Tune-in to KUSC 91.5 this Sunday at 6 pm to hear the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts’ Colburn Youth Orchestra directed by Maestro Maxim Eshkenazy. The orchestra will perform live at LACMA’s Bing Theater (free admission) for their Sundays Live program. The program will include Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagno, Ravel’s Pavane and Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances.
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We Have a Few Spots Left in Boys Ballet
Registration is filling up fast for the Spring semester, but there is still some room! Don’t miss your chance to register for Boys Ballet and Creative Dance for Boys and Girls.
Boys Ballet I, Wednesdays, 4:30-6 pm, ages 7-10
Creative Dance for Boys and Girls I, Saturdays, 8 am-8:55 am, ages 4-6*
Creative Dance for Boys and Girls II, Saturdays, 9 am-9:55 am, ages 6-8
Creative Dance for Boys and Girls III, Saturdays, 10 am-10:55 am, ages 8-10
*All students under 5 years of age will need approval from the Dean’s office to register after an in-class assessment. Sign your dancer up for assessment now by contacting the dance office at 213.621.1085 or gkelley@colburnschool.edu
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Sign-Up Today for Our Young Artists Academy
Our Academy, which is geared for pre-college aged students, is still accepting applications for the Fall 2014 semester! Admission deadline is April 1, 2014. For questions concerning the application process, contact the Academy Office at 213.621.4795 or theacademy@colburnschool.edu.
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School Announcements
Community School
Community School students Carlos Aguilar (flute) and Nathan Wong (viola) were accepted into Carnegie Hall’s prestigious National Youth Orchestra of the United States. Carlos plays flute in the Honors Woodwind Quintet and Colburn Youth Orchestra. Nathan studies viola with John Hayhurst and plays in the Honors String Quartet and Colburn Youth Orchestra.
Community School student, Victor Shlyakhtenko, was the State Winner in both the California Association of Professional Music Teachers Concerto Competition and Honors Audition. Victor studies piano with Teresa de Jong Pombo.
Community School students Ryan Choi, Adele Wallrich, Emily Webster-Zuber, Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, Annette Woo and Miles Woo were all winners in the Hollywood branch of the 2014 Music Teachers Association of California Sonata/Sonatina Competition. These students all study piano with Jeesung Kang.
Dance
Congratulations to our Trudl Zipper Dance Institute’s Advanced Studies student Michael Stukan, who auditioned for, and was awarded a tuition scholarship from the prestigious Petit Oasis Foundation — a private non-profit organization offering scholarship to boys living within 150 miles of Los Angeles between the ages of 8 and 18 years old who strive to be professional ballet dancers.
Conservatory
Having graduated from the Conservatory barely 2 years ago as an undergrad, Conservatory alum Kelsey Blumenthal has just won a seat in the 1st violin section of the Pittsburgh Symphony!
Conservatory bassoonist Dana Jackson won the 2nd Bassoon position at the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra.
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Don't Miss Our Academy Young Artist Performance
Catch the gifted students of Colburn's prestigious Young Artists Academy in concert this Saturday, February 22 at 4:30 pm. Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff and more. Admission is free.
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Another International Competition Win for Sang Yoon Kim
On Saturday, Colburn Conservatory of Music clarinetist Sang Yoon Kim won First Prize at the 1st Unisa International Competition for Flute and Clarinet in Pretoria, South Africa. A protege of Yehuda Gilad in the Conservatory, Sang Yoon also won two special awards: Best Performance of a classical work (Devienne Sonata) and Best Performance of a South African work (A. Johnson's Colour Keys). In addition to receiving cash prizes of approximately $20,000, Sang Yoon will also be given the opportunity to perform with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra in Venezuela as well as a multi-city concert tour of South Africa.
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Chamber Music Collage Recital on Sunday
Join us for an afternoon performance of chamber music, featuring ensembles from the Community School, the Colburn Conservatory of Music, and the Adult Studies program this Sunday, February 23 at 12:30 pm in Thayer Hall. Performers include the Community School Honors String Quartet, a piano quartet from the Adult Studies Chamber Music Intensive program, and two Conservatory chamber ensembles coached by Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith, formerly of the Tokyo String Quartet. The recital will feature works by Brahms and Faure, among others. The concert is free and open to the public.
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Conservatory Students to Collaborate with wild Up in Santa Ana this Saturday
This Saturday evening, musicians from the Colburn Conservatory of Music will collaborate with the LA-based experimental classical group, wild Up, to fuse classical instruments with contemporary sounds and create an unforgettable evening in one of Santa Ana's most charming venues, The Santora.
Event Details:
February 22 at 7:30 pm
Click Here for Free Tickets
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Smoke and Mirrors Ensemble to Perform
The Smoke and Mirrors Ensemble, featuring percussionists from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, will perform at LACMA’s Bing Theater this Sunday, February 23 at 6 pm on their venerated Sundays Live Series. This performance is free and open to the public, and will be streamed live on LACMA’s website beginning at 6 pm.
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Mark Your Calendars: 30th Anniversary Concert
Join the Marina Ensemble for their 30th Anniversary Concert on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm in Zipper Hall! Rae Kate Shen (piano), Andrea Sanderson (violin), Michael McLean, (viola), and Nancy Yamagata (cello) will perform works by Beethoven, Ravel and the world premiere of a piece composed for the group by Community School faculty member, Michael McLean. The Marina Ensemble was formed in 1984 as a piano trio, which included Community School String Department Chair Richard Schwabe and cello faculty Nancy Yamagata. Community School viola faculty, Margaret Shimizu, joined the ensemble in 1997, transforming the group into a piano quartet. The addition of violin faculty, Rumi Shimasaki, in 1999 enabled the ensemble to expand its repertoire to include piano quintets. The Marina Ensemble’s primary mission has been to educate and promote chamber music to young audiences, which remains the same today.
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Reserve Your Tickets Now for Taste of Colburn
Support the Community School while experiencing spectacular performances, great food, and an opportunity to bid in our silent auction.
Taste of Colburn will feature performances from many Community School ensembles, including a special performance with our jazz students and alumnus honoree Donald Vega. The event will be catered by New Moon, Loteria Grill, Big Man Bakes, Peddler’s Creamery, among others. Our silent auction will feature an array of unique experiences and items, including a tour of Disney Animation Studios. Tickets are going fast, so purchase yours today.
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Pianists! Learn the Art of Dance Accompaniment
The Colburn Community School of Performing Arts is pleased to offer a special course for pianists interested in learning the art of being a dance accompanist. Through four consecutive Saturdays, world-renowned Dance Accompanist, Michael Roberts, will instruct students on how to accompany both the ballet class as well as the modern dance class. The culmination of all of the classes will end with an opportunity to sit in on a dance class where Michael Roberts is accompanying dancers.
Class Info:
Saturdays
February 22
March 1, 8, 15
9:30 am—11 am
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Community School Announcements
Community School alumnus and jazz pianist, Eric Reed, will appear with the Buster Williams Quartet at REDCAT on February 20. Eric was a student at Colburn from 1981 to 1988. He first garnered attention as a permanent member of Wynton Marsalis’ ensembles (1990-95), making countless recordings and TV appearances with him. He also worked in the bands of Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson (1991-92) after which his resume would flourish with names such as Wayne Shorter, Jessye Norman, Patti Labelle, Edwin Hawkins, Quincy Jones, Natalie Cole, and numerous others. Eric has recorded over twenty chart-topping and award-winning projects. For more information about his upcoming performance at REDCAT, click here
Community School students Iona Batchelder and Sydney Mariano will appear as guest artists with the Salastina Music Society on their February 21 performance, where Community School faculty member, Maia Jasper, is Co-Artistic Director. Sydney studies violin with Sam Fischer and Iona plays cello in the Colburn Youth Orchestra and Honors String Quartet. For more information, click here
Community School student, Adrian Cota, received the Honorable Mention in the Music Center’s 2014 Spotlight Competition as a semi-finalist in the Jazz Instrumental Division. Adrian plays drums in the Monday Night Band directed by Lee Secard.
Community School student, Sydney Mariano, was featured in an Orange County Catholic News article, entitled “Parish Violinist Hits the Big Time.” Sydney studies violin with Sam Fischer. Click Here to Read Article
Community School faculty member, Elizabeth Pitcairn, will perform Vivaldi’s Winter from “The Four Seasons” with the Salome Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on February 21. Elizabeth plays on the “Red Mendelssohn” Stradivarius. Click Here for More Information
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Rush Hour Concert at Colburn Thursday
What’s the rush? Skip traffic and indulge in beautiful music performed by some of the brightest stars of the future this Thursday for our Gibson Dunn Rush Hour series, Winter Winds, featuring works by Poulenc, Beethoven and Strauss.
Reception, 5:30 pm – Thayer Hall Lobby
Concert, 6 pm – Thayer Hall
Registration Required, Free Admission
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Colburn Chamber Music Society Concert Sunday
This Sunday, March 2 at 3 pm, the thoughtful and brilliant violinist Viviane Hagner will perform in Colburn's acoustically-superb Zipper Hall for an enchanting Colburn Chamber Music Society concert. The concert also welcomes the return of Conservatory alumna Elizabeth Schumann (piano), and will feature select students of the Colburn Conservatory of Music and faculty, including Clive Greensmith and Paul Coletti.
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Taste Colburn Will Honor Donald Vega
There’s something for everyone in our Community School performances at Taste of Colburn. But jazz lovers are in for a special treat, as we honor Distinguished Alumnus Donald Vega, renowned jazz pianist. Mr. Vega was born in Nicaragua, and after his family moved to Los Angeles, he studied piano at the Colburn School, with amazing and beloved faculty including Lee Secard, Jeff Lavner and Teresa de Jong Pombo! Not only will we honor Mr. Vega, but he will perform and will share the stage with our jazz students. It’s just another reason not to miss Taste of Colburn.
We need volunteers at Taste of Colburn. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email tasteofcolburn@colburnschool.edu
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Marina Ensemble: 30th Anniversary Concert
Join the Marina Ensemble for their 30th Anniversary Concert on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm in Zipper Hall. Rae Kate Shen (piano), Andrea Sanderson (violin), Michael McLean (viola), and Nancy Yamagata (cello) will perform works by Beethoven, Ravel and the world premiere of a piece composed for the group by Community School faculty member, Michael McLean. The Marina Ensemble formed in 1984 as a piano trio, which included Community School String Department Chair Richard Schwabe and cello faculty Nancy Yamagata. Community School viola faculty, Margaret Shimizu, joined the ensemble in 1997, transforming the group into a piano quartet. The addition of violin faculty, Rumi Shimasaki, in 1999 enabled the ensemble to expand its repertoire to include piano quintets. The Marina Ensemble’s primary mission has been to educate and promote chamber music to young audiences, which remains the same today.
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School Announcements
Conservatory
Conservatory student Mariya Andonova won a Section Bass position at the Santa Barbara Symphony.
Community School
Community School violinist and faculty member, Alice Schoenfeld, will receive the 2014 Young Musicians Foundation Humanitarian Award at their annual Gala; and Community School student, Geneva Lewis, will perform the Bach Double Violin Concerto with Glenn Dicterow. Geneva studies violin with Aimée Kreston.
Community School student Aurora Blue was cast in the upcoming film, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, starring Val Kilmer as Mark Twain. She will play the young girl that Mark Twain tells the story to throughout the film. Aurora studies ballet in the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute. Click Here to View the Trailer
Community School student, Brian Jan, was awarded the Emmerson Scholar Award to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts this summer. Brian studies horn with Kristy Morrell.
Community School student, Aurora Blue, won the Award of Excellence in the National PTA Reflections Competition in the Dance Choreography category. She will now go on to compete in the state competition. Aurora studies ballet in the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute.
Several Community School students were chosen for the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association’s 2014 All-Southern Honor Bands & Orchestra: Chris Armstrong – studies trumpet with Darren Mulder and plays in Wind Ensemble
- Brian Chen – studies horn with Kristy Morrell
- Ava Conway – horn in Wind Ensemble
- Cole Davis – trombone in Wind Ensemble
- Benjamin deMayo – clarinet in Colburn Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
- Daniel Gelman – trumpet in Honors Brass Quintet, Colburn Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
- Nate Johnson – percussion in Wind Ensemble
- Jonathan Luo – clarinet in Concert Band
- Ryan McGee – studies horn with Kristy Morrell
- Amy Mendelsohn – studies clarinet with Bill Wellwood
- Javier Morales Martinez – studies clarinet with Michael Yoshimi and plays in Wind Ensemble
- Malaya Nordyke – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Joshua Olariu – studies trumpet with Darren Mulder and plays in Colburn Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
- Julian Rymar – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Arin Sarkissian – flute in Wind Ensemble
- Molly Srour – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Caleb Wan – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Maya Williamson – trumpet in Saturday 1:00 Band and Concert Band
- Liam Wilt – trombone in Honors Brass Quintet and Wind Ensemble
- Ryan Wixen – studies trumpet with Darren Mulder
- Miles Woollacott – studies trumpet with Darren Mulder
- Jenny Yoon – clarinet in Concert Band
- Arnold Zahn – clarinet in Win Ensemble
Several Community School students were chosen from over 1600 applicants for the California Band Directors Association’s 2014 All-State Honor Bands & Orchestra:
- Evan Abounassar – trumpet in Monday Night Band
- Elizabeth Antici – horn in Wind Ensemble
- Brian Chen – studies horn with Kristy Morrell
- Ava Conway – horn in Wind Ensemble
- Benjamin deMayo – clarinet in Colburn Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
- Ryan Elder – tuba in Wind Ensemble
- Matthew Jaimes – studies horn with Annie Bosler and plays in Wind Ensemble
- Nathaniel Johnson – percussion in Wind Ensemble
- Jonathan Luo – clarinet in Concert Band
- Ryan McGee – studies horn with Kristy Morrell
- Joshua Olariu – studies trumpet with Darren Mulder and plays in the Colburn Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
- Javier Morales Martinez – studies clarinet with Michael Yoshimi and plays in Wind Ensemble
- Malaya Nordyke – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Rebekah Park – oboe in Concert Band
- Juliet Pooler – studies violin with Sherry Cadow and plays in String Orchestra
- Rene Ross – bassoon in Wind Ensemble
- Nora Sagal – bassoon in the Colburn Youth Orchestra
- Molly Srour – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Caleb Wan – clarinet in Wind Ensemble
- Emma Ware – violin in String Orchestra
- Joel Wenhardt – piano in Monday Night Band
- Maya Williamson – trumpet in Saturday 1:00 Band and Concert Band
- Brian Yan – studies horn with Kristy Morrell
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Apply Now to our Colburn Young Artists Academy
Our Academy, a program for gifted, pre-college age musicians, is accepting applications for Fall 2014.
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Support the CSPA at Taste of Colburn — March 15
Time is running out to buy your tickets to Taste of Colburn on Saturday, March 15, where you can participate in a silent auction, enjoy world-class performances, and sample delicious local cuisine. There will be food stations from various local restaurants, craft beer from local breweries, specialty cocktails, and a multitude of sweet treats from various Los Angeles bakeries.
Food stations from Lotería Grill (which just opened a downtown location!), New Moon Café and our own Café will offer a range of ethnically inspired flavors. Craft beer from Stone Brewing Co., Angel City Brewery and Golden Road Brewing. Specialty cocktails crafted from Hubert’s Lemonade flavors. Desserts from Urth Caffe, Big Man Bakes, and Semi Sweet Bakeshop.
Performing ensembles include choir, chamber music, tap, ballet, youth orchestra, and jazz.
Complimentary valet parking is available to attendees on Grand Avenue.
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