Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: Orcas~trations – Twos & Tangos
In person: $45 ($10 ages 6–18) |
Stream: By donation
- Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
- Roman Borys, cello
- Jamie Parker, piano
- Margaret Batjer, violin
- Cho-Liang Lin, violin
- Jon Kimura Parker, harpsichord
- Robyn Bollinger, violin
- Illia Ovcharenko, piano
- Jeff Thayer, violin
- Mak Grgic, guitar
- David J. Grossman, double bass
Clara Schumann — Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Niccolò Paganini — Sonata Concertata for Guitar and Violin, Op. 61, MS 2
Christos Hatzis — Old Photographs (for piano trio)
Pablo de Sarasate — Navarra, Op. 33
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez — La cumparsita
Stephane Grappelli / Django Reinhardt — Minor Swing
Astor Piazzolla — Tango Suite (arr. J. Milone for 4 violins & double bass)
Performances on Aug. 9 & 10; the Aug. 10 performance will also be livestreamed.
There will be a pre-concert event (free and open to the public) featuring the Gryphon Trio Tangos, one hour before each performance.
About Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin
Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon is one of Canada’s most respected performing artists. A graduate of Indiana University and the Curtis Institute of Music, Annalee is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and a first prize winner of both the Canadian Music Competition and Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition.
https://www.gryphontrio.com/bios/annalee-patipatanakoon/About Roman Borys, cello
For more than two decades, cellist and producer Roman Borys has distinguished himself as one of Canada’s leading artistic voices. A founding member of the three-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio, Roman has released 22 acclaimed recordings on Analekta, Naxos, and other labels; toured internationally since 1993; and broken new artistic ground through cross-genre collaborations and multimedia performances.
https://www.gryphontrio.com/bios/roman-borys/About Jamie Parker, piano
Jamie Parker's achievements are both lengthy and impressive. His musical roots can be traced to the Vancouver Academy of Music and University of British Columbia, where he studied with Lee Kum Sing. He then went on to complete his master’s and doctorate with Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School. Jamie continues the teaching tradition as the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance at University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
https://www.gryphontrio.com/bios/jamie-parker/About Margaret Batjer, violin
About Cho-Liang Lin, violin
About Jon Kimura Parker, harpsichord
About Robyn Bollinger, violin
About Jeff Thayer, violin
About Mak Grgic, guitar
Touted as a "gifted young guitarist" by The New York Times, and "a guitarist to keep an eye on" by the Washington Post, Mak Grgic [GER-gich] is a star on the worldwide stage. An expansive and adventurous repertoire attests to his versatility and wide-ranging interests. From the ethnic music of his native Balkans to extreme avant- garde and microtonal music, his roles as soloist, collaborator, and recording artist are fueled by curiosity, imagination, and boundless energy.
http://www.makgrgic.com/