North Country Chamber Players,
White Mountains Music Festival
Recognized as one of New England’s finest musical ensembles for four decades, the North Country Chamber Players combines the talents of principal players from internationally renowned orchestras and chamber groups. Their world-class performances of old and new classics in relaxed and comfortable settings have made the Chamber Players a fixture of northern New Hampshire’s cultural scene.
“One of the outstanding cultural resources
in the state of New Hampshire”
– NH State Council on the Arts
“A sophisticated group of experienced, passionate,
focused, and obviously talented musicians”
– Boston Musical Intelligencer
Artist Members: Ronnie Bauch and Miki-Sophia Cloud, violins; Ah Ling Neu, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Donald Palma, double bass; Susan Palma-Nidel, flute; Allen Blustine, clarinet; Bernard Rose, piano; Joel Timm, lecturer; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Bernhard Scully, horn.
WINTERLUDE CONCERTS
Violinist Curt Macomber, who has been praised by the New York Times for his ‘thrilling virtuosity’, will join Chamber Players members Bernard Rose, piano Ronnie Bauch, violin; Ah Ling Neu, viola; and Chris Finckel, cello. Not to be missed, this year’s program will feature Romantic Era masterpieces by Gabriel Fauré and Antonín Dvorák, and the brilliantly energetic and good-natured Piano Trio in Eb of Ludwig von Beethoven.
SAVE THE DATES
Winter, spring, summer, fall: join us for our 42nd season of glorious
chamber music in the North Country. Save these dates in 2020.
Spring Gala Concert & Dinner
May 17
Whitefield
2020 White Mountains Music Festival
July 11-Aug. 16
Sugar Hill & Whitefield
Harvest Notes Concerts
Oct. TBA
Sugar Hill & Haverhill
OUR SPONSORS
The North Country Chamber Players sincerely thank the following:
SUPPORT NCCP
Your support has continued to allow us to offer music lessons, public school residency programs, and so much more.
FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
No matter how many concerts I have been involved in over the years, I continue to be inspired by the extraordinary power of music to transport us, seemingly instantaneously, through centuries, across oceans and continents, and to emotional places and imaginary fantasies that are difficult, if not impossible, to reach by any other means.
I am happy to report that this Summer’s programs read like a ‘bucket list’ of desirable destinations. On any given weekend, our listeners will find themselves enjoying the sunny cafes of Lisbon and Madrid, visiting a Venetian Palace in the Piazza San Marco, attending a musical at the Mendelssohn family’s parlor in Leipzig, reveling at a dance festival in a rustic Carpathian Mountains village, or marveling at the astonishing imaginings of geniuses like William Shakespeare, Walt Disney, or Alfred Hitchcock.
As musicians, we are constantly trying to improve our abilities to illuminate and facilitate these adventures, often calling upon colleagues, near and far away, to help us with this process. This summer, we also remember and celebrate one such colleague, Kendall Betts, with whom we shared so many past journeys, familiar and exotic, physical and spiritual, whose passion for music and life were nothing short of extraordinary.
– Ronnie Bauch