Second Quarter 2006 - Cleveland Institute of Music

Notes 

April / May 2006 By Any Measure, Exceptional 

In this Issue: 

Commencement.... page 3 

Distance Learning... page 9 

George Vassos.... page 13 

CIM Radiothon.... page 16 

From the President.... page 2 

Around the State... page 2 

Alumni..... page 10 

Students..... page 11 

Faculty.... page 12 

Preparatory.... page 14 

Concert Listings.... page 17

Thoughts from the President • McAfee Boardroom • Around the State 

Thoughts from 

the President 

“Many of us spend half of our 

time wishing for things we 

could have if we didn’t spend 

half our time wishing.” 

– Alexander Woollcott 

I used this space last time to share 

with you some of the “Quotable” 

quotes I have found to be interesting 

and useful over the years. As we 

approach the end of another school 

year, we prepare to send some of our 

students into the “real world.” 

These students will, no doubt, 

receive wonderful advice at our 

Commencement ceremony and from 

their teachers, family and friends. 

But we should all remember to 

listen – really listen – to the words 

of wisdom that we read, hear 

and overhear on a daily basis. 

I believe the following observations 

are applicable to those who are just 

starting out, as well as those who 

have “been around” for a while. 

According to Channing Pollock, 

“Happiness is a way station 

between too little and too 

much.” On the business side, 

Samuel Goldwyn insisted that it 

was good business practice to, 

“Spare no expense to make 

everything as economical as 

possible.” Edward Bulwer-Lytton 

proffered, “In science ... 

read the newest words. 

In literature ... read the oldest.” 

Consider this insight from Thomas 

Barlow: “In the space age, the 

most important space is between 

the ears.” You might find it interesting 

to note the following: the 

Japanese characters for music are joy 

and tone, and the Chinese characters 

for crisis are danger and opportunity. 

How about Robert Frost, who said, 

“Happiness makes up in height 

what it lacks in length.” 

And finally, I leave you with this 

“amusement”: “Moonshine 

and truth should never 

be served ‘straight-up!’” 

– David Cerone 

Cover Photo: Daniel Milner 

The Cleveland Institute of Music is pleased to name the 

boardroom in our expanded facility the McAfee Boardroom 

in recognition of Alexander “Sandy” McAfee’s 

generous support of The Campaign for CIM. Sandy’s 

support of the Campaign just begins to touch upon the 

enormous impact he and his family have had upon the 

Institute. Serving as a CIM Trustee for almost 30 years, 

Sandy has been a constant source of inspiration and 

support with both his time and resources. He follows in 

the footsteps of his mother, Sarah, who was also a CIM 

Sandy and Nina McAfee 

Trustee. He has been tireless in his efforts to help CIM 

grow into its current standing as a world-class conservatory. Along with his duties as 

a Trustee, he also serves as a member of The Campaign for CIM Campaign Cabinet. 

Sandy and his wife, Nina, are also members of the CIM Legacy Society and 

longstanding members of The Bloch Society. 

The Cleveland Institute of Music is fortunate to have such a generous, thoughtful 

and dedicated family member. Bravo, Sandy, and thank you! 

Around the State 

Distance Learning 

Director Mark 

George (B.M., 

1982, D.M.A., 

1989, piano), 

student of Eunice 

Podis-Weiskopf 

and Jack 

Radunsky, 

received a Special 

George Recognition 

Award from the 

City of University Heights in November. 

Dr. George was honored at the city’s 

annual civic awards program for his 

initiatives in showcasing the musical 

talents of Cleveland Heights-University 

Heights public school students in 

concerts at Severance Hall and elsewhere. 

In April, the Mather Dance 

Center will present the world premiere 

of Dr. George’s composition Internment. 

The work addresses the theme of 

imprisonment without charge and was 

created in collaboration with the Case 

Department of Theater and Dance. The 

Cleveland Chamber Symphony recently 

released a set of six CDs of contemporary 

American and European orchestral music 

on the TNC label. Dr. George is featured 

as soloist in three piano concertos, 

including one by James Mobberley 

(D.M.A., 1982, composition), student of 

Donald Erb and Eugene O’Brien. 

Laura Pedersen 

(M.M., 1990, 

voice), student of 

George Vassos, 

performed the 

role of Juliette in 

Cleveland Opera’s 

presentation of 

Roméo et Juliette 

in February. A. 

Pedersen Scott Bromagen 

(B.M., 2000, 

voice), student of Beverley Rinaldi, 

also appeared as Benvolio. 

Alexander “Sandy” McAfee 

to Name Boardroom 

As part of the 

Hiram College 

Creative Field 

Studies Program 

exhibition 

“Forested Landscape,”Preparatory 

Suzuki theory 

instructor Alissa 

Shuster Roosa 

Roosa premiered a new 

piece for flute and 

piano, Viriditas, in January. The composition 

is based on the unique topography 

of the Hiram Field Station’s Ruth E. 

Kennedy Nature Trail. Ms. Roosa’s work 

takes into consideration all of the trail 

through set theory and natural elevation 

events, and pays homage (through 

quotation) to her friend Dennis 

Eberhard (1943-2005), Hildegard’s 

responsory for virgins, O nobilissima 

viriditas, Olivier Messiaen’s “color 

chords,” and the classical concept of the 

“green” or rebirth key of F Major. 

Viriditas was later performed at the Kent 

State University downtown gallery and 

will be performed in November at the 

Meyer Center in Geauga County. 

Alissa Schneider (B.M., 2005, voice), 

student of Mary Schiller, was hired as 

administrator of CIM’s opera department 

in July 2005. She served as stage 

manager for Red {an orchestra} for In 

Mahler’s Shadow and A New Amahl in 

November and December 2005. She 

served as assistant stage manager and 

props master for the Cleveland Museum 

of Art’s Masterpieces of Russian Drama – 

Swan Song + Confessions in January. 

Ms. Schneider also served as assistant 

stage manager for Cleveland Opera’s 

production of Roméo et Juliette and will 

fill the same position for Cleveland 

Opera’s Turandot. 

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3 

Herbert Ascherman, Jr. 

Herbert Ascherman, Jr. 

Laredo 

Pogue 

Robinson 

Commencement 

Commencement 

CIM’s 2006 Commencement exercises will take place Saturday, May 20, beginning at 10:00 a.m. We are 

pleased to announce that Richard W. Pogue and Barbara S. Robinson, co-chairs of The Campaign for 

CIM, will serve as Commencement speakers and receive honorary doctoral degrees. Also receiving an 

honorary doctorate will be Grammy-Award-winning violin soloist, conductor, recitalist and chamber 

musician Jaime Laredo. 

Jaime Laredo began playing the violin at age five. At 11, he made his orchestral debut with 

the San Francisco Symphony. At 17, he was the youngest winner of the Queen Elisabeth of 

Belgium International Competition. Mr. Laredo, who studied with Josef Gingold and Ivan 

Galamian, has appeared with nearly every major orchestra in the U.S. and abroad. He is 

music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, conductor of the Brandenburg Ensemble 

and artistic director of New York’s Chamber Music at the Y series. He also directs the New York 

String Orchestra Seminar and, since 1994, has been jury president of the International Violin 

Competition of Indianapolis. Mr. Laredo has served on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music 

and recently joined the violin faculty of the Indiana University School of Music. He performs 

frequently as a member of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, with his wife, cellist Sharon 

Robinson, and pianist Joseph Kalichstein. 

Richard W. Pogue has been a CIM Trustee since 1987. He served for a year as board chair. Mr. Pogue 

is advisor and former managing partner of the Jones Day law firm, and was senior advisor to public 

relations firm Dix & Eaton. His community involvement is far-reaching, including service on the boards 

of directors of myriad corporations and chairing a number of major civic organizations. Mr. Pogue’s 

wife, Pat, is recording secretary of the CIM Women’s Committee, and his son, David, studied at CIM 

(David is now personal-technology editor for The New York Times). Mr. Pogue received a Bachelor of 

Arts degree from Cornell University and a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School. 

Barbara S. Robinson has been a CIM Trustee since 1972. She was board chair from 1987 until 1991. 

Mrs. Robinson is a well-known arts activist who began Dalcroze eurhythmics classes at CIM at the age 

of three, studied piano with Arthur Loesser, and enrolled her three children in CIM’s Preparatory 

Division. She is also a former member of CIM’s piano faculty. She served an unprecedented 13 years on 

the Ohio Arts Council and four terms as chair of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Mrs. 

Robinson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College and an M.B.A. degree from 

Harvard-Radcliffe. 

Four CIM graduates will be honored in recognition of their achievements in the field of music. 

Joela Jones 

(B.M., 1966, M.M., 

1967, piano), 

student of Arthur 

Loesser and Victor 

Babin, will receive 

the Distinguished 

Alumni Award. 

Ms. Jones has 

been principal 

keyboard and 

Jones Rudolf Serkin 

Chair of The 

Cleveland Orchestra since 1972. She also 

serves as the orchestral keyboard faculty 

at CIM. Ms. Jones conducts master classes 

throughout the U.S. She has performed 

numerous concerts with orchestras, 

chamber ensembles, The Cleveland 

Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra 

chorus. Her performance of 

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of 

Paganini with the Boston Pops was 

videotaped for national telecast and 

rebroadcast on PBS several times. 

Marianne Matousek Mastics (B.M., 

1940, A.D., 1942, piano), student of Beryl 

Rubinstein, will receive an Alumni 

Achievement Award. A well-known 

northeast Ohio pianist, Ms. Mastics 

served on the CIM piano faculty for 

many years. She has been assistant to 

Leonard Shure, with whom she studied 

at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. In 

addition to receiving a Bachelor of Music 

degree from CIM, 

Ms. Mastics holds 

the Artist Diploma, 

a special 

citation for 

performers of 

extraordinary 

merit, given after 

three concerts in 

one season. She 

has appeared with 

Mastics The Cleveland 

Orchestra, Cleveland 

Women’s Orchestra, and 

has performed recitals throughout 

northeast Ohio. 

Paula Page (B.M., 

1969, harp), 

student of Alice 

Chalifoux, will 

receive an Alumni 

Achievement 

Award. Ms. Page is 

principal harpist 

of the Houston 

Symphony. She is 

Page former harpist 

and keyboard 

artist of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Ms. 

Page has served as guest harpist with 

many orchestras and has been a featured 

artist at several American Harp 

Society national conferences and at the 

World Harp Congress. She has served on 

several college faculties and is now 

associate professor of harp at the 

Shepherd School of Music at Rice 

University. During the summer, Ms. Page 

teaches at the Texas Music Festival and 

the International Festival at Round Top. 

Jerod 

Impichchaachaaha’ _ 

Tate (M.M., 2000, 

composition and 

piano), student of 

Donald Erb and 

Elizabeth Pastor, 

will receive an 

Alumni Achievement 

Award. He is 

composer-in- 

Tate 

residence for the 

Grand Canyon 

Music Festival’s Native American Composer 

Apprentice Program and the 

Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy. In 

addition to studies at CIM, he received a 

Bachelor of Music degree in piano 

performance from Northwestern 

University. Mr. Tate has composed 

numerous ballets, solo, symphonic and 

chamber works. He has received many 

commissions, most recently from the 

Kennedy Center and the American 

Composers Forum (see Alumni).

1941 Alumna Scholarship • Campaign Attainment • Gift From the Heart 

Class of 1941 Alumna 

Establishes Scholarship 

Class of 1941 – Evelyn Freeman Roberts (3rd from left, back row) 

Ms. Evelyn Freeman Roberts (B.M., 1941, piano) has established 

the Gertrude E. Freeman and Lisa Freeman Roberts 

Memorial Fund at CIM to provide scholarship assistance, 

especially for minority students. Evelyn wrote, “It has been 

my dream for years to do something to honor my mother. 

Because of her dedication and perseverance, not only did my 

siblings and I enjoy fantastic careers in music, but she also 

opened our home to other young people to give them the 

gift of music.” Evelyn is also honoring her daughter Lisa, 

who also enjoyed a remarkable career in the entertainment 

field before it was shortened by an unexpected illness. 

Evelyn has enjoyed a lifelong career as a musician, composer, 

and arranger. She worked with such stars as Peggy Lee, Dean 

Martin, and Danny Kaye and played shows at the Moulin 

Rouge. She worked as a bandleader at Ciro’s and her own 

club, The Upstairs, on Sunset Strip. With husband (the late) 

Tommy Roberts, she founded and directed the Young Saints 

Scholarship Foundation, providing free training and work 

experience in the performing arts for “at risk” youth. 

The CIM family is most grateful to Evelyn for establishing 

this wonderful gift. Carrying on the tradition of her own 

mother, Evelyn is now helping to ensure that future 

generations of CIM students will be able to pursue their 

musical dreams. 

For information on how you can establish an endowed 

scholarship at CIM, contact Cindy Einhouse, Director of 

Development, at 216-795-3196 or lucinda.einhouse@case.edu. 

A Gift from the Heart 

Music has always been a part of the lives of the Beus family. Growing up in Wisconsin, Lisa 

studied piano and sang, so she learned early in life how music lessons can teach discipline 

and hard work – the value of long-term payoff rather than instant gratification. Karl, 

growing up in Pittsburgh, played the violin. Together, after moving to Cleveland for Karl’s 

position with Calfee, Halter & Griswold, they performed in the Blossom Festival Chorus and 

eventually introduced all three of their daughters to music. 

When their oldest daughter was seven years old, their neighborhood piano teacher recognized 

her talent and suggested she study with the CIM Preparatory Division, in order to 

provide greater challenge and more opportunities to perform. Now all three daughters 

study at CIM, and they “love the teachers!” To express their love of music and desire to help 

the community, the Beus family has made a gift to The Campaign for CIM to inscribe a paver 

for the walkway to the new Lennon Education Wing. Lisa says, “CIM is a great institution. 

It is known throughout the country and the world, and we are grateful we have such close 

access in our community.” 

(left) Lisa, Karl, Megan, Madeline and Catherine Beus 

Campaign Attainment Tops 90 Percent! 

The countdown has begun, with precious few months remaining 

to raise the final $3.5+ million of the $40 million goal to 

meet the deadline for the challenge grant from The Kresge 

Foundation. Please call Director of Development Cindy 

Einhouse (216-795-3196) if you can help meet this challenge! 

The relatively mild weeks during December and January have 

been wonderful news for CIM, since lots of nice weather 

means construction can proceed at optimum speed. As of late 

January, the walls of the Lennon Education Wing are going up 

and the first floor slab is being prepared. In the Performance 

Wing, the basement is nearly complete and the floor is being 

prepared for Mixon Hall. All are welcome to come to CIM and 

take a look out the lobby window for a great (and warm) view 

of the Performance Wing construction! 

Jim Kozel 

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5 A Model Benefactor • Rautenberg Scholarship • Good Advice 

The Plain Dealer – a Model Benefactor 

The Plain Dealer has been a staunch supporter of CIM for many years. 

Starting with an Annual Fund gift in 1986, it has been a significant 

partner of the Institute for the last 20 years. 

This should come as no surprise. This newspaper and its leadership are 

extremely civic-minded and understand that an investment in education, 

culture and the arts is important to our region. This year, The Plain Dealer 

broadened its support of CIM by making a major gift to The Campaign 

for CIM in addition to its ongoing Annual Fund commitment. With a 

special appeal this year, CIM has told corporations and individuals, “just 

this once, we need your help twice!” The Plain Dealer answered the call 

immediately, knowing that at this pivotal time in CIM’s history, the 

building campaign is a key focus, but that the school can’t continue its 

role of nurturing excellence without annual operating support. 

Alex Machaskee, President and Publisher of The Plain Dealer, is a terrific 

example of a civic leader with a hands-on approach to community 

involvement. He serves on the boards of many organizations, including 

the Musical Arts Association, the parent organization of The Cleveland 

Orchestra. And in his “spare” time, he is also an accomplished musician. 

Mr. Machaskee says, “The Plain 

Dealer is proud to be a supporter of 

the Cleveland Institute of Music. 

And as a musician myself, I have a 

special interest in the musical 

health of Cleveland and northeast 

Ohio. Both the Orchestra and CIM 

are international ambassadors for 

our region. CIM brings young 

people from all over the world to 

our city to learn from the best 

Hoegner and Machaskee 

teachers, including 40 members of 

The Cleveland Orchestra. As their careers develop, they help shape our 

schools’ and our city’s reputation as a mecca for classical music.” 

Not only has The Plain Dealer provided financial support, but it offers 

volunteer expertise to CIM as well. Jerry Hoegner, Director of Marketing 

Services for The Plain Dealer, has served on the CIM Board of Trustees 

since 2001. Mr. Hoegner is Chairman of the CIM Marketing Committee 

and brings exceptional guidance and leadership to CIM’s administrative 

team and the Board. 

Mr. Hoegner says, “For years I was impressed with the quality of musical 

education that CIM provided for its students. Now, after serving on the 

Board of Trustees for five years, I have seen firsthand through my own 

experience the stellar opportunities that CIM provides for its students and 

the wonderful musical programs it provides to the public.” 

Thomas 

Good Advice 

Students of Mary 

Rautenberg Establish 

Scholarship Fund 

Joseph H. Thomas, longtime CIM Trustee, Chairman of the Investment 

Committee, and former CEO of McDonald Investments, advises the following: 

“The year 2005 resulted in the equity markets in positive territory and after 

a good start in 2006, the Dow Industrials are hovering around 11,000. This 

could be a good time to make common stock contributions to CIM, using 

low-cost-basis positions. You can make an outright gift of securities and 

obtain the market value for a tax deduction. 

Another great advantage to you would be setting up a trust at CIM and 

gifting a low-basis stock to CIM. For example, let us say you contribute 

10,000 shares of XXX Company at a cost of $200,000 but a present market of 

$950,000. You will receive some tax deductions, and based on your age, you 

will receive a handsome yearly income from CIM for life. 

There are many other innovative ways to help CIM and yourself, so please 

call Cindy Einhouse (216-795-3196) and let her discuss those with you.” 

Left to Right: (standing) Jane Nord and Cindy 

Gambale, (seated) Ellie Rose, Carolyn Wipper, Fary 

Anderson, (standing) Fay Ann Sebaly 

To help perpetuate the memory of Mary 

Rautenberg as a master piano teacher and 

inspirational human being, her adult students 

have established an endowed scholarship 

fund for a Preparatory Division piano 

student. The founders all studied with Mary 

for between 15 and 50 years, and have been 

serious pianists most of their lives. Mary’s 

disciplined approach to technique, memorization, 

expression, and the desire to create 

beautiful music encouraged all of them to 

attain excellence. In addition to individual 

lessons, Mary also hosted a monthly “playin” 

at her home, providing her students an 

opportunity to perform for one another, and 

to learn from Mary’s expert observations. 

CIM is most grateful for this generous 

scholarship and applauds Mary Williams 

Rautenberg’s students for establishing this 

legacy in her memory. To learn how you can 

establish a CIM scholarship, contact Cindy 

Einhouse, Director of Development, at 216- 

795-3196 or lucinda.einhouse@case.edu.

Honors/Memorials 

Honor Contributors 

Honors /Memorials 

The Cleveland Institute of Music gratefully acknowledges the generosity of those individuals who 

honor or remember someone special through support of CIM. If you are interested in making a 

special honor or memorial gift, please contact the Development Office at 216-791-5000, ext. 232. 

(This report reflects memorial and honorary gifts received between February 1, 2005 and 

January 31, 2006. Unless specified, donations have been designated to the Annual Fund.) 

In honor of Bernard Adelstein 

to the Bernard Adelstein Prize 

in Trumpet 

William D.* and Cynthia M.** Lawing 

(*M.M., 1974, D.M.A., 1977 - 

**B.M., 1973, M.M., 1973) 

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. 

Jacob S. Braun 

Mr. and Mrs. David Haber 

Warshawsky 

In honor of David N. Brown 

(B.M., 1969, B.M., 1974) to the 

Elsa Findlay Dalcroze 


Ms. Robin Herrington-Bowen 

In honor of Gladys E. Cavell 

to the David J. Cavell Scholarship 

Fund for ENCORE School 

for Strings 

Ms. Doris Jean Arnovitz 

Mr. and Mrs. Morry Blatt 

Mrs. Marilyn Bogart 

Ms. Norma Kamen 

Ms. Phyllis E. Marcus 

Dr. Steven B. Sorin and 

Wendy Collin Sorin 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Weiss 

In honor of David Cerone 

Oakwood Club 

Park Synagogue Sisterhood 

In honor of David Cerone to 

The Campaign for CIM 

Mr. David R. Corcoran 

Ms. Kelly M. Corcoran 

Mr. and Mrs. William V. Corcoran 

Ms. Kathryn Stevenson 

In honor of Linda & David Cerone 

Marshall* and Anne Griffith (*B.M., 

1975, M.M., 1977) 

Shar Products Company 

In honor of Linda S. Cerone 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Steinberg 

In honor of Linda S. Cerone to 


Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Sutton 

In honor of Alice Chalifoux to 

the Alice Chalifoux Prize in Harp 

Yolanda Kondonassis (B.M., 1986, 

M.M., 1989) 

In honor of Janis W. Christiansen 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Wilcox 

In honor of Dr. Gary Ciepluch 

John and Joyce Ely 

In honor of the CIM Orchestra 

Mrs. Alexandra L. Berger 

In honor of George F. Dalton 

to The Campaign for CIM 

Mrs. Barbara P. Geismer 

Mrs. Graham L. Grund 

Mrs. Charles Hickox 

John Paul Miller 

Mrs. Lawrence Pomeroy 

In honor of Donald J. Erb 

(M.M., 1953, H.D.M.A., 1984) 

to the Donald J. Erb Prize 

in Composition 

Dr. Margaret Brouwer 

Dr. Marshall G. Griffith (B.M., 1975, 

M.M., 1977) 

In honor of Donald J. Erb 

(M.M., 1953, H.D.M.A., 1984) 

to the Donald J. Erb Scholarship 

Fund 

Dr. James C. Mobberley* and 

Mrs. Laura S. Moore (* D.M.A., 1982) 

In honor of Mary Louise Falkner 

Ms. Ellen C. Forman 

In honor of Alice S. Feiman 

(B.M., 1932, M.M., 1936) to the 

Dr. Ellis A. Feiman Memorial Fund 

Drs. Judith and David Feiman 

In honor of Marcia L. Ferritto 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Lerner 

In honor of Gracie Freireich 

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Berns 

In honor of Jack and Barbara 

Gerson to the Scholarship Fund 

Ms. Patricia Gerson 

In honor of David W. Gilson 

(B.M., 1991, M.M., 1991) 

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan B. Taft 

In honor of Babs Glickman 

Jackie and Norton Rose 

In honor of Bernard R. Gold 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Adelstein 

In honor of George F. Goslee 

to the George F. Goslee Prize 

in Bassoon 

Gregg Henegar (1975) 

In honor of Betty Anne Gottlieb 

Dr. and Mrs. Erol Beytas 

In honor of The Harding Trio 

Oakwood Club 

In honor of Joan Hornig to the 

David J. Cavell Scholarship Fund 

for ENCORE School for Strings 

Ms. Louise Chesler 

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew N. Levy 

In honor of Joan Hornig to 


Richard T. Prins and Corinne Steensma 

In honor of Jeffrey Irvine 

Mrs. Rene Parish Burrow (M.M., 1983) 

In honor of Nina Josephs 

Mrs. Jack W. Lampl, Jr. 

In honor of Dr. Richard S. 

Kaufman 

Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Koblenz 

In honor of Kathleen Konopka 


In Honor of the Trustees of 

the Kulas Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas V. Epp 

In honor of John W. Mack 

to the John W. Mack Scholarship 

Fund for Oboe 

Mrs. Ellen M. Strommen 

Ms. Linda S. Strommen (B.M., 1978, 

M.M., 1979) 

In honor of Charles S. Marston 

Mrs. H. Stuart Harrison 

In honor of Kimberly Meier-Sims 

and the children of the Sato 

Center for Suzuki Studies 

Pointe Of Departures’ The Chocolate 

Soldier & the Sugarplum Princess 

Tea Committee 

In honor of the New Grandchild 

of Sally and Bob Miller 

Susan L. Golden, Ph.D. 

In honor of A. Malachi Mixon, III 

Mr. Joel D. Marx 

Mr. Gerald B. Medinger 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wheeler 

In honor of Barbara and 

Mal Mixon 

Mr. Marc S. Byrnes 

In honor of Ernie Mizda 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Bishop 

Dr. and Mrs. Gary M. Ciepluch 

Mr. George W. Diehl 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Forestieri 

Marshall* and Anne Griffith (*B.M., 

1975, M.M., 1977) 

Mr. Donald L. Guilian 

Scott Haigh and 

Margi Griebling-Haigh 

Mr. James A. Hirt 

Mr. and Mrs. John P. O’Brien 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Pogue 

Dr. and Mrs. John G. Suess 

In honor of Edward Ormond 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Aaron 

In honor of Benjamin Peled 

(B.M., 2004, M.M., 2006) 

Mr. Harold Steinberg 

In honor of Eunice Podis to the 

Eunice Podis Scholarship Fund 

Ms. Carol A. Fergus 

In honor of Eugenia Poustyreva 

Dr. Meade G. Ignacio-Francisco 

In honor of Miss Olga 

Radosavljevich (B.M., 1959, M.M., 

1961, A.D., 1969) to the Olga 

Radosavljevich Endowed 

Scholarship Fund for Preparatory 

Piano Students 

Mirko Dobrijevic 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolton 

Mr. and Mrs. William Bolton 

In honor of Rachel Rho 

Nathan Rapport 

In honor of Barbara S. Robinson 


Ms. Lisa A. Robinson 

In honor of Anna Rollins 

to the Rhoda Unger Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Manders 

In honor of Carol L. Ruzicka 

(B.M., 1979, M.M., 1981, D.M.A., 

1984) 


In honor of Peter Salaff to the 

Peter Salaff Chamber Music Guest 

Artist Fund 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Strauss 

In honor of Jack and Hinda Saul 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cagin 

In honor of Sean Schulze 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cikanek 

In honor of Carol Shaw 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Levy 

In honor of John F. Shelley 

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Kushnick 

In honor of James A. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Moore 

In honor of Joshua Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Loewy 

In honor of Mark Stillman, M.D. 

Beth Nelson 

In honor of Barbara Strauss 

Beatrice Immerman 

In honor of David Updegraff 

Dr. Kia-Hui Tan 

In honor of Robert Vernon 

Mrs. Rene Parish Burrow (M.M., 1983) 

Ms. Rebecca L. Gitter (B.M., 2001) 

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7 Honors/Memorials 

In honor of Robert Vernon 

to the Robert Vernon Prize 

in Viola 

Ms. Lembi Veskimets (B.M., 1995, 

M.M., 1997) 

In honor of Dr. Calvin E. Weber 

to the Dr. Calvin E. Weber Award 

in Trumpet 

Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott* Weber (*B.M., 

1985) 

In honor of David A. Welshhans, 

Ph.D. 

Mr. Louis V. Adrean 

Memorial Contributors 

In memory of John Alexander to 

the John Alexander Bel Canto 

Award 

Ms. Beverley Rinaldi 

In memory of Horace and Marie 

Arnold to the Horace and Marie 

Arnold Viola Award 

Victoria Raja McGinnis (B.M., 1989) 

In memory of Helen L. Baker 

(B.M., 1968) to the Helen L. Baker 

Memorial Scholarship 

AWA Touring Services LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bachna 

Ms. Denise Brewster 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Burwell 

Paul A. Cary (B.M., 1983) and 

Sue Yelanjian (B.M., 1985) 

Center Theatre Group Marketing 

Department 

CIM Alumni Association 

Ms. Paulette Cutujian 

Ms. Linda Domonkos 

Ms. Samantha Engoglia 

Mr. and Mrs. William Fiordalis 

Ms. Dawn M. Gartner 

Robert and Marguerite* Gilbert 

(*B.M., 1949) 

Dr. and Mrs.* George G. Goler 

(*Harriet - B.M., 1963) 

Mrs. Kimberly Gordon 

Mr. William Hilyard and 

Ms. Gina Vernaci 

Ms. Denise A. Humbert 

Ms. Linda Sue Humbert-Rico 

Ms. Sandra B. Johnson 

Ok-Sim Nam Kim* and 

Dr. Chin-Tai Kim (*A.D., 1987) 

Lake Louise Association 

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Lasky 

Dr. William R. Martin (B.M., 1951) 

Ms. Katharine M. McNally 

Antoinette S. Miller 

Jennie M. Miller 

William T. and Hallie Moore 

Mr. and Mrs.* Thomas O’Linn 

(*Cecelia - B.M., 1959, M.M., 1963) 

Laura and Henry Orazi 

Ms. Joyce A. Padavick 

Ms. Lynda M. Paterniti 

Ms. Christina F. Rappaport 

Ms. Megan S. Ritz 

Ms. Mary R. Ruhlin 

Ms. Ruth M. Salisbury 

Reverend James D. Schorr 

Ms. Margaret A. Shumate 

Bert and Joan Siegel 

Ms. Sally Siegler 

Ms. Beth A. Sustin 

Ms. Brenda L. Swanson 

Mr. Michael F. Thompson 

Mr. Frank Vosicky 

Ms. Ann E. Wareham 

Westwood Social Committee 

Mr. Sean Whelan 

Ms. Karen Zaleski 

In memory of Samuel B. Baker 

to the Samuel B. Baker Scholarship 

Fund 

Mrs. Samuel B. Baker 

In memory of Norman Bauer 


In memory of Yetta Birnbaum 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Saul 

In memory of Jon T. Borowicz 

(B.M., 1950, M.M., 1952) 

Mrs. Marilyn Borowicz 

In memory of Irvin Bushman to 

the Irvin Bushman Memorial Prize 

in Singing 

Mrs. Pauline C. Bushman 

In memory of Alice P. Chisholm 

(B.M., 1952) to the Alice Pond 

Chisholm Scholarship Fund 

Mr. G. Donald Chisholm 

In memory of Lynette Cohen 

Mr. Marc I. Silverstein (P.S., 1994) 

In memory of Bruce D. Collie 

(B.M., 1980, M.M., 1982) to the 

Bruce D. Collie Scholarship Fund 

Ms. Joan M. Collie 

In memory of Cloyd E. Duff 

to the Cloyd E. Duff 


Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Ganser 

In memory of John W. and 

Louise French Dunning 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Walter 

In memory of Rosalind Fischer 

to the Scholarship Fund for a 

Piano Student 

Western Reserve Piano Teachers 

In memory of Marlene Flaisman 

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald D. Resnik 

In memory of Gertrude E. 

Freeman to the Gertrude E. 

Freeman and Lisa Freeman 

Roberts Memorial Fund 

Evelyn Freeman Roberts (B.M., 1941) 

In memory of John H. Gerber 

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bourne 

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott L. Schlang 

In memory of Dewey and Mary 

Gilley to the Dewey and Mary 

Gilley Memorial Award in Voice 

Dr. Mary Schiller 

In memory of Boris Goldovsky 

to the Boris Goldovsky Prize 

in Opera 

Mr. and Mrs. David Bamberger 

(Carola and David - H.D.M.A., 2004) 

In memory of Margaret “Peg” 

Grieve 

Ms. Frances K. Kinkopf 

Ms. Dorothy W. Ostanek 

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Shapiro 

WCLV Foundation 

In memory of Ruth Hirshman von 

Baeyer to the Eric von Baeyer and 

Ruth Hirshman von Baeyer 

Memorial Fund 

Anonymous 

Sarah Evans and John P. Bergren 

Mrs. Fred Klestadt 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Lustig 

Bert and Joan Siegel 

In memory of Ruth Hirshman von 

Baeyer to The Campaign for CIM 

Judy and Don Jacobson 

In memory of Maurice L. 

Hollander (B.M., 1949) 

Ms. Cassondra L. Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Benjamin 

Mrs. Sonya Bihary 

Ms. Virginia H. Dunkelberg 

Ms. and Elisabeth Gevelber 

Ms. Dorothy W. Gligor 

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gordon 

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Legome 

Mrs. Max Muller 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Saul 

In memory of Leonard S. Holstein 


Mr. Larry Holstein 

Mrs. Leonard S. Holstein 

Mr. Roger Holstein 

Ms. Eileen Mellman 

Ms. Jane Schwab 

In memory of Albert Horn 



for Strings 

Mrs. David J. Cavell 

In memory of Dr. Daniel L. and 

Gretchen Horrigan to the 

Charlotte Demuth Williams 


Family of Betty Horrigan Boylston 

In memory of Grant Johannesen 

(H.D.M.A., 1974) 


In memory of Lilly Kahan to the 

Samuel B. Baker Scholarship Fund 

Dan and Bev Baker & Family 

David and Karen Baker & Family 

Mrs. Samuel B. Baker 

Mr. Scott L. Baker 

Martin Sternbach 

In memory of Marguerite Kihm 

Ms. Barbara A. Crompton 

In memory of Margie Klein 

David P. and Linda S. Cerone 

In memory of Myrtle H. 

Kronenberg 

Sylvia K. Adler 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Goulder 

Ms. Adele Joseph 

Mr. Leonard Kichler 

In memory of Myrtle H. 

Kronenberg to the David J. Cavell 

Memorial Scholarship Fund for 

ENCORE School for Strings 

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew N. Levy 

In memory of William Kurzban 

(M.M., 1949) to the William 

Kurzban Prize in Piano 

William D.* and Cynthia M.** Lawing 

(*M.M., 1974, D.M.A., 1977 - **B.M., 

1973, M.M., 1973) 

In memory of Russell Landgrabe 

(B.M., 1955) to the Landgrabe 

Memorial Scholarship Fund 

for Clarinet 

Ms. Elin Koko 

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Landgrabe 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Moore 

In memory of Mary E. LeFevre 

Dr. Lester A. Ballard, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Smeltz 

CIM Welcomes 

New Supporters 

to the Donor Wall 

(11/19/05-1/31/06) 

The Cleveland Institute 

of Music would like to 

give a special thanks to 

the following supporters 

who have made gifts or 

pledges of $10,000 or 

more (November 19, 

2005 through January 

31, 2006), who have 

joined the Donor Wall 

of the new Grand Lobby. 

Benefactor 

Milton and Tamar Maltz 

Alice M. Nilges 

Supporter 

In memory of 

Leonard S. Holstein 

David M. and Betty T. 

Schneider 

Donors 

The Abington Foundation 

Charles A. Bittenbender 

The Collacott Foundation 

DBJ Foundation 

Robert R. Kohn 

and Family 

Daniel R. and Jan R. Lewis 

Ms. Elizabeth F. McBride 

Dorothy Ann Turick 

In memory of Bennett Levine 

to the Bennett Levine Memorial 

Award in Chamber Music 

Ms. Barbara Levine 

Dr. Frederic J. Levine and 

Dr. Janine R. Martyn 

Dr. Janice Levine and Mr. Brian Igoe 

Mrs. Lenore Levine 

In memory of Laurie S. Lubick 

(B.M., 1990, M.M., 1992) to the 

Laurie S. Lubick Scholarship Fund 

for Oboe 

Ms. Sheri L. Eibschutz 

Ronald and Sandra Isaacs 

Nancy and Jerry Kaplan 

Ms. Pamela Pecha 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sipes 

Ms. Betsy Spear 

Mr. Robert Steele 

In memory of Frank and 

Antonia Matis 

Mr. and Mrs.* Barry A. Zimmer 

(*Marie A. - 1964, 1993) 

In memory of John Mauric 

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald D. Resnik 

In memory of Ernest R. Miller 

(B.M., 1950) 

Mr. and Mrs. David Sawyer 

In memory of Ian S. Miller 



Michael L. Miller

Honors/Memorials 

In memory of L. Ted Miller 

Ms. Madeline H. Baker 


Jean L. Caldwell 

Mrs. Lois Luntz 


Mr. and Mrs. George G. Morris, Jr. 


Mrs. Marie S. Strawbridge 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Thomas 

In memory of Claire F. 

Morgenstern 

Mr. Stanley W. Morgenstern 

In memory of Judith Morrison 

to the Maxine E. Cummins 

Memorial Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. LeBrun 

In memory of Eugenia Nicks 

O’Reilly 


In memory of Jane K. Post 

Ms. Madeline H. Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Berger 

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Binder 

Mr. William P. Blair III 

CIM Women’s Committee 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cole 

Ms. Jane Comeaux 

Ms. Inez G. Corrado 

Lucy G. Eckstein 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ely 

Mrs. Virginia Ettinger 

Ms. Mary Ann Frieberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Frost 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Haber 

Ms. Marion W. Halle 

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Joseph 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Joseph, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sid J. Kaplan 

Charlotte R. Kramer 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Lux 

Mrs. H. Stephen Madsen 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel 

Mr. Franklin Milgrim 

Ms. Myna Oppenheim 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Roach 


Mrs. David A. Seidenfeld 

Shaker Hts. Country Club 

Ms. Virginia A. Sherman 

Janet and Bill Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Spiegle 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Thome 

In memory of Jane K. Post 

to the Louis E. Emsheimer 

Memorial Endowed 


Marcia M. Emsheimer 

In memory of Roman V. 

Prydatkevytch to the Ukrainian 

Violin Scholarship Fund 

Hannah P. Kuchar 

In memory of John E. Purcell 

to the ENCORE School for Strings 

In memory of John E. Purcell 

In memory of Quay Queen 



for Strings 


In memory of Jack Radunsky 

to the Jack Radunsky 


Dr. Timothy Michael Kalil (B.M., 1974, 

M.M., 1976) 

In memory of Mary W. 

Rautenberg (B.M., 1933, A.D., 

1933) to the Charlotte Demuth 

Williams Scholarship Fund 

Sylvia K. Adler 

Ms. Renee S. Berry 

Family of Betty Horrigan Boylston 

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Carver 

Mrs. Ellen W. Chinn 

Ms. Lucille J. Coreno 

Cunningham Baron LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Frazier 


Ms. Ann Herlong 

Mrs. Betty J. Kotapish 

Ms. Judith C. Leonard 

Ms. Ann L. Levy 

Jerry Maddox (B.M., 1965, M.M., 

1966) 

Major Victor E. Edwards Elementary 

School 

Mr. and Mrs. Carlton McBride 


Ms. Mary Moran 

The Musical Art Society 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Nord 

Ms. Irene K. Pekoc 

Mr. Dean M. Peters 

Ms. Martha A. Petrie 

SAVE 

THE 

DATE 

The Annual Legacy Society Luncheon, including a 

special musical program, will take place on May 18, 

2006. This event is held to celebrate those individuals 

who have remembered CIM in their financial and 

estate plans. Although formal invitations will be sent, 

if you are a member of the Legacy Society, please plan 

to attend. If you have not yet notified us that you have 

remembered CIM in your will or estate plan, please 

let us know! We would like to invite you to the 

Legacy Society Luncheon. Please contact Jim Kozel 

in the Development Office at james.kozel@case.edu 

or 216-795-3168. 

Mr. Michael A. Roberts 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Rose 

Mr. and Mrs. George Silfies 

Dorothy and Reuben Silver 

Dr. and Mrs. John A. Sims 

Ms. Pauline H. Steiner 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Vliet 

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison B. Williams 

Worcester County Light Opera Club 

Ms. Wilma B. Young 

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Zeck 

In memory of Mary W. 

Rautenberg (B.M., 1933, A.D., 

1933) to the Mary Williams 

Rautenberg Memorial 


Ms. Sarah R. Holden 

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nord 

Ms. Carla Rautenberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Kim Sebaly 

In memory of Delores P. Rebman 

to the Delores P. Rebman 


Mr. Chris Rebman 

Dr. Diana M. Rebman 

In memory of Lisa Freeman 

Roberts to the Gertrude E. 

Freeman and Lisa Freeman 

Roberts Memorial Fund 

Evelyn Freeman Roberts (B.M., 1941) 

In memory of Eugene J. Sabo 

(B.M., 1952) 

Ms. Jill Bosworth 

Ms. Eleanor G. Dyett 

Mr. and Mrs. Royson J. Merritt, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Selden 

In memory of Esther Berchin 

Saslaw (B.M., 1934) 

Ashland University - English 

Department 

Mr. Harold R. Burke 

Ms. Mary M. Case 

Ms. Ruth Crumrine 

Mr. Dorothy J. Gregersen 

Ms. Susan Guiher 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen J. Hartman 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Haven 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Hupfer 

Ms. Susan Koppelman 

Mr. and Mrs. Emil S. Palik 

Ms. Virginia T. Samuels 

Ms. Mary K. Snyder 

Ms. Dorothy I. Topping 

In memory of Hilda E. Schneider 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. Steel 

In memory of Floyd Schwartz 


In memory of Freda Wynell 

Schweitzer 

Mr. Alvin L. Gray 

In memory of Maurice Sharp 

to the Maurice Sharp 


Dr. Lisa D. Patterson (M.M., 1983) 

Dr. Susan Reed Waller (D.M.A., 1977) 

In memory of Ruth Sihler 

to the Ruth Sihler 


Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Sihler, Jr. 

In memory of Max Slavin 

Ms. Alice T. Dietz 

Gifts to CIM’s Annual 

Fund provide scholarships 

for talented young 

musicians, support an 

exceptional faculty and 

make possible community 

outreach programs and 

free concerts. To make a 

contribution, call 216-791- 

5000 or visit cim.edu today. 

In memory of Dora Solganik 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Kaufman 

In memory of George R. Steffy 

Bill and Hilda Mattlin 

In memory of Elizabeth Stoeckler 

Stevens to the Elizabeth 

Stoeckler Stevens Prize in Lieder 

Ms. Linda Jones Carlson 

In memory of James J. 

Tannenbaum (B.M., 1966, 

M.M., 1969) 

Mr. and Mrs.* Peter Humphreys 

(*Ethel - B.M., 1969) 

In memory of Ruth Tenney 

to the David J. Cavell Memorial 

Scholarship for ENCORE School 

for Strings 


In memory of Pauline 

Thesmacher to the Pauline 

Thesmacher Award in Voice 

Dr. Mary Schiller 

In memory of Josephine Valencic 

to the Josephine Valencic 


Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lisac 

Anonymous 

Lodge Spartans No. 576 

Ms. Virginia Strukel 

Mr. Joseph Valencic 

In memory of Stelios and Sofia 

Vassos to the Stelios and Sofia 

Vassos Prize 

Mr. George Vassos 

In memory of Betty Weller 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht 

Dr. and Mrs. George H. Belhobek, Jr. 

Mr. David J. Broad 

Stephen and Lesley Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Corns 

Gilmour Academy 

Mrs. John A. Hadden, Jr. 

Mr. William B. Hamaker 

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hexter 

Mr. Robert Hunker 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manuel 

Lydia Bruner Oppmann 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Ranney 

Mr. and Mrs. Bud W. Rogers 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogers 

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Steck 

Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Warren 

In memory of George S. Womer 


In memory of Dr. and Mrs. K.L. 

Wu to the Dr. and Mrs. K.L. Wu 

Memorial Award in Piano 

Ms. Annie Wu Lee 

In memory of Marguerite Zeiner 

to the Winifred Boynton 


Ms. Meryl Wade 

8

9 Distance Learning • New Trustees 

David Cerone presents a videoconference master 

class for the Internet2 Symposium. 

Distance 

Learning 

Music Bytes 

CIM President 

David Cerone 

presented a 

videoconference 

master class for 

the Internet2 

Symposium in 

Miami Beach, 

Florida. Mr. 

Cerone demonstrated 

a video- 

conference application of the MusicPad Maestro, a digital 

music display device created by Freehand Systems, Inc. 

Students from the New World Symphony in Miami watched 

on a large screen as Mr. Cerone discussed and annotated 

various editions of the score of the Brahms Violin Concerto. 

Mark George, director of Distance Learning at CIM, sits on 

the technical advisory board for Freehand Systems. 

Merry Peckham, CIM cello faculty member and host of 

Offbeat, coached students from the University of Michigan 

in a November master class sponsored by the Merit Network 

of Michigan. Cellist Anthony Elliot of the University of 

Michigan also worked with several CIM students. This 

videoconference event was a regional demonstration of 

advanced applications on the Internet2 high-speed network. 

A number of other CIM faculty members offered 

videoconference master classes in recent months, including 

Maximilian Dimoff, double bass; Paul Yancich, timpani; 

and Jamey Haddad, percussion. CIM can also receive 

videoconferences. Institute students enjoyed the lectures 

and teaching of Orin O’Brien, faculty member at the 

Manhattan School of Music and principal double bass of 

the New York Philharmonic; cello sensation Matt Haimovitz; 

violinist Nicole Trotier; and anthropologist and author 

Dr. Benjamin Kilbourne. 

In December, CIM once again provided videoconferencing 

facilities for northeast Ohio families to connect with loved 

ones serving in the military in Iraq. CIM students and staff 

then presented a holiday concert for the troops. Featured 

performers included Preparatory violinist Caroline Goulding, 

Distance Learning faculty member Andrea Bargabos, 

and sultry singer and CIM receptionist Brenda Watson. 

Videoconferences to Iraq are conducted in cooperation with 

the Freedom Calls Foundation. 

Mozart: Music’s Perfect Storm celebrates the 

250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. 

Finally, CIM 

announced a 

new Distance 

Learning program 

in honor of 

the 250 th anniversary 

of the birth 

of Mozart. 

Mozart: Music’s 

Perfect Storm 

will provide an 

overview of the 

composer’s life 

and music, 

including live 

performances 

and expert 

commentary. The program is targeted toward high school 

students and lifelong learners. Registration information can 

be found on the Distance Learning page of cim.edu. 

New Trustees 

Buckley 

We welcome three new members 

to CIM’s Board of Trustees: 

Brent Buckley is Managing Partner 

of Buckley King and a member of 

the Firm’s Executive Committee. 

Mr. Buckley also serves as Chair of the 

Firm’s Advocacy & Litigation Practice 

Group. He is a graduate of Leadership 

Cleveland, and is on the Boards 

of Trustees for several civic organizations, 

including the Cleveland Zoological 

Society and the Cleveland 

Bar Foundation. 

James Malz is a veteran commercial banker who held key 

management positions with KeyCorp prior to joining Bank 

One. In October 2003, Mr. Malz was named President, 

Northeast Ohio, and currently serves in this capacity for 

the newly merged JPMorgan Chase & Co./Bank One 

organization. He is a native of 

Andover, Ohio who received a 

Bachelor of Arts degree from Hiram 

College and completed some 

coursework at John Carroll University. 

Mr. Malz serves on the boards 

of the MetroHealth Foundation, the 

Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland, 

Hiram College Board of 

Visitors, the Cleveland Zoological 

Society, and is a member of Leadership 

Cleveland, Class of 2005. He and 

his wife, Sonia, reside in Brecksville, 

with their daughter, Gabriella, and 

Malz 

son, James David. 

Christopher Swift is a partner 

in the Cleveland office of Baker & 

Hostetler. Mr. Swift focuses his 

practice on healthcare, tax-exempt 

organizations and state and local 

tax matters. He is a member of the 

Taxation and Health Sections of the 

American, Ohio, and Cleveland Bar 

Associations. Mr. Swift has been a 

speaker and Chair at the Cleveland 

Bar Association’s Healthcare Law 

Institute, and is a past Chair of its 

Swift 

Health Law Council. He received 

a Bachelor of Arts degree from 

Ohio Wesleyan University and a J.D. degree from The 

Ohio State University.

Rinaldi AlumniTribute • Alumni 

10 

CELLO, a quartet that recently 

released the CD 

Interface, includes members 

Julie Albers (YAP, 1996, 

B.M., 2001, cello), student of 

Richard Aaron, and Caroline 

Stinson (B.M., 1997, cello), 

student of Alan Harris. 

The group’s Web site is 

www.celloquartet.com. 

Robert Davis (B.M., 2001, 

clarinet), student of Linnea 

Nereim, is a dramatic tenor 

pursuing a Master of Music 

degree in voice. He is studying 

with Professor William 

Dempsey at Cleveland 

State University. 

Sarah Schuster Ericsson 

(B.M., 1980, harp), student of 

Alice Chalifoux, was nominated 

for a Grammy Award 

for her solo harp recording 

Night Breeze – Harp Music of 

Carlos Salzedo, on the 

Cambria Masters label. The 

Grammy category was Best 

Instrumental Soloist Performance 

(without Orchestra). 

Kathleen Greene Wilson 

(B.M., 1985, M.M., 1987, 

harp), student of Alice 

Chalifoux, was elected to 

Charleston (South Carolina) 

City Council in November 

2005. She was sworn into 

office on January 10, 2006. 

On January 13 she performed 

the Mozart Flute and Harp 

Concerto with Paula Robison, 

termed a “beautiful performance.” 

Ms. Wilson is 

principal harpist of the 

Charleston Symphony 

Orchestra and an internationally 

known open water 

swimmer. 

Theodore 

Kuchar 

(B.M., 

1982, 

viola), 

student 

of 

Edward 

Ormond 

and 

Robert 

Kuchar 

Vernon, 

recently recorded the complete 

symphonies of Carl 

Nielsen with the Janácek ˘ 

Philharmonic Orchestra 

(formerly the Czech Radio 

Orchestra), of which he was 

appointed principal conductor 

last year. In February, 

ClassicsToday.com had this to 

say about Mr. Kuchar’s work: 

“Theodore Kuchar leads what 

is without question the most 

exciting complete Nielsen 

symphony cycle available, 

making this the set to get for 

Nielsen newcomers ... You 

simply won’t hear a finer 

performance anywhere.” 

In fall 

2005, 

Joan 

Kwuon 

(P.S., 1995, 

violin), 

student of 

Donald 

Weilerstein, 

performed 

Kwuon Beethoven’s 

Violin Concerto on the U.S. 

tour of Orchestra Europa, 

Nayden Todorov conducting. 

In January, she was engaged 

to perform Mozart Violin 

Concerti with the Royal 

Philharmonic Orchestra and 

conductors Charles Dutoit 

and Matthias Bamert, on a 

10-city U.S. tour celebrating 

the composer’s 250th anniversary. 

In February, Ms. Kwuon 

made her Metropolitan 

Museum of Art Accolades 

young artists series debut 

with pianist Christopher 

Oldfather, performing works 

by Mozart, Enesco, Bach 

and Previn. 

Thierry Desfontaines 

Thomas C. Moore (B.M., 

1986, M.M., 1988, oboe), 

student of John Mack, was 

nominated for a Grammy 

Award for Producer of the 

Year, Classical for Chausson: 

Le Roi Arthus (Leon Botstein, 

Apollo Voices, A. Kennedy, 

D. McIntyre, G. Sorenson, 

D. Okulitch, F. Le Roux, 

S. O’Neill, S. Bullock & 

A. Schroeder), 4 + Four 

(Turtle Island String Quartet 

with Ying Quartet) and 

Mozart: Flute Cons., Sym. 

No. 41 (Martin Pearlman & 

Boston Baroque). 

Marissa Murphy (B.M., 

1996, violin), student of David 

and Linda Cerone, appeared 

on NPR’s All Things Considered 

in January. Ms. Murphy 

and other principals in her 

orchestra performed and 

discussed the fourth movement 

of Mozart’s Jupiter 

Symphony #41. Her advanced 

class recently performed at 

the Zambian Embassy and the 

White House (for the second 

year in a row). Three of her 

students were chosen to 

participate in the Suzuki 

Youth Orchestra of the 

Americas at the Suzuki 

Association of the Americas’ 

convention. 

Sleep, The 

Room and 

Seven 

Poems, a 

commissioned 

work by 

William 

Neil (B.M., 

1977, M.M., 

1979, 

Neil 

composition), 

student of Donald Erb, was 

premiered by Duo Sereno, 

Robert Nathanson, guitar, and 

Nancy King, soprano. The 

new work, a setting of poems 

by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet 

Mark Strand, premiered in a 

live broadcast over the NPR 

affiliate network in Honolulu, 

Hawaii in March. Dr. Neil has 

also set Strand’s poem From a 

Litany in another commissioned 

piece for a cappella 

chorus. The Ridgetones will 

premiere the work in May at 

the Temple Theatre in 

Viroqua, Wisconsin. Dr. Neil 

has also been collaborating 

with virtuoso jazz musician 

Tom Gullion in a series of jazz 

concert performances, 

“Project Fourth Stream,” 

which performed at the 

The Flame of Hope Foundation 

disaster relief benefit 

concert in La Crosse, Wisconsin 

in January. 

Lisa Guttenberg Orfaly 

(B.M., 1998, violin, M.M., 

2000, Suzuki pedagogy), 

student of Linda Cerone, 

David Russell and Michele 

George, is teaching violin at 

New World School of the Arts 

in Miami, Florida. 

Alumni 

Among the recipients of the 

Joyce Foundation’s third 

annual Joyce Awards, 

supporting Midwest cultural 

organizations commissioning 

works by artists of color, was 

the American Composers 

Forum in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

The grant will support the 

commission of a new 

concerto for guitar and 

orchestra by Jerod 

Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. 

His concerto will incorporate 

traditional music from 

Chickasaw and Lakota 

traditions. The three-movement 

concerto will augment 

the percussion section with 

American Indian instruments 

and will be performed by 

CIM guitar department Head 

Jason Vieaux and the Civic 

Orchestra of Minneapolis 

during its 2007–2008 season. 

Orianna Webb (M.M., 2001, 

composition), student of 

Margaret Brouwer, recently 

received a commission from 

the Fromm Music Foundation 

for a work for Daniel Lippel 

(B.M., 1998, M.M., 1999, 

guitar), student of John 

Holmquist and Jason Vieaux. 

Ms. Webb is teaching ear 

training at the Yale School 

of Music. 

Appointments 

James J. Kent 

(B.M., 2003, A.D., 2005, 

trombone), student of 

Steven Witser and 

Richard Stout, was 

appointed principal 

trombone of the Israel 

Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Nicole Raimo 

(M.M., 2003, bassoon), 

student of John Clouser, 

was appointed principal 

bassoon of the Mansfield 

Symphony Orchestra.

11 Students Alumni 

Students 

Six students from CIM performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the 

Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in February. This is the second year 

in a row that CIM has been involved in the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory 

Project, “designed to present the best young musical artists in 

classical music, jazz, musical theater and opera from our nation’s leading 

undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges and universities in 

performance at the Kennedy Center.” CIM presented the WO-men 

Quartet – violinists Jinjoo Cho (Young Artist Program student of Paul 

Kantor) and Karla Donehew (student of Paul 

Kantor), violist Yu Jin (student of Jeffrey Irvine) 

and cellist Maaike Harding (student of Richard 

Aaron) – along with pianist Zahari Metchkov 

and violinist Liana Gourdjia (student of David 

and Linda Cerone). 

Levkovich 

Sords 

Dmitri Levkovich, Professional Studies piano 

student of Sergei Babayan, won second prize 

and a silver medal at the Bösendorfer USASU 

International Piano Competition. The prize also 

included full scholarship and travel expenses to 

attend the International Summer Academy in 

Prague, Vienna and Budapest. 

WO-men Quartet 

Metchkov Gourdjia 

Donny Oliver, cello student of Stephen Geber, 

is serving as an assistant professor of low strings and music history at the University of Alaska 

Fairbanks. He is also the principal cellist of two orchestras and the cellist of the Alaska Piano Trio. 

Domenic Salerni, student of Linda Cerone and William Preucil, received the National Italian 

American Foundation (NIAF) Louis A. Caputo, Jr. Scholarship. Mr. Salerni also performed in January 

as soloist with the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra (LVCO) under the direction of Maestro Donald 

Spieth. He performed Winter from Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons). 

Andrew Sords, violin student of Linda Cerone and David Russell, was recently signed by Raven 

Ridge Media & Management in Los Angeles. He will fulfill concerto and recital appearances in 

Arizona, Los Angeles, and New York this year, playing works of Sibelius, Brahms and Schubert. 

Attention: 

Former 

Students and 

Colleagues of 

Maurice Sharp 

Several of Maurice 

Sharp’s students are 

preparing a memorial 

booklet to celebrate 

Sharp 

the career of Mr. Sharp, 

former principal flute 

of The Cleveland Orchestra and professor of 

flute at CIM. This publication, a project of Susan 

Waller (D.M.A., 1977, flute), Robin Fellows 

(M.M., 1978, flute) and George Pope, will 

include a biography, list of recordings, collection 

of warm-up and technical studies, and 

comments from former students and colleagues 

of this phenomenal performer and teacher. 

Please submit your remembrances and impressions 

of your experience with Mr. Sharp by 

May 1, 2006 to: The Sharp Project, c/o George 

Pope, 518 Dorchester Rd., Akron, OH 44320, 

330-869-9113, gspope@uakron.edu. 

In Memoriam 

Alumni 

Event 

CIM hosted an alumni 

reception at the Kennedy 

Center following the 

Conservatory Project 

performance. CIM Dean 

Jeffrey Sharkey, Director 

of String Chamber Music 

Peter Salaff and President 

David Cerone attended 

the reception with the 

performers. 

Robert W. Habercorn (B.M., 1950, timpani), passed away in January. 

Mr. Habercorn reported for “The Institute Chimes,” a publication of 

CIM’s Alumni Association. 

Dr. Irwin Swack (B.M., 1939, violin), student of Margaret Randall, 

passed away in January. After graduating from CIM, he studied with 

Vittorio Giannini at The Juilliard School. He went on to receive a 

Master of Music degree in composition from Northwestern University 

and a doctorate from Columbia University, where he studied with 

Henry Cowell and Paul Creston.

Faculty 12 

Sergei Babayan, the Mr. and Mrs. John D. 

Gilliam Artist-in-Residence at CIM, will perform 

in St. Petersburg, Russia with the Kirov Opera, 

Ballet and Orchestra in its “Stars of the White 

Nights Festival,” Valery Gergiev conducting. 

The Festival will take place May 10 through 

July 26 and is dedicated to the 100 th anniversary 

of Shostakovich. Mr. Babayan will perform 

the Russian premiere of the Lutoslawski 

Piano Concerto. 

Margaret Brouwer, head of the composition 

department, will be composer-in-residence at 

the University of Missouri-Kansas City April 11- 

15. The Verdehr Trio performed Dr. Brouwer’s 

Trio, a work commissioned by the Verdehr Trio 

and Michigan State University, at the Phillips 

Collection in Washington D.C. in February. 

Naxos has released Dr. Brouwer’s orchestral CD 

Aurolucent Circles with percussion soloist 

Evelyn Glennie and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic 

Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz. 

Dr. Marshall Griffith (B.M., 1975, M.M., 1977, 

composition), student of Donald Erb, Eugene 

O’Brien and Olga Radosavljevich, performed at 

Allegheny College in December as part of the 

Listen at Lunch Performance Series. Dr. Griffith 

and saxophonist Dr. Patrick Jones presented 

Jazz Cafe, where they performed great jazz 

tunes and shared insights with the audience. 

Merry Peckham, cello and chamber music 

faculty member, spent two weeks teaching 

chamber music at The Perlman Music Program’s 

(PMP) Winter Residency in Sarasota, Florida in 

December. While there, Offbeat producer and 

Director of Audio Services Alan Bise (B.M., 

1994, audio recording), student of Tom Knab, 

joined Ms. Peckham as she interviewed Toby 

and Itzhak Perlman for CIM’s radio program. 

Ms. Peckham was recently named director of 

the Chamber Music Workshop @PMP. 

Merry Peckham, Itzhak Perlman and Toby Perlman 

Faculty 

Piano faculty member Antonio Pompa-Baldi 

is continuing his busy schedule, and his performances 

continue to garner rave reviews. He 

gave three performances with the Colorado 

Symphony Orchestra in January, along with a 

recital in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In 

February, he played in Fort Worth, Texas for the 

Chamber Music Society. Also in February, Mr. 

Pompa-Baldi gave a four-hand piano recital in 

Merrick, New York with his wife, Emanuela 

Friscioni. From June 1-10, Mr. Pompa-Baldi will 

serve as president of the jury for the International 

Russian Music Piano Competition in San 

Jose, California. He will teach at Ball State 

University’s ARIA International Summer Academy 

in June and will return to Italy to give a 

recital and teach a master class in Lucera from 

July 1-8. Following this, he will travel to the 

University of Minnesota to teach and perform. 

This summer, David Russell (B.M., 1984, M.M., 

1987, violin), student of Linda Cerone and David 

Cerone, will be involved in four important 

projects. The CIM violin faculty member will 

return to teach at the ENCORE School for 

Strings for the 22nd season; teach at the ARIA 

International Summer Music Academy in 

Indiana; serve on the faculty of the Keshet Eilon 

International Violin Mastercourse in Israel; and 

serve as a juror at the 2006 Sion-Valais International 

Violin Competition (at the invitation of 

Shlomo Mintz) in Switzerland. Also serving 

on the Sion-Valais jury will be CIM President 

David Cerone and David Updegraff, head 

of the violin department. 

Peter Salaff, director of string chamber 

music, will serve as a juror at the Tenth London 

International String Quartet Competition 

from April 4-9. 

Carl Topilow, director of the orchestral program, 

wrote an article, “Topilow’s Guide to a 

Successful Rehearsal,” that appeared in Podium 

Notes, a publication of the Conductors Guild. 

Azica Records released Images of Metheny, the 

sixth solo recording by CIM guitar department 

Head Jason Vieaux (B.M., 1995, guitar), 

student of John Holmquist, in October. Pat 

Metheny, after listening to this recording, 

declared: “I am flattered to be included in 

Jason’s musical world. And I am honored that a 

musician of his stature has directed his considerable 

talents to manifest such beautiful and true 

renditions of these pieces in such a personal 

way.” Mr. Vieaux is maintaining a very busy 

performance schedule, including an appearance 

at the 92 nd Street Y as part of the 2006 New 

York Guitar Festival in January. “The Guitar 

Marathon: 450 Years of Spanish Guitar” 

explored the guitar’s rich history in Spain. 

For more information on Mr. Vieaux’s schedule, 

visit www.jasonvieaux.com. 

Babayan 

Griffith 

Pompa-Baldi 

Russell 

Cerone 

Updegraff 

Vieaux

13 George Vassos • Distinguished Service 

Vassos with Elizabeth Pastor 

and Donald Erb 

Vassos with Elly Ameling and 

Vitya Vronsky Babin 

Vassos with John Aler, 

Marilyn Horne, Joel Rosen 

and Warren Jones 

Roy 

Retiring after 50 years 

George Vassos says, “I’ve been having fun all along.” 

At the end of the school year, voice faculty member George 

Vassos will retire, after 50 years with the Institute. While Mr. 

Vassos points out that he plans to do a lot more, the list of 

his accomplishments before and during his time at CIM is 

already astonishing. 

Mr. Vassos was born in Huntington, Indiana to Greek immigrant 

parents. The family moved to Cleveland when he was 

12. When drafted into the Army, he joined the American 

Male Chorus; the group toured the Orient and then was 

brought back to the U.S. by General Eisenhower. Once 

discharged, the Chorus became an independent group, 

and Mr. Vassos toured the U.S. as its tenor and accompanist. 

He undertook undergraduate and graduate studies at 

Westminster Choir College, where he was among 20 students 

recruited to sing in the Paul Green outdoor drama, The Lost 

Colony, in the summers. The group’s master of ceremonies 

was Andy Griffith, who encouraged Mr. Vassos’ quartet (The 

Foursome) to take their talents to New York City. They took 

his advice, and subsequently appeared at the world-famous 

Blue Angel nightclub. The group went on to perform on Ted 

Mack’s Matinee on NBC for two years and record 14 films for 

Patti Page’s Oldsmobile Show. 

In 1956, Mr. Vassos saw an ad for an opening at CIM and 

thought it would be “a great job for a year.” We are thankful 

that he decided to extend his tenure! 

He went on to become head of the CIM voice department 

and a faculty member at Hiram College. While at CIM, Mr. 

Vassos has sung with the New York Philharmonic under 

Bruno Walter, Dimitri Mitropoulos, and Guido Cantelli. He is 

a founding member of the Board of Trustees for Lyric Opera 

Cleveland and has served on the National Advisory Council 

of the Santa Fe Opera. He was a charter member of Lake Erie 

Opera, formed by The Cleveland Orchestra. He has sung with 

the Boston Pops. And he started the Art Song Festival for ten 

singer-piano teams at CIM in 1985. Mr. Vassos describes Art 

Song as an experience that is “about artistry and poetry and 

freedom – you don’t have someone telling you what to do or 

how to act. It’s just you and your pianist.” 

All the while, Mr. Vassos has taught hundreds of CIM students 

how to act, how to move, and how to sing. Mr. Vassos 

tells his students that singing loud is not enough. Rather, 

they must be both intelligent and musical. His efforts have 

obviously paid off, as his students are now singing and 

pursuing careers in opera houses in the U.S. and Europe, 

including the Metropolitan, San Francisco, Chicago Lyric, 

Santa Fe, Cleveland and Columbus Operas. As one of his 

former students expresses, “I am a better singer, teacher, and 

musician, and am certain that hundreds of others George 

has taught have benefited from his invaluable guidance and 

devotion to the art and joy of singing.” 

Distinguished Service 

Vassos with Beverley Rinaldi and 

Dawn Upshaw 

Vassos with Haken Hagegard 

Vassos with former student 

Wills Morgan 

Klaus G. Roy (H.D.M.A., 1987) received The Cleveland Orchestra’s Tenth-Annual Distinguished 

Service Award in January, honoring a person or organization that has provided 

continuing exemplary service to the Musical Arts Association. Mr. Roy is The Cleveland 

Orchestra’s retired program annotator and director of publications who wrote program 

notes for more than 1,000 compositions over a 30-year period. He also composed more than 

140 works and 300 smaller occasional pieces. Mr. Roy’s wife, Gene J. Roy (B.M., 1966, M.M., 

1973, theory), student of Marcel Dick and Alvaretta West, taught theory at CIM for many years.

Preparatory 

Binienda 

Katrina Bobbs 

Ellis 

Körting 

Song 

Competition 

Winners 

The winners of the 2006 

Suburban Symphony Orchestra 

Young Soloists’ Concerto 

Competition included 

Konrad Binienda, Preparatory 

piano student of 

Gerardo Teissonnière; 

Katrina Bobbs, Preparatory 

violin student of Paul 

Kantor; and Ji-Won Song, 

Preparatory violin student of 

David Cerone. The three 

students will play with the 

orchestra, conducted by 

Andrew Grams, on March 26. 

Konrad also took first place 

at the 2006 Akron Youth 

Symphony Concerto 

Competition. He will play 

with the orchestra, 

conducted by Matthew 

Kendall Kraemer, at E.J. 

Thomas Hall on April 23. 

Konrad shared first place at 

the 2006 Firelands Symphony 

Orchestra Young Artists 

Concerto Competition with 

David Ellis, Preparatory 

cello student of Alison Wells. 

Arianna Körting, 

Preparatory piano student of 

Gerardo Teissonnière, won 

the elementary division of 

the same competition. They 

will perform with the 

orchestra, conducted by J. 

Santos Pérez, on April 1 

and 2. 

Katrina also won the New 

West Symphony concerto 

competition (Discovery 

Artists) in piano and violin. 

She will solo with the 

symphony in January 2007. 

Her sister Emma Bobbs, 

cello student of Richard 

Aaron, was selected 

by the symphony to perform 

for their Education Series in 

March 2007. 

Preparatory 

CIM Summer Camps 

In addition to ongoing music lessons, the CIM Preparatory 

Division offers three camps this summer: 

CIM Summer FluteFest (June 19-30) is a two-week 

experience for flutists age 11 through high school 

that combines individual practice, movement classes, 

ensemble rehearsals and performance in a fun, 

fast-paced environment. 

FluteFest 

CIM Summer Chamber Music (July 10-21) is a ten-day 

experience for pianists and string players ages 12-18 who 

are interested in exploring chamber music. The camp 

combines coachings, supervised rehearsals, ear training, 

chamber music literature classes, rehearsal techniques, 

movement classes, public master classes and a final 

performance. 

The Young Composers Program (July 16-22) is an 

exciting week-long opportunity for composers ages 15-19. 

Each will take classes in compositional craft, receive 

private lessons, enjoy listening sessions and have seminars 

on a variety of topics. The week culminates in a live 

performance and CD recording of the works created by 

each student, performed by members of the resident CIM 

conservatory ensemble. 

Young Composers Program 

For more information, contact the CIM Preparatory 

Division at (216) 791-5000, ext. 371. 

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Christian Steiner 

Monica Houghton (M.M., 

2003, composition), student 

of Margaret Brouwer, is a 

Preparatory theory instructor 

at CIM. Her work Erebus is 

now available from Azica 

Records on Karel Paukert’s 

CD Aubade: Contemporary 

Organ Music of Ohio Composers. 

Ms. Houghton’s Mishi 

Peshu: Vision at Big Water, 

for solo tuba, will be on a 

program of new music 

written for low brass instruments 

on April 10 at The 

University of Akron. Pianist 

Tuyen Tonnu will give the 

premiere performance 

of Ms. Houghton’s In the 

Dunes, a new work for solo 

piano written especially for 

her, at SUNY Stony Brook 

on May 10. 

Hannah Moses, Preparatory 

cello student of Pamela 

Kelly, was one of ten cellists 

from across the country 

accepted into the Suzuki 

Youth Orchestra of the 

Americas. The group will 

rehearse and perform at the 

Suzuki Association of the 

Americas conference in 

Minneapolis over Memorial 

Day weekend. 

Teissonnière 

Piano faculty member 

Gerardo Teissonnière 

(B.M., 1985, M.M., 1989, 

piano), student of Vitya 

Vronsky Babin, will perform 

Tchaikovsky’s First Piano 

Concerto with the Puerto 

Rico Symphony Orchestra in 

the final concerts of its 47th 

subscription concert series 

the week of May 26. 

My Trip to Poland: A Dream Fulfilled 

In June 2005, Preparatory violin administrative director 

Carol Ruzicka (B.M., 1979, M.M., 1981, D.M.A., 1984, 

violin), student of David Cerone, Koichiro Harada, and Erich 

Eichhorn, fulfilled a dream. As a longtime champion of the 

music of Karol Szymanowski, it had been Dr. Ruzicka’s dream 

to visit the composer’s museum home in Poland. Below is 

an excerpt from the article she wrote that can be read 

in its entirety at cim.edu or by calling 216-791-5000, 

ext. 225 to request a hard copy. 

“My annual faculty recital programs at CIM attest to my 

devotion to the study and performance of [Szymanowski’s] 

works. I have sought out biographical literature and schol- 

Ruzicka 

arly writings on his vast compositional output that includes 

symphonies, opera, ballet, violin concerti, piano pieces, vocal 

works, string quartets and violin and piano duo repertoire. Szymanowski (1882-1937) is 

Poland’s most celebrated composer following Chopin. While he was born into a late German 

romantic tradition, his mature works are characterized by elements of nationalism, impressionism 

and exoticism. 

Atma, the Karol Szymanowski Museum, is located in the southernmost region of Poland, in 

the town of Zakopane in the heart of the Tatra Mountains ... It was while he was in residence 

at Atma that Szymanowski composed the third act of his ballet, Harnasie, the Fourth 

Symphony, and the Second Violin Concerto. After WWII, Atma was used as a residence by its 

owners and renters. In 1974, it was donated to the National Museum in Krakow, which 

created the Karol Szymanowski Museum. 

... In my role as musical ambassador on my multiple-city concert tour of Poland, which 

included a performance at Atma, I selected American pieces, the Baal Shem Suite by former 

CIM Director Ernest Bloch and Romance by Amy Beach. My Polish repertoire included 

Szymanowski’s Chant de Roxane from the opera King Roger as arranged by Paul Kochanski 

and Capriccio-Valse by Wieniawski. The first and final pieces on the program were by Bach, 

the Accompanied Sonata in E Major, and the Ave Maria with melody by Gounod. 

... My performance at Atma was an exhilarating experience ... I felt so grateful in having 

fulfilled my dream that words are inadequate to describe my emotions. My experience 

traveling to the homeland of this great composer – to where he absorbed the influences 

of folk music of the highland people and composed – was enriching. I feel a deeper 

understanding of the source for some of his musical inspiration and much pride in my 

Polish heritage. I look forward to a return trip to Poland and an invitation to perform 

with orchestra.”

Schreckengost Exhibition • CIM/WCLV Marathon • Opera Scenes 

CIM Participates in the 

Viktor Schreckengost 

National Centennial 

Exhibition 

CIM will be among the 100 venues 

showcasing the work of Ohio 

native and “America’s da Vinci,” 

Viktor Schreckengost, as part of the 

largest cross-country exhibition in 

history. The exhibits will culminate 

in Mr. Schreckengost’s 100 th 

birthday celebration in June. 

Mr. Schreckengost’s love for 

music is apparent in the 

musically-themed watercolors 

to be displayed at CIM from 

March 18 through June 5 - 

Big City Jazz, Four String 

Fretted Lute, Four Stringed Biwa, 

In the Mood (Rhapsody), 

Japanese Shamisen, Lutes, 

Oriental Instrument, Reeds, 

Rock Jazz Bass, Sitar, 

The Lute and Unknown Lute. 

For more information on 

Viktor Schreckengost 

and the exhibit, visit 

ww.viktorschreckengost.org. 

CIM Sound Breaking Celebration 

A marathon of music and more! 

Have you driven by CIM lately? Things are 

changing – in addition to the usual sounds of 

music lessons, rehearsals and concerts, hammers 

are pounding and drills are ringing. 

There’s a lot to celebrate – CIM is growing for 

the future, all to better serve our students 

and music lovers throughout the region. 

On May 12, 2006, WCLV 104.9 FM and CIM 

will host a day-long music marathon. WCLV 

will broadcast live from CIM from 10:00 a.m. until approximately 9:00 p.m. 

The community is invited to take a break, tune in to WCLV, click online at 

www.wclv.com or visit CIM in person. Throughout the day, the station will broadcast 

live and taped concerts, interviews with faculty, students and CIM leadership 

and provide an opportunity for listeners to call in and make a gift 

to CIM. Come to University Circle and get a behind-the-scenes look at the 

progress being made on CIM’s campus expansion. Enjoy refreshments and meet 

Robert Conrad and other WCLV personalities, as well as Merry Peckham, host 

of CIM’s radio show, Offbeat. All this will be centered around some great 

live performances! 

Show your support that day with a contribution to CIM’s Annual Fund and 

The Campaign for CIM. Your investment will help us reach the $40 million goal 

for the building project and meet a $1.25 million Kresge Foundation challenge 

grant. It will also provide much-needed funding for the day-to-day programming 

and operational needs of the Conservatory and Preparatory and Continuing 

Education Division. 

Join the fun May 12 in person or on WCLV 104.9 FM – see the progress unfolding 

as we celebrate all the sounds being made at CIM this spring. 

Behind the “Scenes” 

Wonderful singing and expressive 

acting will take the Kulas stage on 

April 28, 29 and 30 when the CIM 

Opera Theater presents its spring 

scenes program, The SoundS of Music. 

The repertoire features works in which 

the composers have required the 

singers to produce unusual musical 

effects. These pieces free the students 

from any stereotype of “operatic 

acting.” There’s not much room for 

“being a diva” if the composer asks you 

to be drunk, or to sneeze! 

Most of the selections are from famous 

works. These include Mozart’s The 

Magic Flute (where Papageno must make music even though his mouth is shut by 

a padlock), Adele’s “Laughing Song” from Die Fledermaus, Olympia’s “Doll Song” 

from The Tales of Hoffmann, a large excerpt from Gilbert and Sullivan’s The 

Pirates of Penzance (highlighted by much musical gossiping and chattering), 

Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers (a musical version of the ultimate Excedrin 

headache) and Puccini’s La Bohème (including Musetta’s laughter and her famous 

scream). 

We will also present a selection from one man who was celebrated in his own day, 

but is now largely unknown. Paisiello is the composer whose version of The 

Barber of Seville was knocked out of the repertoire by Rossini’s. We will perform a 

wonderful trio from Paisiello’s Barber in which Dr. Bartolo has to cope with two 

servants who are out of condition. Figaro has given one a sleeping potion, the 

other a sneezing powder. As a result, Dr. Bartolo has to deal with a household 

staff that produces highly unconventional SoundS of Music. 

We hope to see you there! 

- David Bamberger 

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Experience 

the Energy! 

CIM is the place to experience 

the energy of classical music. 

Each year, CIM’s students, acclaimed 

guest artists and unsurpassed faculty 

bring music to life with hundreds 

of concerts – most free of charge. 

Concerts 

CIM is under construction, but we’re 

still conducting great music as usual! 

For up-to-date information on concerts and 

the expansion project, please visit cim.edu 

or call (216) 791-5000. 

*Seating passes will be distributed in the lobby 30 minutes before selected concerts. 

Daniel Milner 

Online Ticketing Available 

CIM event tickets are available online! Though most of our concerts 

are presented free of charge, several activities each season are 

designated as ticketed events and presented at a nominal cost. For 

your convenience, you may reserve tickets online with VISA, 

MasterCard or American Express! Visit cim.edu and see for yourself. 

Ciepluch 

Sunday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. 

Harkness Chapel 

UNIVERSITY CIRCLE WIND ENSEMBLE 

GARY M. CIEPLUCH, music director 

AARON COPLAND Quiet City 

IGOR STRAVINSKY Octet 

KURT WEILL Little Three Penny Music 

W.A. MOZART Serenade No. 12 


FACULTY RECITAL 

WILLIAM PREUCIL, violin 

STEPHEN ROSE, violin 

ROBERT VERNON, viola 

DESMOND HOEBIG, cello 

SERGEI BABAYAN, piano 

BRAHMS Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello and 

Piano in G Minor, Op. 25 

SCHUMANN Quintet for Piano and Strings in 

E-flat Major, Op. 44 

Presented in honor of The Lubrizol Foundation 

*Seating Passes 

Wednesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26 

at 12:30 p.m. 

MIDDAY MUSIC 

Student recital series - performances by CIM 

conservatory students in a 45-minute format 

Con- 

Concerts 

Wednesday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m. 

THE CIM ORCHESTRA 

ANDREW GRAMS, guest conductor 

CHETAN TIERRA, piano 

BARBER Music for a Scene from Shelley, Op. 7 

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, 

Op. 26 

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, 

Op. 56 

Presented in honor of Fifth Third Bank 

*Seating Passes 

Friday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. (School Show) 

Saturday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. (Family Soirée) 

ORCHESTRAL RIDES 


BEN KLEMME and LUCAS WALDIN, 

conductors 

Enjoy thrill-seeking with the CIM Orchestra as 

they take you on a musical ride. Hold onto 

your seats as they twist and turn you through 

many classical favorites, from Wagner’s Ride of 

the Valkyries and Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Sea 

and Sinbad’s Ship from Scheherazade to the 

wild rides in Aladdin and E.T.! 

CIM extends a special thank you to The Harry 

K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation 

for funding this wonderful family event. 

Tickets: $6 children; $8.50 adults; $5 schools 

and groups of 10 or more 

For tickets, call (216) 791-5000, ext. 411, 

Mon-Fri., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or visit cim.edu. 

Daniel Milner 

Concerts 

Susan M. Schwartz

Concerts 

Friday, April 7 at 8:00 p.m. 

INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY ORCHESTRA 

COMMUNITY CONCERT EVENT 

MATTHEW HAZELWOOD, conductor 

Works with an impressionistic theme by Debussy, 

Ravel and Britten. 

For information, please call Barbara Sandys at 

(231) 276-7441. 

Smith Kondonassis 



JOSHUA SMITH, flute 

YOLANDA KONDONASSIS, harp 

JOHN CORIGLIANO Voyage 

TAKEMITSU Toward the Sea III 

WILLIAM BOLCOM Celestial Dinner Music 

IBERT Entr’acte 

HOVHANESS Garden of Adonis 

BERNARD ANDRES Narthex 

MIYAGI Haru No Umi 

PERSICHETTI Serenade No. 10 

Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. 

PIANOFEST 

Directed by Paul Schenly, PIANOFEST combines 

performances by CIM students and faculty with 

lively commentary, bringing the great piano 

literature to life. Reception following. 

General admission $5 at the door; students free. 

Christian Steiner Cavani 

String 

Quartet 



ALL-MOZART PROGRAM CELEBRATING 

THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 

COMPOSER’S BIRTH 

CAVANI STRING QUARTET 

ANNIE FULLARD, violin 

MARI SATO, violin 

KIRSTEN DOCTER, viola 

MERRY PECKHAM, cello 

RICHARD KING, horn 

ELIZABETH DeMIO, piano 

Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor, 

K. 478 

Quintet in E-flat Major for Violin, Two Violas, 

Cello and Horn, K. 407 

Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Cello 

Presented in honor of The Giant Eagle 

Foundation 

Ph 

Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. 

NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPOSER 

SYMPOSIUM 

THE COMPOSER’S RESPONSIBILITY IN 2006 

MARIO DAVIDOVSKY, guest composerin-residence 

with composers 

MARGARET BROUWER 

GREG D’ALESSIO 

CASEY HALE 


NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 

CIM NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE 

MARGARET BROUWER, director 

MARIO DAVIDOVSKY, guest composer-inresidence 


Gesu, Marian Chapel, 2470 Miramar Blvd., 

University Heights 

CIM YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 



CAROL RUZICKA, violin 

CARA CHOWNING, piano 

MOZART Sonata for Piano and Violin in 

G Major, K. 379 

PROKOFIEV/FICHTENHOLZ Five Dances from the 

Ballet Cinderella 

STRAVINSKY Le Rossignol 

SZYMANOWSKI Chant de Roxane from 

King Roger 

SZYMANOWSKI Dance from the Ballet Harnasie 

KORNGOLD Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 


Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue 


CARL TOPILOW, conductor 

CHU-FANG HUANG, piano, guest artist 

and Gold Medalist, 2005 Cleveland 

International Piano Competition 

TORKE Javelin 

SAINT-SAËNS Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 

No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2 in G 

Major “A London Symphony” 

Presented in honor of Key Foundation, and in 

cooperation with the Musical Arts Association 

Admission free. Tickets required. 

For tickets, call the Severance Hall Box Office at 

(216) 231-1111. 

Audio-Technica live broadcast on WCLV 104.9 FM 

Susan M. Schwartz 


Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m. 


CIM OPERA THEATER - 

THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC 

DAVID BAMBERGER, director 

JOHN SIMMONS, music director 

The world of opera often describes the emotion 

of love, but the great composers have also used 

music to portray many other effects including 

laughter, inebriation – even sneezing! The CIM 

Opera Theater will explore these many sounds 

of music with scenes from celebrated operas, 

highlighted by opera’s most famous scream in 

Act 2 of La Bohème. 

Tickets: $15 adults; $10 students and seniors 


Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or visit cim.edu. 

Monday, May 1 at 8:00 p.m. 

CIM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE 

PAUL YANCICH, director 

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Tuesday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m. 

Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore 

at the Powerhouse in the Flats 

CIM UNCORKED 

Foster’s Wine Estates joins CIM and the 

Cleveland Originals for an evening of fine wine, 

good food and great music. 

Tickets: $75; $125 patron 


Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or visit cim.edu. 


CIM WOODWIND ENSEMBLES 

JOHN MACK, director 

Mack 

Wednesday, May 3 at 8:00 p.m. 

CIM NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 

NEW MUSIC FROM CIM 

New works by CIM student composers 

Thursday, May 4 at 8:00 p.m. 

CIM BRASS ENSEMBLES 

RICHARD STOUT, director 

Stout 

Monday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. 

PIANO/OHIO MASTER CLASS 

Spencer Myer, fourth-prize winner of the 2005 

Cleveland International Piano Competition, 

coaches six finalists of PIANO/OHIO, a high 

school competition sponsored by the Cleveland 

International Piano Competition. Free and 

open to the public. Please call 216-707-5397 

for information. 



CLEVELAND YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY I 

GARY M. CIEPLUCH, music director 

RYAN BEARD In the Great Hall of Asgard 

RALPH HULTGREN Bushdance 

DAVID STANHOPE Australian Fantasia 

PERCY GRAINGER Lincolnshire Posy 

JAMES BARNES Symphony No. 3 

JAMES BARNES Concerto for Trumpet and 

Euphonium 

Tickets: $15 general admission; $25 box seats; 

$5 CIM/Case students with ID 

Call the Severance Hall Box Office at 

(216) 231-1111. 


INTENSIVE STRING QUARTET SEMINAR 

GALA CONCERT 



CLEVELAND YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY II 

MELISSA LICHTLER, associate conductor 

JONATHAN NEWMAN 1861 

DAVID GILLINGHAM Silver Accolade 

THOMAS ROOT Fantaisia on the 

Thanksgiving Hymn 

DAVID HOLSINGER Sinfonia Voci 

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Slava! 

Tickets: $15 general admission; $25 box seats; 

$5 CIM/Case students with ID 

Call the Severance Hall Box Office at 

(216) 231-1111. 

Friday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. 

WCLV RADIOTHON 

Tune in or visit CIM to get a behind-the-scenes 

look at the progress being made on CIM’s 

campus expansion. 

Saturday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. 

Kulas Hall 

CIM COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 

Susan M. Schwartz 

The CIM Women’s Committee minibenefit 

at Oakwood Country Club 

on May 21 will be hosted by our 

own phenomenal Marshall Griffith. 

The co-chairs, Dorothy Farley and 

Edith Miller, promise some surprises 

for the evening beginning at 5:00 

p.m. Look for your invitation in 

April or contact 216-791-5000, 

ext. 360 for more information. 

Proceeds benefit the Cleveland 

Institute of Music Annual Fund. 

Sunday, May 21 at 5:00 p.m. 

Oakwood Country Club 

1516 Warrensville Center Rd., 

Cleveland Heights 

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC 

A benefit for CIM sponsored by the CIM 

Women’s Committee 

Enjoy an evening of cocktails, dinner, a wine 

raffle and a concert featuring the outstanding 

talents of CIM alumni who call this area 

home, hosted by Marshall Griffith. 

Tickets $80; $125 patron 

For reservations, call (216) 791-5000, ext 360. 

Notes is published 

four times a year by 

the Cleveland Institute 

of Music. 

Concerts 

Susan M. Schwartz, Director of Marketing 

and Communications 

Elizabeth Osborne, Publicity Manager, 

Newsletter Editor 

Diana Vanucci, 

Marketing Manager 

Kris Tapié Fay, Designer 

Custom Products Corp., Printing 

Main Building 11021 East Blvd., 

Cleveland OH 44106 

Preparatory classes at the main building 

and branches in Shaker Heights, 

Orange Village and Fairview Park 

Phone (216)791-5000 

FAX (216)791-3063 

E-mail: marketing@cim.edu 

Web site: cim.edu 

A PDF copy of the current issue 

of Notes in full color is available 

on our Web site.

CIM Uncorked 

Media Support: 

An uncanny combination of fine wines, 

good food and great music! 

May 2, 2006 � 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. � Windows on the River 

Unbeatable – Taste fine wines from over 30 vineyards around the world. 

Unconventional – Savor samples from more than a dozen of Cleveland’s finest 

independent restaurants – the Cleveland Originals. 

Unsurpassed – Enjoy performances by the Cleveland Institute of Music’s students 

and faculty – world-class talent right here in Cleveland! 

Unexpected – Browse the silent auction for the ultimate escape from the ordinary. 

Tickets: $75; $125 for patrons 

Call 216-791-5000 - Purchase online at cim.edu 

All proceeds benefit The Campaign for CIM to fund the 

$40 million expansion of CIM’s campus in University Circle. 

Sponsored by: 

Participating RESTUARANTS: 

Beach Club Bistro, Grovewood Tavern & Wine Bar, John Q’s Steakhouse, Marotta’s, Matsu, Moxie, One Walnut, Pearl of the Orient, 

Red the Steakhouse, Sage, Sarava, Sergio’s, Three Birds 

Participating WINERIES: 

Beringer Vineyards, Cellar No. 8, Chateau Souverain, Chateau St. Jean, Etude Winery, Meridian Vineyards, Sbragia Family Vineyards, 

St. Clement Vineyards, Stags’ Leap Winery, Talomas Vineyards, TAZ Vineyards, Two Tone Farm, Matua Valley, Dallas Conte’ , Campanile, 

Castello di Gabbiano, Bonello di Italia, Penfolds, Rosemount Estate, Lindemans,the Little Penguin, Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Seaview, 

Seppelt, Coldstream Hills, Black Opal, Wolf Blass, Annie's Lane, Benjamin, Greg Norman Estates 

11021 East Boulevard 

Cleveland, Ohio 44106 

Address Service Requested 

Non-Profit Org. 

U.S. Postage 

PAID 

Cleveland, OH 

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