MA-ASTA Moving
to
Internet Communications
The MA-ASTA board has voted to change the way that we communicate
with our membership. In an effort to make our information more
timely and convenient we are going to stop publishing our yearly
paper newsletter The Bay State Bridge
in favor of an updated web
site and email bulletins which communicate upcoming events and
board news.
-Ken Culver, MA-ASTA Editor
From the President
Paula Zeitlin taught us
Jazz Improv skills in such a simple and comfortable way, that the
following day, we had a ball playing with a professional Jazz Trio.
Louis Bergonzi lit up our inspiration and energy to raise up our
rehearsal techniques and communication with our players. Pamela
Tellejohn Hayes shared basic teaching techniques to solve common
technique problems with our young string players.
Congratulations to our ASTA award recipients Christopher Memoli and Andrew Marks.
At our annual meeting, we voted in Ken Culver as next year's President and Margot Reavey as the President-Elect. Three points were announced that we all should be reminded about:
1. Encourage the studio teachers that you know to join ASTA. (It qualifies them not only for workshops for teachers and students, but makes them eligible for awards)
2. Ideas for workshops and student enrichment activities are always welcome. Just contact someone on the board. Our state chapter is also willing to fund master classes, guest conductors or relevant string activities at your school.
Thank you to Johnson Strings for providing wonderful string instruments for us to play at our sessions, and for providing the food and refreshments at our annual meeting. FInally, thank you to Chris Memoli, for putting together wonderful sessions for us.
Jane E. Ezbicki
Congratulations to our ASTA award recipients Christopher Memoli and Andrew Marks.
At our annual meeting, we voted in Ken Culver as next year's President and Margot Reavey as the President-Elect. Three points were announced that we all should be reminded about:
1. Encourage the studio teachers that you know to join ASTA. (It qualifies them not only for workshops for teachers and students, but makes them eligible for awards)
2. Ideas for workshops and student enrichment activities are always welcome. Just contact someone on the board. Our state chapter is also willing to fund master classes, guest conductors or relevant string activities at your school.
Thank you to Johnson Strings for providing wonderful string instruments for us to play at our sessions, and for providing the food and refreshments at our annual meeting. FInally, thank you to Chris Memoli, for putting together wonderful sessions for us.
Jane E. Ezbicki
Flesch Symposium At Longy
Clayton
Hoener has written up his Reflections on the
Carl Flesch Symposium at Longy featuring Eric
Rosenblith, Roman Totenberg and renowned violinist Ida
Haendel.
-Ken Culver, MA-ASTA Editor
-Ken Culver, MA-ASTA Editor
Energize your Strings! An Evening With Barrage
I received an email from
the director of Barrage last Spring, saying that they would be in
Massachusetts in November and inquiring if we would like to host a
concert at Wayland High School. The name "Barrage" was
somewhat familiar to me, but I knew my colleague, Chris Memoli of
Weston, knew much more about them, having enthusiastically talking
about the group many times after having seen them at a conference.
I called Chris to ask him if he would like to participate in a
joint Wayland-Weston Concert with Barrage, and he burst into joyous
expressions of agreement.
On November 14, the our High School string players joined this incredible performance group in the Wayland High School Fieldhouse, performing for nearly one thousand community members.
This group from Canada, that consists of about 6 violinists and a back-up band, has brought their alternative string playing and their unique and high energy performances to many local, regional, national and international venues, including music education conferences and schools.
Dean Marshall, one of the directors and the ensemble's composer, was an amazing person to work with. We did a joint performance with Barrage on the pieces "Calypso Jam" and Old Joe Clark." The performance day also included a afternoon workshop with the group. They have a way of inspiring not only the audience, but the student player into jaw-dropping tempos and choreography. Their repertoire ranges from traditional fiddle to jazz to ethnic.
For more information about "Barrage", check out their website www.barrage.org
-Jane Ezbicki, Wayland High School
On November 14, the our High School string players joined this incredible performance group in the Wayland High School Fieldhouse, performing for nearly one thousand community members.
This group from Canada, that consists of about 6 violinists and a back-up band, has brought their alternative string playing and their unique and high energy performances to many local, regional, national and international venues, including music education conferences and schools.
Dean Marshall, one of the directors and the ensemble's composer, was an amazing person to work with. We did a joint performance with Barrage on the pieces "Calypso Jam" and Old Joe Clark." The performance day also included a afternoon workshop with the group. They have a way of inspiring not only the audience, but the student player into jaw-dropping tempos and choreography. Their repertoire ranges from traditional fiddle to jazz to ethnic.
For more information about "Barrage", check out their website www.barrage.org
-Jane Ezbicki, Wayland High School
Strings@Smith
An exciting
time for youth string studies! Strings@Smith offers four levels of
instruction for students ages 10 to 18. Students under 10 years of
age may attend the program, if accompanied by an adult.