Board and Staff

Aloysia Friedmann | Founder and Artistic Director
Ms. Friedmann is a violinist and violist whose broad-ranging career has included tours in Japan, Europe, South America and the United States, performances with New York’s most prestigious musical ensembles, and a special onstage role on Broadway. The New York Times praised her “fiery spirit” after her Carnegie Recital Hall debut. As a regular member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s she has performed classical symphonies in Carnegie Hall and rock’n’roll alongside “Metallica” in Madison Square Garden. She made her Broadway debut as the violinist in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, which starred Dustin Hoffman. Ms. Friedmann performed with the Soni Ventorum Quintet on the world premiere recording of William O. Smith’s “Jazz Set for Violin and Wind Quintet.” Ms. Friedmann is featured as both violist and producer on the CD Classical Music with a View: Islands and Vistas. Ms. Friedmann has been an Affiliate Artist of Viola at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston and performs regularly with the Houston Grand Opera orchestra. She was also acting concertmaster for HGO’s world premiere performances of Jake Heggie’s The End of the Affair. Trained at The Juilliard School and the University of Washington, Friedmann plays on a Grancino violin and a Grancino viola, both made in Milan in the late 17th century.

Jon Kimura Parker | Artistic Advisor
Mr. Parker is one of the world’s leading classical pianists, playing as many as 100 concerts annually everywhere from New York’s Carnegie Hall to London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Tasmania. He has given two command performances for her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has recorded as guest soloist with Andre Previn, jammed in an impromptu concert with Doc Severinsen and the original Tonight Show Orchestra, and was a celebrity guest on the children’s television program Under the Umbrella Tree on the Disney Channel. In November 1996 Jon Kimura Parker received the Governor General’s Arts Award, the most prestigious arts award in Canada. Gold Medal winner at the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition, he was also awarded his country’s highest honor for lifetime achievement, the Order of Canada. A committed educator, Mr. Parker joined the faculty of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston in 2000. He studied in his native Vancouver BC with Edward Parker, Keiko Parker, and Lee Kum-Sing, and with Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School.

Anita Orne | Executive Director
Anita Orne, Executive Director, brings a broad background as a teacher, musician, program director, board member, emcee, artist and more.
Anita knows the Orcas Island Chamber Festival from the inside out. She has served on the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s Board for six years. Since 2000, Anita has also videotaped every concert during the Summer Festival to ensure a magnificent archival history. And she’s been one of the dedicated Pied Pipers at Orcas preschools, a program developed by the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival to introduce young ones to the wondrous world of music. Anita’s impact is felt on Shaw Island, too, where she is Music Director of the Shaw Island School District. She works with their community to promote music and music education, and her role there continues, in addition to her Executive Director responsibilities. Since her move to Orcas in the late 1980s, Anita has served on many boards and committees. Plus, you’ll find her singing and playing everything from the guitar, bass and banjo – to mandolin, ukulele and saw – as a member of the music groups: JP and the OK Rhythm Boys and The Olga Symphony.

Linda Slone | Festival Manager
Linda Slone, Festival Manager, graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in Music. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Non-Fiction editing from the University of Washington. As a flute player, she has been and remains a valued member of numerous community ensembles in the San Juan islands and throughout the Pacific Northwest. Linda’s past experience includes work at The Gothic Catalog and Loft Recordings, Darvill’s Bookstore, Washington Federal, and the Orcas Island School District library.

Tracy McQueen | Production Manager
Tracy has a B.A. in English from the University of Delaware. Having spent most of her life in Pennsylvania, her lifelong dream has been to live and thrive on Orcas Island. She ran a medical transcription company for 18 years. In 2001 she founded, then directed Orchard Artworks, an arts and craft cooperative which continues to showcase art and educate 17 years on. Tracy spent two years running a contemporary American ceramics gallery, and later worked in various science departments at the University of Delaware. She landed successfully on Orcas “for good” in 2014.

2017-2018 Board of Directors

The OICMF Board of Directors meets often and is responsible for policy, planning, and overseeing the work of the Executive Director. Each member also takes on special tasks during the Festival year, including Executive Committee and officer roles, event planning and hosting, financial oversight, personnel, communications, and keeping in touch with our amazing donors.

Sam Coleman | President
Mimi Sommerville | Vice President
Carl de Boor | Treasurer
Catherine Pederson | Secretary

Rick Gould

Jack Groban

Jeff Henigson

Steve Jung

Roger Sherman

Robert Volk

Directors Emeritus

Valerie Anders | Chair Emeritus
Marilyn Anderson*
Alan Morgan
Laila Storch
Marsha Waunch
*Deceased

Seasonal

In-Kind Support

John Price – Gunning, Stenson & Price, P.S. | Accounting Services
Annie Moss Moore | Bookkeeping
Lorna Vester – Driftwood Nursery | Landscaping Plants, Design and Gardening
Mike Brunet – Garvey Schubert Barer | Legal Counsel
Gary Alexander – KLOI-FM | Radio Programming
Jan and Jerry Barto – Rosario Resort | Concert and Reception Venue