Icicle Creek Center for the Arts | Leavenworth, Washington

Icicle Creek International Chamber Music Festival

The 19th International Chamber Music Festival

July 8-22, 2012

This treasured annual festival is filled with unforgettable musical experiences amid the breathtaking beauty of the Cascades will sure to please all music lovers!

We invite you to join us in celebrating three hundred years of inspired music by the world's most beloved composers, performed by the world-class artists in the intimate and acoustically perfect setting of Canyon Wren Recital Hall.

2012 Schedule

July 8, 8PM: Opening Night Gala Concert
Enjoy special selections from each of the featured guest artists in this festive opening night kick-off concert. Artists will share their specially selected musical offering along with personal remarks: you can expect a little informality and a lot of magic. Complimentary appetizer buffet will be offered beforehand, and guests are invited to stay and mingle with the artists after the concert in the lovely outdoor reception tent.

July 13, 8PM: One City, One Century: Schubert and Schoenberg
Schubert, Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898
Marie Wang, violin; Cheng-Hou Lee, cello; Christina Dahl, piano

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht ("Transfigured Night"), Op. 4 for String Sextet
Blaise Magniere and Jennifer Caine, violin; Anthony Devroye and Richard Wolfe, viola; Anthony Elliott and Cheng-Hou Lee, cello

July 14, 8PM: Music Inspired by Words
Golijov, Lua Discolorida for Voice and Piano
Celeste Godin, mezzo soprano; Oksana Ezhokina, piano

Janácek, String Quartet No. 2 ("Kreutzer")
Avalon String Quartet: Blaise Magniere and Marie Wang, violin; Anthony Devroye, viola; Cheng-Hou Lee, cello

Brahms, Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25
Jennifer Caine, violin; Richard Wolfe, viola; Anthony Elliott, cello; Oksana Ezhokina, piano

July 15, 1PM: Young Artists Perform
Young Artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform selected chamber music masterpieces

July 18, 8:00 PM: Late Beethoven with the Avalon String Quartet
Beethoven, String Quartet in C sharp Minor, Op. 131
Beethoven, String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Avalon String Quartet

July 20, 8PM: From Mozart to Klezmer:Music for Clarinet and Strings
Barber, Souvenirs Op. 28 for Piano Four Hands
Oksana Ezhokina and Christina Dahl

Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Olivero, Der Golem - Zeks Yiddishe Lieder un Tantz
Laurie DeLuca, clarinet; Elisabeth Perry and Marie Wang, violin; Anthony Devroye, viola; Anthony Elliott, cello

July 21, 8PM: Meet the "Russian" Brahms
Bach, Cello Suite in C Major, BWV 1009
Cheng-Hou Lee, cello

Brahms, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2
Laurie DeLuca, clarinet; Christina Dahl, piano

Taneyev, Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30
Elisabeth Perry and Blaise Magniere, violin; Richard Wolfe, viola; Anthony Elliott, cello; Oksana Ezhokina, piano

July 22, 1PM: Young Artists Perform
Young Artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform selected chamber music masterpieces.

MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE
All Masterclasses are in Canyon Wren, 11:00 -- 12:30 (Free admission)
July 11 - Christina Dahl piano class
July 12 - Anthony Devroye viola class
July 17 - Lis Perry violin class
July 19 - Anthony Elliott cello class

Thanks to our generous Festival Partner!

AFTER-SHOW ARTISTS' RECEPTIONS

Mingle with the international artists that make Icicle Creek so special, while sampling some local wines and artisan cheeses. Receptions to follow after each concert during the festival.

2012 Featured Artists