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
