((L-R) Ezra Oncken, Parker Carlson, Harper Renfroe, Madeleine Bloom and Peyton Cape | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music)
High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) will take part in Downtown Bend’s monthly First Friday on Friday, February 6, as part of the February theme Local Love – Locals Weekend. The HDCM Spotlight Chamber Players will perform from 6-7pm at the Tower Theatre Encore Community Space, celebrating local artists and community through live chamber music.
HDCM Spotlight Chamber Players and all Educational Outreach programs are sponsored by the Brooks Resources Corporation.
The following students were selected to participate in this year’s Spotlight Chamber Players program: Madeleine Bloom (violin), Peyton Cape (cello), Parker Carlson (violin), Ezra Oncken (violin), and Harper Renfroe (piano). This program provides advanced training and regular chamber music instruction to dedicated young musicians in Central Oregon. Participants work in small ensembles and perform throughout the year at HDCM events and in the community.
Auditions are held annually, and open to students of stringed instruments or pianists with three or more years of private study and intermediate to advanced levels of playing. This year’s students come from the private teaching studios of Jay Bednorz (Cascade School of Music), Peter Brownlee, Kara Eubanks (Willamette Violin Academy), Lenore Gilbert, and Aria Hartley. The members, aged 11 to 16, attend local schools including High Desert Middle School, Eastmont School, Redmond Proficiency Academy, Cascades Academy, and Summit High School.
High Desert Chamber Music’s mission is to bring world-class chamber music and musicians to Central Oregon. HDCM presents an acclaimed series of classical chamber music concerts featuring an exciting roster of professional performing artists. Join us in our eighteenth season and experience the impact that live musical excellence can bring to our community! Come hear the music!
HighDesertChamberMusic.com • 541-306-3988 • info@HighDesertChamberMusic.com • 961 NW Brooks St. (Downtown Bend) • Tower Theatre Encore Community Space: 834 NW Brooks St., Bend
