Students learn about more than just music from Curtis Burris, chair of the strings department. “Talking to Curtis in a lesson is (only) half ‘here’s what you need to do musically’ and good advice on
Rebecca Klar
There are many aspects to a professional musician’s career: performing in orchestras, playing chamber recitals, accompanying operas and, often times, coaching young talent. At Chautauqua Institution, they get to do it all. “When I was
In the water dripping from faucets. In the rocks scraping the brick walk paths. In the sand between bare feet on the beach, and in the leaves drifting through the wind. There’s music all around
Julia Marks might be small, but that doesn’t stop her from having a big personality. Julia is Holly Goldberg Sloan’s lively protagonist in Short, this week’s CLSC Young Readers selection. The story will be discussed
As a child, Daniel Kaler watched the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra from the audience in the Amphitheater in awe. “It was always such a treat to hear the orchestra’s performance,” said Kaler, a cellist with the
The School of Music students are taking a break from orchestra practice this week. But that doesn’t mean they’re not still hard at work. As part of the program, the students have a week set
Craig Rutenberg is returning to Chautauqua Institution for a concert with the voice students. “I gladly come every summer to take part in the program,” said Rutenberg, consultant and coach for the Atkins Training Program
To mark the end of the Piano Program, the student pianists will show off what they’ve learned this summer as part of a friendly competition. At 1 p.m. Thursday in Fletcher Music Hall, six piano
The legal system often forgets that the line between right and wrong is blurred. But 11-year-old Perry T. Cook hasn’t. In Leslie Connor’s All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Perry is forced to
To speak about xenophobia today, Mikael Eliasen is looking to the past. “We live in times where the word ‘immigrant’ might be slightly controversial,” said Eliasen, a coach in the Chautauqua Voice Program. “I thought
A summer at Chautauqua Institution gives young musicians the chance to learn surrounded by talented peers, faculty and guest instructors. It’s a chance that is made possible through scholarships, like the ones awarded by the
Chautauqua Institution is a “gold mine” for young artists. “The possibilities are endless, and the sky’s the limit,” said Vartan Gabrielian, a vocal student returning for a recital. “And the best part is, whatever you
The instrumental and voice students are coming together for a chamber recital unlike any other this summer. “It’s lovely for (the audience),” said Donald St. Pierre, head vocal coach. “It’s something fresh and different from
Richard Sherman is giving back to the community that nurtured him as a young artist. “This place is the centerpiece of my musical life,” said Sherman, winds and percussion chair and the Rita and Dunbar
The iconic voice that more than 3 million Americans have tuned into for 42 years will fill the Amphitheater Friday. Garrison Keillor, the former host of the public radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” will
When Ilya Kaler came to Chautauqua for a solo violin performance in 1994, he began more than a professional relationship with the Institution. He met his wife. Since then, Ilya and Olga Kaler have been