Photos and videos from Cello Masterclass with Alex Croxton
A number of young cellists and bassists participated in the BKCM Masterclass lead by Alex Croxton, held on March 26, 2017.
Cello Master Class with Alex Croxton
Suzuki Division at BKCM is excited to host a cello Master Class with Alex Croxton on Sunday, March 26, 2017.
12:45-1:30pm Master Class
1:30-2:15pm Combined Group Class (All students Books One and above are welcome and encouraged to participate)
2:15-3:00pm Master Class
Alex Croxton
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Alex Croxton began his cello studies at the age of twelve. Alex went on to continue his studies at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase. Alex has received awards from the Atlanta Music Club, American String Teachers’ Association and Peabody Career Grant. Alex served as an Artist in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts Chamber Music Residency as well as Assistant Principal of the Maryland Symphony. As a chamber musician, Alex has studied with musicians such as Leon Fleisher, Laurence Lesser and Lorand Fenyves. A winner of the Artists International Special Presentation Award, Alex made his Carnegie/ Weill Hall debut to a sold out audience in April of 2008.
As a mentor to young musicians, Alex has studied Suzuki pedagogy with Pamela Devenport, Sally Gross, Tanya Carey, Gilda Barston and Carey Cheney and has taught at workshops and institutes in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington D.C, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts and Georgia. Alex is a faculty member at the Mannes College The New School for Music, Special Music School and The School for Strings, NYC.
Suzuki Benefit Photos and Thank You!
Our first Suzuki Celebration & Benefit was a terrific success!
Thank you for your enthusiasm and generosity.
This Suzuki Benefit & Celebration is a great new initiative for the Conservatory and for our flagship Suzuki program – we’re already thinking of ideas for next year! We are so lucky to have your energy, your devotion, and your commitment. Thank you.
Enjoy excellent photos from the event, thanks to our Suzuki parent Desiree Walters:
Piano recital
Reaching new heights in safety and musical excellence
Christmas Eve Concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Suzuki violin students will be performing at Christmas Eve mass at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The concert will be led by Nora Friedman. The students will perform Christmas-themed pieces as well as few pieces from the Suzuki reportoire. The mass starts at 5pm and will last for just over an hour.
Performing students arrive at 4PM to warm up and tune.
Yuja Wang plays a humorous take on Mozart’s Turkish March
The Knights at BKCM!
Sunday, November 20, members of the Knights, an incredible chamber orchestra, will be giving a concert for Suzuki students from 3 – 4 PM in our Concert Hall.
Please RSVP as space is limited. Please only one parent per family.
(We have 240 students and the Concert Hall has a capacity of 105!)
To ensure that everyone has a positive listening experience, please do not bring children younger than age 4, and please make sure your children listen quietly.
The Knights are led by Artistic Directors and brothers, Colin and Eric Jacobsen (who are former Suzuki students!)
This Sunday, Colin Jacobsen, Miranda Sielaff, viola, and Steve Beck, piano, will perform:
W.A. Mozart, Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423
Vaughn Williams, The Lark Ascending (violin and piano)
Franz Schubert, Violin Sonata in G Minor, “Sonatina” D. 408 (violin and piano)
The orchestra has toured and recorded with renowned soloists including Yo-Yo Ma, Dawn Upshaw, Bela Fleck, and Gil Shaham, and have performed at Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, and the Vienna Musikverien. Spring 2017 will see the release of The Knights’ new album featuring Yo-Yo Ma on works by Osvaldo Golijov, Dvorak, and Sufjan Stevens.
Following the concert, Colin will coach the Teen Ensemble from 4 – 5 PM.
Johnson String Service Trips
If you are renting an instrument from Johnson String, you can plan the deliveries and exchanges based on their monthly service trips to BKCM, listed here on their website. Instruments can be picked up in the afternoon of the day of the delivery. Should you have an exchange, please drop off your instruments no more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled service trip. The phone number for Johnson String is (800) 359-9351, their website is www.johnsonstring.com.