Chamber On The Mountain’s first concert of the 2017-18 season!

Chamber On The Mountain will launch its 2017-18 season on Sunday, September 24, with an exciting concert combining the artistry of flutist Jill Felber, pianist Dianne Frazer, and COTM’s own Heidi Lehwalder, on harp. The concert begins at 3:00 at Logan House, adjacent to the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd. (in Upper Ojai), Ojai, CA 93023. Reservations are $25 and a “Meet the Artists” reception follows the performance. For tickets and more information visit: http://chamberonthemountain.com/reservations.html.

All three of these season-launching artists are world-renowned musicians in their own right. Bringing them together promises a very special concert, “quite different from our other concerts,” Lehwalder says. “What better place than atop a beautiful mountain to bring you this captivating program, a musical fusion of a vast array of colors and styles, varying paces of tempo, quick changes of mood, with some palate-cleansers that serve as little flickers of light humor appearing between the heartfelt melodies.” Great artists, great music and a great setting!

Felber has been called “dazzling,” “incredible,” and “radiant” for her consummate musicianship. She has inspired many composers to write solo and chamber works for her and for her flute duo ZAWA!, and has premiered over four hundred works for the flute.

Frazer is a principal pianist for the National Flute Association, International Society of Bassists, World Bass Festival in Poland, the MTNA Southern Division, and the Florida Flute Association, and has performed at festivals and competitions throughout the world.

Lehwalder has performed as a featured artist with more than 65 orchestras throughout the United States and Canada, including the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Montreal Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Her recent performances included a 10-city tour with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and two performances at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. She co-founded and directs Chamber On The Mountain to share her joy in chamber music—and her appreciation of exceptional musicians—with Ojai audiences.

Chamber On The Mountain is presented by the Happy Valley Cultural Center under the Artistic Direction of renowned harpist Heidi Lehwalder. The Festival brings world-class instrumental music to Happy Valley—home of the Besant Hill School, the Happy Valley Cultural Center, and the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. For more information visit www.chamberonthemountain.com.