Musicians

A Far Cry

According to the New York Times, the self-conducted string orchestra A Far Cry brims with personality or, better, personalities, many and varied. The group is a tightly knit collective of 17 young professional musicians. Leadership rotatesboth on stage and behind the scenes.

Learn more at www.afarcry.org.

Performing:
Wednesday, August 28
Thursday, August 29
Friday, August 30
Saturday, August 31

Anonymous 4

(Susan Hellauer, Ruth Cunningham, Jacqueline Horner- Kwiatek, and Marsha Genensky)

Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition to create their magical sound.

Learn more at www.anonymous4.com.

Performing:
Saturday, August 10

The Donal Fox "Inventions" Trio

(Donal Fox, piano, composer, arranger; John Lockwood, double bass; Dafnis Preito, drums and percussion)

Donal Fox is internationally acclaimed as composer, pianist, and improviser in both jazz and classical music. His numerous awards include a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition and a fellowship from the Bogliasco Foundation. He served as the first African-American composer-in-residence with the St. Louis Symphony. Donal premiered his Monk and Bach Project at Jazz at Lincoln Center, his Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project at Tanglewood; and his piano concerto Peace Out at Carnegie Hall.

Performing:
Saturday, August 17

Ying Quartet

(Ayano Ninomiya and Janet Ying, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello)

The Grammy Award winning Ying Quartet has performed worldwide in celebrated music venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. The quartet is also known for its enterprising view of concert performance, which has led to visits to the White House as well as correctional facilities, and to business schools as well as hospitals.

Learn more at www.ying4.com.

Performing:
Thursday, August 8
Friday, August 9

Rebecca Albers, viola

Violist Rebecca Albers has performed throughout North America, Asia, and Western Europe. She enjoys a varied career as an orchestral and chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. As a winner of the Juilliard Schools viola competition, she made her New York solo debut with the Juilliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall, where she performed the New York premiere of Samuel Adlers Viola Concerto. An avid chamber musician, Rebecca tours extensively with the Albers Trio, a string trio formed with her two sisters, and with Musicians from Marlboro, the touring extension of the Marlboro Music Festival. She is the newly appointed Assistant Principal violist of the Minnesota Orchestra.

Performing:
Wednesday, August 21
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23

Jennifer Aylmer, soprano

American soprano Jennifer Aylmer has developed a sterling reputation for her beautiful voice, compelling stage portrayals, and impeccable musicianship. Highlights of her varied career include her Metropolitan Opera debut as Bella in the world premiere of Tobias Pickers An American Tragedy, her performance as Papagena in Julie Taymors production of The Magic Flute for the Metropolitan Opera, and her creation of the role of Amy in the premiere of Mark Adamos Little Women for the Houston Grand Opera.

Learn more at www.jenniferaylmer.com.

Performing:
Thursday, August 8
Friday, August 9

Bart Feller, flute

Bart Feller is Principal Flute of the New Jersey Symphony, the New York City Opera, and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestras. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bargemusic, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Among the summer festivals he has participated in are the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Vineyards, Marlboro Music Festival, OK Mozart International Festival, and the Grand Teton Music Festival.
Bart is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Learn more at www.bartfeller.net.

Performing:
Wednesday, August 21
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24

Donal Fox, piano

Donal Fox is internationally acclaimed as composer, pianist, and improviser in both jazz and classical music. His numerous awards include a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition and a fellowship from the Bogliasco Foundation. He served as the first African-American composer-in-residence with the St. Louis Symphony. Donal premiered his Monk and Bach Project at Jazz at Lincoln Center, his Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project at Tanglewood; and his piano concerto Peace Out at Carnegie Hall.

Performing:
Thursday, August 15

Elinor Freer, piano

Elinor Freer has performed as soloist and chamber musician across the United States, Europe, Mexico, and China, including appearances in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bonn, Prague, Moscow, Beijing, and many other cities. Ms. Freer has been featured as soloist with numerous orchestras and at festivals including Summer Music in Harrisburg, PA,the Festival de Musica de Camera in Mexico, the Bowdoin Music Festival, the Lake Winnipesaukee Music Festival, and Music in the Vineyards in Napa Valley. A laureate
and prizewinner in such competitions as the Joanna Hodges International Competition and the American Pianists Association, she has held piano fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center and the Ravinia Festivals Steans Institute. Committed to bringing classical music to new audiences, she has been awarded multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for various school residencies and outreach performances. Ms. Freer serves on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music and has recorded for Cedille Records.

Performing:
Friday, August 9
Wednesday, August 14
Thursday, August 22

Hilary Hahn, violin

Two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn has gained international recognition for her probing interpretations, compelling stage presence, and commitment to new music and the commissioning process. Her extensive tours and dynamic recordings have made her one of the most sought-after artists of this era. Hilary appears regularly with the worlds elite orchestras and on prestigious recital series in Europe, Asia, and North and South America. In the 16 years since she began recording, Hilary has released 14 feature albums on the Deutsche Grammophon and Sony labels, in addition to three DVDs, an Oscar-nominated movie soundtrack, an award-winning recording for children, and various compilations. In 2012, she released an album of Tchaikovsky and Higdon concertos. The Higdon piece, which Hilary commissioned, won the Pulitzer Prize. Her ongoing commissioning project, In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores, involves 27 of todays top composers writing new short works for violin and piano. Hilary is recording the pieces for release in the 2013-14 season. Her most recent album, Silfra, is a collaboration with prepared-pianist Hauschka. The recording was entirely improvised by the two performers.

Learn more at www.hilaryhahn.com.

Performing:
Friday, August 16
Saturday, August 17

June Han, harp

Harpist June Han performs extensively in Korea, France, and New York City with Ensemble Sospeso, Sequitur Ensemble, Ensemble 21, and Manhattan Sinfonietta. She has collaborated with the Chamber Music Society Two Program, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Cygnus Ensemble, and Speculum Musicae. Her frequent performances with the New York Philharmonic have included tours in Europe and Asia. She holds a Premier Prix for harp and chamber music from Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, MM and AD degrees from the Yale School of Music, and a DMA degree from the Juilliard School.

Performing:
Wednesday, August 21
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24

Bella Hristova, violin

Violinist Bella Hristova is known both for her extensive work as a soloist with orchestras and for her performances at festivals and in recitals and chamber music concerts. She won first prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions where she was the first recipient of the Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship. She was awarded a career grant from the Salon de Virtuosi in New York, has appeared on Garrison Keillors A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio.

Learn more at www.bellahristova.com.

Performing:
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24

Kurt Muroki, double bass

Kurt Muroki began his musical studies on the violin and went on to study the double bass at the Juilliard School of Music. He has performed with the Jupiter Chamber Players, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York City Ballet, the 92nd Street Y, and Bargemusic. He is an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and has appeared at the Marlboro Music Festival and the Aspen Music Festival.

Learn more at www.muroki.com.

Performing:
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24

Randall Scarlata, baritone

Hailed for his warm and expressive sound, consummate musicianship, and winning way with an audience, baritone Randall Scarlata enjoys an unusually diverse career. He has appeared as soloist with many of the worlds finest orchestras, and at international music festivals on five continents. He has won many competitions, including the International Schubert Competition in Vienna, the Joy in Singing Competition, the Brahms Competition, The Young Concert Artists Competition, the Naumburg Competition, and the Alice Tully Debut Recital Award.

Learn more at www.randallscarlata.com.

Performing:
Thursday, August 8
Friday, August 9

Mark Scatterday, conductor

Mark Davis Scatterday is Professor of Conducting and Chair of the Conducting and Ensembles Department at the Eastman School of Music. He leads the famous Eastman Wind Ensemble, with which he has toured Asia and played in Carnegie Hall. His recording of Barcelonazo with the Eastman Musica Nova was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

Performing:
Saturday, August 24

Cory Smythe, piano

Pianist Cory Smythe is an improviser, chamber musician, and performer of contemporary classical music. As a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, he has contributed to numerous premieres, worked with an array of composers. The San Francisco Chronicle calls him & a keyboard wizard who is the most dazzling pianist Ive heard relegated to the accompanist role in years.

Learn more at www.corysmythe.com.

Performing:
Friday, August 16

Laura Ward, piano

As a distinguished collaborative pianist, Laura Ward is known both for her technical ability and for her vast knowledge of repertoire and styles. Concert engagements have taken her to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Spoleto Festival (Italy), and in France to the Saint Denis and Colmar International Music Festivals.

Performing:
Thursday, August 8
Friday, August 9

David Ying, cello

In addition to his more familiar role as cellist of the Ying Quartet, David Ying also performs solo concerts and serves as Co-Artistic Director of the Skaneateles Festival. He has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the Oakland East-Bay Symphony, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the String Orchestra of the Rockies, and the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. His awards as a solo cellist include prizes in the Naumburg International Cello Competition and in the Washington International Competition. A
dedicated and active teacher, he has taught at Interlochen, the Brevard Music Center, Harvard University, and Northwestern University and is presently on the chamber music and cello faculty of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.

Performing:
Wednesday, August 14
Thursday, August 22
Friday, August 23
Saturday, August 24