Idyllwild Arts Chamber Orchestra members tune their instruments to the sound of the lead violinist prior to performing Jean Sibelius’ “Finlandia, Op. 26,” under the direction of conductor Joshua Roach as part of the 2011 Idyllwild Arts Summer program on Sunday, Aug. 21 at the IAF Theatre.

Peter and Ann Kindfield, recent arrivals, bring an extraordinary level of teaching experience and academic accomplishments to the Hill. Both have doctorates from the University of California, Berkeley, in science and mathematics education. Both have long careers in education, including as educational researchers, professors at major universities, public-school teachers and teachers in alternative community schools…