{"id":3165,"date":"2012-09-21T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T23:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=3165"},"modified":"2012-09-21T18:51:04","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T23:51:04","slug":"rosamunde-summer-music-academys-second-season-at-cmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2012\/rosamunde-summer-music-academys-second-season-at-cmu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosamunde Summer Music Academy’s Second Season at CMU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Released August 15, 2012<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Faculty Concert and New Masterclass Series among Program Highlights\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>The Rosamunde Summer Music Academy (RSMA), one of Canada\u2019s newest summer strings programs co-hosted by Canadian Mennonite University, launches an exciting second season on August 18. The 2012 program features concerts and a series of masterclasses which are open to the public on the CMU campus as well as private workshops and classes for aspiring string musicians.<\/p>\n

RSMA, launched in 2011, was established by Artistic Director Yuri Hooker and Managing Director Elation Pauls to develop and inspire string musicians by drawing on the expertise and talents of top local musicians as well as bringing in renowned guest artists from farther afield. This year the Academy welcomes 80 music students from across the country to study with some of the world\u2019s finest string teachers at CMU.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a number of exciting events open to the public this year,\u201d says Pauls.\u00a0 \u201cOur opening recital on August 18 will feature many of the 19 talented faculty members we have drawn to Manitoba both from the extraordinary pool of performers we have here in Winnipeg, as well as from Quebec and Berlin. As part of our Distinguished Guest Artist Masterclass Series, Manitoba\u2019s own violin star James Ehnes is coming up from his home in Florida to teach for a day, as are Israeli cellist Uri Vardi, and violist Gerald Stanick, who is coming out of retirement to lead masterclasses on Aug. 22. Mr. Stanick grew up in Elmwood and played in the WSO before becoming one of the world\u2019s most distinguished viola pedagogues. We\u2019re thrilled to be able to bring such august and cosmopolitan performers to Winnipeg in August!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hooker, well known to Manitoba audiences as the Principal Cellist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and for his many chamber and solo appearances, is pleased to again offer string players an opportunity to learn in an intense yet supportive program again this year.\u00a0 \u201cThe Academy is designed to challenge students at every level in a nurturing, non-competitive environment. Excellence is always the goal, but it\u2019s important that students achieve it in a healthy way. Without balance, the progress you make can quickly erode under the glaring light of the concert stage. We\u2019re committed both to pushing the students to their limits as well as giving them the coping strategies that they will need to thrive under that pressure. \u201d says Hooker.<\/p>\n

Adds Pauls, \u201cWe are very grateful for the support of the community, of our Honorary Patron, James Ehnes, and for the help of our main RSMA sponsors: the Winnipeg Foundation, the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Kuhl Foundation, and of course CMU!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rosamunde Summer Music Academy 2012 offers a number of Public Events.\u00a0 All concerts take place on the CMU campus at 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard:<\/p>\n

Rosamunde Summer Music Academy Opening Concert, Saturday, August 18, 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>featuring the RSMA\u2019s internationally acclaimed faculty playing Brahms and Mendelssohn. \u00a0The concert will be held in the Laudamus Auditorium, CMU north campus. Tickets are $20 for adults, with school-aged children and Rosamunde participants attending free.<\/p>\n

Distinguished Guest Artist Masterclass Series (free to the public)<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Wed., Aug. 22, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 1-2 & 3-4 p.m. Viola masterclasses with Gerald Stanick
\nThurs. Aug. 23, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cello\/Feldenkrais Technique masterclasses with Uri Vardi
\nFri. Aug. 24, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Violin masterclass with James Ehnes<\/p>\n

Student Concerts (free to the public)<\/strong>
\nThursday, August 22, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
\nAdvanced solo repertoire in the Laudamus Auditorium and Great Hall<\/em>
\nFriday, August 24, 1:30 p.m.
\nOrchestra and chamber music in the Great Hall and Chapel\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Call 204.261.3063 or visit <\/em>www.rosamunde.ca<\/em><\/a> for more information<\/em>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>For RSMA information, contact:\u00a0info@rosamunde.ca<\/p>\n

Distinguished Guest Artist Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James Ehnes,\u00a0<\/strong>Rosamunde\u2019s Honorary Patron<\/strong>
\nHailed as \u201cthe Jascha Heifetz of our day\u201d \u00a0(Globe and Mail), violinist James Ehnes is widely considered one of the most dynamic and exciting performers in classical music. He has performed in over 30 countries on five continents, appearing regularly with many of the world\u2019s most well-known orchestras and conductors.<\/p>\n

Gerald Stanick<\/strong>
\nGeorge Stanick is one of the world\u2019s pre-eminent violists and beloved pedagogues. Besides performing regularly and widely as a chamber musician, Mr. Stanick appeared as a soloist with many Canadian and US orchestras, and taught for many years at the University of British Columbia. His pupils have included Neal Gripp, Douglas McNabney, and Leslie Robertson, Rennie Regehr and Rosamunde\u2019s own Daniel Scholz!<\/p>\n

Uri Vardi<\/strong>
\nUri Vardi has performed as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber player across the United States, Europe, South America, and his native Israel. His teachers have included Janos Starker, Aldo Parisot, Eva Janzer, and Uzi Wiesel. In his teaching Vardi puts great emphasis on the choreography of playing and the relationship between movement and sound. In order to further his understanding of this approach, Vardi has specialized in the Feldenkrais Method, for which he received the 1999 UW-Madison Arts Institute Faculty Development Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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