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Once again, gifted
international artists offer their talents in a variety of
concerts - journey around the world without leaving
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Laura
Klugherz,
viola, festival founder and director: “Dramatic . . . emotional . . . evocative, with a rich, beautifully modulated tone . . . consistently striking” - the New York Times . . . specialty in the artists and music of Spain and Latin America . . . USIA cultural specialist in South America and Mexico . . . Aspen, Banff, Olympic Music Festivals . . . frequent performer on NPR, Bavarian State Radio, South Africa, Canada, and the United States . . . former concertmaster,
featured soloist: Munich Chamber Orchestra, North German Radio Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra . . . Fulbright scholar, Germany . . . Duo with Jill Timmons (artist in residence, Linfield College; Chenango! founding artist); recordings on Centaur and Capstone, duo concerts throughout the United States, Europe. . . Certified yoga instructor . . . professor of music/Latin American studies, Colgate University.
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Steven Heyman, piano: Solo, chamber, and concerto appearances throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe; concerts in
Oslo, Prague, Salzburg, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall . . . top prizes in national and international competitions . . . returning Chenango artist . . . active
in new music; numerous premieres, recordings on Opus One and Leonarda . . . teacher of piano, Syracuse University
School of Music, Colgate University, Hamilton College . . . Chenango! artist, 1999, 2000, 2002-2005. |
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Amy Giller Heyman, piano:
Solo recitals, chamber music concerts, and concerto appearances around central New York, with Syracuse Symphony, Society for New Music, Civic Morning Musicals,
Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, and Camerata . . . performs frequently with husband Steven Heyman . . . Skaneateles, Deer Valley, Vermont Music and Arts, and Early
Baroque Music Festivals . . . studied with Hans Graf, Edith Oppens, and Gyorgy Sebok . . . affiliate artist, Syracuse University; maintains private teaching studio… Chenango!
artist, 2000, 2005. |
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Chérie L. Hughes, soprano:
soprano: 1994 Colgate alumna…Art song specialist, noted for rich vocal color and dramatic sparkle . . . numerous solo recitals and opera soloist performances, including
appearances with Opera Pacifica, Rainier Lyric Opera, Kitsap Opera, Opera Theater Corvallis, among others . . . invited to perform complete Polish songs of Chopin by NW Chopin
Foundation . . . former member, Colgate Chamber Players . . . winner of competitions including Lang Opera Auditions, Collegiate Voice winner of the MTNA-Wurlitzer New York
State Competition, Aspen Opera Theater Center scholarship . . . DMA in voice, University of Oregon . . . studied with Dale Moore, coaches with Beth Kirchhoff, Dean Williamson,
David McDade, Craig Ketter, Howard Watkins . . . Chenango! artist, 2005.
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Roberto
Limón, guitar: Latin Grammy nominee, recipient of Best Album of
2001, Union de Cronistas de Musica y Teatro (Mexico City) . . .
performances in Spain, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Korea, Czech Republic,
Russia, Lithuania, Latin America, and U.S. . . . orchestral soloist with
Mexican orchestras, San Antonio & San Diego Symphony Orchestras,
Leningrad State Chamber Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, and others . . .
premiered works for 11 composers . . . former member, Angel Romero
Quartet . . . director, Centro Hispanoamericano de Guitarra; executive
director, Orquesta de Baja California (Mexico).
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Dennis Parker, cello:
Soloist, recitalist, collaborator, and guest professor at universities and festivals . . .
performances and master classes in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, Spain, and Turkey . . .
former member, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, principal cellist, Baton Rouge Symphony
Orchestra and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra in Brazil . . . researched, performed,
and recorded works of composers who perished in the Holocaust . . . professor of cello
and string chamber music, Louisiana State University School of Music.
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Linda
Rosenthal, violin: founder, artistic director, Juneau Jazz and
Classics Music Festival . . . music director, String Chamber Music
Symposium . . . international recital tour of Asia and Great Britain . .
. soloist with National Symphony Orchestra under Mstislav Rostropovich .
. . festivals and concert series throughout North America, including
Chenango . . . recordings of American music, Bay Cities and Town Hall
labels . . . commissioned and premiered more than a dozen violin works .
. . professor of music, University of Alaska Southeast.
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Elizabeth Simkin, cello:
founding member, Ariadne String Quartet, Ensemble X, and the Taliesin Trio . . .
longtime principal cellist, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra . . . recitals and chamber
music festivals nationwide . . . extensive concerts abroad as U.S. Artistic Ambassador
. . . former teaching assistant to renowned Hungarian-born cellist Janos Starker, with
whom she studied . . . other major teachers include Steven Doane, Richard Kapuscinski,
and Toby Saks . . . music performance faculty member, Ithaca College since 1994; has
also served on the faculties of the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival and Heifetz International
Music Institute.
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Nikola Takov, violin:
founding member, Kalistos Chamber Orchestra; concertmaster, Claflin Hill
Symphony Orchestra; member, Portland Symphony Orchestra and Rhode Island
Philharmonic . . . a native of Sofia, Bulgaria, he has performed extensively
throughout the U.S. and Europe in solo and chamber settings . . . winner of
several competitions . . . M.Mus., diploma in performance, Boston University.
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John Bruce Yeh, clarinet:
invited by Sir Georg Solti to join Chicago Symphony Orchestra as solo bass clarinetist . . .
currently assistant principal and solo E-flat clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra . . .
organizer, Chicago Pro Musica (1986 Grammy Award, Best New Classical Artist) . . . concerto
performances with Chicago and as a soloist in Taipei’s National Concert Hall and Great Philharmonic
Hall, Saint Petersburg, Russia . . . co-founder, innovative visual-music quartet InVenTionS . . .
wide critical acclaim for solo and chamber music recordings . . . guest artist, chamber music
series and festivals worldwide . . . Frank Sinatra Musical Performance Award, UCLA; Juilliard School of Music;
studies in Aspen, Marlboro, Tanglewood . . . faculty member, Roosevelt University’s Chicago
College for the Performing Arts and Midwest Young Artists in Fort Sheridon, Illinois
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