Southeastern Community Music School announces summer programs
Contact: Tonya Lowentritt
Date: March 26, 2013
HAMMOND – Registration is underway for the Southeastern Louisiana University Community Music
School's (CMS) "Summer Music Celebration 2013," a series of summer programs for young
musicians.
"The Summer Music Celebration 2013 includes a middle school band, piano duet,
guitar and string ensemble workshops," said CMS Director Jivka Jeleva.
Musicians in grades five through eight have until May 1 to register for the middle
school band camp, which will take place July 8-12, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Pottle
Music Building on Southeastern's main campus in Hammond. Tuition is $225 and includes
lunch each day.
Southeastern Associate Band Director Paul Frechou and Assistant Director of Bands
Richard Schwartz will coordinate the middle school band camp. Along with the concert
band, the camp will also offer private lessons and masterclasses, jazz combos, lessons
in improvisation and theory classes, Jeleva said.
The piano duet, chamber music and guitar workshops are scheduled July 15-19,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. May 15 is the deadline for the piano duet workshop, while June
15 is the final day to sign up for the guitar and chamber music workshops. Tuition
is $170 per workshop.
According to Jeleva, the piano duet workshop will offer intermediate to advanced
junior high and high school students the chance to explore the rich literature for
piano four-hands. Enrollment is limited to 16 students.
"Each student will be matched with a partner of similar age and ability and be
involved in daily coaching sessions, musicianship classes, masterclasses and a final
recital," Jeleva said. "Dr. Kenneth Boulton, Southeastern associate professor of piano
and the head of the Fine and Performing Arts Department, will conduct the workshop
with his wife and duet partner JoAnne Barry."
Students participating in the guitar workshop will learn how to approach and
arrange music that is typically presented by experienced musicians. This workshop
is open to guitar students 10 years of age and older with at least one year of previous
guitar experience. Enrollment is limited to 20 students, and Southeastern Guitar Instructor
Pat Kerber will teach the workshop.
The chamber music workshop will focus on chamber music repertoire, including
but not limited to duet, piano trio and quartet. The workshop is open to violin, viola,
cello and piano students of any age who have a least one year of experience. Participating
students will have the opportunity to improve sight reading skills, instrumental technique,
and develop stronger ensemble skills, Jeleva said.
CMS will also offer private instrumental and vocal lessons June 10 through July
25.
For more information, visit www.southeastern.edu/cms, or call 985-549-5502.
