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Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival 2022: June 10–18 at the Ebenezer Theater

May 16, 2022 by Chesapeake Music Leave a Comment

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Marcy Rosen

The 2022 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival will be held at the Ebenezer Theater (17 S. Washington St., Easton, MD) from June 10th to June 18th. The Festival’s six concerts will feature 18 performances, each conceived around “artful dialogues” among the musicians and composers over the centuries. As Chesapeake Music Executive Director Don Buxton stated, “Given the stresses of the ongoing pandemic, the Festival’s program hopes to offer the calm, beauty, and humanity that especially chamber music can communicate between musicians and audiences.”

Catherine Cho

Long-time Festival participants will be back – including Festival Artistic Directors, cellist Marcy Rosen, and violinist Catherine Cho, as well as clarinetist J. Lawrie Bloom, pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, oboist Peggy Pearson, and violinist/violist brothers Todd and Daniel Phillips. Completing the roster will be cellist Peter Stumpf, violinist Carmit Zori, violinist Jennifer Liu, and violist Maiya Papach. Of special note is the appearance of Metropolitan Opera star, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, who will open the first week’s three concerts performing arias from Johann Sebastian Bach cantatas. Cano will also present two songs by Johannes Brahms (for voice, viola, and piano), Ernest Chausson’s poignant Chanson Perpétuelle, and Maurice Ravel’s three exotic Chansons madécasses (“Songs of Madagascar”).

Jennifer Johnson Cano

As is customary, the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival program will feature several well-loved chamber ensemble pieces, including a trio for flute, cello, and piano by Franz Joseph Haydn, four works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a string quintet by Johannes Brahms, and a string sextet by Antonín Dvořák. Several early modern tonal pieces are on the program. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Amy Beach, two outstanding American composers, are represented with a clarinet quintet and a piano quintet respectively. The French composer Édouard Destenay’s extremely virtuosic trio for oboe, clarinet, and piano will also be featured. A brilliant contemporary work, John Harbison’s Six American Painters, will help bring the Festival to a dazzling conclusion. Based on six paintings that Harbison viewed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the work was originally written for flute and strings. Harbison recast the work for oboe and strings for his long-time student and friend, oboist Peggy Pearson,

As in past years, the winners of the 10th International Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition for Young Professionals will perform on June 17th.

Program selections are subject to change. For further details on the 2022 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival and to purchase tickets, visit https://chesapeakemusic.org/.

2022 Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival Schedule – Ebenezer Theater, Easton, MD

June 10, 7:30 p.m.    Opening Extravaganza!             

June 11, 7:30 p.m.    From Bach to Brahms                 

June 12, 5:30 p.m.    Artful Dialogues

June 16, 5:30 p.m.    Mozart and More

June 17, 7:30 p.m.    Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition Winners

June 18, 7:30 p.m.    Festival Finale

June 8 and 15, 10 a.m.   Free! Open Rehearsals     

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Bay Country Chorus Seeks Women and Men of All Ages to Join

May 14, 2022 by Spy Desk Leave a Comment

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The Bay Country Chorus is the Easton Maryland chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). Since 1990 the men of the chorus have been entertaining throughout the mid-shore of Maryland. Our principal audience has been the many seniors in our community who are unable to attend live musical performances. So, we bring the music to them.

In 2018 BHS opened the membership to women of all ages. With a dynamic and energetic new director, the chorus has decided to invite ladies to join us in song creating a mixed chorus. We will continue to provide entertainment to our friends and neighbors throughout the mid-shore. This gives us an opportunity to continue this important work in bringing live music to those in senior living facilities, those in venues dealing with dementia or in rehab and to expand our performances. Men of all ages who like to sing are also invited to take a look at the chorus.

An open house will be held on Monday May 16th starting at 6:45 pm at Brookletts Place, the Talbot County Senior Center at 400 Brookletts Ave in Easton. Light refreshments will be served. An introduction to singing four-part harmony will be introduced and questions will be answered. For information, or to register please contact John Crovo, current President at 410-820-4761, jcrovo@goeaston.net.

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Space…Shapes…Scapes Award Winners Announced

May 13, 2022 by Working Artists Forum (WAF) Leave a Comment

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The Working Artists’ Forum (WAF) announced the winners of the Columbia Art Center exhibit, Space…Shapes…Scapes, during the Friday, May 6 evening Exhibition Opening and Awards Ceremony.

“The Fairest of Them All” (oil) by Barbara Harr Watson

Although selecting award winners is both difficult and subjective, show judge Jane McElvany Coonce, an artist and educator from the Washington, DC area chose four winners from a field of 36 WAF member paintings depicting their individual interpretation of the show theme. “It was a rewarding experience to view so many outstanding works of art from such accomplished artists,” Jane stated. Jane explained her selection considerations. “When I judge a show I look for several things: competence with the artists’ material; composition; creativity and design; and an emotional connection.  Most important is the WOW factor. I love it when I see a painting that makes me stop in my tracks and just stare at it.”

Top honors and congratulations go to:

First Place – “The Fairest of Them All” (oil) by Barbara Harr Watson of East New Market

Second Place – “Morning Reflection” (pastel) by Wendy Johnston of Preston

Third Place – “Little Ballerina” (watercolor) by Sandy Alanko of Tilghman Island

Honorable Mention – “That Morning Light” (oil) by Carol Frost of St Michaels

Awards are granted from the WAF Memorial Fund. The Fund was established in 2005 in memory of M.K. Holden by her family for the purpose of funding awards given in the name of WAF members who have passed away and whose families include Working Artists Forum in their memorial donations. The list currently includes: Peggy Blades, Teresa Frederick, M.K. Holden, Marianne Hollis, Mary Talbot Rieckert, Jeanne Ranney Smith, Betty Wise and Karen Wood.

Artwork is on display and available for purchase at the gallery until May 28, 2022 – Columbia Art Center, Long Reach Village Center,  is located at 6100 Foreland Garth, Columbia, Maryland.  Open: Monday and Wednesday 10 a.m. – 2:30 pm and 4:30 – 8:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – Noon – Phone: 410-730-0075

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Water/Ways 2022 at MassoniArt

May 13, 2022 by MassoniArt Leave a Comment

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Exit Ramp by Marcy Dunn Ramsey

WATER / WAYS 2022

MARCY DUNN RAMSEY / SURFACING
ANNUAL EXHIBITION
May 12 – June 12, 2022

Also featuring recent photographs by MICHAEL KAHN

Opening Reception
Friday, May 13th, 5-7 pm

Marcy Dunn Ramsey/Artist Talk – Saturday, May 14th, 12 noon

Collector’s Preview – beginning May 10th by appointment.

June First Friday Reception
June 3rd, 5-7 pm

Marcy Dunn Ramsey’s annual exhibition Surfacing represents the work created over the late fall and winter months and will be featured in the High Street gallery from May 12 – June 12.  This exhibition is the second in our year-long theme – Water/Ways 2022.

Ramsey is no stranger to the environmental concerns of water.  For over twenty-five years the river has been her muse.  The rivers of the Eastern Shore are the true treasures of the Chesapeake and Marcy is their fierce advocate.

This has been a challenging time for artists and the recent Covid variant surge proved for many a bridge too far.  Materials were unavailable. Venues were limited and although Covid infections may have been less severe, due to vaccination and masking, more people were infected.

Photo by Michael Kahn

Strongly motivated and determined, artists are uniquely aware that there may be more than a single response or solution to a problem.  Their innate curiosity and flexibility enable them to meet roadblocks with surprising success.  But even a seasoned artist like Ramsey recognizes that there are moments in one’s life when the reality of the times must be acknowledge.

Inspired by the gentle wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: “allow yourself to be like a pebble at rest. The pebble is resting at the bottom of the river and the pebble does not have to do anything.” Ramsey dove in.

“I’ve spent time at the bottom of the river. The new work completed over the winter months was driven by an effort to break the surface and come up for air,” Ramsey offered.  “The paintings are large, spare, and distilled.  The surface of the water is shimmering and full of light.  The river is always flowing, changing from moment to moment.  Each time we surface the perspective is different.  The same river – but new eyes.”

There are thirteen large works.  Ramsey wanted the freedom to work on a large scale.  However, long time collectors of her small gouaches will not be disappointed.  There will be over fifteen in the exhibition.

Also featured in the exhibit are the photographs of Michael Kahn.  Kahn has been a gallery artist for twenty-five years and is often paired with Ramsey.  This year Marcy was instrumental in the selection of photographs. She focused on those that had a similar graphic appeal and energy.  Michael has produced three new books of photography – The Healing Power of Water, Martha’s Vineyard, and East Coast Atlantic Beaches. These and his previous books will be available in the gallery.

Surfacing will be on exhibit in the 203 High Street gallery.  Hours during the show are Thursday – Friday, 11am – 4pm,

Saturday, 10am – 5 pm.  Private appointments may be scheduled at any time by contacting Carla Massoni.

Last fall MassoniArt opened a new gallery in the arts and entertainment district on 113 South Cross Street.  MassoniArt’s Cross Street gallery will be open on Sunday from 12-3pm in addition to the High Street schedule.

For additional information please visit www.massoniart.com.

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Re-Vision Exhibit on View Through September at Adkins Arboretum

May 12, 2022 by Adkins Arboretum Leave a Comment

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Like enormous 3-D drawings, vines sweep and spiral, bend and corkscrew around the trees in Howard and Mary McCoy’s outdoor sculpture exhibit, Re-Vision, at Adkins Arboretum. Interspersed with Mary’s poems directly inspired by the Adkins landscape, they are on view through Sept. 30. On Sat., June 4, from 2 to 4 p.m., there will be a reception for the McCoys’ outdoor show and Chinese painter and calligrapher Kit-Keung Kan’s exhibit in the Visitor’s Center, including a guided sculpture and poetry walk.

Grapevines swirl up from the forest floor in “Reconfigure,” and pale bittersweet vines twirl in wide arcs around a tree trunk in a tall sculpture called “Reorganize.” Nearby, a poem called “Not for the Faint of Heart” is wrapped around the prickly trunk of a devil’s walking stick plant.

These two Centreville artists have served as Resident Artists at the Arboretum for more than two decades, helping with the art program and periodically exhibiting their own work. This is their twelfth show of site-specific sculpture and the first to include several of Mary’s poems.

“Redraw” is among the site-specific sculptures created at Adkins Arboretum by Centreville artists Howard and Mary McCoy.

A map showing the location of the sculptures is available in the Visitor’s Center, and each sculpture is marked with a bright blue sign on the ground. To find the poems, however, you must keep an eye out for the same blue—perhaps on a tree, a signpost or even the railing of one of the wooden bridges that cross the Arboretum’s stream.

“I want the poems to be surprises that you come upon unexpectedly,” said Mary, who is a 2022 recipient of a Regional Individual Artist’s Award in Literary Arts from the Maryland State Arts Council. “For me, they were gifts from the landscape itself—feelings and ideas that came to me while I was walking through the forest or just sitting quietly on a log.”

The McCoys also walked the forest paths together, keeping an eye out for vines growing up into the treetops.

“Vines are like three-dimensional drawings,” Howard explained. “We both used to like to draw and paint a lot. It’s sort of like the paintings of Jackson Pollock or some of the other Abstract Expressionist painters—gesture painting. It has art historical context, and it’s sometimes hysterical what it ends up doing.”

The two artists chose to call their show Re-Vision not only because their work offers new ways of seeing nature, but also because they have “revised” the way the vines were growing and because both the vine sculptures and Mary’s poems were created by experimenting with trying one thing, then another, revising each work until it finally felt lively, balanced and whole.

As to why they cut vines out of the trees, Howard said, “We’ve talked about it with a couple visitors who came by while we were working—the importance of clearing vines off the trees so that you save the tree from the choking vines, and at the same time, you’re making sculpture, making art.”

“They are wonderful materials,” Mary said. “But you have to follow what they dictate. You want it to curve one direction, but because of the way it grew with an elbow or some tight curvature, it’ll want to go the exact opposite. So it’s a real collaboration with nature. We feel like the idea of collaboration is important not only when we’re making art in nature but in the larger context, that if we all were more interested in collaborating with nature instead of dominating it, we might be better off.”

Re-Vision is part of Adkins Arboretum’s ongoing exhibition series of work on natural themes by regional artists. It is on view through Sept. 30 at the Arboretum, located at 12610 Eveland Road near Tuckahoe State Park in Ridgely. Contact the Arboretum at 410–634–2847, ext. 0 or info@adkinsarboretum.org for more information.

Adkins Arboretum is a 400-acre native garden and preserve at the headwaters of the Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County. For more information, visit adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0.

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Piano Trio Set for Series Finale

May 12, 2022 by Spy Desk Leave a Comment

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Last chance for some great music as the Fred Hughes Trio closes out the Friday Night Jazz Club series at Easton’s historic Waterfowl Building on May 27 at 7 p.m. Hailed for its “talent, technique and taste” by JazzTimes Magazine, the trio features Fred Hughes on piano, Paul Langosch on bass, and Keith Killgo on drums. Presented by Jazz Alive, the Friday Night Jazz Club series features an intimate club setting with candlelit tables and a cash bar—the series’ last show sold out, so go to jazz-alive.org soon for tickets.

The Fred Hughes Trio got its start in the jazz clubs of Washington, DC in 1989 and by 1996 was flourishing with performances at that year’s Summer Olympics, the Elkhart, Rehoboth, and Cape May jazz festivals as well as becoming the rhythm section for groups including the Vaughn Nark Quintet and Tim Eyermann’s East Coast Offering. 1996 also marked the release of the trio’s first recording, “Out of the Blue.”

Fred Hughes on piano, Paul Langosch on bass, and Keith Killgo on drums.

Since then, the group has performed with such artists as Claudio Roditi, Jon Fedchock, Warren Vache and Larry Coryell.  A sampling of its other performing credentials includes the East Coast, Clifford Brown and Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festivals, tours to the Republic of Korea in 2001 and 2002, and clubs and concert venues from Toronto to Orlando.

In addition to “Out of the Blue,” the trio has issued seven more recordings. Its 2015 holiday release “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” received 5 Stars from Amazon.com, 3 ½ stars from DownbeatMagazine and garnered considerable radio airplay – – finishing out 2015 in the number 5 slot on the CMJ Jazz Radio Chart. Its 2016 release “Matrix” spent 5 weeks in the #1 spot on the Top 50 Jazz Album Chart at Roots Music Report and made the Top 5 of the Roots Music Report’s Top Jazz Albums for 2017.

The May 27 concert takes place at the Waterfowl Building, 40 S. Harrison Street in Easton.  Tickets are $28 and available at jazz-alive.org or at the door the day of the event if there’s availability. Students attend free with a Student ID. Proceeds from ticket and concession sales support Jazz Alive’s mission of providing educational support in developing future artists and preserving this great art form through school and community programs.

For More Information: Fred Hughes (202) 999-8687 |Fred.Hughes@jazz-alive.org| www.Jazz-Alive.org

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Chestertown RiverArts Announces New Executive Director

May 11, 2022 by Spy Desk Leave a Comment

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Chris Sade

The Board of Directors at Chestertown RiverArts is proud to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Chris Sade. Sade will assume the organization’s leadership in May 2022.

Sade is uniquely suited to fulfill RiverArt’s mission to grow community, creativity, and connection through the arts. A passionate music lover with deep expertise in the fine arts world, Sade is committed to serving the RiverArts community. “As RiverArts Executive Director, I would like to promote togetherness,” Sade said. “I want RiverArts to create even more diverse ways to connect with the RA members, volunteers, local artists, businesses, and local organizations.”

Sade brings 20 years of professional experience in the fine art moving, shipping, and storage industry to RiverArts. In addition to managing a large and diverse national team that provided services for museums, galleries, and private collectors, Sade also directed sales, marketing and business management.

In 2015, Sade and his wife, Marianne, moved to Chestertown. Here Sade continued to explore his passion for jazz with a position in curation and sales at the Listening Room, where he was welcomed by Chestertown’s musicophile community. It’s an experience Sade is committed to creating formally in his new role.

“Becoming the Executive Director of RiverArts provides me the opportunity to utilize my life skills in the arts while making connections with the wonderful people who live or travel here,” Sade said. “I believe this will be a very satisfying experience, watching people come together for art’s sake. I can see a bright future for the arts in Kent County, and I want to be part of it.”

Sade will begin his tenure at RiverArts on May 16th, 2022. A welcoming reception for members interested in meeting Sade is currently in planning by the organization’s Board of Directors in mid-June, 2022.

2022 marks Chestertown RiverArts’ 10th Anniversary Celebration. Since 2012, the organization has provided arts classes, workshops, exhibitions, events and outreach, serving its mission to grow community, creativity, and connection through the arts. For more information about RiverArts organization or about the upcoming 10th anniversary events, visit: https://community.chestertownriverarts.org/

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Bluegrass Headliners “Della Mae” in Concert at the Mainstay

May 10, 2022 by Spy Desk Leave a Comment

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On Friday, May 27, the Mainstay in Rock Hall, in partnership with the Hedgelawn Foundation, welcomes bluegrass headliner, Della Mae to their stage.

Della Mae is a GRAMMY-nominated, bluegrass band that formed in Boston in 2009. Their name, “Della Mae” comes from the song, “Big Spike Hammer,” a bluegrass classic famously recorded by the Osborne Brothers. The all-women band consists of founder and fiddle player Kimber Ludiker, lead vocalist/guitarist Celia Woodsmith, guitarist Avril Smith, bassist Vickie Vaughn, and mandolinist Maddie Witler. They have shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson, Del McCoury, Dr. John and Alison Krauss. Their second album, This World Oft Can Be, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album at the 56th Grammy Awards ceremony. Bandleader Ludiker comments that the band is at heart more focused on producing a powerful finished body of work that their vocal prowess and technical virtuosity contribute to rather than just showing off their considerable technical talent. They have performed as Bluegrass headliners in more than thirty states at festivals, performing arts venues and clubs and teaching at workshops and music camps. In the fall of 2012, they were commissioned as an American Music Abroad alumni band that brought them on tour through Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, where they received rave reviews from embassy staff and program audiences alike.

Showtime for the live concert event is 8 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance of the show and can be purchased online at mainstayrockhall.org. Phone reservations are accepted by calling (410) 639-9133 (tickets reserved by phone are $30 when paid at the door). The Mainstay is located at 5753 N Main Street in Rock Hall, Maryland. Its regular calendar of local, regional, and nationally touring artists features a live performance every week of the year (February through December) in a variety of music genres.

The programs of the Mainstay are also supported with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Kent Cultural Alliance.

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Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Commences Search for New Music Director

May 10, 2022 by Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Leave a Comment

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Julien Benichou

The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra has commenced a comprehensive search for a new music director after Julien Benichou advised the board of his intention to step down from the position upon the conclusion of his existing contract on June 30.

“We are grateful for Maestro Benichou’s efforts over 16 seasons to significantly elevate the caliber of the Orchestra’s musicians and to create exciting programs that offered our audiences some of the best in the classical music repertoire,” said Board President Jeffrey Parker.

“Our audience members, musicians and board will always remember Julien’s contributions toward making the MSO an excellent regional orchestra, and one of the few that continued public performances throughout the pandemic,” Parker added. “We wish Maestro Benichou the best in his future endeavors.”

In a letter to the MSO board, Maestro Benichou said: “After 17 seasons at the helm of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony, I feel this is a good time for me to step down from my position. The Orchestra has made immense progress and is on a good track. My conducting engagements and my new position with the Washington Opera Society are making my schedule too busy to be able to fully devote myself to the MSO, as I was once able to.”

He added: “I will keep nothing but good memories from my time with all of you and I am so grateful and proud to have been part of such a wonderful team.I wish you and the musicians of the MSO all the best in your future endeavors and know that the future of the Orchestra is bright.”

The only professional symphony orchestra serving southern Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council; the Talbot County Arts Council; the Worcester County Arts Council; the Sussex County, DE Council; and the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.

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The National Music Festival Announces Six New Board Members

May 10, 2022 by Spy Desk Leave a Comment

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The National Music Festival welcomes six members to its Board of Directors. New to the board are Mary Grace Brosius, Thomas Parchman, Alan Rothschild, Michael Singer and Ellsworth Tolliver. Sandra Sears, a former board chair, is returning.

After a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid pandemic, the festival returns June 5 – 18, celebrating its 10th year in Chestertown.

“As the NMF enters its second decade, we do so with a re-energized Board of Directors focused on nurturing the careers of promising young musicians and enhancing Chestertown’s reputation as a thriving destination for arts, entertainment and culture,” said Caitlin Patton, the festival’s executive director.

“Our new directors bring a broad range of talents to the Festival’s Board,” she added. Their brief bios follow:

Mary Grace (“MG”) Brosius attended St. Mary’s College in Maryland, where she earned her B.A. in English. For 20 years before moving to Chestertown, she was parish administrator at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore. She sings with the Chester River Chorale, where she leads the tenor section, and with the choir’s smaller ensembles Chester Chamber Singers and River Voices. Brosius served on the CRC Board as secretary from 2008-11. She and her husband, Jack, live in Chestertown, where she works part-time for Christ United Methodist Church. She has one son, who lives in Colorado.

Thomas Parchman is a professor at the University of Southern Maine and principal clarinetist with the Portland Symphony Orchestra. He holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Southern California, a master of music from Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree in both music education and performance from Southern Methodist University. Dr. Parchman has been the National Music Festival’s clarinet mentor since its inception in 2011. He’s active in developing music in the Portland area, participating in projects between the Portland Symphony and Portland schools, performing in ensemble concerts, and giving demonstrations, clinics and master classes.

Alan Rothschild earned a bachelor of arts in music from Earlham College and is certified in piano technology by the New England Conservatory, where he studied with long-time Boston Symphony technician Frank Hanson. In addition to his full-time position at Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, he has private clients in Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, and he works for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory and Wellesley College. For several years, he has served as NMF’s piano maintenance mentor. He resides in Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Sandra (“Sandy”) Sears moved to Chestertown in 2011. She became dedicated to the National Music Festival from its inception in 2012. She served as board chair from 2014 till 2018 and is delighted to be returning to the board. She owned a needlepoint shop for 11 years in Asheville, N.C. While living in Bucks County, Pa., she was chairman of Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, chair of Historic Preservation for the Bucks County Conservancy, as well as serving as a warden of her church. She has four children and 10 grandchildren. She was recently married to Harry Sears, proving that it’s never too late.

Michael Singer currently serves as Director of Marketing for Fair Issacs Corporation (FICO), one of the world’s leading providers of analytics software, solutions and services. His career has included past marketing leadership positions with Fannie Mae, the Urban Land Institute and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. He has been an active board member of the Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center since 2008, chairing its Literary Festival for eight years. He is also an executive committee member of the board of directors of DC’s Mosaic Theatre, where he chairs its nominating committee. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago.

Ellsworth L. Tolliver is a Chestertown native and a retired music educator with 28 years of experience at schools in Maryland and Delaware, including a stint as Kent County High School’s band director. He served on Chestertown’s Town Council from 2017 to 2021, representing Ward 3. During his tenure, Tolliver helped shepherd adoption of the town’s first Anti-Racism Ordinance. Rev. Tolliver is a fourth-generation pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as pastor at Boardly Chapel AME Church. Tolliver holds a B.S. degree in music education from Delaware State University and a master of divinity from Palmer Theological Seminary. He also has experience as a songwriter, producer and music publisher, and plays piano and percussion.

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