SIUE

Suzuki News PO Box 1771, Edwardsville, IL 62026

Suzuki Office (618)-650-2839

Www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/music/suzuki

Vera McCoy-Sulentic, Director: vmccoys@siue.edu

January 2014

March 1–

Saturday Class

March 8–

No Saturday Class

CMS Workshop

March 10-16

SIUE Spring Break

March 15– No

Saturday Class

March 22–

Saturday Class

March 29–

Saturday Class

April 5–

Saturday Class

April 12-

Saturday Class

Ensembles

Concert 2pm

April 19– No

Saturday Class

100 Day Practice

Challenge Winners

with their new shirts!

Members of the TG and VCAM played the Star-Spangled Banner at the Edwardsville

City Council meeting on Tuesday. Congrats on your performance!

Teagan Potter, Katie Edmonds, Katrina Agustin, Kat McFarland

S I U E

S u z u k i

N e w s

Twinkle Graduates Book 1 Graduates Book 2 Graduates

Autumn Hayes Ashley Kim Akira Malik

Emily Moody Eileen Pan Elaine Wei

Maggie Moseley Emma Weder

Tristan Russo Gregory Venarsky John Kendall Concerto

Joey Johnson Isabella Navarre Competition Runners-Up

Karis Chen Evie Kupsky

Book 3 Graduates Linnea Turner Bailey Washam

Akira Malik Xavier Leguet Thomas Siganga

Evonne Siampos Tristan Voss

Alan Tiemann

Book 4 Graduates

Thomas Siganga

Viola Camerata at the St. Louis

Symphony with Vicki Lottes to

hear Brett Dean play his viola

concerto, which he composed.

Margaret Berkely - student

Abbie Schaefer - student

Ali Mefford - student

Roland Prenzler - student

Matt Woerner - student

Mike Butler - student

Elise Burton - student

March 15 & 16 Bugs Bunny

March 21 & 22 New World Symphony

March 28 & 29 Brahms Symphony No. 3

April 5 & 6 Tetzlaff Returns

COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL Wokshop at Webster

March 8 & 9, 2014 The Suzuki Workshop is an intensive two-day workshop for Suzuki violin and cello students in-volving small, medium, and large group classes, a guest recital, and a final group concert. In addi-tion, all students will have the opportunity to learn from others through scheduled observation time.

Advanced violinists in Book 7 and up have special opportunities including an optional violin lesson

with Angie Smart (for which an additional fee is charged). Violinists playing the Bach Double Con-

certo and beyond should learn Hungarian Dance No. 1 by Brahms (arranged by McLean) in Mi-

chael McLean’s book, Care to Tango? Volume Two.

WHO: Suzuki violin and cello students ages 4 and up may register for the Suzuki Work-

shop. Note: A parent must attend the workshop with his or her child/children.

WHEN: Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 2014, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WHERE: Community Music School of Webster University (on the Webster University main cam-

pus), 535 Garden Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63119, (314) 968-5939

HOW TO REGISTER: Complete the registration form (one form per student) and submit it to the

Community Music School of Webster University. The form is available on the website: http://

www.webster.edu/community-music-school/programs/suzuki-workshop.html

Mail in your payment to the Community Music School of Webster University (please indicate your

Tour Group and Viola Camerata students

gathered at New Life Christian Church for

an entire night of practicing and games.