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Sponsor the Latin American Suzuki Ensemble
What do Solomon, Daijah, and Ronda have in common? They were part of the Rainbow Suzuki Strings group from East Cleveland, OH, who were featured at our conference in 2006.
This past week, Solomon wrote that his trip had been important to him because he learned new things. Daijah said she felt more mature and experienced after the trip, and she will take these experiences with her throughout her life. Ronda said she now has more experience as a violinist from playing in front of our audience, and this experience calmed her nerves.
The Rainbow Strings as a whole wrote this when they heard that a Latin American Suzuki group would be coming to the 2008 conference:
Help bring the Latin American Ensemble to the Conference
A student group composed of kids from all over Latin America is coming to the Conference in Minneapolis next May. We need your help to make this happen! Please consider organizing a fundraising event for the Latin American Ensemble with your studio.
If you can donate airline miles, please email info@suzukiassociation.org
For Suzuki students in South and Central America, please see the information and applications for the Latin American Ensemble in Spanish.
V Suzuki Music Festival of Buenos Aires
The 5th Suzuki Music Festival of Buenos Aires took place from September 14th to 23rd, 2008. For the first time at the Buenos Aires festival, there were teacher workshops in flute, thanks in great part to the efforts of Fernando Formigo, who brought a large group of his students to the festival two years ago to give a workshop. Two teacher classes for flute were offered: the book 2 class had six participants, and the book 1 class had seven. Teacher participants came from all over Argentina (Patagonia, Bahia Blanca, La Plata, Cordoba, Rosario, and Jujuy as well as Buenos Aires). Two teachers from the January 2007 book 1 class in Lima also came to Buenos Aires for book 2, from Colombia and Chile.
Book 1 class in Buenos Aires, 2007.
Six students took part in master classes—Martin and Camila traveled 26 hours by bus with their teacher, Fernando, from San Martin de los Andes. Rodrigo (student of Silvana Turco) and Ines (daughter and student of Alicia Basta) live in Buenos Aires and were able to come almost every day; Camila (student of Mariana Capponi) was able to come from La Plata for two weekend classes, and Jordana (student of Silvana Turco) also attended one master class on the final weekend.
Kelly with Camila, a student of Mariana Capponi of La Plata, Argentina.
Kelly with Camila Formigo, student of Fernando Formigo of San Martin de los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina.
Many thanks to Patricia Pasmanter and the Suzuki Association of Buenos Aires for their hard work in organizing the festival, and also to the teachers who brought students for master classes!
Conjunto Latinoamericano Suzuki
La próxima Conferencia de Profesores de la Asociación Suzuki de las Américas se llevará a cabo en Minneapolis, Minnesota a finales de mayo de 2008. Las personas que están organizando esta Conferencia están interesadas en tener mayor representación de programas Suzuki de Latinoamérica. Un grupo compuestos por alumnos Suzuki de países de América Latina sería una gran adición al programa de la Conferencia, así que esto es lo que quisiéramos proponer.
Para poder llevar a cabo este trabajo, necesitamos comenzar un esfuerzo para recolectar fondos para pagar los pasajes de avión para el “Conjunto Latinoamericano Suzuki” que se realizaría en la Conferencia. Estamos pensando en que los alumnos podrían permanecer con las familias que son parte del Programa Suzuki en Minneapolis.
Si se llega a una buena recaudación y a una publicidad inmediata, Pam Brasch piensa que la SAA podría conseguir pasajes para 10 a 12 alumnos, o la mitad de los pasajes de más alumnos. Con suerte, algunos de los programas de América Latina interesados podrían recaudar un poco de dinero para enviar a sus alumnos. Ciertamente, los alumnos calificados que pudieran pagar sus pasajes aéreos podrían ser incluidos, mientras pasen la audición requerida y sus profesores también. Necesitaríamos algunos padres que puedan acompañar y a algunos profesores que puedan estar a cargo del grupo. Ojalá, los padres pudieran estar a cargo del grupo durante la conferencia de modo que los profesores puedan atender las sesiones de la conferencia. El fondo recaudado podría incluir el pago total o parcial de los pasajes aéreos para profesores, y quizá para algunos padres.
Estos son los requisitos mínimos:
- Los alumnos deben tener no más de 14 años para mayo de 2008.
- Los alumnos deben enviar una audición en DVD a la SAA, tocando una pieza del repertorio Suzuki de libro 4 en adelante.
- La pieza de audición debe ser con acompañamiento en caso de ser aplicable.
- El comité de audición estaría compuesto por músicos que no son parte de la SAA para mantener un proceso objetivo.
- Los profesores de alumnos que postulen deben ser miembros de la SAA (miembros de Latinoamérica o activos).
- Es necesario que los profesores tengan registrado un mínimo de cuatro cursos con la SAA.
- Se debe enviar las solicitudes y DVDs a: SAA Latina American Ensemble, P.O. Box 17310, Boulder, CO 80308
Bajar la solicitud de Conjunto Latinoamericano Suzuki.
Sería genial tener alumnos de todos los instrumentos, predominantemente estudiantes de violín, pero también de piano, cello, guitarra, flauta traversa y flauta dulce. Estamos pensando que quizás el conjunto podría tocar algo del repertorio Suzuki en conjunto y también acompañar a pianistas, guitarristas o flautistas. Además, el grupo podría preparar música que represente a los países de procedencia y que puedan tocar en conjunto.
Necesitamos trabajar juntos para hacer realidad este proyecto. Necesitamos comprometernos a motivar a los estudiantes calificados para que postulen y envíen sus aplicaciones y DVDs antes del 1 de diciembre, 2007. Por favor hagan publicidad sobre esta oportunidad lo más pronto posible, y ayuden a sus estudiantes a preparar sus DVDs.
Atentamente,
Marilyn O’Boyle
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Four flutes donated to Latin American Suzuki flute projects
Two flutes went to Fernando Formigo’s Suzuki flute program in Patagonia, Argentina. Fernando has 40 students, 10 of whom do not own an instrument. Fernando has studied books 1-3 with David Gerry in Lima, Peru. He has also created a number of wonderful arrangements of Latin American music for his students which he has generously shared with Kelly Williamson, who has in turn shared them with other teachers.
Fernando with two students at the music school.
The ensemble at home in San Martin de los Andes.
Two flutes (donated by Kelly Williamson and Susan Friedlander) have also gone to the Trujillo Orchestra Project, and initiative in Trujillo, Peru which was started by Ronald Serrano. Ronald plays violin in the Trujillo Symphony; he started the youth orchestra project by buying some violins and four cellos with his own money. He has since received some donations from friends to buy more instruments, and his colleagues in the Symphony are volunteering their time to teach the children. In January, they managed to purchase one trumpet, one trombone, and one French horn. Ronald’s goal is to have a complete youth symphony orchestra in Trujillo. He says: “…we are working with talented children of low economic resources. Let us think that by means of music they will become leaders and therefore we will have a better society.”
A cello class in Trujillo.
Victor and Leni.
First horn lesson.
The Trujillo group on their way to the Festival in Lima.
These teachers are very committed to the Suzuki vision, and have made great efforts to travel with a number of students to the Suzuki Festivals in their countries, even though they had to work to raise the money, and travel a considerable distance. Fernando’s students traveled by bus, a distance of 1000 miles. Violin teacher Robin Erickson has written a full account of the studio’s eventful trip to Buenos Aires.
Group class at a hostel on the way to Buenos Aires.
XXII Festival Internacional de Musica Suzuki
In January 2007, Kelly Williamson joined a faculty of many different Suzuki instrument areas to teach at the XXII Festival Internacional de Musica Suzuki in Lima, Peru. Books 1, 3 and 4 were offered for flute teachers, as well as master classes for students.
Flute Book 1 at XXII Festival Internacional de Musica Suzuki.