CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION

Project Trio is a dynamic, passionate, high energy, instrumental ensemble comprised of three virtuosic composer/performers from Brooklyn, NY. Their sound can only be described as a fusion of jazz and world music, with some elements of hip-hop and popular music balanced out by a sincere allegiance to their classical roots. World-renowned “boxbeat” flutist Greg Pattillo, cellist Eric Stephenson and double bassist Peter Seymour, all studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and have burst onto the music scene right out of the internet generation.

www.whatisproject.org

Since its inception in 1974, the trio has performed in major cities throughout the United States and Canada. The New Arts Trio has been in residence at Chautauqua since 1978. In addition to the Logan Series, the trio will perform additional concerts in Lenna Hall on July 27 and August 12. Current members include founder Rebecca Penneys, piano; Jacques Israelievitch, violin; and Arie Lipsky, cello.

www.rebeccapenneys.com/new-arts-trio-bio.htm

The Carducci String Quartet is recognized as one of Europe’s top young quartets. Winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition in New York City, First Prize at Finland’s Kuhmo International Chamber Music Competition, and major prizes at the Bordeaux, London and Osaka competitions, they have toured from Australia to South America to the UK.

The quartet performs at Chautauqua as part of their award as winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. This is their first opportunity to perform at Chautauqua since winning the competition in 2007.

Comprised of two married couples – one English and one Irish – the name “Carducci” was bestowed upon the quartet by the Mayor of that Italian city after he heard the ensemble in numerous concerts at the Castagnetto-Carducci Festival.

They have gained an enviable reputation for their performances of both standard and contemporary works and have received wide critical acclaim for recordings on their own record Label “Carducci Classics.”

www.carducciquartet.co.uk

Chautauqua’s own quartet, all first-stand members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, is comprised of Vahn Armstrong, violin (associate concertmaster); Diane Bruce, violin (principal second violin); Thomas Dumm, viola (principal viola); and Chaim Zemach, cello (principal cello).

Formed in 2005, the Chautauqua Wind Quintet is made up of the principal wind players from the CSO and Chautauqua School of Music faculty Richard Sherman, flute; Jan Eberle, oboe; Eli Eban, clarinet; Jeffrey Robinson, bassoon and Roger Kaza, French horn. Richard Sherman and Jan Eberle teach at Michigan State University; Eli Eban teaches at Indiana University, Bloomington and is a member of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Robinson teaches at University of Houston; and Roger Kaza is principal horn of the Saint Louis Symphony.

The Audubon Quartet has been pleasing Chautauqua audiences for two decades, and this afternoon will be no exception. In residency with the Chautauqua School of Music, they teach, coach and mentor the students in chamber music. They perform two public performances on the Logan Series that are always a highlight. The quartet is comprised of Ellen Jewett and Akemi Takayama, violins, Doris Lederer, viola and Thomas Shaw, cello.

www.audubon4tet.com

The STARRY NIGHT Project features the music of noted American composers written exclusively about works of visual art. Composers represented are Matthew Harris, Andrew List, Stephen Paulus and William Grant Stills. The featured paintings, projected during the concert, include the works of Van Gogh, Rousseau, Picasso, Matisse, Dali, Degas and O’Keeffe. Music and visual art together - a feast for the eyes and ears! The Boston-based ensemble includes Sarita Uranovsky, violin; Marc Moskovitz, cello; Bruce Creditor, clarinet and Debra Ayers, piano.

http://www.montagemusicsociety.org/starrynight.html

Get ready for a rare treat! Jazz bassoonist Michael Rabinowitz brings his quartet to the Logan Series. Their arrangements emphasize the ability of the bassoon to accompany as well as lead. Their programs include jazz standards, original works, Brazilian, be-bop, and rhythm and blues. Diana Herold, vibraphonist, marimbist, percussionist; Grisha Alexiev, drums; and Joe Fonda, bass, all breath as one when they perform. Their performance literally brings the house down.

JazzBassoonist.com