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Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival recently lost t

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival recently lost two remarkable friends and devoted supports: Nancy Olin and Betty Blair.

Nan Olin and her late husband, Jim Olin, were co-founders and longtime board members of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Together, they co-chaired the 2001, 2002, and 2003 Festivals. Born in Rockford, IL in 1936, Nan attended the Villa de Chantal High School in Rock Island, IL, followed by St. Ambrose College in Davenport, IA. She pursued her lifelong passion of music at the Chicago Cosmopolitan School of Music. For many years, she served as a cantor at St. Hugo of the Hills.

Details on services for Nancy Olin can be found at:

https://www.desmondfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Nancy-R-Olin?obId=25145093#/obituaryInfo

Betty Blair and her late husband, Art Blair, were champions for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and served on the Board of Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. This season, Betty sponsored the Festival's Special Edition: St. Matthew's & St. Joseph's concert as well as the Piquette Square performance. A native of Rhinelander, WI, Betty graduated from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in English Literature and Journalism. She subsequently worked at various newspapers and publications before moving to Detroit to take a position at the Detroit News in 1972, where she served as a writer and editor until her retirement in 1992.

A light brunch and celebration of Betty Blair will occur on Friday, July 1, at 10:00 a.m. at the Beverly Hills Pavilion, 18801 Beverly Rd.

RSVP by email to info@detroitchamberwinds.org.

For more information visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ej9evpxp5280d84d&llr=lf7rxxcab

In observance of Independence Day, our office is c

In observance of Independence Day, our office is closed Friday, June 1st and Monday, June 4th. We at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival wish you a wonderful, safe, and happy holiday.

One more opportunity to witness the music, to feel

One more opportunity to witness the music, to feel the emotion, and to experience the magic of the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. The 2022 Festival has been an incredible success, but like all good things must come to an end tonight. Join us for a magnificent celebration of nature and music as we present Saint-Saëns' "The Carnival of the Animals," Crumb's Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale), and finally Vivaldi's unforgettable "The Four Seasons." This melodic menagerie starts at 8:00 P.M. at the Seligman Performing Arts Center.

�For tickets, please visit: https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/performance/closing-night-the-song-of-the-earth/

UPDATE: Due to a change in circumstances, Saturday

UPDATE: Due to a change in circumstances, Saturday's performance of George Crumb's Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) will feature Alexa Still on flute.

Alexa studied in New York (SUNY Stony Brook), won competitions including the New York Flute Club Young Artist Competition, and, East and West Artists Competition and then returned home as principal flute of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the age of 23. Other awards include a Churchill Fellowship and a Fulbright. She eventually left the NZSO to devote more time to solo engagements and teaching, based first at the University of Colorado at Boulder, then the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and now at Oberlin Conservatory, USA. Alexa has also served her profession as President of the National Flute Association (USA), and regularly writes for flute journals across the globe. Her flute was made by Brannen Brothers with gold or wooden headjoints by Sanford Drelinger.

You can read much more about Alexa on her website: http://www.alexastill.com/

Tickets for the Closing Night: Song of the Earth are available online at https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/performance/closing-night-the-song-of-the-earth/

UPDATE: Due to a change in circumstances, Saturday

UPDATE: Due to a change in circumstances, Saturday's performance of George Crumb's Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) will feature Alexa Still on flute.

Alexa studied in New York (SUNY Stony Brook), won competitions including the New York Flute Club Young Artist Competition, and, East and West Artists Competition and then returned home as principal flute of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the age of 23. Other awards include a Churchill Fellowship and a Fulbright. She eventually left the NZSO to devote more time to solo engagements and teaching, based first at the University of Colorado at Boulder, then the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and now at Oberlin Conservatory, USA. Alexa has also served her profession as President of the National Flute Association (USA), and regularly writes for flute journals across the globe. Her flute was made by Brannen Brothers with gold or wooden headjoints by Sanford Drelinger.

You can read much more about Alexa on her website: http://www.alexastill.com/

Tickets for the Closing Night: Song of the Earth are available online at https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/performance/closing-night-the-song-of-the-earth/

UPDATE: Due to a change, in circumstance, Saturday

UPDATE: Due to a change, in circumstance, Saturday's performance of George Crumb's Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) will feature Alexa Still on flute.

Alexa studied in New York (SUNY Stony Brook), won competitions including the New York Flute Club Young Artist Competition, and, East and West Artists Competition and then returned home as principal flute of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the age of 23. Other awards include a Churchill Fellowship and a Fulbright. She eventually left the NZSO to devote more time to solo engagements and teaching, based first at the University of Colorado at Boulder, then the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and now at Oberlin Conservatory, USA. Alexa has also served her profession as President of the National Flute Association (USA), and regularly writes for flute journals across the globe. Her flute was made by Brannen Brothers with gold or wooden headjoints by Sanford Drelinger.

You can read much more about Alexa on her website: http://www.alexastill.com/

Tickets for the Closing Night: Song of the Earth are available online at https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/performance/closing-night-the-song-of-the-earth/

In this week's newsletter read all about Festival

In this week's newsletter read all about Festival highlights, Closing Night, and exciting community events that have happened this week! Read the newsletter at https://conta.cc/3QYXokT or subscribe at https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/.

On Friday, June 24th at 7 P.M., the Great Lakes Ch

On Friday, June 24th at 7 P.M., the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will be presenting our second WORLD PREMIERE of a Perry Goldstein composition.

Shouse Ensemble F-Plus will perform Jittery Engine, a piece written specifically for them and their unique instrumentation of violin, clarinet and marimba. “It’s a quirky, funny piece in which the machine parts sometimes gel and sometimes don’t quite,” Goldstein has said about the piece.

Admission to this event is FREE, but registration is required. For more information, click here:
https://greatlakeschambermusic.org/performance/more-travels-in-the-soundscape/

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