Season 2001 Concerts

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival presents eleven world-class chamber musicians in three original programs -- each with a repeat concert to accommodate our growing audiences -- for a total of six concerts. Please visit our PROGRAM and ARTISTS pages for more specific concert information.

Concerts slated for August 29 and 31, and September 4 and 5 will be held at Orcas Island's 213-seat performance hall, Orcas Center. All Orcas Center concerts begin at 7:30pm and conclude around 9:30pm (with intermission). Each concert is followed by a post-concert reception, where audience members can mingle with the artists!

The remaining two concerts slated for September 1 will be held at Orcas Island's Emmanuel Episcopal Church (on Main Street in Eastsound Village). Performances are at 2pm and 7:30pm, again followed by a post-concert reception.

Festival Tickets and Ordering

Tickets for all six concerts of our 2001 series go on sale to the general public at Orcas Center's Box Office
on Wednesday, July 11th. Please call the Orcas Center Box Office at 360-376-2281 to purchase tickets.

Orcas Center's summer box office hours are:

•      Tuesday - Friday:   10am - 4pm PST
•      Saturday:               11am - 2pm PST

Ticket prices for this season's four Orcas Center concerts on Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 4 & 5 are:

•      $25     General Admission
•      $20     Orcas Center members (please contact Orcas Center for membership information)
•      $10     Students 18 and under

All tickets for this season's two Emmanuel Episcopal Church concerts on September 1, 2001, are $25,
with general festival seating. Church pew seating capacity is 105.

Location of Orcas Center and Emmanual Episcopal Church

Orcas Center is conveniently located in Eastsound on Mt. Baker Road, near restaurants and shops, and is a 25 minute drive from the ferry landing. From the ferry landing drive north on Horseshoe Highway for 20 minutes, drive into Eastsound, turn left at North Beach Road, and right on Mt. Baker Road. You will see the Center on your right. There is plenty of parking.

Since Orcas Center was built in 1985, it has been the focal point of entertainment and culture for the Orcas Island community. Everything from plays and musicals to a choir of Tibetan monks has been presented at Orcas Center. In November 1995 Jon Kimura Parker gave a sold-out piano recital and a free children's concert, sponsored by Rolf Eriksen. The success of this concert was, in part, the inspiration for founding the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.

The historic Emmanuel Episcopal Church is also located in Eastsound, just upon your entrance to the
village on Main Street. Islanders and tourists alike identify the Church's beautiful setting and historic
architecture with the more quiet and sacred aspects of the island. Once inside, performers and audiences
are impressed by the excellent acoustics,  intricate woodwork and artistic stained glass.

Information for ordering our First Season CD

If you would like to order the live recording of the FIRST SEASON of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival on CD, please email our Administrative Director Kristi Anderson at: oicmf@aol.com to have your order processed!

Send a cheque or money order for USD 24.95 (this includes tax and shipping/handling costs), made out to "Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival", to the following address:

Kristi Anderson, 1200 N. Garden St. #2, Bellingham, WA 98225

CDs will be shipped via first class US mail upon receipt of your payment. Please confirm your order via email.

CD Tracks:

1. Schubert Quintet for Strings CMaj Op. 163 D.956
Allegro ma non troppo (15:15)
William Preucil, violin
Gwen Starker Preucil, violin
Aloysia Friedmann, viola
Desmond Hoebig, cello
Toby Saks, cello

2. Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise, Op.3 for cello and piano (8:22)
Desmond Hoebig, cello
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

3. Haydn: Trio for violin, cello and piano GMaj Op.73 No 2, III Finale: Rondo all'Ongarese: Presto (3:26)
Gwen Starker Preucil, violin
Desmond Hoebig, cello
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

4 - 7:
Brahms: Quartet for violin, viola, cello and piano in G minor, Op.25 (41:36)
Allegro (13:19)
Intermezzo:Allegro ma non troppo (8:56)
Andante con moto (9:56)
Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto (8:40)
William Preucil, violin
Aloysia Friedmann, viola
Toby Saks, cello
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

8: Hupfeld: As Time Goes By (3:06)
William Preucil, violin
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
This piece is introduced by Bill Preucil, in honor of the wedding of Jon Kimura Parker and Aloysia Friedmann. The ceremony took place the day after the finale of the First Season.

Mailing List and More OICMF Info!

To be added to our mailing list, or for additional information, please call the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival at (360) 376-6636, or email oicmf@aol.com.

Supporting the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival

The OICMF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We appreciate your ongoing support to continue this
Festival as an annual cultural event.

Two simple ways to support OICMF:

Check or money order. Make payable to:
     Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
     PO Box 646
     Eastsound, WA 98245
 
Credit card order.
     Call OICMF Administrative Director Kristi Anderson at 360-676-2579 to place a
     credit card donation by phone.

All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.The Festival can now receive gifts of
appreciated securities. Check out our Sponsors page for more Festival sponsorship and support details.

Pictures of Season Three are up on the Fun Page.

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