Snow Pond Symphony 2016 Season

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Snow 

Presents 

Pond 

ymphony 

Leon Gregorian - 

Conductor, Music Director 

With Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet 

Photo of 

Jo-Ann Sternberg 

Jo-Ann Sternberg 

Sunday, June 26th, 2016 

3:00 p.m. 

Bowl in the Pines 

A Special Thank You 

To 

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CENTRAL MAINE 

M O T O R S A U T O G R O U P 

Charles Gaunce, Jr. 

Charlie Gaunce 

Chris Gaunce 

Central Maine Motors, College Ave., 1935 

1935-Charles Gaunce, Jr. and his 2 partners incorporate their 

business naming it, Central Maine Motors selling Pontiacs, La 

Salles and Cadillacs at 198 College Avenue 

1947-A major addition to the existing facility included a modern 

service department and body shop 

1952-Charles Gaunce, Jr. becomes sole owner of Central Maine 

Motors 

1960-Charlie Gaunce joined his Dad at the dealership 

1962-Charlie Gaunce becomes Dealer Principle 

1970-Operated Budget Rent-A-Car for the State of Maine 

1971-Central Maine Motors began operating a long term leasing 

company 

1975-Peugot was added to the line up 

1984-C&G Motors opened in Skowhegan 

1985-The existing facility was renovated adding a two story parts 

department 

1991-Central Maine Motors purchases Northeast Dodge-Toyota, 

moving Pontiac, Cadillac franchises to 420 KMD. 

1992-Central Maine Motors acquires a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership 

and added Dodge combining the 3 nameplates back to the 

198 College Avenue 

1994-Central Maine Motors purchases a Buick-Oldsmobile-GMC 

dealership and relocates them to the 420 KMD rooftop, now 

offering Pontiac, Buick, GMC truck and Toyota at that location 

1996-Central Maine Motors purchases a building on 30 Airport 

Road which becomes a state of the art collision center and a 

rental department 

1997-Chris Gaunce, after working with GM for 4 years moves 

back to Maine to join the company 

1997-Jeep was added to the College Avenue rooftop, now housing 

Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge and Jeep 

1998-Central Maine Chrysler Dodge Jeep was moved to its new 

locations at 300 KMD. 

1998-The Chevrolet franchise was added to the 420 KMD store, 

now selling Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick and Toyota. 

2001-A new building was constructed on 15 Airport Road to 

house the Toyota franchise, Operating as Central Maine Toyota 

2005-Central Maine Toyota adds the all new Scion franchise to its 

line-up 

2007-Central Maine Motors Reconditioning Center was opened 

at 23 Airport Road providing reconditioning services for all of 

our locations as well as for the general public 

2010-Celebrating 75 years as a family owned business while 

serving the automotive needs of the Central Maine area 

2011-Company structure change from two operating companies, 

to 4 operating companies due to large growth from operations. 

2012-GM and Toyota build new additions for service. 

2013-Service addition at Central Maine Toyota 

Complete renovation at Central Maine Motors, including a drivethru 

service area. 

Central Maine Collision Center 

30 Airport Road, Waterville 

Thank you to all 

of our customers 

and employees for 

your loyalty over 

the past 80 years. 

Central Maine Reconditioning Center 

23 Airport Road, Waterville 

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Central Maine Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep 

300 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville 

Central Maine Motors - Chevy - Buick 

420 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville 

Central Maine Toyota Scion 

15 Airport Road, Waterville

Contents 

Welcome.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 

Our 80th Summer Season............................................................................................................................................................ 4 

Full Circle, by Joel Simon, NEMC Alum and Entrepreneur ............................................................................................... 6 

Snow Pond Community Music School..................................................................................................................................... 8 

New Beginnings, by Robin Rilette, MPBN Radio Host......................................................................................................13 

Balletmaster, Alphonse Poulin, Snow Pond Academy Advisor..........................................................................................15 

Snow Pond Arts Academy...................................................................................................................................................16-17 

Concert Program & Information.......................................................................................................................................23-25 

Alumni Spotlight.........................................................................................................................................................................26 

Snow Pond Center for the Arts Mission.................................................................................................................................27 

Annual Giving Report..........................................................................................................................................................28-29 

1937 Society.................................................................................................................................................................................30 

The Lodge.....................................................................................................................................................................................31 

Maine Arts Commission............................................................................................................................................................38 

Snow Pond Board Member Lists........................................................................................................................................40-41 

Investing in Maine by John Wiggin, Executive Director of Snow Pond Center for the Arts.......................................45 

Snow Pond 2016 Summer Events Calendar..........................................................................................................................49 

Index of Advertisers....................................................................................................................................................................51 

Thank you to the Snow Pond Center for the Arts staff members who contributed their efforts to this magazine. 

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Welcome to NEMC at 

Snow Pond Center for the Arts! 

We are so excited that you have chosen to join us 

for our 80th anniversary season here on the shores of 

Lake Messalonskee! It has been a busy winter here on the 

campus as we continued the work necessary to upgrade 

and renovate the buildings and grounds surrounding us 

on over 50 acres. Fortunately, the Maine winter was rather 

gentle this year, so we made great progress! We hope you 

will take some time while you are here to walk around the 

beautiful grounds, and enjoy the historic buildings and 

spectacular landscapes that we are fortunate enough to 

enjoy every day. 

It takes a village to maintain this special space, and 

we would like to take a moment to recognize a few people 

who have been instrumental in helping us accomplish 

so much over this past year. Our neighbors to the south, 

Bryan Bacon and his sons Nick and Adam, have dedicated 

hundreds, if not thousands of hours here doing all of the 

excavation work on campus. They are a joy to work with, 

and have truly come to be members of our extended 

family. Their work is exceptional, but their support and 

willingness to help at all hours of the day—and night—is 

appreciated more than they will ever know. There are 

not words to thank them enough! Our own construction 

staff has also put forth an extraordinary effort for the past 

year, assuring that all of the projects started as soon as 

camp closed last September were completed in time for 

us to open this spring. Andrew and Paul Wiggin would 

certainly make their great-grandfather proud, and Bert 

Glines has once again helped complete dozens of projects 

that have improved the lives of many now here. There are 

so many others that have demonstrated dedication and 

commitment throughout this year, and to all of them, we 

are extremely grateful. 

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of New 

England Music Camp, we will welcome back hundreds of 

alumni throughout the summer, as well as some special 

alumni guests who will share their exceptional talents 

with our campers and the greater community. Details 

about many of those visits can be found later in this 

magazine, and we hope all of you will be able to join us 

during their visits as well. In early July, former campers 

Lynn Chen and Nick Jandl will return for a couple of days 

to share their experiences as successful television and 

screen actors with the campers. Later in July, we cannot 

wait to welcome back another former camper, Giora 

Schmidt, an outstanding violinist who will perform a 

number of times during his week in residence. We are so 

grateful that these very successful alumni are willing to 

share their valuable time and talents with our campers 

and the community. Please watch for more details about 

their visits in the local newspapers. 

To all of our alumni that will visit at some point 

during the summer, please know how very much we 

appreciate your continued support of NEMC. This little 

gem started 80 years ago by Paul and Nina Wiggin has 

produced thousands of alumni that continue to make 

NEMC a priority in their lives. We hope your return this 

summer will help you relive some of the magic that we 

know you experienced here in the past, whether it be last 

summer, or 40 or more years ago. 

To those of you here for the first time, we are so 

happy you have found us! We want you to return often, 

and become members of this wonderful family and 

community. Please try to introduce yourself to us when 

you are here, and be ready for the magic of NEMC and 

Snow Pond to get under your skin and into your hearts. 

We know it is a special place we have here, and it brings us 

great pleasure to share it with all of you. 

Here’s to summer filled with beautiful music and great 

friendships! 

The Wiggin Family 

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Our 80th Summer at Snow Pond 

Matthew Wiggin 

This summer New England Music 

Camp is celebrating its 80th summer 

along the shores of Lake Messalonskee. 

It is hard to believe what this place 

has become and how many lives have 

been changed by the magic found at 

Snow Pond. While thinking about 

the number of musicians that have 

stepped onto the Bowl stage for a 

weekend concert, or performed in a 

recital at Alumni Hall, or jumped off the 

dock to cool off in the summer air, it is hard 

not to think about what my great-grandfather 

would think if he could see the place that Snow Pond 

Center for the Arts has become today. 

When Paul Wiggin first started New England Music 

Camp in 1937, he was trying to open a summer music 

camp that was not only about cultivating young musician’s 

talents, but also giving students an outlet to grow socially. 

Today, if you walk onto the Snow Pond campus on any 

given day, you will see students, young and old, that are 

still flourishing under my great-grandfather’s original 

mission. However, it is not just NEMC that is carrying 

out that same mission, there are now three summer 

programs: The Snow Pond Music Festival, New England 

Music Camp, and the New England Adult Music Camp, 

as well as two additional year-round programs: The Snow 

Pond Community Music School and the new Snow Pond 

Arts Academy. Over the course of my life, I have watched 

this place grow to a place where now, artists of all ages are 

being exposed to the magic of 

Snow Pond. 

The Snow Pond Music 

Festival, now in its fourth 

summer, has become an 

unbelievable opportunity for 

college and graduate level 

musicians to cultivate their 

talents with some of the 

worlds’ top musical artists 

from around the world during 

the month of June. Under 

the direction of longtime 

NEMC Faculty Member, Artistic Director 

Gail Levinsky has helped SPMF blossom 

to include over one hundred students, 

spanning four distinct programs. 

Original SPMF programs, The 

Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone 

Institute and the Maine Chamber 

Music Seminar, are now joined by the 

Snow Pond Composers Workshop 

and the Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar. 

As one SPMF participant said, “Three 

months later, I am still in awe of the lifechanging 

experience I had at SPMF this last 

summer. Playing alongside such dedicated and talented 

professionals and students was absolutely incredible.” This 

summer, SPMF runs from June 5th to June 19th. 

New England Music Camp continues to be the 

centerpiece and crown jewel of Snow Pond Center for 

the Arts. Now in its 80th season, NEMC continues to 

offer opportunities for talented students ages 11-18, in 

orchestra, band, choir, jazz, voice, musical theater, piano, 

guitar, and chamber music. Mornings continue to be 

filled with rigorous music lessons, classes, workshops, 

and rehearsals, while the afternoon is spent enjoying the 

Maine outdoors with various recreational activities like 

sailing, swimming, basketball, tennis, and ultimate Frisbee. 

Students continue to be the focal point of our summer 

performances, having the opportunity to perform every 

weekend in our free concerts at the Bowl In The Pines, 

and also on weekly honor recitals at Alumni Hall. Summer 

Music Series events, The 37th Annual NEMC POPS 

Concert and Little Women, 

The Broadway Musical all 

feature NEMC students as 

well. I think one NEMC 

camper said it best: “Not 

only does does it give me the 

opportunity to develop my 

skills in music, but it allows 

me to do it surrounded by 

some of the best people I 

have ever met… It is my 

second home.” 

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New England Adult Music Camp will enjoy its 

fourth year this summer from August 22nd to August 

28th. NEAMC welcomes adult musicians of all levels 

from across the country to enjoy a week of traditional 

music camp. Program Director Diane Muffitt, along with 

NEMC staff member Cheryl Campbell, have now given 

adults the opportunity to spend a week at NEMC. The 

only difference is, at NEAMC, they get happy hour! I 

cannot tell you how many times I go on recruiting trips 

for NEMC and a teacher or parent says, “I want to go to 

NEMC!” Well, NOW YOU CAN! 

When I came back to work at Snow Pond four years 

ago to assist my parents in the expansion of all of our 

programs, I kept saying, “Why don’t we do special events? 

Why don’t we have a concert series? We have the second 

largest amphitheater in the United States….why don’t 

we get some special performers every summer to come 

and do concerts there.” The response was, “Okay….do it.” 

Here we now are in our third summer of presenting our 

Summer Music Series, and we are thrilled to bring some 

incredible performances to Snow Pond. From the new 

Snow Pond Symphony with musicians and faculty drawn 

from all of Snow Pond’s different programs, December 63’: 

The Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Tribute, the above 

mentioned POPS Concert and Little Women, Jazz Under 

the Stars with the Al Corey Band, or The Ballroom Thieves 

with the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra, there is something 

for everyone this summer. 

As I sit down to think about everything that is 

happening this summer, I cannot imagine what Paul 

would be thinking or what he would say if he could see 

what his vision has grown to. May we all continue to 

pursue his mission of spreading music and the arts to 

people of all ages. Here’s to our 80th summer, and here’s 

to many, many, many, more to come! Peace. 

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Coming Full Circle 

Joel Simon 

As a kid, I never 

wanted to go to a 

summer camp where 

the focus was to learn 

how to make lanyard 

and tile ashtrays. I also 

didn’t want to go to a 

camp that my school 

friends attended. I 

wanted to be part of 

something more. I 

wanted diversity. I 

wanted to spend those all-important summers immersing 

myself in something different, larger than myself, in a 

place that would satisfy, and further my passion for my 

love of music. I wanted to surround myself with people 

who sought the same things for themselves. 

Summer camps are a huge opportunity to be the 

self you truly want to be without any baggage, history, 

preconceptions or pressures. A release. An escape. A 

complete departure from the environment you are 

accustomed to. 

NEMC was that place for me. The many summers I 

spent there not only changed my life, but also proved to 

be the most profound and meaningful times of my youth. 

Those summers helped craft the person I am today, and 

afforded me the life that I live today with my wife and two 

daughters. 

One of my most recurring memories is walking down 

the path to my cabin through the woods. All I heard was 

music coming from 360 degrees around me. Violins, 

pianos, woodwinds, voice, brass, percussion, all were 

colors that painted a magnificent sonic landscape. That 

music was seamlessly orchestrated with the sounds of 

nature, laughter and joy. 

I remember the recitals, the Saturday concerts and, of 

course, the Sunday concerts at the Bowl. The campfires, 

sports, POPS Concerts, putting the tire over the flagpole 

in the middle of the night, raiding the girls dorms, shortsheeting 

our friends beds, putting the canoe oars on 

top of Alumni Hall spelling inappropriate things, all the 

banquets, making out with my “girlfriends” at the “Y”...a 

lot. I could go on and on. Even as I write this, I well up 

with tears remembering all the amazing experiences that 

took place for me there. 

It was perfection. Perfection situated on a magnificent 

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campus on Lake Messalonskee. Heaven. 

Many of the friends I made during those summers 

of the early 80’s, I still have in my life today. Physical 

distances between us have diminished due to technology 

and social media, however, the love and admiration 

we still share for each other is incredibly present and 

brilliantly palpable. 

One of the things that I find astounding, but 

certainly not surprising, is that most all of the campers 

I met at NEMC have all gone on to do great and 

meaningful things. Professional musicians, doctors, award 

winning screenwriters, directors, editors and actors, 

teachers, CEO’s, CMO’s, global advertising executives, 

entrepreneurs, 

and of course, 

the accidental, 

attorney, by 

default… 

I always wanted 

to be in the music 

business but was 

practical, realistic 

and honest about 

the odds of making 

it a livelihood 

to support the 

lifestyle I wanted 

for myself, and for 

my eventual family. 

Joel Simon at Reid State park when he was a 

camper at NEMC. 

I always had bands, and performed throughout high school 

and college, but thought it would always remain a beloved 

hobby and side gig. 

After attending Cornell University with aspirations 

of having a career in business and law, someone in the 

music industry heard one of my demo tapes of my work 

and gave me a shot. I never looked back. I also ended up 

hiring that person to work for me many years later. 

I founded JSM Music, which is a global commercial 

music production leader for the world’s most influential 

and compelling brands for over 25 years. Constantly 

evolving and always choosing to take the roads less 

traveled, JSM remains ahead of the curve by exclusively 

securing the finest global creative musical talent, while 

always nurturing and expanding its unique original vibe, 

philosophy and creative vision. Located in our beautiful 

10,000 Sq. Ft Noho Penthouse studios in downtown

NYC, JSM is one of the worlds most comprehensive 

recording and creative resources. 

Embracing new ideas and technologies, with the goal 

of working towards powerful creative and quantifiable 

solutions for its clients, JSM has paved the way in musical 

equities and sonic branding. Our work has been featured in 

Billboard, Creativity, Ad Age, New York Post, Adweek, NY 

Times, Forbes, Business Insider, Crain’s New York Business, 

Buzzfeed, Mashable, Mix, Co. Create, Fast Company, 

Entrepreneur, Inc., among countless others, globally. 

Our work has been awarded dozens of gold, 

silver, and bronze Clio’s, Grammy Awards, multiple 

AICP awards and Cannes Lions, 3 Emmy’s, over a dozen 

Addy’s, One Show awards, multiple London International 

Awards, Gold Ad Age Hispanic Creative Advertising 

Awards, countless Effie Awards, the 2014 AMP Best 

Song Award for GoDaddy’s 2014 Super Bowl Ad “Body 

Builder”, 2016 AMP Award for Most Effective Use of 

Music in a Global Campaign. JSM holds the record of 

creating and producing the music for the most Super 

Bowl commercials of all time. 

I was honored to be a Crain’s Business 40 Under 

40 honoree in 2007, and serve as frequent judge of 

creative work for the global advertising and music 

industries, including; MIDEM, Advertising Week, 

Billboard Music Conferences and AICP. I try to do 

as many public presentations, university seminars and 

television interviews, as possible. I was recently called 

on by Bloomberg Television to be its “Mystery Guest” 

representing the global advertising and commercial music 

production industry. I am also a returning speaker at the 

Steinhardt School at NYU, and at my alma mater, Cornell 

University. 

With all the years that have gone by since my time at 

NEMC, I still think about that place every day. Seriously, 

everyday. My business facilities are constructed in such 

a way that there are long hallways with a dozen studios 

on either side. As I walk down those hallways, all I hear 

is music coming from 360 degrees around me. Violins, 

pianos, woodwinds, voice, brass, percussion, all are now 

colors that paint a magnificent sonic landscape, now, of 

my own. That music is seamlessly orchestrated with the 

sounds of nature, laughter and joy emanating from the 

park that sits below our penthouse location in the heart 

of downtown NoHo, NYC. Just like when I used to walk 

down the path to my cabin through the woods at NEMC 

when I was a kid. 

Life coming full circle. Perfection. Gratitude. 

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Snow Pond Community Music School 

“Igniting a life long love of music” 

Traditional and Suzuki Instruction 

We offer individual, semi-private and group lessons 

for many instruments and voice. This year, over 120 

students took individual lessons in piano, voice, 

violin, cello, guitar and more. 

Students who enroll in Pineland Suzuki School at 

SPCMS have weekly individual lessons and also 

participate in Suzuki group classes, theory and 

orchestra. Our teaching faculty accept students 

of all levels and all ages, from the youngest 

preschoolers in our Suzuki program to adults. 

Lessons and group classes are focused not only 

on instrumental and musical skills, but on helping 

students learn to focus, concentrate and feel 

confident in their abilities. Students are encouraged 

to share what they’ve learned with others through 

performance. Their hard work and dedication was 

featured at many recitals and community events. 

The evidence is compelling 

When students are exposed to the arts they show improved: 

• Critical Thinking Skills • Collaboration Skills • Self-Esteem 

• Leadership • Communication Skills • Test Scores 

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Performance Opportunities 

All students benefit from performance opportunities to share their musical accomplishments. Performing is a vital 

learning experience for each student and an opportunity to showcase Snow Pond’s programs. SPCMS students 

frequently perform at schools, hospitals, retirement communities and community events. 

Pineland Suzuki School students performed during the 

intermission for the Al Corey Big Band at Granite Hill 

Estates’ Big Band Bash last summer. 

SPCMS hosted a “Cookies and Cocoa with Santa” event in 

December that featured several student performers, raised 

money for our school and gathered toys for the children living 

at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. 

Pineland Suzuki School held their annual benefit concert in March, featuring every student in the program, as well as several local 

orchestra musicians. The theme was “Celebrating Orchestras in Maine!” 

Outreach Programs 

Snow Pond’s Outreach Programs make music more 

accessible to young people in the community. 

Additionally, these programs raise awareness of the value 

of music education. All outreach programs are offered 

tuition-free to ensure every child is given the opportunity 

to participate. Partner programs this year included: the 

Alfond Youth Center in Waterville, the AYC’s RSU 18 

After School Program in Oakland, the City of Augusta’s 

After-School Program at their four elementary schools. 

Students in the Percussion Club at the City of Augusta School 

Age Childcare Program learned about the basic elements of 

rhythm while learning to play Djembes. 

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Adult Education 

We believe group classes and ensembles are important opportunities for adults. Current programs include our steel drum 

band The Snow Pond Pantasticks, singing classes, African Drumming workshops and Brazilian Samba School classes. An 

expanded curriculum is being developed which will soon include many more opportunities! 

On May 1st, the Snow Pond Pantasticks performed at the 

26th Annual New England Steel Drum Festival which was 

held in Conway, NH. Nineteen bands from Maine, New 

Hampshire and Vermont gathered to perform and share 

their love of music from the Caribbean. 

Satellite Programs 

SPCMS provides onsite 

music lessons in piano, voice, 

strings and guitar to over 20 

Kents Hill School students 

during their school day. In April, several of these students 

performed in a recital in the Bodman Performing Arts 

Center at Kents Hill. 

Drumline 

Snow Pond Drumline meets at Alfond Youth Center in 

Waterville. Drumline focuses on practice pad and snare 

drums skills, and will eventually grow in size and scope to 

become a full, marching Drum and Bugle Corp. Look for 

more Drumline classes this fall! 

Pineland Suzuki School at SPCMS offers violin lessons 

to students on site at Kennebec Montessori School in 

Fairfield. These students enjoy having their lessons after 

school, and also participate in Suzuki group classes at 

SPCMS in Sidney. 

Interested in learning more? 

Interested in partnering with SPCMS? 

Snow Pond Community Music School 

8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, ME 04330 

www.snowpondcommunitymusic.org • 844-476-6976 ext. 803 

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New Beginnings 

Robin Rilette 

Host of MPBN’s program Morning Classical Music 

As I write, it’s a beautiful, bright, blue dream of a day in 

Maine. Outside my window I see the bright red flash of 

a cardinal, the muted tones of a tufted titmouse and a lot 

of green. Leaves, shoots and new grass are all reminders 

of the wonderful color yet to come. There’s a reason why 

spring is such a metaphor for growth, change and new 

beginnings. 

2016 brings with it some important and exciting 

changes in the musical and cultural landscape of Maine. 

Both MPBN and Snow Pond Center for the Arts are 

creating new opportunities for lives to be enriched and 

transformed through the power of music and education. 

Snow Pond Arts Academy is the first performing arts 

based public high school in the state of Maine. SPAA’s 

curriculum integrates music, theatre and dance with 

the study of English, language arts, social studies, world 

languages and science, technology, engineering and math. 

This combination creates a climate in which creativity; 

critical thinking and communication skills are cultivated. 

Here’s just one example: think back to the last time you 

saw a piano trio, a string quartet or duo perform. A nod, 

a glance, a tilt of the head are just a few of the many subtle 

and non-verbal cues that are learned when you create music 

in a group. It’s small group communication at its best. 

MPBN hears from thousands of listeners every year 

about the power of music to enhance the lives of individuals 

and communities. That’s why this spring MPBN 

launched a second service devoted to the arts and classical 

music, Maine Public Classical. For years our audience 

has asked for both more news and information programming 

and more music. There’s simply never been enough 

“real estate” on a single radio signal to meet these needs. 

Maine Public Classical is the answer that brings more 

classical, more jazz and more opera to music lovers. 

In addition to broadcasting music from Maine Stage, 

the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony 

Orchestra, Maine Public Classical now offers the Boston 

Symphony Orchestra as part of the evening concerts. Rich 

Tozier’s Jazz Tonight is now heard on Fridays and joined 

by Marian McPartland and Jazz After Hours. A listener 

favorite and tradition on MPBN, Down Memory Lane, is 

back on the air on Friday afternoons at 2:00 in an expanded 

edition. Weekday mornings I’ll be sharing classical 

music with you as always, and on Thursdays connecting 

Mainers with opportunities to hear live classical performance 

on Prelude, a new tradition on Maine Public Classical. 

Tradition combines with innovation for both MPBN 

and Snow Pond Center for the Arts. Both organizations 

are institutions in Maine, both are committed to providing 

daily opportunities to hear, appreciate and participate 

in the cultural life of our region, and both are finding new, 

exciting and inventive ways to enrich the lives of those we 

serve. 

When I was a child my parents let my sister and me 

listen to the radio in their bedroom for a half hour or so 

before turning in for the night. I still vividly remember 

one night in particular. Over the airwaves came a voice 

that made everything else around me disappear. It was a 

powerful experience and one that cemented my love of 

music, of radio and of the visceral thrill of being part of 

something that is both immensely present and eternal. 

All these years later, that same feeling comes over me 

whenever I hear Barbra Streisand hit that high note while 

singing People. 

Imagine how many thrilling moments Snow Pond 

Center for the Arts and Maine Public Classical will bring 

to people of all ages. Imagine how many students who 

attend Snow Pond Arts Academy or listen to music on 

Maine Public Classical will go on to create, compose, 

play and share their talent and love of music with future 

generations. 

It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be affiliated with two such 

groups of talented, creative, forward-thinking, and innovative 

people. Here’s to the future! 

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Balletmaster 

Alphonse Poulin 

Christine Durgin 

The Snow Pond Arts 

Academy is proud to 

welcome famed Maine resident 

Alphonse Poulin, who will be 

acting as The Academy’s Dance 

Advisor. This international 

dance legend and Augusta, 

Maine native has been teaching 

at the Juilliard School since 

2000 and has held positions 

throughout the United 

States and Europe during his 

remarkable career. Poulin was 

Alphonse Poulin 

Photo by Esther Perne, 

Summertime in the Belgrades 

Balletmaster at Le Grand Theater in Geneva for 14 years, 

Dean of the dance department of the Conservatoire de 

Musique de Geneve for 4 years. 

“ When I was a young dancer, like all of my friends, I 

loved to socialize on a Friday night but I always went home 

at a reasonable time. I went to bed early as I had to get up 

to go to work at an ice cream joint and I wanted to take 

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home at 15 Arsenal Street in Augusta. We didn’t have 

much that was extra. My father worked night and day, 

often at several jobs simultaneously including his role as 

custodian of Old Fort Western so that we always had what 

Alphonse Poulin and Keltie Collins pose at the Kennebec Dance Center in Augusta 

Photo by Joe Phelan, Kennebec Journal 

we needed. My nickname was Alphy and I was number 

eleven of fourteen children. My mother was always in the 

kitchen, doing laundry or tending to cuts, scrapes and 

heartaches. We listened to Opera on the radio and Red 

Sox games on the little black and white TV. There was 

always laughter and an extra place at the table for whoever 

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the Snow Pond Arts Academy (SPAA). 

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the As Snow the Chairman Pond Arts of Academy the Board (SPAA). of SPAA, I have the pleasure of helping in the development of this wonderful school. 

SPAA is Maine’s first Performing Arts Based Charter High School. Located in Sidney at the Snow Pond Center for the 

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of We New are England enrolling Music students Camp), in grades the school 9, 10 will & 11 open currently in the and fall will of 2016 expand and to is include “tuition grade free” to twelve all Maine over the Students. next year. 

In addition to the core academic curriculum, Snow Pond Arts Academy will offer programs in music, dance and 

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Numerous studies have been conducted linking learning in the arts and higher academic achievement. Studies like 

Numerous Critical Links studies (2002) have and been Critical conducted Evidence linking (2006) learning both provide in the strong arts and support higher for academic these facts. achievement. Studies like 

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• Increased years of enrollment in arts courses are positively correlated with higher SAT verbal and math scores. 

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We have made significant progress with SPAA, but all new programs have operational start up costs. We have 

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ymphony 

Overture to Candide 

SNOW POND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Leon Gregorian, Conductor 

Jo-Ann Sternberg, Clarinet 

Sicilienne, from Pelléas et Mélisande 

Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 

I. Presto in C major 

VIII. Presto in G minor 

Sunday, June 26, 2016 – 3:00 p.m. 

Program 

Leonard Bernstein 

Gabriel Fauré 

Antonín Dvořák 

Concerto in A major, K. 622, for Clarinet and Orchestra 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

II. Adagio 

III. Rondo: Allegro 

Jo-Ann Sternberg, clarinet 

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 

I. Alborada 

II. Variazioni 

III. Alborada 

IV. Scena e canto gitana 

V. Fandanga asturiano 

Main Title from Star Wars 

Selections from West Side Story 

INTERMISSION (15 MINUTES) 

I Feel Pretty – Maria – Something’s Coming – Tonight 

One Hand, One Heart – Cool – America 

More, from the motion picture Mondo Cane 

Salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes 

I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Strangers in the Night 

That’s Life – The Lady is a Tramp 

Pops Hoedown 

Devil’s Dream – Chicken Reel – Thunder Hornpipe – Paddy Whack 

Pop Goes the Weasel – Miss McClaud’s Reel – Turkey in the Straw 

Stop Buck – Soldier’s Joy – The Rakes Mallow 

Lamplighter’s Hornpipe – Devil’s Dream 

The Wedding Dance, from Hassaneh Suite (The Wedding) 

Seventy-Six Trombones, from The Music Man 

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 

John Williams 

Leonard Bernstein 

arr. Jack Mason 

R. Ortolani and N. Oliviero 

arr. Richard Hayman 

arr. John Moss 

Richard Hayman 

Jacques Press 

Meredith Willson 

arr. Ted Ricketts 

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About the Artists 

Leon Gregorian, 

Distinguished 

Professor of 

Music Emeritus 

was Director of 

Orchestras and 

Head of the Graduate 

Orchestral 

Conducting Program 

at the Michigan State University 

College of Music. He holds degrees 

from the New England Conservatory 

and Michigan State University. At the 

personal invitation of Charles Munch, 

music director of the Boston Symphony 

Orchestra, he studied conducting 

with celebrated maestros Munch, 

Richard Burgin, and Erich Leinsdorf 

at the Tanglewood Music Center for 

two successive summers. 

From 1971-1986, Gregorian was 

music director and conductor of the 

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra in 

Kentucky. His work gained national 

recognition, and he served on several 

national and international boards as 

evaluator of programs and conductors 

for the Ford Foundation and American 

Symphony Orchestra League. In 1984, 

he joined the Michigan State University 

music faculty. Under his leadership 

the Michigan State University Symphony 

and Chamber Orchestras performed 

in prestigious venues across the United 

States and abroad to critical acclaim. 

His conducting students can be found 

across the world in prominent conducting 

positions. From 1987-1996, he also 

served as the conductor of the Midland 

Symphony Orchestra. 

Gregorian has received many 

awards and honors throughout his career. 

Michigan State University awarded 

him the Teacher-Scholar Award, the 

Apollo Award, and the Distinguished 

Faculty Award, honorary awards from 

the State Houses in Massachusetts, 

Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan. 

Gregorian has guest conducted 

leading orchestras in Venezuela, 

Mexico, South Korea, Italy, Rumania, 

Armenia, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, 

Czech Republic, Australia, and the 

People’s Republic of China, as well as 

many orchestras in the United States, 

including the Boston Symphony, Boston 

Pops, and the Esplanade Orchestra. 

He has recorded for PBS, Koch International 

Classics, Crystal, and Arizona 

University Records. A three-volume, 10 

CD set, “Teaching Music Through Performances 

in Orchestra,” was recorded 

by Gregorian for GIA Publications in 

Chicago for worldwide distribution. 

Gregorian and the Michigan State 

University Chamber Orchestra participated 

in the worldwide celebration 

of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 250th 

birth anniversary, with four concerts in 

Salzburg and Vienna to critical acclaim. 

In 2012 Leon Gregorian retired 

from Michigan State University after 

28 years of distinguished service. He 

continues to guest conduct orchestras 

and present master classes in conducting 

throughout the world. Since 1985 

Gregorian and his wife Linda, violinist 

and violist have been facuty members 

at NEMC. Their children Ara, Ani and 

Alicia, all professional musicians, were 

campers at NEMC. The Gregorians 

now have six grandchildren. The two 

oldest twin boys are now campers at 

NEMC. 

Clarinetist Jo- 

Ann Sternberg 

leads a diverse 

musical life in the 

New York area as 

a chamber musician, 

orchestral 

player, music 

educator, and interpreter 

of new 

music. A member of Sequitur, the Saratoga 

Chamber Players, Wind Soloists 

of New York, the Richardson Chamber 

Players and the Riverside Symphony, 

she also regularly performs and tours 

with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the 

American Composers Orchestra, Mark 

Morris Dance, the American Symphony, 

the Knights, the Chamber Music 

Society of Lincoln Center, and Musicians 

from Marlboro, and can often be 

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heard playing in a number of different 

Broadway musicals. Following her 

undergraduate years in the combined 

Tufts University/New England Conservatory 

dual degree program where 

she was mentored by Peter Hadcock, 

Ms. Sternberg continued her studies at 

Yale University with David Shifrin and 

at The Juilliard School with Charles 

Neidich. 

Currently, Ms. Sternberg serves 

on the faculty of the Music Performance 

Program of Princeton University, 

the Music Advancement Program at 

the Juilliard School, and maintains an 

active teaching studio from her New 

York City home. Additionally, she 

serves as an advisor for New England 

Conservatory’s Entrepreneurial Musicianship 

Program and coaches chamber 

ensembles for the New York Youth 

Symphony. In the summer months, 

Ms. Sternberg lives in Maine where she 

is the founder and artistic director of 

The Maine Chamber Music Seminar, 

teaches and performs at the Chamber 

Music Conference & Composers’ 

Forum of the East at Bennington 

College, and participates in numerous 

performance residences throughout 

greater New England. Previous summers 

have seen her performing at the 

Portland Chamber Music Festival, 

Salt Bay Chamber Fest, Mount Desert 

Chamber Music Festival, Sebago/ 

Long Lake Festival, Bowdoin Summer 

Music Festival, Marlboro, Norfolk, 

North Country Chamber Players, and 

Ravinia. From September through 

May, Ms. Sternberg resides in Manhattan 

with her husband and children.

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ymphony 

FIRST VIOLIN 

Julia Neckermann, Concertmaster 

Michelle Abraham 

Anna Lim 

Lori Scheck 

Linda Gregorian 

Ani Gregorian Resnick 

Anatole Weick 

Elaine Loekle 

Carrie Holden 

Madeline Kapp MacDonald 

Daniel Wood 

Ethan Wood 

SECOND VIOLIN 

Mary Ann Tortolano, Principal 

Lisa Tarzia 

Deirdre Oehrtmann 

Paul Wood 

Michael Albert 

Samuel Lyons 

Fiona Bryan 

Kate Gray 

Abreal Whitman 

Samantha Peachey 

Hannah Miller 

Aya Wakita 

VIOLA 

Diane Weisberg, Principal 

Linda Theriault 

Evan Cuddy 

Julia Eiten 

Pamela Mok 

Bethany Niedbala 

Stefano Piscitelli 

Betsy Kobayashi 

VIOLONCELLO 

Jameson Platte, Principal 

Rebecca Gilmore Phillips 

Timothy Garrett 

Eric Amidon 

Raffael Scheck 

Joan Hovda 

Adelia Scheck 

Sally Dunning 

DOUBLE BASS 

Barton Dunning, Principal 

William Schettler 

William Scott 

Charles Oehrtmann 

Charlotte Roulet 

FLUTE 

Sarah Schettler 

Dominique Soucy-Piscitelli 

PICCOLO 

Patricia O’Sullivan 

OBOE 

Lorraine Duso Kitts 

Marian Murphy Powell 

ENGLISH HORN 

Michael Dressler 

CLARINET 

Jonathan Holden 

George Stoffan 

BASS CLARINET 

Carson Greene 

BASSOON 

Casey Gsell 

Michael McCarthy 

HORN 

Nathan Pawelek 

Janiece Luedeke 

Meredith Moore 

Loren Fields 

TRUMPET 

Andrew Harms 

Andrew Willmott 

John Madden 

Daphna Schmidt 

TENOR TROMBONE 

David Johansen 

Claire Rumery 

BASS TROMBONE 

Lawrence Cooper 

BASS TUBA 

Andrew Madej 

TIMPANI 

Simon Gomez Caleggo 

PERCUSSION 

Daniel Piccolo 

Neeraj Mehta 

James Powell 

J.T. Minor 

Dino Mulić 

HARP 

Phoebe Durand-McDonnell 

KEYBOARD 

Dean Zhang 

LIBRARIANS 



STAGE MANAGERS 

Joshua McCartney 

Taylor Gorycki 

PERSONNEL MANAGER 


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Name: Dr. Paul Scimonelli 

Years Attended NEMC/Snow Pond: 

1964-1969 

Program/Major: String Bass and 

composition 

Cabins You Lived In: Sault, Burnes, and the great Dorm 

in the Bowl 

Where are you from: Columbia, MD 

What brought you to New England Music Camp or 

Snow Pond originally? How did you find out about 

NEMC? 

My Father, Dr. Frank Scimonelli, was the trumpet and 

Post Horn soloist with the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, 

D.C. for 26 years. In his youth, he got to know Dr. Paul 

Wiggin, the founder of the camp. Dr. Wiggin invited dad 

to come to camp and solo with the symphonic band in 

1949, and he continued to do so until the 1990’s. As my 

brothers and I got older and progressed musically, we 

were also invited to camp. That’s the short story! 

What was the biggest lesson you learned at NEMC? 

What it took to be a good, professional musician. 

What is your fondest memory (crazy, funny, 

meaningful) of your time at NEMC? 

SO many! Cookouts, banquet, Reid State Park, the 

Mud Bowl in ’67, the waterfront, and all the girls I met! 

What are you doing now? 

I recently retired from my full time position as 

Director of Strings at the Landon School in Bethesda, 

MD after 16 years. I am playing with several big band jazz 

bands, 2 orchestras, and singing with the Thomas Circle 

Singers in Washington, DC. Also just finished writing my 

first book, a biography of Roy Sievers, former home run 

champ of the Washington Senators from 1954 -1959 

What are some of the biggest accomplishments 

you’ve had the pleasure of experiencing in your 

career? 

Got to play in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The 

Kennedy Center, among many other great venues. Played 

for 3 Presidential Galas. Played with Aretha Franklin. 

Coolest person you’ve met in your career? 

SO many! Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr., Red Skelton, 

Peggy Lee, The Fifth Dimension, Ron Carter, Buster 

Williams, Billy Eckstein, Lynn Anderson, Minnie Pearl, 

many other pop, country, and jazz greats, Condoleezza 

Rice, Jimmy Carter and other political dignitaries. 

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Paul playing in the 1967 New England Music Camp Jazz Band

The Mission for Snow Pond Center for the 

Arts: To transform our community through 

arts education. Strategically, we have three 

broad, longer-term objectives. 

To Be An Innovative Learning Center, that: 

• Welcomes students of all ages to engage in 

music and other arts 

• Provides an inclusive, safe, and nurturing 

environment that stimulates creativity, 

competence, confidence and a commitment 

to learning 

• Partners with public and private schools in 

the Central Maine region to provide equal 

access to learning opportunities in the arts for 

all students 

• Identifies and develops the potential and 

values of each student 

• Promotes appreciation, performance, and 

teaching of the arts, and raises awareness 

that the arts are an integral part of all learning 

To Be An Engaging Community Resource, 

that: 

• Brings our residents and visitors together 

for social interaction and sharing of varied 

cultural, educational, and recreational 

experiences 

• Engages understanding of the roles of 

the community, family, and individuals in 

the creation of a vibrant and prosperous 

place to live [with a special emphasis on 

environmental awareness] 

To Be A Stimulus For Sustainable 

Economic Growth, that: 

• Attracts educators, artists, entrepreneurs, 

and professionals to work and live in this 

area 

• Offers programs, events, and venues to 

attract visitors, tourists, and performers 

• Expands and enriches the summer 

experience for our community 

“Teaching matters when it transforms 

a student, music matters when it 

transforms a community.” 

– Doug Lowry 

late Dean, Eastman School of Music 

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Thank you to the generous donors whose contributions to 

Snow Pond Center for the Arts and New England Music Camp 

provide scholarships and financial aid, enhance the campus and facilities, 

and strengthen the educational programs. 

A Special Thank You To These 

Donors 

Bryan Bacon 

Central Maine Motors 

Colby College 

Efficiency Maine Trust 

Google Inc. 

John Dixon 

Matthew Morris 

Noam Dworman 

A Special Thank You To These 

Foundations 

Bangor Savings Bank Foundation 

Borman Family Foundation 

Davis Family Foundation 

Lynne & Richard Kaiser Foundation 

Maine Community Foundation 

Margaret E. Burnham Chairtable 

Trust 

Oak Grove Foundation 

Onion Foundation 

The Bank of Maine Charitable 

Foundation 

The Cricket Foundation 

The Mimi Foundation 

Skowhegan Savings Charitable 

Foundation 

Snow Pond Music Festival 

Norman Abrams 

Timonthy Carter 

Lenore Davis 

Howard Goodman 

Deborah Herschel 

Jeffrey Hodes 

David Klafter 

Evelyn & Elliot Lang 

Molly McCartney 

Ruth Olsen 

Kurt Rohde 

Majorie Shansky 

Henry & Elizabeth Sternberg 

Richard Sternberg 

Bruce Tabb 

NEMC 

Steven Almy 

Henry Barry 

Belgrade Regional Health Center 

Katherine Canning 

Kerry Casey 

Mary DeGarmo 

Thomas & Shelley Doak 

Peter & Lois Doran 

Jerome Green 

Jonathan & Susan Jeans 

Jay & Jacque Kimpel 

Gregory & Cathy McClain 

Colin& Lisa Oneill 

Chuck & Jennifer Padera 

Gaye Bounty Pistel 

Retail Association of Maine 

Abigail Sanborn 

Kyley McClain Sommer 

James & Mary Stoltie 

Lisa Tarzia 

Eric Waxman 

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Thank you to the following donors who contributed in 2015 

Holly Aaronson 

The Abate Family 

Mary Lou Abbott 

Jean & Jerry Aben 

Michelle Abraham 

Norman Abrams 

Richard and Paula 

Abramson 

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Aliapoulios 

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Roslyn Allison 

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Foundation 

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Center Inc 

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Berneike 

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Foundation 

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Kassan 

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Robert and Marietta 

Ramsdell 

Virginia & Scott Ramsey 

Thomas Raphael 

Jessica Raposo 

Sara Ratichek 

Keith Reiner 

Curtis Picard 

Julie Richard 

Patricia Rind 

Sara Roberts 

Chester Robinson 

Roger Pomerleau 

Jim Rogers 

Dale Rogerson 

Kurt Rohde 

Claudia Romero 

Ryan Romine 

Dennis Roule 

Adam Rubin 

Elise Russi 

Rachel Sacks 

Abigail Sanborn 

Sarah & William Schettler 

Bonnie Schinagle 

Bill Schmearer 

Bill & Dorothy Schmearer 

William & Dorothy 

Schmearer 

Michal Schmidt 

Barbara Schneider 

Miriam Schreiber 

Glenn & Donna 

Scimonelli 

Lauren Scopaz 

Bill Scott 

Linda Seekins 

Stanley & Helen Segall 

Beth Shaw 

Shaws 

Steve & Rita Shiman 

Brian Silver 

Ned & Katherine Simpson 

Annick Rosenfield 

Gary & Brenda M Bennett 

Alice Snyder 

Carol Sparker 

Barry Spaulding 

Susan Speckman 

Ian Spring 

Robert Spring 

Lesley Stackler 

Susan & Timothy Steele 

Michael Stein 

Peter & Sue Stern 

Robert Stern 

Jo-Ann Sternberg & 

William McCartney 

Richard Sternberg 

Glen & Nathalie Stevens 

Joseph Stevens 

George Stoffan 

James & Mary Stoltie 

Sarah Stone 

Dr. Robert Suder 

Beth Tappan-deFrees 

Brenda Tarmey 

Carolyn & Frank Tarzia 

Lisa Tarzia & Eric Amidon 

Carolyn & David 

Montgomery 

Jay Taylor 

Stephanie Taylor 

Michael Mikowski 

The Cricket Foundation 

Dead River Company 

Allen & Mary Thompson 

Janice Thompson 

William Thompson 

Donald & Verna Thorn 

Nancy Toff 

Steven Topp 

Stacey Tormollan 

William and Mary Ann 

Tortolano 

Melanie Hebert Trust of 

2007 

US Band & Orchestra 

Supplies 

Kurt Van Tiem 

Tom Vigue 

Dava Waltzman 

Lynn Waltzman 

Howard & Sara Warner 

Howard Washburn 

Mark & Renee Waterbury 

Waterville Oprah House 

Eric Waxman 

David Webber 

Peter and Connie Webster 

Adam Weinstein 

Diane Weisberg 

Sarah Wells Hill 

Judith Wells 

Vera White 

Kate & Ryan Whitt 

Jeanette Wiggin 

John Wiggin 

Kim Wiggin 


Ronald & Anna Wilber 

Bonnie Willdorf 

Adrienne & Scott 

Williams 

Eric Williams 

Andrew & Janel Willmott 

Denise Wilson 

Evan Wilson 

Joanne Witt 

Paul Wood 

Shelly Yanushpolsky 

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The 1937 Society offers our NEMC family a way to 

give directly to the two most iconic and nostalgic places 

at camp, The Lodge and The Bowl. The designated 

funds are used for the preservation and restoration of 

these two historic camp landmarks. 

The 1937 Society is open to those who pledge a 

minimum of $1,937, whether it be in a single payment 

or over the course of several years. 

John & Amy Applegate 

Peter and Alison Atallah 

Paul and Lori Billyard 

Bluthenthal-Toff Family Foundation 

Iain, Linda & Margot Bruce 

John & Fiona Bryan 

Cheryl Campbell & Jim Culver 

Erica Cole 

Andy & Chris Cook 

John Dixon 

Bart Dunning 

Noam Dworman 

Paul & Rinta Gellert 

Steven Girard 

Leon & Linda Gregorian 

Lauren Gross 

Lori Guess 

Gretchen Hall 

Zachary Hampton 

Joe Hanig 

Robin Henry & Jonathan Goodman 

Norman 

Cynthia Hodes 

Jeffrey Hodes 

David & Heather Holinger 


Mary Holton 

Diana Hovey & Cary Spencer 

Kristen Johnson 

David Klafter 

Gail B. Levinsky, Herbert & Roslyn 

Levinsky 

Christopher & Nia Luck 

Alison Melick & Duncan Kruse 

Susan Merkt 

Douglas & Margaret Moore 



James & Joanne Moss 

Eric Neff 


Cynthia Niedbala 

Dan & Jan O’Sullivan 


Jean Oursler 

Andrea Palm 

Myron & Janet Pratt 

Robert and Marietta Ramsdell 

Thomas Raphael 

Keith Reiner 

Scott Rumery 

Bonnie Schinagle 

Bill Schmearer 

William & Dorothy Schmearer 

Glenn & Donna Scimonelli 

Bill Scott 

Peter & Sue Stern 

Henry Sternberg 

Jo-Ann Sternberg & William 

McCartney 

Beth Tappan-deFrees 

Lisa Tarzia & Eric Amidon 

William Thompson 

Nancy Toff 

William and Mary Ann Tortolano 

Jeanette Wiggin 

Kim Wiggin 


Andrew & Janel Willmott 

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The Lodge, Center of 

Life at Snow Pond 

Although the Bowl in the Pines is arguably the 

most iconic building on the Snow Pond property, it is the 

Lodge where almost everyone who attends any of the programs 

here eventually congregate. It is also one of the oldest 

buildings on the property, and preserving its historical 

integrity, while also meeting the needs and codes of today 

has been a particular challenge. With the recent renovations 

on this wonderful building, we thought it would be 

fun to look at its history. 

The lodge was one of the original buildings on the 

property when a group of musicians leased the property 

in 1931 and established the Eastern Music Camp. But 

the building itself was built at some point prior to 1928 

and was operated as a kosher Jewish resort hotel called 

Big Moose Lodge. Both the lodge and an adjacent building, 

which is used as a dormitory-style building for camp 

programs, were built by the Frank A. Rumery Company 

of South Portland. Interestingly, Frank’s great-grandson 

Scott, raised in Cape Elizabeth, attended NEMC as a 

camper in the 1980’s, and only then learned of the connection 

to the property! Scott returned to camp as a counselor, 

head counselor, and guest conductor, and both of his 

daughters, Anika and Claire, have been campers as well. 

Actually, Claire is here this summer working as a counselor 

and lifeguard. The Rumery connection continues! 

The lower level of the Lodge has not changed significantly 

in almost 100 years. The main dining room continues 

to be the center of almost all of the meals served at 

Snow Pond, and the porches and smaller dining room provide 

additional seating. The small lounge continues to be a 

gathering place for staff and guests alike. But these spaces 

have offered a variety of creative uses throughout the years 

as well. Prior to the construction of Alumni Hall in 1963, 

recitals were held in the main dining room, as were dances. 

The lounge has also served as the camp canteen, laundry 

distribution center, and even now is the central operation 

center for the New England Adult Music Camp in August. 

The two upper floors continue to house faculty and staff 

during all of the summer programs, providing a variety of 

individual rooms and small “apartments”. 

Much of the work that has occurred in the Lodge 

over the past few years is not readily visible to the general 

public. The entire building has been insulated, re-wired 

(there were miles of cloth-covered wire in the walls!) and a 

fire-response system installed. New windows were added, 

and the original wood floors have been restored. The first 

floor is now heated and air conditioned, allowing for yearround 

use. New bathrooms were added for the staff, and 

most of the furnishings were updated. More easily seen is 

the beautiful new patio that was completed last summer, 

and the new landscaping. And now, the kitchen has been 

fully remodeled and modernized, new ADA accessible 

bathrooms have been added to the main floor, one of the 

porches has doubled in size to allow for additional seating 

and use, and a magnificent sun deck has been added to 

the second floor. And yet, from the outside, this historical 

building still looks very similar to the original Rumery 

construction. 

The Lodge is now a fully functional year round building. 

In addition to all of the summer programs, there are 

weddings, meetings, and even pond hockey tournaments 

that find a comfortable, functional, and spectacular location 

overlooking the shores of Messalonskee. As stewards 

of this special place, we hope it will continue to be a welcoming 

host to many more generations of guests. What a 

wonderful tribute to that builder from South Portland! 

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Maine Arts Commission 

Julie A. Richard 

Executive Director 

Created in 1965 by the Maine legislature, the Maine 

Arts Commission provides services and allocates state 

and federal funding to support the state’s arts, creative, 

and cultural sector for the benefit of Maine’s citizens, visitors, 

and the economies of communities across the state. 

It supports programs and partnerships that: 

• Promote stronger and wider delivery of services within 

the arts and culture communities of Maine; 

• Recognize the potential for advancing the arts through 

technology, in education, and in state and local economies; 

• Preserve and strengthen Maine’s traditional arts; 

• Focus on opportunities for all of Maine’s citizens, 

native peoples, and especially underserved populations 

and persons with disabilities to have meaningful 

encounters with art, artists, and art-making; and 

• Increase local capacity for arts programs, thus energizing 

and broadening support for arts and culture in Maine. 

In supporting these activities and pursuing its mission, 

the Maine Arts Commission looks for evidence of 

public benefit and efficient use of funds and other resources. 

Above all, the Maine Arts Commission strives to 

be flexible and adaptable, responding to the sector’s needs 

and learning from opportunities and challenges, in order 

to increase the positive impact arts and culture has on 

Maine’s vitality, livability, and prosperity. 

Over the past two years, the Maine Arts Commission 

has mobilized the State’s arts and culture sector to 

develop a new five year Cultural Plan – Fortifying Maine’s 

Culture and Creativity. Supported by data gathered from 

every zip code in the State with over 6,500 participants, 

the Commission developed the following five priorities: 

Priority 1. Leverage Investment to Strengthen and Better 

Capitalize the Arts, Creative, and Cultural Sector 

• Pursue fund development strategies difficult for artists 

and organizations to pursue on their own. 

• Continue professional development opportunities for 

artists and arts workers. 

• Continue to promote community development 

through the arts, creativity and culture. 

Priority 2. Increase Awareness 

• Create Maine Arts brand awareness. 

• Encourage research and widely disseminate findings 

to increase the understanding of arts, creative, and 

cultural sector impacts and value. 

• Increase arts, creative, and cultural sector recognition 

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and celebrate success. 

• Use Maine’s Bicentennial in 2020 as a marker in time 

when arts, creative, and cultural sector awareness will 

be greater than ever before. 

Priority 3. Foster Arts Education and Lifelong Learning 

• Strengthen PK-12 arts education for all students. 

• Support collaboration between PK-12 arts education 

and community cultural organizations. 

• Grow and expand Maine Arts Commission’s PK-12 

Arts Education efforts. 

• Continue working with the Department of Education 

to strengthen PK-12 arts education. 

• Collaborate with higher education institutions. 

• Fortify Maine Arts Commission’s lifelong learning 

efforts. 

Priority 4. Build Arts & Tourism Synergy 

• Build a stronger bridge with the Office of Tourism 

and the Maine Tourism Association. 

• Help strengthen cultural sector capacity to better 

utilize technology for marketing and PR. 

• Create and disseminate cultural tourism best practices 

and guidelines. 

Priority 5. Strengthen Maine Arts Commission’s 

capacity and stewardship 

• Ensure the Maine Arts Commission’s capacity remains 

commensurate with planned growth. 

• Explore the feasibility of a 501(c)(3) arm and the 

proposed name, ArtsEngageME. 

• Build a statewide cultural sector network. 

• Keep this Cultural Plan current. 

The Maine Arts Commission is already well on its 

way to achieving some of these priorities. The legislation 

to create ArtsEngageME was passed by the Legislature 

during this past Legislative session. The Commission has 

achieved a 95% response rate of schools surveyed through 

our Arts Education Census. And, we are busy planning for 

the next Maine International Conference on the Arts to 

be held October 6 & 7 in Lewiston. 

The Maine Arts Commission would like to congratulate 

the Snow Pond Center for the Arts and the New 

England Music Camp on another fine season. And the 

Commission looks forward to the launch of the Snow 

Pond Arts Academy. 

For more information about the Maine Arts Commission 

and its programs, please visit www.mainearts.com.

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New England Music Camp Association 

Board of Directors – 2016 

Lawrence Cooper, Paxinos, PA 

Director of Bands, Shamokin, PA (retired) 

Dr. James Holton, Vice President, Cassadaga, NY 

School Superintendent, Norristown, PA (retired), NEMC Director 

1970-71 

Mary Holton, Cassadaga, NY 

NEMC Asst. Director 1970-71 

Wendy Manter, Sidney, ME 

VP Physician Practice Management, MaineGeneral Health 

Robert Marden, Clerk, Waterville, ME 

Attorney, Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens 

Dr. Dennis Ritz, Shippensburg, PA 

Composer, Music Professor Emeritus, Shippensburg University 

Dr. Jeanette Wiggin, Essex, CT 

NEMC Director ‘72-’09, Asst. School Superintendent, Granby, CT 

(retired) 

John Wiggin, President, Sidney, ME 

NEMC Executive Director 

President, Disability Re-insurance Company (retired) 

Kim Wiggin, Secretary, Suffield, CT 

NEMC Camp Director 

Director of Academic Support, Suffield Academy 

David Greenham, Readfield, ME 

Director, Holocaust & Human Rights Center, U. Maine Augusta 

Former Artistic Director, Theater at Monmouth 

Leon Gregorian, East Lansing, MI 

NEMC Music Director 

Professor of Music Emeritus, Dir. Graduate Orchestral Conducting, 

Michigan State University 

Grace Lewis-McLaren, Brunswick, ME 

NEMC Alumna 

Michael McCarthy, Secretary, Storrs, CT 

Director of Music/Organist, St. Joseph’s Church,Willimantic, CT, 

NEMC Faculty 

William McCartney, Chair, New York, NY 

Director of Placement, The Town School, NEMC Alumnus 

Matthew Morris, Bethesda, MD 

IT, Department of Homeland Security 

NEMC Alumnus 

Matt Mullen, Augusta, Maine 

Associate Director of Philanthropy at Natural Resources Council of 

Maine, Augusta ME 

Roger Pomerleau, Augusta, ME 

NRF Distributors & Marketplace at Augusta 

William Schmearer, Bonita Springs, FL 

Former Supervisor of Music, Director of Senior HS Bands, Spring- 

Ford School District, NEMC Faculty 

Joel Simon, New York, NY 

JSM Music, NEMC Alumnus 

Snow Pond Center for the Arts 

Board of Advisors – 2016 

John Applegate, Bloomington, IN 

Executive Vice President, Indiana University 

Kerry Casey, Treasurer, Mount Vernon, ME 

NEMC Finance Director 

Larry Cooper, Vice Chair, Paxinos, PA 

Director of Bands, Shamokin, PA (retired), NEMC Faculty, Staff 

Nancy Smith, Ass’t Treasurer, Winslow, ME 

VP & Manager, Bank of Maine 

James Stoltie, Bradenton, FL 

Dean Emeritus, Crane School of Music 

NEMC Camp Music Director (retired) 

Emeriti Members 

Jerome Green 

Helen Ness 

Howard Warner 

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Board of Directors - 2016 

Rich Abramson - Interim Head of School 

Anne Hammond - Chair 

Treasurer Messalonskee Lake Association, Member of the Belgrade 

Area Lake Trust, Treasurer and Treasurer of Town of Oakland’s 

Special Event Committee 

Julie Richard - Treasurer 

Executive Director, Maine Arts Commission 

Gail Levinsky - Secretary 

Associate Professor of Music, Susquehanna University 

Greg Fahy 

Dean of College of Arts and Science, University of Maine, Augusta 

Stacey Mondschein Katz 

Attorney at Law, Maine Mediators Association 

Tom Vigue 

Organic Farmer, Community Leader 

Carl Steidel 

Associate Dean of Students for Student Support and Community 

Standards, Bates College 

Mike Willey 

Board Member Friends of Messalonskee and Committee Member 

of the Town of Oakland Facility Evaluation Committee 

Sherry Gilbert 

Vocal and music instructor in the public school system - 38 years 

Kathleen Moore 

Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) Student Affairs - 22 

years 


Advisory Board 

Scott Cowger 

Innkeeper, Maple Hill Farm Inn, Hallowell, Maine 

Jennifer Elowitch 

Portland Chamber Music Festival Director/ Director of Fine Arts 

at Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA 

Carl Gartley 

Assistant Superintendent of Schools for RSU #18, Oakland, Maine 

Ciara Hargrove 

Music Educator from AOS 92, Waterville, Maine 

Howard Holinger 

Kerry Hoey 

Adjunct Faculty -Thomas College, Waterville, Maine 

Emily Isaacson 

Adjunct Faculty - Clark University/Director of Oratorio Chorale 

in Brunswick, ME 

Betsy Kobayashi 

Director of Pineland-Suzuki Strings Program, Snow Pond 

Community Music School, Sidney, Maine 

Beth Lambert 

Visual and Performing Arts Specialist at the Maine Department of 

Education, Augusta, ME 

Meghan Loubier 

Branch Manager, Skowhegan Savings Bank, Augusta, Maine 

Walt McKee 

Attorney at McKee/Billings in Augusta, Maine 

Rob Moody 

Interim President, Good Will Hinckley, Fairfield, Maine/VP 

Operations 

Gary Rosenthal 

Superintendent of Schools, Winthrop, Maine 

Stephen Shiman 

Retired Arts Administrator, Saco, Maine 

Ken Walsh 

Executive Director, Alfond Youth Center, Waterville, Maine 

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Investing in Maine 

While New England Music Camp is celebrating its’ 80th anniversary this summer, the planning for this 

magical place actually began about 10 years before its 1937 founding, primarily through the energy and vision 

of Dorothy Marden. It was Dorothy who inspired a team to build the historic Amphitheater, The Bowl in the 

Pines, in 1930. Today The Bowl is still one of the nation’s largest outdoor performance venues. The rendering 

in our Visitor’s Center, which we believe was the original concept for this extraordinary campus, depicts a plan 

centered around The Lodge and The Bowl. 

It was clear from these early plans that this was to be a landmark, a multi-purpose destination on a scale 

that could make a difference in Maine. Indeed, Snow Pond Center for the Arts is poised to make that dream a 

reality. Building on the NEMC summer music programs, the Snow Pond Center for the Arts campus now is in 

continuous use all year, with education, arts, recreation and a growing variety of community activities. With the 

recent approval of the Snow Pond Arts Academy – Maine’s first public high school dedicated to the Performing 

Arts - the primary pieces of our overall strategic plan are now in place. We are pleased with the support, 

progress, and momentum that has been built over the last 36 months. Last summer, with the generous 

support from our Snow Pond and NEMC families, we raised over $400,000 and were able to complete the 

major renovations needed to winterize and upgrade our Lodge, which is now available for use year-round. 

Additional space and infrastructure improvements will accommodate the expanding demands for all of the 

Snow Pond programs. 

This summer we have a similar goal for two essential building projects - an infrastructure upgrade to our 

historic Bowl for power, lighting, and sound equipment needed for larger scale events, and the construction 

of a new building that will house the Enhanced Learning Center (Out of School Programs), for school children 

from throughout Central Maine. Support for start-up operational costs, especially for the Snow Pond Arts 

Academy, will help us attract students, grow, and flourish. 

We now have a real opportunity to complete Dorothy’s vision by making Snow Pond Center for the Arts a 

landmark cultural and educational institution in Maine. Philanthropy makes the work we do possible; it is now 

that we ask you to invest in our children, in the community, and in Maine. 

Thanks to All! 

John Wiggin 

Ideas for Giving: 

• Refer a Student: Share information about Snow Pond with 

friends, business associates and community members. Referring 

a potential student to any of the Snow Pond programs ensures 

our success. 

• Donate an Instrument: Many students find musical 

instruments to be too costly, consider passing along your wellloved 

instruments to the Snow Pond’s Instrument 

• Volunteering: We have many projects where volunteers could 

make an enormous impact 

• Financial Giving: We are enormously grateful for your gifts 

in support of scholarships, facilities, and programs. Gifts or 

pledges of any amount are welcome and contributions can easily 

be processed annually or monthly. 

Give Securely Online: Visit www.snowpond.org. 

By Phone: To make a gift, discuss naming opportunities or gifts 

in kind, and to receive assistance with wire or stock transfers, 

contact Christa Johnson, Director of Development at 844-476- 

6976 

By Mail: Send a check payable to Snow Pond Center for the 

Arts, Att: Development Office, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, and 

Maine 04330. 

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For any additional assistance with the above, please contact our 

office at 844-476-6976. 

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Tear Out 

Calendar 

2016 Summer Music Series 

S 

ymphony 

Snow Pond 

June 26, 3:00 pm 

With Guest Soloist 

Jo-Ann Sternberg, Clarinet 

Bowl in the Pines, TICKETED EVENT 

The Ballroom Thieves 

accompanied by Maine Youth 

Rock Orchestra 

July 12, 5:00 pm BBQ Picnic 

6:00 pm Concert 

Bowl In The Pines 

TICKETED 

EVENT 

37th Annual 

NEMC 

POPS 

July 16, 7:30 pm 

Messalonskee Performing Arts 

Center, Oakland, ME 

TICKETED EVENT 

Under The Stars 

featuring 

the 

Al Corey 

Band 

July 30 

7:30 pm 

Guest soloist 

Bill McHenry, 

Saxophone 

Bowl In The Pines 

TICKETED 

EVENT 

World Renowned Violinist Giora Schmidt 

NEMC Alumni Visiting Artist July 25-31 

Free performances TBA 

8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney, Maine 04330 

Tickets and information: 

www.snowpond.org • 844-476-6976 

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Tear Out 

Calendar 

2016 Summer Music Series 

Presented by NEMC Musical Theater 

August 4 and 5, 7:30 pm, Alumni Hall 


LITTLE WOMEN is presented through special arangement with Music Theatre International 

(MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com 

the frankie valli & 

the four seasons tribute concert 

August 25, 7:30 pm, Bowl In The Pines 


*Sponsor Appreciation Night 

NEMC Free 

Recitals 

7:30 pm 

Alumni Hall 

NEMC Free Weekend Concerts 

July 2, 3, 9, 10, 17*, 23, 24, 30, 31 

August 6, 7 

3:00 pm, Bowl In The Pines 

Faculty Artist Recitals 

June 29, July 6, 20, 22 

Student Honor Recitals 

July 8, 13, 15, 27, 29, August 2 

*Maine Appreciation Day July 17 Artisan Market 

Thank You to our Lead Sponsors! 

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Bacon Farm Maple Products............................................. 36 

Bangor Savings Bank........................................................... 48 

Best Western & Comfort Inn Augusta............................ 48 

Best Western Plus Waterville............................................. 11 

Bryan O. Bacon.................................................................... 11 

Camden National Bank...................................................... 37 

Capital Area Federal Credit Union CAFCU.................. 11 

Cappza’s Pizza....................................................................... 21 

Central Maine Motors Auto Group... Inside Front Cover 

ColorGraphics...................................................................... 32 

Conn Selmer......................................................................... 19 

Damon’s Quick Stop........................................................... 36 

DCI Productions................................................................ 21 

Dead River Company............................................................2 

DH Pinnette & Sons Roofing............................................ 36 

Eye Care of Maine............................................................... 15 

Family Tree Lawn & Landscape Management.............. 47 

Fireside Inn........................................................................... 47 

Gagne & Sons Concrete Products.................................... 32 

Granite Hill Estates............................................. Back Cover 

Hammond Lumber ................................Inside Back Cover 

Higgins & Bolduc................................................................ 46 

Inland Hospital..................................................................... 44 

Jorgensen’s ............................................................................ 44 

Kennebec Savings Bank...................................................... 39 

Kennebec Valley Chamber................................................ 22 

Kennebec Wealth Mnangement....................................... 39 

The Korner Store and Deli................................................. 33 

Lakepoint Real Estate......................................................... 22 

Lakeside Veterinary Clinic................................................. 47 

MaineGeneral Health ........................................................ 20 

Maine Made & More.......................................................... 47 

Maine State Music Theater................................................ 52 

Maple Hill Farm Inn & Conference Center .................. 33 

Marden Dubord Bernier & Stevens, PA LLC................ 22 

Martha Ballard Assisted Living......................................... 12 

Mattson’s Flooring Center................................................. 34 

McCormack Building Supply............................................ 33 

Mid Maine Chamber.......................................................... 42 

Middle Road General Store............................................... 47 

Norwalk Youth Symphony................................................ 34 

Pete’s Pig Catering .............................................................. 36 

The Pressey House.............................................................. 34 

PTC Group..............................................................................7 

Riverfront BBQ & The Gin Mill ...................................... 34 

Riverside Farm & Restaurant............................................ 44 

Sappi....................................................................................... 18 

Seacoast Security................................................................. 36 

Selah Tea................................................................................ 42 

Snow Pond Cruises................................................................5 

Stone Coast Marketing....................................................... 21 

Summertime in the Belgrades........................................... 33 

TH Creations........................................................................ 44 

The Charles Inn.................................................................... 15 

Thompson Audi Mazda VW.............................................. 32 

Town Square Media............................................................ 14 

Tree Spirits............................................................................ 42 

Vandoren............................................................................... 19 

Vivid Art & Design.............................................................. 44 

WBACH................................................................................ 11 

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