Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is very pleased to present its annual Leaves of Gold concert on Thursday, December 8, at 6:00 PM. A Bach Celebration! will feature the music of J.S. Bach, the composer Beethoven called the “Immortal God of Harmony.”

The historic pipe organ in the Music Room at the Rosario mansion will be tuned up and ready to add a big, dramatic thrill to this year's Leaves of Gold concert. The sweet sounds of two violins and the Music Room's 1900 Steinway grand piano will also be part of this lovely evening of J.S. Bach and other composers. Two internationally renowned musicians, violinist Lilit Gampel and organist Gregory D’Agostino, will fly across the continent to join the Festival's Artistic Director and violinist Aloysia Friedmann and Artistic Advisor and pianist Jon Kimura Parker.

The Festival is thrilled to have Lilit Gampel perform with us again. She currently lives in New York and has performed as concerto soloist with the New York Philharmonic, among other metropolitan orchestras. She also plays in the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. The Chicago Tribune commented on her “super-accurate ear…control of tone…prodigious talent.”

Another returning Festival performer, organist Gregory D’Agostino has performed around the world. He is the Director of Music and Organist at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament near Lincoln Center and is on the faculty at the Mannes School of Music at the New School in New York. His playing has been described by The American Organist magazine as a “stunning, controlled delirium.”

The concert will take place in the beautiful Music Room at Rosario Resort, sparkling with holiday cheer. A reception will follow in the Mansion Dining Room. Enjoy a wonderful buffet with hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and wine, prepared by Rosario’s executive chef Raymond Southern and his staff.

Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival is grateful to Rosario Resort owners Jan and Jerry Barto for hosting this event.

Tickets are $150 ($75 is tax deductible). To reserve your seat, email  info@oicmf.org or call 360-376-6636.