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2010 A.R.R. Piano Competition Winners
RSC Division
First Place: Harry Li, student of David Beyer
Second Place: Emily Seidman, student of Angel Rivera
Open Division
First Place: Mackenzie Melemed
Second Place: Christopher Chan
Inge Holleck Bach Award: Mackenzie Melemed |
 RSC All-State Results 2/11/2010
RSC All-State Results
Congratulations to the following RSC students who were selected for the all-state festival.
Band
Cassie Chin, trumpet, Youth Symphony
Leif Harder, flute, Youth Symphony
Eve Jakubowski, bass, Youth Symphony
Stephanie Palocz, French horn, Youth Symphony
Jackie Zhou, clarinet, Karen Heninger
Chorus
Zachary Burrage-Goodwin, bass, Youth Symphony
Orchestra
Lydia Burrage-Goodwin, violin, Youth Symphony
Enchi Chang, violin, concertmistress, Magdalena Richter
Jerway Chang, violin, co-concertmaster, Magdalena Richter
Laura Cooke, cello, Ronald Lowry
Andrew Laven, cello, Ronald Lowry
John MacGaffey, viola, Sandy Kott
Melanie Snider, violin, Magdalena Richter
Anna Teng, violin, Magdalena Richter |
 RSC Junior Districts Results 2/11/2010
RSC Junior Districts Results
Congratulations to the following RSC students who were selected for junior district festivals.
Band
Matthew Bowler, horn, Dan Shaud
Grace Chin, oboe, Kyoko Hida-Battaglia
Tessa Kadar, flute, Ethel Farny
Chorus
Grace Cohen-Pratt, Junko Watanbe
Kathryn Nielsen, Junko Watanabe
Joseph Sack, Thomas Oesterling
Vanessa Torrice, Donna Ames
Natalie Totonchy, Junko Watanabe
Andrew Xia, Marc Ryser
Orchestra
Spencer Anderson, violin, Liana Zaretsky
Josh Avery, viola, Youth Sinfonia
Andrew Chen, violin, Youth Sinfonia
Caitlin Chin, piccolo, Youth Symphony
Stephanie Chin, trumpet, Youth Symphony
Robert Connelly, viola, John Emery and Gillian Rogell
Rachel Hawley, bass, Youth Symphony
James Hotchkiss, bass, Youth Symphony
Hannah Knight, viola, Liana Zaretsky
Alex Kui, viola, Liana Zaretsky
Katelyn Osborne, violin, Youth Symphony
Isabel Pongratz, bass, Youth Sinfonia
Ashwin Skelly, violin, Youth Symphony
Robyn Stix, bass, Youth Sinfonia
Rhea Teng, cello, Ronald Lowry
Noah Teplin, violin, Sandy Kott
Andrea Vogt, violin, Youth Sinfonia
Katherine Wang, cello, Kirstin Peltz
Austin Wong, bass, Jim Guttmann
Helen Zhao, violin, Youth Sinfonia
Jazz
Nathaniel Johnson, trumpet, Tony D’Aveni |
 RSC Senior District Festival Results 12/1/2009
Congratulations to those RSC students who were selected to the Senior District Festivals!
Band
*Kelly Alexander, oboe, Youth Symphony
*Ryan Budnick, clarinet, Youth Symphony
Anna Menkis, clarinet, Youth Symphony
Patrick Curtin, tenor saxophone, Philippe Crettien
Clare Devlin, marimba, Sarah Tenney
Matthew DiBiase, timpani, Sarah Tenney
*Daniel Glauber, marimba, Sarah Tenney
*Leif Harder, flute, Youth Symphony
*Elliot Kardon, trumpet, Tony D’Aveni
Matthew Leibowitz, trumpet, Tony D’Aveni
Max Lurie, trombone, Youth Symphony
Theodore Morin, French horn, Youth Symphony
*Stephanie Palocz, French horn, Youth Symphony
Katie Senter, bassoon, Youth Symphony
Chorus
Melissa Benjamin, Donna Ames
Peter Birren, Thomas Oesterling
Zachary Burrage-Goodwin, Youth Symphony *David Tackeff, Thomas Oesterling
Orchestra
*Lydia Burrage-Goodwin, violin, Youth Symphony
Miranda Burrage-Goodwin, violin, Youth Symphony
Enchi Chang, violin, Magdalena Richter
Jerway Chang, violin, Magdalena Richter
*Katya Checkovich, viola, Marc Ryser ensemble
*Cassie Chin, trumpet, Youth Symphony
*Laura Cooke, cello, Ron Lowry; Marc Ryser ensemble
*Amar Desai, snare drum, Sarah Tenney
Eric Doyle, violin, Youth Symphony
Lisa Hsieh, violin, Youth Symphony
*Eve Jakubowski, bass, Youth Symphony
*Lisa Kojima, violin, Youth Symphony
*Andrew Laven, cello, Ron Lowry
*John MacGaffey, viola, Sandy Kott
*Elizabeth McTighe, cello, Susanne Friedrich
*Nina Mills, harp, Youth Symphony
Suhana Ng, violin, Sandy Kott, Marc Ryser ensemble
*Matthew Ricotta, bass, Pascale Delache-Feldman
Carolyn Shin, viola, Liana Zaretsky
*Melanie Snider, violin, Magdalena Richter
*Anna Teng, violin, Magdalena Richter
Jazz
*Alex Adach, Vibraphone, Alexei Tsganov
*Anthony Burzillo, trombone, Roger Cagnon
*Ross Hoyt, trumpet, Tony D’Aveni
* indicates recommendation for All-State
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 Curriculum Change at The Rivers School Conservatory 11/9/2009
November 9, 2009
Dear Rivers School Conservatory Parents:
I am writing to let you know about a major curriculum change at RSC that we are implementing this year. As most of you know, every child enrolled in a private lesson with us was taught using a twelve level curriculum. Each level specified both specific repertoire and technical requirements students were expected to master each year. In addition, our Certificate Program (a graded curriculum with additional course and performance requirements) which was also a twelve-level program is being revised as well.
Our intent is to place considerably more emphasis on developing artistry in each student. To do so, we recognized that we needed to provide much greater flexibility for both the student and the teacher with regards to the sequence of technical requirements and repertoire. The current twelve-level program was too rigid and led students to focus on quantity rather than quality in their musical development.
In our new curriculum:
- There are four levels (I, II, III and IV)
- A student will take, on average, three years to complete each level
- Allows students and teachers to cover the requirements within each level in any order and at any pace that makes the most educational sense for the individual student
- Still includes year-end evaluations for all students but involves a much more expansive evaluation for students who wish to present themselves as having completed a level
- Strongly emphasizes annual artistic growth while de-emphasizing the annual volume of technical and repertory requirements
Our new Certificate Program:
Will be renamed Young Artists’ Diploma Program
- Will be renamed Young Artists’ Diploma Program
- Will have four levels, matching the new curriculum
- Will have specific theory, ensemble and other class requirements for each department or instrument, rather than school-wide requirements
You can view our new curriculum, including Young Artists’ Diploma Program requirements, by department by clicking on the links below. They are also available for reading in printed form in the RSC office. Students and parents should ask their teacher about which new level they will be assigned to.
I am very excited about the artistic possibilities of our new curriculum and Young Artists’ Diploma Program. I hope you will have a conversation with your teacher about your child’s music studies and the possibilities for them at The Rivers School Conservatory. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
David J Tierney
Director
Please click on name of each department to read the changes in the curriculum:
Guitar
Jazz
Percussion
Piano
Theory
Violin Voice
Wind |
 RSC Welcomes New Faculty Members 9/14/2009
We are pleased to welcome three new faculty members to our community.
Kelly Barr has been a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since February 1996. As a soloist, Barr has performed with the Plymouth Philharmonic, the DePaul Symphony Orchestra, and in a recital series for the Jordanian Conservatory. She has also performed at the Encore Music Festival, participated in the Musicorda Summer String Program, and been heard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in the Minneapolis radio series, “Live from Landmark,” and as a guest artist at the Children’s Museum in Washington, D.C. As an orchestral player, she has performed with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, and the American Soviet Youth Orchestra. As a student at NEC, Barr was a member of the New England Conservatory Honors Piano Trio. She has received awards from the Schubert Club competition, the Western Illinois University Orchestra Competition, and the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Competition. Kelly will be teaching violin at RSC.
Alexei Doohovskoy is an active New England area trombonist and music educator. He has performed with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Boston Lyric Opera, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony, the Vermont Symphony, as well as with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops.
As a chamber musician, Mr. Doohovskoy has toured the United States and Canada with the Empire Brass Quintet presenting both concerts and masterclasses. With the EBQ, he has appeared as a featured performer with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the United States Air Force Band, and the Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic.
Mr. Doohovskoy has made recent solo appearances with the Brown University Wind Symphony and at recitals sponsored by Rhode Island College, the All-Newton Music School, and the Bay Chamber Concert Series in Rockport, Maine.
Currently a Teaching Associate with the Music Department of Brown University, Mr. Doohovskoy also teaches lessons through the Instrumental Music School of Carlisle and Concord. His students have successfully gained acceptance to district festivals and university music programs.
He has performed on several recordings with Norman Bolter's Frequency Band, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, and the Boston Pops.
From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Doohovskoy was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami, FL where he worked regularly with Michael Tilson Thomas and other distinguished conductors and composers. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel described one of his solo performances as demonstrating "fluent technique and a poetic touch." He was awarded a fellowship to attend the Aspen Music Festival in 2003, and performed several concerts as Principal Trombonist of the Aspen Chamber Symphony and Aspen Festival Orchestra.
A graduate of Brown University, Mr. Doohovskoy also earned a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory in Boston. He has benefited from the guidance and insight of many teachers and coaches, including Norman Bolter, Douglas Yeo, Per Brevig, and Douglas Wright.
Gillian Rogell has had an active career as violist and chamber musician in Boston for many years. She is the creator of the award-winning DVD, “At the Heart of Chamber Music” which was aired on WGBH TV and won two “Telly” awards. She founded The Heart of Chamber Music Institute in 1999 and directed the Institute as it collaborated with such artists as The Borromeo String Quartet, Triple Helix Piano Trio, Cape and Islands Festival, Peter Zazovsky and Lindsay Crouse, presenting workshops and masterclasses.
Ms. Rogell received her Master of Music degree with Honors from New England Conservatory, and her BA from University of Pennsylvania. She studied viola with Karen Tuttle and Scott Nickrenz, and chamber music with the legendary Eugene Lehner, the original Hungarian Quartet, and other European masters. She has taught and performed at festivals in Israel, Greece, and the Czech Republic, and in the US at Killington Music Festival,Castle Hill Festival, Eastern Music Festival, and the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts at Walnut Hill. Gillian will be teaching viola at RSC.
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 Acclaimed Alt-Classical Radius Ensemble Partners with Rivers School Conservatory This Year 9/10/2009
On October 4 and continuing throughout the school year, The Rivers School Conservatory will be partnering with the Radius Ensemble, a nine-piece Boston group known for its refreshingly modern take on classical performance, for a series of concerts geared towards getting young people excited about classical music.
The Radius Ensemble has scheduled four performances at Rivers, with the first show at A. Ramón Rivera Recital Hall on Sunday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m. Other performances will be held on November 12 of this year, and then March 14 and May 16, 2010.
The ensemble’s unconventional approach to classical performance – wearing non-traditional concert dress, relaying anecdotes during the show, and even mingling with the audiences afterwards – is intended to make the experience more accessible, particularly for younger audiences. The Rivers events should appeal to teens through reduced-price tickets ($10 for students and $5 for Rivers students).
“The Radius Ensemble compliments the program offered at The Rivers School Conservatory,” says director David Tierney. “It will be very exciting to have in residence a professional performance ensemble that focuses on contemporary music as we are renowned for our commitment to introducing contemporary music to students through our Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young.”
Radius founder and artistic director Jennifer Montbach describes the group’s ethos as “a natural fit” with a school setting. “It’s a very relaxed atmosphere,” she says. “We hope young people will realize that classical music doesn’t have to come off as pedagogical or elitist.”
Entering its 11th season, The Radius Ensemble is composed of a diverse group of musicians. Montbach was a member of an avant-garde classical outfit called Composers in Red Sneakers; clarinetist Eran Egozy is co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, the video-game development company that created “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band.”
The group has garnered formidable critical acclaim. Jeremy Eichler of The Boston Globe says that the ensemble is “clearly doing something right” and “has earned the trust of its core audience.” The group has also played at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the Center for the Arts in Natick, and assorted area colleges.
Please click here for more information on the Radius Ensemble.
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