麻豆影院鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and Tuesday Musical, based in Akron, have launched a new series that will bring world-renowned classical musicians to the 麻豆影院 Campus to work with students.
The Tuesday Musical Masterclass Series will also be live streamed to provide increased access to classrooms and homes across Ohio and beyond.
Upcoming masterclasses in the new series include composer Gregg Kallor on Oct. 30, pianist Fei Fei on Nov. 20, Escher String Quartet on March 27, and the Junction Trio on April 13 鈥 all also featured during Tuesday Musical鈥檚 2019-20 season.
Free and open to the public, all masterclasses are 9:30-11:30 a.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall on the 麻豆影院 Campus and will be live-streamed on .
The first masterclass in the new series was Wednesday, Sept. 25. Adam Barnett-Hart, first violinist and founder of the Escher String Quartet, worked with violin students of 麻豆影院 State faculty members Cathy Meng Robinson and Jung-Min Amy Lee. The evening before, Barnett-Hart performed with guitarist Jason Vieaux at EJ Thomas Hall in Akron to open Tuesday Musical鈥檚 2019-20 MainStage season.
鈥淭his is a natural extension of the work we already do with Tuesday Musical,鈥 said Andrew Paa, marketing assistant, School of Music.
鈥淥ver the past two years, we鈥檝e collaborated with Tuesday Musical to bring more artists from their concert series to 麻豆影院 State to work with our students. When we realized that we could broaden our reach via live streaming, we started discussing how we could make this work. Out of those discussions, the series was born.鈥
Opera singers Lawrence Brownlee and Eric Owens, the Escher String Quartet, pianist Andreas Haefliger, and musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center are among the acclaimed artists on Tuesday Musical鈥檚 concert series who have come to 麻豆影院 State for masterclasses in recent years.
鈥淚 was pleased to learn of this partnership shortly after I arrived,鈥 said 麻豆影院 McWilliams, director of the School of Music. 鈥淭he opportunity to work with additional internationally renowned artists will provide invaluable educational experiences for our students.鈥
Now entering its 132nd season, Tuesday Musical presents concerts in Akron by world-acclaimed musicians as well as education and community engagement programs throughout northeast Ohio. More at .
The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 麻豆影院 offers degree programs in music education and performance and, during the summer, hosts the 麻豆影院 Blossom Music Festival in cooperation with The Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center. More at www.kent.edu/music.
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