2021-2022 SEASON
All events are held at the Chapel of Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp
5195 Winema Road
Neskowin, Oregon
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October 10, 2021
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Mezzo-Soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “exuberant vitality”, “fearless technical precision”, “deep-rooted pathos” and “ir- repressible musical splendor.” She has performed more than 200 songs in 12 languages and given solo recitals. Enthusiastic about working with modern composers, she has premiered works by Elinor Armer, Kurt Erickson, Janis Mattox, and Anno Schreier.
Praised for his “glowing sound” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “dazzling pianism” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) Jeffrey LaDeur has distinguished himself as an artist of insight and integrity. Engagements at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Conservatory, Eastman Theater, Banff Centre, and other prestigious venues were fol- lowed by an invitation from the Naumburg Foundation to make his Carnegie Hall debut. LaDeur was the pianist and founding member of the acclaimed Delphi Trio, and Founder and Artistic Director of New Piano Collective.
Praised for his “glowing sound” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “dazzling pianism” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) Jeffrey LaDeur has distinguished himself as an artist of insight and integrity. Engagements at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Conservatory, Eastman Theater, Banff Centre, and other prestigious venues were fol- lowed by an invitation from the Naumburg Foundation to make his Carnegie Hall debut. LaDeur was the pianist and founding member of the acclaimed Delphi Trio, and Founder and Artistic Director of New Piano Collective.
November 14, 2021
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Now entering their second decade, the United States based Hermitage Piano Trio has solidified its place as one of the world’s leading piano trios, garnering multiple GRAMMY® Award nominations and receiving both audience and press accolades for their performances that The Washington Post singled out for “such power and sweeping passion that it left you nearly out of breath.”
The Trio is a champion of immense repertoire works from the great European tradition to more contemporary American pieces. A hallmark of the Trio is their impeccable musicianship, sumptuous sound and pol- ished skill that has been a source of many of their return performances.
Signed to a multiple-album recording deal with Reference Recordings, the Trio’s debut CD titled “Rachmaninoff” is comprised of the two trios of Sergei Rachmaninoff and his unforgettable Vocalise. Joining many other reviewers, The Strad lauded the release, praising its “outstand- ing playing in intense, heartfelt performances,” and American Record Guide observed “the Hermitage wants to burst forth with passion, to let the whole world know! I am really glad that someone can still play that way in our utterly unromantic age. “
The Trio is a champion of immense repertoire works from the great European tradition to more contemporary American pieces. A hallmark of the Trio is their impeccable musicianship, sumptuous sound and pol- ished skill that has been a source of many of their return performances.
Signed to a multiple-album recording deal with Reference Recordings, the Trio’s debut CD titled “Rachmaninoff” is comprised of the two trios of Sergei Rachmaninoff and his unforgettable Vocalise. Joining many other reviewers, The Strad lauded the release, praising its “outstand- ing playing in intense, heartfelt performances,” and American Record Guide observed “the Hermitage wants to burst forth with passion, to let the whole world know! I am really glad that someone can still play that way in our utterly unromantic age. “
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January 9, 2022
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Formed in 1994, the Pacifica Quartet quickly won chamber music’s top competitions, including the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Award. In 2002 the ensemble was honored with Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award and the appointment to Lincoln Center’s The Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two), and in 2006 was awarded a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
The Pacifica Quartet has proven itself the preeminent interpreter of string quartet cycles, harnessing the group’s singular focus and in- credible stamina to portray each composer’s evolution, often over the course of just a few days. Having given highly acclaimed performanc- es of the complete Carter cycle in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Houston; the Mendelssohn cycle in Napa, Australia, New York, and Pittsburgh; and the Beethoven cycle in New York, Denver, St. Paul, Chicago, Napa, and Tokyo (in an unprecedented presentation of five concerts in three days at Suntory Hall), the Quartet presented the monumental Shostakovich cycle in Chicago, New York, Montreal and at London’s Wigmore Hall. The Quartet has been widely praised for these cycles, with critics calling the concerts “brilliant,” “astonishing,” “gripping,” and “breathtaking.”
The Pacifica Quartet has proven itself the preeminent interpreter of string quartet cycles, harnessing the group’s singular focus and in- credible stamina to portray each composer’s evolution, often over the course of just a few days. Having given highly acclaimed performanc- es of the complete Carter cycle in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Houston; the Mendelssohn cycle in Napa, Australia, New York, and Pittsburgh; and the Beethoven cycle in New York, Denver, St. Paul, Chicago, Napa, and Tokyo (in an unprecedented presentation of five concerts in three days at Suntory Hall), the Quartet presented the monumental Shostakovich cycle in Chicago, New York, Montreal and at London’s Wigmore Hall. The Quartet has been widely praised for these cycles, with critics calling the concerts “brilliant,” “astonishing,” “gripping,” and “breathtaking.”
February 13, 2022
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Lisa Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring the Celtic harp. She specializes in traditional acoustic folk instruments and is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies that transcend category and genre.
From an early age Aryeh’s musical development led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres, particularly Celtic folk music. At the age of fifteen, Aryeh was introduced to the Celtic harp, an instrument which then became the focal point of his musical inspiration and expression. Over the interceding years Aryeh taught himself to play a variety of instruments including electric violin, viola, cello, guitar, cittern, mandolin, lap dulcimer and hammered dulcimer, bowed and plucked psaltry, penny whistle, baroque flute, recorder, percussion. Since 2006, his main focal instrument has been the unusual Swedish Nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle.
From an early age Aryeh’s musical development led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres, particularly Celtic folk music. At the age of fifteen, Aryeh was introduced to the Celtic harp, an instrument which then became the focal point of his musical inspiration and expression. Over the interceding years Aryeh taught himself to play a variety of instruments including electric violin, viola, cello, guitar, cittern, mandolin, lap dulcimer and hammered dulcimer, bowed and plucked psaltry, penny whistle, baroque flute, recorder, percussion. Since 2006, his main focal instrument has been the unusual Swedish Nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle.
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March 20, 2022
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Since forming in 2010, Neave Trio–violinist Anna Williams, cellist Mikhail Veselov, and pianist Eri Nakamura–has earned enormous praise for its engaging, cutting-edge performances. WQXR explains, “’Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant’, both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” The Boston Musical Intelligencer included Neave in its “Best of 2014” and “Best of 2016” roundups, writing, “it is inconceivable that they will not soon be among the busiest chamber ensembles going,” and “their unanimity, communication,variety of touch, and expressive sensibility rate first tier.”
Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide. The Trio strives to champion new works by living compos- ers and reach wider audiences through innovative concert presenta- tions, regularly collaborating with artists of all mediums. Highlights of Neave’s 2019-20 season include concerts at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Brown University, Feldman Chamber Music Society,Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg, Norton Building Con- cert Series, Boise Chamber Music Series, Gordon College, Chandler Center for the Arts, and the El Dorado County Community Concert Association, among many others.
Neave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide. The Trio strives to champion new works by living compos- ers and reach wider audiences through innovative concert presenta- tions, regularly collaborating with artists of all mediums. Highlights of Neave’s 2019-20 season include concerts at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Brown University, Feldman Chamber Music Society,Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg, Norton Building Con- cert Series, Boise Chamber Music Series, Gordon College, Chandler Center for the Arts, and the El Dorado County Community Concert Association, among many others.
April 10, 2022
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Mark Kaplan has established himself as one of the leading violinists of his generation. His consummate artistry has resulted in solo engagements with nearly every major North American orchestra, and with many of the world’s foremost conductors. He has maintained a flourishing international career since his European debut in 1975 when he was asked on short notice to substitute for Pinchas Zuckerman, playing the Bartók Concerto in Cologne under the baton of Lawrence Foster. In subsequent seasons he has made highly acclaimed concerto and recital appearances in all the musical centres of Europe as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
David Kaplan, pianist, has been called “excellent and adventurous” by The New York Times, and praised by the Boston Globe for “grace and fire” at the keyboard. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Britten Sinfonia and Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, and has performed recitals at the Ravinia Festival, Sarasota Opera House, Wash- ington’s National Gallery, Music on Main in Vancouver, and Strathmore. The recipient of a DMA from Yale University in 2014, Kaplan earned his Bachelor from UCLA, where he has also served on the faculty since 2016, and was appointed Assistant Professor of Piano in 2020.
David Kaplan, pianist, has been called “excellent and adventurous” by The New York Times, and praised by the Boston Globe for “grace and fire” at the keyboard. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Britten Sinfonia and Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, and has performed recitals at the Ravinia Festival, Sarasota Opera House, Wash- ington’s National Gallery, Music on Main in Vancouver, and Strathmore. The recipient of a DMA from Yale University in 2014, Kaplan earned his Bachelor from UCLA, where he has also served on the faculty since 2016, and was appointed Assistant Professor of Piano in 2020.
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May 15, 2022
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Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one of the world’s most renowned string quartets and, for over thirty-five years, the leading proponent of Latin American music for the genre. Founded in Mexico in 1982, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, China, Japan and New Zealand. They have premiered over a hundred works written for them, and they continue to introduce new and neglected composers to the genre. Winners of two Latin Grammys for Best Classical Recordings, they have also been awarded with the prestigious Diapason D’Or, have been recognized with the Mexican Music Critics Association Award, and have received three “Most Adventurous Programming” Awards from Chamber Music America/ASCAP.
Cuarteto Latinoamericano from 1987 until 2008, were quartet-in- residence at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. They have collaborated with many artists including cellists, pianists, and guitar- ists. With Barrueco, they have played in some of the most important venues of the US and Europe.
Cuarteto Latinoamericano from 1987 until 2008, were quartet-in- residence at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. They have collaborated with many artists including cellists, pianists, and guitar- ists. With Barrueco, they have played in some of the most important venues of the US and Europe.