Balsam Range Bluegrass Band

Presents

MARCH 3, 2019

Omni Amelia Island Plantation Cumberland Ballroom, Amelia Island, Florida

CONCER T SPONSORSThe support from the organizations and individuals listed below has made this concert possible. The Board of Directors and all of us at the Festival are most

appreciative and very thankful for their commitment to bringing musical excellence to Amelia Island and its environs.

Peter and Jackie MartinTom and Jeanette Pippin

Jacqueline Dorrance TomlinsonWestRock

StaffGeneral & Artistic Director - Christopher RexExecutive Director - Dr. Joseph A. Marasco, Jr.

Office Manager - Donna Hinton

About the AICMFCelebrating its eighteenth anniversary season, The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival

is nationally recognized as one of the foremost music events of its kind. The Festival is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSue Braddock, President

Anne Taylor Hensley, Vice President Allen Lennon, SecretaryEric Sakurai, Treasurer

Emma Mills Bledsoe Barbara Alleva Gant

Marsha JoynerJ. Peter Martin

Tom Pippin

Christopher Rex Irene Sanchez Lisa Webber

Vicki Whittemore

All venues for Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival concerts are handicap accessible.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival’s threefold mission is to:1. Present the world’s greatest musical artists in chamber music concerts of

classical and alternative genres for diverse audiences;2. Offer music education to concert attendees, students, and aspiring young

musicians; and3. Promote local businesses and tourism by attracting music lovers from

Nassau County, Northeast Florida, and beyond.

PROGRAM

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BALSAM RANGEBuddy Melton

(fiddle, lead and tenor vocals)Darren Nicholson

(mandolin, octave mandolin, and lead, baritone and low tenor vocals)Dr. Marc Pruett

(banjo)Tim Surrett

(bass, dobro, and lead and baritone vocals)Caleb Smith

(guitar and lead and baritone vocals)

— The artists will introduce each number from the stage —

2ABOUT THE AR TISTS

BALSAM RANGE

Buddy Melton (fiddle, lead and tenor vocals)Darren Nicholson (mandolin, octave mandolin, and lead,

baritone and low tenor vocals)Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo)

Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, and lead and baritone vocals)Caleb Smith (guitar and lead and baritone vocals)

Since forming in 2007 in Western North Carolina’s mountainous Haywood County, Balsam Range has built up a reputation as one of the top acts in bluegrass. The band was named 2018 Entertainers of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. The group strikes a deft balance between the revered traditions of old-school bluegrass and hopped-up eclecticism of contemporary “newgrass.” Combining banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, guitar and vocals, Balsam Range has been one of bluegrass music’s most award-winning groups in recent years. Garnering 10 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards on the heels of nine critically acclaimed albums, including the recently released Aeonic, the group also has won multiple Entertainer of the Year and 2014 Vocal Group of the Year awards. Balsam Range has headlined major bluegrass festivals, selling out venues across the nation and appearing multiple times at the Grand Ole Opry.

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Corporate SponsorsAmelia Island Tourist Development

CouncilFirst Federal BankFlorida Public UtilitiesKeyboard Connection – Jack MelvinNational Endowment for the ArtsOmni Amelia Island Plantation ResortRayonier Advanced Materials FoundationRayonier, Inc.Ritz-Carlton Amelia IslandState of Florida, Division of Cultural

Affairs and the Florida Arts CouncilWestRockWJCT Public Broadcasting

Hope Diamond Nautilus ($20,000 and up)

First Federal BankBarbara A. Alleva and Donald R. GantPatricia Clegg – In memory of George Clegg

Diamond Nautilus ($10,000+)Amelia Island Tourist Development

CouncilFlorida Public UtilitiesKeyboard Connection – Jack MelvinHenry Berghoef and Leslie Lauer BerghoefSue Braddock

– In memory of Steve BraddockRichard and Anne CinquinaTom and Sally HendersonNina Rodale HoughtonBruce Morrison and

Deborah Billings-MorrisonTom and Jeanette PippinEric and Gail Sakurai

This list represents contributions and pledges for the 2018/2019 Festival made from the start of the 2017 fiscal year on August 1, 2017, through February 27, 2019. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If we have omitted or incorrectly listed a name, we sincerely apologize and ask that you notify us promptly for correction. The most current list of donors

can be viewed at www.aicmf.com.

Platinum Nautilus ($5,000-$9,999)

WestRockEmma Mills BledsoePaul and Kathy Bosland Ron and Dorothy CheeleyBob and Pat HendersonJacqueline Dorrance-TomlinsonJim and Jane FlynnJack and Sandy HalseyBill Hensley and Anne Coonrod HensleyJack and Beverly KeigwinPeter and Jackie MartinSteven and Jerrie Sell

Gold Nautilus ($2,500-$4,999)Omni Hotels & Resorts

Amelia Island PlantationRitz-Carlton Amelia IslandState of Florida, Division of Cultural

Affairs and the Florida Arts CouncilBob and Robin BolanMargaret Bellucci and John StancinBruce and Lee BuchananImogene ColemanMichel and Lyn DeroyTimothy Flanagan Paul and Anne GlendonMark and Donna Paz KaufmanPhil and Claudia KoernerMichel and Heidja KruseJack and Diane LordDr. Joe MarascoJudy and Scott McCueDonald McCurry and Suzanne KeithSteve and Nancy RieckPerry J. SnydermanDr. Rebecca StaffordPat and Bob Stichweh Bud and Maxine TanisTom and Vicki Whittemore

SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS

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Silver Nautilus ($1,000-$2,499)Rayonier Advanced Materials FoundationWJCT Public BroadcastingThe Ackerman Cancer Center

– Dr. Scott and Alexandra AckermanFrancesco and Amanda BorgheseWilliam and Sheila Braddock Harry E. BranchErle and Candace BridgewaterRichard and Jeanne ConnerJack and Margaret CooperJames DaubelJerry and Catherine Gindele – In memory

of Armande BrockschmidtBill and Anne GowerJoanna Kennard – In memory of

Samuel J. Kennard, IIIDr. Howard S. and Carol A. Kirshner Steve and Jo Ann LeimbergAllen and Sharon LennonBob and Jane LindbergDonald and Sally McCarronWayne and Jean MiddletonChristopher Rex and Dr. Martha WilkinsMichael and Irene SanchezRichard Tufaro Babette WilliamsCynthia Zarsky

Crystal Nautilus ($500-$999)Rayonier, Inc.Hank and Kathy AbermanDr. Dimitrios and Gail Agaliotis

– In honor of Dr. Robert JoyceMike and Kathy BaxterDavid and Betty BerkmanDavid and Laurie Bowers Mary BrannenRobert and Marilyn BridgersSarah Hill BuckBarbara Cardile Peter and Merrilee ChamberlainHenry and Caroline ConwayRussell and Margaret DancyJohn and Sandra FultonJohn Giffin and Nancy WarrenJanet D. Goldstein

Dan Groth and Frances Peters Howard Haims and Carole Cooper-HaimsTom HiltonCorky and Andrea HoffmanJanet HughesDr. Robert Joyce and Rebecca JoyceAdam Kaufman and Dee Torre Kaufman Phil and Claudia KoernerJoAnn MackieJean MannWilliam and Jo MermanDon and Mary MiechDaniel MortlandJudy Ogden Jeff Packer and Jane Sandhaus-PackerJanet PfefferJennifer PreikEd and Vicki SegravesDr. and Mrs. Gino SegreSam SchwartzDr. Brian and Karen Tonner Theodora VanderzalmAndrew and Diana WatsonKevin & Lisa Webber Klaus & Barb WengerCatherine WhittChip and Nancy WoodMrs. Leewood Woodell - In honor of

Anne T. Hensley and Bill Hensley

Friends of the Festival: ($100-$499)

Susan AlexanderSamuel and Mary AllenBerta Isabel AriasLindsay ArthurJoan AverettKtimene and Michael AxetellJohn Baker and Margaret Ritchie KirklandDavid and Robyn BarrieDavid and Gloria BeemanRobert and Vibeke BellBeverly BlakeEmma Mills Bledsoe – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleySarah BornsJesse Michael Bowling

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Sonya BrabstonMary BrannenBettie BriggsSarah Hill Buck – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyRobert BuckleyLarry and Ann Burns Cafe KariboBill and Jane CasperNeyland and Diane ClarkKathy CollettiRichard and Jeanne ConnerRosalind Cowie and James EckstromSteven CrowleyJean and George De TarnowskyRonald EashBarry and Margie Efron Emily FarmerVirginia FeazellFirst Federal Bank for John MedinaBobbie FostJean Frank – In memory of mother,

Elizabeth Wade O’BrienThomas Galbraith and Mary Ann WrightBarbara A. Alleva and Donald R. Gant

– In honor of Anne Coonrod and Bill Hensley

Michael GardDana and Janet Gatty – In memory

of Arthur GattyLorraine GawleyBeth-Ann GentileChuck and Russell GlasheenWendell and Ann GodbeeDaniel GoldLouis and Susan GoldmanJose Gonzales and Ana DiazDiana GouldSewell and Marilyn HarlinGordon and Rosemary HartPam HartStephen HaskellHugh and Patricia HaydenHorst and Irmgard HehmannPhilip HenriciMary Grace Herrington and Richard Clark

Stephen and Paula HeuserJohn and Barbara HopkinsWalter and Carolyn HopkinsBarbara Hornick-LockardJohn and Gayle HowardPeter and Leslie HowellPaul HuntPeter and Ruth IgoeScott and Nancy InbodenKathy IngramStewart and Eileen Shannon IraWilliam and Lynn JackFaye JacksonSusan Gottesmann-JarzynaNeil and Lorraine JohnsonDr. Robert and Rebecca Joyce – In honor

of Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyDon and Marsha JoynerDon and Marsha Joyner – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyArnold Kapiloff Mark and Donna Paz Kaufman – In honor

of Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyStephen and Susan KayePaula KentBeverly and Allen KezsbomThomas and Loraine KingWolfgang Koch Nicolas and Lisbeth KrawieckiDr. and Mrs. Ross KruegerLinda KurtzBronson and Paula LambKaren LambertLeslie LavinoJim and Elizabeth LaymanSteve and Jo Ann Leimberg – In honor

of Jackie and Steve KennardAllen and Sharon Lennon – In honor

of Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyRemberto LeisecaStephen HiresBarbara Hornick-LockardElizabeth M. LockyerGary LoftThomas LoganGary LongChristine Lucas

Friends ($100-$499) (cont.)

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JoAnn MackieDr. Joe Marasco – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyDr. Alan and Joellen Marks – In honor

of Dr. Robert Joyce Fred and Marie MartinPeter and Jackie Martin – In honor

of Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyJudy MarzilliJohn and Diane MaterniakEarly McCallSusan McGrath-SmithTimothy and Kathleen MeredithJames MillerTimothy MillerBob and Diane MontiJudy MooreWilliam and Ann MoserLouise Mozena Patricia MurrayMary and Stan NealWilliam B. and Kaye L. NorrisJames and Diane O’Malley Anne and Ralph OmanTom OrrJoel and Alice PayneLen and Lynne PelletiereMarvin and Lynette PerlisCary Peterson Janet PfefferNancy PhillipsByron and Valarie PikulaStewart PikulaJudith and Charles PillansMichael and Shelden PisaniCharles and Janet PlosserRobert and Jane QuinbyFred Ragsdale and Jennifer SalisburySol and Linda RajferRobert and Catherine RandallKatherine RewaSteve and Nancy Rieck – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyLyn RionSteve and Leslie RitterDorothy Robb Shelia Robusto

Susan RudovDr. and Mrs. Wilbur C. RustFero and Nancy SadeghianEric and Gail Sakurai – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleyMike and Irene Sanchez – In honor of

Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleySteve and Penny SansburyDouglas SchiffmanGaelyn ScuderiRichard SeamanPrudence SellarsLee SessionsRussell ShowalterBuddy and Susan SinorTom SintesClayton Smith – In honor of Dr. Joe MarascoGeorge and Shirley SpanielDon and Dee Stalcup Ed StanleyEd Stanley and Judy Marzilli – In honor

of Anne Coonrod and Bill HensleySheryl Starling Michael and Salme Steinberg Zora StevensLian K. TanRichard Taylor AssociatesLauren and Sebastien TempletonRobert ThreikelLouis and Joyce TontiDiana Ray TopeAlice WeemanDonald and Marjean WegnerJean WelchNorman WentworthHugh WilliamsDora YelkCarlton and Barbara Zacheis

Festival Supporters (up to $99)Rosalyn M. Abramson – In honor

of Lois Gosa, retired member of the Jacksonville Symphony

Edward Brink Ruth CardenJohn Chen and Karen GrippoJaime FriasBarbara Fuller

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SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS (continued)

Jeffrey Fuller Tyson HarperHorst and Irmgard Hehmann Larry and Joann HertzSusan HowardRobert LaceyLuke MillsRalph Pascucci

Supporters: up to $99 (cont.) Al and Jackie Richard Russell and Ann Showalter – In honor of

Anne Showalter and Dorothy RobbEmmy Lou Sorum

– In memory of Mother-Leonora HickoxLarry and Jane SparksPatricia Chi Tsai – In honor of Beth

Newdome Fellowship Artists ConcertMartha Yohe

VOLUNTEERS

Barbara Alleva GantJoan AverettMike and Kathy BaxterBill and Susie BirdsongEmma BledsoePam and Steve BoazAndy BogartJon and Marilyn BosworthSam and Barbara BoydSue BraddockCharlene and Mitch BrattonElizabeth CantwellPeter CarterJean ConnerLinda CooleyKen and Carol CopithorneStan CottleKathleen DevlinJim Ekstrom and Rosalind CowieBobbie FostMark and Susan Foutz Jacqui GalbreathAlaina GiltzPam Green Glenda Guthrie Anne Taylor HensleyPam HeltonDot HoukPeter and Ruth IgoeLinda Janca Marsha JoynerRuss and Judy KahoeMark and Donna Paz KaufmanStan and Claudia KavanJoy Kemp Nick and Lis Krawiecki

Rob and Amy LaidlawRobert and Karen LavineLinda Lay Allen and Sharon LennonChris London Donna LottKaren LotzSylvia MadiolKyril and Susan MaggPeter and Jackie MartinJudy MarzilliGail McCamyDon and Sally McCarronJeannine McKeownBruce and Jackie ModahlEileen Shannon IraBruce and Deb Billings-MorrisonRuthellen MuhlbergPat MurrayEllen MyersJeanette NicholsJudy OgdenDavid OlsonRalph and Anne OmanMarilyn PerkinsNancy PhilipsStewart PikulaDorothy RobbBob and Janet RossEric and Gail SakuraiIrene SanchezTapha SearsFrances Shea.Susan SinorEd StanleyKay Stephens

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Karen SuttonRosemary SyczygielBryan and Karen TablerSusanna TheoLou and Joyce TontiJerry and Mary Lynn TorchiaSteven TraverTom and Lynn Unkenholz

HOUSING PAR TNERSWe thank the many organizations and individuals for their hospitality in housing

the Festival’s guest artists.

Jim and Jane FlynnLouis and Susan Goldman Anne Taylor Hensley Bill Hensley Jack and Beverly Keigwin Steve and Jackie KennardChristopher Rex and Dr. Martha Wilkins

Fairbanks HouseOmni Amelia Island PlantationRitz-Carlton Amelia IslandVictor and Linda BilanchoneEmma BledsoeSue BraddockBruce and Lee Buchanan

Betty WaasLisa WebberJack and Karen WeberJoyce WellsNorman and Marilyn WesleyCatherine West Tom and Vicki WhittemoreSteve Zebrasky

VOLUNTEERS (continued)

SPECIAL THANKS

Dickie Anderson, The PorchKtimene Axetell, Young Patrons groupDeb Billings-Morrison, ticket sales

managementEmma Mills Bledsoe, Strings Program

piano teacherCaroline Blochlinger, website developerBob Bolan, governance consultantMike Brooks, marketingDick Cinquina, marketing and publicityClub 14 Fitness, 3-month membership

C-Note prizeConcours d’Elegance, car show tickets

C-Note prizeFoy Maloy, Fernandina Beach News LeaderLea Gallardo, photographyGallo WineryRussell Glasheen, Trips in the VilllagePam Green, FacebookAnne Taylor Hensley, low country boil

C-Note prizeWill Howery, luthier servicesStewart and Eileen Shannon Ira,

sunset cruise C-Note prizeBill Ivins, graphic design

Phil Kelly, Amelia Islander MagazineSteve Leimberg, photographyKurt Marasco, IT consultantJack Melvin, Keyboard ConnectionOmni Amelia Island PlantationOmni Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GAOmni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford, PAPenny Reid, Mouth of AmeliaLynne Radcliffe, master class supportChristopher Rex, original painting

C-Note prizeJeff Ringhoffer, graphic designRitz-Carlton Amelia IslandSue Sinor, grant writerSummer House Realty, James and

Jenny Schaffer, ownersLauren Templeton, Young Patrons group

and InstagramShelby Trevor, Strings Program

violin teacherUPS Store, Fernandina BeachThe Violin Shop, instrument

appraisal servicesCatherine West, grant writer

CHAMBER MUSIC: A PRIMER

Chamber music, which originated in Europe in the 16th century, involves a group of 10 or fewer musicians performing as an ensemble, usually in a small indoor setting (the chamber of a nobleman in old parlance) or even outdoors. The ensemble typically consists of strings and can include some combination of woodwinds and piano or the instrument’s predecessor, the harpsichord.

The Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents traditional classical chamber music performed by internationally recognized musicians. Our programs typically include works by such giants as Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Schubert, and the musical styles vary from Baroque to Romantic. However, chamber music continues to be composed today, and we present Modern and even Post-Modern genres.

At the time of its inception, chamber music often was performed by amateurs, who played together in what might be called jam sessions! Remember, what we consider today as classical was the popular music at that time. And history repeats itself as amateurs today jam in small groups to rock, jazz, country or folk.

You will hear traditional classical chamber music at the Festival, but you will also experience classically-trained artists performing modern variations on classical themes and exciting renditions of contemporary music, as well as artists from other genres such as jazz, bluegrass, country, western and folk music. We hope you also will find these eclectic additions to our traditional chamber music repertoire appealing and entertaining.

Thank you for your continued support!Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today:

www.aicmf.com1890 S. 14th Street, Suite #204 • Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 22 Emanuel Ax 7:30 p.m. - Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road, AI ($85)

March 31 Christiania Piano Quartet 5 p.m. - Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 Atlantic Ave., FB ($50)

April 6 Dover Quartet 5 p.m. - Amelia Baptist Church, 961167 Buccaneer Trail, FB ($60)

April 26 Season Finale Celebration: Anne Akiko Meyers with Jason Vieaux 7:30 p.m. - Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy, FB, ($65) (Includes a Dessert Buffet)

FREE CONCERTS

March 11 Philip Pan and his Viper Violin 3 p.m. - Robert’s Learning and Achievement Center, Boys & Girls Club, 1175 Lime Street, FB (Free Family Concert)

Tickets: aicmf.com or call 904-261-1779

The Young Patrons are a group of young adults with a love of music and a desire to mingle with other like-minded young adults. The program had a successful debut with

a special pre-party before the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis concert.

For more information, please visit www.aicmf.com

YOUNG PATRONS