May 11 - The Fischoff Soiree - The Alpenglow Piano Trio

The Fischoff is the nation’s largest chamber music competition, bringing together young musicians from across the country and around the world. The 50th Annual Fischoff Competition will take place on May 12-14 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN.

On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the Ruthmere Fischoff Soirée brings this celebration of great music to Elkhart and will feature a performance by one the competition's finalists: The Alpenglow Piano Trio from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Canada. Their members are: Jennifer Armor (violin), Kuan Yu Huang (cello), and Eunyoung Chung (piano).  The Alpenglow Piano Trio will be competing in the Senior String Division of the Fischoff Competition. 
Sponsor Marie Smith

May 25 - Joel Schoenhals

Joel Schoenhals is Professor of Piano at Eastern Michigan University and Foreign Expert at Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei, China. He holds a Master of Music, Doctoral of Musical Arts, and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He earned his undergraduate degree in piano performance at Vanderbilt University.  From 1998-2010, he was a faculty member of the Summer Piano Program at the Chautauqua Music Festival in Chautauqua, New York.
Sponsor Ruthmere Concert Fund

June 8 - The Lute Song Trio of the Baltimore Consort

The Lute Song Trio is a subset of The Baltimore Consort, a musical ensemble that performs a wide variety of early music, Renaissance music and music from later periods. They began in 1980 as a group specializing in music of the Elizabethan period, but soon expanded their repertoire to include Scottish music, broadside ballads, and Italian, French, and other European music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Their music bridges the genres of classical and folk music. The Lute Song Trio subset consists of Ronn McFarlane (lute), Mary Anne Ballard (viola da gamba), and Danielle Svonavec (soprano vocals).

Sponsor James Rieckhoff