Check out the videos from our summer festival concerts. Beautiful recording job by Vashon’s own Peter Ray.
Vashon Chamber Music on VoV!
28 Wednesday Sep 2016
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in28 Wednesday Sep 2016
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inCheck out the videos from our summer festival concerts. Beautiful recording job by Vashon’s own Peter Ray.
19 Friday Aug 2016
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inSubscriptions for Vashon Chamber Music’s 16-17 concert series are now available at the Vashon Center for the Arts and through the vashoncenterforthearts.org website. Download the pdf of the series here:
21 Thursday Jul 2016
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inTwo fabulous concerts at the Kay!
Reserve your seats at Vashoncenterforthearts.org, or call (206) 463-5131
Number 1 – August 11, 7:30pm.
Haydn trio for 3 cellos with Douglas Davis, Rowena Hammill and Charmian Bartlett.
Enescu 3rd Violin Sonata with Mikhail Schmidt (violin) and Oana Tomai (piano).
Mendelssohn Octet with Artur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov, Karin Choo and Blayne Barnes (violin), Joseph Gottesman, Allison Kanter (viola), Andrew Cook, Douglas Davis (cello).
Number 2 – August 14, 7:30pm.
Popper Requiem for 3 cellos with Douglas Davis, Andrew Cook, Charmian Bartlett.
Shostakovich Piano Quintet with Oksana Ezhokina (piano), Artur Girsky, Natasha Bazhanov (violin), Sayaka Kokubo (viola), Rowena Hammill (cello).
Schubert Two Cello Quintet with Girsky, Bazhanov, Kokubo, Cook and Hammill.
30 Thursday Jun 2016
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in25 Wednesday May 2016
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inHere comes the Beethoven Opus 18 Marathon!
When: June 19th, every hour on the hour from 1-6pm.
Where: Numbers 1 and 2 at the Vashon Presbyterian Church
Numbers 3 and 4 at the Episcopal Church
Numbers 5 and 6 at the Methodist Church
All on Vashon Highway! All on the same day!
Why: To celebrate the completion of the first year of the Vashon Beethoven Quartet Project and to benefit the programs of Vashon Chamber Music- community concerts, senior concerts and children’s concerts, as well as scholarships for the Vashon Island String Camp this August 9-14.
Admission: Free will donation.
16 Monday May 2016
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inPlease join us for the final installment of the first year of the Vashon Beethoven Quartet Project. The Girsky Quartet will be performing op. 18 no. 6 plus Haydn’s op. 77 no. 1 – both composed in the year of 1799! An amazing juxtaposition of the mature Haydn and the youthful Beethoven.
Then, on June 19th, we celebrate our first year milestone with the Op. 18 Marathon. Six quartets at three different churches. Watch this blog for the details.
09 Monday May 2016
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inThe Vashon Island Cello Camp is now the Vashon Island String Camp! After the amazing success of our guest cellist/teacher Andrew Cook with his student groups winning national chamber music competitions, we have decided to open the camp to a few upper string players as well so that they can benefit from his expertise. Here is the pdf of the brochure, or read more at the drop down menu above.
03 Sunday Apr 2016
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inJoin us April 17th, 7:30pm at the Vashon Havurah Building for the penultimate concert of the 2015-16 season. The Girsky String Quartet continues their survey of the opus 18 quartets with op.18 no.5 plus Mozart’s gorgeous Bb major K. 589 quartet.
Tickets at Vashon Bookshop, brownpapertickets or at the door. $20 General,$15 Senior/student, 18 and under free.
11 Friday Mar 2016
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Join us for A British Brunch on Saturday April 9th at 11am at a lovely private home on Vashon Island. Rowena and Doug will be joined by Island favorites violinist Karin Choo and tenor Dr. Gary Koch, for a program of music from the British Isles. The musicale is a fundraiser to support the programs of Vashon Chamber Music. All reservations and donations are tax-deductible. Please download the invitation here to print out and mail in to secure your spot. It will be a lovely spring morning of beautiful music, delicious food and great company. We look forward to seeing you there!
10 Thursday Mar 2016
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Vashon Chamber Music is excited to announce the first Vashon Island Cello Camp. Geared towards the intermediate/advanced cellist ages 14 and up, the camp will take place August 9-14 at beautiful Camp Burton on Vashon Island. Join faculty Rowena Hammill, Douglas Davis, Charmian Bartlett and special guest from Los Angeles, Andrew Cook, for six days of concerts, practice, lessons, master classes and FUN!!
Download the pdf to print the application form here: