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Sf'�''f'PSi�rc�Z - ,,• 01 -5- y LET'S KEEP IT 100 PER CENT MUSIC," John Morgan, right, suggests to Glenn Lungren, Music Week board chair- man. Morgan, chairman of the annual fiesta night, made a plea at the monthly board meeting Thursday for 76 trom- bones to lead the 1959 Music Week parade. M•E•S•S•I Stc a- New-s Ao H (-/�? , , q, I ?yq Classics to ring at McCall Spring Concert Music lovers can celebrate the coming of spring and begin the Easter season this weekend by atten- ding a performance of Handel's Messiah, at the an- nual Spring Concert of the McCall Chorale and Chamber Orchestra. Performances are set to begin at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday night at the Community Congregational Church in McCall. A $3 donation will be requested at the door. Jim Cockey, musical director for the group he organized four years ago, has chosen three musical selections for the performance. First on the program will be the Concerto for Oboe and Violin, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The second piece is Johann Pachelbel's Canon, performed by the newly organized McCall Mandolin Orchestra. The climax of the evening will be selections from the Messiah, a popular work for chorus and or- chestra written by George Frederic Handel. The McCall Chamber Orchestra was formed four years ago as a performing group for Cockey's violin students. Since then, the group has expanded to in- clude a variety of instruments with members from throughout the community. This year, the orchestra has expanded to include a French horn, trombone, and tympani. The group will perform the first piece, Concerto for Oboe and Violin, with Cockey on solo violin and his brother, Art Troutner, on the oboe. "This piece is very much like others the orchestra has played in the past," Cockey said. "Bach original- ly wrote it as a concerto for two harpsichords. He later rewrote it for violin- and oboe in three movements, which is the way it is known today." While both Troutner and Cockey have soloed with the orchestra before, this will mark the first time the two have performed together in McCall. The only other time the two have performed together was while Troutner was going to school in Spain, where they played only the first movement of the concerto. Another first for the concert will be the debut of the McCall Mandolin Orchestra, a 12- member group that will perform Canon, the work of the Renaissance master Johann Pachelbel. This music is the predecessor of the baroque period, the time when Bach wrote his music, Cockey said. The strict "canon" format, he explained, is that of a round where everyone is playing the same part, but coming in at different times. "Originally, it was written for three violins," Cockey said. "It is a popular piece and has been per- formed in a variety of ways, including choir and string ensemble." Cockey said the piece works well with the man- dolin orchestra arrangement because of the similarity of the violin and mandolin. "The mandolin version has a more subdued character," he said. Members of the mandolin orchestra include John Goodwin, Kathy Golden, Art Troutner, Barbara Pyle, Jim Cockey, Meg Gibson, Kathy Phelan, Bar- bara Morgan, Patsy Sexton, Linda Schrepple, Lawrence Smart and Janet Abromeit. - - -• Julie Cocky will play the bazuki, an instrument much like the mandolin, but tuned an octave lower. Accompanying the group will be Carol Shaw on cello and David Simmons on bass violin. "The bass part will be payed pizzacato -- strings are plucked rather than played with a bow," Cockey said. Highlight of the performance will be the third number, selection from Handel's Messiah performed by the chorale and orchestra. The group will perform eight selections from the Passion and Easter portions of the work. "It's interesting that Handel actually wrote the piece, which depicts the life of Christ, to be perform= ed at Easter," Cockey said. "Now it is more tradi- tionally done at Christmas." The chorale contains 20 voices. Soloists will be Kimberley Gay, Skip Taylor and Nick Salerno. "I'm real impressed with the choir, "' Cockey said. "The Messiah has been a more ambitious project than they anticipated, but they have worked hard with extra time and rehearsals. "It's just a matter of good fortune that the McCall Orchestra is perfectly suited for Handel's original or- chestration -- two oboes and strings," he said. "Most people are used to hearing it with the full orchestra, which was actually written 100 years after Handel's time." Cockey said that during rehearsals, which have been taking place weekly at the McCall Lutheran, Church, the group was amazed at the sound when thev finally put the whole work together. "The Messiah" is so much more exciting live," Cockey said. "The first time we put it all together we all whooped and hollared after. "The energy and vitality of a live performance is not to be missed," he said. -9 to P- McCall concert to play music of the masters In honor of the 300th birthday of composers J. S. Bach and George F. Handel, members of the McCall Music Society will present a concert of all- Baroque music April 19 -20. The concerts will be staged in the Community Congregational Church in McCall, beginning each night at 8 p.m. A $3 donation to the non- profit group will be suggested at the door. Performing will be the McCall Chamber Orchestra, the McCall Chorale, the McCall Mandolin Orchestra and Recorder Consort, and a brass trio consisting of News App) 1 10, /48'5 french horn, trombone and tuba. The four musical numbers. presented will include a perfor- mance by the brass trio of Fan- tasia, by Henry Purcell; three movements of Georg Philip Telemann's Suite in A Minor for Flute and String Orchestrawith Barb Morgan as flute soloist; and selections from The Water Music, by George Frederic Handel, played by the mandolin and recorder group. Also featured will be a J.S. Bach cantata, Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (Sleepers Awake), performed in the original German version by both orchestra and chorale. x McCall Chorale members rehearse for concert. 861W concentration Lois Fry is a picture of concentration as she and the rest of the Heartland Symphony rehearse for next week's Spring Concert 1989 sponsored by the McCall Music Society. A more relaxed /° Shannon Rush is seen in the background. More than 70 musicians and singers have been pre- paring for weeks for the presentation of Carl Orff s "Carmina Burana." The concert will be staged at the McCall Community Coi Church on April 27, 28, 29. Jim Cock is music director and conductor for For details, see Page A -6. Photo by Earl Brockman Playing the instruments of old Pianist Andrea Anderson plays the fortepiano Sun- three centuries. Works by Bach, Chopin and Mozart day night during a performance given at the were performed, among others. In between pieces, she McCall - Donnelly High School Music Room. Ander- presented remarks to the audience describing the in- son also played on a grand piano and harpsichord struments and the music. The concert was sponsored by during the evening and performed works spanning the McCall Music Society. Tern _5,�Q,, - lY� w s - The San Francisco Saxophone Quartet will bring its unique sound to McCall on Friday night. S ao hone q uartet to play x The San Francisco Saxophone Quartet will bring its widely -ac- claimed musical sound to McCall on Friday. The quartet will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday at the McCall Community Congregational Church at First and Park streets. Advance tickets are advised and may be obtained at McCall Drug. Cost is $8 general admission and $4 for children under 12. A reception for the quartet will be held after the concert. The event is sponsored by the McCall Music So- ciety. "The creme de la creme ... impec- cable," raves the San Francisco Chronicle. "A guaranteed show -stop- per," hails Frisko magazine. Playing regularly to standing- room -only au- diences and receiving standing ova- tions at concerts throughout the Bay Area, the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet has become one of the city's most cherished musical ensembles. Unique among saxophone en- sembles, the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet performs from memory, spe- cializing in transcriptions of music from all eras. Also, their repertory includes works for three instruments with keyboard. The quartet has been featured on virtually every television network and classical radio station in Northern Cali- fornia, as well as on Minnesota Public Radio and the nationally syndicated radio shows "West Coast Weekend" and "Ca1Net." They have been invited to perform at opening galas for the American Ballet Theatre, the San Francisco Symphony's Mozart Festival, and the send -off celebration for the San Fran- cisco Symphony's 1988 European Tour. Founded in 1977 by soprano saxo- phonist David Schrader, the quartet quickly became a symbol of San Fran- cisco as they began performing for ceremonious city events. In addition, the quartet has ap- peared regularly on the streets of San Francisco, delighting tourists and residents alike. In March 1990, Brown Meggs, then president of Angel records, heard the quartet as they performed one of their routine sessions near San Francisco's Union Square. Intrigued and impressed by the group's unique sound as well as by their energy and artistry, Meggs im- mediately offered the quartet a re- cording contract. "Tails of the City" was released in March of 1991 to great acclaim. With worldwide distribution of "Tails of the City" and with frequent airplay throughout the United States and Europe, the quartet has recently become much more than a Bay Area phenomenon. In March of 1992 they embarked on a 22- concert U.S. tour, and have recently released their fourth record- ing, "Winds of Change." Zonq Va /le- y /11 9S McCall Music Society schedules saxophone quartet for winter concert MCCALL —If you think last year's concert by a mandolin group was the best, members of the McCall Music Society think you should hold on to your hats. Friday, Jan. 20, the society will present the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet in concert at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The group, which has received rave reviews from The San Francisco Chronicle and Frisko magazine, among others, regu- larly plays to standing -room -only audiences in concerts throughout the Bay Area. The group has become one of San Francisco's most cherished inusical ensembles. The Quartet has been featured on virtually every television net- work and classical radio station in Northern California, as well as on Minnesota Public Radio and the nationally syndicated radio shows "West Coast Weekend" and "CalNet." They've been invited to per- form at opening galas for the American Ballet Theatre, the San Francisco Symphony's Mozart Festival, and the send -off cele- bration for the San Francisco Symphony's 1988 European Tour. Founded in 1977 by soprano saxophonist David Schrader, the SFSQ quickly became a symbol of San Francisco as they began performing for ceremonial city events. In addition, the SFSQ has appeared regularly on the streets of San Francisco, delighting tourists and residents alike. In March 1990, Brown Meggs, the president of San Francisco Saxophone Quartet Angel Records, hear the SFSQ as they performed one of their rou- tine sessions near San Francisco's Union Square. Intrigued and impressed by the group's unique sound as well as by their energy and artistry, Meggs immediately offered the Quartet a recording contract. "Tails of the City" was released in March of 1991 to great acclaim. With worldwide distribution of that album, and with frequent air- play throughout the United States and Europe, the SFSQ has recent- ly become much more than a Bay Area phenomenon. In March 1992, they embarked on a 22 concert U.S. tour, and have recently released their fourth album, Winds of Change. Unique among saxophone ensembles, the SFSQ performs from memory, specializing in tran- scriptions of music from all eras. Also, their reperatory includes works for three instruments and keyboard. Equally at home on the concert stage or the streets of San Francisco, the SFSW is no longer San Francisco's best -kept secret, but rather a Bay Area original enjoyed all over — and now they're to be enjoyed in McCall. The group will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the church. Advance tickets are advised and may be purchased at the McCall Drug Store. Costis $8 general admis- sion and $4 for children under 12. -1 ((� c�c� r - 8(-7 ,. , '4/1'zQ 9`5- Music scholarships offered by McCall Music Society Applications are now available for the Dorothy Beyerle Memorial Schol- arship. The scholarship provides funds for children, ages 5 to 18, to be used for Music Camp, music lessons, or other qualifying music related expen- diture. The awards of up to $200 are matching grants. This means that for every dollar awarded, the applicant must match it with funds of their own. The application forms must be re- turned by May 7. The scholarship is offered through McCall Music Society. This is the second year the society has been able to make these awards. Last year, nine scholarships were awarded to McCall area youth to help them attend Sum- mer Music Camp and pay for music lessons. One young man was awarded $200 to go toward the purchase of a piano. The McCall Music Society was formed to support and encourage music in McCall. The group supports the McCall Chamber Orchestra and is also responsible for bringing other groups to McCall to perform, such as the Modern Mandolin Quartet and the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet. Anyone interested in receiving an application for the Dorothy Beyerle Scholarship can get one from McCall - Donnelly schools music teachers or from a member of the McCall Music Society Board. For further informa- tion, call Jim Cockey at 634 -7234. star Mews May q, ,g45 orchestra readies Spring Concert '95 A professor of trumpet at Cali- fornia State University will join the McCall Chamber Orchestra in its Spring Concert 1995 on Friday and Saturday. The two performances will be- gin at 8 p.m. each night at the McCall Community Congrega- tional Church, located at First and Park streets. General admission is $6, with youths age 12 and under costing $3. The concert is presented by the McCall Music Society, and the chamber orchestra is directed by Jim Cockey. The program for the Spring Con- cert will include "Concerto Grosso No. 4," by Arcang-Ao Corelli, "Ser- enade No. 5" by W.A. Mozart, and three works for solo trumpet and orchestra - "Sonata" by Henry Purcell, "Elegy" by Rolf Wallin, and "Concert Etude" by Alexander Goedicke. "This should be a very satisfy- ing concert, both for the orchestra and the audience," Cockey said. "The orchestra has worked hard this year, and I think our sound reflects the individual growth of our members and the addition of some of our outstanding new mem- bers." Playing with the chamber orches- tra will be Gary Dilworth, professor of trumpet at CSU, located in Sac- ramento. Dilworth holds degrees in trum- pet performance and orchestral con- ducting from the University of Cin- cinnati College - Conservatory of Music. As a professional musician, Dilworth has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Ballet and Opera Or- chestras, Nashville Symphony Or- chestra, Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, The California Brass, Sacramento Chamber Music Soci- ety, the Interactive Musical Arts Ensemble and the International Trumpet Guild's "Festival ofTrum- pets." Also to be featured during the performances will be Carol Reid of Riggins, who will play a violin solo in "Serenade No. 5." "I'm especially proud of our string section this year, and Ser- enade No. 5 shows our new level of development," Cockey said. This winter the McCall Cham- ber Orchestra touring group played the Corelli piece to enthusiastic au- diences in Riggins, Council and Cas- cade, he said. Spring concert offers variety and international flavors The annual Spring Concert by the McCall Chamber Orchestra will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 19 -20, at 8 p.m. both nights at the McCall Community Congrega- tional Church. Tickets are $6 general admission and $3 for children 12 years and under, and are available at the door. This year's Spring Concert includes two concertos, three local soloists, a world pre- miere, a guest oboist, and an exciting finale featuring the full orchestra, two percussion- ists, and three flamenco hand clappers. The flavor of the evening is international and all selections except one come from the 20th Century. The styles of music range from the profound to the humorous, from the gor- geous to the rhythmically compelling and from the familiar to the refreshingly unique. The concertwill open with Vivaldi's "Con - certo for Two Mandolins," and the McCall Chamber Orchestra will be joined by soloists Barbara Pyle and Kristin Burns. "The Winter's Passed," by Wayne Barlow is a set of variations on the folk song Wayfar- ing Stranger and features guest artist, Jeanne Belfy. Belfy is a professor of music at Boise State University, where she has taught music history and applied oboe for the past 13 years. She has performed with the Louisville (Kentucky) Or- chestra, Muncie (Indiana) Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Boise Chamber Orchestra, and at SummerFest in McCall. "A Day on the Internet" is local composer Jim Cockey's latest composition, "inspired" by spending a couple of days on the Internet, gathering a wide range of bits of knowledge. The titles of the three movements refer to such varied items as fireflies, World War I, and Yellow Pine, Idaho. The second half of the program will feature Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une Infante Defunte." From the opening french horn solo to the closing sounds of the muted string harmonics, Ravel's orchestration of his origi- nal piano piece is a classic. Carlos Surinach's "Ritmo Jondo (Fla- menco)" provides an electric closing to the evening. Its distinctly Spanish flavor will be augmented with the addition of three world renowned hand - clappers - Kathy Golden, Linda Moyer and Joey Pietri. This highly spirited composition will surely enter the list of leg- endary McCall performances. The McCall Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1980 and gave its first Spring Concert in 1983. The orchestra is conducted by Jim Cockey, and members live in McCall, Riggins, Donnelly, Cascade and Fruitvale. Joining the orchestra this year will be a number of guests from the University of Idaho. The McCall Chamber Orchestra and the Spring Concert is presented by the McCall Music Society, a not - for - profit organization with membership open to anyone interested in helping to create a better musical environment in McCall and its surrounding areas. For more information about the McCall Music Society, call Cockey at 634 -7234. Lo vt � 1/1111 e-Y /!d V0Cc?te TLih ,7?, 19V7 McCall Music Society presents Aulos Ensemble Feb. 8 MCCALL — The McCall Music:Society is bringing a world- renowned Baroque music group, the Aulos Ensemble, to town Saturday, Feb. 8. The ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church on period instfuments. Baroque music (the music of 1600 -1750, includ- ing Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Rameau, and Telemann) has developed an extraordinarily wide audience due to its extreme beauty, exciting rhyth- mical vitality, and immediate appeal to the listen- er. Most performances are on "modern" instru- ments, instruments that went through design changes in the 19th century, usually creating a louder vol- ume, but also changing somewhat the timbre or tone quality of that instrument. It is a rare oppor- tunity for McCall listeners to experience this music live, in the wonderful acoustics of the Congregational Church, on instruments of the same design as those that the composers played and for which they com- posed. It is an absolutely unique experience to hear this music played by one of the finest Baroque ensembles in the world. All seats are $8. Advance tickets can be pur- chased at Mountain Monkey Busines or The Kitchen Works. Tickets will be available at the door. The McCall Music Society, a not - for - profit organiza- tion, is dedicated to supporting local classical music groups such as the McCall Chamber Orchestra and the McCall Chorale, and to presenting the finest in regional and world -class classical music to McCall concert goers. " Past concerts have included the San Francisco Saxophone Quartet, the Cassatt Quartet, David Burgess, and the Modern Mandolin Quartet. New members are always sought; contact Bee Clark, the group's president at 634 -7762. The concert is made possible, in part, by the support of the Idaho Commission,orl the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts. ,�/ 197 [cCall Chamber Orchestra to ire "Cabin Fever Pops Concert" ALL — Over the past 17 years, the McCall Chamber a has entertained central Idaho audiences with classical )m Corelli to Cockey. roup has played concerts in a variety of formats from stan- ;entations to dinner concerts. ie orchestras has once again found new waters to sail,specif- e river "Pops," with a Cabin Fever Pops Concert in March. oncert, which was previously scheduled for January but poned due to the road closures, is presented by the McCall )cicty featuring the McCall Chamber Orchestra under the of Tyler Vance, and also featuring an array of local soloists. r the McCall Community Congregational Church, the con - begin at p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for chil- �ears of age and under. aried and spirited program will feature the orchestra's first voyage into the world of jazz, as well as the world of clas- ecent Broadway hits. orchestra's roots will not be forgotten, however, since the will also include some popular selections from the stan- ertoire of classical music. )osers represented include J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Duke i, George Gershwin, W.A. Mozart, Cole Porter, Gioachino and Andrew Lloyd Webber. eatured soloists will be clarinetist Tom Gadbois of New s, a former conductor and soloist with the orchestra; sax - Graham Pinard of McCall, the band director at the'McCall- y Middle and High Schools, and soprano Kathy Stefani of tcil, a featured soloist in the orchestra's last performance ah. )r and unpredictable variety are hallmarks of programming AcCall Chamber Orchestra. However, the sounds of elec- and drums, mixed with the sonorous strings playing Someone i Over Me, or It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That will be a new adjustment for many MCO patrons. tainly has been for many of the orchestral players. But it i an adjustment the 'players have found to be a delightful and one they trust the audience will find equally delight- -;�I- h,5 - /�, -YYS' 0/.-�D /i",/ Pop.' goes the cabin fever.? A Cabin Fever Pops Concert will be presented by the McCall Music Society, featuring the McCall Cham- ber Orchestra, on Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The concert was previously sched- uled in January but was postponed due to the road closures. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. For 17 years the McCall Chamber Orchestra has entertained central Idaho audiences with classical music from Corelli to Cockey. The varied program will feature the orchestra's first voyage into the world of jazz and as well as the world of classic and recent Broadway hits. The orchestra's roots will not be for- gotten, however, since the program will also include some popular selec- tions from its standard classical mu- sic repertoire. Composers represented will in- clude J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, W.A. Mozart, Cole Porter, Gioachino Rossini and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The featured soloists will be clari- netist Tom Gadbois of New Mead- ows, a former conductor and soloist with the orchestra; saxophonist Gra- ham Pinard of McCall, the band di- rector at the McCall - Donndlly High School and Payette Lakes Middle School; and soprano Kathy Stefani of Council, a featured soloist in the orchestra's last performance of "Mes- siah." Humor and unpredictable variety are hallmarks of programming for the McCall Chamber Orchestra. How- ever, the sounds of electric bass and drums, mixed with strings playing "SorAeone to Watch Over Me," or "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" will be a new adjust- ment for many orchestra patrons. For more information, call Tyler Vance at the Idaho Academy of Mu- sic, 634 -7432. _71_�hO P -Ws 1-301q 7 Aulos Ensemble to perform Feb. 8 The renowned Aulos Ensemble will perform on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. at the McCall Commu- nity Congregational Church, lo- cated at First and Park streets in downtown McCall. The ensemble's performance of Baroque music, or music from the period between 1600 -1750, is sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Baroque music, includ- ing works by such composers as Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Rameau, and Telemann, has de- veloped a wide audience due to its beauty, rhythmical vitality, and ap- peal to the listener, according to the music society. Most performances are on "modern" instruments, or instru- ments that went through design changes in the 19th Century. These changes usually created a louder volume, but also changed some- what the timbre or tone quality of that instrument. All seats are $8. Advance tick- ets can be purchased at Mountain Monkey Business or KitchenWorks. Tickets will also be available at the door. The McCall Music Society, a not - for - profit organization, is dedi- cated to supporting local classical music groups such as the McCall Chamber Orchestra and the McCall Choral, and to presenting regional and world -class classical music in McCall. Past concerts have included the San Francisco Saxophone Quar- tet, the Cassatt Quartet, David Burgess and the Modern Mando- lin Quartet. This concert is made possible in part by the support of the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts. jjaJUL61V10V .11iV av The Langroise String Trio will be in concert at 7 :30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Community Congregational Church in McCall, performing works by McCall composer Jim Cockey and Antonin Dvorak. The trio, in residence ,> . at The _ College of Idaho in Caldwell, consists of Geoffrey Trabichoff, Jim Cockey violin; David Johnson, viola; and Samuel Smith, cello. In addition to the concert sponsored by the McCall Music Society, members of the trio will present free master classes at 5:30 p.m. at the church for local string instrument students. Those interested in performing in the master classes should call Ron Klimko, music society president, at 634 -4743. -;form Also, Cockey will discuss his compositions at 6:30 p.m. in a talk open to the public. Tickets for the concert are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors older than 60 and children younger than 12. The first 25 people attending will be admitted free of charge. Trabichoff was born in England and studied violin at the Guildhall School of Music 6;�.i1oo ��bx) music of Jim Cockey in London with Russian artist Sascha Lasserson. He has performed in Europe and is concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra. Johnson has a graduate degree from the Indiana University School of Music and has served as principal violinist in numerous orchestras as well as appearing as a recitalist and soloist in many venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York. Smith is an artist -in- residence at The College of Idaho and conductor of the CI Sinfonia. He recently premiered the cello concerto by American composer David Alan Ernest and is adjunct professor of cello at Boise State University. " T H E S T A R - N E W S - T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 6 , 1 9 9 7 B e e t h o v e n b y f i r e l i g h t F r i d a y a t S p r i n g M t n . T h e M c C a l l M u s i c S o c i e t y w i l l p r e s e n t D r . J a m e s C o o k i n a n i n t e r - p r e t i v e c o n c e r t e n t i t l e d , " F i r e s i d e B e e t h o v e n " o n F r i d a y a t 8 p . m . a t t h e S p r i n g M o u n t a i n R a n c h c l u b h o u s e . A d m i s s i o n i s $ 5 f o r a d u l t s a n d $ 3 f o r c h i l d r e n . 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" - T h e I r i s h V o i c e . " ( H e ) p l a y s t h e w h i s t l e a n d f l u t e w i t h t h e e x u b e r a n c e o f a y o u n g p l a y e r a n d t h e m a t u r e s k i l l o f a n o l d e r p a i r o f h a n d s . " - I r i s h M u s i c M a g a z i n e . St. Petersburg string quartet to perform in McCall on Tuesday 'Group to play for local students before .,concert that night The St. Petersburg Quartet L of Russia will be in McCall on ;Tuesday to perform for students .-,,and the general public. The ensemble will perform a formal concert at the Com- �%munity Congregational Church, First and Park streets downtown, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The public performance will follow a performance for music $ students of McCall - Donnelly and Meadows Valley schools at Payette Lakes Middle School at ,2 p.m. il Tickets for the evening per - %formance are $18 for adults and 310 for children under age 12 and seniors over age 60. Tickets are on sale at Mountain Monkey Business, McCall Drug and Com- mon Ground Cafe in McCall. The St. Petersburg Quartet of Russia will be in McCall on Tuesday to perform for students and the general public. The appearance is sponsored by the McCall Music Society. As one of the world's leading string quartets, the St. Petersburg Quartet was initially founded as the Leningrad Quartet by three of its present members: violin- ists Alla Aranovskaya and Alla Krolevich and cellist Leonid Shukayev, all three of whom were graduates of the Leningrad Conservatory. The quartet were first prize winners at the All- Soviet Union String Quartet Competition and wonthe silvermedal and a special prize at the Tokyo International Competition of Chamber En- sembles. They also went on to win first prize and both special prizes at the Vittorio Gui International Competition in Florence, Italy, and the Grand Priz Musica Viva at the International Competi- tion for Chamber Ensembles in Melbourne, Australia. Violist Boris Vayner, also afor- merstudentof the Leningrad /St. Petersburg Conservatory, joined the group in January, 2005. When the city of Leningrad restored its former name of St. Petersburg, the quartet likewise changed its name to the St. Pe- tersburg String Quartet. Since the name change they have continued to build a world- wide reputation, including a Grammy nomination and "Best Record" honors from Stereo Review and Gramophone Maga- zines, and the Chamber Music America Prize for Best CD in 2001. The program for Tuesday night will be: • Dmitri Shpostakovich, "Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108." • Alexander Borodin, "Quartet No. 2 in D Major." • Antonin Dvorak, "Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (American)." sic Spring Concert May 2 -3 to debut bassoon concerto by Jim Cockey The premiere of "Concerto for Bas- soon and Strings" composed by McCall composer Jim Cockey, will be held dur- ing the McCall Music Society's annual Spring Concert on Friday and Saturday, May 2 -3. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night at the McCall Community Congregational Church in downtown McCall. Written in three movements, Cock - ey's composition was especially written for and dedicated to local bassoon artist and Riggins resident, John Reid. Reid is aformer professor of bassoon at Washington State University in Pull- man, Wash., who is often involved in local musical performances. The McCall Chamber Orchestra will also perform the "Edgewood Overture by Ronald Klimko, who also serves as conductor of the orchestra. This work was composed when Klim- ko was playing with the Madison, Wis., Summer Symphony, which performed outdoor concerts at the Edgewood Col- lege of the Sacred Heart in Madison. The work was written as a tribute to his fellow musicians, the many nuns who attended these concerts, and the beauti- ful outdoor setting for these concerts. The work contains many individual solos for the orchestral members, oc- casional twitting "bird calls," and even some Gregorian chant for the nuns interwoven into the composition. The McCall Chorale, conducted by Tyler Vance, will add to the program with a variety of choral works, including the "Gloria in Excelcis Deo" and "Grata - cias Agimus Tibi" from the "Mass in B Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Also featured will be a series of both Russian and American hymns and a series of American folk songs and spirituals. The program also will see solo performances by McCall Music Society Music Scholarship recipients. For the finale to the concert, the chorale and orchestra will join forces in perform- ing "Pavane" by Gabriel Faure, and an arrangement of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Tickets for the concert are available in advance at McCall Drug and Moun- tain Muukey Business. Cost is $10 for adults, and $8 for seniors over age 60 and children under age 12. Tickets will also be available at the door. Community Carol -Along to be held two nights, Dec. 14 -15 The 12th annual Community Carol -along will again be held on two nights, Sunday and Monday, Dec. 14 -15, at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First St. The concerts will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 and 7 p.m. Dec. 15. Admission is free, but donations will be ac- cepted. Featured will be the McCall Chorale, the Centennial High School Chamber Orchestra, and the McCall Community Chil- dren's Chorus accompanied by Cascade organist Tom Harris. Under the direction of Tyler Vance, about 100 musicians will present seasonal favorites, includ- ing selections from G.F. Handel's "The Messiah." The chorale also will perform several works by John Rutter, famedBritish choral composer and conductor. The McCall Community HOLIDAY PLANNER Children's Chorus numbers more than 30 children this year in preschool through fifth grade. For the Christmas concert, the chorus will perform a contemporary setting of "Away in a Manger," as well as a challenging "Rudolph, the Red -nosed Reindeer," which they will perform with the McCall Chorale. Uhristmas in Donnelly' to feature Santa, chili cook -off A chili cook -off and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus are justpartof the activities planned for the "Christmas in Donnelly" celebration set for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday next to the old bank building on Main Street. The Donnelly Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event, which will get under way with the lighting of a bonfire at 3 p.m. Judging in the chili cook - off will start at 4 p.m., with the Photo for The Star -News by Matt Moehr Photography IT'S OFFICIAL - Ava Porter, 2, from Boise gets a candy cane from Santa Claus while her dad Bret Porter holds her during the lighting of the McCall Community Christmas Tree on Saturday night at Art Roberts Park. The ceremony was the official opening of the holiday season in McCall, with a variety of holiday - themed events planned until Christmas. winner determined by popular vote. There is a $100 prize, and a $20 entry fee per team. Santa's arrival is set to co- incide with the lighting of the Christmas tree at 5 p.m.. There will be toys and candy available for children. For more informa- tion or to enter the chili cooking contest, call the chamber at 315- 3321 or visit the Web site at www donnellychamber. org. More HOLIDAY, Page B -12 Saturday children younger than 12. The first 25 people attending will be admitted free of charge. Trabichoff was born in England and studied violin at the Guildhall School of Music in London with Russian artist Sascha Lasserson. He has performed in Europe and is concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra. Johnson has a graduate degree from the Indiana University School of Music and has served as principal violinist in numerous orchestras as well as appearing as a recitalist and soloist in many venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York. Smith is an artist -in- residence at The College of Idaho and conductor of the Cl Sinfonia. He recently premiered the cello concerto by American composer David Alan Ernest and is adjunct professor of cello at Boise State University. The Langroise String Trio will perform in concert Saturday at Community Congregational Church in McCall, performing works by McCall composer Jim Cockey and Antonin Dvorak. Langroise Trio to perform ; /y //e music of Jim Cockey The Langroise String Trio will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Community Congregational Church in McCall, performing works by McCall composer Jim Cockey and Antonin Dvorak. The trio, in residence at The College of Idaho in Caldwell, consists of Geoffrey Trabichoff, violin; David Johnson, viola; and Samuel Smith, cello. In addition to the concert sponsored by the McCall Music Society, members of the trio will present free master classes at 5:30 p.m. at the church for local string instrument students. Those interested in performing in the master classes should call Ron Klimko, music society president, at 634 -4743. Also, Cockey will discuss his compositions at 6:30 p.m. in a talk open to the public. Tickets for the concer t are $15 for adults and $12 fo r seniors older than 60 and YNA Pianist, baritone to perform Schubert at recital Steven Spooner Baritone Chris Thompson and pianist Steven Spooner will present Schubert's "Winterreise" at 6 p.m. Sunday at McCall Community Congre- gational Church at 901 First St. The concert is part of the Second Sunday Sounds @ Six series. Admission is free, although donations are encouraged. Thompson, an assistant professor of voice and opera atthe University of Idaho, isdescribed as a lyric baritone who has had a varied per- forming career singing a variety of opera roles throughout the United States and England. His roles have included Figaro, the title role in "Elijah" androles in "Candide," "Kiss Me, Kate," "La Cage Aux Folles" and "Les Miserables." Spooner has performed at a variety of pres- tigious venues including Salle Cortot, Holland's Vredenburg Centre, Budapest's Great Hall of the Liszt Academy, Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, and other halls in Europe, Latin America, South America and the United States. He has also won top prize at several inter- national competitions and is a recipient of a Niekamp career grant as most outstanding pianist at the Paris Conservatory. Second Sunday Sounds @ Six is sponsored by McCall Community Congregational Church, the McCall Music Society, and the McCall Arts and Humanities Council. April's recital will feature Gonzaga University guitarist Paul Grove. Arts council to sponsor family dance Saturday at M -D High School The McCall Arts and Humanities Council is sponsoring a family dance featuring the band Identity Crisis at 6 p.m. Saturday in the .multipurpose room at McCall- Donnelly High School. The free event will feature five decades of rock music and a chance to learn new and old dance steps. Dance lessons will be offered starting at 5:30 p.m. by Howard and Christina Wright. Refreshments will be available, and those planning to attend should wear socks or nonmarking soft -soled shoes. Flute artist to be featured at Sunday events The McCall Music Society has scheduled a gala reception and benefit concert on Sunday featuring interna- tional flute artist Jeffrey Cohan as guest performing artist. Cohan is regarded as one of the finest flutists in the world, with the New York Times heralding his ability to "play several superstar flutists one might name under the table." Cohan not only plays the modern flute, but also performs on many flutes from various musical periods and styles from Celtic to baroque to jazz. Cohan will be accompanied on Sunday by keyboardist Tom Harris, bassist Jason Flores and drummer Scott Reusser. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. at the McCall Golf Course clubhouse for a "meet the artists" reception, where those attending can meet the artists, hear some "sound bites" from them, and have hors d'oeuvres prepared by chef Sean Thuesen, along with a drink of beer, wine or soda as part of the ticket price. Following the reception, the audi- ence will move to the Community Congregational Church for the "Go for Baroque and All that Jazz" concert at 7:30 p.m. Audience members are encouraged to dress in flapper styles or zoot suits for the evening. See CONCERT, Page A -18 Concert (Continued from Page A -20) During the concert, Cohan will perform solo worksforthe flute from the 16th through 19th centuries, with some of them performed on period instruments. Other works on the pro- gram include the "Trio Sonata in G Major" for flute and or- gan by J.S. Bach, "Morceau de Concours" for flute and organ by French composer Gabriel Faure and Claude Bolling's "Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio." Tickets forthe event are $35 perperson, which includes the reception and concert. Tickets are available at McCall Drug and at the door, or may be re- served by calling 634 -4743. Jeffrey Cohan Second Sunday Sounds to feature pianists, cellist This week's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six will present local pianist Beverly Nokes Cochrane assisted by Nancy Wilson on cello and Sean Rogers on piano. The program, titled "Jewels in a Setting," includes works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and others. The performance will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First Street in McCall. Admission is free, but dona - d tions will be accepted. Cochrane is a longtime resident of McCall. She completed a minor in music at Brigham Young University, where she studied music composition and piano performance. She studied with Idaho piano legend Fern Nolte Davidson. Cochrane has taught piano for 20 years Beverly Nancy Sean Cochrane Wilson Rogers and has been accompanyinglocal high school and middle school choirs since 2001. She also accompanies regularly in her church community. Wilson has been orchestra director at many schools throughout thk Treasure Valley, including Capi- tal, Boise, Caldwell, and Emmett high schools plus elementary and junior high schools. She was director of the All City Elementary Orchestra in Boise for 10 years and a member of the Boise Philharmonic as assistant principal cellist. Rogers is currently director of choral activities at the College of Idaho in Caldwell. Along with directing choirs, he also helps direct the opera /musi- cal theater program and teaches courses in Broadway history, jazz, arranging, counterpoint, and is a full-time opera coach. April's recital will feature mezzo - soprano Nancy Grunewald of Pullman, Wash.. Music society to present `Swing Into Spring' concert `Swing Into Spring' is the theme of the annual spring concert to be presented Fri- day and Saturday by the McCall Chamber Orchestra and McCall Chorale. The music will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night at the McCall Community Congre- gational Church located at First and Park streets in downtown McCall. Tickets at the door will cost $10 for adults and $8 for children. The McCall Chamber Orchestra will be directed by William Wharton, and the McCall Chorale will be directed by University of Idaho Distinguished Pro- fessor of Music, Dan Bukvich, assisted by Joe Kantola. The orchestra will present "Branden- berg Concerto No. 3" by J.S. Bach and original compositions and arrangements by Bukvich and the chorale will sing three of his compositions, accompanied by some of his percussion students. BuckvichhasbeenwiththeUof Isince 1977. He is currently distinguishedprofes - sor of music theory and percussion, and director of the jazz choir at the Lionel Hampton School of Music. His compositions and arrangements are performed worldwide by symphonic bands, wind ensembles, orchestral winds, choirs, jazz bands, symphony orchestras and marching bands. He performs regularly as a jazz drum- mer throughout the U.S. and Canada. Photo (Choir) for The Star -News by Matt Moehr Members of the McCall Chorale rehearse for this weekend under the direction of Joe Kantola. C I'll always c onsider McCall home Ron Klimko conducts the McCall Bassoon Band during one of its summer performances. Klimko, director of the McCall Music Society Chamber Orchestra, is moving away from McCall for health reasons. Star -News File Photo Music society conductor Klimko moves from McCall for health reasons BY CARISSA SINDON For The Star -News Ron Klimko sat inside the McCall Community Congregational Church last week and considered the hours of performances he had led there over the past seven years. Klimko conducted the McCall Music Society Chamber Orchestra over that time and, along with his wife, Kathie, sang in the society's McCall Chorale. But the couple's talents will no lon- ger be on display, as they have moved to a lower elevation on doctors' advice for Ron's health. Klimko, 74, recently moved to Issaquah, Wash., but has plenty of memories of McCall, including the McCall Bassoon Band he started seven years ago. The band is comprised of bassoon professors and principal bassoon play- ers in orchestras primarily from the Northwest with afew members coming from places as far away as Texas. "McCall is one of the most beautiful places in the world and I've been to a lot of places," said Klimko, a retired professor of music theory, composition and bassoon at the University of Idaho. "I'll always consider it home. Skill Levels Considered Klimko always tried to consider the skill level of his musicians, both musi- cally and technically, when choosing the pieces they performed. "I think that's the important part is to find the level of the group and use that as a starting point and help them to achieve a higher level," he said. Klimko will be sorely missed and has made many musical contributions to the community, said Tyler Vance, president of the music society. "Many of the things we have accom- plished musically in the community in the last five years would not have been possible without Ron's expertise, support and encouragement," Vance said. The community has yet to see the fi- nal result of his influence as the society works on major projects that area direct result of his contacts, he said. The Klimkos have also served faith- fully on the music society's board, with Kathie having helped to increase the society's return on their endowments, Vance said. See KLIMKO, Page 19 "McCall is ready to make that step into being not only a beautiful natural community, but a cultural center as well." —Ron Klimko Klimko (Continued from Page 20) "We have recently added some enthusiastic members to the board, but we all feel inadequate - Ron and Kathie both made such long - lasting contributions," he said. Arts Center Needed The music society needs to connect a younger audi- ence to the classical music offered by the group, Klimko said. Building a center in Mc- Call dedicated solely to the arts wouldhelp facilitate this goal, he said. McCall is ready to make that step into being not only a beautiful natural commu- nity, but a cultural center as well," Klimko said. A collaborative effort among several conductors will help to keep the chamber orchestra and chorale going, Vance said. Vance hopes that the bas- soon band will continue to play in the society's Second Sunday Sounds @ 6 recital series because it set the series attendance record last year with 208 people listening. The society also sponsors Christmas and spring con - certs featuring the chorale and chamber orchestra, and brings nationally recognized performers to McCall. For more information about McCall Music Society programs, go to www.mc- callmusicsocietyorg. r, r 6f Z. , ?/9 � I /�/ / Second Sunday Sounds to host saxophone quartet This week's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six recital series will welcome the Free Range Saxophone Quartet. The performance will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 1st Street, McCall. The concert is free to the public, but donations are encouraged. The Free Range Saxophone Quartet will play a program called "Fireflies" after their recently released CD of the same name_ The performance will include works by Isaac Albeniz, Thelonius Monk and others. The quartet consists of faculty saxophonists from universities around the Northwest. Free R<wge Saxophone Quvtet Vanessa Sielert, on soprano saxophone, is assistant professor of saxophone at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho. Christopher Parkin, on alto saxophone, serves on the faculty of his alma mater, Whitworth University, where he teaches saxophone and jazz studies. Todd DelGiudice, on tenor saxophone, grew up in south Florida and graduated from the University of Miami. He has held adjunct positions at The University of Miami and Northern Illinois University as well as conducting clinics and seminars in the South Florida, New York, Eugene, Oregon, and Northern Illinois. Gregory W. Yasiniisky, on baritone saxophone, is regents professor and coordinator of jazz studies at Washington State University. October's recital will mark the fifth anniversary of Second Sunday Sounds @ Six and feature the Northwest Wind Quintet from the University of Idaho. lAlle LC, Music society to present `multimedia experience' Oct, 22 "On the Trail. A Multimedia Musical Experience" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the McCall Community Congregational Church at 901 First St. Concert pianist Paul Schiller will play a Steinway Model B Grand Piano provided by Dunkley Music and brought to McCall for the performance. Schiller program will include "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin, "Opus 33a" by Arnold Schoenberg, "Ondine" by Maurice Ravel, "Pack 231" by Arthur Honegger and Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite." Ron Ruhoff, a professional photographer from Denver, will present a photographic exhibition set to the music. Ruhoff received rave reviews when he produced similar programs with the Denver Symphony and the Boise Philharmonic. Lisa Larimore will play her alto saxophone during "Pacific 231." Advance tickets for adults are $12 and are available at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey Business and Paul's Market. Admission at the door will be $15. Children age 15 and younger may attend free when accompanied by an adult_ s->o� .s 'Second Sunday' notes Sth anniversary with wind quintet This month's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six will mark the fifth anniversary of McCall's free monthly recital series. Sunday's concert will feature the University of Idaho's Northwest Wind Quintet in a program titled "A European Tour." The free performance will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church at First and Park streets in downtown McCall. The performance will include works by J.S. Back, Antoine Reicha, Jurriaan Andriessen, Gordon Jacob, and Charles Lefebvre. The Northwest Wind Quintet, in residence at The { Noith estNvmdojimtet University of Idaho since 1967, presents numerous concerts and clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest. Its members are full -time faculty in the Lionel Hampton School of Music. Leonard Garrison is associate professor of flute and aural skills at UI. During summers Garrison teaches and performs at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and the Red Lodge Music estival in Montana. Carol Pagham Albrecht is associate professor of oboe and music history at Ul, and Roger Cole is professor of clarinet and music history at university. Robert Dickow is associate professor of horn, of the Li nel Hampton composition, chool of Music. Hess is associate professor of bassoon and assistant The Second Sunday Sounds @ Six series is ies Ced free due to sponsorship by the church, the McCall Music Society, and the McCall Arts & Humanities November's recital will feature the Cain Asbury Duo from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, in a program for guitar and baritone titled "English and American Art Songs." To receive monthly notices of 634- 73 or Second SundaySounds @gmaii.com The annutal calendar is Vance, recital series director, at ti �A.; ; )4 640 �� r u c� car r`-1 e C� ll u C C , o music societ`f to present multimedia experience' SaYur(IRY "On the Trail, ;4 Multimedia Musical Experience" will be presented at 7:30 P.M. Saturday at the McCall Community Congregational Church at 901 First St. A free children's matinee will be held at 11 a.m. the day of - r the show for children under age 9 accompanied by an adult. Concert pianist Paul Schiller will play a Steinway Model B Grand Piano provided by Dunkley Music and brought to s'' • .x McCall for the performance. w ' Schiller program will include "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin, "Opus 33a" by Arnold Schoenberg, "Ondine" by PaIr Maurice Ravel, "Pacific 231" by Arthur Honegger and Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite." Moto by Ron RAW Photos like tivs one fi•oiu Rou Rtilioff MU Ron Ruhoff, a professional photographer from Denver, will accoull) -y the peifonuwceof °Oudie'n -ad. a present a photographic exhibition set to the music. r riuiti�uec6al ,ttcalExYeuce"onsannda�. Ruhoff received rave reviews when he produced similar programs with the Denver Symphony and the Boise Philharmonic. Lisa Larimore will play her alto saxophone during "Pacific 231." Advance tickets for adults are $12 and are available at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey Business and Paul's Market. Admission at the door will be $15. Children age 15 and younger may attend free when accompanied by an adult. The concert is sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 Music society announces return of McCall SummerFest The McCall Music Society has announced the return of McCall SummerFest at various venues. The festival will take place between July 25 and July 29 and feature may of the same performers who were part of the Summer Rendezvous Orchestra Concert last summer. McCall SummerFest will begin on Wednesday, July 25, with a gala opening at Shore Lodge featuring classical, jazz and pops plus mingling with musicians Thursday, July 26, will see performances in private homes, while Friday, July 27, will be the headliner concert at the McCall Community Congregational Church. Daytime events on Saturday, July 28, will include `The Three Legged Monster," a children's tour of instruments. There will be an outdoor chamber music in Charlie's Gardens that day co- sponsored by McCall Arts and Humanities. Additional home performances will be held on Sunday, July 29. The artistic director for McCall SummerFest is Yaacov Bergman from New York City. Bergman has conducted in Vienna, Cairo, Osaka, Poland, Israel and Germany and currently directs both the Walla Walla Symphony and the Portland Chamber Orchestra. Two of the soloists from the Summer Rendezvous will return, including Phillip Wharton on violin and Gerald Robbins on classical piano. A lyric soprano and a jazz pianist also will be featured. Go to mccallmusicsociety.org fo information. Back http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /eventsrts� _ hp 1/19/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews Community Carol -along to be performed Saturday. Sunday The 16th annual "Christmas Celebration: A Community Carol-along" will be performed Saturday 7 p.m. as well as the Sunday at 6 p.m. The concerts will be held at the McCall Community Congregational Church (UCC) at 901 1 st Street, McCall. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.` The concerts will feature the McCall Chorale and a McCall' *' Music Society String Quartet. i L nder the direction of Joe Kantola, the McCall Chorale will t present an "Old Fashioned Christmas" with seasonal favarites. The audience will be invited to sing several carols f4om6r -- N.byMUM- with the performers. Joe Kantola leads the rlc( X11 Chonde m a rehema4 fa this weekends Comnu-tp Cm of .along. The concerts are presented as part of The Second Sunday Sounds @ Six monthly recital series. Sponsors are the McCall Community Congregational Church, the McCall Music Society, and the McCall Arts & Humanities Council. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstarnews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 12/8/2011 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 McCall SummerFest continues this week SummerFest, presented by McCall Music Society, will continue this weekend with members of a 40- piece orchestra playing a variety of chamber music, including classical, jazz and pops, all performed by prominent regional and national musicians. Tickets for all events are on sale at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey Business and Paul's Market in McCall. Tie main event on Friday will be "A Baroque Bash," a free concert to begin at 8 p.m. in the McCall chapter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. The concert will feature works by Bach, G.P. Telemann and Arvo Part for soprano, trumpet and solo piano with full orchestra. A free family concert of "Peter and the Wolf' will be held at the LDS church at 11 a.m. on Saturday with narration for children and their parents. The educational program will take the audience through a tour of the instruments of the orchestra. The narrator for the event will be Bob Hallock, a popular volunteer at the Donnelly Elementary School known by students as "Mr. Bob." On Saturday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the businesses on Commerce Street want to thank their customers by hosting a free "Evening of Jazz' featuring the SummerFest Jazz Trio headed by Ted Rosenthal on piano, David Bjur on bass and Shaun Smith on drums. Billed as Bourbon Street on "Commerce Street," everyone is invited to this outdoor event at the McCall Art ,& Commerce Center, 115 Commerce Street. Donations will be accepted. The festival will conclude on Sunday with "The Fantabulous Mozart' starting at 6 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church . This program will feature Mozart's virtuosic concert arias for soprano and orchestra, and his last piano concerto and "Jammin' with Wolfgang," featuring jazz arrangements for four Mozart selections. Tickets cost $25. Eack Tn Index http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 7/26/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews Music society Spring Concert to be performed May 4 -5 The McCah Music Society will present the McCall Chamber Orchestra and McCall Chorale in its annual Spring Concert on Friday and Saturday, May 4 -5. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night at the McCall Community Congregational Church, located at First and Park streets downtown. Admission is $13 for adults and $10 for seniors and students, with advance tickets on sale at Mountain Monkey Business and McCall Drug. - 'he program will include 'Overture XXVI' by George Fredric Handel; "PE Loc," by Bela Bartok with soloist Dalene Bingaman playing Irish flute, and "Konzert; by Joseph Haydn, featuring solo cellist Linda Wharton. S-e1Y8 Spnn9 Cm'eitMW 4-5 Also on the program are "Ave Verum Corpus' for chorus and strings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; "Mass No. 2 in G Major, D 167' by Franz Peter Schubert; and'Das Leiben Bringt Gros Freud,' a German folk song arranged by Gregg Smith. The chamber orchestra and chorus will be conducted by Dr. William Wharton, professor emeritus of music at the University of Idaho. Choral rehearsals have been conducted by Barbara Kwader of McCall, with piano accompaniment by La Iona Woodward of Cascade. :,oloist Linda Wharton is principal ceW with the Washington -Idaho Symphony and cellist with the Walla Walla Symphony. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts—page.php 4/26/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 McCall SummerFest to span five days, multiple sites McCall SummerFest 2012 will be a five -day festival of classical chamber music and jazz concerts hell at multiple venues in McCall between Wednesday, July 25, and Sunday, July 29. SummerFest, presented by McCall Music Society, will be presented by members of a 40 -piece orchestra playing a variety of chamber music, including classical, jazz and pops, all performed by prominent regional and national musicians. Doors open at 6 p.m. each night and the music starts at 6:30 p.m. OR 7 p.m. Tickets for all events are now on sale at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey Business and Paul's Market Tedxa fluiltstbe pianist ofchdfefor o: yto in McCall. jaavoeative On Wednesday, July 25, the festival will open at 6 p.m. at the Pavilion in Shore Lodge with a reception to riingle with the musicians and a performance showcasing selections to be presented later in the week. Tickets cost $75. Daytime activities will feature mini - chamber music samplers and full orchestra rehearsals in various venues around town. Some of these free performances will be held at parks and on street comers. During times when the full orchestra is silent, a jazz trio, the concert pianist, and various string ensembles will be playing at individually sponsored events. The main event on Friday, July 27, will be "A Baroque Bash," a free concert to begin at 8 p.m. in the Mc -,all chapter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. The concert will feature works by Bach, G.P. Telemann and Arvo Part for soprano, trumpet and solo piano with full orchestra. A free family concert of 'Peter and the Wolf will be held at the LDS church at 1 t a.m. on Saturday. July 28, with narration for children and their parents. The educational program will take the audience through a tour of the instruments of the orchestra. The festival will conclude on Sunday, July 29, with "The Fantabulous Mozart' starting at 6 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church. This program will feature Mozart's virtuosic concert arias for soprano and orchestra, and his last piano concerto and "Jammin' with Wolfgang," featuring jazz arrangements for four Mozart selections. Tickets cost $25. TED ROSENTHAL Ted Rosenthal is one of the leading jazz pianist of his generation. He is the pianist of choice for many top jazz vocalists including Helen Merrill, Mark Murphy and Ann Hampton Callaway. He has also performed with Wynton Mersalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Rosenthal holds faculty appointments at The Jutliiard School and Manhattan School of Music, and has also taught at Queens College and The New School University. GERALD ROBBINS Gerald Robbins, who serves as solo pianist for the Orchestra. Gerald received important prizes in international events, namely the Van Clibum and Tchaikovsky International Competitions. He has performed throughout the world in virtually every major music center, appearing with many major orchestras. b+iula Robbins is a member of the Chamber Music Faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in Rabb New York City. http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts_page.phD 7/12/2012 Star -News Features Page Pagel of 2 McCall SummerFest to span five days, multiple sites McCall SummerFest 2012 will be a five -day festival of classical chamber music and jazz concerts held at multiple venues in McCall starting next Wednesday and Sunday, July 29. SummerFest, presented by McCall Music Society, will be presented by members of a 40 -piece orchestra playing a variety of chamber music, including classical, jazz and pops, all performed by prominent regional and national musicians. Doors open at 6 p.m. each night and the music starts at 6:30 p.m. OR 7 p.m. Tickets for all events are now on sale at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey Business and Paul's Market in McCall. On Wednesday, the festival will open at 6 p.m. at the Pavilion in Shore Lodge with a reception to mingle with the musicians and a performance showcasing selections to be presented later in the week. Tickets cost $75. Daytime activities will feature mini - chamber music samplers and full orchestra rehearsals in various venues around town. Some of these free performances will be held at parks and on street comers. The public also is invited to watch and full orchestra rehearsals on Thursday and Friday, July 26 -27, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. During times when the full orchestra is silent, a jazz trio, the concert pianist, and various string ensembles will be playing at individually sponsored events. The main event on Friday, July 27, will be "A Baroque Bash," a free concert to begin at 8 p.m. in the McCall chapter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. The concert will feature works by Bach, G.P. Telemann and Arvo Part for soprano, trumpet and sob piano with full orchestra. A free family concert of "Peter and the Wolf" will be held at the LDS church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, with narration for children and their parents. The educational program will take the audience through a tour of the instruments of the orchestra. The narrator for the event will be Bob Hallock, a popular volunteer at the Donnelly Elementary School known by students as "Mr. Bob.' On Saturday evening from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., the businesses on Commerce Street want to thank their customers by hosting a free "Evening of Jazz" featuring the SummerFest Jazz Trio headed by Ted Rosenthal on piano, David Bjur on bass and Shaun Smith on drums. Eilled as Bourbon Street on "Commerce Street," everyone is invited to this outdoor event at the McCall Art & Commerce Center, 115 Commerce Street. Donations will be accpeted. I he festival will conclude on Sunday, July 29, with "The Fantabulous Mozart" starting at 6 p.m. at the McCall Community Congregational Church. This program will feature Mozart's virtuosic concert arias for soprano and orchestra, and his last piano concerto and "Jammin' with Wolfgang," featuring jazz arrangements for four Mozart selections. Tickets cost $25. Featured performers include: Sarah Pamicky Sarah Parnicky studies with Sarah Hynes and holds master and bachelor degrees from the University of Southern California. She has performed leading roles with the Aspen Opera Theater, the Teatro dell Unione _ in Viturbo, Italy, and the Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, Walla Walla Symphony and the USC Symphony. Sm ah Parwu ky William Berry Wiliam Berry has been a member of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra since 1988 and principal trumpet for the Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra since 1997. An adjunct faculty member at Whitman College since 2006, William is an accomplished composer and arranger, and the founder of Clarion, a 13- member brass choir. Grag Youmans Former McCall resident Greg Youmans will be playing bass in the orchestra, I I but he is more recognizable to most McCall residents as a one -mand band, the Not Quite Fulharmonic Orchestra, wings and all, who played on the streets during the McCall Winter Carnival, Fourth of July ce ebrations and the Roseberry Arts and Crafts Fair. "oumans spent time in McCall in the early 1980s involved in the folk music scene during the formation of the McCall Folklore Society and was a charter member of the McCall Chamber Orchestra under Jim Cockey. http:!/ www. mccallstarnews .com/pages/hcw_feature_page.php 7/19/2012 Star -News Features Page He is currently a tenured member of the Spokane, Yakima, and Walla Walla symphonies. 47 A YMMAM Page 2 of 2 http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages/hcw_feature _page.php 7/19/2012 The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of 1 Dorothy Beyerle foundation scholarships awarded "he McCall Music society has awarded 11 scholarships to students in the McCall, Donnelly and New Meadows areas. Scholarships are funded through the Dorothy Beyerle Foundation Endowment ,which is designated for suaport of musical education of the youth in this extended area. Recipients of the scholarships are Lilly Moyer of Fruitvale, 14, for voice lessons Maximillian Torres of McCall, 15, for participation in the Jana Jae Chamber Music and Fiddle Camps. Mia Torres of McCall, 10, for piano lessons. Dylan Vance of McCall, 8, for cello lessons. Landon Vance of McCall, 10, for cello lessons. Devon Gregerson of New Meadows, 14, for saxophone lessons. Keegan Ryan of McCall, 15, for violin lessons. • Caely Ryan of McCall, 9, for piano lessons Hannah Hunt of Donnelly, 15, for piano lessons. • Jonah Hunt of Donnelly, 7, for piano lessons. • Lonnacie Noyes -Jeffs of New Meadows, 10, for piano lessons. The scholarships are awarded yearly through an application process that requires the young people to write their own letters expressing their desire for the scholarships and how they will use the money to further their musical education. For information, write to Lois Fry at loisfry@gmail.com. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 8/2/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews New work by Cockey to make debut with Boise Philharmonic Fortner McCall resident Jim Cockey will have his fifth commissioned work from the Boise Philharmonic presented at a world premiere next weekend. "Sacred Land - A Tribute to the Shoshone - Bannock Tribes," will be presented y on Friday, Nov. 16, at Swayne Auditorium at Northwest Nazarene University in ` Nampa and Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Bo se. Cockey was bom in Baltimore, but has spent most of his Ice in Idaho, including nearly 30 years in McCall. Cockey was a founding member of the McCall Music Society, the McCall Chorale, and the McCall Chamber Orchestra, which he conducted for nearly 25 a years. He now lives in Boise, where he is writing his first opera, "Odysseus." He has received numerous grants, commissions and honors, including a gold album for his work with members of the rock band Moody Blues, and the Idaho Jvu c «k� Govemor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. Ir 2008, Cockey was selected by James Ogle to compose a special work in honor of Ogle's 20 years of service with the Boise Philharmonic. "The Gift of the Elk, A Suite for Native American Flute and Orchestra," was premiered in 2010 by Grammy winner Joseph FireCrow and the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. 'Ithica; as performed by the Langroise Trio, was aired on NPR's Performance Today. "Sacred Land is one of the most fulfilling projects 1 have ever worked on," Cockey said. "It is about the Shoshone- Bannock experience, their culture and life before the arrival of the Europeans, their forced relocation, and about healing." The work features 14 ballet dancers, the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and an 11 -piece orchestra. "My discussions with tribal members at Fort Hall helped me shape the piece, but more importantly, gave me the opportunity to hear their story directly," Cockey said. "It is their spirit and their emotion that I have tried to put into the music.' There will be a related lecture at 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at the Boise Art Museum featuring Cockey that will talk about the history and the collaboration. http: / /www.mccallstamews. com/pages /events_arts _page.php Page 11/8/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 Classical guitarist Rowland to play in McCall Friday lassical guitarist Gordon "Skip" Rowland will play Friday at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, located at First and Park st*eets downtown. Tickets are $10 at the door, Rowland has taught applied guitar at the College of Idaho in Caldwell and Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore. He has also conducted workshops and masters classes. His playing has been described by reviewers as "lovely, flowing and filling," and "mesmerizing." The concert is sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Gordon' -Slap Ro,,Ll d http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 12/13/2012 Events and Arts The StarNews Hungarian violinist to perform at Second Sunday Sounds @ Six Hungarian violinist Paul Hatvani will perform a program titled "Music: A Family Affair," at this weekend's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six free musical recital. --he performance will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First Street in downtown McCall. Hatvani will be accompanied by his son, pianist and composer Robert Hatvani. The performance will include works by Bach, Brahms, Kreisler, Gdeg, Bartok, and an original work by Robert Hatvani. A native of Hungary, Paul Hatvani became the first concertmaster and soloist in the Symphony Orchestra of National Radio and TV in Latvia in 1970. In 1973, he moved to Uzsgorod, Ukraine, where he worked as the soloist of the Uzsgorod Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and conductor of the Uzsgorod Symphony Orchestra. Robert Hatvani, a native of the Ukraine, has won many awards in Eastern Europe as well as in the U S. He has performed professionally as a soloist, in ensembles, and as an accompanist. Robert is the director of piano at Treasure Valley Community College and recently started Study Music, a music school for children in Meridian. http : / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /events arts _page.php 1/10/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 FOCUSED ON HIS WORK � Phop 6rclbe atr- a.v.b�Yn YOB Be (hct uoodfnasi of The FtixGusin-7ho smdhf Ins music mteusely as he pafatus on Sunday et-euug atthe MXall Commuurtti-C�rgtAOUaI l7nudt The cabcatwas the atest m the S .d Sunday So mds #- Six Ave rental sales http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events__arts_page.php 3/14/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews Kandinsky Trio to play at Second Sunday Sounds The Kandinsky Trio will play at this weekend's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six free recital series in McCall. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall 111im Community Congregational Church at First and Park streets in downtown McCall. The Kandinsky Trio is made up of Elizabeth Bachelder on piano, Benedict Goodfriend on violin and Alan Weinstein on cello. They will be performing works of Beethoven, Shostakovich and Tenn. Now in their 25th season together, the trio is celebrating The Kvidal n-M ouill pbyatdusweekends one of the longest and most successful artist residencies in Second Stmday SotukU@ Six fire rental senes to the United States at historic Roanoke College in Virginia, t,t<<all and more than 1,000 concerts in the U.S., Europe and Canada. The trio draws new audiences with both their passionate performances of masterworks and innovative ideas in redefining chamber music. In addition, they are one of only six piano trios ever to win the prestigious Chamber Music America Residency Award. There will be no Second Sunday Sounds @ Six performances in April and May in order to provide higher quality concerts later in the year, coordinator Tyler Vance said. The recitals will resume June 9 with Trebelle, a piano trio from Boise, with guest soloist Jennifer Drake on viola. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/Cvents—arts—page.php 3/7/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 McCall Spring Concert to be performed this weekend in two performances The McCall Music Society will present its Spring Concert on Friday and Saturday at the McCall Community Congregational Church. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets * are $10 in advance at McCall Drug, Mountain Monkey a Business and Paul's Market. Admission at the door will be $12. Children under 12 will be admitted free. The concerts will feature performances by the McCall + Chamber Orchestra conducted D William Wharton, the McCall Chorale under the direction of Barbara Nokes Kwader, and special guest organist Tom Robin Harris. g Harris will present Handel's "Organ Concerto in F Major-" PMm fer TLc SfaNCw by Gsy LMc Dalene Bmgamm prom Cascade, left, and lathe i• iorell from McCall rehearse with dbei\ Wall The orchestra and chorale will perform Vivaldi's "Gloria RV (1o,;aefm dns„veekena5sp„yeconent 589," and will also be featured on individual selections. Both organizations are made up of local musicians who look forward to sharing their musical talents each year during the Spring and Christmas concerts. This year the orchestra will be joined by the Axial String Quartet, led by violinist Dr. Jennifer Sullivan, who will perform the first movement of Schubert s "String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor.' Tom Robin Hams, who grew up in Idaho, recently retired as professor of music at Augustana College in Illinois. His initial organ studies were with Richard Skyrn at the College of Idaho and Griffith Bratt at BS J. Dr. William Wharton is a native of New Orleans. He has performed with orchestras from all around the U.S. and is a recipient of several awards, including a Congress of Strings Award from the American Federation of Musicians. Wharton has been active as a teacher throughout his musical career, and is presently professor of cello at University of Idaho. Barbara Nokes Kwadef, a McCall native, studied piano and organ at the College of Idaho and was introduced to choral conducting and method by Dr. James Gabbard. Dr. Jennifer Sullivan is string department head of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Education Department Division and affiliate instructor of strings at Northwest Nazarene University. \� http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 4/2/2013 The Star News Groups Page .- lb, Th, —. —hr M. M.. SIVEET SUMMER MUNn - Pt w Met -Tutg Sit petfmw a rmt,l ou Suudat- at the CDUUmtuth 4,011veg.howl Chieh m M,t .al m put of a sales of r ivds ut AI :,Il and Cascade last weekatd for StimtafFest s' n3 FuD orcheshn ,Ducats stet totttght Page 1 of 1 http : / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 8/8/2013 The Star News Groups Page Page 1 of I New director to lead McCall Chorale for Christmas concert An award- winning conductor will lead the McCall Chorale for this years McCall Christmas Concert sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Paul Aitken will be in attendance when the chorale holds its first rehearsal on Monday at the McCall Community Congregational Church. A social gathering will be held at 6:30 p.m. with brownies, cookies, coffee and tea followed by the beginning of rehearsal at 7 p.m. The Christmas Concert is scheduled for two performances on Sunday and Monday, Dec. B -9, at the church. S nce 2002, Aitken has been executive director of music ministry and worship arts at the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise. He has worked with other community organizations such as Boise State University, Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale, Boise Baroque Orchestra, Northwest Nazarene University and Cantus Youth Choirs. Aitken was the first -ever winner of the American Choral Directors Association's prestigious Raymond W. Brock Memorial Student Composition Competition Award in 1999 for "Flanders Fields." His compositions have been performed and recorded throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Europe. He was a recent guest conductor at Carnegie Hall in New York City. http: / /www.mccalistamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 10/3/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews Page 1 of 1 Veteran conductor to lead McCall orchestra for Christmas concert A veteran conductor will lead the McCall Chamber Orchestra for this year's McCall Christmas Concert sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Richard Bauer recently retired and moved back to Idaho after 38 years as an orchestra director. Bauer will lead the first rehearsal of the chamber orchestra starting at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 17, at the McCall Community Congregational Church in downtown McCall. Ruhud&auer Earlier, awarded - winning conductor Paul Aitken was announced as the new leader of the McCall Chorale. Beth the chorale and chamber orchestra will perform at the Christmas concert, which is scheduled for two performances on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 8 -9, at the church. Brauer spent the last seven years at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, ill. He began his career teaching elementary and middle school orchestra in Pendleton, Ore, and taught orchestras in Salem, Ore., for more than 20 years before moving to Illinois in 2006. During his tenure, the Neuqua Valley Chamber Strings were twice invited to perform at The Midwest Clinic, an international band and orchestra festival in Chicago. His orchestras have also performed at the Oregon Music Educator's Conference, the All- Northwest Music Educators Conference and the Illinois Music Educators State Conference. Bauer also was the principal violist with the Portland Opera Orchestra and the Portland Chamber Orchestra and he has also played with the Spokane and Columbus symphonies. Ha grew up in Moscow, where his father was the orchestra director at the University of Idaho for 25 years. http:// www. mccallstamews .com/pages /events_arts_page.php 10/10/2013 Events and Arts The StarNews FL 6,n a. Nmbr.. — CHRLMUS CONCERT - Conductor Pr. Paul ?etkeu leads the McCall Coucat Snugers and Chvuber Orchestra as well as the awhence on Mautac aright at the McCall Con tuiity Cougt tgatioual c2tareh.'Ihe eceut was prmeuted by We AtcCallmusicsodety. Page I of I http://www.rnccallstarncws.com/pagcs/cvcnts—arts_pagc.php 1211212013 `Tapesf ry of Light' Christmas concert to be presented Sunday, Monday The McCall Music Soci- ety's Christmas Concert, "Tapestry of Light," will be presented on Sunday and Monday, at the McCall Com- munity Congregational Church, 901 1st Street. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. both nights. Admis- sion is free, but a donation of $10 is suggested. The concerts will fea- ture performances by the McCall Chamber Orches- tra conducted by Richard Bauer, the Axial Quartet from Boise, and the McCall Concert Singers under the direction of Dr. Paul A. Aitken. The chamber orchestra will perform Antonio Viv- aldi's "Winter" from "The Four Seasons", featuring Jennifer Sullivan on violin. In addition, a trio com- prised of local residents Andrea Parnett, cello; Benjamin Herbst, violin, and Judy Barry, flute, will present the overture from Tchaikovsky's "The Nut- cracker." The McCall Concert Singers, will perform Jo- seph M. Martin's "Tapestry of Light" accompanied by the chamber orchestra and pianist Dr. Tom Robin Harris. The cantata springs from the rich heritage of Celtic music and, in concert with narrated scripture passages, tells the Christ- mas story using familiar carols and folk songs. Photo for The Star -News by Man moenr Paul Aitken directs the McCall Concert Singers and McCall Chamber Orchestra and during a rehearsal for this weekend's Tapestry of Lights Christmas concerts. PAUL A. AITKEN Ensemble. Since 2002, Aitken has served as Director of Mu- sic & Worship Arts at Cathedral of the Rockies, overseeing 20 ensembles, a year -round concert se- ries, and a professional staff spanning both the downtown and the Amity campuses. The first ever winner of the ACDA Brock Student Composition Competition for his piece "Flanders Fields," Aitken is sought after as both conductor and composer. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2010 conduct- ing his major work, `And None Shall Be Afraid," with a choir of 200 and the New England Symphonic ,:5� 12..4 /,/, � Del Parkinson Pianist Parkinson to perform at Second Sunday Sounds @ 6 Del Parkinson will per- forming a multi -media program called "My Favorite Gershwin" during this week- end's Second Sunday Sounds @ 6 free recital program in McCall. The recital will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First St. The program will feature some of Gershwin's best - known works, including four song transcriptions and ex- cerpts from. "Porgy & Bess" and "AnAmerican inParis," as well asworksbyEarl Wildcom- posed on Gershwin themes. The program will culmi- nate with a performance of "Rhapsody in Blue." Parkinson is recognized on the international roster of Steinway artists. In 1985, he joined the music faculty at Boise State University, where hehasbeenprofessorof piano. He is the recipient of the Boise State Universityfounda - tion scholar award for creative activity, the Boise mayor's award for artistic excellence, the Morrison Center honor medallion, the Idaho Com- mission on the Arts career fellowship award, and the Idaho governor's award for excellence in the arts. February's recital will fea- ture Michigan baritone, Nick Davis, performing opera and Broadway favorites. Star -News News Page—Lead Story McCall group wants U of I to build performing arts center Enhancements urged to planned educational auditorium "There are no negatives. " - Bob Hallock BY TOM GROTE The Star -News The University of Idaho should consider building a performing arts center as part of its McCall Field Campus expansion, according to McCall arts proponents. The university should consider expanding its current plans for a 225 -seat educational auditorium at the field campus to allow concerts and plays in addition to lectures, the -t- proponents said. "The auditorium would be a real benefit to McCall and it will bring business into town," said Bob Hallock, vice president of the McCall Music Society. SobHa: Hallock and music society president Richard Surbeck decided to propose the performance center when they heard of UI's plans to spend $40 million over the next decade to rebuild the, field campus located on the shore of Payette Lake. --hey have met twice since November with officials of the College of Natural Resources, which is spearheading the expansion, to make their pitch and found a good reception. There are no negatives, everyone seems to be walking in the right direction," Hallock said. The music society has already pledged the money to draft conceptual plans for review by the university. After that, proponents said tiney will help raise the money for a full design of the auditorium, something that could be hundreds of thousands of dollars. The actual cost of expanding the proposed classroom into a full -blown performance center could run into the millions, Hallock said. The proponents have given the center a working title, "Ponderosa Pavilion." Existing performance venues such as the Alpine Playhouse and the Community Congregational Church work well for smaller events, but a iarger arts center would be able to draw iarger, more prestigious productions, they said. Dream For Years A performing arts center has been the dream of some local residents for a long time. In 1996, a study commissioned by the McCall Arts and Humanities Council looked at building a center seating between 250 and 300 people at various sites. Those sites included one downtown where Manchester ice and Event Centre now stands and another where Barbara R. Morgan Elementary School is now located. The study found much community enthusiasm for a performing arts center, but found little justification for it because it would not be used enough to support its costs of operation and maintenance. If UI combines the arts center with its proposed lecture hall, the building would be used year -round and the university would be responsible for maintaining it, the proponents said. The music society hopes to build a base of community support for the idea that extend beyond the arts. The McCall Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed the idea in a Feb. 4 letter to the university. "We see the center becoming the focus of the community activity," chamber president Joel Hellerman wrote. "A facility such as this could provide a major economic boost to the central mountain area No idea is off the table as long as there is community support, said Steven Hacker, director of development for the College of Natural Resources. "We want to be good community partners, but the world is run by those who show up," Hacker said. If proponents are serious about promoting an arts center, then the community should help raise the money for its design and construction, Hacker said. "If you have an interest and it will add to the cost, we would hope you would come with some ideas," he said. At, arts center would fit in well with tine university's goal of broadening the reach of the McCall campus to many departments, including the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences and the Lionel Hampton School of Music, Hacker said. Adding a performing arts center to the field carnpus master plan would be attractive to potential donors of the overall expansion, Hallock said. "This is certainly a statewide deal," he said. We bring a lot to the university by saying, 'let's make this a showpiece.'" http:// N,>ti N,NNr. mccallstamews .com/pages,/Iead_page.php Page I of I 3/20/2014 The Star News Groups Page LETS TRY 71TUT AGUN -Ben Herbst and Kelly GOnitz chuckle as Herbst asks the auckence if he can start a song aver during the mnnud Sprvtg Concert presented by the McCall i.lcm a Society on Sahudih- aftemoou at the McCall Commmuty Cougregational Chmrh. The dim were part of the Last Call Bluegrass Band that were featured during the hvo pefumances. Page 1 of 1 http : / /www.mccallstamews.com/pages /groups _page.php 4/10/2014 Events and Arts The StarNews SummerFest Hits Its High Notes Two Free, Two Paid Performances Remain Iwo free concerts and two paid concerts remain for SummerFest 2014, a week -long festival of classical chamber music and jazz presented by McCall Music Society. Tonight, a free concert, "An Evening of Broadway, Classical and Jazz," will begin at 6 p.m. at The Arling Center at Tamarack Resort. The evening will feature the Ted Rosenthal Jazz Trio, McCall tenor Adam Wade Duncan and Nicole Greenidge Joseph. N;.oie Those attending should bring a blanket or stadium chairs for open seating. ,;.,dp :ph On Friday, Brundage Mowuntain Resort will host "Dinner on the Green," starting with a social hour at 6 p.m. and a buffet dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Music by the Craswell Brass Quintet will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $69 per person, with a table of six costing $390. Continuing a SummerFest tradition, the SummerFest Orchestra will present a free family concert, "Peter and the Wolf," at 11 a.m. Saturday at the McCall Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints on Idaho 55. The performance will again be narrated by McCall resident Bob Hallock, and children are invited to stay after the concert to meet the musicians at an "Instrument Petting Zoo." fhe festival will close on Saturday with "A Classy Mix" starting at 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Life Church on Idaho 55 south of McCall. fhe evening will showcase the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ravel, Verdi and Bach. Rosenthal will bE featured on George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and Duncan and Joseph will perform. Tickets ccst $35. 4dvance tickets for the Mountain Life Church concert are on sale in McCall at Paul's Market, McCall Drug and Mountain Monkey Business. Advance tickets for the Brundage Mountain concert can be found at www.brundage.corn and going to Events. For information, go to www.mccallmusicsociety.org. Nicole Greenidge Joseph A Portland native, Joseph received degrees in voice from the University of Michigan and Pacific Lutheran University. Opera credits include Lauretta ( "Gianni Schicchi ") with Sugar Creek Symphony & Song, and Susanna ( "Figaro ") and Musetta ( "La Boheme ") with the U of M Opera Theatre. As a concert soloist in the Detroit area, Joseph has been heard with Flint Symphony, Oakland Uiiversity, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and Southern Great Lakes Symphony. Outside of Michigan, she has performed with the Siletz Bay Music Festival, Walla Walla Symphony, Portland Chamber Orchestra and Victoria Bach Festival, and is a featured soloist of the Austin -based choral group Conspirare. Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstarnews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 7/24/2014 Events and Arts The StarNews HOLDIAY HAPPENINGS - JOYFUL SOUNDS - Members of the McCall Concert Singers project their voices during the ChrWxnas Concert and Carol -Along held Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The concert, presented by the McCall Music Sudety, was repeated on Monday. From left are Richard Surbeck, Tom Henderson, Dave Hanson and Nicholas Bruns. hap:// www. mccallstamews. com /pages/special_eventsLpage.php Page 1 of 1 Star -News News Events Page SummerFest 2015 names Itkin as artistic director David Itkin will be the artistic director and conductor for SummerFest 2015 sponsored by the McCall Music Society. The week -long festival of classical chamber music and jazz concerts will run July 19 -26 and be held at multiple venues in and around McCall. Itkin is the music director and conductor of the Abilene Philharmonic, director of orchestral studies at the University of North Texas College of Music, conductor laureate of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and author of "Conducting Concerti." In addition, he is an accomplished composer and arranger, and some of his works will be featured during SummerFest. v b, sr 1a_ David Itldn has been named artistic director and Itkin will conduct the 46 -piece SummerFest Orchestra and condaaortorsumwff- 12015. be joined by crowd favorites from last year. They include jazz pianist Ted Rosenthal, violinist Tim Fain, soprano Nicole Greenidge Joseph and trumpeter Brandon Craswell. Newcomers to SummerFest include soprano Kristen Hertzenberg, a popular Broadway stage actress and soloist from Las Vegas; and McCall's own Tom Robin Harris on organ. Visit www.McCaliMusicSociety.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Pack Page 1 of 1 http://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts_page.php 5/21/2015 Star -News News Groups Page FINE FIDDLERS - Jaidyun Lee of Boise mules during Saturdays performance of the Idaho Junior Jammers Fiddlers at Mountain Life Church in McCall. The Jammers performed as part of the Fall Fiddle Jamboree to benefit the McCall Music Society and the McCall Folklore Society . Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 10/29/2015 ''Gall ly " Societ` October 2015 McCall Music Dear Friends of Music, Society Board of Directors . The McCall Music Society has had a very successful year of bringing music to the Richard Surbeck President greater McCall area. Roberr k President acorn lishments include: Vice President p Development Nine Second Sunday Sounds at Six recitals. Rey Vertrees $3800 in scholarships to 19 students. Secretary SummerFest 2015 with Maestro David Itkin. Tom Henderson Christmas & Spring concerts by the McCall Concert Singers & McCall Chamber Treasurer Orchestra under the direction Maestros Jerry Vevig and Richard Bauer. Chris Naga October Fiddle Jamboree with the Idaho Junior Jammer Fiddlers. Publicity & Marketing Dave Carter Several new initiatives have enriched our efforts. Production • Exploring the development of a performing arts facility in McCall. Margo Denning • Developing a strings program for local school children. Website, FaceBook • Pursuing genres of music to appeal to a more diverse audience. Lois Fry 0 Continuing to add to our endowment to provide financial stability. Scholarships • Transitioning to on -line ticket sales. Larry Zgonc Orchestra Liaison Second Sunday Sounds Our ambitious schedule will again provide a variety of musical offerings. Mike Eck Ken Delbert Second Sunday Sounds @ Six in partnership with the Community Congregational Tom Robin Harris AtLarge Church. Check the web site, i „,Nvw.mccallmusicsociety.or>;, and FaceBook for upcoming events. Consultants to the The Christmas Concert will be held, December 6' and 7'. Board The Spring Concert will be on April 17' and 18'”. Linda a ds SummerFest 2016 - Sunday, July 17" through Saturday, July 23'. Chris Jones Suzi Smith If you are already a member of The McCall Music Society we thank you and hope you will continue your support for the coming year. If you are not a member, please McCall Music society consider joining our musical journey. Look for our posters throughout the year and is a 501(c)(3) non- "like" us on FaceBook. profit organization �� '2 beck, " Richard beck, President Robert Halloc -, Vice- President McCall Music Society PO Box 558 McCall ID 83638 www.mccallmusicsociety.org %Gall A4 " �G BSI SOciet`J October 2015 McCall Music Dear Friends of Music, Society Board of Directors The McCall Music Society has had a very successful year of bringing music to the Richard Surbeck greater McCall area. President Robert Hallock ;�rce. P esident Our acomplishments include: Development Nine Second Sunday Sounds at Six recitals. Rey Vertrees $3800 in scholarships to 19 students. Secretary SummerFest 2015 with Maestro David Itkin. Tom Henderson Christmas & Spring concerts by the McCall Concert Singers & McCall Chamber Treasurer Orchestra under the direction Maestros Jerry Vevig and Richard Bauer. Chris Noga October Fiddle Jamboree with the Idaho Junior Jammer Fiddlers. Publicity & Marketing Dave carter Several new initiatives have enriched our efforts. Production • Exploring the development of a performing arts facility in McCall. Margo Denning • Developing a strings program for local school children. website, FaceBook 0 Pursuing genres of music to appeal to a more diverse audience. Lois Fry • Continuing to add to our endowment to provide financial stability. Scholarships • Transitioning to on -line ticket sales. Larry Zgonc Orchestra Liaison Second Sunday Sounds Our ambitious schedule will again provide a variety of musical offerings. Mike Eck Ken Delbert Second Sunday Sounds @ Six in partnership with the Community Congregational Tom Robin Harris ACLarge Church. Check the web site, lR,�N,"'.mccallmusicsocien-.org, and FaceBook for upcoming events. Consultants to the The Christmas Concert will be held, December 6� and 7� . Board The Spring Concert will be on April 17'° and 18'h. Linda Carder Joan Edwards SummerFest 2016 - Sunday, July 17" through Saturday, July 2W. Chris Jones Suzi Smith If you are already a member of The McCall Music Society we thank you and hope you will continue your support for the coming year. If you are not a member, please McCall Music Society consider joining our musical journey. Look for our posters throughout the year and is a 501(c)(3) non- "like" us on FaceBook. profit organization Richard Zf ck, President Robert Halloc c, Vice - President McCall Music Society PO Box 558 McCall ID 83638 www.mccallmusicsociety.org The McCall Music Society will present "Christmas Favorites & Audience Carol - Along" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7 at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First St. in downtown McCall. q _.. � i1 i►+irrt . _ , ' : • • • ::.err. Photo for The Star -News by Gary Ertter Conductor Richard Bauer assists Joani Labrousse during a rehearsal of the McCall Chamber Orchestra. The concerts will feature performances by the McCall Concert Singers, under the direction of Jerry Vevig, and the McCall Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bauer. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged to offset costs. The McCall Concert Singers will perform the well -loved standard, "The Little Drummer Boy," but they will also change it up with special arrangements of "Silent Night" and "Mary Did You Know?" Eleven - year -old soloist Dylan Vance will be featured on "Behold That Star." The singers will be accompanied by a number of area musicians, including Tom Robin Harris on organ, Tanya Hansen on piano, Larry Zgonc on bass, Tim Noga on guitar, and two percussionists, Mike Wisdom and 13- year -old Luke Nelson. The McCall Chamber Orchestra has added members to its wind section this year, allowing them to play hol day favorites "Trepak" from "The Nutcracker" and "March of the Toys" from "Babes in Toyland." The string section will be playing Corelli's "Christmas Concerto Grosso" with featured soloists. The two groups will join together to present the "Hallelujah Chorus" and a unique version of "Jingle Bells" thE> crowd is sure to enjoy. In keeping with tradition, the audience will be invited to sing holiday songs and carols with the Concert Singers throughout the presentation. Star -News News Groups Page rhomf The Sm -N by Gvyt Mine eyes have seen the glory -Jerry Vevig directs the crowd in arousing rendition of "Battle Hymn of the Republic° daring Monday's performance of the McCall Music Society's Spring Concert at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The McCall Concert Singers and the McCall Chamber Orchestra staged two performances of the concert, which had the theme "A Musical Melting Pot.- Page 2 of 2 http: / /www.mccallstarnews .com/pages /groups _page.php 4/21/2016 Star -News News Events Page Page 1 of 1 VOICE AND STRINGS .�t s" ebpbfm lie Stu -Neva b1 Guy F Vocalist Bruce A- Cain emotes while Guitarist David Asbury provides accompaniment during Sunday's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six flee recital held at the McCall Community Congregational Church in McCall. The duo, from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, performed works by Vega, Garcia l orca, and Luzuriaga hnp://www.mccallstamews.com/pages/events—arts—page.php 9/15/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Page 1 of 2 A Decade of Sounds on Sunday Free monthly recital series celebrates 10 years BY TOM GROTE for The Star -News Every second Sunday, scores of McCall residents and visitors head to church, but not to pray. They are there to listen to heavenly music. For the last 10 years, the Second Sunday Sounds @ Six 2 recital program has brought musicians from around Idaho and the nation to play live classical and modem music - and all for free. The concerts have drawn players of every instrument found in a symphony orchestra in various ensembles as well as singers who can hold their own on any opera stage. ]Le Sm- Nrn.Fik3fiom 11 The city creek winds from Idaho State Uni%Trsity An average of 85 people attend the concerts each month performed in 2012 at the Second Sandey Sounds at the McCall Community Congregational Church in Six monthly redW serim downtown McCall, said Bob Hallock, vice president of the McCall Music Society, which sponsors the series with the church. Even though there is no admission fee, donations of $3 or more per person are common with the occasional $100 bill dropped in the donation box, Hallock said. For all Its popularity, series founder and director Tyler Vance almost never saw his idea come to life. Vance was the music director at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in McCall when he proposed the idea of a monthly recital series. "I could see many advantages of bringing more professional musicians to McCall on a more regular basis than had been done in the past," he said. Funding Worries At the time, church leaders were worried about funding the series and whether the church was appropriate as a concert hall, he said. Vance became music director at the Congregational church in 2005 and pitched the series again, this time to the music society. The society board was hesitant at first, worried that the series would compete with other priorities. But the idea was championed by Ron Klimko, a bassoonist and retired professor of music at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho. "Ron played a key role, especially with his large network of professional music colleagues, as well as his contacts," Vance said. The first concert in October 2006 consisted of Klimko on bassoon, one of Klimko's friends on clarinet and Vance on the piano. Word of the series spread and has become a regular destination for faculty members of university music departments in Idaho and around the region, Vance said. "They love our audience, and it gives them one more opportunity to perform a program they prepared for another venue," he said. "A lot of work goes into those concerts, so they like to have another opportunity to perform" Performers Endorse Past performers of the series echoed Vance's comments. "Series such as the one you enjoy in McCall are becoming quite rare and it is wonderful as an area musician to have the opportunity to play regularly elsewhere in Idaho," said James Reid, a professor of guitar and music history at UI who has played at the recital seven times. "The audiences at the McCall series are enthusiastic and appreciative and it is always a pleasure to perform there," Reid said. Live music performance is a special experience for both the performer and audience, said Leslie Moreau, who teaches clarinet and music theory at Boise State University. "Listening to a CD or watching a performance on TV does not quite capture the feel of experiencing it in person," said Moreau, who has performed twice in the McCall series. Free admission is an important part of the series, as it welcomes first -time concert-goers to attend, said Leonard Garrison, an associate professor of flute at UI who has performed four times in McCall. "Very few communities of similar size have a series like this, and I applaud those who have worked so hard to establish and maintain it," Garrison said. The church and the music society share the $10,000 annual costs of the series, which has produced http: / /www.mccallstamews.com /pages /fp_stories _page.php 11/10/2016 Star -News News Main News Page Page 2 of 2 unexpected benefits, Hallock said Many of those who have enjoyed the concerts in the series have offered to fund McCall Music Society concerts throughout the year, he said. Recently, the performers have been asked to conduct education sessions in addition to the concerts. For more information about Second Sunday Sounds @ Six, or to receive monthly notices of each performance, contact Vance at 634 -7342 or SecondSundaySounds @gmail.com. The annual calendar can be viewed at http: / /McCallUCC.org. Plano duo to perform at Second Sunday Sounds at Six The Love -Reese Piano Duo of Boise will perform this weekend at the Second Sunday Sounds @ Six free music recital in McCall. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 First St. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. The Love -Reese Piano Duo is made up of Tawna Love and Nancy Reese. Their peformance is titled "Czech It Out!" consisting of Bohemian music by Dvorak, Smetana and Lizst. Love has performed throughout the western states as a soloist and chamber musician. She has played with the with Treasure Valley Concert Band, Boise State Symphonic Winds, Hymns of Thanksgiving Orchestra, Boise Baroque Orchestra, Meridian Symphony Orchestra, and the Salt Lake Symphony. Reese has taught performers, university faculty, doctoral degree candidates, and students of all levels to play with freedom and comfort. Her U.S. lectures, master classes and workshops on piano technique have been presented to the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts, University of Colorado, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, Marshall University, University of North Carolina, BYU- Idaho, Idaho State University, and Metropolitan State University of Denver. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /fp_stories _page.php 11/10/2016 Star -News News Lead Story Page Page 1 of 1 Backers of performing arts center to look elsewhere In Field Campus site would take too long to develop BY TOM GROTE for The Star -News A multi -use facility that would have included a performing arts center is no longer being considered for the University of Idaho Field Campus in McCall, supporters of the facility said. The McCall Music Society saw the proposed $40 million expansion of the field campus, located near Ponderosa State Park, as a golden opportunity to enhance a long - sought performing arts center for McCall. The facility, called the Ponderosa Pavilion, would have i included a multi -use auditorium, conference, and dining facility. Sketch shows a concept for a performing arts The idea is still a good one, but the community cannot wait i renter that had been proposed for the university of I for the field campus site to become a priority in the overall ! Idaho McCall Field Campus, including an airplane ' scheme for the field campus, music society Vice President hangar door for open -air concerts. Backers now Bob Hallock said. propose budding the center elsewhere. "The center would be built in the last of six phases, which could take a decade or more," Hallock said of the UI plans. "We have decided to take a different direction." The master plan for the field campus, released in 2014, shows a 225 -seat educational auditorium that also would allow concerts and plays in addition to lectures. That year, music society members met several times with officials of the UI College of Natural Resources, which is spearheading the expansion, and received a good reception, Concept Plans During the summer of 2014, the music society had conceptual plans drafted that expanded on the original design of the auditorium. A retractable theater seating system was envisioned that could seat 300 people with an additional 200 seats in a balcony, under the concept. An airplane hangar door would open to allow concerts to face a grassy seating area fronting on Payette Lake, the concept showed. The center's concept also would have included the university's plans fora dining hall. Music society members met in November 2014 with UI President Chuck Staben, who was receptive to the idea but did not commit to moving up the timetable for construction. The music society and other potential users of the facility have looked at several sites, but are not yet ready to announce their plans, Hallock said. "We want to be sure we have a solid proposal in place before we go public," he said. "The plan should be something that the entire community will support." No cost estimate was available for the new center, which would be built with a combination of private donations and grants. A performing arts facility has long been sought to provide greater seating and more flexibility than the area s two main indoor concert venues, the Alpine Playhouse and the McCall Community Congregational Church. In 1996, a study commissioned by the McCall Arts and Humanities Council looked at building a performing arts center seating between 250 and 300 people and found broad support for the concept. http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /lead _page.php 11/23/2016 Star -News News Groups Page i a f a it ss rTOm G rieSm-N by Gry WINTER WARM -UP -From left, Jane Berea, Sawyer Davis and Maya Anderton of the High Mountain Strings perform prior to the annual Songs of Christmas and Audience Carol -Along held Sundav at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The concert, also performed on Monday, featured the McCall Concert Singers, the McCall Chamber Orchestra and a sing -along by audience member;. The concerts were sponsored by the McCall Music Society. Page 1 of 1 http: / /www.mccallstamews .com/pages /groups _page.php 12/8/2016 Lead Story Main News Opinion Arts/Events Outdoors/Rec Junior Steelheads Sports/Schools Of Record Groups Info Desk Announcements Public Notices Current Ldiuor Nwatjr W "•P OtrwwM '[07151 PM EVENTS & THE ARTS — THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 2017 Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra to play at Second Sunday Sounds @ Six this weekend The McCall Congregational Church will be filled with musicians as well as music on Sunday as the Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra plays during February's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six free recital series. Nearly 30 musicians will assemble at the church, located at 901 N. First St., for the recital, which will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free but donations will be accepted. The orchestra will repeat the program that it performed last weekend in Boise as part of its 2016 -17 performance series. Leading off the program will be "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" by Bach, followed by "Concerto in A Major" by Albinoni featuring James Smock, the orchestra's principal trumpeter. The program will conclude with Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter." Playing in the Congregational church will be a familiar setting for the orchestra, which stages its Boise performances at the Cathedral of the Rockies downtown, Music Director Daniel Stern said. "Churches have an intimacy to them," Stern said. "You can Sounds @ Six. talk to the people and they can see you." The orchestra last performed in McCall about 10 years ago, and Sunday's concert is part of an effort by the orchestra to play outside of the Boise area, he said. "We make beautiful music and we love to share it with as many people as possible," Stern said. "None of us would be in this business unless we love what we do." Listeners will learn more from Stern about works to be played on Sunday. "I like to talk to the audience about the music before we play it so that they might enjoy it more," he said "There are those in the audience who have never heard a Mozart symphony," Stern said. "Our job is to be sure they'll want to hear one again!" The Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2003 with the goal of bringing the best of the baroque and classical repertoire to the Treasure Valley. The musicians are professionals in the area, many of whom perform with the Boise Philharmonic, the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale and Opera Idaho. Stern has been part of the Boise musical community since 1974, when he was named music director of the Boise Philharmonic, a position he held until 1987. During his tenure, the orchestra began its evolution from a community orchestra to a professional ensemble. 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MARCH 9. 201 Second Sunday Sounds to feature The Boise Chordsmen barbershop group The barbershop sounds of The Boise Chordsmen will be featured during this weekend's Second Sunday Sounds @ Six concert in McCall. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Community Congregational Church in downtown McCall The Boise Chordsmen is a men's choral group which sings without musical accompaniment in the barbershop style. They will entertain with traditional melodies such as "Bye, Bye Blackbird," "Heart of My Heart" and "Swing Down Chariot." Newer melodies will include "You've Got a Friend in Me," from "Toy Story" and "Cruella DeVille" from "101 Dalmations." Second Sunday Sounds @ Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied singing with three voices harmonizing to the melody. The lead usually sings the melody, with the tenor harmonizing above the lead. The bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes and the baritone provides in- between notes, either above or below the lead to make chords that give barbershop its distinctive, "full" sound. The free concert sponsored by the McCall Community Congregational Church and McCall Music Society. to stage tNVO performances April 1 The McCall Music Society will present its Spring Concert, "Make Me An Instrument," twice on Saturday. April 1. at the McCall Community Congregational Church. 901 1st St.. Performance times are 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 1. The concerts are for audiences of all ages. Admission is free, but donations are welcome to help offset production costs. Those who arrive early will be treated to prelude music performed by violin students from the High Mountain Strings program. The concerts will mark the return of Paul Aitken as conductor of the McCall Concert Singers. while Dick Bauer continues his tenure at the helm of the McCall Chamber Orchestra. The McCall Concert Singers, accompanied by Tanya Hansen on piano, will present a number of thoughtful and inspiring pieces. Among them are "Requiem," a powerful song written to cope with the grief of the 2004 tsunami in Asia. "The Prayer of St. Francis" will be set to music of the concert title "Make Me An Instrument," and there will several compositions by Aitken, including a new arrangement of "His Eye is on the Sparrow -" Also featured will be the final movement from Aitken's "And None Shall Be Afraid," which was performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City by a choir of 200 under his direction in 2010. The chamber orchestra will play two of what many consider to be the most beautiful pieces in the literature, the slow movement of Shostakovich's "Second Piano Concerto" and the "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria Rusticana. O chestra members will accompany a challenging piece by Bach for strings and organ played by local organist Tom Robin Harris. The program will be rounded out with works by Gustav Hoist and Beethoven. HEAVENLY HARMONY From left, Brian Connolly, Rich Lapp, Dave Durfee and Conly Hobson of The Boise Chordsmen belt out a tune during the Second Sunday Sounds @ Six recital last weekend at the McCall Community Congregational Church. The quartet was part of a larger group of singers who performed a variety of barbershop -style songs without instnrmental accompaniment. Welcome You are logged on as Don Bailey 3uoscnpbon Expires: 1022401' anew suos:;rmcion Events Page Index Alpine Playhouse to host Women's Fantasy Night Saturday 'My Father's Journey to be shown at Alpine Playhouse Tuesday 'Screenagers' film March 16-17 to review how youths use devices Fundraiser Saturday to aid injured electrician Congleton Long -time resident Woodson to throw party for 40th anniversary Cascade American Legion to host St. Patrick's Day party Art guild to host March Miniature Madness March 18 with Olympians' 'Screenagers' film this weekend to review how youths use devices Cascade American Legion to host St. Patrick's Day party McCall Optimist Club to note 35 years with Bingo Art guild to host March Miniature Madness Saturday The Last Revel to play at Foresters Club March 24 • This Week's Sales Events / Entertainment Summary Back to Front Page Music society Spring Concert to stage two performances on April 1 The McCall Music Society will present its Spring Concert, "Make Me An Instrument; twice on Saturday, April 1, at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 1 st St.. Performance times are 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 1. The concerts are for audiences of all ages. Admission is free, but donations are welcome to help offset production costs. Those who arrive early will be treated to prelude music performed by violin students from the High Mountain Strings program. The concerts will mark the return of Paul Aitken as conductor of the McCall Concert Singers, while Dick Bauer continues his tenure at the helm of the McCall Chamber Orchestra. The McCall Concert Singers, accompanied by Tanya Hansen on piano, will present a number of thoughtful and inspiring pieces. Among them are "Requiem," a powerful song written to cope with the grief of the 2004 tsunami in Asia. Aw"f TheSUr -NCre by GaryF McCall Chamber Orchestra conductor Dick Bauer, right, goes over a section of music with Barb Baker, standing, and Alison Foudy, sitting, dining a "The Prayer of St. Francis" will be set to music of the rehearsal Tuesdav night. concert title "Make Me An Instrument,° and there will several compositions by Aitken, including a new arrangement of "His Eye is on the Sparrow." Also featured will be the final movement from Aitken's "And None Shall Be Afraid," which was performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City by a choir of 200 under his direction in 2010. The chamber orchestra will play two of what many consider to be the most beautiful pieces in the literature, the slow movement of Shostakovich's "Second Piano Concerto" and the "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria Rusticana. Orchestra members will accompany a challenging piece by Bach for strings and organ played by local organist Tom Robin Harris. The program will be rounded out with works by Gustav Holst and Beethoven. Bads To Index/Menu Back To Current Edition © Copyright 2009 -2017 Central Idaho Publishing Inc. " All rights reserved 3I�3I1"I Lead Story Main News Opinion Arts/Events OutdoorslRec Junior Steelheads Sports/Schools Of Record Groups Info Desk Announcements Public Notices Current Edition McCall, ID Welcome 35 OF You are logged on as Overcast Don Bailey 603x63 PM Subscrption Expires: 10222917 Wei Renew Subscription C_Ilck fne Feweast End Account Log Off EVENTS & THE ARTS — THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 Events Page Index Music society Spring Concert to stage two performances Saturday The McCall Music Society will present its Spring Concert, "Make Me An Instrument," twice on Saturday at the McCall Community Congregational Church, 901 1st St.. Performance times are 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. The concerts are for audiences of all ages. Admission is free, but donations are welcome to help offset production costs. Those who arrive early will be treated to prelude music performed by violin students from the High Mountain Strings program. The concerts will mark the return of Paul Aitken as conductor of the McCall Concert Singers, while Dick Bauer continues his tenure at the helm of the McCall Chamber Orchestra. The McCall Concert Singers, accompanied by Tanya Hansen on piano, will present a number of thoughtful and inspiring pieces. Among them are "Requiem," a powerful song written to cope with the grief of the 2004 tsunami in Asia. "The Prayer of St. Francis" will be set to music of the concert title "Make Me An Instrument," and there will be several compositions by Aitken, including a new arrangement of "His Eye is on the Sparrow." Also featured will be the final movement from Aitken's "And None Shall Be Afraid," which was performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City by a choir of 200 under his direction in 2010. The chamber orchestra will play two of what many consider to be the most beautiful pieces in the literature, the slow movement of Shostakovich's "Second Piano Concerto" and the "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria Rusticana. Orchestra members will accompany a challenging piece by Bach for strings and organ played by local organist Tom Robin Harris. The program will be rounded out with works by Gustav Holst and Beethoven. Bade To Index/Menu Bade To Current Edition © Copyright 2009 -2017 Central Idaho Publishing Inc. • All rights reserved • No related stories • This Week's Sales Events / Entertainment Summary Back To Current Edition