Free concerts at UW-Stevens Point American Suzuki Institute
Suzuki students, parents and teachers will immerse themselves in the philosophy and teachings of Shinichi Suzuki this summer during two sessions of the 42nd annual American Suzuki Institute (ASI) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Held July 29-August 4 and August 5-11, the institute offers participants from eight different countries classes in violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, harp, guitar and chamber music as well as skill building sessions for teachers. This year’s guest artists include Andrew Meyer, an Aber Suzuki Center alumnus and director of the violin program at River Oaks School in Houston, Texas; Wenli Zhou, a pianist from Houston Community College; and the Cheney Cello Trio from Salt Lake City, Utah.
The public may enjoy numerous free concerts during the institute. These will be held in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center on campus or at Sentry Insurance’s theater @1800, located at 1800 North Point Drive, Stevens Point.
Dates include:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of both weeks, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Solo recitals by ASI students
Monday, July 30, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 –Andrew Meyer, violin, and Wenli Zhou, piano, assisted by Roy Meyer
Tuesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 – ASI faculty in recital
Friday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m., Michelsen Hall – Piano Ensembles Concert
Friday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Harp Festival Concert
Friday, Aug. 3, 4:15 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Viola, Cello and Bass Festival Concert
Friday, Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 – Violin Festival Concert
Monday, Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 – ASI faculty in recital
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 – The Cheney Cello Trio
Thursday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. , Michelsen Hall – Chamber Music Student Orchestra
Thursday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Chamber Music Student Ensemble
Friday, Aug. 10, 11:15 a.m., Michelsen Hall – Viola Festival Concert
Friday, Aug. 10, 1 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Piano Ensembles Concert
Friday, Aug. 10, 4:15 p.m., Michelsen Hall – Cello Festival Concert
Friday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., theater @1800 – Violin Festival Concert
“This year, we’re really excited to have concerts at the theater @1800. It is such a wonderful performance space and we are grateful to Sentry for making this venue available to us,” said Pat D’Ercole, Aber Suzuki Center director.
“We are also looking forward to two special opportunities for teachers,” added D’Ercole, “the first being a cross-instrument symposium where Suzuki teachers will design their ideal curriculum for Suzuki parent education. The second is a webinar with internationally acclaimed speaker and researcher in music and psychology, Robert Duke, who will be presenting principles in developing independence in students.”
The UW-Stevens Point Aber Suzuki Center sponsors the ASI, which brings more than 2,500 students, instructors and family members to Stevens Point. The institute was the first Suzuki summer music program established outside of Japan.
For more information about the American Suzuki Institute or the Aber Suzuki Center, go to www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki or call 715-346-3033.
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