The Haydn Quartet, as so many of the quartets by this great master, has the great fascination of the original appearance and development of the four voice dialogue between Soprano (1st violin), Alto (2nd violin), Tenor (viola), and Bass (cello). The mastery, using instruments rather than voices, of this four way conversation is something which Haydn originated, developed, and mastered during his whole lifetime as a composer.

Donald Martino, one of the great American composers of our time, died only a few years ago. His music is at once highly introspective, fiercely brilliant, and passionately lyrical. There is very much to listen to and be moved by in his music.

Beethoven’s 16 great quartets contain some of the most profound musical utterances ever created by a composer. The late quartets, opus 130 among them, are easily the most profound and deeply introspective of all of his quartets. In Opus 130, one has a most unusual first movement, which has in it deeply felt and memorable slow music, which alternates back and forth with extensive fiery, passionate outbursts of the most brilliant writing possible for string instruments. Then, very unusual for a Classical work, there follow three consecutive Scherzo movements in very different styles; one of them a very short, fierce Presto, one a slow Scherzo (Andante, poco Scherzoso), and one in the form of a German dance. There is then perhaps one of the most revered of all of Beethoven’s slow movements, the breathtaking Cavatina, an intimately prayerful song. And, as the original Finale, comes the Grosse Fuga, a magnificent elaborate Fugue, which in the words of the great American composer, Ralph Shapey, “will remain contemporary forever.” The intricacy of this fugue is matched by the intensity and variety of its treatment and constant alteration of basically two subjects, each of which appear and re-appear in various rhythms, at different speeds, and with the widest possible expressive range. The Grosse Fuga was so far ahead of its time in its complexity and intensity of expression, that it was little understood and seldom played both during and even much after Beethoven’s lifetime. For those of us fortunate enough to play this Fuga, it is each time “the experience of a lifetime.” As a matter of fact, the entire Opus 130 easily falls into that category, both for musicians and listeners.

It is with great delight that the Juilliard String Quartet shares this widely varied program with the Cooperstown chamber music audience.

We asked JSQ violist Samuel Rhodes and cellist Joel Krosnick to talk about baseball.

Samuel Rhodes:
I have been a New York Yankees fan since I was nine years old. I grew up in the midst of the five straight World Series victories of the great Yankee teams of the 50′s. These were the days of DiMaggio, Berra, Rizzuto, Reynolds, Raschi, Lopat and Ford. I remember the “shot heard around the world” (Bobby Thomson’s home run in 1951) and the World Series of the Yankees with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. I went to game at all three stadiums including the last doubleheader ever at Ebbets Field. I expected the Yankees to win every year and when they did not in ’55, it was a devastating moment for me.

Joel Krosnick:
I was a NY Yankees fan from the time I was 7 years old. Occasionally, I have been induced to become a NY Mets fan, when they have had a particularly brilliant team. But, my Yankee fandom has stayed with me since childhood.

Have you visited the Baseball Hall of Fame before? If so, do you have any memories to share?

Samuel Rhodes:
I have visited the Hall of Fame at least three times. I remember looking at the plaques of all the players, past and present, who are honored there. I also was interested to see photos and exhibitions of old uniforms.

Have you ever found yourself playing a concert when your mind was also on a big game, like the World Series?

Samuel Rhodes:
I remember that we prolonged the intermission of an afternoon concert so we could hear the radio broadcast of the end of a World Series game between the Orioles and Pirates in 1971!

Joel Krosnick:
During occasional concerts, I have been aware that there was an important playoff or world series game going on, but only at intermission of the concert. During the concert, the intricacy and profundity of the music we play absorbs one’s most intense attention.
[NB: Mr. Krosnick joined the Quartet after 1971.]

Many musicians coming to the Festival share a love of baseball. Can you comment on the connection between musicians and baseball?

Samuel Rhodes:
Some of us who are into baseball very often imagine ourselves in situations very similar to familiar ones in the game. For example, an afternoon concert immediately after a concert on the evening before (often with travel in between) is “a day game after a night game”. A fast interplay between different instruments is like infield play.

The whole situation of traveling and being ready to play right away in a different time zone is, for us, very similar to baseball teams routinely doing the same thing. The type of warm up, scale and etude practice is very much like the calisthenics and warm ups and sprint runs a player has to do before a game to keep himself in shape to play well.

The top prizewinner at the Paris and Barcelona International Competitions, and at the National Flute Association Competition, Ms. Chesis received her Premier Prix from the Conservatoire National Superier de Musique and subsequently was appointed principal flute of the Orchestre de Capitole de Toulouse. Ms. Chesis has been the recipient of many awards including a Solo Recitalist’s Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.  She has been the subject of numerous television and radio broadcasts, and her performances can be regularly heard on American Public Radio’s Performance Today.

Ms. Chesis has been a guest artist at the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Bravo! Colorado, Tanglewood Music Festival, An Appalachian Summer Festival, and Music from Angel Fire, among others.

Ms. Chesis is professor of flute and chair of the Woodwind Department at Manhattan School of Music. She has offered master classes at universities, conservatories and for flute associations around the globe. Her recordings can be heard on the EMI, Nonesuch and Music Masters labels.

Ms. Chesis performs on Opening Night July 7, with the Amphion String Quartet and clarinetist Minzhe Wang on August 7, and with the Walden Chamber Players on August 14. She will also perform in Pro Am performances July 9-11, and in the Flute Fest August 1.

“I love the idea of doing things that encourage cultural events,” says Glaser of his work for the Festival. “It’s continuing a thematic idea I’ve been working on 20 or 30 years.”

When asked what he’d like people to think when they see his posters, he replied succinctly, “I’d like them to buy tickets.”

Mr. Glaser, an internationally celebrated graphic designer, has created  iconic logos for corporations and cultural institutions, including the I♥NY logo. His works are represented in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian, and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. In 2010, Mr. Glaser received the National Medal of Arts.

Festival posters are available for purchase  by calling 518.284.2402. 

Posters are sold at all Festival concerts.

The Albany Times-Union ran a feature on Milton Glaser’s work for the Festival in 2006: “Moooving pictures: Milton Glaser’s posters strike a high note for Cooperstown classical fest”

Learn more about Milton Glaser and his studio

Wednesday, August 21, 7:30 pm at The Farmers’ Museum

  
The vibrant and talented East Coast Chamber Orchestra returns to the Festival.

Mozart Divertimento in B flat major, K. 137
David Ludwig Virtuosity (2013 commission for ECCO)
Judd Greenstein Four on the Floor
Ravel String Quartet in F major
Satie Gymnopedie/Gnossiene
Gesualdo Motet/Madrigal

In 2001, a group of musicians – colleagues and friends from leading conservatories and music festivals across the country collectively – envisioned the creation of a democratically-run, self-conducted chamber orchestra that would thrive on the pure joy and camaraderie of classical music making. This organic approach and high level of passion and commitment resulted in ECCO, a dynamic collective that combines the strength and power of a great orchestral ensemble with the personal involvement and sensitivity of superb chamber music.

ECCO is comprised some of today’s most vibrant and gifted young string players — soloists, chamber musicians, principals of major American orchestras, and GRAMMY award winners. ECCO members play with the symphony orchestras of Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston among others. Members also play with the Enso, Jasper, Johannes, Jupiter, Parker, and Ying Quartets, as well as the Horszowski Trio, Trio Cavatina, Sejong Soloists, Time for Three, Konomichi and Chamber Music Society II. For a few concentrated periods of time each year, the members of ECCO meet for rehearsal and musical exploration. Cooking, eating, enjoying close friendships and now sharing tips for raising the next generation of ECCO are important aspects of ECCO gatherings. Along with musical exploration, there is always an intense discussion to be had about the joys and challenges of maintaining a truly communal creative organization.

In 2012 ECCO celebrated its first decade of friendship and discovery with the release of its first commercial recording.  It includes Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48, Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a and the exuberant and surprising “La Follia” Variations for String Orchestra, arranged by ECCO’s own Michi Wiancko after Francesco Geminiani’s Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor.

ECCO’s 2012-13 season includes debuts at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Princeton’s University Concerts, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis’s Laureate Series, Molloy College and Rockport Music along with return visits to Skaneateles Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts, and Union College Concerts. For more information, visit the website, eastcoastchamberorchestra.com

Wednesday, August 14, 7:30 pm The Farmers’ Museum

For centuries, Vienna’s composers have pushed the boundaries of style and aesthetic forward, but always with an ear towards the traditions of the great masters. We see evidence of this between Bach and Mozart, and Mozart and Beethoven. That tradition continues with Schedl and David, who were raised in Vienna and heavily influenced by its rich cultural history and venerable musical institutions and traditions.

Walden Chamber Players: Ashima Scripp, Artistic Director and cello; Christof Huebner, viola; and Curtis Macomber, violin; with Linda Chesis, flute

Bach/Mozart Preludes and Fugues, K. 404a
Schedl String Trio
Mozart Flute Quartet No. 3 in C major, K. 285b
David Duo for Flute and Viola
Beethoven String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2

Founded in 1997, the Boston-based WALDEN CHAMBER PLAYERS has garnered a reputation for being one of the most exciting and versatile chamber groups performing today. Critics have hailed its performances of everything from Bach to Schoenberg, and Chamber Music America Magazine raves: “A season spent with the Walden Chamber Players is a time for discovery.” The success of its erformances, recordings and educational curricula has earned it a place as one of the most sought-after chamber ensembles in the United States.

Walden Chamber Players is comprised of twelve dynamic artists in various combinations of string, piano, and wind ensembles. The wide variety of instrumental groupings possible with this ensemble allows for great versatility and eclectic programming, a hallmark of the Walden Chamber Players. Members of the ensemble are versatile chamber artists and soloists who often perform at leading festivals throughout the United States and abroad. They are also sought-after teachers and lecturers and serve on the faculty of some of the country’s premier musical teaching institutions, such as the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, Boston University, Longy School of Music and the Boston Conservatory.

Walden presents a new concept of a classical concert both in content and presentation. Drawing from a rich palette of sources and styles, it mixes and matches the works of both classical and contemporary composers with an eye to new understandings and discoveries. Concerts often feature the use of multi-media and dialogue, giving the audience a broader appreciation of a certain time period and enabling the listener to make a connection between the artist, the creative process and society at-large–often mutually influencing forces–thereby creating a richer context.

The Walden Chamber Players is recognized for its strong advocacy of new music by composers such as Augusta Read Thomas, Alvin Singleton, Pierre Jalbert, Stephen Paulus, Gerhard Schedl, and Kaja Saariaho, among others. The ensemble has an ongoing commitment to commissioning, performing and recording new music. Walden Chamber Players also believes strongly in presenting unique educational curricula in a format that highlights the belief that music is the human experience translated into sound. The popularity of its educational programs has led to the development of several long-term residencies and partnerships at schools and universities across the country. www.waldenchamberplayers.org

Flutist LINDA CHESIS is founder and artistic director of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. She is a member of the flute faculty and chair of the Woodwind Department at the Manhattan School of Music. She has been hailed by critics on three continents as one of the most exciting and dynamic flutists of her generation. The top prize winner at the Paris and Barcelona International competitions, and at the National Flute Association Competition, Ms. Chesis has performed with orchestras and in solo recitals throughout the US, France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and Korea. Her recordings can be heard on the EMI, Nonesuch and Music Masters labels. More about Linda Chesis…

Jazz Vocalist Hilary Kole returns to the Festival to sing a selection of classic standards and contemporary songs about love, loss, and the journey to find one’s true heart. The concert will feature her new single, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” as well as songs from composers as diverse as Cole Porter, Elvis Costello, Irving Berlin, and Paul Simon.

Performing with Ms. Kole are John Hart, guitar; Adam Birnbaum, piano; Paul Gill, bass; and Aaron Kimmel, drums. Flutist Linda Chesis will join the band to perform “Sentimentale” from Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio.

Hilary Kole’s current release “You Are There,” (Justin Time/JVC Japan) is a compilation of piano and vocal duets with some of the greatest artists in the history of jazz piano including Dave Brubeck, the late Hank Jones and many more. It is a follow-up to her debut recording produced by John Pizzarelli, “Haunted Heart” (Justin Time) which was released to critical acclaim in April of 2009, winning the Gold Disc Award in Japan, and receiving 4 stars in Downbeat Magazine. Both recordings are testaments to Hilary’s musicianship and versatility as an artist in a career that started in a slightly different vein:

After studying composition at Manhattan School of Music, Hilary began performing as a vocalist at the legendary Rainbow Room as the youngest singer ever to grace the stage. From there, she debuted at the Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel as the co-writer and star of the critically acclaimed, Off-Broadway reviews, “Our Sinatra,” and “Singing Astaire.” She made her concert hall debut at Lincoln Center as part of the “American Songbook Series” with Jonathan Schwartz. In June 2007, she appeared at Carnegie Hall in a Tribute to Oscar Peterson, a performance reprised in January 2008 at the Canadian Memorial to Dr. Peterson at Roy Thompson Hall alongside Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and Nancy Wilson.

Additional major concert appearances include headlining in New York City at Town Hall, Birdland, The Blue Note, Iridium, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Jazz Standard, and Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops and with Michael Feinstein. Throughout the world Hilary has headlined at the Umbria Jazz Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, the Nairn Jazz Festival in Scotland, and the Cotton Club and Blue Note in Japan. She also travels the country performing an orchestral show with pops orchestras.

In addition to Messrs Brubeck and Jones, Hilary has recorded and/or performed with Oscar Peterson, Michel Legrand, John Pizzarelli, David Frishberg, Monty Alexander, Benny Green, Freddy Cole, Alan Broadbent, Cedar Walton and Mike Renzi among others. www.hilarykole.com

Wednesday, August 7, 7:30 pm at The Farmers’ Museum

Amphion String Quartet, Linda Chesis, flute, and Mingzhe Wang, clarinet

Haydn String Quartet Op.33, No. 4
Ries Quintet, Op. 107 for flute and strings
Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115

This program features works by composers from three different generations who all lived and worked in Vienna, a cultural hub full of brilliant writers, musicians and artists. Vienna was a leading exporter of refined sugar, silk textiles and porcelain, which conveys a sense of the delicacy and beauty that surrounded composers such as Haydn, Ries and Brahms.

Hailed for its “precision, assertiveness and vigor” (The New York Times), the Amphion String Quartet is a winner of the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. The Quartet was recently chosen for two prestigious programs—the Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-In-Residence at the Caramoor Festival for the 2012-13 season and the CMS Two Program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with the ensemble’s three-year membership beginning in 2013-14.

Featured 2012-2013 performances are the ASQ’s Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall on the CAG series (with special guest artist David Shifrin), the Phillips Collection in Washington DC, Caramoor Center for the Arts, TCAN Center for the Arts (MA), The National Arts Club, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a tour of Northern California and numerous engagements throughout the Tri-State New York area. The ASQ recently collaborated with Ani Kavafian and Carter Brey for performances at the Mostly Music Festival in New Jersey. Internationally, the quartet recently performed in South Korea at the Music Isle Festival in Jeju and at the Seoul Arts Center. In October they performed two Beethoven quartets live on WQXR as part of the Beethoven String Quartet Marathon. In addition to the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, this summer they will be performing at the Music Mountain Festival (CT), the Chautauqua Institution (NY), Princeton University (NJ) and at Kneisel Hall (ME).

In summer 2012, the ASQ made a return visit to the OK Mozart Festival and to Chamber Music Northwest, where the ensemble performed alongside the Tokyo String Quartet, Edgar Meyer, Michala Petri and William Purvis. The Quartet concluded its summer season with debut performances at La Jolla’s SummerFest, collaborating with such artists as violist James Dunham and harpist Deborah Hoffman. Previous summer festival highlights include: Chamber Music Northwest, where the ASQ was the Protégé Quartet-in-Residence and collaborated with artistic director/clarinetist David Shifrin; the OK Mozart Festival; Music@Menlo, as part of the International Program; and the Beethoven Institute at Mannes (NYC), working closely with members of the Brentano Quartet.

Violinists Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violist Wei-Yang Andy Lin, and cellist Mihai Marica, first joined together for a performance at Sprague Hall at the Yale School of Music in February 2009. The overwhelmingly positive audience reception at this concert was the inspiration behind their mutual desire to pursue a career as the Amphion String Quartet. Recent honors include the 2012 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant in New York; First Prize at the Hugo Kauder String Quartet Competition in New Haven, CT; and First Prize in the Piano and Strings category as well as the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Plowman Chamber Music Competition held in Columbia, MO. More information can be found at www.amphionquartet.com

Flutist LINDA CHESIS is founder and artistic director of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. She is a member of the flute faculty and chair of the Woodwind Department at the Manhattan School of Music. She has been hailed by critics on three continents as one of the most exciting and dynamic flutists of her generation. The top prize winner at the Paris and Barcelona International competitions, and at the National Flute Association Competition, Ms. Chesis has performed with orchestras and in solo recitals throughout the US, France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan and Korea. Her recordings can be heard on the EMI, Nonesuch and Music Masters labels. More about Linda Chesis…

Clarinetist MINGZHE WANG, a native of Wuhan, China, was admitted at age 11 to the Wuhan Conservatory and subsequently the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 1997, Mr. Wang came to the US to study at the Harid Conservatory of Music at Lynn University. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University. A prizewinner in the National Society of Arts and Letters Woodwind Competition (1999), the Orchestral Instrument Competition (2001), and a recipient of the Tennessee Arts Commission’s 2013 Individual Artist Fellowship award, Mr. Wang is committed to promoting both the music of our time and the classics. He performed the Chinese premiere of Elliott Carter’s Hiyoku and has worked closely with composers such as Ezra Laderman, Aaron Jay Kernis, Lee Hoiby, Paul Schoenfield and Chen Yi. In addition, he has performed on period clarinets with the American Classical Orchestra and the Clarion Music Society Orchestra. Apart from being an active performer and educator on the clarinet, Mr. Wang is a seasoned singer. He was the vocal soloist in Chen Yi’s Percussion Concerto accompanied by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in choruses throughout the United States and internationally. Mr. Wang is an assistant professor of clarinet at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He is the clarinetist of the Grammy nominated Gateway Chamber Orchestra. www.mingzhewang.com

Come experience the beauty of the flute as the New York Summer Music Festival International Flute Institute performs classical favorites and a few surprises. This free community concert features leading young flutists (11-19).

The concert is the culmination of two weeks of intensive study and rehearsals. The concert also will feature a performance by the winner of the International Flute Institute Concerto Competition.

“The Flute Fest has become a Festival tradition,” says the Festival’s Linda Chesis. “It’s a great opportunity to experience the dedication and talent of these young flutists.”

The concert is free and open to all. Children are very welcome to attend. The concert will last about 1 hour.

No ticket or reservation required, just come and enjoy!

Learn more about the New York Summer Music Festival.

5.15.13 Cooperstown Festival Features Classical and Jazz July 7-August 21;
Tickets now on sale

[Cooperstown, NY] The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, under the artistic direction of flutist Linda Chesis, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary season with a diverse offering of musical experiences. From rebellious Baroque innovators to a critically-acclaimed jazz songstress, this year’s Festival promises to excite and inspire. The Festival presents five classical concerts, an evening of jazz with Hilary Kole, and four free community concerts that pair accomplished amateur musicians with professional artists.

The Festival opens July 7 with the concert Birds of Paradise: Music for Winds and Piano. In addition to works by Debussy, Mozart, and Poulenc, the evening features the premiere of a new multi-media work that pairs a live performance of Robert Sirota’s 2008 composition Birds of Paradise with videos and bird calls from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Birds-of-Paradise Project. At a pre-concert talk at 7 pm, Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientist Ed Scholes, composer Robert Sirota and Festival artistic director Linda Chesis will discuss their collaboration. Scholes, an evolutionary biologist, spent 8 years and 18 expeditions scientifically documenting all 39 species of the birds-of-paradise family with National Geographic photographer Tim Laman.
Joining Chesis in performing on Opening Night are: James Roe, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Zohar Schondorf, French Horn; and Pedja Muzijevic, piano.
On August 4 in a 3 pm afternoon concert, the Baroque ensemble REBEL performs works by Corelli, J.S. Bach, Gallo, Gabrieli, Boyce and Telemann.

Vienna is the focus of two Festival concerts on August 7 with the Amphion String Quartet, flutist Linda Chesis and clarinetist Mingzhe Wang, and on August 14 with the Walden Chamber Players. “I was curious to explore how the Viennese culture inspired three centuries of composers,” explains Chesis. She notes that Viennese treats will be served at intermission at both concerts.
 
Vocalist Hilary Kole returns to the Festival August 11 to headline the Festival’s jazz performance and will offer songs from Cole Porter and Irving Berlin to Elvis Costello and Paul Simon.
The Festival finale is a return performance of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra. This 15-member strong group will perform Mozart, Ravel, a 2013 commission by Judd Greenberg, and more.
 
Free performances at the Festival include Pro Am performances July 9-11 and the Flute Fest on August 1, with the NY Summer Music Festival International Flute Institute.
 
Tickets and Information
Tickets are now available online, CooperstownMusicFest.org and by phone through Brown Paper Tickets, 800.838.3006. Tickets also will be sold at the door, as available. Tickets are $25 for adults; $15 for students 6-18. Pro Am performances July 9-11 and the Flute Fest on August 1 are free and open to all and do not require a ticket or reservation.
Festival concerts are held in and around Cooperstown, NY.

• The Otesaga Resort Hotel 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown
  The Otesaga is the Festival’s home for concerts on July 7 and August 1, 4, and 11. The grand, Federal-style building occupies 700 feet of lakefront on the southern shore of Lake Otsego, the lake that inspired James Fenimore Cooper. Concerts are held in the Ballroom. Free parking available in the hotel’s lot.
• The Farmers’ Museum 5775 State Route 80, Cooperstown
  Festival concerts on August 7, 14 and 21 will be held in the museum’s Louis C. Jones Center. This Colonial Revival stone barn, known for its excellent acoustics, provides an informal yet intimate concert setting. One of the oldest rural life museums in the country, The Farmers’ Museum provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life. Free parking and picnic sites available.
• Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston, free Pro Am performance July 9
• Grace Church, 32 Montgomery Street, Cherry Valley, free Pro Am performance July 10
• Christ Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown, free Pro Am performance July 11

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival
15th Anniversary Season, July 7- August 21, 2013

Sunday, July 7, 7:30 pm Opening Night!
Birds of Paradise: Music for Winds and Piano
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at the Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Pre-concert talk at 7 pm with Cornell Lab of Ornithology scientist Ed Scholes, composer Robert Sirota and Festival artistic director Linda Chesis.
Francaix Quartet
Britten “Pan” from Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
Debussy Syrinx
Mozart Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Winds, K. 452
Robert Sirota Birds of Paradise (2008)
with video from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, edited by Jim Berman (2013)
Poulenc Sextet
Performers: Linda Chesis, flute; James Roe, oboe; Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet; Adrian Morejon, bassoon; Zohar Schondorf, French Horn; and Pedja Muzijevic, piano

Sunday, August 4, 3:00 pm
REBEL Baroque Ensemble
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at the Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Taking a cue from their namesake, Jean-Féry Rebel, the French Baroque composer, the members of REBEL are known for their provocative approach to the repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. Their program includes works by Corelli, J.S. Bach, Gallo, Gabrieli, Boyce and Telemann.
Performers: REBEL Baroque Ensemble (Jörg-Michael Schwarz, violin & viola/co-director; Karen Marie Marmer, violin & viola/co-director; and John Moran, cello) and guest Leon Schelhase, harpsichord.

Wednesday, August 7, 7:30 pm
Vienna 1: The Imperial City
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Farmers’ Museum
5775 State Route 80, Cooperstown, NY
Haydn String Quartet Op.33, No. 4
Ries Quintet, Op. 107 for flute and strings
Brahms Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115
The composers on this program shared an inspiration: the city of Vienna and its vibrant community of artists, musicians and writers. A tasting of Riesling wines from Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyards paired with local cheeses will be offered at intermission.
Performers: Amphion String Quartet (Violinists Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violins; Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola; and Mihai Marica, cello); Linda Chesis, flute; and Mingzhe Wang, clarinet

Sunday, August 11, 7:30 pm
Hilary Kole
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at the Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Hilary Kole’s return performance features songs of love and loss by Cole Porter, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon and Irving Berlin, and her new single “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Flutist Linda Chesis will join the band to perform “Sentimentale” from Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio.
Performers: Hilary Kole, vocalist; John Hart, guitar; Adam Birnbaum, piano; Paul Gill, bass; and Aaron Kimmel, drums with Linda Chesis, flute

Wednesday, August 14, 7:30 pm
Vienna 2: A Tradition of Innovation
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Farmers’ Museum
5775 State Route 80, Cooperstown
Bach/Mozart Preludes and Fugues, K. 404a
Schedl String Trio
Mozart Flute Quartet No. 3 in C major, K. 285b
David Duo for Flute and Viola
Beethoven String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
The Festival returns to Vienna to explore the nuanced relationship between venerated masters and innovators. The revered genius of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven comes alive alongside extraordinary but lesser known works by Schedl and David. Viennese desserts will be served at intermission.
Performers: Walden Chamber Players (Ashima Scripp, Artistic Director and cello; Christof Huebner, viola; and Curtis Macomber, violin) and Linda Chesis, flute

Wednesday, August 21 7:30 pm
East Coast Chamber Orchestra
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Farmers’ Museum
5775 State Route 80, Cooperstown
Mozart Divertimento in B flat major, K. 137
David Ludwig Virtuosity (2013 commission for ECCO)
Judd Greenstein Four on the Floor
Ravel String Quartet in F major
Satie Gymnopedie/Gnossiene
Gesualdo Motet/Madrigal
ECCO is comprised of 15 soloists, chamber musicians, members of major American orchestras, and GRAMMY award winners.

Free Performances at the Festival
Pro Am Performances
The Festival’s Pro Am features highly accomplished amateur musicians, who are coached by and then perform with professional artists.
• Tuesday, July 9 7:30 pm Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston
• Wednesday, July 10 7:30 pm Grace Church, 32 Montgomery Street, Cherry Valley
• Thursday, July 11 7:30 pm Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown
Performers: David Geber, cello; Shirley Irek, piano; Linda Chesis, flute; with Mark Ptashne, violin; Jonathan Phillips, viola; Steve Rosenthal, clarinet; Eric Wong, cello; and Bruce Harris, piano.

Flute Fest
Thursday, August 1, 7:30 pm
Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at the Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street, Cooperstown
Students and instructors from the New York Summer Music Festival International Flute Institute perform classical favorites in this free, kid-friendly performance.

Tickets and Information
Tickets are available online, CooperstownMusicFest.org and by phone through Brown Paper Tickets, 800.838.3006. Tickets also will be sold at the door, as available. Tickets are $25 for adults; $15 for students 6-18. Pro Am performances July 9-11 and the Flute Fest on August 1 are free and open to all and do not require a ticket or reservation.

2013 Festival Artists
Amphion String Quartet, August 7
Linda Chesis, flutist and artistic director, July 7, 9-11 and August 1, 7, 11, 14
East Coast Chamber Orchestra, August 21
David Geber, cello, July 9-11
Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet, July 7
Shirley Irek, piano, July 9-11
Hilary Kole, jazz vocalist, August 11
Adrian Morejon, bassoon, July 7
Pedja Muzijevic, piano, July 7
NYSMF International Flute Institute, August 1
REBEL Baroque, August 4
James Roe, oboe, July 7
Zohar Schondorf, French horn, July 7
Walden Chamber Players, August 14
Mingzhe Wang, clarinet, August 7

Pro-Am Participants
Bruce Harris, piano, July 9-11
Jonathan Phillips, viola, July 9-11
Mark Ptashne, violin, July 9-11
Steve Rosenthal, clarinet, July 9-11
Eric Wong, cello, July 9-11