December Studio News

Suzuki Strings Christmas Performance  
Wed., Dec. 5th at 6pm at the Frontier Homestead State Park, arrive 5:40 to tune and set up. Concert Dress: red, green, gold or silver to look festive.

Program:

Jolly Old St. Nick, beginners use open D (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

My Dreydel, beginners use open D,  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

Lightly Row, beginners use open A

Blue Bells, beginners use open D

O Come Little Children, beginners use open A, repeat

Frosty the Snowman, beginners use open D, once

Jingle Bells, beginners use open G, once

We Wish You a Merry Christmas, beginners use G  (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony  AABA melody, AABA harmony

First Noel (blue Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

Silent Night (pink Kaleidoscope)  All on melody, then repeat with harmony

More info here: Frontier Homestead

Cedar City Community Christmas Concert

Wed., Dec. 5th, 6-7:30pm

A community sing-a-long concert  sponsored by Gateway Preparatory Academy held every two years at the Heritage Theater. Community ensembles and choirs perform, then come together at the end to perform a group number with audience sing-a-long. 

Students, Ethan and Nisha will be performing in the combined community orchestra on the final numbers of "Happy Holidays/White Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"! 

Orchestra of Southern Utah's 78th performance of Handel's Messiah

Sun., Dec. 9th and Mon., Dec. 10th 

Free performance but tickets are required and can be picked up at the box office!

Studio Christmas Recital (Cedar City students)

Fri., Dec. 14th at 6pm at the Sonrise Christian Church (6843 W. 1800 N. Cedar City, Utah 84721)

Studio group pieces:

O Come Little Children (with duet- students should have received the duet in email)

Silent Night

Dress in Sunday best and arrive by 5:30 to get tuned and run the two group pieces with the accompanist. Remember to bring your music and a music stand if you have one. I will bring a few, too.  

Please bring a plate of goodies to share after the performance!

No Lessons Dec. 3rd-8th 

Some students are meeting with my cousin Karaly to rehearse their Christmas solos with the accompaniment this week. Schedule below: 

Hannah- Mon., Dec. 3 at 5pm at Whittlesticks

Kimberly- Mon., Dec. 3 at 5:30pm at Whittlesticks

Andrea- Tues. Dec. 4 at ___?___ at Lauana Carter's home in Enoch.

Mahina- Thurs., Dec. 6 at 5pm at Whittlesticks

Carvin- Thurs., Dec. 6 at 5:30pm at Whittlesticks

Southern Utah String Festival Registration Deadline is Sat., Dec. 15th
I will get level info./pieces to students at their next lesson -if I already emailed you festival info. register now so you don't forget and have to pay to $10 late fee!
Also, please get an accompanist scheduled for Sat., Mar. 2, 2019 now so it doesn't hold your registration up. 

November Studio News

Nov. 2-3, 2018 Suzuki Strings Fall Workshop and Concert
Classes start at 3pm on Fri., Nov. 2nd at the Heritage Theater (park on the second level and enter at the Festival Hall entrance). Check the full schedule here: Workshop Schedule

Concert details and guest clinician bios here.

ALL PARENTS ARE INVITED TO THE PARENT MEETING, 
Focusing on Student Success -including Note Reading Ideas
Clinicians will give ideas and answer parent questions. Fri., Nov. 2nd at 6:15pm in Conference Rm 7 (Park on the second level and enter at the Festival Hall entrance). 

Come to OSU's concert, Thurs., Nov. 8, 2018 7:30pm at the Heritage Theater. Music includes selections from West Side Story and the Overture to Candide in celebration of 100 years of Leonard Brenstein! 

















Nov. Studio Group (notice schedule change due to Thanksgiving Holiday)

Mon., Nov. 19th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks. 

Ann

Elsie

Lyla

Tues. Nov. 20th, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.

Andrea

Carvin

Hannah

Kimberly 

Ava

Tues. Nov. 20th, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home. 

Eva

Abbey

Trace

Kamri

Mahina

Wed., Nov. 21st, 3-4pm at Whittlesticks.

Ethan 

Nisha  

Studio Christmas Recital
Fri., Dec 14th, 6:00pm
Please put this on your calendars now. The recital is at the new Sonrise Christian Church, just off Hwy 56, 6843 W 1800 N Cedar City Utah 84721 Thank you to the Vogt's for arranging this location!

November Lessons
No Lessons Nov. 22nd-24th, 30th

Also, just a heads up for Dec. lessons. I will be gone Dec. 1st-9th to Europe on tour for the 200th year anniversary of the Christmas hymn, Silent Night! Check the Studio Calendar for exact lesson dates. 

Southern Utah String Festival registration due Dec. 15th. Submit forms and make payment here. Festival is Sat. Mar. 2, 2019 in Cedar City. Ask and confirm the date with your accompanist now! 

October Studio News

Happy Fall! 

There are many opportunities to attend live performances in Cedar City this month! Try to make it to at least one concert- The Confucius Institute will be performing a traditional Chinese Lion Dance and there will be yummy food to taste this Wed. at 6pm. Afterward, you can listen to the Orchestra of Southern Utah at 7pm- all for free!  

Free Concert, Wed., Oct 3, 2018. 

Orchestra Of Southern Utah: Concert, Thurs., Oct. 11th, 7:30pm

Click hear for listening links to the music that will be performed.  

Cedar City Music Arts season highlights: Individual concert tickets are $15 student, $30 Adult (season tickets are $100). The 2018-19 season includes performances by violinist, Linda Wang as well as the Maxwell String Quartet. The Utah Symphony performs this Fri., Oct. 5th and The Queen's Six will be performing Tues., Oct. 16th.

Suzuki Strings Fall Workshop Deadline is Oct. 15th. 

Fill out your registration forms and mail to Sara Penny. 

The workshop/concert is Nov. 2-3 at the Heritage Center in Cedar City. 

 

Studio Group Schedule

Wed., Oct. 24th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks.

Ethan 

Nisha

Thurs., Oct. 25th, 4-5pm at the Longhurst home.

Andrea

Carvin

Hannah

Kimberly 

Ava

Thurs., Oct. 25th, 5-6pm at the Longhurst home. 

Eva

Abbey

Trace

Kamri

Mahina

Fri., Oct. 26th, 4-5pm at Whittlesticks. 

Ann

Elsie

Lyla 

Ethan performed a medley of  fiddle tunes at the OSU Recital Series on Sept. 11th.

Ethan was fantastic and everyone loved it!

April Studio News

This week, April 2-7, begins Spring Break for Iron County students. I am still teaching but I know many students are leaving town so let me know what your plans are for lessons. Check the Studio calendar for cancellations/openings if you want to reschedule. 

Orchestra of Southern Utah Concert

http://osucedarcity.blogspot.com/

April 12, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Heritage Theater: 105 N 100 E, Cedar City

Tickets- $12 Adults and $5 Students. Groups up to 6 $40.

Lobby Music starts at 6:45 with Children's Choir

Jack Ashton and Young Artist Chamber Players 
The Cedar City Suzuki Strings will combine with Jack Ashton and his Young Artist Chamber Players. You won't want to miss this!
April 14, 2018 at 4:00pm
St. Jude's Episcopal Church: 70 N 200 W St, Cedar City

Short Survey
The SAU (Suzuki Association of Utah) has a survey to see the interest in the state-wide Gala Celebration Concert they do every 5 years. It's a huge commitment -time and money- for everyone involved and they might not be able to continue it. It's such an awesome opportunity and I would hate to see it discontinued. The survey asks how many volunteer hours your family would be willing to give. I know it seems impossible for us to do much from southern Utah but they are trying to come up with ways we can help from home or the day of. If you have any ideas for fundraising or sponsors let them know on the survey. Complete survey here: PARENT SURVEY

Pics from 2015 here: https://suzukimusicutah.org/2015/09/19/celebration-ix-gala-concert/

Studio Group
Wed., April 25th
Ethan and Nisha
Thurs., April 26th 
4-5pm: Andrea, Ava, Carvin, Hannah, Kimberly and Tyler
5-6pm: Abbey, Kamri, Mahina and Trace
Fri., April 27th
4-5pm: Ann, Elsie and Lyla

The end of May we'll be having a studio Suzuki Play-In where we'll play through the Suzuki repertoire, students joining in as we get to the pieces they know. We'll be talking about 'review' in the Suzuki method through-out the month and how to implement effective review in daily practice. Stay tuned for more!


Send me pics/videos of talent shows, St. Patrick's performance, Gold Cup recital, Festival, etc. to share with everyone! 

OSU Children's Jubilee: Kaleidoscope of Wonders

It was great to see so many students at the Children's Jubilee! I hope you had a fun time listening to the orchestra! Here is a link to the orchestra's blog. See if you're in any of the photos!

Orchestra of Southern Utah

The Orchestra of Southern Utah presents...

Children's Jubilee: Ahoy Pirates!

Free Concert Tickets

I have 10 free tickets to this weeks OSU's concert featuring soloist, Dr. Paul Abegg.  Let me know how many you would like and I will give them to you at lessons or Suzuki Group.    

Concerts to Attend

I recently had the opportunity to watch Jenny Oaks Baker perform. As I was listening I told myself "This is just what I needed!"  It is always so inspiring and motivating to attend live performances!  I appreciate the hours upon hours of practice and hard work (because I know it's not just talent they were born with) the performers give to play at such a high level. This is also why I love watching the Olympics- Everyone knows they didn't get there without hard work and dedication!
      
I can't express how important it is to attend live performances!  I remember my mom taking us to many live performances growing up. One time we went to Las Vegas to hear Itzhak Perlman perform. Another time we got tickets to watch Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra perform in Salt Lake City. There were many great performances in Cedar City and St. George we took advantage of too.  I especially remember violinists, Eugene Fodor and Roberto Cani, the Fry Street Quartet and Barrage just to name a few.

Cedar City and St. George continue to offer great concerts. I've made a list at the top of the page of Concerts to Attend 2012-2013.
Here are two that I recommend:
The Southwest Symphony in St. George has a great family friendly concert on Tues., Oct. 30th. Wear Costumes!
The Orchestra of Southern Utah is performing Nov. 8th in Cedar City with soloist, Dr. Paul Abegg from Dixie College

Orchestra of Southern Utah presents...

Live Performances

The Orchestra of Southern Utah will be performing their World Journey concert Thurs., Nov. 17, at the Heritage Center in Cedar City.  It starts at 7:30pm. $10 adults, $5 students, $30 group of six.   Age 6 and up.

Program includes the Pines of Rome, Ritual ShenNong and the Jupiter Symphony by Mozart among others.   I posted a video of the Pines of Rome (disney's interpetation!) to listen to.