminar Bruce and Shelley Edwards Patricia Barrett Condo for Flute Seminar Charlie Boyce Holiday Inn Express- O'Fallon Accommodations Ed Boyce Innsbrook Resort and Conference Center Food and Beverage, Rental Space Gregory Hoeltzel John Keetch Dee Joyner Original Themed Artwork John and Nancy Keetch Ellen Livingston Home for Flute Seminar Stephen J. Morice & Associates, P.C. Steve Morice Accountants Michael Richter Parkway South High School Music Stands Chandler Taylor Pillsbury Marketing, Co. Promotional Items John Welter Shirley Smith Warren Wobbe, Jr. Volunteer Coordinator Steinway Piano Gallery Piano Rental Sugar Creek Winery, Defiance, MO Wine Sunny Syrett Cookie Coordinator Technical Support Staff Daniel Shavers, Stage Manager Philip Robin, Asst. to Stage Manager Zach Schmitt, Asst. to Stage Manager Jeff Wilmes, Photography/Videography 3 Institute Administration LINDA BUSCHMAN MARILYN HUMISTON Asst. Executive Director Executive Director Linda Buschman joined the staff of the Institue in June 2012 Marilyn Humiston joined the Institute as Executive Director as the Development Director and in February was appointed in February 2013. She brings 31 years of music education to Asst. Executive Director.. She is responsible for overseeing her new assignment, most recently as a string educator for the budgeting and financials, development and fundraising, the Parkway School District. She serves as the President of and the marketing and public relations for the Institute. With the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra, is founder of the more than 18 years of non-profit management experience, she Manhasset Strings Quartet and is a freelance musician. brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role. A native of St. Louis, Mrs. Humiston earned her bachelor's She and her husband, Larry, make their home at Innsbrook. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her As a member of the Innsbrook family, and a trained musician master's degree from Lindenwood University. Married for herself, she is pleased to be a part of the Institute, and in 42 years, she and her husband, Ron, have two married chil- bringing the students and musicians together to delight dren, Sara and Dan. The darlings of their lives are grand- audiences once again. children, Hunter, Jaden and Addison. Humiston loves to read and play tennis when she’s not playing her violin. ANGELA CASSETTE Asst. Education Director JONATHAN SWARTZ This fall, Angela Cassette joins the staff of Music Theatre of Education Director Wichita as Development Director. She has been the Artistic Praised by The Strad for his “impeccable playing” and Operations Director of The Florida Orchestra “gorgeously viola-like tone,” violinist Jonathan Swartz (St. Petersburg, FL), and prior to that the General Manager enjoys a multi-faceted career. His solo CD, Suite Inspiration of the Omaha Symphony. She has also worked as artistic (Soundset Recordings), received critical acclaim. John staff at Spoleto Festival USA, the Cartagena International Terauds of Musical Toronto comments, “Swartz sounds Chamber Music Festival, and Rocky Mountain Summer as if his bow were strung with threads of silk rather than Conservatory (Steamboat Springs, CO). She is a graduate of horsehair,” and calls his performance of Bach’s Chaconne Vanderbilt University and Arizona State University. While at “something to treasure.” Arizona State, she was a student of and teaching assistant for Jonathan Swartz. A devoted pedagogue, Swartz serves on the faculties of Arizona State University, the Innsbrook Institute, Madeline TRACY GREEN Island Music Camp, Round Top Festival Institute, and Office Manager the Domaine Forget Academy. Sought after as a master Tracy Green resides in O’Fallon with her husband, clinician, and frequent presenter at the American String Keith, and two children, Seth & Marissa. In March, she Teachers Association National Conferences, his approach to joined the Innsbrook Institute after spending 20 years in bow technique was featured in a STRINGS magazine article telecommunications/software. She has been instrumental in in 2006. For more information, visit jonathan-swartz.com coordinating the students, host families and in the Institute office. SHANNON THOMAS Asst. Artistic Director DAVID HALEN A Tennessee native, violinist Shannon Thomas has garnered Artistic Director a reputation for exciting, thoughtful performances as a Concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, chamber musician, soloist, and in recital throughout the David Halen is a frequent soloist with many orchestras and United States and abroad.Recently serving as Visiting festivals around the world. At 19, he became the youngest Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Southern recipient ever of a Fulbright Scholarship, for study in Mississippi,