Richard Sherman, the Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Symphony Principal Chair for Flute, teaches proper flute techniques to Jennie Cross during a Master Flute class in Fletcher Music Hall on Monday, July 24, 2017. ERIN CLARK
This Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, Chautauqua will host the National Federation of Music Clubs’ Northeast Region Federation Weekend. NFMC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to music education and the promotion of creative
On Saturday, July 14, Chautauqua School of Music students will perform in a recital as part of the National Federation of Music Clubs’ 74th Northeast Region Federation Weekend. And they won’t be alone. At 5
According to Brendan Tuohey, sports are more than just games. Tuohey, co-founder and executive director of PeacePlayers International, will give a lecture on “sports as a tool to bridge divides” at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, July
For the CLSC Young Readers program in Week Three, it’s not so much about “The Art of Play,” but the playfulness in retelling an original story. “We wanted to find books that were playful in
Music School Festival Orchestra is made up of students who are pre-professional young musicians. And what’s special about tonight’s concert is that a student conductor will be participating as well. At 8:15 p.m. Monday, July
As a composer who has acted professionally, Ben Moore feels qualified to help singers. “If you can really get under the skin of a character and the wants and desires and the situation that the
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is the selection for the CLSC Young Readers for Week Two. Caroline Fraser, the author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the
Brian Zeger hopes to bring an appreciation of how multi-layered singing is to Chautauqua. Zeger, artistic director of the vocal arts program at The Juilliard School, will hold a master class for voice students and
Pianist Malcolm Bilson has been to Chautauqua before, but he’s never brought the same instrument twice — until now. Every summer for the past three years, Bilson has brought different fortepianos, period instruments that are
Musicians, Anna Berntson said, are always learning how to relate to people and how to communicate with them. “And in this case, you are learning how to do it within the confines of a weeklong schedule to
Melissa Sweet is a children’s author who doesn’t think children should read all the time. “I think there are two things that are usually important,” Sweet said. “One is reading and one is taking advantages
Boris Slutsky, piano faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory, is giving a master class at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 in the Sherwood-Marsh Studios. According to John Milbauer, co-chair of the Piano Program at Chautauqua
Voice Chair Marlena Malas wants the traditional Sing-In to be a laid-back starting point for the Voice Program. “I usually tell them just sing what makes them feel comfortable, and have a good time,” Malas
As a welcoming event, the Piano Play-in does not commonly exist in music festival schools, but instead is unique to Chautauqua’s School of Music. The annual event serves as both an introduction between the students
This season, pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is coming back to Chautauqua Institution for three weeks as an “artistic luminary” in the School of Music, in the words of Deborah Sunya Moore. This year, Gavrylyuk is once