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Settlement Music School Scholarship Students Featured in Free Concert, March 10, 2010 Provided by Settlement Music School  |
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Settlement Music School will present a free concert of its Advanced Study Ensemble students from eight different string, woodwind and piano ensembles on Sunday, March 7, 7pm in the PNC*Presser Recital Hall, Mary Louise Curtis branch, 416 Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. The concert is free and open to the public.
Selected by audition each year, students receive individual instruction with a senior teacher, chamber music coaching, music theory and ear training classes. They perform throughout the season in school and community concerts and special events. Currently, there are eight funded Advanced Study Ensembles (see program below). Each will perform at this concert.
Settlement Music School has a history of offering advanced training to aspiring young musicians. In its earliest years, Settlement organized a Conservatory Division that dealt specifically with career-minded students. That program produced notable students in the 1920's and formed the basis on which the Curtis Institute was founded in 1924 at Settlement by Mary Louise Curtis.
Even after Curtis was established, Settlement continued to develop youngsters in need of advanced training and frequently acted as a preparatory program for students who went on to leading conservatories around the country. Current members of the Philadelphia Orchestra such as Renard Edwards (viola), Mark Gigliotti (bassoon), Richard Amoroso and Booker Rowe (violin), and Peter Smith (oboe) participated in Settlement's Ensemble program. Also, Joe Anderer, (French horn) of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Judith LeClair (bassoon) of the New York Philharmonic and Ann Hobson Pilot (harp) of the Boston Symphony were among the students who participated.
Settlement Music School is the largest community-based school of the arts in the United States, serving 15,000 students each year at six branches in two states. It provides people of all abilities, age, race and financial means with programs of the highest quality in music and dance to help them achieve their greatest potential. Settlement awards nearly $2 million a year in financial aid. It is the largest employer of musicians in the region, with up to 250 dedicated faculty members, most of whom have advanced degrees.
Advanced Study Ensembles March 7, 2010 Concert Program
Piano Trio in G Major Op. 1 No. 2 (Largo con espressione) Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor Op. 8(Scherzo) Dmitri Shostakovich
Gray Charitable Trust Piano Trio
Austin Berman, violin; Nathan Watts, cello; Peter Wang, piano
Coached by Diane Monroe
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27 (Finale: Lento—Presto al saltarello) Edvard Grieg
Gabriel Braverman String Quartet
Philip Carter, violin; Carolyn Lee, violin; Kathryn Dark, viola; Jeffrey Han, cello
Coached by Sidney Curtiss
Scherzando from Quartet for Piano and Strings (2003) Thomas Whitman
Benjamin and Carol Auger Contemporary Music Ensemble
Amy Semes, violin; Alexandra Laine Cade, viola; Clare Bradford, cello; Teresa McCann, piano
Coached by Linda Reichert
Summer Music Samuel Barber
Weinstein Woodwind Quintet
B. J. Hillinck, flute; David Rosenfeld, oboe; Sean Bailey, clarinet; Seth Kelley, horn;
Julie Clement, bassoon
Coached by Shirley Curtiss
String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 (Molto allegro e vivace) Felix Mendelssohn
Ann Newman String Quartet
Susannah Davenport, violin; Mary Loftus, violin; Laura Kress, viola; Bradley Berman, cello
Coached by Sidney Curtiss
Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65 (Allegro non troppo) Antonin Dvorak
Myer Schwartz Piano Trio
Kathleen Sun, violin; Samuel Soltoff, cello; Christianna Bates, piano
Coached by Sandra Carlock
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7 (Introduzione: Allegro—Allegro vivace) Bela Bartok
Gail W. Snitzer String Quartet
Caeli Smith, violin; Clare Semes, violin; Rachyl Duffy, viola; Nick Bollinger, cello
Coached by Sidney Curtiss
Serenade for Strings, Op. 6 (Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto) Josef Suk
Trowbridge Chamber Orchestra, directed by David Rupp
To learn more about Settlement Music School, call 215-320-2600 or visit www.smsmusic.org
For more information about the concert, coaches or students, contact Settlement Music School's press office 215-320-2685.
Settlement Music School is the largest community-based school of the arts in the United States, serving 15,000 students each year at six branches in PA and NJ. It provides people of all abilities, age, race and financial means with programs of the highest quality in music and dance to help them achieve their greatest potential and award nearly $2 million a year in financial aid. Close to 300,000 students have attended Settlement Music School since 1908. It is the largest employer of musicians in the region, with more than 250 dedicated faculty members, most of whom have advanced degrees.
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