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THE ACADEMY—A PROGRAM OF CARNEGIE HALL, THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL,
AND THE WEILL MUSIC INSTITUTE

New Musician Fellows Announced for Innovative Performance and Education Program
May 29, 2007, New York, New York—18 new musician fellows have been chosen for the second phase of the pilot of The Academy—A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute, beginning in September 2007. Established in January 2007, this two-year Fellowship serves post-graduate musicians embarking on their careers by helping to bridge the gap between their academic and professional lives. The Fellowship is designed to develop the skills and values critical to building careers that combine musical excellence with education and community outreach. The newly selected fellows—nominated by music school deans and leading musicians, and then chosen by live audition—join 15 returning fellows, participants in the first phase of the pilot (January–June 2007) for a total group of over 30.

The new musician fellows—graduates of schools including The Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College The New School for Music, New England Conservatory, Stony Brook University, and Yale School of Music—are:

Seth Baer, Bassoon
Andrew Beer, Violin
Brenton Caldwell, Viola
Angelia Cho, Violin
Owen Dalby, Violin
Romie deGuise-Langlois, Clarinet
James Michael Deitz, Percussion
Joanna Frankel, Violin
Angelina Gadeliya, Piano 		Winnie Lai, Oboe
Erin Lesser, Flute
Julia MacLaine, Cello
Gabriela Martinez, Piano
Paul Murphy, Trumpet
Alexander Reicher, Bass Trombone
Caitlin Sullivan, Cello
Leah Swann, Viola
Alana Vegter, Horn

The Academy—A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute provides performance opportunities at both Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School, advanced musical training through master classes and coaching, and intensive teaching instruction leading to hands-on experience working with students in the New York City public school system, in collaboration with the New York City Department of Education. Fellows work with a variety of grade levels in both general music classrooms as well as giving individual instrumental instruction, based on the needs of the schools. A partnership with Skidmore College will also bring performances and educational events to the Saratoga Springs community in 2007–2008. The Skidmore residencies will feature performances of programs also to be offered at Carnegie Hall and will include encore presentations of new works commissioned for Carnegie Hall’s 2006–2007 season.

Nearly all of the 16 fellows from the first phase of the pilot program—selected from recent graduates of The Juilliard School and participants in The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall’s Professional Training Workshops—will continue with the second pilot phase. The 15 returning fellows are:

Nathan Botts, Trumpet
Claire Bryant, Cello
David Byrd-Marrow, Horn
Stephen Dunn, Trombone
Anna Elashvili, Violin
Elizabeth Janzen, Flute
Joanna Kaczorowska, Violin
Carol McGonnell, Clarinet 		Michael Mizrahi, Piano
John Ostrowski, Percussion
Damian Primis, Bassoon
Elizabeth Joy Roe, Piano
Kristoffer Saebo, Bass
Arthur Sato, Oboe
Jared Soldiviero, Percussion

These fellows had a wide variety of experiences in 16 different schools throughout four boroughs of New York City.

Arthur Sato, oboe, PS 315 in Brooklyn:
“Above the individual success and hardships I have encountered as a teaching artist in the classroom, I realized that my influence is not limited to the students’ reception of my oboe playing—my character and humanity are also on display. As I have established a rapport between the students and myself, I have come to realize how I can spark their musical curiosity and act as a conduit for their learning.”

Claire Bryant, cello, The Grove Hill School/PS 157X in the Bronx:
“The most moving moment for me was when I brought my own cello in for the first time. I played the first page of the Elgar Concerto for each class. The reactions were all so moving, and all very different. One child burst into tears when I finished. I tried to console her and tell her that it was ok to have these emotions—that is the power of music. That pure reaction was the greatest compliment I have received, and it was a wake-up call for me, reminding me again why I love and need being a performer, teacher, artist, advocate.”

Stephen Dunn, trombone, The Scholars’ Academy, Rockaway Park, Queens:
“There is one 7th grader in particular who constantly reminds me of the tremendous impact that we can have on these kids—a boy who just began playing the trumpet at the beginning of this school year. The way the music program is structured, he would have had guidance from the music teacher, but not the opportunity for personal attention or lessons. He is a naturally talented kid, but I've seen an unbelievable amount of improvement in just the one month that I've been working with him. The fact that he likes to practice probably doesn't hurt either!”


The Academy——A Program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute, is supported, in part, by leadership gifts from Mercedes and Sid Bass, Martha and Bob Lipp, Susan and Elihu Rose, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, and the New York City Department of Education.

Additional support is provided by the Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, and The William Petschek Family.

 



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