Spanning Nations
3rd Annual Chamber Music Festival
ECHOS OF PEACE
2023 Chamber Festival Artists
2023 FESTIVAL SOLOISTS
Corey Cerovsek - Violin
CANADAThis Canadian violin virtuoso has performed with orchestras the world over, including the symphony orchestras of Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Toronto; Israel and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestras and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. A Grammy nominated artist, he has performed recitals at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln, Wigmore Hall and the Salle Gaveau.
CBS Puerto Rico Concertmaster Chair
Elizabeth Rodriguez Berrios - Soprano
PUERTO RICOElizabeth has performed numerous operatic roles, including Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Carolina in the Zarzuela Luisa Fernanda, Nanetta in Falstaff. She has participated in AIMS in Graz, Austria, and was Soprano soloist in Carmina Burana, Desire Armfelt in A Little Night Music by Sondheim, Musetta in La Bohème at the Opera Theater of Puerto Rico and is currently a professor at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico Preparatory School.
Steven Vanhauwaert - Piano
BELGIUMA native of Belgium, Steven Vanhauwaert was hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his “impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique.” Since then, Mr. Vanhauwaert has appeared in solo recitals at the world’s leading venues, including the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, the Concertgebouw, the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, among others. He has appeared with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, Flemish Symphony, Lviv Philharmonic, USC Symphony, Auburn Symphony, Kyiv Kamerata, and Peninsula Symphony.
He is the recipient of the Maurice Lefranc award, the Galiot Prize, and the Grand Prize at the 2004 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. Mr. Vanhauwaert is a Steinway Artist.
Fundación Aireko Fellow
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Emilio Colón
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOBorn and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, founder and artistic director, Emilio Colón has brought together an ensemble of extraordinary, international artists and young professionals to promote peace, unity and education throughout Puerto Rico
8th Annual Festival February 3rd – February 19th, 2023
ORCHESTRAL ARTISTS
Violin
Corey Cerovsek, Concertmaster – Violin
International Soloist
Canada
CBS Puerto Rico Concertmaster Chair
Jean-Luc Catequet – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
José Alfonso Román Fellow
Evan De Long – Violin
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
USA
Shirley Givens & Harry Wimmer Memorial Fellow
Sun Huh – Violin
Cercis Quartet
South Korea
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
Sofia Kim – Violin
Faculty – Colburn School
USA
Sajo y Chiqui Fellow
Valeria Martinez – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Dr. Marcos Vecchini & Lulu Berlingeri Fellow
Gabriela Muñoz – Violin
Conservatorio de Música de PR
Puerto Rico
María Teresa Pacheco & José Revuelta Fellow
Christiano Rodrigues – Violin
Assistant Professor – Washington State University
Brazil
Fundación Aireko Fellow
Mitchell Soto Ruiz – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Alfredo López & Bryan Haubein Fellow
Nathan Shapiro – Violin
Cercis Quartet
Switzerland
Jeannette Vecchini y Rafael Luís Rovira Fellow
Javier Torres – Violin
University of Michigan
Puerto Rico
Cecille Blondet Passalacqua & Irving Faccio Fellow
Viola
Nestor Pou, Principal – Viola
Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
Puerto Rico
Rovira Biscuit Corporation Fellow
Christopher Alley – Viola
Cercis Quartet
USA
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
Daniella Angulo – Viola
University of Northern Colorado
Colombia
Anonymous Fellow
Rosa Ortega – Viola
Lynn University
Puerto Rico
Anonymous Fellow
Cello
Cara Elise Colón, Principal – Cello
Chamber Artist
USA
Sonja Kraus – Cello
Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
Germany
Janos Starker Memorial Fellowship
Kevin Flynn – Cello
Cercis Quartet
USA
Sajo y Chiqui Fellow
Bass
James O’Toole – Bass
Indiana University
USA
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
Nico Orrego – Bass
Indiana University
Colombia
Anonymous Fellow
Flute
Richard Sherman, Principal – Flute
Faculty – Michigan State University
USA
Fundación Angel Ramos Fellow
Bryan García-Rolón – Flute
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
Puerto Rico
Dr. José Raúl Montes & Cristobal Berrios Fellow
Oboe
Jaren Atherholt – Oboe
Professor – North Carolina School of the Arts
USA
Walmart Puerto Rico Fellow
Adrinelle Chiesa García – Oboe
Conservatorio de Música de PR
Puerto Rico
co.co.haus Fellow
Clarinet
Jonathan Gunn – Clarinet
Professor – University of Texas at Austin
England
Fundación Angel Ramos Fellow
Nicolas Chona – Clarinet
Chicago Youth Symphony
Colombia
Familia Colón Baco Fellow
Bassoon
Kathleen McLean – Bassoon
Faculty – Indiana University
Canada
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
Sara Erb – Bassoon
Indiana University
USA
Anonymous Fellow
Trumpet
Martin Hodel – Trumpet
Faculty – St. Olaf College
USA
Joshua W. Bagley Fellow
Marissa Benedict- Trumpet
Professor – University of Minnesota
USA
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
John Cloeter – Trumpet
Indiana University
USA
Anonymous Fellow
French Horn
Alex Shuhan- French Horn
Professor – Ithaca College
USA
Rene Carson & Bo Collins Fellow
Gadiel C. Ocasio Román – French Horn
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Anonymous Fellow
Percussion
Adrian Marengo
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Herrans Group Fellow
Jose Soto
Puerto Rico Youth Symphony
Puerto Rico
Supermax Puerto Rico Fellow
Piano
Karen Nguyen
Rodrigues-Nguyen Duo
Vietnam
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
STAFF
Sonja Kraus – Orchestra Manager
Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
Germany
Janos Starker Memorial Fellowship
Karen Nguyen
Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Archivist
Director of Online Engagement
Christiano Rodrigues
Assistant director of Online Engagement
Gabriela Muñoz
Intern, Community Engagement
We must all work to make the world worthy of its children. ~Pablo Casals
Artists From 11 Nationalities
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
England
Germany
Puerto Rico
South Korea
Switzerland
USA
Vietnam