Our first program of 2027: Winter Recitals, featuring principal cellist of the Boise Philharmonic, Philip Kettler!
Saturday January 9, 3:00PM, Red Rock Christian Church, Boise, ID
Sunday January 10, 3:00PM, Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, ID
Program:
-Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto in g minor for Flute, Oboe and Cello
-Bohuslav Martinů: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
-Nadia Boulanger (arr. Needleman): Trois Pièces for Oboe, Cello and Piano
-Jim Cockey: Three Places in Southern Idaho for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Piano
As always, we give 10% of our donations at the door to a different non-political and non-religious non-profit for each concert set. This time, we will be partnering with the Wildland Wildfire Foundation.
From the foundation: “The Wildland Firefighter Foundation is dedicated to supporting the brave men and women who risk their lives to protect our forests, homes, and communities. We provide assistance to firefighters and their families in times of need. Our mission is to honor, support, and assist wildland firefighters and their families through financial aid, physical and emotional support, advocacy, and community.”
“Known for his rich, golden sound and storytelling on the cello,” Philip Kettler enjoys a diverse career that spans the breadth of solo, chamber, orchestral, and pedagogical musical life. Philip is the newly appointed Principal Cellist of the Boise Philharmonic and cellist of the Langroise Trio, with whom he serves as Artist-in-Residence at The College of Idaho. He began his positions in Boise after three seasons with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, where he served as Associate Principal Cellist and the orchestra’s youngest member. Philip has also performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra, and
previously held principal positions in orchestras including the Terre Haute Symphony, Carmel Symphony, and Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. Philip’s recent solo highlights include Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Boise Philharmonic, as well as solo recitals at the
Sun Valley Music Festival and New Hampshire Center for the Arts. Philip has also been featured as a soloist and chamber musician in concert series across the state of Idaho and in Washington DC, Tennessee, Maryland, Colorado, Maine, and Ohio, among others. In the summer, Philip is a member of the Britt Festival Orchestra and the Principal Cellist of the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, and has spent previous summers performing with the National Repertory Orchestra
and at the music festivals of Aspen, Bowdoin, and Aix-en-Provence (France).
Philip is a dedicated educator, serving as Lecturer of Music at The College of Idaho and maintaining a competitive private studio in Boise. Other teaching engagements have included the Sun Valley Music Festival, Northwest Nazarene University, and regular masterclass across the United States. Philip received his Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Indiana University, his Bachelor of Music degree from Vanderbilt University, and a Performer’s
Certificate from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His principal teachers include Eric Kim, Felix Wang, and Dmitry Ferschtman, and he has performed in masterclasses for Johannes Moser, Alisa Weilerstein, and Zuill Bailey. Philip performs on a cello made in Rome by David Tecchler in 1723, generously on loan by Mrs. Esther Simplot.