The Artists (* newbies)

• ABADEY, KUSH JAZZ PERCUSSION

BARNATAN, INON PIANO

BERNTSEN, NEAL TRUMPET

BEMBIA, CAROLINE HARP

BROPHY, ROB VIOLA

COBB, TIM DOUBLE-BASS

DEBROFF, FRANCES EMCEE

ELLIS, JOHN JAZZ REEDMAN, BAND LEADER, EMCEE

• ESHAD, GUY FLUTE

FRAUTSCHI, JENNIFER VIOLIN

GOUTON, FRANCIS CELLO

HA'ROZ, NITZAN TROMBONE

HERBERT, OLIVER CELLO

KIM, SOOYUN "COCO" FLUTE

LABRIE, STEVEN BARITONE

LARK, TESSA VIOLIN

LAWYER, ALICIA E-HORN AND OBOE

LEDESMA, LEWIS BARITONE

LEWIS, BRIAN VIOLIN / CONCERT MASTER

• LIEBECK, JACK VIOLIN

LYMAN, JEFFREY BASSOON

McCLUNG, MATT TYMPANI

MALKIN, JACOB "KOBI" VIOLIN

MANASSE, ALEC CLARINET

MANASSE, JON CLARINET

MANASSE, JORDAN PIANO

MANASSE, PAM PRODUCTION

• MANLEY, BILL ORCHESTRAL PERCUSSION

MERCURIO, STEVEN OPERA MAESTRO

MILLER, DAVID TENOR

MILLER, SARAH JOY SOPRANO

NELSON, MAUREEN VIOLIN

PARKS III, EDWARD BARITONE

REARDON, MELISSA VIOLA

RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL JAZZ TRUMPET

• ROTH, LINUS VIOLIN

ROGERS, REUBIN JAZZ DOUBLE BASS

RUSKE, ERIC HORN

SHAHAM, GIL VIOLIN

STANISLAV, TEREZA VIOLIN

THATCHER, JAMES HORN

THURBER, MICHAEL DOUBLE-BASS

TIMMERMAN, MARK BASSOON

VAUGHEN, JAMES TRUMPET

VELZO, ANNA OBOE

VERGARA, JOSEPHINA VIOLIN

VERSACE, GARY PIANO & ACCORDIAN

WATANABE, KENSHO ORCHESTRAL MAESTRO

ZLOTNIKOV, KYRIL CELLO

• CHIU, Dr. ROBERT VIOLIN

Dr. Robert Chiu's past mentors include Robert Levin and the Juilliard Quartet.

He is a board member of the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society and was a

fellow at the Banff Centre and Tanglewood.

Dr. Chiu is a surgeon, a Harvard graduate and has appeared as a violinist on Saturday Night Live.

RUSKE, SIENA VIOLIN

Siena Ruske, age 14, has been playing the violin since she was four years old. She lives in New York City and is currently a freshman at the Bronx High School of Science. For the past four years, she has been a member of the Mystique String Quartet, which performed in Carnegie Hall last May, and she has attended the Kinhaven Music Camp in Vermont. She studies with Harriet Langley. Siena has been a yearly visitor to St. Barth with her parents, Jennifer Frautschi and Eric Ruske, and she attended school at l’École Sainte-Marie in Columbier and also in Gustavia. She is excited to participate in the festival!

SBMF 2023

Sponsors, Donors & Hosts & Production

LES SPONSORS - SPONSORS

Anonymes / Sheila & Stephen Bernard / Jamie Delaney / Stelios Haji-Ioannou / Margery Hansen / Mimi Head / Kelly and Bill Kaiser / Dr. Magdalene Karon & Dr. John Stewart / Maria & Dantes Magras / Jon Manasse / David & Jane Matthews / Maeva & Xavier Mosquet - “sous le vent” / Susan & Larry O'Donnell / Jerry & Naomi Senser / Lea Simonds / Sue and Joe Simring / Robert W.D. Snyder / Jerzy Starak / Donald Tofias /

ALMA / ASB Public / Avis / Bonito Saint Barth / Budget / Collectivité de St Barthélemy / Diamond Genesis / Ets H. Lédée / Hertz / 9St Barth Commuter / Wimco / Dick Clark foundation - Sherry Matthews / The Flunison Foundation / Morris & Arlene Goldfarb Family Foundation / Stelios Philanthropic Foundation / Arthur L. Williams Jr. Family Foundation / Lindsey and Bronson SMITH / Mary & Hugh Wise III

LES DONATEURS - DONORS

Anonymes / Jeanne Audy Roland / Martine & Alexander Bendahan / Michèle & Jean-Jacques Dayries / Peggy De Benedictis / Fabienne Miot / Dr. Richard Lester / Dantes & Maria Magras / Rosemonde & Raymond Magras / Dominique Pacquet / William Roj & family / Susana & Harvey Wise/

Alma / ASB / AVM / Bloomy / Bonito Saint Barth / CCPF / Change Caraïbes / Couleurs des Îles / Ets Richard Lédée / Island Pharmacie St Barth / Jojo’s Market / Le Journal de Saint-Barth / le News / Le Select / Marla Immobiler / Papeterie Générale / Pati de Saint Barth / Poil-Plume / Saint Barth Commuter / Segeco / Lindsey and Bronson SMITH / Bertrand LaBouerie

LES HÔTES - HOSTS

Marie-Angèle & Mario Aubin / Nadine Bayard / Sheila & Stephen Bernard / Viviane & Daniel Blanchard / Alessandra & François Chlous / Chouchou Danet / Seraphyn & Patrice Danet / Michèle & Jean-Jacques Dayries / Jill Debroff / Nini De Vassal / Gabby Dufault / Theo Dufault / Anne Marie & Pierre Galizzi / Angela Greaux / Corinne & Christian Hardelay / Amandine & Rudi Laplace / Laurence & Leon Ledee / Maria & Dantes Magras / Michèle Marquaire / Matthew & Mark Meiners / Emmanuelle and Gerhard Plashka / Poupette / Françoise & Pascal Rouzes / Alexandre Schwab / R. Scot Thomas / Martine Simon / Nelly & Philippe Vasn Den Broek / Tina Werner / Amédée / Auberge de la Petite Anse / Le Barthélemy Spa & Hôtel / Le Guanahani Hotel / Hôtel~Le Village Saint-Barth / Les Ondines / Le Sereno

PRODUCTION CREW

Jill deBROFF

Alex BENDAHAN

Nancy & David MERRILL

Elise MAGRAS

Theo DUFFAULT

and a GRAND MERCI to Lindsey and Bronson SMITH, Danielle Griffith and Alpha Graphics !

MERCI - THANK YOU

Un message de la Présidente du Festival

Chers amis, Je suis tellement heureux que vous célébriez avec nous notre 39e année de création musicale exceptionnelle. Nous sommes reconnaissants pour TOUS vos soutiens, à la fois monétaires et aidants au les performances. Tant de gens nous ont soutenus ces nombreuses années, pour cela je leur suis très reconnaissant.

J'aimerais dédier le festival de cette année à un ami très spécial Leonard Nimoy (M. Spock) qui, lorsqu'il arrivait sur l'île, venait toujours chez nous en premier pour nous saluer et nous offrir son aide.

Nous sommes particulièrement reconnaissants, cette année, à tous les

musiciens, hôtes, donateurs et sponsors qui ont oeuvré pour nous aider à

présenter notre Festival.

Des concerts originaux et étonnants sont au programme pour notre 39ème anniversaire.

Un très grand merci pour votre générosité et votre enthousiasme. Au fil des années, nous vous avons présenté des programmes de musique classique, d’opéra, de jazz, de danse, tous de qualité internationale sans oublier les programmes d’éducation pour les enfants. Le développement de nos représentations continue sans cesse. Ces performances ont un caractère stimulant, engagé et passionné pour les artistes ainsi que pour nos

fervents spectateurs.

Nous apprécions votre soutien et votre générosité et nous serions touchés d’un petit

geste supplémentaire pour cette édition. Nous sommes un organisme à but non

lucratif aux Etats Unis, ce qui permet un don entièrement déductible. Ceux-ci peuvent être

remis à un des membres de notre Comité lors des concerts ou par voie postale à notre trésorière (B.P. 566, Colombier, 97133 St. Barthélemy).

Frances De Broff

Co-fondatrice, présidente du Festival et recipient de Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

A message from the President of the Festival

Dear Friends,

I am so very happy that you will celebrate with us our 39th year of great-outstanding music making. We are grateful for ALL of your support, both monitarily and helping hands at the performances.

So many people have supported us these many many years, for this I am so very grateful.

I'd like to to dedicate this year's festival to a very special friend - Leonard Nimoy ("Spock") who, when he would arrive on the island, always came to our house first to greet us and offer his help.

This year we are most grateful for all the musicians, hosts, donors, and sponsors who have stepped up to help us present our 39th Music Festival. We are bringing 7 special concerts this year. A very big thank you for your generosity and enthusiasm.

Over the years we have brought world-class classical music, opera, jazz, dance and children’s

educational programs. The list of progress of our presentations goes on and on. These performances are stimulating, engaging and exciting for performers and audience members alike.

Thank you for your support and generosity; we would be grateful for your continued help this year and in the years to come. Please note that we are a 501(C)3 in the United States and an Association on St. Barthelemy, thus your donation is fully tax-deductible. You may give your donation to any Festival Committee member at any concert event, or send it by mail to our Festival Treasurer (B.P. 566, Colombier, 97133 St. Barthelemy).

Most sincerely,

Frances De Broff

Co-Founder, Festival President and recipient of Chevalier of Arts and Letters