Thanks to the Internet, I have been in communication with Liliana Arboleda, a Suzuki violin teacher from Cali, Colombia. She plays with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Cali, and attended Ithaca Suzuki Institute last summer. She plans to return this year to Ithaca to continue her teacher training courses. She has 25 Suzuki students in Cali.

Thanks to the joint efforts of the Suzuki Music Association of Southern California (Los Angeles Branch) and the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin, two Suzuki teachers from Santa Cruz, Bolivia will be attending the Chicago Conference. They are Rosario Anaya, piano teacher and Magali Pinto, violin teacher.

Barbara Barber has informed me that Eloisa Padilha, a graduate student from Curitiba, Brazil, is currently enrolled in the Master of Music in Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy program at Texas Christian University.

Tanya Carey reports the following: “I will return to Santiago, Chile in January 1999 for the festival there. During my last visit in January 1998 to Lima and Santiago I found the cellists at an even higher level of excellence than before. In Lima under the excellent tutelage of Annika Petrozzi, the President of the Suzuki Association of Peru, the cellists ranged from beginners through advanced students. It was wonderful to see Annika in action as a manager, teacher, performer, and mother (four of her children are cellists). Her whole family including grandchildren were visiting from abroad at the time! I admire her calm, practical inclusiveness. The excellence continued with Juan Goich’s group in Santiago. In talking to the teacher training class about the common problem of left hand tight thumbs, I remarked ‘It is extraordinary that not one cellist here shows that tendency.’ Juan replied, ‘You made a big point of that last time-we’ve been working on it!’ The teacher classes included some fine cellists from Argentina. I truly appreciate the fine dedicated work of the teachers in the classes and their students. Cello is alive and well in South America!”

The Suzuki Association of Peru reports that in addition to the annual October String Graduation Concert, the June and November Solo Concerts, and the Suzuki Festival in January, Suzuki students participated in a Telethon event soliciting donations for flood victims in the cities affected by El Nino.

The following SAA Teacher Training courses will be offered in 1998:

  • Philosophy lA, May 30-June 4, Tucuman, Argentina, Caroline Fraser

  • Violin 1B, June 4-8, Tucuman, Argentina, Marilyn O’Boyle

  • Piano 1BJune 4-8, Tucuman, Argentina, Fraser. Contact Ana Maria Wilde.

  • Violin 3, June 9-13, Cordoba, Argentina, O’Boyle. Contact Odina de Medina.

  • Violin Unit 2, July 31-August 3, Curitiba, Brazil, Barbara Barber. Contact Simone Savytzky.

  • Piano: Teaching Music Reading, August 14-18, Cordoba, Argentina, Fraser. Contact Sonia Vemaz.

For the next Journal which is dedicated to Dr. Suzuki, I would like to include reports from all Latin American Suzuki programs. Of special interest might be how your Association would like to pay tribute to the life of Shinichi Suzuki. Contact Caroline Fraser.

Thanks to the Internet, I have been in communication with Margarita Troetsch, a Suzuki piano teacher in Panama. She sent the following report:

There are presently about 60 Suzuki students and three Suzuki teachers working together in Panama: Carmen Linares (piano), Helena Kitras ( violin) and myself. I was a student in 1976 when the National School of Music tried to establish a Suzuki Program for strings. The attempt failed, but I began reading extensively about the Suzuki Method, and traveled to the United States to take teacher training courses. I studied with Sue Vasquez and returned to Panama to start my Suzuki program in1985. Carmen received her training from Mary Craig Powell. Helena teaches both privately and at the National School of Music. I would love to be in contact with other Latin American Suzuki programs so that we can support each other. I am bilingual (English-Spanish) and would be glad to help with translations. Contact: Margarita Troetsch.

Actualidades Latinoamericanas

Traducido par Marcial Blondet

Gracias a la Internet, he estado en comunicacion con Liliana Arboleda, profesora Suzuki de violin de Cali, Colombia. Ella toca con la Orquesta Filarmonica de Cali y ha asistido al Festival Suzuki de Ithaca, New York el verano pasado. Liliana piensa regresar este ano a Ithaca para continuar sus cursos de capacitacion. Liliana tiene 25 estudiantes en Cali. Dos profesoras de Santa Cruz, Bolivia asistiran a la Conferencia de Chicago, gracias al esfuerzo conjunto de la Asociacion Musical Suzuki de California del Sur (Los Angeles) y la Asociacion Suzuki de Wisconsin. ElIas son la profesora de piano Rosario Anaya y la profesora de violin Magill Pinto.

Barbara Barber me ha informado que Eloisa Padilla, una estudiante de postgrado de Curitiba, Brasil, esta cursando la Maestria en Ejacucion Musicaly Pedagogia Suzuki en la Universidad Cristiana de Tejas.

Tanya Carey reporta 10 siguiente: ”Yo regresare al Festival Suzuki de Santiago, Chile en Enero de 1999. Durantemi visita en Enero de 1998 a Lima y Santiago, encontre que los cellistas tenian un nivel de excelencia mayor que durante la vez anterior. En Lima, Peru, bajo el excelente tutelage de Annika Petrozzi, Presidenta de laAsociacion Suzuki del Peru, hay desde cellistas principiantes hasta estudiantes avanzados. Fue maravilloso ver a Annika en accion como directora, profesora, ejecutante, y madre (4 de sus hijos son cellistas!). Toda su familia del extranjero, incluyendo sus nietos, estuvo de visita para el Festival! Yo admiro su inclusividad, calmaday practica. El nivel de excelencia continuo con el grupo deJuan Goich en Santiago. En su clase de capacitacion, hablo del problema del pulgar izquierdo demasiado tenso, diciendo que ‘es extraordinario que ninguno de los cellistas de aqui muestra esa tendencia’. Juan replico, ‘Tu hiciste hincapie en eso la vez pasada-estamos trabajando en ello!’ Varios buenos cellistas de Argentina tambien atendieron las clases de capacitacion. Yo aprecio mucho el buen trabajo y la dedicacion de los profesores y los alumnos. El cello esta vivo y muy bien en Sudamerica!”

La Asociacion Suzuki del Peru reporta que, ademas del Concierto de Graduacion de Cuerdas de Octubre, los Conciertos de Solos de Junio y Noviembre, y el Festival Suzuki de Enero, los estudiantes Suzuki participaron en una Teleton para solicitar donaciones para las victimas de las inundaciones en las ciudaded afectadas por El Nino.

Los siguientes Cursos de Capacitacion SAA seran ofrecidos en 1998:

  • Filosofia lA, 30 de Mayo a 4 deJunia, Tucuman, Argentina, Caroline Fraser

  • Violin 1B, 4 al 8 de Junia, Tucuman, Argentina, Marilyn O’Boyle

  • Piano lB, 4 a! 8 de Junio, Tucuman, Argentina, Fraser. Contactar Ana Maria Wilde.

  • Violin 3, 9 a 13 de Junio, Cordoba, Argentina, O’Boyle. Contactar Odina de Medina.

  • Violin 2, 31 deJulio a 13 de Agosto, Curitiba, Brasil, Barbara Barber. Contactar Simone Savytzky.

  • Piano: Enseiianza de Lectnra Musica!, 14 a! 18 de Agosto, Cordoba, Argentina, Fraser. Contactar SoniaVemaz.

Quisiera inc1uir reportes de todos los Programas Latinoamericanos Suzuki en la proxima edicion del Journal, que estani dedicada al Dr. Suzuki. Los homenajes de los grupos Suzuki son de especial interes.

Gracias al Internet, he estado en contacto con Margarita Troetsch, profesora Suzuki de piano de Panama. Ella me mando el siguiente reportaje:

En este momento hay alrededor de 60 alumnos Suzuki y 3 profesores Suzuki trabajando juntos en Panama: Carmen Linares (piano), Helena Kitras (violin) y yo. Yo fui alumna en el aiio 1976 cuando La Escuela Nacional de Musica trato de establecer un programa Suzuki de cuerdas. El intento fallo, pero yo empece a leer bastante sobre el metodo Suzuki, yviaje a los Estados Unidos para tomar cursos de capacitacion para profesores. Estudie con Sue Vasquez y volvi a Panama para empezar mi programa Suzuki en el aiio 1985. Carmen recibio su entrenamiento con Mary Craig Powell. Helena enseiia en forma particular, y tambien en la Escue1a Nacional de Musica. Me gustaria estar en contacto con otros programas Suzuki en America Latina para poder apoyarnos mutuamente. Soy bilingiie (espaiiolingles) y quisiera poder ayudar traduciendo textos. Contactar: Margarita Troetsch .