The Spirit of Kinhaven

Kinhavens 60th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, July 13th - Sunday, July 15
Kinhaven is currently in its 60th year and we have many reasons to celebrate! To unite alums of all programs, staff, parents, and friends, we will hold a festive gathering on campus from Friday, July 13 through Sunday, July 15, 2012. It will be a time of music-making, renewing old friendships, making new connections, enjoying the beauty of Vermont, and breathing in the Kinhaven Spirit. We hope you will join us! Plans are still evolving, but will include arrival and registration Friday evening, informal chamber music ensembles, opportunity to listen to student orchestra rehearsal, madrigal and choral singing, hill sitting, and much much more! We will select a piece for orchestra and chorus to rehearse for a combined performance with current students and all are invited to sing, play, or provide an enthusiastic audience. Saturday will provide opportunities for chamber music, relaxing with old friends, and taking advantage of the many activities in the Weston area. Following the Saturday evening faculty concert will be Kinhavens own inimitable folk dancing. Continued on page 7 By Elizabeth Gombosi - Junior Session Quilting Project -

Fall 2011

Warmth in More Ways Than One

by Marty Knieriem, Junior Session Co-Director

Many activities comprise a typical afternoon at Junior Session. This year, as in years past, one of the favorite ways to spend some quiet time on The Sitting Hill with friends old and new (or even by oneself) was to do it while knitting. Junior Session faculty, staff, and students were fortunate that Amber McPherson, violin counselor, is not only an extremely talented musician, but also an expert knitter. In previous summers she taught campers to knit, and this year she took it one step further and asked any student or staff member who wanted to - even if they had never knitted before - to contribute a square, or rectangle, or flower. Her plan was to piece these creations together to make a quilt to present to Nancy Bidlack. Junior Session faculty, staff, and students wanted to be sure that Nancy knew that even without her daily presence at Kinhaven this summer, she was never far from their hearts. Piece by piece, the offerings to the quilt came in. As each item was given to Amber, she tacked it up on the bulletin board in the Dining Hall. You could not imagine a more motley collection of objects! Towards the end of the second week of Junior Session, Amber began to organize the various unique pieces into the whole that they would soon become. It was an immense undertaking, which took on an added urgency as Hurricane Irene forced Junior Session to end a day early.
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Photo by Marty Knieriem

Photo by Alan Orling

Report: Senior Session 2011

by Deborah Buck Director of Senior Session Hello, Kinhaven family! What an honor it is has been for Tony and I to lead such a fabulous team of faculty, staff, and the ninety-four high school students who came together for our first Senior Session as Executive Directors. We proudly maintained all of Kinhavens cherished traditions: chamber music, madrigal singing, folk dancing, (Molly Bidlackss great butterscotch brownies), and - because our dedicated faculty continues to go above and beyond to bring the highest level of music-making to each student - some of the best performances that we have heard in our fifteen years at Kinhaven!

by Sandy Dennis and Marty Knieriem Directors of Junior Session Junior Session 2011 was indeed historic from beginning to end. Newly appointed Junior Session Directors Sandy Dennis and Marty Knieriem assembled an outstanding group of talented young students who hailed all the way from Belgium, California, and Washington state to Mississippi and most of the East Coast. Our faculty and staff, from as far away as Germany, Colorado, and the West Coast, once again led campers in two weeks of intense music making, walks to Weston, folk dancing, hill sitting, Echo Lake, ping pong, knitting, and (of course) delicious butterscotch brownies. The orchestra sounded better that ever and families and friends were treated to highly polished performances of Mozarts Magic Flute Overture and Schuberts Unfinished Symphony. Our former director, Nancy Bidlack, continued to be a part of Junior Session by coaching many of our chamber music groups and attending the concerts. Former students were overjoyed to see Nancy and to work with her again, and new students felt honored to finally meet this much talked about legend.

Report: Junior Session 2011

Photo by Nancy Terhune

Senior Session 2012 welcomed six outstanding conductors to its rolling hills, beginning with Simon Lipskar who led the students in an impassioned performance of Dvorak's Eighth Symphony. Jeffrey Grogan followed with a refined and joyous rendition of Mozarts Overture to Cos Fan Tutti, while Timothy Weis masterfully led the orchestra through Coplands Billy the Kid Suite. Ankush Bahl brought the ensemble alive during the final movement of Tchaikovskys Fifth Symphony, and our beloved Jerry Bidlack brought the full Kinhaven experience (as only he can do) during a week of Shostakovichs Symphony No. 5. At summers close, Lawrence Loh capitalized on the seasoned group with a brilliant, polished performance of Rimsky-Korsakovs Russian Easter Festival Overture. Senior session also enjoyed four inspiring master classes - including an Alexander Technique seminar led by Dr. Kristin Mozeiko from Cellist and alum Raman Ramkrishnan, pianist, Gilles Vonsattel, and clarinetist, Alan Kay. Each inspired and entertained as our Kinhaven family listened, laughed, and learned together in the intimate setting of the concert hall.

Photo by Nate Reit

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A unique highlight of our session this summer was the creation of a knitted patchwork quilt for Nancy, a joint project of students, staff, and faculty. By now youve all seen photos of this extraordinary creation, crafted by master knitter and Baroque violinist, Amber McPherson. Some of the contributing knitters were quite experienced, others had begun to knit in previous summers at Kinhaven, and some were creating their very first knitted masterpieces. As the pieces were finished, one by one, they were proudly displayed on the bulletin board in the Dining Hall. Several staff and faculty members helped in the final piecing together of the quilt; tweaking, arranging and re-arranging the pieces, occasionally filling them in, to create a glorious whole. Needless to say, Nancy was very moved in receiving this gift of love and appreciation. Continued on page 7

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ALUMNI NOTES
Daniel Katz S78 piano: I have been awarded the Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship for research at the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard for the fall semester 2011. I am working on the music of Hirsch Weintraub (1813-1882), an important although not well known synagogue cantor and composer in Koenigsberg. Andrew Hollis S98 viola: After Kinhaven I received my BM at the University of Miami. I have been working as an audio professional in music and television (Aspen Music Festival, New World Symphony, Solid State Logic) ever since! Dominik Landowne S02, '03, '06 violin: Will be finishing violinmaking school in Chicago in the spring.

KINHAVEN MEMORIES
I attended Kinhaven for four summers, and my experience there was truly life-changing. I fell in love with playing chamber music which has been my passion ever since, and it was also the first place where I had the opportunity to play in a full orchestra which is now the new focus of my career. It is such an amazing place to spend the summer, and the faculty and staff are extremely caring and dedicated. I look back on my time at Kinhaven with only fond memories!

Erin Keefe, Concertmaster, Minnesota Orchestra

A Giving Legacy
An alumna recently left Kinhaven $10,000 in her will, and we will ask you to also consider providing us with a giving legacy for our school. If you wish to name a person or persons to be honored, Kinhaven will be delighted to acknowledge the honoree. It can be someone who was important to you at Kinhaven, a composer, or even a work of music (The Silver Swan, perhaps). Whenever you do or redo your own will, please consider being generous to Kinhaven, as all gifts really matter!

Piano Workshop: May 31 - June 5 Chamber Music Workshop: June 13 - 17 Senior Session: June 22 - August 5 Junior Session: August 11 - 26

Dates: Summer 2012

Come spend a weekend with us this summer!

Renew old memories and make new friends to rekindle that Spirit of Kinhaven!

Concerts every weekend! Student concerts on Fridays at 4 pm & Sunday afternoons at 2:30 pm. Faculty Concerts on Saturdays at 8:00 pm. Hope to see you this summer! "Senior Session" (Continued from Page 2) Tony and I would like to thank first the Bidlack Family and Caroline Dawson for helping us through this year of transition, as well as Jay Popailo and his family who were absolutely superb with all matters maintenance. Nancy Bidlack remained ever in our hearts and lives this summer as we carted the students down Lawrence Hill to her home for coaching. A special thank you, also, to former Board President, Susan Mesner, for passing on the invaluable history, guidance, and information that we needed order to carry Kinhaven forward through this enormous change. We truly enjoyed getting to know each and every one of our students and their families. From Tonys first instruction on the finer techniques of handling a broom, to my salon-like styling sessions on the Knoll, we felt the Spirit of Kinhaven alive and well, just as it has been for the past sixty years.

"Quilting Project" (Continued from page 1)

On what would have been the final Sunday of the session, only the staff remained at Kinhaven. As the rain beat down outside, Amber McPherson, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, Emily Breines, Sara Wolfe, and Angi Blaine all gathered in the Main House for the first ever Junior Session Quilting Bee. After many hours of organizing, careful placement, stitching, filling in, and even creating a bumblebee, the result was a glorious patchwork of different colors, textures, skill levels, and personalities; a true reflection of Junior Session itself. By Monday afternoon almost all of the staff had left. Marty Knieriem and Sandy Dennis, Junior Session Co-Directors, their daughter, Emma, and Ken Kwo, viola faculty member, jointly delivered the quilt to Nancy, who received it with much gratitude and joy. She immediately put it on her lap, where it has been a fairly constant presence ever since, lending warmth to her body and soul.

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List of Donors to Kinhaven's Annual Fund

(October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011)
Dr. Randall & Marcia Watson Edson (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) David Erlanger & Jean Witter Stan & Deb Gerson Jane A Gil Fred & Rachel Goldman Elizabeth Gombosi Thomas Gotwals Charles E Hamlen (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Alice Henkin (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Mark & Shari Hoffman Anthony & Jennifer Jahn Meir & Rebecca Kohn Barbara N. Kravitz Melissa Reinberg & Neal Kravitz Margaret Kuhns Bruce & Nancy Landay Robert & Kathleen Laskowski Jonathan Lin John H & Constance G Loynes Suzanne Lubell Daniel & Karen Maki (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Pamela M. Mery Susan Mesner & Mark Hage Christian & Helen Miles Jenifer A. Nields Marita Ott Mary Hunter & Jim Parakilas Harold L. & Sylvia B. Richman Jonathan E. Richman Gael Rockwell Minton Jeffrey & Sara Rosen (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Barbara Rudolph Vermont Country Store Christopher J. von Baeyer Peter Spiegelman & Alice Wang Michael Webster & Leone Buyse

Donors $1000 and up

Anonymous Steven & Anne Marie Ausnit James H & Anne W Harding Philip S. Harper Foundation Steven J & Miriam Hyman Russell & Joan Jordan (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Eric Langman (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Simon Lipskar (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Lola Lloyd Horwitz Irene Mendelson Alexander & Alice Nakhimovsky Deirdre O'Leary Nancy Birdsall & David Post The Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation Dr. Richard Smith Barbara Wang & Joseph Toto The Vermont Community Foundation Eric Weiner Richard Weinstock Ron & Betsy Weis June Wu Regina & Walter Wunsch Lauren Zalaznick & Phelim Dolan Mary Zulack John H. M. Austin Daphne Bien Tebbe Lucy Bodine Nattrass Andre B. Bondi (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) (In memory: MJ Metcalfe) Barbara Osborn David Dr Alan M. & Carol Edelson Eric Fisher M.D. Bill & Nancy Polk/Five Twenty Five Foundation Susan Gellert & Mitch Gershonowitz (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Donald & Kate Gilbert Sara Goldman Curley Earl & Polly Hoffman Tamsin Ann Knox Marcella Langman (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Len Mitnaul Fredrica Wyman & Christopher Oldfather Darrell Prescott Mary Draper & Daniel Reich Shelley Robinson (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) David & Kathy Paddor Rotholz Yael Taqqu Michael Bartos Jerry & Nancy Bidlack Jeffrey Chesky Marie Driscoll Spoto

Donors $500 to $999

Donors $100 to $249

Donors $250 to $499

Diane Alancraig Susan Alexander Nina Allen Miller Anonymous (4) Kristina Baker Sole (In honor: Jennifer Baker Kotilaine) Clifton Balch Heidi Gensch & Michael Banka Mary J. Bartos Kenneth & Dana Bassett Terrence Batts Frances Bayard Ellen Bechhofer Kitchen Peter Belmont Adria Benjamin Anne F. Bergstrom Francine Bernitz (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Peter & Chrysanthi Bien

Mary G. Birch (In honor: Robert Birch) Rosemarie Bodenheimer Connie Bodine McCann Pamela Bookman Jonathan & Frances Brent Christine Beard & Jonathan Brezon Marian Brown Hazzard Raymond & Nancy Brungard Alice & Peter Buseck John & Jessica Calcagno John & Alison Bethke Cariati Jacqueline Miller & Thomas Cartelli Mr. & Mrs. Weigong Chao Susannah G. Chapman (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Maude Fish & Arthur Charo Gary & Bonnie Chollet Merlyn Clarke Jessie Cooper Steve & Diane Karsh Covert Ruth C. Cross David & Caroline Dawson Sandy Dennis & Marty Knieriem (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Sidney Diamond Jeffrey Domoto Beth A. Donaldson (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack & Benjy & Molly)) Maria Drum Dresselhaus Christine & Scott Edwards Rachael Elliott & Jeff Rawson (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) John D. Engels Jr. John P. & Irina Falcone Martha F. Ferger Carol Ferger Klepack Ola Fincke Lev & Joyce Rosen - Friedman Lance Friedmann (In honor: Midwest Celebration Event) Ruth Gerson Susan Malev Glass Geoffrey & Meg Goldstein Maida Goodwin Carol J Gotwals Adam L Grabois Neil & Miriam Grabois Roy G. & Elizabeth L. Grube Susan Biniaz & Robert Harris Bernhard & Susan Rae Heersink John Hoffmann Richard E Holderman John Horton Lila Hutchins Bahin Shari Hyman Robert & Linda Kahn Wendy Kahn Fredric & Marsha Kardon Michael Kates Daniel Katz Derek Katz

Photo by Alan Orling

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John Hak Seon & Maria Kyungae Kim The Sopher Family Juree Kim Mark & Nancy Sorrells Susan Kirschbaum Richard C. & Gwen W. Steege (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Rachel Steuermann David Robert Knapton Burt & Alice Swersey Shirley G. Knowlton (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) Jill Weinberg & Bernard Kramer Dick & Sue Sweterlitsch (In honor: Kathy Paddor & David Rotholz) Benjamin & Katherine Swett Donald & Judith Lambert Michi Tashjian Dr. Michael E & Ruth K Lamm David G. Thanassi Karen Lazar James & Penelope B. Tierney Phil & Sue Lefebvre Janis White Robert A & Susan Lloyd Christopher P. Wilkins Harvey & Austina Maclary Hon. Herbert P. & Angela M. Wilkins Paul F. Malamud Marija Willen & Walter Van Dorn Lorraine Maskinas Orville & Eileen Williamson Amy Goldfarb & Preston Maynard Raymond J. McConnie Donors $1 to $99 Kenneth & Margaret McIntosh Steve Abbruscato Carey McIntosh Enrique & Agnes Abola (In memory: Amanda Dushkin) Yorke Allen III M.D. J. Richard McIntosh Lindsay Miller and Peter Ambler Rustin McIntosh Anonymous (6) Ruth Mendelson Joanna Axtmann Constance Meyer Kinga Banas-Zadlo Betty Miller & David Gootnick Brian Barrett & Tania Moore-Barrett (In honor: Joyce Rose Romm; Nancy Thomas & Barbara Beal Bidlack) Leoniece Beatty Donald & Sharon Mills Dr. Harold T. & Ingrid H. Becher James T. & Frances Mills Judith C. Becher Signa Lynch Read & Larry Mills Joan Bechhofer Kay Jean Moore Karen Belsley Pratt (In honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Jeremy Berlin Karl E. & Carolyn Moyer Joanne & Bob Bernstein (In honor: Nancy Bidlack) (In Honor: Kathy, David, & Zachary Elefante Music Rotholz) Benjamin W. Neubauer Melvin & Anita Berry Peter Nye Rachel Berry Megan O'Leary Parisi Andrea Bertocci Webber Thomas Parente Molly A. Bidwell Lucinda Parker McCarthy Alec Bien Peggy Pearson Deborah N. Black James & Margaret Perkins Rachael Blake Steven & Linda Plotnicki Robert & Lynne Boie James H. Quinn Fridolin & Klara Bosch Raman Ramakrishnan Scott & Ann Botel-Barnard George & Susan Erburu Reardon Agnes Boxhill Benjamin C. Riggs Jr. Linda Bratton Katherine Barley & James Romberger Phyllis Krause-Braun & Jerome Braun (In honor: Carolyn Wahl) Eugene & MaryJane Brisbane Lori Laitman & Bruce Rosenblum Christopher Brooks Stuart Rosenthal Martha Bruce (In honor: Steve Bross) Sally Bruce Susan Huckins & Stewart Rothman Linda Burian Plaut Kari & Chris Rust Harold & Dorothy Byers Philip & Kathleen Nester Schatz Jeff Calcagno Lucia S. Schultz Philip Cartelli Adlyn Schwartz Loewenthal Henry B. Chapin & Betsy Blachly Chapin Allison Scola Ruth Cherbonneau Kate Sewall Beaudette Lisa Cohen Steve Shaffer (In Honor: Joe Kalisman) Allen Shawn Ruth Cole Chodrow Musa Speranza & Joseph Shin Shawn Coleman Ruth Siegler Isabelle Courts Hunter Katherine Sigelman Meredith Crawford Fenwick Smith Hubert & Dorothy D. Davies Gwendolyn Sommer

Julie de Sherbinin Gayle Griffith & Gene Diou Jeremy & Barbara Dworkin Gary & Cheryl Eisdorfer Joan B. Esch Catherine Fairbank Mitchell Philip & Diane Fedora Alan Feinberg, Janet Murnaghan & Maeve Espy Feinberg Bart Feller Kathryn Ferger June Fiore Kristin Jayne & Doug Frazier John Frisch Noel & Caroline Fritzinger Dennis & Cheryl Gaffigan Virginia & Mac Gallagher George & Charlene Gaskill Ellen Cohen & Alan Gintzler Leon & Arlene Goldberg Joel & Ellen Goldin (In Honor: Alice Swersey) Putnam & Kathy Goodwin-Boyd Alice & Ross Goodwin-Brown David & Barbara Gordon Robert & Janet Gordon (In Honor: Nancy Bidlack) Paul & Lois Grady Wayne G. & Deborah Granquist Susan Vaughn Grooters (In Honor: Nancy Bidlack) Jeff J. Haber Terri Seligman & George Hagen Stephen & Jean Haig Kimi Hasegawa Judy Chaves & Craig Heindel Paul Hendershot Mr. & Mrs. Rodney D. Henry Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hinton Linda Hirsch Annabelle Hoffman Susan L Hoffmann Julie W. Howard Lydia Ievins Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Itzkoff William & Jean McDowell Jeffries Nora Joffe Elish Aaron Johnson Catherine Johnson Evan Johnson Harry & Nancy Johnson (In Honor: Melinda F. Johnson Towne) Claire Jolivet Gloria & Chester Kasnowski Annette & Richard Kaye (In Honor: Adam Kaye) John Keith Lucy & John Kennedy (In Memory: Helen Taplin Allison) Winnie Kerner Evelyn Marie Korschgen Jill M Korschgen Charlton Naomi Krasner Dr. Sue Ellen Krause (In Honor: Zachary Rotholz) Dan Grabois & Meg Lamm

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Pierre & Winnie Lamour Liz & Jack Sheeran Harvey & Susan Landress Barbara Sherman Chris & Debbie LeeKeenan Stephen L. Shiman Rachel Lefebvre Dr Robert M. Simon The Leferovich Family Linda Simon Hall Arielle Levioff Connie & Pres Sloterbeck Michelle Frodenberg Liechti Jennifer Smith Eva Linfield David Sogin Yvonne W Lui David Sokoloff Carolyn MacGregor Sharon Sorokin James Sanat K. & Flora C. Majumder William J. & Kay L. Spence Shari Majumder Glenn D. & Marga S. Sproul Susan Abrams & Tiku Majumder Josephine Anne Stein Mutsumi Matsunaga Bernard G. Steinetz Ed Matthew (In Memory: Albert W. Grokoest, MD Kay McKinley D. Grier & Ellen W Stephenson Donald & Lucille McNellis Steve Stettler Catherine Landstra & Victor Meaders (In Honor: Jerry & Nancy Bidlack) Hilary & Harold Meltzer Ian Strasfogel Laura M. Mendelson Cynthia Stutt Cummings Ethan Allen Merritt Sarah D. Swersey Lloyd H. Mims Doris Tamai (In Memory: Betty H. Mims) Carl & Ching-Wen Pu Taylor Nancy McCormick & Paul Monfredo Danielle Tierney Bob Moore Stefanie Jacob & Scott Tisdel Steven Mullen (In Honor: Nancy & Jerry Bidlack) Eric & Martina Muller Shobha Vanchiswar Mimi Neff (In Honor: Nancy Bidlack) Cory F. Newman Companion Animal Veterinary Services John & Anna Dibble Newton Andrew Walkling William & Jenifer Packer Wendy Webster Ardizzone Sophia B. Parker (In Honor: Lelah Dushkin) Katherine Payne Bob & Sandy Weiner Anne Pearson Arthur White Lucy Pellegrini Priscilla White (In Memory: Dr. William Sunderman Jr.) Lois & Alan Whitney Michael & Erika Penzer Kerekes (In Honor: Sarah Whitney) Leonhard Pfister Peggy & Fritz Willmann Barbara Pierce Alton H. & Janet G. Wilson P. William & Nancy Polk Catherine Harper & Roy Winnick (In Honor: Jerry & Nancy Bidlack) Linda Yang Carol Pope (In Honor: Bill Polk) Sam Post Paul & Dianne Zola Valerie A. Purvin Dr. Felix & Muriel Zwiebel Laura Quackenbush Savage (In Memory: Victor C. Quackenbush) Ann E. Quinn Malcom L. Ranney Dear Kinfolks, Sarah A. Reed Peter & Alyssa Reit Emily Feinberg & Robert Restuccia Our pianos have served us honorably Nancy Rich for many years. However, they are very Sally Ritter Didrickson elderly and some are beyond repair. KinJoyce Rose Romm havens stock of grand pianos, regrettably, Janet Ross is aging. Susan Rotholz Over the next few years we would like to (In Honor: Nancy Bidlack) replace them. We are asking that if you have a fine Patricia Leland Rudoff instrument that you dont want, please consider making (In Memory: Paul Rudoff) it a tax deductible gift and Kinhaven will be happy to Martha Rumage Blackburn Thomas Russo cover costs of moving. Cheryl Zoll & Eric Sawyer For further information, please contact (In Honor: Nancy Bidlack) Michael Bartos, Chair of our Piano Committee, Nicole Scheller at 212 570-0963 or mvbart@nyc.rr.com. (In Honor: Sandy Dennis) Philip Seib (In Honor: Caroline Dawson)

Matching Gifts to Annual Fund

Goldman Sachs ITW John Hancock Merck NYSE Foundation

Your employer may have a matching gifts program. Why not find out if your gift to Kinhaven can go even further? KINHAVEN MUSIC SCHOOL
FOUNDERS David Dushkin Dorothy Dushkin EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Anthony Mazzocchi Deborah Buck DIRECTORS OF JUNIOR SESSION Sandra Dennis Martha Knieriem DIRECTORS EMERITUS Jerry Bidlack Nancy Bidlack

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
James Wallick President John H. M. Austin Vice-President Barbara Wang Treasurer James Harding Secretary P. William Polk, Jr. Assistant Secretary Michael Bartos Adria Benjamin Molly Bidwell Ruth Gerson Elizabeth Gombosi Alex Kadvan Preston Maynard Irene Mendelson Allison Scola Kate Sheeran Nancy Terhune Honorary Trustees: Lelah Dushkin Isaac Patch Victoria Sanger

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Capital Campaign Donors will be listed in a subsequent issue of the SPIRIT OF KINHAVEN.

Dear Kinhaven community,

Letter from the President, Board of Trustees

These are indeed exciting times at Kinhaven Music School. We are busy making preparations to celebrate our 60th Anniversary next summer. In reflecting on our 60-year history, one indelible fact stands out: throughout its history, whether led by the Dushkins, the Bidlacks or Kinhavens newest directors, Kinhaven has stayed true to its mission of giving musicians the opportunity to focus on making music in a supportive and nurturing environment. Last year was a year of transition for Kinhaven. The summer of 2011 was our first summer in three decades without Jerry or Nancy Bidlack at the helm. The Kinhaven community will be forever grateful to Nancy and Jerry for their decades of commitment to Kinhavens successful musical and educational development. In their honor, the Board of Trustees has created the Jerry and Nancy Bidlack Fund, which will help ensure that the Kinhaven spirit will be preserved for future generations. Additional contributions to the fund are welcome - please see the sidebar on the back cover for information on how to contribute to this fund. While we celebrate the past, we are also excited for the present and the future. The Board of Trustees applauds new Executive/Senior Session Directors Deborah Buck and Anthony Mazzocchi, new Junior Session Directors Sandra Dennis and Martha Knieriem, and faculty and staff from all summer sessions, for helping make the transitional year of 2011 a great success. Not even Hurricane Irene, despite her best efforts, could significantly upset the spirit of Kinhaven; although we were forced to end Junior Session one day early, we suffered minor damage compared to some of our neighbors. As a former student (Senior Session, 1989) and faculty member (Senior Session violin, 1997-1999), Kinhaven is a special place to me. It is an incredible privilege to be actively involved with Kinhaven once again, as President of the Board. On behalf of students, staff, faculty, and the Board, thank you for your continued support of Kinhaven. See you at the 60th Anniversary Celebration! James Wallick

Sunday lunch will provide a forum for discussion of Kinhavens future with presentations from the board and our energetic new directors. There will also be an opportunity to tour the splendid new cabins, renovated rehearsal areas, and many improvements to the barn and other buildings. We expect to offer some camping on the Kinhaven grounds and will list area inns and motels on the Kinhaven website. We will be providing increasingly detailed information at www.kinhaven.org after the new year, so be sure to keep checking there. Registration will be online. If you have any questions, or would like to help, please contact Elizabeth Gombosi (flute 55-57) at egombosi@gmail.com.

"60th Anniversay" (Continued from Page 1)

And finally, Junior Session 2011 will go down in the books as the shortest Junior Camp ever - by one day - due to Hurricane Irene. Although the initial forecasts were scoffed at by those from Florida and Mississippi where hurricanes are the norm, the worriers among us sensed that we needed a plan, just in case. One was hatched and all three final concerts were performed as planned, 24 hours ahead of schedule, full of excitement and beautiful chamber music and orchestral playing. As the last notes of Vivaldis Gloria resonated in the air, hurried, tearful goodbyes were said as parents and students literally sprinted to their already packed cars and headed home safely.

"Junior Session" (Continued from Page 2)

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An historic Junior Session that we will all remember for many years to come!

TRUSTEES: Hello and Goodbye

The Board of Trustees welcomes two new members. Ruth Gerson (Flute 98-99) is a child and adolescent psychiatrist currently finishing her professional training in New York City. Ruth attended Kinhaven following her father Stan and Aunt Stephanie, and paved the way for her younger brothers James and David. Ruth hopes to ensure that young musicians will continue to exploit the unique musical and cultural education that Kinhaven provides. Alex Kadvan (Cello 89) is a graduate of Columbia University and Manhattan School of Music. Today, he is co-owner of artist management company Lever and Beam as well as a small real estate company that handles residential and commercial properties. Alex is looking forward to contributing his marketing and business experience to the Kinhaven Board. The Board of Trustees expresses its deepest gratitude to Susan Mesner, Darrell Prescott, Richard Smith, and Michelle Yaiser who recently completed their service tenures on the Board.
Trustee Photos by Allison Scola

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Jerry and Nancy Bidlack Fund

The Board of Trustees of Kinhaven Music School is pleased to announce the creation of a new $25,000 fund to honor Jerry and Nancy Bidlack for their four decades of extraordinary service to Kinhaven. Additional contributions to the new fund are welcome, and will honor the Bidlacks and their immeasurable contributions to the Kinhaven community by helping ensure that future generations of musicians may experience the Kinhaven spirit. To contribute to the Jerry and Nancy Bidlack Fund, please visit our website at www.kinhaven.org. You may also contact the Board of Trustees through the main office at (973) 378-5854 or by email at admin@kinhaven.org.