Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Upcoming Events Mixon Hall Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. P.D.Q. BACH REVISITED THE CIM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Faculty Recital Mixon Hall ERIC CHARNOFSKY, commentator, pianoist, harpsichorder, CARL TOPILOW, conductor banned instrumentalist, composer, historian and ailurophile JOAN KWUON, violin ZAHARI METCHKOV, pianoist MILHAUD Creation of the World EMILY LANDA LEVIN, guest singist MOZART Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 for Violin and Orchestra MARK JACKOBS, violaist ARENSKY Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a TCHAIKOVSKY Suite No. 4 Op. 61 Mozartiana LEMBI VESKIMETS, violaist This concert will be broadcast live by Audio-Technica on WCLV 104.9 FM. JEANNETTE DAVIS OSTRANDER, pianoist Seating passes required. RAY LIDDLE, guest singist Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. ERIC BOWER, singist UNIVERSITY CIRCLE WIND ENSEMBLE DAVID GILSON, singist Harkness Chapel (CWRU Campus) DAVID HUGHES, guest singist GARY M. CIEPLUCH, conductor RICK SCHMID, guest singist RYAN HUCH, bass clarinet JEFFREY MEYER, tuba ANTHONY PLOG Three Miniatures for Tuba and Wind Ensemble Program CARTER PANN Slalom ANDREW RINDFLEISCH The Light Fanstatic P.D.Q. BACH “Erotica” Variations for Banned Wednesday, November 12 through Saturday, November 15, 2008 (1807 - 1742?) Instruments and Piano, S. 36EE “Kickoff” at 8:00 p.m. Theme: Windbreaker Kristin Fosdick CIM OPERA THEATER & CIM ORCHESTRA PRESENT: Variation I: Balloon BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT Variation II: Slide Whistle Kulas Hall Variation III: Harmonica Alex Kosiorek DAVID BAMBERGER, director Variation IV: Lasso D’Amore HARRY DAVIDSON, conductor Variation V: Foghorn, Bell, Kazoo, Gargle ERIC CHARNOFSKY, banned instrumentalist Berlioz made his last great work a wonderful comedy inspired by Shakespeare’s Much ZAHARI METCHKOV, pianoist Jennifer Sours Ado About Nothing. It’s all sun and fun and young love – perfect for our exceptional tewart CIM students. This production is set in 1960 at an American university, with the action revolving around “the big game!” Dialogue will be spoken in English with musical ERIC CHARNOFSKY Original composition to be announced einer numbers sung in French. Projected translations will assure you won’t miss a word! (b. 1965?) EMILY LANDA LEVIN, mezzo-singist, guest artist age manager RIC HARNOFSKY Tickets on sale now! $15 adults, $10 students/seniors/groups of 10 or more. E C , pianoist age manager Call 216.791.5000 or visit cim.edu ~ continued ~

CIM applauds KEY FOUNDATION for being a top corporate donor to the Annual Fund 2007- 08. Bravo! The Cleveland Institute of Music is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. P.D.Q. BACH Sonata for Viola, Four Hands and Concerto round. Mrs. Ostrander obtained her colleague certificate from Harpsichord, S. 440 the American Guild of Organists in 2006. Presently, she is an active I. Andanteeny member of the board of the Cleveland chapter AGO, and has been a II. Molto fast member of the theory department at the Institute of Moosic since 1994. III. Ground Round IV. Allah Breve RICHARD SCHMID, tenor (Teddy Nice), is a Heidelberger, who fried from MARK JACKOBS, LEMBI VESKIMETS, violaists the '70s and received a BM. Mr. Schmid has performed with the ERIC CHARNOFSKY, harpsichorder University Circle Chorale, The Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival Chorus, and toured with the Robert Page Festival Singers. He currently ~ INTERMISSION ~ sings tenor fifteen miles from home at Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church and Suburban Temple Kol-Ami. Mr. Schmid has studied and per- formed the tenor roles from Mendelssohn's Elijah and Mozart's Requiem P.D.Q. BACH Sonata Innamorata for Piano, under the baton of Robert Page, and has also performed with Opera Four Hands, S. 1+1 Circle in Cleveland under the direction of Robert Cronquist. In order to I. Allegro impetuoso hit the stratospheric high notes he became an FAA licensed private pilot. II. Andante con coyztá Currently he is an Ohio dual Licensed Dispensing Optician specializing III. Presto obsessto in contact lenses. Mr. Schmid and his wife, Mary, are sharing many grey ERIC CHARNOFSKY, pianoist prima hairs raising three beautiful children. JEANETTE DAVIS OSTRANDER, pianoist secunda LEMBI VESKIMETS is a Canadian-born violaist whose lack of cooking P.D.Q. BACH Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice skills and knowledge of declensions may be attributed to her Estonian (an opera in one unnatural act), S. 2n-1 heritage. Having successfully crossed the border at the Peace Bridge Overture despite having a viola in her car, she studied violaing at CIM with Robert Aria: “I am a quaint old innkeeper” Vernon through two degrees. She has been performing surrounded by Aria: “Like a lonely pilgrim” Aria: “My name is Hansel Hunter” other violaists, though occasionally double basses and a stray English Aria: “I’m the villiage idiot” horn as well, in the Cleveland Orchestra since 1997. She enjoys playing Aria: “Et expecto” the viola in small ensembles, and will do so in just about any city or per- Aria: “There’s something about a monk” forming space, often with both left and right hands, as well as passing Duet: “Do you love me?” along violaing tips to her students in the Preparatory Department of CIM Interlude: Medical Examination and at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. She also writes about vio- Aria: “I hope you’ll take this friendly advice” Aria: “Teddy Nice is my name” laing for the Journal of the American Viola Society, of which she is a Duet: “Jump not to conclusions” board member. When not violaing, she may be found hiking with her hus- Finale: “Just tell me what your name is” band, clarinetist Daniel McKelway, or playing with construction vehicles Inkeeper/Monk/Alice: RAY LIDDLE, baritoner, in the sandbox with her 2-year-old son Rein. guest artist Gretel: ERIC BOWER, tenorist, Vice Prez Special Thanks to: Hansel/Doctor: DAVID GILSON, baritenorist Marjorie Anderson Katie Gorton Sarah Stewart Village Idiot: DAVID HUGHES, mezzo-baritone, Karen Bower Alex Kosiorek Richard Weiner guest artist Lindsay Charnofsky David Mei Lori Wright Teddy Nice: RICK SCHMID, tenorist, guest artist Kristin Fosdick Quentin Quereau Pianoist: ERIC CHARNOFSKY David Gilson Jennifer Sours unfit for anyone's efforts." This statement was amazing to him personal- About the Performers ly, as he did not know any German. He of course then proceeded to tor- ment himself by attempting its mastery for over 20 years. His talent for ERIC CHARNOFSKY, commentator, pianoist, harpsichorder, banned instru- singing was largely uncultivated until he found himself in a duel with an mentalist, composer, historian and ailurophile, is head of CIM's Music opera singer (one of those "empty-headed oafs" as he liked to call them). Literature Department and also teaches 20th-century Music History at After humbling the singer by exceeding him in range, volume and dura- CWRU. He even finds time to serve as the Director of Music at Epworth- tion, he once again fell into the torment trap--and became an opera singer. Euclid United Methodist Church, all in the University Circle perma-con- Since then, Mr. Liddle has appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland struction zone. He has also taught Theory and Collaborative Piano at Orchestra at Severance Hall in performances of Israel in Egypt, as well as CIM. Originally from sunny, smoggy Los Angeles, Mr. Charnofsky is a Elektra and Don Carlo. Mr. Liddle received his Bachelor of Music in graduate of The Juilliard School, where he majored in piano accompany- Horn Performance from the University of Akron, and Masters of Music ing and listened to taxi cabs honking with a New Yawk accent outside his in Theory and in Voice from Indiana University. He currently serves as window. He holds degrees in solo piano performance and composition soloist and section leader for the choirs of Epworth-Euclid United from California State University, Northridge, where he received the Methodist Church, Park Synagogue and Fairmount Temple. When he has Music Department's Outstanding Bachelor's Degree Graduate award. time, he sings the National Anthem at Cleveland Indians' games, but only Upon learning of his fondness for performing the music of P.D.Q. Bach, if they're having a good season. CSUN revoked the award and gave it to someone less deserving. Mr. Charnofsky used to work as a staff accompanist and ear-training fellow at ZAHARI METCHKOV, pianoist, was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Outlasting The Juilliard School, as a classical radio dee-jay in Los Angeles, as an three Deans during his studies at CIM, Mr. Metchkov is currently com- Associate Faculty Member at Music Academy of the West in Paradise, pleting a DMA in Piano performance, studying with Mr. Paul Schenly and California, and as an accompanist at several National Flute Association Mr. Antonio Pompa-Baldi. As a winner of the CIM Concerto Conventions, where he lost 30 percent of his hearing when asked to play Competition, he performed Liszt's intense and violent Totentanz, with the for the piccolo competition. He appears on recordings with trombonist CIM Orchestra in November 2002. In May 2005, he performed Totentanz JoDee Davis on the Albany label, and music by the Cleveland Composers again, this time 8,038 kilometers away, with the Pleven Philharmonic in Guild on the Capstone label. He and his wife Lindsay live with their two his native Bulgaria. Mr. Metchkov currently serves on the faculties of cats Maurice and Claude, who are named after famous composers, but CIM and Youngstown State University, and is the organist of Epworth- who prefer eating cat food and coughing up hairballs over listening to Euclid United Methodist Church. In his free time he enjoys soccer, ski- Impressionist music. ing, mountaineering and other piano-career-ending disciplines. CIM Vice President and Chief Operating Officer ERIC W. BOWER JEANETTE DAVIS OSTRANDER, pianoist, was born at a very early age in (Gretel) enjoys a rare dual career in which he gets to work with both Pennsylvania on a dairy farm. Activities that enhanced her musical abili- music and money. Earning music degrees from Westminster College and ties were excessive scale playing, Suzuki ear training and milking cows CIM hasn't prevented Mr. Bower from teaching choral conducting, per- for finger strength. She obtained her bachelor and masters degrees in forming with his oboe-playing daughter, Elise, and using a metal detector to peeano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. While at find buried treasure. Originally from Montgomery, Pennsylvania, he proud- CIM, she studied with Dr. Thomas Hecht, Paul Schenly, Sandra Shapiro ly admits his most impressive life achievements are working on a dairy farm and Dr. Marshall Griffith. In 1997, Mrs. Ostrander and her husband, and performing in both of the 2003 P.D.Q. Bach extravaganzas, when he Leonard Ostrander, were awarded second prize in the National Ellis Duo sang "The Art of the Ground Round" and "Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs." Piano Competition. They might have won first prize had they not asked When away from University Circle, Mr. Bower likes collecting antique can- Eric Charnofsky (see previous) to be their accompanist during the ning jars so he can help pay for his new grandson's diapers. tion, The Cleveland Institute of Music in 1993. He belongs to the PYE THU THA (aka DAVID GILSON - Hansel and Doctor), has been singing Organizacja dla Falszujacych Altowiolistow and the Societe pour les L'Altos since his birth in Myanmar. As reviewed in the Gilson Family News he Desaccorde. He has given master classes at CIM, the Peabody Conservatory, has "always been known for doing 'loud' really well." Serving as Oberlin Conservatory, University of Colorado at Boulder, The Music Associate Dean for Student Affairs, which involves bossing around the Institute of Chicago, Ohio Viola Society, Rocky Mountain Viola Society and dormitory Resident Assistants, he is also instructor of Eurhythmics and the Interlochen Arts Camp. Mr. Jackobs is an Eagle Scout, Ironman, RAG- Choral Conducting. Mr. Gilson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in BRAI finisher, LeTourdeFranceophile and a bike mechanic. music, studying conducting and vocal performance, from Allegheny College, a Bachelor of Music degree in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and a EMILY LANDA LEVIN, mezzo-sopranoist, is a native of LaGrange, Master of Music degree in choral conducting from CIM. He has served as Georgia. While she still maintains her southern charm, the accent is most- faculty, guest artist and lecturer at Cleveland School of Ballet, Cleveland ly gone and only creeps in when she's had a few too many. She recently School of the Arts, Camp KLAVIER and various preschool centers in returned to LaGrange to appear as soloist with their Symphony Orchestra Cleveland. As music director of the United Methodist Church of Chagrin where she sang Copland's Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson. During the Falls, Mr. Gilson enjoys driving to the hinterlands twice a week, but feels fall of 2007, she was the alto soloist in Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass with remorse each time he leaves his wife to take care of their twin daughters Choral Arts Cleveland. Ms. Levin also performed the role of Cherubino by herself. Pye Thu Tha is grateful to Maestro Charnofsky for overlook- in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with Opera Western Reserve in 2006 and ing the quality of his last two P.D.Q. Bach appearances and giving him appeared as the alto soloist in Mozart's Coronation Mass in C Major with another chance. the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. She later performed the same Mass under the direction of renowned choral maestro Robert Porco. DAVID EVAN HUGHES, mezzo-baritone (Village Idiot), had a life-long When not serving up pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks®, she finds time dream to be a boy soprano, but the dream came to him after his voice to serve as mezzo-soprano soloist at Epworth-Euclid United Methodist changed. Beginning at age five, he sang in Church choirs, and eventual- Church. Additional opera roles have included Dorabella in Mozart's Cosi ly studied opera at the Appalachian Mennonite Reformed Baptist Church fan Tutte, Hermia in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Amore and in Lost Vegas, Arkansas. He was too poor to go inside, so he watched Damigella in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, and Madame through the stained glass windows. He removed the stains with his shirt- Larina in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Ms. Levin completed her grad- sleeve and was rewarded with a sound thrashing, which restored his del- uate studies at the Manhattan School of Music in 2004, after receiving her icate soprano voice. Since then, Mr. Hughes has performed with the bachelor's degree from Bahston University in 2002. Upcoming perform- University Circle Chorale and Chamber Choir, including solo and ensem- ances include a solo engagement with the Bach Society of Dayton in ble, with Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church since 1998, and is the 2009, so make your plans now! Baritone Section Leader for The Suburban Temple Congregational Choir. He has worked closely with many famous personalities, all of them his RAY LIDDLE, baritone (Innkeeper and Monk), has been tormented by his own, and on the side he's also a composer and arranger. Mr. Hughes car- talent for music all his life. At an early age, he used this talent to torment ries a vocal range from a low sea flat to a high be natural. his sister by playing her diligently practiced piano lesson back to her by ear, sometimes in a transposed key or "jazzed up." Attempting to transfer Violaist MARK JACKOBS, not to be confused with the famous fashion the torment to a stringed instrument, he longed for a violin but got stuck designer Mark Jacobs, is 4th chair, 2nd row, 16th year violaist in The with a cello, as he was in the back of the line at school and all the violins Cleveland Orchestra. Mr. Jackobs joined the Orchestra in 1993 and holds were taken. He then sought out the brass family of instruments and mas- the Jean Wall Bennett Chair (sometimes he lets go if Franz isn't looking.) tered them on his own, save for the French horn, which he deemed "an Previously, he served for 3 years as 4th chair, 2nd row in the Pittsburgh unholy, 'schmutzig' little collection of scrap metal and too many tubes, Symphony, under Lorin Maazel. Mr. Jackobs was committed to an institu-