Simon Cram

October 25, 2023

Bass-Baritone Simon Cram received his vocal training from Marianne Weltmann. He has appeared in many Northwest productions. As the bass soloist for University Unitarian Church, Simon has performed extensive oratorio and cantata work; under the baton of Karen Thomas, he has sung works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Faurè and Britten. In addition to his […]

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Bob Edgerton

October 19, 2023

Bob Edgerton (1935-2020) was a scientist, teacher, and musician. He loved singing and played many instruments including the Sousaphone, banjo, recorders, clarinet, and tenor sax. He took up the cello at age 52 and his passion for classical music fueled many friendships in the Seattle chamber music scene. Artist Support Program 2000

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Sandra Layman

October 13, 2023

Sandra Layman, violinist and violist, studied violin with Werner Lywen (then concertmaster, Washington DC National Symphony), Paul Zukofsky (at the New England Conservatory), Martin Friedmann (longtime member, Seattle Symphony), Stanley Ritchie (then first violinist with the Philadelphia String Quartet; now early music specialist at Indiana University), and with Petre Lefterescu, Octavian Ratiu, and George Manoliu […]

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Tamara Friedman

October 13, 2023

Pianist Tamara Friedman has been praised for the depth, wit, and humor of her lively performances (Seattle Times) and appreciated as “the magnificent pianist” whose “way with Mozart reached my heart as well as my intellect” (Journal Tribune, Portland, Maine). Tamara attended the Oberlin Conservatory and received her master’s degree from the Mannes College of Music (NYC). She […]

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Roberto Limón

January 6, 2023

Roberto Limón has performed extensively throughout Spain, Uruguay, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Korea, the Czech Republic, Russia, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, the United States, and México. As a concert soloist, he has appeared with the Leningrad State Chamber Orchestra; the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra; the Lithuanian and Czech Republic National Symphony Orchestra, and the San Antonio, […]

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Byron Schenkman

July 22, 2020

Byron Schenkman believes in the power of music to bring people together for healing and joy. By the time they went to their first music camp at the age of eleven, Byron knew that playing chamber music would be an important part of their life’s work. They have since been a founding member of several […]

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The Morsel Trio

July 13, 2020

Morsel Trio is a new Seattle-based ensemble, comprised of young artists that have performed all over the United States. Made up of Emily Acri (violin), Chris Young (cello), and Steven Damouni (piano), Morsel Trio is dedicated to creating programs combining traditional repertoire with works of living composers. The trio believes in the importance of including […]

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Lindsey Strand-Polyak

July 13, 2020

Praised for her “rococo gracefulness,” Lindsey Strand-Polyak is active throughout the West Coast as a baroque violinist and violist. Nationally, she performs with ensembles such as the American Bach Soloists, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and Bach Collegium San Diego; and has appeared at the Oregon Bach Festival, Twin Cities Early Music Festival, Corona del Mar Baroque […]

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entr’acte

July 13, 2020

entr’acte is a violin and piano duo consisting of Luke Fitzpatrick and Laure Struber. As a violin and piano duo, they have performed the Complete Sonatas by Johannes Brahms, Sonatas by Ravel, Mozart, Franck, and Shostakovich, as well as works by Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Britten, John Adams, and Luigi Dallapiccola. Artist Support Program 2020: Production […]

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Trinidad Marquez

April 13, 2020

Violinist Trinidad Marquez was born before the Mexican Revolution in the State of Michoacan, Mexico. He learned to play violin from his father starting at age four, and later played to accompany silent movies with his father’s orchestra. After moving to the United States, Marquez formed orchestras in both the Rio Grande Valley of Texas […]

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