Music-Making Artistry Virtuosity

180 Pages·2011·6.25 MB·English

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Playful
SERIOuS Artistry
Virtuosity
MEMORaBlE
Music-Making

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Celebrating our 72nd festival Season
Advertiser Index
Adpartner .............................................................. 120 Glazes .................................................................... 117
Allegro Pizza ........................................................... 91 Hayashi & Wayland Accounting and Consulting .... IBC
at&t ..........................................................................55 Heisinger Buck Morris .......................................... 110
Bernardus Lodge ..................................................... 21 I Cantori di Carmel ................................................. 54
Big Sur River Inn ..................................................... 69 IATSE, Local 611 ..................................................... 97
Brophy’s Tavern ...................................................... 54 InterContinental The Clement Monterey ................ 4
Carey Beebe Harpsichords ..................................... 68 Jeffrey’s Grill & Catering ...................................... 110
Carmel Art Association ........................................... 91 Kerry Lee Remarkable Jewelry .................. Back Cover
Carmel Fire Protection Associates ........................ 113 Lula’s Chocolates .................................................... 68
Carmel Insurance Agency ....................................... 10 Mercedes-Benz of Monterey–Stahl Motor Co. ..... IFC
Carmel Jewelry Studio ............................................ 97 Monterey County Weekly ...................................... 43
Carmel Mission Ranch ........................................... 54 Monterey Limousine & At Your Service Event Planning .. 117
Carmel Music Society ........................................... 111 Monterey Peninsula Airport ..................................... 2
Carmel Preferred Restaurants ............................... 111 Mumm Napa .......................................................... 42
Carmel Valley Manor .............................................113 Mundaka ................................................................. 91
Clark Realty .............................................................69 Noland Hamerly Etienne & Hoss ........................ 118
Connors Care Management ................................. 110 Pebble Beach Company ...........................................96
David Gordon ....................................................... 120 P.F. Chang’s ........................................................... 119
Doolittle & Ganos Investment Counsel, LLC ........ 20 Pine Inn / Tally Ho Inn ......................................... 120
Douglas Steakley Photography ................................ 3 Printworx .............................................................. 105
Earthbound Farms ................................................... 32 Quail Lodge .......................................................... 118
First National Bank of Central California ............... 55 Silverado Vineyards .............................................. 104
Flowerland Florist ................................................... 25 SunStar Media ......................................................... 90
Forest Hill Manor .................................................... 96 Tiffany & Co. .......................................................... 11
Forget-Me-Nots ...................................................... 69 Wells Fargo Private Banking ......................................1
Forza Motors........................................................... 97 Youth Music Monterey ........................................ 119
Girl Boy Girl ............................................................ 33
Carmel Bach Festival was founded in Please note:
1935 by Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous Bach Boutique
No photography or recording is
Please visit us at our NEW LOCATION:
permitted. Kindly disable all pagers,
Chapman Room, Sunset Center
cell phones and watch alarms.
Carmel Bach Festival (just off the Upper Terrace)
P.O. Box 575, Carmel, CA 93921 No smoking is permitted within any
[phone] Hours of operation part of each venue, including stage,
M, T, Th, F, Sat 10:00 am - 10:30 pm backstage or foyer.
Much of the photography in this program Wednesday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
was donated by James Kasson. Sunday 12:00 Noon - 5:00 pm Latecomers will not be seated while
Cover photo by Douglas Steakley. a performance is in progress.
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Contents
The Festival
Artistic Leadership Staff
Bruno Weil Music Director & Conductor
8 Who We Are
Andrew Megill Associate Conductor & Chorale Director
Elizabeth Wallfisch Concertmaster 12 The Stage Has Been Set
David Gordon Dramaturge & Master Class Director 14 Festival at a Glance
Andrew Arthur Organ & Harpsichord Soloist 16 The Art of Music Raffle
John Koza Youth Chorus Conductor & Assistant 17 Festival Auction
Conductor, Chorus
22 Venue Information
Allen Whear Recital Series Director
27 Bruno Weil
Suzanne Mudge Tower Music & Outreach Director
28 Artistic Leadership
36 Festival Staff
Management Staff 39 Festival Production Staff
Camille Kolles Executive Director 41 Festival Stage Crew
Elizabeth Pasquinelli Finance & Operations Manager 44 Festival Soloists
Virginia Wright Development Director
59 Festival Orchestra
Donna Kneeland Grantwriter
74 Festival Chorale
Heather McColgan Patron Services Manager
79 Festival Chorus
Ginna B.B. Gordon Events Coordinator
Timothy Roehl Events Assistant 84 Youth Chorus
Erin Sullivan Marketing Consultant 85 Young Musicians
86 Volunteers
Board of Directors 92 Discovery Events
David Nee President
102 Diamond Chairs
Sharon Meresman First Vice President
103 Golden Chairs
Ann Hiner Second Vice President
106 Annual Support from Individuals
Mary Castagna Third Vice President
Don Mayol CFO/Treasurer 109 Foundations, Corporate and Business Support
Luana Wilsey Secretary 116 Acknowledgments
Jeryl Abelmann 2009 Festival Program
Michael Adams, M.D.
Peter Albano
122 Tower Music
Paul Baszucki
124 Main Concerts
Susie Brusa
Gail Dryden 142 Recitals
Lyn Evans 160 Twilight Recitals
Howard Fisher 170 Candlelight Recitals
Lynette Fletcher 174 Community Concerts
Nancy J. Jones
176 VBA Master Class Showcase
Matthew Little
Carlotta H. Mellon, Ph.D.
James M. Seff
Donald A. “Duke” Slichter
William H. Stahl Stories of Interest
William H. Tyler
Cyril Yansouni 18 Carmel Impresarios: Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous
34 Keyboard Musing or Tuning on the Fly
Festival Production
114 To Express The Human Soul
Douglas Mueller Production Manager
70 Induction Speech for Incoming Freshman at Boston Conservatory of Music
Carey Beebe Harpsichord Technician
Paul Rhodes Librarian 88 The Art of the Dramaturge
Michael Becker Stage Manager 98 Why So Serious?
Melissa DeGiere Assistant Stage Manager
112 Festival Memories
Steve Retsky Master Electrician
25 Together We Make The Festival
Erin Barlowe Sound Engineer
139 The Birth of the Festival Banners
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Who We Are
Set amidst the stunning architectural and natural landscapes of Carmel, California,
the Carmel Bach Festival is a world class, 16-day celebration of music and ideas
inspired by the historical and ongoing influence of J.S. Bach in the world. For
72 years the Festival has brought the music of the Baroque and beyond to the
Monterey Peninsula for music lovers from the region, the United States and abroad.
The nationally and internationally renowned performers of the Festival orchestra
and chorale, along with our cherished local chorus, deliver exuberant performances
of rare power and intimate beauty that move the soul and inspire the spirit. A rich
summer schedule features full orchestral and choral works, individual vocal and
chamber ensemble concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and informal talks,
in addition to interactive social and family events.
By the Numbers! Each summer they look forward to
performing in a beautiful setting in
Festival Orchestra the company of excellent musicians.
Our 56-member orchestra includes
some of the world’s finest specialists Festival Soloists
in the music of the 18th century, Our twenty-one vocal and instrumen-
including concertmasters and princi- tal soloists are world-class performers
pal players of orchestras and ensem- with extensive discographies and
bles in North America and Europe. international reputations.
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