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, [...]
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On Saturday, March 24, 2012 the String Academy of Wisconsin will present two Spring Concerts. We invite you to be our guest at one or both of these concerts. The first concert will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the second at 12 Noon, both taking place in the UWM Peck School of the Arts Recital [...]  The 2012 String Academy of Wisconsin Cello Competition winners are: Joanna Boyland Katie Wasielewski Congratulations to all who participated! The Rubens String Quartet has just released a new CD recording, featuring works of Josquin Desprez, Mozart and contemporary Dutch composer Joey Roukens. Most exciting to the String Academy is violinist Sarah Kapustin, who is a String Academy graduate. The Rubens Quartet is in residence in The Hague, performing throughout the Netherlands, Europe, and abroad. You can [...] 
Winners: Margaret Knox Bertrand Stone Congratulations to all contestants on their performances! A special thanks to Margot Schwartz for judging the competition. Many thanks to pianist Steve Ayers for accompanying all fourteen applicants. This Saturday, January 14th there is a great opportunity to see a free concert with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra and Bel Canto Chorus. String Academy faculty Jamie Hofman will be performing, and Mayor Tom Barrett will be participating. Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony (based on String Quartet No 8 ) will be [...]  by Scott Sleider The winter season can pose some dilemmas for the violin family instruments. The main concerns are extreme cold temps and low humidity. Once we start heating our homes and schools the hair on the bows shortens and the softer spruce tops will shrink laterally (across the width) at a greater rate than the [...] December 2011 Dear Friend, Founded in 1990, the String Academy of Wisconsin is now training its second generation of young string players to reach their fullest musical and personal potential in a setting of excellence. Each year over 150 children of all ages, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds study violin, viola, and cello performance at the Academy. With careful guidance from faculty [...] Have you still got some Halloween candy sitting around? Well we’ve still got Halloween photos to share! String Academy parent and professional photographer Jonathan Kirn has done it again and captured some incredible moments from our most recent Halloween Concerts. Click on the link below to visit his gallery and see the full collection. [...] Please remember to ask your friends, families, and loved ones if they would like to support the String Academy, check off some Christmas shopping, and buy some delicious Alterra coffees, teas, or hot cocoa. (If you are not a SAW family and would like to order, just email info@stringacademyofwisconsin.org) All orders are due by Saturday, [...] |
  
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