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THE SOUNDPOST
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, INC., of the AMERICAN STRING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
SPRING 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CIRCULATION
President’s Message……………………….….…….5
Cal-ASTA State Board Officers & Members…..….6
Secretary’s Minutes of State Board Meeting 7 to 7-3
Treasurer’s Report and Membership Report..……..8
ASTA Members in
California…………………..……...…..…1040
President, Editors, Advertisers,
Colleges/Universities……………………..360
TOTAL
CIRCULATION……………….……..…1400
Fresno Section Report………………………….…..10
Los Angeles Section Report…….……………..…..11
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ASTA CAP…………………………...…………….12
String Project Reports (Sacramento)…………...….13
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String Project Reports (Redlands and San Diego)..14
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Sacramento and Stockton Section Reports…….….15
San Francisco Section Report……………..……16-17
International Cello Festival………………………19
CODA Section Report…………………..……...….23
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Dear California ASTA Members,
I am pleased to announce the addition of two new Calasta board members. Lawrence Huang has
accepted the Soundpost editor position. Mr. Huang is a member of the San Francisco Section and was also
recently elected to the board of the California Orchestra Director’s Association (CODA). He is currently a
violin lecturer at Diablo Valley College and serves as the concertmaster for the DVC Philharmonic. Our
second new addition is Gayane Korkmazian. She has agreed to serve as Historian, a position that has been
vacant for many years. Gayane is a member of the Fresno Section and has held many Calasta positions in
past including State President 2006-2008. She is also currently serving as our Insurance Liaison.
The new Calasta website is up and running! As before, the website will serve as the central information
center for all California ASTA members and other visitors. One of the newest features is an interactive
color-coded map, which will direct all newcomers to each section by county. Other features include three
social networks, section Google calendars, photos and evote. Please come visit us at calasta.org.
Congratulations to the 16 California students who were invited to participate in the 2014 National High
School Honors Orchestra in Louisville, Kentucky, March 5-7! They are as follows:
Violin:
Viola:
Cello:
BJ Kim; Irvine, CA
Irene Kim; Diamond Bar, CA
Rachel Koh; Redlands, CA
Kotaro Tsutsumi; Irvine, CA
Peter Min; Irvine, CA
Thomas Seo; Irvine, CA
Eileen Wang; Irvine, CA
Albert Tung; Irvine, CA
Sangmin Song; Irvine, CA
Flute:
Oboe:
French Horn:
Sarah Ohanian; Santa Monica, CA
Ryan Roberts; Santa Monica, CA
Josh Maccoby; Santa Monica, CA
Trombone:
Trumpet:
Piano:
Liam Glendening; Redlands, CA
Chris Armstrong: Malibu, CA
Kevin Huang; Irvine, CA
Darrell Lumbres: Exeter, CA
For a complete list of all invitees, please visit www.astaweb.com
Don’t forget to mark your calendars!
March 5-8, 2014
ASTA National Conference
Louisville, Kentucky
National Conference* Exhibits* National Orchestra Festival* National High
School Honors Orchestra*
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Minutes of the State Board Meeting in
Redland, CA – August 18, 2013
California Chapter, American String Teachers Association
State Board Meeting
August 18, 2013
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER- Kim
The meeting was called to order at 11:12 AM at the home of Kyle Champion. Members in
attendance were Kim Cole, Tom Tatton, Michael Feeney, Kyle Champion, Bonnie Lockrem, Lubo
Velickovic, Lawrence Huang, and Gay Currier.
INTRODUCTIONS – Kim
Each member introduced themselves and spoke of how they are affiliated with ASTA.
MINUTES - Bonnie
The minutes were moved to be approved by Kyle and seconded by Gay.
TREASURERʼS REPORT - MIchael
Opening Balance - $27,722.73. Total expenses - $15,793.86.
Total income - $9,756.66. Balance as of August 18, 2013 - $21,685.53.
Sponsorship tiles are available for purchase on website – several are pending
PRESIDENTʼS REPORT- Kim
New Calasta website serves as the central information center for all members and interested
visitors. It includes an interactive, color-coded map and unlimited space to hold all newsletters,
announcements, photos and videos. Each section President has access to their own section
Google Calendar and can independently input dates and times for upcoming events. Send all
documents (except calendar info) in “word” or “pdf” format and photos in “jpeg” format to new
webmaster, Kim Cole. This website has been nominated for “Best ASTA” Website award.
Working on possibility of e-voting on new website for upcoming election in spring of 2014 for
President–Elect. All section Presidents are asked to find out how many of their section members
do not have email access.
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Welcome to new Soundpost Editor, Lawrence Huang, violin lecturer at Diablo College,
Concertmaster for the DVS Philharmonic and a recently elected member of the CODA board.
Gayanne Korkmazian is our new Historian. Tom will speak with Dieter about keeping historical files
at Fresno Pacific University.
Susan Lamb Cook and Kim Cole will work together to co-chair the upcoming State Solo
Competition in Northern California, October 2014. The competition will be held in So. Cal in 2016.
All are encouraged to attend the next National ASTA Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, March 5-8,
2014.
SECTION REPORTS
Fresno - David No report
Los Angeles – Kyle COMPETITIONS: Bowed Strings – 77 students,
6 areas; 34 to Regionalʼs; Guitar – 19 students, 4 divisions; Harp – no data.
ASTA CAP – 5 locations: 88 students representing 13 vln/vla and 4 cello teachers.
WORKSHOPS - University of Redlands Harp Clinic in July offered by Dr. Noa Kageyama;
AWARDS – Peter Marsh (Studio Teacher of the year); Andrew Osman (String Educator of the
Year), Lonie Bosserman (Service to the String Community). Awardees were recognized at Greater
LA ASTA Finals, CSU Fullerton in May. GRANTS: ASTA LA board will offer grants to worthwhile
string projects. Guidelines were codified and will be distributed to members, thanks to Wendy
Velasco, among others. One grant was given to the Harp Society for guest violist to perform at
convention.
“MEET and GREET” opportunities to be held around the region to help build sense of community.
Sacramento - Gay Spring recital was held at Monroe Manor.
Inaugural Chamber Music Workshop was held April 28 at UCD, co-chaired by Christina Dolanc and
Gay Currier. It featured 4 quartets and 4 coaches. Upcoming: Fall recital in Davis; Spring recital in
Sacramento with a raffle and silent auction. Next Chamber Music Workshop will be in March, 2014
and Solo Competition in May, with Prizes of $75 for each instrument.
San Diego – Isaac - no report - Tom will contact Isaac
San Francisco – Kim (reporting for Cybele) Monthly Teacher Symposiums - 2nd Saturday of
each month at 4:00pm through May 2014
Berkeley School of Strings and Improvisation (1336 Carleton St., Berkeley)
On September 12, Tristanne Talarico led us in a discussion of Paul Rollandʼs contributions to
string pedagogy and discussed some of his specific techniques for teaching vibrato. On October
12, Cookie Segelstein presented "Integrating Folk Styles into your Lessons" and shared with us
some fascinating insights into her specialty, klesmer fiddling. Our next symposium will be on
November 9.
Grant Proposals and Contributions - January 1, 2014 - August 31, 2014
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ASTA San Francisco will award grants in November to musical organizations that initiate and
promote activities that advance the art of string playing through special projects or the purchase of
equipment. These grants will be funded by our local section and private donations. Click on the
"Grant Program Guidelines" on the top left of this page for more details. Donations may be sent to
our treasurer, Cookie Segelstein. Contact her at cookie@themacmama.com for payment details.
Chamber Music Festival - Saturday, October 26, 2013, 10am-2pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1501 Walnut Street, Berkeley)
Students of all ages and levels are invited to play chamber music for a few hours, receive coaching
and put on an impromptu performance. We also welcome advanced students who would like to
participate as coaches-in-training. Admission is free but we will accept donations for our Special
Grants Fund. Halloween costumes are welcome.
Winnersʼ Recital - ASTA SF Solo Competition 2013
Saturday, November 2 at 4:00pm
Piedmont Center for the Arts (801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont)
ASTA CAP 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Crowden Music Center (1475 Rose St., Berkeley)
2014 Solo Competition
Sunday, April 27, 2014
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St., San Francisco)
Stockton – Lubo Velickovic (reporting for Ann Miller) Stockton ASTA presented its annual
Spring Recital on May 5th, 2012 at St. Johnʼs the Evangelist. Eleven students performed,
representing the studios of five ASTA teachers. Stockton ASTA held its annual fall meeting on
August 29th, during which time we scheduled our 2014 Honor Recital and Spring Recital. We will
also discussed ways to engage more students from local school string programs and the Harmony
Stockton program. Several Stockton ASTA members, including Rita Wilcox and Jackie Lew, are
participating in the Valley Community Orchestra's second season.
SOUNDPOST EDITOR AND MEMBERSHIP – Lawrence Huang
Last Soundpost, submitted by Richard Anshutz, will be put on-line, in color, for viewing.
Tom proposed we have both on-line and hard copy available (pdf)- Seconded by Kyle. Approved
by board unanimously.
UPCOMING ELECTION - Emails will be sent to leaders of each section in search of interested
parties to run for President–Elect. Next newsletter will include option for voting preference. Each
Section President will send out survey for voting preference those who does not have internet
access will receive hard copy ballots.
BY LAWS - Tom distributed Packet of Documents: 2007 Constitution, Proposed bylaws, State
Elections summary, Webmaster description, Ann Millerʼs suggestions for bylaws.
NEW BUSINESS – Kyle is new membership chair, replacing Richard Anshutz.
Tom will contact Gayanne about proposed housing for honor groups at University. Tom is
communicating with Russ Sperling re: ASTA with CMEA. Michael Boitz is Orchestra Rep with
CODA
NEXT MEETING - The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 6 11:00 a.m. in Sacramento,
location to be announced at a later date
ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 12:54 p.m.
PLEASE CHECK OUT WWW.CALASTA.ORG FOR FEBRUARY UP
COMING ELECTION
ASTA California Chapter
August 18, 2013
February 23, 2013 Bank Balance
Outstanding Checks as of 02/23/2013
Outstanding Deposits as of 02/23/2013
Adjusted Opening Balance
INCOME
Rebates/Grants
Soundpost Advertising
Website Sponsorships
Total Income:
EXPENSES Newsletters
Rebates to Sections
Meeting Expenses
Competition Awards
Competition Accompanist
Website Development
Website Hosting
Service Plaques
Total Expenses:
February 23, 2013 Adjusted Balance
Plus Income Total
Minus Expenses
August 18, 2013 Bank Balance
27,722.73
27,722.73
8,506.66
650.00
600.00
9,756.66
2,283.44
4,253.28
1,258.25
5,700.00
300.00
1,500.00
283.65
215.24
15,793.86
27,722.73
9,756.66
15,793.86
21,685.53
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On Saturday, September 14, 2013 the Fresno ASTA Section held its annual
competition on the campus of Fresno Pacific University. The adjudicators were Dr.
Rob Hodges and Judith Robinson. The Fresno Section offers a Novice Division in
addition to the traditional Junior and Senior Divisions. The Novice Division gives
young students a first opportunity to gain competition experience.
Cellist Olivia Lin (student of Dr. Thomas Loewenheim) won the Novice Division
which had a total of four competitors.
The Junior Division had the largest number of competitors with eight entries. There
were two winners in that age division: Joanne Chen and Derek Zheng, violin (students
of Thi Nguyen).
Harpist Erin Kim (student of Laura Porter) was awarded an Honorable Mention.
Cellist Aimee Dockum (student of Dr. Thomas Loewenheim) won the Senior
Division.
The teachers represented by student entrants were Arthur Howansky, Laura Porter,
Dr. Valerie Walden, Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, Thi Nguyen, and Dr. Limor TorenImmerman
Dr. Dieter Wulfhorst was the site host, supported by Gayane Korkmazian.
The seventeenth annual chamber music workshop for young students will take place
on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Alta Sierra Middle School in Clovis, California.
Respectfully submitted
Dieter Wulfhorst
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Greetings to ASTA members throughout the great state of California. We’re pleased to
share some very exciting news about happenings in and around the Los Angeles Section.
Our annual competition involved close to 100 students in bowed strings, guitar, and harp.
Our hard working volunteers in each area are to be commended, with special
acknowledgement of the role Gloria Liu Traulle plays in organizing the LA Regional finals.
ASTA Certificate Advancement Program (ASTA CAP) has exploded in our Section. From
a handful of students participating a couple of years ago to the nearly 90 representing 17
teachers around the region, we’ve grown into a wonderful program to give students
recognition and motivation as they practice and prepare throughout the academic year.
Thanks go to Kay Pech for her tireless efforts to get this program flying high in the Los
Angeles Section.
ASTA member and harpist Mary Dropkin held her annual Harp Clinic at the University of
Redlands this past summer, and special guest clinician Dr. Noa Kageyama (the Bulletproof
Musician) was featured in 3 sessions over the course of the week. Attendance at this was
made available to LA area ASTA members for a reduced fee. What a great opportunity for
our local members to experience the insight of this fascinating individual.
Because of the healthy financial position our section enjoys, we have begun offering grants
to local members or organizations that have terrific ideas of furthering string education in
our region. We’re currently in the review and approval stage of this program. Thanks to
Wendy Velasco for her work in getting this program up and running smoothly.
Finally, we recently held our first Meet and Greet reception in Woodland Hills. We met
with several local members to snack, chat and explore the avenues our Los Angeles Section
should explore as we expand our offerings to all our members. We expect to hold more of
these receptions throughout our “service area” to better reach out to our members around
the region. Check the State Website or our Facebook page (ASTA Los Angeles) for current
information on all our happenings!
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Southern California ASTA CAP plans
are shaping up. We will be adding
more dates and locations, but at the
present we have the following available
in 2014:
Saturday, April 26 in Woodland Hills
Studio
Saturday, May 3 in Bellflower Music
School
Saturday, May 17 in San Clemente
church
Saturday, May 24 in Fullerton Music
Studio
Application forms will be posted in
early January for registration for each
of these dates. Teachers are encouraged
to download the free syllabus, which
includes the list of literature, etudes and
scales to prepare at each level of
development. The deadlines for
registration are one month prior to the
evaluation date.
For more information, contact the
ASTA CAP Los Angeles Chair, Kay
Pech at chambermusic@verizon.net
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Sacramento State String Project
News Flash!
Thanks go out to Sacramento State’s Music Department! With over 50 new 4th to 8th grade
beginners added to the returning students, use of the complete 2nd floor of Capistrano Hall is
necessary to accommodate our 5 different instruction rooms Mondays and Wednesdays from
4:30-5:45. In addition to the children brought to campus by their parents, a full bus of children
arrives from the Robla School District. Congratulations Mr. Stanley for the great recruiting
assemblies!
Thank goodness many of the Sacramento State student teachers on the project are returning
and have experience directing classrooms! The two beginning rooms are taught by
violin/violists Paul Sikes and Sandro Ladu, assisted by Phylicia Morris, Sapphire Valdivia,
Sean Metcalfe and Jun Zhu. The 15 beginning cellists are taught by Elizabeth Kirstin, assisted
by Luis Lugo.
The intermediate room of violinists and cellists is co-led by Emily Shepard and Cody Alves,
both violinists with cello experience. The orchestra room is conducted by Shannon Houston,
violin and Andrew Mearns, cello/bass.
Please check out our website http://www.csus.edu/stringproject and the “Project Teachers”
page to see their pictures and read their biographies. This is an exciting group of talented
musicians and the children are benefitting from their guidance.
Many children are taking advantage of the additional individual lessons during the 5:45-6:35
hour. These classes are offered on a first come-first serve basis for an additional fee and allow
the teachers to gain lesson experience.
Currently the apprentice teachers are working with Professors Bossuat-Gallic and Stanley on
teaching steps, organizing classes, creating materials and concert program selection. We are
looking forward to our December concert.
For the Spring Semester, continuing and returning students will be accepted as well as students
with some experience on a stringed instrument (accepted by simple audition). Many children in
the Sacramento area are profiting from the String Project to gain experience on strings or to
supplement their private lessons or school programs in the
Sacramento area.
CONCERT:
Monday, December 16, 2013 7:00-8:00pm. FREE.
Recital Concert Hall - Capistrano Hall next to parking structure I
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University of Redlands String Project
Point Loma String Project
The University of Redlands String
Project is thrilled to share news from
its third year of existence. Master
Teacher Becky Long, Director Kyle
Champion and all our UR apprentice
teachers are enthusiastically working
with over 60 4-8th graders from the
Redlands Unified School District as
well as other local string students. We
offer 2 beginning, one intermediate
and one third year class twice weekly
on the University of Redlands
campus. Word of mouth has spread
far and wide, and our students are
becoming the “rock stars” of the
RUSD string program. This is exactly
the intent of developing our program –
to enhance the local school string
programs. In addition, our University
apprentice teachers are gaining
valuable experience in classroom
skills, which will greatly boost their
ability to be hired as they move out
into the world of string education.
Special thanks go to Dr. Andrew
Glendening and the staff of the School
of Music office for all their support.
Point Loma String Project, entering its
eleventh year, currently serves 45 string
students with four Teacher Apprentices.
String classes at three levels bring young string
players through the first stages of learning on
their instruments. Each level comes twice-aweek to prepare for concerts and to improve
Typically, a student will participate in Point
Loma String Project for 3-5 years, continuing
in whatever school string program available to
them, and then will proceed to one of the fine
youth orchestras in San Diego. For the first
time, a student who started in Point Loma
String Project has followed that route and
come full circle. She now attends Point Loma
Nazarene University on a cello scholarship.
This is a gratifying development.
Another gratifying development is the work of
our former Teacher Apprentices as they have
taught strings in San Diego, Northern
California, Phoenix, and Boston. I am pleased
that Point Loma String Project continues to
contribute new string players and new string
teachers in our nation’s struggle against a
coarsening culture.
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Our Spring Recital was very enjoyable, and the
facility we used, Monroe Manor, a retirement
home, was ideal. We’d like to return there next
year.
Stockton ASTA presented its annual Spring
Recital on May 5th, 2012 at St. John’s the
Evangelist.
Eleven
students
performed,
representing the studios of five ASTA teachers.
The Board decided to let the apparent lack of
our membership’s curiosity about ASTACAP
alone for the time being in the hopes that
repetitive articles about it in the newsletter will
spark some interest. (So far, only two member
have expressed interest.)
Stockton ASTA held its annual fall meeting on
August 29th, during which time we scheduled
our 2014 Honor Recital and Spring Recital. We
will also discussed ways to engage more
students from local school string programs and
the Harmony Stockton program.
We did not hold a Solo Competition this year
due to financial constraints. Instead, we held
our inaugural Chamber Music Workshop April
28 at UC Davis, which was a marvelous success.
The Workshop was co-chaired by Christina
Dolanc and Gay Currier. Registration was held
from 11:30-noon, with coaching from 12-4 p.m.
(with a snack break). The 4 p.m. recital
featured four quartets: two elementary level,
one junior high and one high school. There
were four coaches. Fees were $30 for students
of non-members and $25 for students of
members. Suggested improvements for next
year included: staff an administrator to
welcome, organize, handle details etc.; and,
move the groups rather than coaches from
room to room. Next year, we should be able to
offer a stipend to each coach; Board members
who coach are welcome to donate their
services.
Several Stockton ASTA members, including
Rita Wilcox and Jackie Lew, are participating in
the Valley Community Orchestra's second
season.
We are planning a Fall recital in Davis and a
Spring recital in Sacramento as well as the Solo
Competition. The Spring recital will feature a
raffle and silent auction that will include a
collectable piece of music-themed ceramic art
donated by the highly talented Davis ceramicist
and ASTA supporter, Heidi Bekebrede.
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What a fantastic year we have had as Bay Area ASTA members. It has been a year of growth and
learning for students and teachers alike as we attended the National Conference in Rhode Island,
met at Teacher Symposiums in Berkeley, and prepared our students for both the ASTA
Certification Advancement Placement exams and Solo Competition.
These next few months promise even more opportunities for us to come together as string teachers
through monthly Teacher Symposiums, a new Special Grants Program, and Chamber Music
Festivities in October. There will also be a recital for our 2013 Solo Competition winners in
November, ASTACAP exams in March and August, and our 2014 ASTA San Francisco Solo
Competition in April. More information about each of these events is available online at
www.calasta.org/sf, and at facebook.com/AstaSanFrancisco.
It has been an inspiration for me to witness first hand the great work you are all doing as string
teachers, musicians and artists. Keep up the great work!
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Monthly Teacher Symposiums - 2nd Saturday of
each month at 4:00pm through May 2014
Berkeley School of Strings and Improvisation (1336
Carleton St., Berkeley)
On September 12, Tristanne Talarico led us in a
discussion of Paul Rolland’s contributions to string
pedagogy and discussed some of his specific
techniques for teaching vibrato. On October 12,
Cookie Segelstein presented "Integrating Folk Styles
into your Lessons" and shared with us some
fascinating insights into her specialty, klesmer
fiddling. Our next symposium will be on November
9, 2013
ASTA San Francisco will award grants in November to musical organizations, which initiate and
promote activities that advance the art of string playing through special projects or the purchase of
equipment. These grants will be funded by our local section and private donations. Details are
available at calasta.org/sf. Donations may be sent to our treasurer, Cookie Segelstein. Please
contact her at cookie@themacmama.com for details.
Chamber Music Festival - Saturday, October 26, 2013, 10am-2pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1501 Walnut Street, Berkeley)
Students of all ages and levels are invited to play chamber music for a few hours, receive coaching
and put on an impromptu performance. We also welcome advanced students who would like to
participate as coaches-in-training. Admission is free but we will accept donations for our Special
Grants Fund. Halloween costumes are welcome.
Winners’ Recital - ASTA SF Solo Competition 2013
Saturday, November 2 at 4:00pm
Piedmont Center for the Arts (801 Magnolia Ave., Piedmont)
ASTACAP 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Crowden Music Center (1475 Rose St., Berkeley)
2014 Solo Competiton
Sunday, April 27, 2014
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (50 Oak St., San Francisco)
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Every Fall semester for the past six years Fresno State has been hosting an annual cello festival. This year's event,
however, was the first ever CELLO│FRESNO – International Cello Festival. Eight distinguished faculty members
and nearly one-hundred cello students from Fresno, other cities in California, Arizona, Indiana, Nevada, and
Oklahoma, as well as several international students from Argentina, China, Germany, Korea, and Mexico, gathered for
an intense weekend of master-classes, cello ensemble rehearsals, two fantastic concerts, a lecture by the string
company D'Addario, and a panel discussion about teaching.
I had the dream of an international cello festival in Fresno since my first day
at Fresno State. With the help of my dear friend Emilio Colón, cello
professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, we were able to
make this dream become a reality. Both Emilio and I were students of the
great cellist Janos Starker, who passed away last April, and have always
shared the passion for cello gatherings in which we get to celebrate the
instrument and the music written for it. For this first festival, internationally
renowned cellist Lynn Harrell was invited as special guest artist. Other
distinguished faculty included Jesús Castro-Balbi from Texan Christian
University, Cara Colón from Indiana, Tom Landschoot from Arizona State
University, Jonathan Ruck from Oklahoma University, and Brian Schuldt
from the Felici Piano Trio.
In addition to daily master-classes and large cello ensemble rehearsals, the
festival also included two gala concerts. The first, titled Masters of the Cello,
featured the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra. The program included
Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Klengel’s and Vivaldi’s Double Cello
Concertos, and Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No.1 with Lynn Harrell as
soloist. The concert concluded with a performance of Popper’s Requiem for
Three Cellos and Orchestra, performed in memory of Janos Starker. The
second concert, titled The Cello Ascending, included a recital of works for
two, three, four, and twelve cellists, as well as two large cello ensembles, one for college and one for pre-college
students. The evening concluded with a special reception hosted by the
Dean of the College of Arts and Humanity, Dr. Vida Samiian, in honor of
Mr. Harrell’s upcoming 70th birthday.
It was very exciting to see so many advanced as well as younger cellists
come to Fresno from all around the world to share their passion for the
cello. Equally exciting was to see both concerts sell out and witness the
excitement from the enthusiastic audience members. The festival, which
was free to all attending students, was an inspiration to all who attended,
and overall a huge success. I very much look forward to future events,
and hope we can have even more cellists and music lovers from around the
state to join us for the next CELLO│FRESNO festival.
Lynn Harrell, Emilio Colón, and Thomas Landschoot perform David Popper’s
Requiem for Three Cellos and Orchestra, Op. 66 with the Fresno State
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Loewenheim at the
CELLO│FRESNO festival.
Dr. Thomas Loewenheim
California State University, Fresno
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Greetings! I hope your school year is off to a great start, as we are almost half way
through the year!!! I am very excited about my Junior High Beginning Orchestra this
year. I love teaching beginning orchestra because it gives me a chance to try out new
string pedagogy. This year I started the bow much earlier than in the past. The jury is
still out on this decision.
On a completely different note CODA is preparing for its annual December Honors
String & Symphony Orchestras. This year the CODA Honor Orchestras will take place
at University of Redlands and I would like to take a moment to thank Andrew
Glendening, Dean of the School of Muisc at University of Redlands, for hosting the
2013 CODA Honor Orchestras. Ann Krinitsky from the San Dominico School will
conduct the CODA Strings Orchestra and Johannes Mulker-Stosch, from Cal State
Long Beach will direct the Honors Symphony Orchestra. I am looking forward to
wonderful music making.
Also around the corner is the CASMEC Conference, February 20-23, in Fresno. Please
find audition music for the Junior High and High School All State Orchestras at
www.coda.org. Richard Meyer, composer, teacher and conductor will lead the Junior
High Orchestra and Kenneth Keisler, from the University of Michigan will lead the
High School Orchestra. It will be 4 days packed with great concerts and clinics!
Enjoy the rest of your semester!
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