Spanning Nations
3rd Annual Chamber Music Festival
ECHOS OF PEACE
2023 Chamber Festival Artists
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2023 FESTIVAL SOLOISTS
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Corey Cerovsek, Concertmaster – Violin
International Soloist
Canada
CBS Puerto Rico Concertmaster Chair
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Jean-Luc Catequet – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
José Alfonso Román Fellow
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Evan De Long – Violin
Colorado Springs Philharmonic
USA
Shirley Givens & Harry Wimmer Memorial Fellow
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Sun Huh – Violin
Cercis Quartet
South Korea
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
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Sofia Kim – Violin
Faculty – Colburn School
USA
Sajo y Chiqui Fellow
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Valeria Martinez – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Dr. Marcos Vecchini & Lulu Berlingeri Fellow
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Gabriela Muñoz – Violin
Conservatorio de Música de PR
Puerto Rico
María Teresa Pacheco & José Revuelta Fellow
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Christiano Rodrigues – Violin
Assistant Professor – Washington State University
Brazil
Fundación Aireko Fellow
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Mitchell Soto Ruiz – Violin
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Alfredo López & Bryan Haubein Fellow
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Nathan Shapiro – Violin
Cercis Quartet
Switzerland
Jeannette Vecchini y Rafael Luís Rovira Fellow
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Javier Torres – Violin
University of Michigan
Puerto Rico
Cecille Blondet Passalacqua & Irving Faccio Fellow
Viola
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Nestor Pou, Principal – Viola
Castilla y León Symphony Orchestra
Puerto Rico
Rovira Biscuit Corporation Fellow
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Christopher Alley – Viola
Cercis Quartet
USA
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
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Daniella Angulo – Viola
University of Northern Colorado
Colombia
Anonymous Fellow
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Rosa Ortega – Viola
Lynn University
Puerto Rico
Anonymous Fellow
Cello
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Cara Elise Colón, Principal – Cello
Chamber Artist
USA
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Sonja Kraus – Cello
Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
Germany
Janos Starker Memorial Fellowship
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Kevin Flynn – Cello
Cercis Quartet
USA
Sajo y Chiqui Fellow
Bass
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James O’Toole – Bass
Indiana University
USA
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
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Nico Orrego – Bass
Indiana University
Colombia
Anonymous Fellow
Flute
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Richard Sherman, Principal – Flute
Faculty – Michigan State University
USA
Fundación Angel Ramos Fellow
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Bryan García-Rolón – Flute
Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
Puerto Rico
Dr. José Raúl Montes & Cristobal Berrios Fellow
Oboe
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Jaren Atherholt – Oboe
Professor – North Carolina School of the Arts
USA
Walmart Puerto Rico Fellow
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Adrinelle Chiesa García – Oboe
Conservatorio de Música de PR
Puerto Rico
co.co.haus Fellow
Clarinet
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Jonathan Gunn – Clarinet
Professor – University of Texas at Austin
England
Fundación Angel Ramos Fellow
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Nicolas Chona – Clarinet
Chicago Youth Symphony
Colombia
Familia Colón Baco Fellow
Bassoon
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Kathleen McLean – Bassoon
Faculty – Indiana University
Canada
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
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Sara Erb – Bassoon
Indiana University
USA
Anonymous Fellow
Trumpet
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Martin Hodel – Trumpet
Faculty – St. Olaf College
USA
Joshua W. Bagley Fellow
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Marissa Benedict- Trumpet
Professor – University of Minnesota
USA
Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades Fellow
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John Cloeter – Trumpet
Indiana University
USA
Anonymous Fellow
French Horn
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Alex Shuhan- French Horn
Professor – Ithaca College
USA
Rene Carson & Bo Collins Fellow
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Gadiel C. Ocasio Román – French Horn
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Anonymous Fellow
Percussion
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Adrian Marengo
CMPR
Puerto Rico
Herrans Group Fellow
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Jose Soto
Puerto Rico Youth Symphony
Puerto Rico
Supermax Puerto Rico Fellow
Piano
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Karen Nguyen
Rodrigues-Nguyen Duo
Vietnam
CBS Puerto Rico Fellow
STAFF
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Sonja Kraus – Orchestra Manager
Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
Germany
Janos Starker Memorial Fellowship
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Karen Nguyen
Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Archivist
Director of Online Engagement
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Christiano Rodrigues
Assistant director of Online Engagement
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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
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