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2012 Chamber Music Festival

June 18-23, 2012
Join us for an enriching week of chamber music and string orchestra. The chamber music week is for string players currently working in Suzuki Book V level and above. The Chamber Music Festival week begins on Monday, June 18 and runs from 8:45 am to 3:00 pm daily. The week culminates with a concert and picnic the morning of Saturday, [...]

2012 Spring Scholarship Benefit Concert

The String Academy of Wisconsin
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
cordially invites you to attend the

Spring Scholarship Benefit Concert

featuring
SAW Students
and honoring
Alderman Michael J. Murphy
with the
2012 Arts Leadership Award

Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
UWM Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall
Reception to follow
$30 per person
Call 414.963.4729 to order tickets.

2011 Halloween Concerts - Saturday October 29, 10AM & 12 Noon

It’s been a few years, and the String Academy is bringing back an old tradition: A Halloween Spooktacular! Come see the kids in costume, playing some scary tunes (and some not so scary!)  The concerts will be in two parts.

Part I: Chilling Cellos! – 10:00 AM
Part II: Frightening Fiddles! – 12:00 Noon

Concerts are in the Peck [...]

Festive Week of Strings [photos]

2011 Scholarship Benefit Concert

The String Academy of Wisconsin
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

cordially invites you to attend the

Spring Scholarship Benefit Concert
featuring SAW Students
Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

UWM Peck School of the Arts Recital Hall
Reception to follow

$25 per person

Call 414.963.4729 to order tickets.

I Cellisti Perform Complete Sonatas of Vivaldi

The String Academy of Wisconsin

presents

I Cellisti

Stephen Bangs – Alex DeSousa – Zachary Gilbert – Allen Kang Christian Morzinski – Ross Nevin – Kartik Papatla – Steve Wasielewski Katherine Wasielewski

performing the complete sonatas of

Antonio Vivaldi

Mary Anna Salo, Harpsichord

Sunday, May [...]

2011 String Teacher Workshops

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The String Academy of Wisconsin at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee presents

TEACHER WORKSHOPS

Teaching the Violin to Children

July 14-17, 2011

Teaching Children the Cello

June 23-26, 2011

This workshop incorporates the philosophies and ideas of Shinichi Suzuki, Paul Rolland, Mimi Zweig, and the faculty of the String Academy of Wisconsin. The workshop consists of pedagogy sessions and hands-on [...]

Spring Concerts

Looking out the window you might not know it, but Spring really is here! And at the String Academy, that means our annual Spring Concerts are right around the corner. The concerts will take place this Saturday, March 26 at 10AM and 12PM in the PSOA Recital Hall at UWM. All the SAW group classes [...]

SAW Students See Josh Bell in Action

On Wednesday, March 23, several String Academy students got to see a living legend, Joshua Bell, rehearse the Bruch violin concerto along with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.  Afterward there was a talk-back session where Mr. Bell answered some of the questions the kids were all dieing to know.  To read some of his responses, check [...]

Go See a Concert: Scott Cook and Wendy Warner

It’s a big weekend for cello fans!  This Saturday, October 2nd, you’ll have to decide between SAW faculty member Scott Cook and former SAW faculty member Wendy Warner.

At 7:30, Mr. Cook will be performing with colleagues Valerie Errante, Elena Abend, and René Izquierdo, in an eclectic recital of music of Purcell, de Falla, Ginastera, [...]