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One indication of how far the series Now the series, known as the Great has come in 10 years is the world-class Lakes Chamber Music Festival reputation of its new lead sponsor — (GLCMF), is about to begin its 10th General Motors. Another indication is season of concerts. And Okun — still the status of the performers the a trombone player, still vivacious and GLCMF has been able to attract. with most of his hair intact — has The 2003 series begins Saturday, June become the impresario of a nationally known chamber series. "We've grown tremendously," Okun says. "We've gone from six to 25 concerts, from three venues to concerts in East Lansing, Ann Arbor, Grosse Pointe, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Zoo. `Above all, with the tremendous support we've had from the commu- nity, we've been able to carve a rec- ognizable niche in the music world." The 2003 series takes place nearly every evening — and a few week- end afternoons — for two weeks, from June 14 through June 29. Works performed span some 500 The Aviv Quartet: Shuli Waterman, viola; years of chamber music literature. Evgenia Epstein, violin; Sergey Ostrovsky, Throughout its history, the violin; Rachel Mercer, cello. GLCMF has benefited from strong support from the Jewish 14, with a performance by the presti- community. gious Emerson String Quartet. Temple Beth El was — and remains Comprised of violinists Philip Selmer and — one of the three religious institu- tions sponsoring the festival, along with Eugene Drucker, violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist David Finckel, the St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church Emerson has won numerous awards both and Kirk In The Hills. Numerous for live performance and recordings, and members of the Bloomfield Township is a favorite of Detroit audiences. synagogue, and of other Detroit-area The June 14 concert, to take place synagogues, have served on the festival's at Detroit Country Day School's operating and advisory boards and as Seligman Performing Arts Center in major financial contributors. Beverly Hills, honors the memory of "The partnership between the three Detroit-area composer Elaine religions has been a powerful engine Lebenbom, who died in November at for our organization," Okun says. the age of 69. Pianist James Tocco, the "They see it as an opportunity to con- festival's artistic director, will open the tribute to the community, and it has concert with a,performance of opened up many doors for us. Lebenbom's award-winning Sonata for "We add to our audiences members Piano, written in 1957. of the three congregations who might Two members of the Emerson not otherwise come to chamber music Quartet, Setzer and Dutton, will concerts. And they've contributed key return June 17 and 18 as soloists in members to our board."