Past OKM Festival Artists (1985-1999)

1985 (short first season)
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1986
Nancy Allen, harp // Peter Bay, conductor // Lucille Beer, mezzo soprano // Robert Briggs, basso // Roy Dotrice, actor, narrator // Nicholas Deutsch, writer, director // Myles Hernandez, choral conductor // Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano // David Jolley, french horn // New York Baroque Dance Company // Elmar Olivera, violin // David Shifrin, clarinet // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Diane Walsh, piano // Robert White, tenor // Evan Wilson, painter // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1987
Stephen Burns, trumpet // Calliope – A Renaissance Band // Nicholas Deutsch, writer, director // Candace Goetz, soprano // Stephen Hanan, actor, narrator // Beverly Hoch, soprano // Roger Nierenberg, conductor // Mark Peskanov, violin // Andrew Porter, writer, translator // Nathaniel Rosen, cello // Samuel Sanders, piano // Solisti New York Orchestra // John Wright Stevens, lighting, costumer // Robin Sutherland, piano // Allan Vogel, oboe // Robert White, tenor // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1988
Manuel Barrueco, guitar // Mark Citret, architectural photographer // Nicholas Deutsch, writer, director // John Finch, actor, narrator // Jahja Ling, conductor // Paula Robison, flute // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Joseph Swenson, violin // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, condcutor, flute

1989
Ik-Hwan Bae, violin // Chanticleer, mens chorus // Warren Lash, cello // Marvis Martin, soprano // Otto-Werner Mueller, conductor // Paul Neubauer, viola // Mark Peskanov, violin // David Oei, piano // Eriko Sato, violin // David Shifrin, clarinet // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1990
Stephanie Chase, violin // Catherine Comet, conductor // Roy Dotrice, actor // Free Flight, jazz // Thomas Hill, clarinet // Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano // Jeffrey Kahane, piano // Mihae Lee, piano // Edgar Meyer, double bass // Fenwick Smith, flute // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ronald Thomas, cello // Marcus Thompson, viola // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1991
Ik-Hwan Bae, violin // Lucille Beer, mezzo soprano // The Canadian Brass // Mariann Cook, soprano // JoAnn Falletta, conductor // Jon Ford, actor, narrator // Jon Ford, actor, narrator // Carl Halvorson, tenor // Nai-Yuan Hu, violin // Warren Lash, cello // Lar Lubovitch Dance Company // Mozarteum Quartet, string quartet // Mozart-on-Fifth, woodwind trio // Paul Neubauer, viola // Carolann Page, soprano // David Pittsinger, basso // Chas Rader-Shieber, writer, director // Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Joseph Villa, piano // S. Morris Wise, baritone // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1992
Joshua Bell, violin // Steven Condy, bass-baritone // Jean-Michel Damase, composer // Free Flight, jazz // Pamela Frank, violin // Lynn Harrell, cello // Pamela Hinchman, soprano // Wendy Hoffman, mezzo soprano // Warren Lash, cello // Paul Neubauer, viola // Andrew Porter, writer, director, translator // Robert Sapolsky, baritone // Peter Schickele, composer, conductor // Richard Scmid, painter // Doc Severinsen, trumpet, and Facets, jazz ensemble // David Shifrin, clarinet // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Irma Vallecillo, piano // Allan Vogel, oboe // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor

1993
Nancy Allen, harp // Stephen Balderston, cello // Betty Buckley, singer, actress // Cameron Grant, piano // Warren Lash, cello // Leonardo Trio // Kerry McDermott, violin // Paul Neubauer, viola // Christopher O’Riley, piano // Itzhak Perlman, violin // Stewart Robertson, conductor // Richard Scmid, painter // Joseph Silverstein, viola // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor // Carmit Zori, violin // Eugenia Zukerman, flute

1994
Dante Anzolini, conductor // Christiaan Bor, violin, viola // The Canadian Brass // Jean-Michel Damase, composer, pianist // Barry Douglas, piano // Wu Han, piano // David Jolley, horn // George Manahan, conductor // Robert McDuffie, violin // Paul Neubaer, viola // Roberta Peters, soprano // Richard Scmid, painter // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ronald Thomas, cello // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor // Carmit Zori, violin

1995
Bruce Adolphe, lecturer // David Agler, conductor // Stephen Balderston, cello // Manuel Barrueco, guitar // Joshua Bell, violin // Rob Bohmer, actor // Janet Bookspan, actor // Martin Bookspan, narrator // Carter Brey, cello // Free Flight, jazz ensemble // Nai-Yuan Hu, violin // Paul Neubauer, viola // Leontyne Price, soprano // Solisti New York Orchestra // Stephen Prutsman, piano // Robin Sutherland, piano // Stephen Taylor, oboe // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor // Carmit Zori, violin

1996
Renata Arends, soprano // Stephen Balderston, cello // Arnold Bezuyen, tenor // Christiaan Bor, violin // Betty Buckley, singer, actress // David Dusing, tenor // James Galway, flute // Martin Goldsmith, lecturer // Anne Grimm, soprano // Timothy Hester, piano // Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo soprano // Ted Libbey, lecturer // Kerry McDermott, violin // Paul Neubauer, viola // Hans Nieuwenhuis, director // Awadagin Pratt, piano // Anton Saris, baritone // Peter Schickele, author, composer, musician, satirist // Jonathan Sheffer, conductor // Roger Smeets, baritone // Solisti New York Orchestra // Robin Sutherland, piano // Claudia Waite, soprano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor

1997
Aldo Abreu, recorder // Claire Bloom, actress // Lawrence Dutton, viola // Ani Kavafian, violin // Ted Libbey, lecturer // Anne-Marie McDermott, piano // Peter Nero, piano // Paul Neubauer, viola // Itzhak Perlman, viola // Quartetto Gelato // Mary Margaret Sapp, soprano // Fred Sherry, cello // David Shifrin, clarinet // Solisti New York Orchestra // Kathryn Stewart, contralto // Robin Sutherland, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor // Samuel Wong, conductor // Carmit Zori, violin

1998
Bruce Adolphe, lecturer // The Canadian Brass // Nai-Yuan Hu, violin // Ani Kavafian, violin // Ted Libbey, lecturer // Alain Marion, flute // Mike Marshall, mandolin, guitar // Anne-Marie McDermott, piano // Edgar Meyer, bass violin // David Neubauer, contrabassoon // Paul Neubauer, viola // Itzhak Perlman, conductor, violin // Navah Perlman, piano // Peter Schickele, composer // Fred Sherry, cello // Solisti New York Orchestra // Andre Watts, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute

1999
Bruce Adolphe, lecturer // Martin Bookspan, lecturer // Chanticleer, men’s chorus // Simon Estes, bass-baritone // JoAnn Falletta, conductor // Ani Kavafian, violin // Anne-Marie McDermott, piano // Kerry McDermott, violin // Paul Neubauer, viola // Mark O’Connor, violin, fiddle // Christopher O’Riley, piano // Eric Ruske, horn // Fred Sherry, cello // Solisti New York Orchestra // Marija Stroke, piano // Ransom Wilson, Artistic Director, conductor, flute // Pinchas Zukerman, conductor, violin