The students had a wonderful day learning from Janet Horvath. Janet, associate principal cello of the Minnesota Orchestra for three decades, is a soloist, chamber musician, writer and award-winning advocate for injury-prevention. A trailblazer in speaking and writing about the physical stresses experienced by musicians, Janet worked worked with the students on their music and,…
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“This was one of my favorite concerts” says Artistic Director Ronda Respess. At first, we were disappointed that the bus with our audience of about 60 students didn’t show up. We decided to get started anyway–about twenty minutes late. Strains of Vivaldi’s “Spring” filled the room. Magically, the room began to fill up, not with…
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The Community Concert at Sandy Springs Library was a success this morning. The quartet (Helena DeGrazia & Justin Lee, violins, Nathan Hung, viola, and Bailey Holbrook, cello) played very well and spoke well. We had to learn flexibility by jumping to the last number, Zombie Attack, when the natives started getting restless. We kept them…
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We had a beautiful concert today at the Southwest Arts Center. The Southwest Arts Center is a Fulton County Arts Center in the Cascade area. It is a great facility and the hall is a lovely place to play. The staff was extremely helpful. We are grateful for their assistance in setting up the stage…
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Everyone really enjoyed and benefitted from the master class taught Monday by David Coucheron. David Coucheron joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster in September 2010. Originally from Oslo, Norway, Mr.Coucheron began playing violin at the age of three. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, his Master of…
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A full featured post on the outstanding master class we had with Nathan Schram will be posted soon. However, we did not want anyone to miss pictures from this morning’s event. Here are some photos from the class. Just click on one of the thumbnails below and you should be able to make your way…
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Following the morning’s master class with Nathan Schram, the groups got down to work in the afternoon. It was a fun and productive day for everyone. Some photos from the afternoon are included below. Just click on a photo and use the arrow keys on the bottom left of the photo window to progress through…
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The day started early with the Vega performing parts of Haydn, Beethoven, and Bartok as the students listened. Then there was discussion about rehearsal and performance techniques. In the late morning the students broke into their groups and had coaching until lunch. After lunch there were more coaching sessions, then a master class in Schwartz…
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We had a great opening night on Sunday, June 26, with parents, students, faculty and staff. This was followed by our first Monday coaching sessions on June 27. Here are a few photos from the day.
Eight of our current students performed with other young musicians in a side-by-side concert with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center. The students participating in the event included David Chyan, violin; John Cooper, viola; Helena DeGrazia, violin; Bailey Holbrook, cello; Katherine Hur,…
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