Board of
Directors
Painting by Lory Williams Winford
Annie Hawk · President
ANNIE HAWK | President
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ANNIE HAWK holds a Master's degree in Education from Indiana University. She has taught preschool and was the program director at the Oberlin Early Childhood Center in Ohio before working as a Financial Services Professional at New York Life Insurance.
As a passionate arts event organizer, she has led a concert series at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Chicago for seven years and is currently in charge of the Bean Blossom Music Series at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom, Indiana. These concerts feature student and faculty performances from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts (Roosevelt University), Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University) among others.
Annie has initiated and directed FamiliesYES! – a non-profit organization in Lorain County, Ohio which put on the annual Lorain County Family Fun Fair featuring educational activities for children involving over 50 organizations from all over the county. She is co-founder of RiverSong Music, Inc.
ANDREAS IOANNIDES | Artistic Director
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British-Cypriot pianist ANDREAS IOANNIDES enjoys a diverse and exciting career rooted in his love of performing and teaching. He has given recitals throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America, appearing in venues such as Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Hamburg Konzerthaus, the Seoul Arts Center, the Temppeliaukio Kirkko in Helsinki and the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. He has received enthusiastic reviews by the Boston Globe, and his performances have been broadcast on television and radio across three continents.
Andreas has made concerto appearances under maestros Neil Varon, David Effron, Paul Nadler and Roberto Tibiriçá; his chamber collaborations include such artists as Joseph Swensen, Atar Arad, Peter Stumpf and composer PQ Phan. A prize winner in the BNDES International Piano Competition in Rio de Janeiro and the Hastings International Piano Competition in the UK, he recently turned his attention to recording projects, including a 2-disc album released by Naxos in 2020 in honor of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
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Andreas has served as Lecturer of Piano at Indiana State University and is currently Assistant Lecturer of Piano at the Cork School of Music at Munster Technological University in Cork, Ireland. He is also Artistic Director of RiverSong Music Inc., a non-profit organization that promotes community education and enrichment through classical music . He holds a Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University, mentored by pianist Menahem Pressler.
Andreas Ioannides · Artistic Director
LISA HARDWICK THOMPSON | Secretary
LISA HARWICK THOMPSON is enjoying post-career life in Brown County with her husband Dwight. As a life-long advocate for the arts from both the consumption and production sides, she is thrilled to support RiverSong’s efforts to bring access to chamber music to new audiences. Board involvement, as well as performing with choral and theatrical organizations across the region has ignited her passion for the power of grassroots organizations to enable participation in the arts at the local level. Past regional experience includes Little Theatre of Bedford, Bloomington Chamber Singers, Bloomington First Presbyterian Church. In Brown County, Lisa is happy to have recently joined the choir at Nashville United Methodist Church.
Lisa Thompson · Secretary
Rebekah Nika | Treasurer
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BECKY NIKA moved to Brown County in 2018 from the St. Paul, MN area. She was born in Terre Haute and raised in Martinsville, IL. Becky earned her Bachelor degrees in Clinical Psychology and Sociology and her MBA from Eastern Illinois University.
Becky’s career began in banking while still in college, eventually travelling nationally as a commercial lending officer for First Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She left banking in the mid-eighties to become CFO for a privately held manufacturing company in St. Petersburg, FL. She remained in manufacturing, finishing her career with 16 years as CFO at Northern Metal Fab, Inc., a privately held company in Baldwin, WI.
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After attending three different ChamberFest Brown County concerts during their 2021 inaugural season, Becky volunteered her services to the nonprofit. Her enthusiasm for and appreciation of the outstanding quality and talent of the artists involved led her to this decision. Her goal is to help RiverSong Music, Inc. grow and flourish in their mission to bring classical music performance and education of the highest caliber to Brown County while ensuring its financial integrity.
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Rebekah Nika · Treasurer
PHIL McKOWN | Development
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PHIL McKOWN is delighted to be involved with ChamberFest Brown County. He was born in Indianapolis and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University before pursuing a Master of Arts in Mathematics from Indiana University. Phil and his husband have lived in Brown County since 1975; they have been active members of its cultural community ever since.
While Phil’s professional career has centered around engineering and software development, he has enjoyed music of many kinds since childhood. Phil particularly loves solo and chamber works, and considers himself a recovering oboist. He follows a diverse set of interests, including music, visual arts, computer programming and auto racing.
“What an amazing opportunity to bring the best of classical music and musicians to a community already known for its love of the arts.”
Phil McKown · Development
ANNE MILLER | Development
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ANNE MILLER has been involved in the Brown County art scene for the last 38 years. First a member of local artists co-op, Brown County Craft Gallery, then member, president and artist at Hoosier Artist Gallery, both in Nashville, IN. She was a founding member of the Art Alliance of Brown County, a member of Indiana Artisans, and on the first 2 terms of board membership for the Town of Nashville Arts & Entertainment commission.
Anne has been doing her art for the last 40 years. She is well known for the stained glass and metal overlay technique she pioneered in the late 1970’s. Her degree from University of Michigan was from the School of Natural Resources and her teaching degree was in Environmental Education. These years of study helped to inform her art, which is nature based. She also has been working with Transformed Photography technique for the last dozen years. Her art work can be seen at Art/Glass Studio I Anne Ryan Miller I Nashville, Indiana
Having studied piano from an early age, she is an avid music lover, has great respect for the diligence, commitment and hard work of the great composers and musicians and looks forward to potential and brilliant artistry that will be found in our future concerts.
Anne Miller · Development
LAUREN ICE | Donor Success Coordinator
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LAUREN ICE is a new member of the Brown County community, having moved here early in 2023 with her husband Roy and son Kaleb, when Roy accepted the position of pastor of Nashville United Methodist Church. Lauren plays the clarinet and saxophone, and has earned a BS degree in Music Management from Shenandoah University in Virginia. As part of her studies, she performed all sides of house management for musical theater productions at the school. Professionally, Lauren has worked for the Dayton Opera, Dayton Philharmonic, and the Evansville Philharmonic, gaining experience in administrative and box office duties. Lauren has enjoyed performing in community bands and at church. Her other interests include textile arts (specifically knitting, cross-stitch, and crochet), and cooking.
Lauren Ice · Donor Success Coordinator
JAN HOLLOWAY | Writing/Communications
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JAN ROSENBAUM HOLLOWAY came to Indiana in the ‘70s for graduate study after working as an editor and researcher at the New York Times, and singing with the New York Choral Society. Originally from Wellesley, MA, she spent high school years in England, where she fell in love with Medieval and Renaissance music, playing violin and singing in a madrigal group. She’s lived in Brown County since 1989. A lifelong lover of the arts and music, she has also tried flute and crumhorn, and is now studying cello.
At IU she earned an MA in English and American Literature and finished up with an ABD in American Language and Literature. She was a long-time writer and editor at University Information Technology Services. She’s also been a calligrapher, a freelance book editor, and a jeweler, exhibiting at juried shows and a gallery. Now she’s a part-time writer and editor with the IU Office of Online Education.
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"ChamberFest is a local treasure,” she says. “Such music performed in Brown County’s warm, intimate venues transports the listener into a profound and lasting relationship with the music and its performers. ChamberFest can make our Nashville the chamber music counterpart to our country music sister city in Tennessee.”
Jan Holloway · Writing/Communications