2026 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Welcome to our 29th Festival Season!
Dueling Strings
August 7 Friday, 7:00pm
6:00pm Pre-Concert Talk A rare opportunity for a discussion on instrument making with luthier Athulya Monica Gehrig culminates in the Miró Quartet performing Puccini’s Crisantemi on her matched Redwood Quartet instruments.
August 8 Saturday, 5:00pm
4:00pm Pre-Concert Talk A rare opportunity for a discussion on instrument making with luthier Athulya Monica Gehrig culminates in the Miró Quartet performing Puccini’s Crisantemi on her matched Redwood Quartet instruments.
| Frédéric Chopin | Introduction and Polonaise Brillante for cello and piano, Op. 3d Lachezar Kostov cello Jon Kimura Parker piano |
| Maurice Ravel Astor Piazzolla | Pièce en forme de Habanera for harp and double bass Suite from María de Buenos Aires for harp and double bass (arr. K. Dvorak) Allegra Lilly harp Robin Kesselman double bass |
| York Bowen | Phantasy for viola and piano Matthew Cohen viola Zhenni Li-Cohen piano |
| Frank Bridge | Lament for two violas Matthew Cohen viola 1 Aloysia Friedmann viola 2 |
| Antonín Dvorák | American Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 Miró Quartet Daniel Ching violin William Fedkenheuer violin John Largess viola Joshua Gindele cello |
Embraced by Schubert
August 11 Tuesday, 7:00pm
6:00pm Pre-Concert Talk Inspired by Orcas Island: An interview with composers Thurmond Russell and Joe Giarrusso with performances by OICMF artists
August 12 Wednesday, 5:00pm
4:00pm Pre-Concert Talk Inspired by Orcas Island: An interview with composers Thurmond Russell and Joe Giarrusso with performances by OICMF artists
| Franz Schubert | String Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703 “Quartettsatz” Miró Quartet Daniel Ching violin William Fedkenheuer violin John Largess viola Joshua Gindele cello |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Fantaisie for violin and harp in A Major, Op. 124 Nathan Olson violin Allegra Lilly harp |
| J.S. Bach and Béla Bartók | Two-Part Inventions and Duos performed on violin and viola Alexandra Preucil violin Antoine Tamestit viola |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff | Daisies for piano, Op. 38 No. 3 Zhenni Li-Cohen piano |
| Franz Schubert | Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout” Zachary DePue violin Matthew Cohen viola Lachezar Kostov cello Robin Kesselman double bass Jon Kimura Parker piano |
Orcas~trations: Four Piano Spectacular
August 14 Friday, 7:00pm
August 15 Saturday, 5:00pm
| Astor Piazzolla | Libertango (arr. K. Yamamoto) |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Romance from Lieutenant Kijé Suite (arr. A. Stern) |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake, Op. 20 Introduction to Act III (arr. A. Stern) |
| Scott Joplin | A Scott Joplin Rag Rhapsody (arr. K. Olson) |
| Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche (arr. J.K. Parker) |
| W. A. Mozart | Impresario, K. 486 Overture (arr. A. Stern) |
| Paul Dukas | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (arr. A. Stern) |
| Georges Bizet | Minuet and Farandole from L’Arlésienne (arr. A. Stern) |
| George Gershwin | Cuban Overture (arr. J.K. Parker) |
Pianists: Lisa Bergman, Zhenni Li-Cohen, Jon Kimura Parker, Adam Stern
Intonations
August 18 Tuesday, 7:00pm
6:00pm Pre-Concert Talk A conversation with Grammy Award-winning composer Jake Heggie on how the ‘Violins of Hope’ inspired Intonations
August 19 Wednesday, 5:00pm
4:00pm Pre-Concert Talk A conversation with Grammy Award-winning composer Jake Heggie on how the ‘Violins of Hope’ inspired Intonations
| George Frideric Handel | Harp Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 4, No. 6 Allegra Lilly harp OICMF Chamber Orchestra Jon Kimura Parker harpsichord |
| Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto for four violas in C Major, TWV 40:201 Antoine Tamestit viola 1 Aloysia Friedmann viola 2 Matthew Cohen viola 3 Eric Nowlin viola 4 |
| Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto for two violas in G Major, TWV 52:G3 Antoine Tamestit solo viola 1 Eric Nowlin solo viola 2 OICMF Chamber Orchestra Jon Kimura Parker harpsichord |
| Jake Heggie Text and poetry by Gene Scheer | Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope (2020) for mezzo-soprano, violin, youth violin, and string quartet Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Zachary DePue solo violin Adeline Gao youth violin Nathan Olson violin Alexandra Preucil violin Aloysia Friedmann viola Ani Aznavoorian cello |
OICMF Chamber Orchestra
Violin: Zachary DePue, Adeline Gao, Sophia Gao, Eric Liu, Nathan Olson, Alexandra Preucil
Viola: Matthew Cohen, Aloysia Friedmann, Eric Nowlin, Antoine Tamestit
Cello: Ani Aznavoorian, Lachezar Kostov
Double Bass: Robin Kesselman
Chamber Music on Lopez Island
Love Triangle
August 20 Thursday, 3:00pm
Please refer to August 21/22 repertoire
Love Triangle
August 21 Friday, 7:00pm
August 22 Saturday, 5:00pm
| Clara Schumann | Romance in D-flat Major for viola and piano, Op. 22 Aloysia Friedmann viola Jon Kimura Parker piano |
| Robert Schumann | Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 Nathan Olson violin Eric Nowlin viola Ani Aznavoorian cello Jon Kimura Parker piano |
| Johannes Brahms | Viola Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 Zachary DePue violin Alexandra Preucil violin Antoine Tamestit viola Aloysia Friedmann viola Lachezar Kostov cello |
| Clara Schumann | Scherzo No. 2 in C minor for piano, Op. 14 Jon Kimura Parker piano |
| Johannes Brahms | Two Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano, Op. 91 Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Antoine Tamestit viola Jon Kimura Parker piano |
2026 Special Performances
Hamlet Concerts August 9 Sunday
for residents of Olga at 10:00am, West Sound at 1:00pm, and Deer Harbor at 4:00pm
Children’s Concerts
August 14 Friday, 12:00pm Lopez Center Pavilion
August 15 Saturday, 12:00pm Eastsound Stage on the Village Green
Harmony the Hare, a musical adventure for children created and sung by Alexandra Preucil with narrator Nicole Starker and OICMF string quartet
Open Rehearsal for Seniors August 21 Friday, 1:00pm
2026 Special Events
Welcome Dinner
August 13 Thursday
for Legacy Donors, Concert Sponsors,
Artist Sponsors, Home Hosts, Board Members
Volunteer Celebration
August 16 Sunday
for Volunteers, Legacy Donors,
Concert Sponsors, Board Members
Sponsorships are still available at all levels
