Mountainside Chamber Music 

Chamber Strings 2019 was the first time we had student Concertos and what a wonderful experience it was.  THe lively Cello concerto audition was won by Taija Bibby and she played soloist in a Vivaldi Cello Concerto with the orchestra.  The dynamic Bach Double Violin Co...

Cello Focus was a great success this year in June.  We had a smaller group of 5 of us so Jeff passed the baton over to Michael van der Sloot to run the program.  Michael had us working on the "Essentials on Sound" with bow technique, good intonation, and vibrato. He is...

Come on out on Friday, July 12, 2019 to hear the Chamber Strings Camp students perform their pieces after an intense week of playing and learning together! This is our first year to feature string Concertos featuring soloists. It is located at Nelson Covenant Church at...

We are very grateful to Nelson District Credit union for their donation to our Chamber Strings Program happening in Nelson July 8-12, 2019!   

 Enjoy a wonderful musical evening of chamber music by Cellists Jeff Faragher and Olivia Walsh, with violinists Cvetozar Vutev & Martine den Bok with special guest ALex Nichol on double bass. Come on out for the 6th annual Chamber Strings Faculty Concert which will lea...

Mountainside Chamber Music would like to thank Columbia Basin Trust for the grant award of $250 to our Cello Focus Program.  This funds our program including the Faculty Concert "Cellos in Harmony" on June 22, 2019 featuring cellists Jeff Faragher and Michael van der S...

We at Mountainside Chamber Music would like to extend our deepest appreciation to the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance for the grant award of $1000 to help fund our Chamber Strings Program in July.  

Join us for our Chamber Strings Faculty Concert featuring Cell...

 Come on out to enjoy another exciting faculty performance for Mountainside Chamber Music Summer Programs.  This years Cello Focus Faculty concert will feature Cellist Jeff Faragher and Cellist Michael van der Sloot.  Both are natural and gifted performers at heart and...

Every year Jill Faulks painlessly (well hopefully so), transposes some viola pieces to be played by a cello either in a Tenor clef and often in a Bass clef as well.  We want to acknowledge her for this very helpful service which makes our Chamber Strings Camp flow much...

CELLO FOCUS  June 21-23, 2019  “ESSENTIALS OF SOUND”

What draws most students to the cello is its deep, rich & sonorous tone. A lot more goes into capturing the iconic cello sound than most people realize. Join Cellists, Jeff Faragher and Michael van der Sloot for ...