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Two School of Music violinists perform with Cleveland Orchestra

August 27, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

The benefits of an establishment like the Chautauqua School of Music are not always immediate, but this year, two students already have made names for themselves after leaving the music campus a week early to compete in the first ever Thomas and Evon Cooper International Violin Competition.

Violin students Alexandra Switala, 17, and Laura Park, 17, placed second and third, respectively, in the competition during its final round Aug. 19. The competition, which was held at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, awarded Switala $6,000 and Park $3,000. Both students also received full-ride scholarships to the Oberlin Conservatory after performing their concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall on Aug. 19.

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SLIDESHOW: Music to our ears

August 17, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Daily photographer Megan Tan documents the School of Music’s final week at Chautauqua.

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A test of passion

August 15, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Maestro Timothy Muffitt raised his baton like a doctor about to administer a shot.

“This is probably going to go faster than you’ll want it to,” he warned.

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Pianists invited to third annual Sonatina Festival

August 13, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

This Sunday, all amateur pianists at Chautauqua are invited to take part in the annual Sonatina Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sherwood-Marsh Studios.

Musicians will have the opportunity to perform for Rebecca Penneys, Chautauqua School of Music piano chair, and get valuable advice from this seasoned teacher and performer.

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Park wins annual Sigma Alpha Iota Concerto Competition

August 13, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Submitted photo Laura Park Leah Rankin | Staff Writer Violinist Laura Park is this year’s winner of the Sigma Alpha Iota Concerto Competition, and at age 17, she pretty much has her life figured out. “The only thing I can see myself doing is music,” she said. Park grew up in the Chicago area and [...]

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Ondicova, Sun win piano competition

August 13, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

After three intense rounds in the Chautauqua School of Music Piano Competition, and almost an hour of deliberation after the final round on Saturday, the winners of Chautauqua’s largest music competition have been announced.

Magdalena Ondicova, a 25-year-old pianist from Slovakia, is the recipient of the competition’s grand prize of $7,500.

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Thursday Morning Brass student ‘cavalry’ bids farewell to Chautauqua

August 13, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

As the School of Music festival draws to a close, Thursday Morning Brass will say goodbye to its student members.

Trombonists Leland Evans, Corey Sansolo and Greg Hammond will play with the group for the last time this summer and collect donations to help fund student scholarships for the 2012 Season. The 14-member brass ensemble will play a one-hour concert at 12:15 p.m. Sunday on Bestor Plaza on the Colonnade steps.

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Kalers to keep Lenna Hall performance all in the family

August 12, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Submitted photos Olga Kaler and Ilya Kaler will perform with their son Daniel at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall. Leah Rankin | Staff Writer Last week, two Russian-born violinists celebrated the day they first met. Ilya Kaler, an acclaimed soloist, was performing with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in 1994 where Olga, his [...]

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Recital to show off versatility of cello

August 12, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 0 Comments

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos trudged alone through the heart of the Amazon Rainforest carrying his cello on his back. All of a sudden, a tribe of cannibals surrounded him, jabbing at him and threatening him with their brandished spears.

Villa-Lobos could think of only one thing to pacify the savages, so he took his cello out of its case and began to play. The savages lowered their spears as the cello’s music filled the air and solemnly backed away into the shadows of the jungle.

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Malas recalls debut of ‘The Crucible’ as an opera

August 11, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 1 Comment

As the School of Music Voice Program celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Crucible’s premiere with its second performance at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Fletcher Music Hall, there is one Chautauquan who will know the opera more than most.

Spiro Malas, husband of voice chair Marlena Malas, was in the very first production of The Crucible when it debuted with the New York City Opera in 1961. He had a small part as the character Francis Nurse, but he said he went to every rehearsal, even when he didn’t have to sing.

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