Calendar

May
28
Tue
Bull City Music School Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Welcome students of Bull City Music School!

May
29
Wed
Maracas Montessori Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Maracas Montessori!

May
30
Thu
Jayne Seymour Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
May 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Welcome students of Jayne Seymour!

May
31
Fri
Marie Humphrey Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
May 31 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Welcome students of Marie Humphrey!

Jun
1
Sat
Sandy Duran Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Sandy Duran!

Jun
3
Mon
Mary Kathryn Walston Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Welcome students of Mary Kathryn Walston!

Jun
4
Tue
Michelle Bodily Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Welcome students of Michelle Bodily!

Jun
5
Wed
Cyndi Schmidt Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Cyndi Schmidt!

Jun
6
Thu
Amy Work Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Amy Work!

Jun
7
Fri
Welkin Yang Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 7 @ 6:45 pm – 8:45 pm

Welcome students of Welkin Yang!

Jun
8
Sat
Kathy Wiessner Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 8 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Kathy Wiessner!

Jun
10
Mon
Danielle Nadkarni Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Danielle Nadkarni!

Jun
12
Wed
Jessica Kiernan Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Jessica Kiernan!

Jun
14
Fri
Marty Long Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Marty Long!

Jun
15
Sat
Kathy Wiessner Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome students of Kathy Wiessner!

Jun
30
Sun
Overtones Summer Chamber Music Series featuring The Mile-End Trio @ Ruggero Piano
Jun 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Overtones Summer Chamber Music Series featuring The Mile-End Trio @ Ruggero Piano
The Mile-End Trio
Sunday, June 30th, at 3:00PM
Doors open at 2:30PM
Bösendorfer Hall, Ruggero Piano
Program
Piano Trio in D Major Op. 70 #1 “Ghost” L. Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro vivace e con brio
Largo assai ed espressivo
Presto
Other assorted works to be announced
Jeff Multer, Violin
Julian Schwarz, Cello
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Jeffrey Multer (violin), Julian Schwarz (cello), and Marika Bournaki (piano) have banded together in a new year-round artistic venture – The Mile-End Trio. The three are familiar faces at Eastern Music Festival each summer.
Multer, who is recognized worldwide for his passionate performances, depth of musical understanding and technique, is head of EMF’s violin faculty and is beginning his 21st season as EMF’s concert master. Jeff serves as concertmaster of the Florida Orchestra and performs frequently with orchestras and chamber ensembles around the globe.
Schwarz, who was born to a multigenerational musical family and is the son of EMF’s Music Director Gerard Schwarz, won first prize at the 2016 Boulder International Chamber Music Competition’s “The art of Duo” with Canadian pianist Marika Bournaki. 2018 will mark his sixth season with EMF. Julian is newly-appointed to the faculty of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and he maintains a very busy concert and teaching calendar.
Bournaki, well known as a world-class performer and a brilliant pianist, has appeared as guest soloist with symphonies across the globe. The award-winning documentary I am not a rock star features Bournaki’s evolution as an artist from the age of 12 to 20. Bournaki is looking forward to her third season with EMF in 2018.
The Mile-End Trio’s name is simple – this trio was rehearsing in Bournaki’s native Montreal Canada in the colorful and charming Mile-End neighborhood. Thus, their moniker. Hailed as “richly satisfying” by Classical Voices of North Carolina, The Mile-End Trio made their EMF debut in July 2017.
Jul
21
Sun
Overtones Chamber Music Summer Series featuring Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo @ Ruggero Piano
Jul 21 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Overtones Chamber Music Summer Series featuring Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo @ Ruggero Piano

Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo

Sunday, July 21st, at 3:00PM

Doors open at 2:30PM
Bösendorfer Hall, Ruggero Piano

Program

Dumka for Cello and Piano, Op. 1 (1988) Roman Placzek
Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 3, H.340 Bohuslav Martinu
Siciliene, Op. 78
Pavane, Op. 50 Gabriel Urbain Faure
Sonata for violoncello and piano (1915) Claude Debussy
Prologue
Serenade et Finale
Roman Placzek, Cello
Elena Nezhdanova, Piano
Nezhdanova-Placzek Duo was formed in the Spring of 2016 as the result of the invitation to perform at the North Carolina Bach Festival in February 2016. Russian pianist and Czech cellist met at UNC-Greensboro, NC during their doctoral studies. The mutual artistic and personal agreement, and the success of their collaboration meant the beginning of the newly established ensemble. It is the mission of the Duo to honor and to sustain the great tradition of the outstanding performing heritage of their homelands.
Executive Director of The North Carolina Bach Festival, Inc. and published composer Dr. Roman Placzek is an internationally recognized soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player as well as a sought-after cello teacher and music educator. He has performed for and with many distinguished artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, James Buswel, Konstantin Lifschitz, Corin Redgrave, Roberta Flack, Jose Lezcano, John Salmon, and numerous ensembles and orchestras across Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Roman’s performances are highly praised for their ingenuity, stylistic authenticity, crystal clear intonation, and the beauty of his sound. He was the founding member of Golden Mountain Chamber Ensemble.
Dr. Placzek is also a founder and former Artistic and Executive Director of Golden Mountain Summer International Chamber Music Festival in Zlate Hory, Czech Republic. During its existence, the festival welcomed students and distinguished performing artists from all around the world including South Korea, Iran, Great Britain, USA, Czech Republic.
Roman received his musical education from Janáček State Conservatory in Ostrava of Czech Republic, Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria, The Boston Conservatory, and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In May 2014, Roman received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Cello Performance with cognate in Music History and Literature degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His dissertation theses Importance and pedagogical value of three sonatas for two cellos, Op. 43 by Bernhard Romberg is available for academic purposes at ProQuest, or in a book form for purchase at  www.amazon.com.
Before music, Roman’s greatest love and passion is his beautiful daughter Ella. Born in Czech Republic, Dr. Placzek now lives with Brownie, his beloved yellow Labrador Retriever in Raleigh, NC. He is teaching, composing, and performing as a soloist, a chamber musician with his newly established piano and cello duo with pianist Elena Nezhdanova.
Born into a musical family in Kazan, Russia, Elena Nezhdanova made a debut with an orchestra at the age of eight and is a recipient of several prizes and awards. Since finishing her Doctorate in Piano Performance and Collaborative Arts from UNC Greensboro, she continues professional activities in United States and abroad. In October 2015, Elena performed Peter Tchaikovsky’s 1st piano concerto in B-flat minor with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra in Chengdu, China. Passionate advocate of new music, Elena’s Doctoral dissertation thesis is a performance guide to 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 41 by Lera Auerbach. Her recent solo appearances include an invitation to participate in the Lives of the Piano concert series in the program “The Piano and Claude Debussy: Celebrating the Centennial of His Death,” held at Manhattan School of Music on February 8th, 2018. Her future projects include solo appearances in Prague, Czech Republic, and Dresden, Germany in Summer 2018.
An avid chamber musician, Elena is a co-founding member of the Nezhdanova-Placzek (piano/cello) Duo. The Duo’s recent professional engagements include performances across North Carolina, the East Coast, and a scheduled tour of Central Europe for Summer 2018. The Nezhdanova-Placzek duo were featured artists at the North Carolina Bach Festival (2016) and in 2017 they performed alongside with distinguished pianist, Bach & jazz expert, Dr. John Salmon. As a sought-after collaborative pianist, Elena was invited to collaborate with a guest virtuoso Morin Khuur (Horsehead fiddle) player from Inner Mongolia on his North Carolina tour, worked with students at the Richard Luby International Violin Symposium in Chapel Hill, and is currently an Adjunct collaborative pianist at Campbell University, NC since 2017.
A dedicated pedagogue, Dr. Nezhdanova’s many years of interest in and research on the physiology of piano playing gave her the opportunity of being commissioned to write a review of Irina Gorin’s piano method, “Tales of a Musical Journey” published by the Clavier Companion magazine in November 2017. Among her many pedagogic activities, Elena served as a vice-president of MTNA collegiate chapter at UNCG, presented at the Greensboro Music Teachers Association, and at the NCMTA conference at Meredith College. She is frequently invited to judge for the NC music organizations, such as Chapel Hill Music Association Piano Festival, NC Federation of Music Clubs Piano Competition, the RPTA Federation Contests and the Young Artist Auditions. She is currently the Program Director of the North Carolina Bach Festival in charge of its Annual Youth Concert, among others.
Elena Nezhdanova has participated in master classes with distinguished artists such as William Wolfram, Dmitri Shteinberg, John Perry, Natalia Antonova, Nelita True, Ann Schein, Jacques Ogg, Gilbert Kalish, Claude Frank, Joel Krosnick (Juilliard String Quartet). She attended University of Florida International Piano Festival and Aspen Music Festival and School. She received her DMA degree at UNC Greensboro, her Master of Music degree at Ithaca College, and her Bachelor of Music degree at Syracuse University.
Aug
11
Sun
Overtones Chamber Music Summer Series featuring Three For All @ Ruggero Piano
Aug 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Overtones Chamber Music Summer Series featuring Three For All @ Ruggero Piano

Three For All

Sunday, August 11th, at 3:00PM

Doors open at 2:30PM
Bösendorfer Hall, Ruggero Piano
Program
Trio in B Flat Major, Opus 11 L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Thema: Pria ch’io l’impegno – Allegretto
Fantasy Trio R. Muczynski (1929-2010)
Allegro energico
Andante con espressione
Allegro deciso
Introduction and Finale
Trio in D Minor, Opus 120 G. Faure (1845-1924)
Allegro, ma non troppo
Andantino
Allegro vivo
Oblivion A. Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Libertango
Bonnie Thron, Cello
Fred Jacobowitz, Clarinet
Anatoly Larkin, Piano
Bonnie Thron joined the North Carolina Symphony as principal cellist in 2000. She currently is a member of the piano quartet Quercus and frequently plays with the Mallarmé Chamber Players. In the summers, she performs at the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival in Maine.
Previously she was a member of the Peabody Trio, in residence at the Peabody Institute, during which time the group won the Naumberg chamber music competition. Early in her career, Thron was assistant principal cellist of the Denver Symphony for a season, and played and recorded with the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble. She has had a long history with the Apple Hill Chamber Players, as a guest artist and chamber music coach, and was involved in the group’s first Playing for Peace tour to the Middle East in 1991.
Thron has performed concertos with the North Carolina Symphony, the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Panama National Orchestra, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and various other orchestras in North Carolina and her original home state of New Hampshire. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. Her teachers include Lynn Harrell, Harvey Shapiro, Norman Fischer, and Elsa Hilger.
Thron also received a BSN from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and worked as a nurse for several years, at Johns Hopkins Hospital and as a case manager in home care nursing, during which time she was a cello teacher at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Thron and her husband, clarinetist Fred Jacobowitz, have a son—pianist, clarinetist, and computer whiz Louis.
Fred Jacobowitz is a graduate of the famous New York City High School of Performing Arts (featured in the movie “Fame”). He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Julliard School, where he studied with the late Leon Russianoff. Later, he pursued doctoral studies at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Loren Kitt. He likes to joke that he got his Clarinet degrees from Julliard and his Sax and Flute degrees from the famous ‘School of Hard Knocks’.
Fred made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall (now Weill Hall) as winner of the Artists International Competition. He was a featured soloist on radio stations WBAI and WQXR in New York City, with the Goldman Band, and in recital throughout the Metropolitan New York area. In addition, he played in and soloed with (and even conducted) the Kingsborough College (Brooklyn, NC) symphonic band. As a chamber musician, he has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and played in the Verrazano Winds Woodwind Quintet in Brooklyn, New York. Other chamber music projects include the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music (Keene, NH) and most recently Washington Musica Viva in Tacoma Park, Maryland.
Mr. Jacobowitz was Principle Clarinetist in the Annapolis (Maryland) Symphony Orchestra from 1989-2002. While living in Baltimore, he also taught clarinet and saxophone at Peabody’s Preparatory Division. He is equally at home in the worlds of Classical, Jazz and Folk, having performed and recorded with his Kol Haruach Klezmer Band and his duo, Ebony and Ivory. Other records include 2 CDs with the Machaya Klezmer Band in Maryland. He has even played in a South Serbian Gypsy Band. He has performed as recitalist and soloist throughout the US, Canada, and Panama.
Fred now resides in Raleigh, NC, where (when not performing out of town) he is a machinist. He teaches woodwinds and freelances, and he can often be heard playing concerts with his wife, North Carolina Symphony Principal Cellist, Bonnie Thron. In addition, he performs as half of the Jacobowitz-Larkin duo with pianist Anatoly Larkin. He runs his own business, Case Closed, fixing musical instrument cases and is a professional Little League Baseball Umpire.
Born in 1979, Russia, Anatoly Larkin has been studying and making music from around the age of 4. After studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in UK, Anatoly completed his doctoral studies in Piano Performance at the University of Minnesota under the advice of Alexander Braginsky. In Minnesota, he was a member of the new-music ensemble, Zeitgeist, fulfilling his passion for contemporary and avant-garde music. With Zeitgeist, Anatoly had premiered works by Paul Dresher, Scott Miller, Amy Wurtz, Jerome Kitzke, Bill Banfield, Anthony Gatto, Kathy Jackanich, Justin Rubin, Michael Wittgraf and many others. He continues to be an active improviser, having collaborated with trombonist Patrick Crossland, clarinetist Pat O’Keefe, violinist Yuri Merzhevsky and other artists.
In 2005, he moved to Raleigh, NC, to join Zenph, a music technology company. There he developed a software/manual process, subsequently trademarked as Re-Performance®, that made it possible to hear performances of golden age pianists in famous audio recordings (such as those on wax cylinders, or from 78s) live again, with the help of state-of-the-art reproducing piano technology. He oversaw the recordings of critically acclaimed albums such as, for example, “Bach: The Goldberg Variations 1955 Performance”, “Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff” or “Oscar Peterson: Unmistakable”. He also oversaw the use of this technology in collaborations with live artists, like violinist Joshua Bell and HK Philharmonic. Currently, he is involved in creating Re-Performances of “Steinway Immortals” for Steinway and Sons in New York.
Anatoly continues to perform, teach, and, occasionally, compose music. In his teaching studio, he employs the successful ear-training methods of his first music teacher, Nadezhda Matsayeva. He also teaches music courses at the North Carolina State University. His recent projects include a presentation of piano works by “Russian Composers In Their Early 30s” (featured as a radio special on “The Classical Station”, 89.7FM), piano recordings with piano technician Marc Wienert, chamber performances with musicians Jonathan Kramer, Fred Jacobowitz, Alex Gorodezky and various members of NC Symphony Orchestra, as well as the continuing collaboration with living composers, including John Starosta and Craig Bove.
Sep
13
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm (Part 1 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm (Part 1 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Introduction to the Concept of Emotional Rhythm

Basic emotional rhythm has been described by writers, runners, dances, vocalists and musicians. This session will introduce the work of Abby Whiteside and Sophia Rosoff. Their work enhanced many pianists’ ability to play with freedom and maximum expression.

Sep
20
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique (Part 2 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique (Part 2 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Outlining: A Crucial Practice Technique

Basic emotional rhythm has been described by writers, runners, dances, vocalists and musicians. This session will introduce the work of Abby Whiteside and Sophia Rosoff. Their work enhanced many pianists’ ability to play with freedom and maximum expression.

Sep
28
Sat
Polina Rathbone Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Sep 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Polina Rathbone Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano

Welcome students of Polina Rathbone!

Oct
4
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons (Part 3 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons (Part 3 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Rhythmic Freedom and Performance from the First Lessons

Approaches discussed will be applied to materials from Alfred, Faber, Marlais and others. Devices like Splashing, singing, and the use of auditory approaches blended with these methods can enhance the confidence and musicality of younger students.

Oct
5
Sat
The Free Spirits Ensemble of The Raleigh Symphony @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Free Spirits Ensemble of The Raleigh Symphony @ Ruggero Piano

This program will explore Latin music from different points of view including American composer Adrienne Albert’s Ode to Piazzolla and Cuban Stories; John Williams’s interpretation of Por Una Cabeza by the famous Argentine composer, Carlos Gardel; two trios by Astor Piazzolla; and Pacific Serenade, inspired by an evening on the West Coast by Miguel del Aguila from Uruguay. Teresa Fernandez will round out the program with a selection of Latin songs.

Por Una Cabeza   for Violin & Piano

Carlos Gardel/John Williams (arranger)

Ode to Piazzolla   for Violin, Cello & Piano

Adrienne Albert

Invierno Porteno   for Violin, Cello & Piano

Astor Piazzolla

Primavera Portena   for Violin, Cello & Piano

Astor Piazzolla

Pacific Serenade   for Clarinet & Piano

Miguel del Aguila

Latin Songs

Teresa Fernandez (vocalist)

Cuban Stories   for Flute, Cello, Violin & Piano

Adrienne Albert

Oct
18
Fri
Fall Piano Course – Making Sense of Technique: Integrating Musicality (Part 4 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Piano Course - Making Sense of Technique: Integrating Musicality (Part 4 of 4) @ Ruggero Piano

Making Sense of Technique: Integrating musicality

Whiteside was against unmusical playing of scales and technical routines. This last session explores ways to bridge the gap between technique and performance.

Dec
5
Thu
NC Bach Festival Gala Benefit Concert featuring Florence Peacock and Dr. Roman Placzek @ Ruggero Piano
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dec
12
Thu
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dec
13
Fri
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Dec
14
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Dec 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
18
Sat
Private Studio Recital @ Ruggero Piano
Jan 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
25
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jan
31
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jan 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
7
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
15
Sat
The Free Spirits Ensemble of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra @ Ruggero Piano
Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Feb
21
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Feb 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
27
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Feb
29
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Feb 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
6
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Mar 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
7
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
14
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
19
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Mar 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mar
21
Sat
The Free Spirits Ensemble of the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra @ Ruggero Piano
Mar 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Mar
28
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Mar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
3
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Apr 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
4
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
25
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
27
Mon
Private Studio Recital
Apr 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
28
Tue
Private Studio Recital
Apr 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
29
Wed
Private Studio Recital
Apr 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Apr
30
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Apr 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
1
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
4
Mon
Private Studio Recital
May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
5
Tue
Private Studio Recital
May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
12
Tue
Private Studio Recital
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
13
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
14
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
15
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
16
Sat
Private Studio Recital
May 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
18
Mon
Private Studio Recital
May 18 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
20
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
21
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
27
Wed
Private Studio Recital
May 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
28
Thu
Private Studio Recital
May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
29
Fri
Private Studio Recital
May 29 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
30
Sat
Private Studio Recital
May 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
May
31
Sun
Private Studio Recital
May 31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
4
Thu
Private Studio Recital
Jun 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
5
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
6
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
12
Fri
Private Studio Recital
Jun 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
13
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
20
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jun
27
Sat
Private Studio Recital
Jun 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Oct
9
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician
Oct 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – How to Naturally Stay Healthy in the Neck, Shoulders and Spine for Piano Teachers featuring Chip Moseley, MPT, OCS, CSCS, Clinician

Teachers and musicians of all disciplines are often challenged by chronic tension in the neck, shoulders and back. Learn how to prevent pain and teach and perform more healthfully with these approaches, stretches and exercises. In the comfort of your home or studio, try out these exercises!

Chip Moseley earned his Masters in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor’s  Degree  in Chemistry from the University of  North Carolina at  Chapel Hill.  Chip is one of a few Board Certified   Orthopedic Specialists in Physical Therapy in North Carolina. In addition, he has a specialty in strength and conditioning. Chip has earned hundreds of  hours of continuing education in Biomechanics of movement and manual therapy. Chip has been with Total Motion PT in Durham for almost two decades. He has been a physical therapist since 1988.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click here and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

Oct
30
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.
Oct 30 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – Defining and Teaching Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique featuring Barbara Lister-Sink, Ed.D.

Pianists of all ages and levels are often frustrated and even tragically hindered by discomfort, pain, and injury related playing.  Dr. Barbara Lister-Sink, author of the MTNA-award-winning DVD IFreeing the Caged Bird–Developing Well-Coordinated, Injury-Preventive Piano Technique, will offer an accessible but scientifically informed look into the heart of injury-preventive piano technique.  She will demonstrate basic biomechanical principles that can constitute a “basic form” for pianists of any age or level;  define how the body is designed to work best with the instrument; and discuss risk factors for injury.  Finally, she will offer practical tools for teaching the sensations of good coordination and freedom.

Internationally acclaimed pianist and acknowledged global leader in injury-preventive keyboard technique, is a graduate of Smith College, the Utrecht Conservatory and holds an Ed.D. from Columbia University.  A Steinway ARtist since 1977, Lister-Sink has performed and given workshops throughout North America, Europe and Australia.  As the current Artistic Director of the Salem College School of Music and Director of the Graduate Music Program, she has  also taught on the Eastman School of Music Artist Faculty and was keyboardist for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.  A previewer for Oxford University Press, Lister-Sink was chosen by Musical America Global as one of America’s “30 Top Professionals of 2018” as an innovator, independent thinker, and visionary leader.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click here and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

Nov
6
Fri
Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – The Alexander Technique for Pianists – In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner
Nov 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Course Live Stream - Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians - The Alexander Technique for Pianists - In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner

Fall Course Live Stream – Wellness for Piano Teachers & Musicians – The Alexander Technique for Pianists – In Introduction featuring Suzanne Faulkner

The Alexander Technique  (AT) is the investigation of how intention and habit affect physical coordination and learning capacity.  AT has a long history of helping instrumentalists perform with less stress and likelihood of injury.  With a mixture of lecture and experiential learning,  this workshop will introduce you to the tools and foundations of AT.  These tools can be applied to your particular issues regarding injury recovery and prevention, or as a way to deepen your relationship to your instrument and enable a bit more freedom in all that you do.

Over the years Suzanne Faulkner has worked with a wide variety of instrumentalists both amateur and professional.  Some sought her AT teaching to get relief from injuries or to improve sound performance issues, others have come out of sheer curiosity.  Suzanne has been studying AT since 1987 and for 25 years has been an active member and recognized teacher of The American Society of TEachers of the AT.  She continues her studies and development of this technique with Ruth Kilroy and the dynamic AT community in the Boston area.

These workshops are complimentary – simply click on the link and enjoy!

Dr. Carol Ann Larry , Workshop Coordinator

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