In this Issue: - Cleveland Institute of Music

Notes 

April/May 2010 

By Any Measure, Exceptional 

In this Issue: 

Carl M. Jenks Photography 

2010 Commencement.... page 2,3 

i am cim.... page 16 

Mark O'Connor.... page 13 

Concerts.... page 17 

From the President.... page 2 

Alumni.... page 6 

Faculty.... page 9 

Students.... page 14 

Kennedy Center.... page 15

Thoughts from the President 

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Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake has 

reopened many people’s hearts, minds 

and eyes to the suffering of other human 

beings. For many young people it comes 

as a shock that life is still lived, in an environment 

such as Haiti, at what remains a 

subsistence level. And perhaps it is because 

Haiti is so close to our shores and yet 

so far from being able to share in any of 

the affluence that some Americans have 

been able to achieve, that we find it 

so upsetting. 

And yet human suffering has always 

been a part of the artist’s context and has 

historically motivated numerous uplifting 

expressions in every artistic medium 

(i.e. Picasso’s Guernica, Shostakovich’s 

7th Symphony, etc.). In other words, more 

than just a luxury to be enjoyed, great art 

and great music rather reflect life in all its 

joy, its sorrow and its deeply serious sense 

of mortality. Since the great repertoire 

of music which we play and on which 

we work portrays human tragedy and its 

consequences so accurately and compassionately, 

we as artists are now forced to 

constantly reflect on the depth of suffering 

and trauma that will continue in Haiti 

for many years to come. 

Since freedom means the freedom to 

make decisions, one’s artistic expression 

of freedom is heard in one’s decisiveness 

and clarity of phrasing and the extent of 

one’s seriousness as a human being can 

easily be heard, musically, in the nature 

of one’s sound. 

The healing nature of music comes from 

its ability to reach out and resonate with 

other souls and much is being written 

about it. Perhaps, at the individual level, 

our response to Haiti’s tragedy should be 

for us each to further develop our lyrical 

artistic expression. Through the lyrical, we 

portray the ability to care, to nurture, 

to feel with others and this is at the heart 

of the music that we play and love. Yes, 

there is power and vigor, but it is without 

meaning unless a warm heart beats 

at center stage. 

– Joel Smirnoff, President 

Honors Convocation May 14, 4:30 pm 

Commencement May 15, 10 am 

Honorary Doctorate 

Tony Bennett is, and has 

been for many years, the greatest 

living interpreter of American 

Popular Song. Born Anthony 

Dominick Benedetto, World 

War II Army veteran, winner of 

fifteen Grammy Awards (which 

includes the Grammy Lifetime 

Achievement Award), two Emmy 

Awards, a Kennedy Center 

Honoree and an NEA Jazz 

Master, he will receive an Honorary 

Doctorate from CIM at the 

2010 Commencement Exercises. 

Mr. Bennett has sold millions 

of records worldwide and has 

released over 100 albums since he 

began recording in 1950. He has 

received the Lifetime Achievement 

Award from the American 

Society of Composers, Authors 

and Publishers (2002) and was 

inducted into the Big Band and 

Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2006, 

he was awarded Billboard Magazine’s 

elite Century Award. 

Tony Bennett, in partnership with 

the NYC Department of Education, 

founded the Frank Sinatra 

School of the Arts in September 

2001. The school, whose permanent 

site opened this past fall in Mr. Bennett’s hometown of Astoria, Queens, 

is a public high school offering conservatory level instruction in the arts. With 

his wife, Susan Benedetto, he established Exploring the Arts, a non-profit 

organization focused on creating, promoting and supporting arts education. 

An active humanitarian, Tony Bennett has raised millions of dollars for the 

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, which has established a research fund in his 

name. His original paintings grace the cover of the American Cancer Society’s 

holiday greeting cards and he has performed at fundraisers for the Walden 

Woods Foundation and the Save the Rainforest Foundation. The Martin 

Luther King Center in Atlanta bestowed upon him their “Salute to Greatness 

Award” for his efforts to fight discrimination and the United Nations presented 

him with their 2007 Humanitarian Award. In 2010, Mr. Bennett was one of 

over 70 artists singing on “We Are the World: 25 for Haiti”, a charity single in 

aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. 

In 2006, Mr. Bennett turned 80 years old, celebrating in style at the Museum 

of Natural History in New York. The evening included tributes from Harry 

Belafonte, Bruce Willis, Katie Couric and former President Bill Clinton. 

In addition to music, he is an accomplished painter, creating work under his 

family name, Benedetto. His art is on permanent display in several institutions, 

and three of his original paintings are part of the permanent collection 

at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

3 Commencement 2010 

Alumni Achievement Awards 

Distinguished Alumni Awards 

Ann Hobson Pilot (BM ‘66, 

harp) retired from the 

Boston Symphony Orchestra 

at the end of 2009, after forty 

years of service. She became 

principal harp of the BSO in 

1980, after joining in 1969 as 

assistant principal harp and 

principal harp with the Boston 

Pops. Prior to the BSO, she 

was substitute second harp 

with the Pittsburgh Symphony 

Orchestra and principal harp 

of the National Symphony 

Orchestra. A graduate of CIM, 

Hobson Pilot 

she has had an extensive solo 

and recording career, performing 

with many American orchestras as in Europe, Haiti, New 

Zealand and South Africa. Ms. Hobson Pilot holds a Doctor of 

Fine Arts degree from Bridgewater State College. In 1998 and 

1999 she was featured in a video documentary sponsored by the 

Museum of Afro-American History and WGBH, aired nationwide 

on PBS, about her personal musical journey as well as her 

African journey to find the roots of the harp. She is currently 

working with the producer of “Musical Journey” to create a 

new documentary which will tell the story of her life in 

music. Ms. Hobson Pilot has been a faculty member at the 

New England Conservatory, Boston University, the Tanglewood 

Music Center and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. 

She is a member of the contemporary music ensemble Collage 

and has also performed at festivals worldwide. 

Lisa Wellbaum Geber (BM 

‘69, harp) joined The Cleveland 

Orchestra as principal 

harp in 1974 and recently 

retired. Both of her parents 

were members of the Cincinnati 

Symphony Orchestra. She 

began studying the harp with 

her mother, then at the Salzedo 

Harp Colony with Alice 

Chalifoux, eventually studying 

with Chalifoux at CIM, graduating 

with a Bachelor of 

Music degree. Prior to joining 

The Cleveland Orchestra, 

Ms. Wellbaum served as 

Wellbaum Geber 

principal harpist of the 

New Orleans Philharmonic, 

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera for six 

consecutive seasons and has played with several other orchestras. 

Ms. Wellbaum has taught at the Baldwin-Wallace College 

Conservatory of Music, the University of Cincinnati and Loyala 

University in New Orleans. She has coached for the New World 

Symphony and has given master classes at the Eastman School 

of Music, University of Michigan, University of Cincinnati and 

Manhattan School of Music. She recorded the Debussy Danses 

sacrée et profane with The Cleveland Orchestra under the 

direction of Pierre Boulez for Deutsche Grammophon. 

Ms. Wellbaum and husband Stephen Geber, former principal 

cellist of The Cleveland Orchestra, have two daughters. 

David Neal Brown (BM ‘69, 

organ; BM ‘74, Dalcroze 

Eurhythmics) recently retired 

as head of CIM’s Eurhythmics 

Department after 40 

years of service. In April 2009, 

Judson at University Circle 

presented him with a Smart 

Living Award, recognizing him 

as someone who has left his 

mark teaching musicians and 

dancers to master problematic 

rhythms through Eurythmics 

training. He received 

a Bachelor of Music degree 

in organ and Eurhythmics 

from CIM. Additional studies 

were undertaken at the 

Institut Jacques Dalcroze, 

Geneva, Switzerland and 

Royal School of Church Music, 

London, England. He completed 

further organ study at 

the Universita degli Studi di 

Siena, Italy and master classes 

at the Academia di Musica 

per Organi in Pistoia. He also 

completed graduate choral 

studies at Westminster Choir 

College with Robert Shaw 

and improvisation with Gerre 

Hancock. Mr. Brown was the 

recipient of a 1993 National 

Endowment for the Humanities 

Grant, at the Seminar for 

College Teachers, Columbia 

University and 1994 recipient 

of an NEH Study Grant at 

Columbia University. He is the 

organist/choirmaster of Euclid 

Avenue Christian Church and 

a member of the Dalcroze 

Society of America and the 

American Guild of Organists. 

Brown 

Golub 

Elliott Golub (BM ‘56, violin) 

has been concertmaster of the 

Music of the Baroque Orchestra 

from the first days of the 

ensemble. He was formerly 

concertmaster of the Robert 

Shaw Chorale and Seventh 

Army Orchestra and with the 

Contemporary Chamber 

Players at the University of 

Chicago. He has performed 

in the nation’s capital at the 

National Gallery, Library of 

Congress, Kennedy Center and 

at the White House for a state 

dinner during the Carter administration. 

He has performed 

in China with the Shanghai- 

Symphony Orchestra, and for 

the last 16 years he has taken 

his group, Trio Chicago & 

Friends, on ambassadorial trips 

to China, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, 

Mali, Zambia, Uganda, 

Djibouti, Mongolia, Thailand, 

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, 

Jordan, Belize, Venezuela, 

Barbados, Turkey and others, 

exposing audiences to “classical” 

American music. In 2008, 

he was given an award by the 

Department of State - Bureau 

of East Asia and Pacific Affairs 

“for excellence in promoting 

cultural diplomacy and mutual 

understanding” and in 2007 an 

award by the Bureau of African 

Affairs for “sustained and 

exceptional contributions to 

cultural diplomacy in Africa.” 

Golub is a trustee for the Music 

Institute of Chicago and a 

governing member of the Art 

Institute of Chicago. In 2006, 

he was presented with the William 

Hall Sherwood Award for 

Outstanding Contribution to 

the Arts. He is currently serving 

on CIM’s Strategic Planning 

Task Force.

Community Outreach 

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CIM in the Community 

Holiday CircleFest 

Live performance and audience interaction are a vital part of developing as 

a musician and CIM students are given a multitude of opportunities to share 

their musical gifts and perform within the community via ongoing outreach 

initiatives. In the next several issues, Notes will highlight some of the community 

engagement activities of our students and faculty. 

Cleveland Clinic Doctor-Patient Music Connection – Begun by Dr. Kamal 

Chémali in 2005, this is one of many Clinic initiatives involving the arts in 

patient wellness and recovery through their Arts & Medicine program. It 

consists of concerts performed by doctors and patients with artistic talent, 

often assisted by professional musicians, students, faculty and alumni of 

CIM. Five Preparatory students, three Young Artists and twelve Conservatory 

students participated in the dedication of a restored grand piano for use in 

the Arts & Medicine research programs. Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto was 

performed by guest Prisca Benoit with a Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra/CIM 

chamber orchestra. The January 30 concert took place in the Clinic’s 

Miller Pavilion. Preparatory faculty member Derek Nishimura, alumnus Luiz 

Coelho (AD ‘90, clarinet student of Franklin Cohen) and Dr. Kamal Chémali, 

piano, performed as well. 

CIM/Cleveland Chamber Music Society – This three-year-old outreach 

initiative enlists CIM string ensembles to perform in schools throughout the 

area, targeting the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, East Cleveland, 

Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights Public Schools. Past ensembles have 

included the Vesuvius (2007) and Iannis (2008) string quartets. The awardwinning 

Linden Quartet (CIM’s current apprentice quartet) is this year’s 

featured ensemble. 

Cleveland School of 

the Arts – Peter Salaff, 

director of the CIM 

chamber music program, 

visits the school 

every week to coach 

students. The Cavani 

Quartet, in residence 

at CSA nearly 12 years, 

regularly coach and 

encourage young 

musicians. A number of 

CIM students provide 

private lessons, gaining 

valuable teaching 

experience. Pictured 

here, CIM President 

Joel Smirnoff conducted 

rehearsals of the 

school’s string ensembles 

in November. 

Francis E. Sykora 

Chamber Music 

Outreach Fund - 

In December, the 

Nocturna Quartet 

(violinists Stefani 

Collins and Elizabeth 

Whipple, violist Rachel 

Samson and cellist 

Jacob Nathanson) 

performed at Brighton 

Gardens of Westlake 

(Assisted Living, 

Alzheimer’s and 

Hospice Care) courtesy 

of the Sykora Fund; a generous endowed gift of Dr. Glenn Sykora, honoring 

the memory of his mother. Three string quartet performances are presented 

annually at various locations for children and senior citizens. 

In December, CIM 

joined other University 

Circle institutions 

as part of Holiday 

CircleFest, a family 

event with music, 

exhibits, shopping, 

food and holiday 

cheer. CIM featured 

a variety of Conservatory 

and Preparatory 

Division student performers 

from young 

students from the 

Sato Center for Suzuki 

Studies to chamber 

music and more as 

hundreds of visitors 

got to know CIM. 

The day opened 

with special guests, the Singers’ Club of Cleveland 

and CIM’s Harp Ensemble took the stage along 

with young ballerinas for wonderful excerpts from 

the Nutcracker Suite. Throughout the day children 

had the opportunity to sing with elves and visit 

with Santa, LIVE from the North Pole via videoconference. 

(See Did You Know, opposite)

5 Distance Learning 

CIM Students Perform in 40th Anniversary Celebration 

During the last 40 years, the New York String Orchestra Seminar has introduced nearly 

2,000 exceptional young musicians to new musical ideas, offering them chamber music 

coaching from members of the world’s top ensembles and giving them the challenge 

of performing two concerts as part of the New York String Orchestra, in Carnegie Hall. 

This year, 10 CIM students and alumni attended the prestigious training program over 

the winter break. Representing CIM were violinists Janet Carpenter (student of David 

Updegraff), Jinjoo Cho (student of Paul Kantor), Alicia Hui (student of David Cerone, 

Paul Kantor and William Preucil), Ben Odhner (student of Paul Kantor) and Emma 

Sutton (student of David Updegraff and William Preucil), violist Zsche-Chuang Rimbo 

Wong (student of Jeffrey Irvine), cellist Schuyler Slack (student of Stephen Geber) 

and trumpeter Colin Sieg (BM ’08, student of Michael Sachs). In honor of the Seminar’s 

40th Anniversary, alumni of the program were asked to join this year’s orchestra in 

works by Vaughn Williams and Beethoven, including Stefani Collins (student of 

Paul Kantor, ’05 and ’07 participant) and Domenic Salerni (BM ’09, student of 

William Preucil, ’06 and ’07 participant.) 

The program, now led by Jaime Laredo – a CIM honorary doctorate (2006) - awards 

each of 64 participants a full scholarship. Extensive rehearsals are complemented 

by chamber music coachings with some of the world’s most illustrious performers, 

making it a great honor to be accepted into the program. Alumni of the program can 

be found in leadership positions across the globe and include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Pamela 

Frank, Gil Shaham, Kyoko Takezawa, members of the world’s top ensembles and 

faculty members of the most distinguished conservatories in the United States. 

did you know… 

…the Kulas Foundation Center for 

International Music Education, more 

commonly known as the Distance 

Learning Department, connects CIM 

to 225 schools, retirement facilities, 

hospitals, conservatories, performance 

venues and music schools annually, 

using the internet 

Delivering lessons to kindergarten 

through 12 th grade classrooms is the 

most frequent type of presentation, 

but conservatory master classes and 

private lessons are an ever increasing 

segment of the department’s mission. 

For example, members of The Cleveland 

Orchestra were still able to teach 

their CIM students while on residency 

in Miami in January. 

CIM is proud to have a regular presence at the seminar, with an average 

of nine students annually. Here is a modest sample of past participants. 

Faculty 

Joan Kwuon (PS ’95, student of Donald Weilerstein) 

Kirsten Docter and Mari Sato (BM ’94, student of David Cerone), 

Cavani String Quartet members 

Board of Trustees 

Margo Tatgenhorst Drakos, former cellist of the American Quartet 

and COO of InstantEncore.com (YAP ’95) 

Cleveland Orchestra Members 

Sae Shiragami (MM ’95, PS ’96, student of Donald Weilerstein) 

Alexandra Preucil Dolan (YAP ’01, BM ’05, student of William Preucil) 

Martha Baldwin (MM ’00) and Brian Thornton (students of Stephen Geber) 

None of the department’s efforts 

would be possible without the enthusiastic 

work of over one hundred 

work study students. One quarter are 

trained as video and audio technicians 

while the rest perform during presentations. 

This is a great opportunity for 

students to see a different, yet very 

creative way to use their talents and 

gain practical experience. 

Master classes this year included 

exchanges with the Royal College 

of Music in London, Medicine Hat 

College in Alberta (Canada) and the 

Manhattan School of Music. 

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Alumni 

Ablan 

Matthew S. Ablan (MM ‘98, 

student of John Holmquist 

and Jason Vieaux) was 

recently named Music Director 

for The Lake Norman 

Big Band in Charlotte, North 

Carolina. The LKNBB is an 18 

member jazz ensemble that 

performs the full spectrum 

of jazz music from the 1920s 

to the present. The group 

performs in and around The 

Lake Norman/Charlotte area, 

recent engagements include 

those for the American Cancer 

Society, the March of Dimes, 

Race Days City Festival and 

USO fundraisers. 

Lindsey Anderson (MM’ 09, 

mezzo soprano student of 

Mary Schiller) will sing this 

coming season with the 

Seattle Opera as a Young 

Artist. She will be heard in 

main stage productions as 

well as supporting roles. This 

summer, she will sing with 

Central City Opera. 

Jared Balance (BM ’04, 

student of Richard Aaron; 

MM ’05, student of Desmond 

Hoebig) has been appointed 

professor of strings (cello) at 

Oakwood University in Huntsville, 

Alabama. He will direct 

the string program, conduct 

the string orchestra and teach 

lessons and chamber music 

beginning in August 2010. 

He recently finished a DMA 

at Eastman. 

Matt Bassett (BM ’94, student 

of Paul Yancich) was 

appointed principal timpanist 

of the Buffalo Philharmonic 

Orchestra. 

Domenico Boyagian (MM ’09, 

student of Carl Topilow) was 

a recipient of the 2010 

Creative Workforce Fellowship, 

presented to artists 

in dance, interdisciplinary, 

literary, music and theater. 

He received the award in the 

music category, along with 

cellist Ida Mercer (DMA ’86, 

student of Alan Harris). The 

year-long grants are the 

result of the Cuyahoga Arts 

and Culture tax on tobacco 

products. Jazz saxophonist 

Ernie Krivda, who studied at 

CIM and recently received a 

Cleveland Arts Prize, was also 

a recipient. 

Boyagian 

Pianist Allison Gagnon (DMA 

'99, collaborative piano, 

student of Anne Epperson) 

announced that her new 

piano reduction of the Poème, 

Op. 25 for Violin and Orchestra 

by Ernest Chausson is now 

published and available for 

performance. This definitive 

edition has been prepared in 

collaboration with violinist 

Stephen Shipps (University of 

Michigan) and Encore Music 

Publishers. It is the first published 

version of the piece to 

provide an accurate, playable 

and effective piano rendition 

of the orchestral score. 

This project began back in 

1997 as the focus of Allison’s 

last DMA Document at CIM/ 

CWRU, with the inspiration 

of mentor Anne Epperson 

(CIM), and with Dr. Stephen 

Hefling (CWRU) as academic 

advisor. The new score is now 

available directly at strstudies.com 

and from many music 

suppliers. She continues to 

teach at the University of 

North Carolina School of the 

Arts, where she directs the 

Collaborative Piano Program. 

It offers a graduate specialization 

in collaborative piano, 

as well as courses for piano 

majors at the college and high 

school levels. 

Jauvon Gilliam (attended ’01- 

‘02, student of Paul Yancich) 

was named principal timpanist 

of the National Symphony 

Orchestra in 2009. Prior to 

this, he was timpanist in the 

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 

for seven seasons. Jauvon 

has also performed with 

The Cleveland Orchestra 

and Indianapolis Symphony 

Orchestra, as well as the 

St. Paul and Indianapolis 

Chamber Orchestras. He was 

also timpanist of the Bear 

Valley Music Festival for 

three seasons. 

Gruca 

Robert Gruca (MM ’02, classical 

guitar student of John 

Holmquist and Jason Vieaux) 

performed Concierto de 

Aranjuez and Fantasia para 

un Gentilhombre with the 

Northwest Indiana Symphony 

Orchestra and the New 

Philharmonic both under the 

direction of Kirk Muspratt 

in November. His solo fall 

performances included - The 

Porter Center for the Arts 

(Brevard, NC), The Cleveland 

Classical Guitar Society (Ohio), 

The International Guitar Series 

(Grand Rapids, MI) and a 

concert and master class for 

Youngstown State University. 

A recording of works by Handel 

will be released under the 

MSR record label this year. 

In 2009, Maxim Moston (BM 

‘93, MM ’95 violin, student of 

David Updegraff) performed 

throughout Europe, the U.S. 

and Canada with Antony and 

the Johnsons, an indie band in 

which he has held the Musical 

Director and Principal Violin 

posts since 1999. The band 

toured in support of its critically 

acclaimed third album, 

The Crying Light. Highlights 

included performances alongside 

the Oregon Symphony 

in Portland and the London 

Symphony Orchestra at Barbican 

Hall, appearances at New 

York’s Town Hall and Apollo 

Theater, at the Coachella 

Festival in CA and at many 

cultural capitals throughout 

Europe. Maxim also made 

his debut as producer on 

A Book Of Songs, an album by 

Cleveland-based artist Baby 

Dee. It was released in March 

by Tin Angel Records (UK) and 

Drag City Records (U.S.).

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The innovative multi-cultural 

quartet Birds and Phoenix 

will premiere William Neil’s 

(BM ’77, MM ’79, composition 

student of Donald Erb) Other 

Echoes Inhabit the Garden for 

clarinet, bass clarinet, erhu 

and pipa in April at North 

Central College in Naperville, 

IL. Trompe de l’oeil, Certain 

Miracles and Mea Maxima 

Culpa premiered at the 

Minnesota Marina Arts 

Museum in Winona, MN as 

part of the Celebration of 

Words, Images and Music 

Concert that Neil produced 

as the 2008 McKnight Visiting 

Composer. Neil spent 

two weeks last summer in 

residence at the University of 

North Carolina, Wilmington 

New Music Festival for the 

performance and recording of 

At the Edge of the Body’s Night. 

Irene Roberts, mezzo soprano, 

(MM ’08, student of Mary 

Schiller) sings with the Palm 

Springs Opera. She is currently 

singing the role of Zerlina in 

Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Last 

fall, Miss Roberts sang the role 

of Rosina in Rossini’s 

Barber of Seville. 

Next year, Anita Pontremoli 

(collaborative piano faculty) 

and Andrew Sords (BM '08 

violin, student of Linda Cerone 

and David Russell) are 

performing on the EMMA 

Series in Jacksonville, Florida, 

as well as the Defiance Cultural 

Series, among others. Additionally, 

this year, Sords performed 

concerti of Beethoven, Bruch, 

Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky 

and others with orchestras in 

California, Nevada, Idaho, 

Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, 

New York and Florida. 

Stinson 

Caroline Stinson (BM’ 97, 

cello student of Alan Harris) 

joined the Lark Quartet and 

Chamber Artists in concerts 

and teaching from New York 

to California. Highlights of 

this season include the World 

Premiere of a newly commissioned 

Piano Quintet for 

the Lark and Jeremy Denk 

by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul 

Moravec at Merkin Hall in 

New York City and a new 

song cycle by William Bolcom 

at Stanford University. Living 

in New York City, Caroline 

continues to perform as a recitalist 

and member of CELLO 

with alumni Julie Albers (YAP 

’98, BM ’01, cello student of 

Richard Aaron) and Denise 

Djokic (YAP ’98, cello student 

of Richard Aaron) and 

Open End (in new music and 

improvisation) and teaches at 

Syracuse University. 

Dean Adrian Daly, Alumni 

Association President Loren 

Toplitz and CIM Trustee Rosemary 

Deioma enjoy the reception 

following the Alumni Concert on 

February 10. Performers included 

pianist Linda Jones, soprano Marla 

Berg (MM '83, AD '88), guest 

oboist Terry Orcutt (MM ’99), 

guest clarinetist Alix Reinhardt, 

guest horn Lauren Moore (MM 

’09), guest bassoonist Todd Jelen 

(MM ’00), violinists Paul Kantor 

and Peter Salaff, violist Lynne 

Ramsey, cellist Stephen Geber and 

bassist Jeffrey Bradetich. 

Alicia Hansen 

In Memoriam 

Photo courtsey of The Cleveland Orchestra Archives 

Evelyn Botnick, former violinist with The Cleveland Orchestra, 

passed away at the age of 94 in December. While in 

high school, Evelyn earned a scholarship to CIM, graduating 

with a Bachelor of Music in 1940. In addition to CIM, she 

also studied at Oberlin and the Indianapolis Conservatory of 

Music. A member of the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, she 

joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1943 and remained for 

32 years. When she retired, she donated her instrument to 

CIM. An avid reader, Evelyn tended a Japanese garden and 

enjoyed the family tradition of playing rummy. 

Teresa and Sidney Harth 

Teresa Testa Harth (BM ’48, Alumni Achievement Award 

Winner ’03) passed away February 22, 2010. She began her 

musical career in CIM’s Preparatory Division as a student of 

Margaret Randall. She completed a bachelor’s degree in 

three years as a student of Joseph Knitzer. By fifteen, she 

made her debut with The Cleveland Orchestra. Following 

graduate studies at the Juilliard School of Music, Teresa Harth 

held many positions with orchestras, among them, principal 

second violin of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and seven 

years as first violinist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She 

was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony for eighteen 

years under André Previn (who appears in April in the Mixon 

Hall Masters Series at CIM), Lorin Maazel and Mariss Jansons. 

She received an Alumni Achievement Award from CIM in 

2003. Her husband, violinist and conductor Sidney Harth, 

graduated from CIM (where the two met) in 1947 and received 

an Honorary Doctorate in 1994. Son Robert was CIM’s 

commencement speaker in 2003 and received an Honorary 

Doctorate at the ceremony. He was Executive and Artistic 

Director of Carnegie Hall prior to his untimely death in 2004.

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The Women's Committee of the Cleveland Institute of Music 

presents 

Marshall 

Griffith 

and Friends 

in a program of 

Award-Winning Music 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 

Shaker Country Club 

Hospitality 11am • Annual Meeting 11:30am 

Program Noon • Lunch 1pm 

Join Marshall Griffith, vocalists Eric Bower and Elizabeth Huff, 

for Grammy and Tony award-winning music! 

Then enjoy conversation while dining in the beautiful Shaker Country Club, 

or, if you must return to work, "take-out" is available. 

Members $30 Non-Members $35 For tickets, call 216.791.5000 x360. 

The CIM Women’s Committee has been busy so far this year. Members of 

the Committee offered Thanksgiving Dinner to over thirty students who 

remained on campus during the holiday. For some it was an introduction to a 

traditional American Thanksgiving, and for others it was a chance to eat great 

food prepared especially for them. 

On December 2, 2009, Jan 

Curry, President, presented a 

$50,000 check for the Annual 

Fund to Joel Smirnoff, President 

of CIM. The occasion was 

the “Salon de Paris” luncheon, 

at which Kathryn Brown, 

Associate Chair of the Piano 

Department, presented a wonderful 

Belle Époque-style salon 

to over 150 delighted guests 

at Oakwood Country Club. 

January 2010 brought Audition Lunches, with the members of the committee 

serving over 1,400 auditioning students and their parents, as well as CIM faculty 

and staff. The hot meal was complemented by vast quantities of homemade 

cookies provided by the committee. 

CIM Women’s Committee also resumed its Student Assistance work, which 

provides financial aid to students attending national and international competitions. 

Over the past five years, the Committee’s financial aid has averaged 

around $10,000 annually and provided assistance to dozens of CIM students. 

Women’s Committee membership has reached a record level, with more than 

250 members. In addition to being a pace-setting year for traditional membership, 

more than 35 men joined as Charter Members. This great opportunity 

for gentlemen’s Charter Membership will continue for another year at 

a reduced rate. What a wonderful way to support CIM. 

If you are interested in joining the Women’s Committee, call 216.791.5000, 

ext. 360. Membership is just $45 annually. 

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And the 

Nominees 

Were… 

When the 2010 

Grammy nominees 

were announced, 

CIM was extremely 

well represented. 

Freshman violinist, 

Caroline Goulding 

(student of Paul 

Kantor), accompanied 

by Christopher 

O’Riley (host of 

From the Top), was 

nominated for “Best 

Instrumental Soloist 

Performance without 

Orchestra” on 

her self-titled debut 

album. The album 

was produced by 

CIM alumnus Thomas Moore (BM ‘86, MM ‘88) 

for Telarc Recordings. Following the announcement 

of the nomination, Caroline was featured in 

several regional publications, Cosmo Girl magazine 

and performed on News Channel 5, Fox 8 

and on Public Radio's WCPN. Moore, a performer 

in the Cleveland Pops, was taken by her solo with 

the group last year. “I knew right from the beginning 

that she was something special,” he said and 

tracked her down to record for Telarc. 

In the category “Best 

Chamber Music Performance,” 

faculty 

members Yolanda 

Kondonassis (harp) 

and Joshua Smith 

(flute), performing 

with Cynthia Phelps 

(principal violist of 

the NY Philharmonic) 

were nominated for 

their CD, Air, featuring 

the music of Toru 

Takemitsu on the Telarc Label. Alumnus Tom Knab 

(BM ‘81) was the recording engineer for Air. 

In the category of “Best Classical Crossover Album,” 

Quartet San Francisco was nominated for their 

CD of music by Dave Brubeck, a member of CIM’s 

International Council, who received an honorary 

doctorate from CIM in 2001. 

Although none of CIM’s nominees took home 

awards, by being nominated they joined an elite 

group of talented musicians recognized for their 

dedication to the industry.

9 Faculty 

The International Tuba and Euphonium Association 

recognized Ronald Bishop with their highest 

honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award. He 

was one of only four individuals to receive this 

honor in 2010. Each honoree has made significant 

contributions to their instruments in the areas 

of performance, education, composition and the 

music industry. 

Timothy Cutler (theory) will be published in three 

journals this year. “On Voice Exchanges” will 

appear in The Journal of Music Theory, “Cryptic 

Audiodiversity and the Dissonant Perfect Unison” 

will appear in Music Theory Online and “How 

to Build a Development Section: A Schenkerian 

Perspective” will be published in the online 

journal Gamut. 

Monica Houghton (MM 

‘03, student of Margaret 

Brouwer) composer and 

member of the CIM 

Faculty in the Department 

of Preparatory and 

Continuing Education 

and the Joint Music 

Program with Case Western 

Reserve University, is 

the recipient of an NMNE 

Mainstage Award from 

Boston Metro Opera. Her 

Houghton 

opera The Big Bonanza 

will receive a full concert performance in conjunction 

with New Music New England’s 2010-2011 

Season, the only opera selected for this honor from 

among hundreds of qualified submissions from 

throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. 

Jeffrey Irvine, Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Viola, 

served as a judge for the Midwest Young Artists 

Walgreen’s Competition for High School Students. 

The Competition took place in Chicago the first 

week of January. 

Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis launched a new 

non-profit organization last summer, Earth at 

Heart, giving her the opportunity to sponsor and 

promote projects that inspire earth awareness and 

literacy through the arts. The year ended with a 

Grammy nomination for her earth-inspired album 

with Joshua Smith, Air. (See article on page 8) 

Merry Peckham, cellist of the Cavani String Quartet 

and CIM Cello & Chamber Music faculty member, 

is going to Israel this May as part of the Perlman 

Music Program’s new residency in collaboration 

with the Jerusalem Music Centre. The residency will 

merge twenty Perlman Music Programs students 

(including CIM Preparatory department alum, violinist 

Joshua Weilerstein and CIM Conservatory alumni, 

violist Caitlin Lynch, cellist Mimi Yu and violinist 

Karla Donehew) with twenty young artists from 

the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel-Aviv 

and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in 

Jerusalem. The residency will take place in venues 

throughout Jerusalem, and will include concerts in 

both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Ms. Peckham is 

Associate Director of the Perlman Music Program 

and will coach chamber music in Israel as part of 

the Program’s faculty which includes violinist, Itzhak 

Perlman as well as former CIM faculty member 

violist Heidi Castleman and cellist Paul Katz. 

Faculty 

President Joel Smirnoff made his Cleveland 

conducting debut this winter, leading CityMusic, 

an ensemble containing many CIM students and 

graduates, in a series of five concerts. He was featured 

on NPR’s Around Noon with Dee Perry 

in conjunction with the series. 

Carl Topilow, conductor and director of CIM’s 

orchestral program, is attracting large and 

enthusiastic audiences at concerts of the Cleveland 

Pops. This season’s Swing, Holiday, New Year’s Eve 

and Hollywood concerts were virtual sellouts and 

the 3 remaining concerts report brisk ticket sales. 

Smirnoff 

The March 27 Cirque de la Sinfonie concert featured 

CIM Preparatory department students Alexis 

Floyd, vocalist, and Stephanie and Megan Lee, pianists, as soloists. 

For more information about the Cleveland Pops, visit clevelandpops.com or 

call 216.765.7677. 

At the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Jason Vieaux gave the world 

premiere of Jan Krzywicki’s new guitar quintet, In Evening’s Shadow. 

Philadelphia guitarist Peter Segal commissioned the piece shortly after being 

diagnosed with a terminal illness. To fulfill his wish to make a contribution 

to the guitar repertoire, Mr. Segal commissioned this piece and invited 

Mr. Vieaux to give its premiere performance. The music is a moving reflection 

on one man’s thoughts just before death with harmonic references to Henry 

Purcell’s aria “As I am laid in Earth.” 

The Cleveland Duo & James Umble, comprised of violinist Stephen Warner 

(student of David Cerone) pianist Carolyn Warner (CIM faculty) and classical 

saxophonist, James Umble, have performed and lectured in Sonoma County 

(California), Toronto (Canada), Miami and other cities in Florida, Arizona, 

North Carolina and Pennsylvania during the 2009-10 season, as well as 

appeared in recital at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial 

Conference at the 

University of Georgia in 

Athens in March. They 

will close the first season 

at the new Breen Center 

for the Performing Arts 

at St. Ignatius High 

School in May. This past 

February at Severance 

Hall, the Cleveland Duo 

premiered a new work 

for violin and piano solo 

by University of Arkansas 

composition professor, 

Robert Mueller, with the 

University Circle Wind 

Ensemble conducted by 

Dr. Gary Ciepluch. 

The Cleveland Duo & James Umble

Preparatory 

10 

Prep Collaborates with Conservatory 

Kathryn Brown (conservatory piano) presented 

a master class for Sato Center pianists, pictured 

here (Anahita Ameri, Paul Mason and Armin 

Ameri) in January. She engaged the students 

through imagery as she developed their tone 

color and phrasings. 

In February, the Preparatory piano department 

presented a master class with head of conservatory 

piano, Paul Schenly. Mr. Schenly spoke highly of 

the students that he heard at this well attended 

event that provided a unique learning opportunity 

for students and faculty alike. 

In January, the Sato 

Center held its third 

annual Concerto 

Afternoon in Kulas 

Hall. Thirty violin, 

viola, cello and bass 

students played concerto 

movements with 

a chamber orchestra 

comprised of conservatory 

Suzuki pedagogy 

students and CIM 

faculty. Annie Fullard 

gave a master class 

with the students discussing 

stage etiquette 

and how to convey the 

tempo and mood of 

the piece to the audience 

and orchestra at 

the start of the performance. 

The orchestra 

was conducted by 

Stephen Sims, Sato 

faculty member. 

The Cleveland Youth 

Wind Symphony will 

perform in Spain 

and Portugal as they 

embark on their 9th 

International Concert 

Tour from June 17 - 28, 

2010. They will visit 

the Spanish Cities of 

Toledo, Granada, Malaga, 

Gibraltar, Ronda, 

Seville, Faro and finish 

in Lisbon, Portugal, 

performing four 

concerts during their 

stay. Since 1994, the 

group has performed 

in Germany, the Czech 

Republic, Switzerland, 

Italy, Norway, Sweden, 

Australia, New Zealand, 

France, Scotland, Great 

Britian and Ireland. 

Ten-year-old John 

Konopka was recently 

awarded third place 

in the MTNA National 

Composition Competition 

after winning 

first prize in both the 

district and regional 

portions of this contest. 

John studies theory 

with Adeline Huss 

and piano with 

Sean Schulze. 

Arianna Körting, piano 

student of Gerardo 

Teissonière, performed 

a full-length solo recital 

at the Sisters of Notre 

Dame Provincial Center 

in Chardon, Ohio in 

December. She received 

a standing ovation. 

Megan and Stephanie 

Lee, piano students 

of Gerardo Teissonière, 

were invited to 

perform Camille Saint- 

Saëns’ The Carnival 

of the Animals with 

Carl Topilow and The 

Cleveland Pops Orchestra 

in the orchestra’s 

subscription concert 

at Severance Hall in 

March. Stephanie Lee 

was the featured soloist 

at Severance Hall in 

the Martin Luther King 

Jr. Open House Concert 

with the Cleveland 

Orchestra Youth 

Orchestra, conducted 

by James Feddeck 

in January. 

Hannah Moses, cello 

student of Richard 

Weiss, was chosen to 

participate in the 

Suzuki Association of 

the Americas 14th 

Conference cello 

master class in 

Minneapolis in May. 

John Rady, student of 

Gerardo Teissonière, 

received an award from 

the National Foundation 

for the Advancement 

in the Arts’ 

YoungArts program. 

In addition to his cash 

award, John became 

part of the YoungArts 

group of young musicians 

selected for 

recognition from across 

the country for their 

Preparatory 

outstanding achievement 

in piano performance. 

John also won 

First Prize in the 2010 

Arts-in-the-Cathedral 

Young Artists Showcase 

Competition. James 

Thompson, violin student 

of Paul Kantor at 

CIM, won Second Prize. 

Alex “Raz” Razayeski, 

Preparatory guitar 

student of Erik Mann, 

won the Cavs “Cleveland’s 

Top Talent 

Award” and played 

with his band, Recess, 

at Quicken Loans 

Arena for the Cavs vs. 

Golden State game in 

November. Recess was 

the cover story for The 

Plain Dealer’s Friday 

Magazine in December. 

Sean Schulze, chair of 

Preparatory piano 

program, was invited 

to present a clinic to 

the Summit County 

Music Teacher’s Association 

in February. His 

presentation entitled 

“Practice makes perfect 

and other half-truths” 

was well received by 

an enthusiastic group 

of teachers and students. 

He and violinist 

Stephen Sims presented 

recitals of works by 

Prokofiev and Stravinsky 

at Denison University 

on March 8 and 

also at the University of 

Akron on March 21. 

Eleven-year old Preparatory 

piano student, 

Megan Zhao, won the 

junior division of the 

Lakeland Civic Orchestra 

Young Artist 

Concerto Competition, 

resulting in a performance 

of Mozart’s 

Piano Concerto No.12 

in A Major with the 

ensemble under the 

direction of Eric Gratz 

in March. Megan 

studies piano with Sean 

Schulze and theory 

with Adeline Huss. 

Hannah Moses, cello, 

won the senior division 

and performed 

in March. 

Front row L to R: Benjamin Peachy, Junyoung Lee, 

Sameer Apte, Kayla Westbrook, Farideh Saghafi. 

Back row L to R: Wooyoung Lee, Nicha Popol, Samantha 

Peachy, William Shaub, Daniel Karasik, Charlie Reed, 

Moneer Saghafi, Feeroozeh Saghafi, Shahram Saghafi. 

The final concert for the Preparatory Chamber 

Music program, directed by Sandra Shapiro, was 

held on Sunday, December 13 at Plymouth Church. 

The program runs for 10 weeks each semester and 

draws students from the Cleveland area, as well as 

Akron and Ashland. Coaches for this session were 

Diana Cohen, Rachel Huch and Sandra Shapiro.

11 Alumni Association Benefit 

Alumni Association 

Hosts Benefit 

Summer 

@CIM 

Music lessons connect 

children to a world of 

creativity, communication 

and self-discipline. 

This summer, keep your 

children stimulated with 

music lessons at CIM, 

offered June 7 – July 27. 

In addition to ongoing 

music lessons, the CIM 

Preparatory Division is 

offering three camps 

during the summer 

of 2010. CIM Summer 

Chamber Music (June 

14-25) is offered to 

piano, string and woodwind 

students ages 12- 

18 interested in exploring 

chamber music. The 

CIM Young Composers 

Program (June 20 - 26) 

is an exciting week-long 

opportunity for composers 

ages 15-19 and 

Summer Sonata (June 

21 – July 2) is offered 

to pianists ages 10-18. 

Deadlines for Summer 

Programs are quickly 

approaching. To learn 

more about the programs, 

or for application 

information call 

216.791.5000, ext. 371 

or visit cim.edu. 

True or False: Everyone who 

graduates from CIM is a 

“serious” classical musician. 

Come and hear for yourself as 

the CIM Alumni Association 

dispels this myth in its second 

gala benefit concert. On 

Sunday, May 16 at 3:00 pm in 

Mixon Hall, Connections II will 

reflect the diversity of CIM’s 

alumni in a program that runs 

the gamut of great music. 

The lineup of performers is 

impressive and their music will feature works from the Baroque to Broadway and Jazz. You’ll have 

the opportunity to hear many Cleveland favorites including: harpsichordist Chris Toth, cellist Amir 

Eldan, soprano Liz Huff, pianists Marshall Griffith and Adam Whiting, flutist Linda White, vibraphonist 

Brian Sweigart, bassist Ann Gilbert, Danna Sundet, English Horn and members of 

The Cleveland Orchestra - pianist Joela Jones, oboist Jeffrey Rathbun, violinists Miho Hashizume, 

Steve Rose, Jeanne Preucil Rose, Alicia Koelz and Alexandra Dolan, violists Stanley Konopka and 

Mark Jackobs, cellists Charles Bernard and Ralph Curry. 

A unique silent auction will take place before the concert and at intermission, with music provided 

by harpist Jodi Guinn. The auction will include the opportunity to bid on alumni performances in 

your home or work place. Proceeds from the event will support the Alumni Association’s fund for 

student prizes and audition travel assistance. 

Tickets are available for $25; patron $75 including a reception to meet the artists. 

Call 216.791.5000, ext. 411 or online at cim.edu 

Your Support is Vital 

The vibrant activity listed in this issue of Notes and CIM’s 

ambitious educational mission are supported each year by the 

Annual Fund. Gifts to CIM’s Annual Fund come from individuals, 

corporations and foundations and help support scholarships, 

faculty recruitment, free concerts and master classes, outreach 

programs, library resources, technology, security and maintenance 

- all ensuring CIM’s continuing presence as a world-class 

musical institution. 

Now, more than ever, CIM needs your help. While we continue to 

attract the world’s greatest young talent, the present challenging 

economic conditions continue to put significant pressures on our 

operations. During the 2009-2010 academic year, it is absolutely 

necessary that CIM’s Annual Fund attain $1.34 million in contributions. 

Each donation to the Annual Fund will play a vital role in 

helping us to achieve our goal, allowing CIM to continue to serve 

the community and the educational needs of its students. 

Your gift to the Annual Fund will help nurture CIM’s exceptionally 

talented young people, the stars of tomorrow. CIM depends 

upon a dedicated community of donors who believe in our 

mission and in the value of the arts for young people and for 

the greater society. 

Please support CIM’s 2009-2010 Annual Fund. Donate online at 

cim.edu, call 216.791.5000, or use the envelope provided in this 

issue of Notes. Thank you! 

Dan Milner

12 

Master Classes 

This winter, CIM’s list of esteemed master class 

presenters grew with the likes of pianists Richard 

Goode, Inon Barnatan, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, 

violinist Leila Josefowicz and Yefim Bronfman, 

baroque oboist Debra Nagy and chamber music 

from the Biava String Quartet, Berlin Philharmonic 

Wind Quintet, the Daedalus Quartet and CIM’s 

own Peter Salaff – just to name a few. Pictured 

here, Warren Jones instructs vocal students, Leila 

Josefowicz discusses bow positioning and CIM 

students and faculty & students pose with the 

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. The spring 

semester features master classes by violinists 

Masao Kowasaki and Mark O’Connor and 

guitarists Jason Vieax and Nigel North. 

Art Song Festival Celebrates 

20th Anniversary 

The Art Song Festival, which has been a staple of 

the Cleveland musical scene since 1985, was established 

by George Vassos, former head of the Voice 

Department at CIM. In May 2006, The Art Song 

Festival moved to its new home, the Conservatory 

of Music at Baldwin-Wallace College. The Festival 

takes place for one week every other spring after 

originating as an annual event. (This is the 20th 

Anniversary Festival.) The week focuses on the 

collaborative aspect of art song performance. Ten 

pianist-singer teams are chosen through national 

auditions and the winners go to Berea for a week 

of intensive exposure to the highest standards of 

performance with extraordinarily rewarding 

repertoire. This year’s featured performers are 

soprano Christine Brewer 

with pianist Craig Rutenberg on May 18 and tenor 

Lawrence Brownlee with pianist Martin Katz on 

May 20. CIM alumna, Dr. Joanne Uniatowski (DMA 

’98, student of George Vassos) is the executive 

director of the Art Song Festival and serves on the 

faculty of Baldwin-Wallace College. A highlight of 

this year’s festival is a lecture by Lenore Rosenberg, 

Association Artistic Administrator of the Metropolitan 

Opera and CIM alumna (AD ’84, voice student of 

George Vassos). Last spring, Ms. Rosenberg received 

the Distinguished Alumni Award from CIM. For a 

complete list of events and tickets, visit bw.edu 

Vassos 

or call 440.826.7664. 

Don’t Miss CIM@MOCA 

Last fall CIM began a new partnership 

with the Museum of Contemporary Art 

Cleveland integrating art and music. 

CIM@MOCA: Harmonic Hues brings the 

CIM New Music Ensemble to the dynamic 

and contemporary recital space at MOCA 

to perform a wonderful program of 

works by contemporary composers. 

The fall concert was a great success with exhilarating performances and 

an energetic crowd. Be there for the second of two concerts in this 

series Wednesday, April 14 at MOCA. The evening begins at 6:30 with 

cocktails and an opportunity to tour the galleries. 

The concert, beginning at 7 pm, will include works by Stravinsky, guest 

composer Eugene O’Brien and CIM’s head of composition Keith Fitch. 

A reception with the musicians will follow the concert. This event is 

free and open to the public but reservations are required, please call 

216.421.8671 ext 70. Two wonderful exhibitions are currently on 

display at MOCA through May 9: From Then to Now: Masterworks of 

Contemporary African American Art and works by iona rozeal brown. 

MOCA is located at 8501 Carnegie Avenue. For more information visit 

mocacleveland.org.

13 Mark O'Connor 

Friends of CIM Bring Fiddler Mark O’Connor to Kulas Hall 

To call Mark O’Connor “a country fiddler” is akin to calling 

Fred Astaire “a guy who dances a little.” He has recorded over 

30 albums, written more than five concertos (including his first 

full length orchestral score, Fiddle Concerto, which has been 

played over 200 times), won two Grammy Awards and received 

the title of Musician of the Year six years in a row by the Country 

Music Association. 

His repertoire - from country rock to classical concertos, 

foot-stomping fiddling to smooth jazz and electric ragtime 

- is as diverse as are his musical heroes, which include the 

original “folk fiddler,” Benny Thomasson and Stephane Grappelli, 

a violinist that made swing debonair. 

His early training came from these violin pioneers, and he has 

repeatedly paid homage to them both in a variety of his recordings. 

Thomasson, who mentored an 11-year-old O’Connor, 

was honored, along with others, when O’Connor recorded his 

bluegrass album, aptly titled Heroes. O’Connor’s Hot Swing 

Trio, consisting of guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist Jon Burr, 

performed together for the first time on a concert in Grappelli’s 

honor, several months after his death in 1997. 

O’Connor has recently introduced a violin method designed to 

guide students to become proficient, well-rounded musicians. 

He believes new American Classical Music will embrace the rich 

history of the violin – from the energy of fiddling and Jazz to 

the tradition of classical music. 

O’Connor has performed or recorded with a variety of artists, 

including Chet Atkins, James Taylor, Michelle Shocked, Alison 

Krauss, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Renée Fleming, 

Patty Loveless, The Dixie Dregs and Wynton Marsalis. He even 

recorded with Charlie Daniels and Johnny Cash, playing the role 

of the iconic “Johnny,” dueling with the devil on twin fiddles in 

the sequel “The Devil Comes Back to Georgia.” 

Americana Symphony, his most recent orchestral CD, features 

the Baltimore Symphony, led by Marin Alsop and CIM’s 

president, Joel Smirnoff, conducting the Pro Arte Chamber 

Orchestra. Reviewers say O’Connor’s work is deeply American, 

haunting and strong and that he “guides his concertos through 

musical images of American Indian, Old World, backwoods and 

poor man’s blues.” 

Don’t miss your chance to experience this electrifying perfomer! 

Attend Free Student Recitals 

A Uniquely American Evening with 

Mark O'Connor 

to benefit the Young Artist Program 

Saturday, April 17, 2010 

6:30 pm Cocktails 8:00 pm Concert 

*$125 A complete evening beginning at 6:30 – 

a hearty reception, silent auction, premiere concert seating 

and champagne reception with the artist 

*$60 Premier seating and 

champagne reception with the artist 

$30 Concert-only 

Call 216.791.5000, ext. 411 

or buy online at cim.edu 

*Please purchase by April 9. 

Monday, April 19 – 10 am, 1:30 pm 

As part of his visit to CIM, Mark O’Connor will give a lecture demonstration 

at 10 a.m. in Kulas Hall. At 1:30 p.m., he will give a master class to CIM 

students, using his unique approach to violin playing, composition and music 

making. These demonstrations are free and the public is invited to attend. 

It takes more than hours of practice with the very best 

professional musicians for CIM students to reach their ultimate 

potential. Technical prowess and a passion for music aren’t 

always enough. They have to be comfortable on stage, 

performing to an audience. To fulfill their degree requirements, 

CIM juniors, seniors and graduate students must perform in 

several recitals. Hundreds are performed each year, with the 

majority occurring in April and May – almost 200 last spring! 

The community is encouraged to attend these free performances 

and witness the results of dedication and hard work. Student 

recitals are day and night – sometimes three or four a day. 

For a complete listing of student recitals, visit cim.edu, and click 

“Student Recitals” on the left below the mini calendar. You can 

search for recitals by student name, instrument, or instructor. 

Flutist Maria Schwartz performed in her final CIM recital in February.

14 

Students 

The Cialde Piano Quintet presented two successful concerts 

this past January. The first concert was a sold-out performance 

at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort, Kentucky on January 8, and 

the second concert was held at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory 

of Music on January 16. The performers in the quintet were 

Molly Rogers and Patrick Yim (violin students of David 

Updegraff), violist Tim Mauthe (composition student of Keith 

Fitch), Hannah Thomas-Hollands (cello student of Richard 

Weiss) and Claire Black (piano student of Margarita Shevchenko.) 

Freshman Matthew Allen, cello student of Melissa Kraut, was 

the first prize winner of The Gaspar Cassado International Competition 

in Japan. He competed against 60 cellists from around 

the world. As one of four finalists, along with competitors from 

Israel, France and Japan, he performed a solo with the Tokyo 

Philharmonic in December before winning the overall event. 

Kraut joined him in Japan, saying “I can’t even begin to describe 

how amazing it was seeing him up there!” Matthew also won 

the Audience Award. He was awarded a cash prize, will go 

on a concert tour of Japan, St. Petersburg and Amsterdam this 

summer and received a recording contract. The Gaspar Cassado 

International Competition is named after one of the greatest 

cellists in the 20th century, Gaspar Cassado (1897-1966). With 

the mission to find and feature excellent young musicians, the 

first competition was originally founded in 1969 by the late 

Chieko Hara (1914-2001), Cassado’s wife and also a Japanese 

pianist, with the cooperation of the Florence (Italy) government 

after Cassado’s death. The competition went on hiatus in 1990, 

resuming in 2006 with CIM alumnus David Requiro (BM ‘07, 

student of Richard Aaron) as one of the top prize winners. Since 

his win, Matthew has been featured on channels 3, 5 and Fox 

8, as well as interviewed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Matt is 

a wonderful student, who possesses not only technical prowess 

on the cello, but an artistic sensibility and voice that gives him 

the ability to reach people with his playing,” Kraut says. “He is 

pleasure to work with!” 

Tegen Davidge, viola student of 

Jeffrey Irvine, recently competed 

in the Corpus Christi International 

Competition. She was one 

of six string semi-finalists, and 

was awarded the Wayne Crouse 

Memorial Award for Viola 

Performance. She is from 

Medicine Hat, Alberta. 

Cialde Piano Quintet 

Members of FiveOne, Cleveland’s premier new music ensemble, 

performed at the Sculpture Center in November for an evening 

of informal music that interacted with the art of Yasuhisa 

Kohyama and Elissa Cox. The event included works by Jeremy 

Allen and Michael Bratt (DMA ’09, students of Keith Fitch and 

Margaret Brouwer) and John Thompson (MM ’08, student of 

Margaret Brouwer.) The final piece of the evening included the 

full ensemble, freely improvised and ruled by chance. The Cleveland 

Plain Dealer called FiveOne “a new-music ensemble that 

bursts with inventive, energetic spirit.” 

Sofia Photography 

Friedlander 

Chelsea Rose Friedlander, 

soprano student of Mary 

Schiller, won second place in the 

2010 Barry Alexander International 

Vocal Competition. The 

winner’s recital is scheduled for 

fall 2010 in New York City. For 

more information go to www. 

baivc.com 

Some members of the FiveOne

15 Kennedy Center Conservatory Project 

Allen 

Hamm 

Huang 

Kennedy Center Conservatory Project 

Hosts CIM For Sixth Year 

In March, CIM students performed as part of the John F. Kennedy Center 

for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC) Conservatory Project for the sixth 

consecutive year. Their performance was streamed live on kennedy-center.org. 

Past performances are also archived on the site. 

The Conservatory Project began in 2004 as part of the Kennedy Center’s 

“Performing Arts for Everyone” initiative and aims to develop and present 

young talent from the nation’s leading conservatories. Washington audiences 

are introduced to young performers with extraordinary talent in classical 

instrumentation, vocals, jazz, musical theater and opera – the next generation 

of professional musicians. 

CIM representatives included flutist MADELINE LUCAS (student of Joshua 

Smith), cellist MATTHEW ALLEN (student of Melissa Kraut), pianist 

ERI NAKAMURA (student of Sergei Babayan), soprano MEG HAMM (student 

of Mary Schiller) and the Fairmount Trio, comprised of violinist SHANNON 

THOMAS (student of Paul Kantor) cellist NATALIYA PSHENYCHNA (student of 

Stephen Geber) and pianist FRANK HUANG (student of Antonio Pompa-Baldi). 

“I was delighted to be able to help CIM present some of our finest young 

talent in the Conservatory Project at the Kennedy Center,” said Dr. Adrian 

Daly, dean, who attended this year with CIM’s President Joel Smirnoff. “Over 

the past several years, this venue has allowed America’s top music schools to 

showcase not only the quality of the students but also the level of training 

available though the core values of CIM and through the CIM experience. 

On a daily basis, it’s so energizing to see how the individual students here 

develop their talent and identity over the course of the year.” 

Sixteen conservatories and music schools participated in the project, including 

The Juilliard School, The Peabody Institute, Eastman School of Music 

and Curtis Institute of Music. Each participant was responsible for selecting 

performers and sixty minutes of programming for their evening. The format 

is designed to distinguish each institution by allowing them to select and 

feature talented students who are ready for the exposure and experience this 

performance opportunity provides. 

In addition to the Conservatory Project performance on March 6, the National 

Symphony Orchestra invited a student from each participating institution to 

be part of John Adams: Perspectives, a residency with the composer. The performance 

takes place on Monday, May 17 in the Terrace Theater, conducted 

by composer John Adams. Oboist DANIEL RIOS (student of Frank Rosenwein) 

was selected to represent CIM in this performance. 

Nakamura 

Pshenychna 

Rios 

Lucas 

Thomas

i am cim 

16 

Name Joel K. Negus 

Birthdate May 26, 1989 

Hometown Palatine, IL 

Instrument Double Bass 

Double bassist Joel K. Negus 

performs in the Northeast Ohio area as 

part of Conservatory Jazz, an ensemble 

with co-founder and “partner in 

crime", trumpeter Conrad Jones (Notes 

Summer 2009). He’s well-rounded with 

interests that include sports, games, 

church and of course, music, which 

he studies with Maximilian Dimoff 

and Jeff Bradetich. 

Where is your 

favorite place to 

eat in Cleveland 

and why 

Aladdins on Cedar 

is amazing. Great 

vibe, great food. 

But I can hardly 

ever say no to a 

huge plate of 

nachos from 

Q’doba! Benihana 

is fantastic as well. 

What’s the best 

thing about 

Cleveland 

The Cleveland 

Orchestra 

It’s Saturday 

night- what are 

you doing 

Practicing a bit. 

Then perhaps 

hanging out or 

watching a movie. 

Or Scrabble 

What has been 

your favorite activity 

at CIM thus far 

Musically, playing 

the Rite of Spring 

with the CIM 

Orchestra. Thursday 

nights, many 

CIM students go 

to Parma and bowl 

the night away. It 

costs less than a 

dollar a game after 

10, and then we 

go to Ihop 

until 2 in the 

morning. Worth 

it every time! 

How is CIM 

preparing you for 

your career goals 

Wonderfully. 

My teachers are 

unbelievable and 

have pushed my 

limits further than 

I imagined, the 

orchestra is good, 

and the student 

body is full of 

amazing players. 

What do you feel 

is your greatest 

achievement 

(Musically or non 

musically) 

Perhaps just the 

growth as an 

insightful human 

being in the past 

couple years is my 

greatest achievement 

thus far. 

Playing in the 

orchestra at the 

Music Academy of 

the West this summer 

was probably 

a highlight for me 

musically. 

What’s your guilty 

pleasure 

I watch WAY too 

much sports and 

I love ice cream 

from United Dairy 

Farmers. 

What are your 

hobbies outside of 

music 

Recording engineering, 

sports 

(basketball, frisbee, 

racquetball, 

etc...), church, 

family. 

What’s a fun, 

goofy fact about 

you that not many 

people know 

I was born crosseyed. 

I looked 

hilarious. 

Why did you 

choose CIM 

for school 

Teachers, 

scholarship and 

The Cleveland 

Orchestra 

If you were 

stranded on an 

island, what three 

things would you 

want with you 

My Bible, my 

fiancé Allison and 

Sportscenter. 

What three recordings 

would you 

be sure to have 

with you 

• Michael Tilson 

Thomas’ recording 

of Mahler 2 with 

the San Francisco 

Symphony 

• Miles Davis’ 

Kind of Blue 

• Any Nat King 

Cole 

Do you have a 

personal motto 

Soli Deo Gloria 

Where do you 

shop for music 

Sheet Music Plus, 

and other places... 

Amazon often. 

Who is your 

musical hero 

J.S. Bach - that guy 

had it down. 

If you hadn’t 

chosen music as a 

career, what might 

you have done 

instead 

I have nothing else 

You’re going to 

dinner. What three 

people would you 

want to invite , 

past or present, 

and why 

J.S. Bach and John 

Coltrane - to pick 

their brains and 

my fiancé Allison, 

because after 

6 years, she still 

loves me, for 

some reason! 

Read more stories like mine 

at cim.edu.

17 Concerts 

get to know cim 

did you know… 

Concerts 

APRIL 

Tuesday, April 6 at 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM 

Mixon Hall 

MASTER CLASS 

MASAO KAWASAKI, violin and viola 

Sidney D. Josephs Distinguished Visiting violinist 

Masao Kawasaki presents a master class to CIM 

students that is open to the public. 

…CIM offers hundreds of free concerts each year from 

 

student and faculty recitals to 

operas and orchestra concerts. 

…CIM’s Mixon Hall has a growing reputation as one of the premier recital spaces 

in the world today. This season’s Mixon Hall Masters Series concludes with pianist 

André Previn on April 9. 

…Free seating passes will be distributed at the CIM Box Office one hour before 

selected concerts and may be reserved one week in advance by calling 216.791.5000, 

ext. 411. Passes must be picked up at least 15 minutes prior to the performance or 

they will be redistributed to others. 

…Online ticketing is available. 

Although most events are free, 

some are designated as ticketed 

Friday, April 9 at 8:00 PM 

events and presented at a nominal 

Mixon Hall 

fee. You may reserve them online 

MIXON HALL MASTERS SERIES 

using Visa, MasterCard, Discover 

ANDRÉ PREVIN, piano 

or American Express. Day-of-show 

DAVID FINCK, bass 

online ticket orders cannot be 

A NIGHT OF JAZZ 

accepted after 3 p.m. Visit cim.edu 

This composer, conductor and pianist has 

to purchase your tickets. 

amassed an impressive array of awards and 

honors, including several Grammy Awards. 

Tickets $50. 

216.791.5000 or online at cim.edu 

Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM 

Mixon Hall 

PIANOFEST 

Directed by Paul Schenley, PIANOFEST combines 

CIM student/faculty performances with lively 

commentary, bringing great piano literature to 

life. Reception follows. 

General admission $5 at the door; students free 

Wednesday, April 7 at 8:00 PM 

Kulas Hall 

THE CIM ORCHESTRA 

CARL TOPILOW, conductor 

TEGEN DAVIDGE, viola 

JEREMY ALLEN Meridian 

ROZSA Viola Concerto 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 

Live broadcast on WCLV 104.9 FM with support 

from AudioTechnica and DTS/DaySequerra 

Presented in honor of Westlake Reed 

Leskosky Architects 

Saturday, April 10 at 1:30 PM 

Studio 113 

NEW MUSIC SERIES - SYMPOSIUM 

EUGENE O’BRIEN, guest composer 

Eugene O’Brien discusses his music and his 

approach to composition. 

Fitch 

Sunday, April 11 at 4:00 PM 

Mixon Hall 

NEW MUSIC SERIES 

CIM NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE 

KEITH FITCH, director 

Program includes works of Eugene O’Brien, 

Keith Fitch and others 


Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland 

(MOCA) 

8501 Carnegie Avenue 



The CIM New Music Ensemble, led by Keith 

Fitch, will repeat the April 11 program. Stroll 

MOCA galleries and then stay for the concert. 

Reservations are required. Call 216.421.8671, 

ext. 70. Reception follows to meet the artists. 

Thursday April 15 & 

Friday April 16 at 8:00 PM 


Kulas Hall 

CIM OPERA THEATER 

OPERA SCENES 

DAVID BAMBERGER, director 

JOHN SIMMONS, music director 

Always a favorite, this diverse program of opera 

scenes, fully staged and costumed, with piano 

accompaniment, returns to conclude this gala 

season in Kulas Hall. A projected translation 

will ensure you won’t miss a word. 

Tickets: $15 adults; 

$10 students/seniors/groups 

of 10 or more.

Concerts 

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Severance Hall 

THE CIM ORCHESTRA 

CARL TOPILOW, conductor 

STANISLAV KHRISTENKO, piano 

VERDI Overture to La Forza del Destino 

LUTOSLAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra 

BRAHMS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 

No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 

Admission free, tickets required 

Call the Severance Hall Box Office at 

216.231.1111 

Live broadcast on WCLV 104.9 FM with support 

from AudioTechnica and DTS/DaySequerra 

Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 PM 

Mixon Hall 

CIM WOODWIND ENSEMBLES 

ELIZABETH CAMUS, director 

Saturday, April 17 at 8:00 PM 

Kulas Hall 

AN EVENING WITH MARK O’CONNOR 

A Benefit for the CIM Young Artist Program 

presented by the Friends of CIM 

Violinist and composer Mark O’Connor 

presents a solo recital of foot-stomping 

fiddling, free improvisation, jazz, blues and 

electrifying caprices. 

Full Benefit package $125; Champagne Dessert 

package $60; Concert -only tickets $30. 

216.791.5000 or buy online. 

(See article, page 13.) 


Harkness Chapel 

11200 Bellflower Road, CWRU campus 

UNIVERSITY CIRCLE WIND ENSEMBLE 

GARY M. CIEPLUCH, conductor 

ZAHARI METCHKOV, piano 

STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano & Wind 

Instruments 

JAMES BECKEL Symphony for Band 

FRANCIS POULENC Suite Francaise 

JOSEPH KREINES American Song Set 

Monday, April 19 at 10:00 AM 

Kulas Hall 

LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 

MARK O’CONNOR walks through the history of 

modern American music by describing how 

each tradition has influenced his playing; 

from classical to jazz and blues to Dixieland 

and improvisation. 

Monday April 19 at 1:30 PM 

Kulas Hall 

MASTER CLASS 

MARK O’CONNOR, violin 

CIM students study techniques used by 

O’Connor in his unique approach to violin 

playing, composition and music making. 

Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 PM 

Mixon Hall 

CIM YOUNG ARTISTS IN RECITAL 


Kulas Hall 

COMMUNITY CONCERT EVENT 

CASE SYMPHONIC WINDS 


JOHN BARNES Chance – Symphony for Band 

DEREK BOURGEOIS Celebration 

WARNER HUTCHISON They Flew Away and 

Are Now at Rest 

CASE/UNIVERSITY CIRCLE ORCHESTRA 

KATHLEEN HORVATH, director 

GLINKA Overture to Russlan & Ludmilla 

BORODIN In the Steppes of Central Asia 

BORODIN Symphony No. 2 in B Minor 


Mixon Hall 


CIM NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE 


New works by CIM composition students 

Monday, April 26 at 8:00 PM 

Kulas Hall 

CIM BRASS ENSEMBLES 

RICHARD STOUT, director 


Kulas Hall 

FACULTY RECITAL 

BEETHOVEN QUARTET CYCLE (3 of 3) 

CAVANI STRING QUARTET 

BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, 

Op. 59/2, “Rasumovsky 2” 

BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 7 in F Major, 

Op. 59/1, “Rasumovsky 1” 

Seating passes required 

Live broadcast on WCLV 104.9 FM 

with support from AudioTechnica 

and DTS/DaySequerra 

Presented in honor of SIFCO Industries, Inc. 

MAY 

Cavani 

Sunday, May 2 at 7:00 PM 

Mixon Hall 

INTENSIVE STRING QUARTET SEMINAR - 

GALA CONCERT 

MOZART Six string quartets dedicated 

to Haydn 

Monday, May 3 at 7:30 PM 

Brecksville/Broadview Heights High School 

CLEVELAND YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY I 


WATARU HOKOYAMA Color of August 

DAVID MRUZEK Sound the Call 

ERIC EWAZEN A Hymn for the Lost and Living 

DAVID GILLINGHAM Galactic Empires 

VACLAV NELHYBEL Trittico 

GUSTAV HOLST Moorside March 

Admission $5 at the door 


Kulas Hall 

CIM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 

PAUL YANCICH, director

19 Concerts 

Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30 PM 


CLEVELAND YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY II- 

SYMPHONIC WINDS 


MELISSA LICHTLER, associate conductor 

JOHANN DE MEIJ Selections from Phantom 

of the Opera 

ROBERT JAGER Third Suite 

WILLIAM LATHAM O Sacred Head Now Wounded 

MARK CAMPHOUSE In Memoriam 

MICHAEL BALL A Cambrian Suite 

ANTHONY SUTER Dancing at Stonehenge 




CLEVELAND YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY II- 

CONCERT WINDS 


DANIEL CRAIN, associate conductor 

HENRY FILLMORE The Crosley March 

W. FRANCIS MCBETH Masque 

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Selections from 

West Side Story 

RON NELSON Courtly Airs & Dances 

LEO DELIBES March & Cortege of Bacchus 

MALCOLM ARNOLD Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo 


Saturday, May 8 at 11:00 AM 

Kulas Hall 

BEGINNING AND PREPARATORY ORCHESTRAS 

DONNA DEHN, director 

YOUTH STRING CAMERATA 

MARCIA FERRITTO, director 

The CIM Beginning and Preparatory Orchestras 

will join the Youth String Camerata to present 

their end-of-semester concert. The orchestras 

are for students of all playing abilities, so there 

will be music sure to please all musical tastes. 


Mixon Hall 

CONNECTIONS II: BAROQUE TO BROADWAY 

CIM ALUMNI IN THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD 

OF MUSIC 

A benefit presented by the CIM Alumni Association 

Joela Jones, Mashall Griffith, Janina Ceasar, 

Jeffrey Rathbun and more present a panorama 

of musical styles, while members of The Cleveland 

Orchestra make a splash with the Finale 

of Mendelssohn’s Octet. 

Tickets $25 (concert only); 

$75 (concert and artists’ reception). 

Silent auction at Intermission. 

216.791.5000 or buy online at cim.edu 

Wednesday, May 19 at 11:00 AM, 

Shaker Country Club 

MUSICAL LUNCHEON SERIES 

MARSHALL GRIFFITH & FRIENDS 

Presented by the CIM Women’s Committee 

Join Marshall Griffith, vocalists Eric Bower and 

Elizabeth Huff, and Grammy-winning guitarist 

Jason Vieaux and hear Oscar, Grammy and Tony 

award-winning music! 

Members $30, non-members $35 

Reservations required. Call 216. 791.5000, x360 

GUITAR WEEKEND 2010 GUITARS INTERNATIONAL DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES 

Guitars International, in cooperation with CIM, presents a concentrated series of 

outstanding artists in performances and master classes. Call Guitars International 

at 216.752.7502 or visit guitarsint.com. 

Friday, May 21 at 1:00 PM 

Studio 113 

MASTER CLASS 

DAN LIPPEL, guitar 

CIM guitar students will perform and be 

coached by Mr. Lippel. 


Studio 113 

MASTER CLASS 

DUO MELIS 

SUSANA PRIETO, guitar 

ALEXIS MUZURAKIS, guitar 

Duo Melis coaches CIM guitar students 


Mixon Hall 

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL 

NIGEL NORTH Renaissance lute 

JOHN DOWLAND selected works 

Tickets: $22, $18 students with ID 

(no credit cards, please) 

Saturday, May 22 at 9:00 AM 

Studio 217 

LECTURE PRESENTATION 

Guitar makers GARY SOUTHWELL (England) 

and ANDREA TACCHI (Italy) give a PowerPoint 

presentation on the Viennese and Spanish 

guitar making traditions. 

Saturday, May 22 at 1:00 PM 

Studio 113 

MASTER CLASS 

JASON VIEAUX, guitar 

Individuals who wish to perform should 

contact Erik Mann at: guitar@emann.net, 

or 440. 278.0728. An audition recording 

containing two contrasting works is required. 


Mixon Hall 


DAN LIPPEL, 19th century and modern guitars 

TONY ARNOLD, soprano 

SCHUBERT Lieder for Guitar & Soprano 

SCHUBERT Lieder transcribed for Solo Guitar 

VINEET SHENDE Sonetos de Amor for Guitar 

& soprano World première of new work for 

Solo Guitar (2010) 

ORIANNA WEBB World première of new work 

for Guitar & Soprano (2010) 

ORIANNA WEBB/DANIEL LIPPEL Mirrored 

Spaces for Solo Guitar (2008/revised 2010) 

PETER GILBERT Nenia for Guitar & 

Soprano (2010) 

Tickets $20, $16 students with ID 



Mixon Hall 


DUO MELIS 

SUSANA PRIETO, guitar 

ALEXIS MUZURAKIS, guitar 

BALBASTRE La de Caze, La D’Héricourt, La Suzanne 

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Sonatina Canonica 

GRANADOS Valses Poéticos 

GINASTERA Danzas Argentinas 




Studio 113 

GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS 

NIGEL NORTH, guitar 

Nigel North coaches CIM guitar students. 


Kulas Hall 

FACULTY RECITAL 

JASON VIEAUX, guitar 

MAURO GIULIANI Grande Overture, Op. 61 

FRANK MARTIN Quatre Pieces Breves 

J.S. BACH Lute Suite No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 995 

LEO BROUWER El Decameron Negro 

AGUSTIN BARRIOS Julia Florida/Vals, Op. 8, No. 3 

ISAAC ALBENIZ Sevilla, from Suite Española, Op. 47 



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André Previn, piano David Finck, bass 

The incomparable Sir André Previn brings his innumerable 

talents to the Mixon Hall stage for An Evening of Jazz. 

This composer, conductor and pianist has amassed an impressive 

array of awards and honors, including several Grammy Awards 

and will conclude the second stellar Mixon Hall Masters Series. 

He’ll perform with long-time collaborator, bassist David Finck. 

Tickets: $50 

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