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Staff
 a note
from Paul Rosenthal,
Artistic Director
The
Sitka Summer Music Festival has been for me that rarest of rarities --
the dream that has come true and remained true.
The
magic of the Ocean and the Mountains has remained as inspiring and
refreshing as the first time I felt it back in the sixties.
The town
of Sitka has kept its charm and energy and its people have welcomed the
visiting musicians hospitably and eagerly every year.
Visitors from
all over who have been captivated by the beauty of the music and the
town return again and again.
The
musicians, though most of us are no longer the kids we were in
the early days of the festival, still arrive full of enthusiasm for the
place, for the concerts, for the magnificent auditorium with its unique
view, and for each other. Year after year these wonderful
artists
return without fee to enjoy this magic and the dream that somehow has
kept its luster through the years.
Perhaps
it is because in Sitka we don't play for money or glory that
the music itself and the concerts mean so much to us.
Whatever the
reason -- and I believe it is better not to look too closely into such
mysteries -- a very large percentage of the musicians at the Sitka
Festival have that extra something that makes all of us, performers and
audience members alike, feel the special joy that is the gift of great
music, lovingly played and heard.
 Zuill
Bailey,
Artistic Director Designate (2012)
Zuill Bailey, one of the
most sought after cellists performing today just got busier. Bailey has
been appointed as the Artistic Director designate of the Sitka Summer
Music Festival and series.
The announcement was made by Paul Rosenthal, Artistic Director of the
Music Festival for nearly 40 years. Mr. Rosenthal, a world renowned
violinist, will step down from the position in 2012, on the eve of his
70th birthday. Zuill Bailey will act as Associate Director of the Sitka
Summer Music Festival and series and work hand in hand with Paul
Rosenthal to insure the level of artistry and leadership continues
through the transition and beyond.
Paul Rosenthal, stated, “Zuill Bailey, a magnificent cellist,
known for having the highest artistic integrity, imagination, vision
and leadership skills will prove to be an invigorating inspiration for
the Sitka Summer Music Festival and series.”
The musical excellence of the Sitka Summer Music Festival and series
inspires enthusiastic praise from Mr. Bailey. “I am truly honored
to carry the torch for such a prestigious festival that makes an
incredible impact on the arts and the State of Alaska.”
In addition to his extensive performing schedule, cellist Zuill Bailey
is an exclusive Telarc recording artist, the Artistic Director of the
El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Music Festival and series, and is Professor
of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso.
For more information about Cellist Zuill Bailey, visit
www.zuillbailey.com
 a note from Roberta B. Rinehart,
Executive Director
In 1996, I
moved to Sitka and was introduced to the Sitka Summer Music Festival
by a dear
friend of the Festival, the late Warren
Christianson -- I have been
hooked ever since.
In 2005, I returned to Alaska after
working in Seattle
as
the Executive Director of North Pacific Marine Science Foundation. In
the Fall of 2007, I had the good fortune to be chosen as
the the Executive Director of the Sitka Summer Music
Festival. This job is a dream come true for me.
Thank you!
Artists
Roster
of Music Festival Musicians
1972 – Present
- Charles Abramovic, piano
- Nancy Allen, harp
- Atar Arad, viola
- Arnulf von Arnim, piano
- Edward Auer, piano
- Ik-Hwan Bae, violin
- Zuill Bailey, cello
- Martin Beaver, violin
- Christiaan Bor, violin
- Denis Brott, cello
- David Brown, double bass
- Phillip Bush, piano
- Leone Buyse, flute
- Andres Cardenes, violin
- Charles Castleman, violin
- Alan Chow, piano
- Christopher Costanza, cello
- Rita Costanzi, harp
- Brett Deubner, viola
- James Decker, horn
- Arturo Delmoni, violin
- Nicole Divall, viola
- Denise Djokic, cello
- Philippe Djokic, violin
- Richard Dowling, Piano
- Evan Drachman, cello
- Eli Eban, clarinet
- Erika Eckert, viola
- Anthony Elliott, cello
- Ethan Filner, viola
- Grace Fong, Piano
- Ian Fountain, Piano
- Christine Frank, violin
- Hamao Fujiwara, violin
- Pamela Goldsmith, viola
- Agnes Gottschewski, violin
- Lynne Greenwood, saxophone
- Tong-Il Han, piano
- David Harding, viola
- Kyoko Hashimoto, piano
- Debra Hoffman, harp
- Toby Hoffman, viola
- Rob Holliston, piano
- Godfried Hoogeveen, cello
- Ronald Hoogeveen, violin
- Sung-Mi Im, piano
- Yoon-Mi Im, violin
- Jun Iwasaki, violin
- Monica Kaenizig, clarinet
- Yukiko Kamei, violin
- Sarah Kapustin, violin
- Stephen Kates, cello
- Roland Kato, viola
- Ani Kavafian, violin
- Randolph Kelly, viola
- Patricia Kindel, bassoon
- Mark Kosower, cello
- Heidi Krutzen, harp
- Armen Ksajikian, cello
- Ida Levin, violin
- Jeff Levine, double bass
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- Jungshin Lim Lewis, cello
- Phillip Levy, violin
- Philip Lewis, violin
- Jerome Lowenthal, piano
- Mitchell Lurie, clarinet
- Lorna McGhee, flute
- Patrice Moeling, flute
- Robert Moeling, piano
- Diane Monroe, violin
- Rainer Moog, viola
- Hakuro Mori, cello
- Shigeo Neriki, piano
- Paul Neubauer, viola
- Jee-Won Oh, piano
- Walter Olivares, violin
- Ursula Oppens, piano
- Francis Orval, horn
- Eugene Osadchy, cello
- Gregor Piatigorsky, cello
- Marina Piccinini, flute
- Kathryn Plummer, viola
- William Preucil, violin
- Peter Rejto, cello
- Gerry Reuter, oboe
- Peter Rofe, double bass
- Nathaniel Rosen, cello
- Don Rosenthal, bassoon
- Linda Rosenthal, violin
- Paul Rosenthal, violin
- Robert Routch, French horn
- Frederieke Saeijs, violin
- Toby Saks, cello
- Jack Sanders, guitar
- Francien Schatborn, viola
- Madeline Schatz, viola
- Berl Senotsky, violin
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Robert Silverman, piano
- Boris Slutsky, piano
- Timothy Smith, piano
- Jeffrey Solow, cello
- Doris Stevenson, piano
- Jennifer Stumm, viola
- Milton Thomas, viola
- Ronald Thomas, cello
- Gwen Thompson, violin
- Marcus Thompson, viola
- Walter Trampler, viola
- Irma Vallecillo, piano
- Emmanuel Vardi, viola
- Allan Vogel, oboe
- Miwako Watanabe, violin
- Michael Webster, clarinet
- Carol Wincenc, flute
- Mark Wolbers, clarinet
- Simon Wynberg, guitar
- Carmit Zori, violin
- Michele Zukovsky, clarinet
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Sitka
Summer Music Festival artists
listed by instrument
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Board of
Directors
Dan Jones, President
Stef Steffen, Vice President
Barbara Beach, Treasurer
Don Surgeon, Secretary
Jeff Budd
Joyce Hughes
Dusty Kidd
Lori L. Knoske
Stef Steffen
Dirk White
Pat Wolf
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