Founded in 2017, the Pitch Pipe Foundation connects artists to communities that need them the most. By connecting with the world's underprivileged and impoverished, like women and children in Southeast Asia, we are able to bring together at risk groups and get them health care and educate them on the perils of sex trafficking. In addition to its international efforts, Pitch Pipe is putting on shows across America for Veterans in their communities. We are committed to partnering with high quality musicians, and working to change the world, one community at a time.
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Projects and Upcoming Events
India and Tajikistan Tour December 2018
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Courtney Miller (Oboe), Jennifer Heemstra (Piano) and Benjamin Coelho (Bassoon) will tour Kolkata India, New Delhi India and Dushanbe Tajikistan in December 2018. Blow into the new year with our fantastic winds piano trio.
DC Concert Tour July 2018
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Five for the Future a Piano Quintet
28th July 2018 at 2:30 PM The National Park Service and the National Women's Party invite you to join them for a special concert by the Pitch Pipe Foundation. Performing all female-composed works from the past to today. Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument 144 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington DC 20002 Program Piano Quintet No. 1 The Offering by Elena Kats-Chernin Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Opus 67 by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach II. Adagio espressivo Piano Quintet by Florence Price III. Juba |
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Five for the Future a Piano Quintet
29th July 2018 at 4 pm to 5 pm Pitch Pipe Foundation presents a night of contemporary female-composed chamber music in support of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Entrance is free and donations are welcome. Anderson House Ballroom 2118 Massachusetts Ave, Washington DC 20008 Program Piano Quintet No. 1 The Offering by Elena Kats-Chernin Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Opus 67 by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach II. Adagio espressivo Piano Quintet by Florence Price III. Juba |
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Five for the Future a Piano Quintet
30th July 2018 at 7 pm to 8 pm Pitch Pipe Foundation and Episcopal Church of the Ascension present a night of contemporary female-composed chamber music in support of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Entrance is free and donations are welcome. Episcopal Church of the Ascension 633 Silgo Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910 Program Piano Quintet No. 1 The Offering by Elena Kats-Chernin Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Opus 67 by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach II. Adagio espressivo Piano Quintet by Florence Price III. Juba |
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Five for the Future a Piano Quintet
31st July 2018 at 8 pm to 9 pm Pitch Pipe Foundation and Stone Rooms Concerts present a night of contemporary female-composed chamber music in support of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Entrance is free and donations are welcome. The Falls Church Episcopal Church 166 E. Broad Street, Falls Church VA 22046 Program Piano Quintet No. 1 The Offering by Elena Kats-Chernin Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Opus 67 by Mrs. H.H.A. Beach II. Adagio espressivo Piano Quintet by Florence Price III. Juba |
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Veteran Valentine Tour 2018
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This past August Pitch Pipe organized “On the Road – a patriotic salute to our Veterans.” On this tour we found out that 22 veterans commit suicide on a daily basis. Our Musical Valentine is coming to Veterans Hospitals across the country during National Salute Week.
Pitch Pipe in partnership with the Smithsonian Postal Museum and The Mansion on O are offering 2 free for veterans concerts on the 14th and the 17th of February. |
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Classical Concert for Vets
At the Mansion on O Advance reservations needed - they can be bought here. Veterans enter free but must reserve in advance. — Doors Open: 3:00pm — Concert Begins: 4:00pm Join us as we honor our nation’s veterans with an afternoon of classical music. Pitch Pipe Foundation brings you the works of Debussy, Beethoven and Mozart performed by Internationally acclaimed pianist Jennifer Heemstra and award-winning violinist Wendy Case. |
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Salute to our Veterans
Smithsonian Postal Museum 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 Join us for a free evening concert this Valentine’s Day to reflect upon the many forms of love. All are welcome to enjoy the concert and explore the museum after-hours. We will also have a pop-up thank you note writing station, allowing concert participants to contribute to the cause of National Salute Week in a unique and personal way. The messages crafted during the program will be sent to veterans via Operation Gratitude. Doors open to the public at 6:00 pm; complimentary bar and light refreshments provided. The program starts at 6:20 pm. |
VA Facility Concerts
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Fayetteville, Arkansas
NWA String Quartet:
Er-Gene Kahng, violin
Miranda Baker, violin
Andrew Chu, viola
Dominic Na, cello
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System North Little Rock, Arkansas
Quapaw Quartet
Arkansas Symphony
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System North Little Rock, Arkansas
Rockefeller Quartet
Arkansas Symphony
VA Loma Linda HCS Loma Linda, California
Stella Monshaw, piano
With special guest vocalist Janet Bartucciotto
Charlie Norwood VAMC Downtown Augusta, Georgia
Augusta Players
Jesse Brown VAMC 537 Chicago, Illinois
Quintet Attacca
Jennifer Clippert, flute
Erica Anderson, oboe
Barbara Drapcho, clarinet
Collin Anderson, bassoon
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Hines, Illinois
Quintet Attacca
Jennifer Clippert, flute
Erica Anderson, oboe
Barbara Drapcho, clarinet
Collin Anderson, bassoon
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Marion, Indiana
“An Evening with the Ball State Opera Theatre”
Ball State University
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota
Iowa City VA Medical Center Iowa City, Iowa
Voxman Reed Trio
ourtney Miller, oboe
Benjamin Coelho, bassoon
Jorge Montilla, clarinet
Robert J Dole VAMC Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Symphony Brass Quintet
David Hunsicker, trumpet
Daniel Bardan Lamadrid, trumpet
Jeb Wallace, french horn
Matt Blauer, trombone
Phillip Black, tuba
Baltimore VA Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
Loch Raven Community Living and Rehabilitation Center Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System Ann Arbor, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Saginaw, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Saginaw, Michigan
Guy Yehuda, clarinet
Tasha Warren, clarinet
Wyoming VA Health Care Center Wyoming, Michigan
Mid Life Crisis
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Biloxi, Mississippi
Accento Trio
Susan Ruggiero, soprano
Elizabeth Moak, piano
Danilo Mezzadri, flute
James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx, New York
Mihai Marica, cello
Carlos Avila, piano
NY Harbor Healthcare System New York, New York
Liza Wu, piano
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose, New York
Ellen dePasquale, violin
David Cerutti, viola
Alberto Parrini, cello
SalisburyW. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Salisbury, North Carolina
Emily Jarrell Urbeck, piano
Corey Lovelace, soprano
Durham VA Medical Center Durham, North Carolina
David Geng, piano
Chris Zhou, piano
Nicole Lindbergh, piano
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Sharon Robinson, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer Woda, mezzo soprano
Brian Thornton, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Liz Huff, singer
Jim Robinson, pianist
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Lisa Boyko, viola
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Marshall Griffith, piano
Virginia Crabtree, flute
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Dana Plank, violin
Melissa Toddie, violin
Kate Oney, viola
Marla Gigliotti, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
George Pope, flute
Eric Charnofsky, piano
Kyle Kelvington, tenor
Susan Wallin, soprano
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jeff Irvine, viola
Dayton VA Medical Center CLC Unit-Memory Care Unit Dayton, Ohio
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
John Benjamin, pianist
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare system Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Orchard, violin
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Ralph H. Johnson VAMC Charleston, South Carolina
CSO Woodwind Quintet
Jessica Hull-Dambaugh, flute
Zachary Hammond, oboe
Anne Holmi, horn
Joshua Baker, bassoon
Charles Messersmith, clarinet
VA Black Hills Health Care System Fort Meade, South Dakota
Buffalo Grass:
Kim Plender
Pete Wooden
Greg Johnson, Mark Pecora
Katie Lautenschlager
VA North Texas Health Care System - Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center Bonham, Texas
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Dallas VA Medical Center Dallas, Texas
Ellen dePasquale, violin
Ami Campbell, violin
Dmitry Kustanovich, violin
Mare-Thais Levesque Oliver, cello
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital San Antonio, Texas
Oso Ensemble
Craig Sorgi, violin
Laura Scalzo, violin
Kayleigh Miller, viola
Holgen Gjoni, cello
George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Kasia Sokol Borup, violin
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center Walla Walla, Washington
Hannah Shafer, violin
Christina Moran, violin
Felicia Martinez, viola
Kristina Filippello, cello
Huntington VA Medical Center Huntington, West Virginia
3rd Avenue Marshall a Capella Ensemble
Washington VA Medical Center Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Fayetteville, Arkansas
NWA String Quartet:
Er-Gene Kahng, violin
Miranda Baker, violin
Andrew Chu, viola
Dominic Na, cello
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System North Little Rock, Arkansas
Quapaw Quartet
Arkansas Symphony
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System North Little Rock, Arkansas
Rockefeller Quartet
Arkansas Symphony
VA Loma Linda HCS Loma Linda, California
Stella Monshaw, piano
With special guest vocalist Janet Bartucciotto
Charlie Norwood VAMC Downtown Augusta, Georgia
Augusta Players
Jesse Brown VAMC 537 Chicago, Illinois
Quintet Attacca
Jennifer Clippert, flute
Erica Anderson, oboe
Barbara Drapcho, clarinet
Collin Anderson, bassoon
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Hines, Illinois
Quintet Attacca
Jennifer Clippert, flute
Erica Anderson, oboe
Barbara Drapcho, clarinet
Collin Anderson, bassoon
Jeremiah Frederick, horn
VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Marion, Indiana
“An Evening with the Ball State Opera Theatre”
Ball State University
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota
Iowa City VA Medical Center Iowa City, Iowa
Voxman Reed Trio
ourtney Miller, oboe
Benjamin Coelho, bassoon
Jorge Montilla, clarinet
Robert J Dole VAMC Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Symphony Brass Quintet
David Hunsicker, trumpet
Daniel Bardan Lamadrid, trumpet
Jeb Wallace, french horn
Matt Blauer, trombone
Phillip Black, tuba
Baltimore VA Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
Loch Raven Community Living and Rehabilitation Center Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System Ann Arbor, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Saginaw, Michigan
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center Saginaw, Michigan
Guy Yehuda, clarinet
Tasha Warren, clarinet
Wyoming VA Health Care Center Wyoming, Michigan
Mid Life Crisis
Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Biloxi, Mississippi
Accento Trio
Susan Ruggiero, soprano
Elizabeth Moak, piano
Danilo Mezzadri, flute
James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx, New York
Mihai Marica, cello
Carlos Avila, piano
NY Harbor Healthcare System New York, New York
Liza Wu, piano
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose, New York
Ellen dePasquale, violin
David Cerutti, viola
Alberto Parrini, cello
SalisburyW. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Salisbury, North Carolina
Emily Jarrell Urbeck, piano
Corey Lovelace, soprano
Durham VA Medical Center Durham, North Carolina
David Geng, piano
Chris Zhou, piano
Nicole Lindbergh, piano
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Sharon Robinson, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer Woda, mezzo soprano
Brian Thornton, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Liz Huff, singer
Jim Robinson, pianist
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Lisa Boyko, viola
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Marshall Griffith, piano
Virginia Crabtree, flute
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Dana Plank, violin
Melissa Toddie, violin
Kate Oney, viola
Marla Gigliotti, cello
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
George Pope, flute
Eric Charnofsky, piano
Kyle Kelvington, tenor
Susan Wallin, soprano
Louis Stokes Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio
Jeff Irvine, viola
Dayton VA Medical Center CLC Unit-Memory Care Unit Dayton, Ohio
Andrea Chenoweth, soprano
John Benjamin, pianist
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare system Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Orchard, violin
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Ralph H. Johnson VAMC Charleston, South Carolina
CSO Woodwind Quintet
Jessica Hull-Dambaugh, flute
Zachary Hammond, oboe
Anne Holmi, horn
Joshua Baker, bassoon
Charles Messersmith, clarinet
VA Black Hills Health Care System Fort Meade, South Dakota
Buffalo Grass:
Kim Plender
Pete Wooden
Greg Johnson, Mark Pecora
Katie Lautenschlager
VA North Texas Health Care System - Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center Bonham, Texas
Garik Pedersen, pianist
Dallas VA Medical Center Dallas, Texas
Ellen dePasquale, violin
Ami Campbell, violin
Dmitry Kustanovich, violin
Mare-Thais Levesque Oliver, cello
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital San Antonio, Texas
Oso Ensemble
Craig Sorgi, violin
Laura Scalzo, violin
Kayleigh Miller, viola
Holgen Gjoni, cello
George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Kasia Sokol Borup, violin
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center Walla Walla, Washington
Hannah Shafer, violin
Christina Moran, violin
Felicia Martinez, viola
Kristina Filippello, cello
Huntington VA Medical Center Huntington, West Virginia
3rd Avenue Marshall a Capella Ensemble
Washington VA Medical Center Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Heemstra, piano
Wendy Case, violin
January 2018
Concerts in Kolkata, India & Kathmandu, Nepal
Concerts in Kolkata, India & Kathmandu, Nepal
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Kolkata, India Concert Series with Carrie Pierce and Jennifer Heemstra, assisted by Mac Wyn:
• Jan 11, 2018 - Hathor Health Fair Uttam Mancha Kalighat, India • Jan 13, 2018 Hyatt Regency Hotel Kolkata, India • Jan 15, 2018 - Kids Concert at South City International School Kolkata, India Kathmandu, Nepal Concert Series with Carrie Pierce and Jennifer Heemstra, assisted by Mac Wyn
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Recent Events
November 2017 Kolkata Classics Concerts
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James Forger Professor of Saxophone and Dean of the College of Music at Michigan State University, Deborah Moriarty, Chair of the Piano Department at MSU and pianist Jennifer Heemstra performed in Kolkata, India.
Partnering with The Kolkata Classics, Forger, Moriarty and Heemstra worked with trafficked women and children at the sixth Kolkata Classics Hathor Health Fair, entertained the people of Kolkata in a large public concert, held an interactive kids concert at South City International School and enchanted guests at a private concert at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. |
Michigan Veterans Affairs Tour 2017
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In August 2017, Jennifer Heemstra and Carrie Pierce hosted a series of free concerts at all Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across Michigan. This tour was an opportunity to give back to Veterans and their communities, and to share their musical gifts with so many who had sacrificed for our country.
Detroit Ann Arbor Saginaw Iron Mountain The Veterans Affairs tour will continue into 2018 and will include a special patriotic salute to Veterans on Valentines Day Feb 14, 2018! |
Nepal
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In July 2017 singer Chelsea Coyne and pianist Jennifer Heemstra toured Nepal performing in a series of free concerts for impoverished and vulnerable communities. They also gave free master classes to music students at the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, the Nepal Music Center and the Sushila Arts Acedemy.
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Upcoming Events
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