Outreach
Metric Balance in Music
'A systemic approach to understanding and realizing the natural weight and bouyancy of music in performance.' This teaching video includes both orchestral and violin performance excerpts and features Guest Blanton Alspaugh, Recording Engineer and Host, Roberta Carpenter
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This look at the 10 year history of the Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra is hosted by Ann Rumpf, OCO co-founder. It features guests Mike Herro, Blanton Alspaugh, Cherie Sonsalla, Jacob Beranek, Sigmund Snopek, Brian Grundstrom, Jennifer D'Alessio, Diane Wittry, Chris Wanner and OCO Music Director, Roberta Carpenter. 1 hour 52 minutes Videography by Max Anisimov
This 2020 video is about the culmination of the artistic collaboration with the Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra, the Oconomowoc Arts Center and the Imagine A Day Art Gallery in a Wall Design Project. The Design includes the 10 year history of the 3 organizations and highlights the OCO's 5 Lake Country Themed musical commissions. Hosted by John Cramer, OAC Manager and Roberta Carpenter, OCO Music Director. It features a time-lapse segment of the installation. Video by Max Anisimov
This video explains the award and the award's namesake, Frank S. Chatfield, and the matched set of stringed instruments he donated to the community. It takes us the workshop of luthier, Scott Sleider, as he shows us the instruments prior to restoration. Host Roberta Carpenter.
This video speaks to the voice and personality of instruments, and returns to the workshop of luthier Scott Sleider as he shows us the nearly finished Chatfield Instruments, after 3 years of restoration.
Host Roberta Carpenter, OCO Music Director. Videography by Kyra Arendt.
OCO Chatfield Award Tribute Videos which include the history of the Arts in Lake Country
OCO 2016-17 Chatfield Award - Tom Snyder
OCO 2017-18 Chatfield Award - Dave & Betty Reul
OCO 2019 Chatfield Award - Frederick Schwarz & Robert Ignaszak
OCO 2020 Chatfield Award - Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts
This Presentation of the OCO 2020 Chatfield Award is presented to the Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts Organization. Presenters include Mayor Robert Magnus, Robert Duffy - Oconomowoc Economic Development & Tourism Director, and Roberta Carpenter. Hollie Schick, FOA President receives the award.
Hosts John Cramer (Oconomowoc Arts Center, Manager), and Chris Wanner (Bank Five Nine Corporate Branch Manager) present this annual award to Roberta Carpenter. Videography by Josh Wolf
A short holiday greeting at the close of a year we'll all remember... with the 'spirit' of the arts and a preview of the beautiful OCO events to come in 2021. Videography by Max Anisimov.
