Young Pianists Festival Concerts at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts

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Leavenworth, WA – the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts has unveiled its 2012 Young Pianists Festival featuring pianists Oksana Ezhokina and Jody Graves in  exciting evenings of piano music,  for solo piano and piano four hands by Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Bizet, Poulenc and Piazzolla Sunday, July 29 & Saturday, August 4, 7PM at Canyon Wren Recital Hall - 7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth

Oksana Ezhokina is Icicle Creek's Artistic Director & Resident Pianist, member of the Icicle Creek Piano Trio; chamber performances at Klasik Keyifler Festival in Turkey, Davies Hall in San Francisco, the Phillips Collection inWashington, DC; appointed Chair of the Piano Studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma starting the Fall of 2011.

Oksana Ezhokina photo by Keith Brofsky

Jody Graves is recognized nationally as a distinguished artist and teacher of piano. Her recital engagements as a soloist and collaborative pianist take her across the United States and abroad. She has performed concerts in Austria, Norway, France, Scotland, Germany, Japan, and in May 2006 toured in the Persian Gulf serving as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. State Department. The Middle East Tour, with the Sapphire Trio, included concerts in Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The press reviews have called their performances "exciting...imaginative and compelling." In April, 2010, she was invited to judge the National Palestinian Piano Festival in Jerusalem, and following that event toured the West Bank region with the Sapphire Trio performing concerts and giving master classes in such cities as Bethlehem and Ramallah. The Sapphire Trio will return to the Middle East for a concert tour and master classes in April, 2011 which will include Jordan, Nablus, and various other cities in the West Bank.

Then on Sunday, August 5th at 1PM  you can watch  talented young pianists perform- Free Admission.

Kicking Off The 19th International Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival in Style

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Leavenworth, WA -  The 19th International Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival kicks off in grand style with its  Opening Night Gala Concert Sunday, July 8th, 8PM Canyon Wren Recital Hall 7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments and includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part. The word chamber implies that the music can be performed in a small room, often in a private salon with an intimate atmosphere. Imagine a conversation with pianist Christina Dahl, Winner of USIA Cultural Ambassador's Competition both as a recitalist and a collaborative pianist, having appeared at Carnegie Hall and the National Gallery in Washington DC and on the faculty at SUNY, Stony Brook. Artists will share their specially selected musical offering along with personal remarks - an intimate and magical experience. Complimentary appetizer buffet will be offered beforehand, and guests are invited to stay and mingle with the artists after the concert in the lovely outdoor reception tent.

The Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival will also feature internationally acclaimed artists: Richard Wolfe, Jennifer Caine, the Avalon String Quartet, Laurie DeLuca, and Oksana Ezhokina - also the festival's Artistic Director.

Anthony Elliot

This year's festival, the 19th annual of the series, promises to deliver an intimate experience as concerts will continue to take place in the acoustically perfect setting of Canyon Wren Recital Hall - accommodating no more than 120 attendees to create a warm, magical experience. 

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Leavenworth, WA -  Icicle Creek's crown jewels  - the International Chamber Music Festival will kick off on July 8th with an "Opening Night Gala" at 8pm featuring complimentary appetizers, wine and lots of one-on-one time with the artists themselves.