Please join the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival on Thursday, November 12, at 7:00 p.m. for a Zoom session with violinist William Fedkenheuer of the Miró Quartet, where he will share insights from his life as a first and second violinist.
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Oct. 22 Zoom Session on Practicing with Monique Mead
On Thursday, October 22, at 7:00pm PDT, Monique Mead will join Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in a live Zoom session to teach and inspire. Whether you play music yourself or are just interested in the process of bringing music to life, you’ll want to join OICMF for their upcoming Zoom session, From the Page […]
OICMF 2020 Summer Events Update
OICMF Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann, in consultation with Executive Director Anita Orne and Board President Sam Coleman, is thrilled to announce a major live-stream online initiative to feature the Miró Quartet performing the complete cycle of Beethoven string quartets, produced by the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. “It became clear that it is not possible […]
Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker Musicians-in-Residence Jan. 28 – 30, 2019
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival has hosted many Musicians-in-Residence over the last several years, but the power couple behind the festival hasn’t had time in their busy schedules for an Orcas Island residency until now! Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann and Artistic Advisor Jon Kimura (Jackie) Parker founded Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival in 1998 with […]
Miró Quartet in Residence October 9-13
Be sure to catch the Miró Quartet, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s “Quartet in Residence,” the week of October 9-13 while the string quartet is here for an action-packed week of fun activities for all islanders! From pop-up appearances and a community concert to a mini concert “tour” onboard the inter-island ferry and several events […]
2017 Festival Artists
Aloysia Friedmann, violin, viola Jon Kimura Parker, piano, composer Steve Alboucq, trumpet Oliver Aldort, cello Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet […]