Students to benefit from celebrity faculty in new Institute of Music, that connects education with music and the arts in the historic Hudson Valley
United States of America (Press Release) April 17, 2008 --
The Warwick Valley Center for the Arts - Institute of Music has just received notice of a $5,000 grant award from New York State Senator Thomas P. Morahan’s office, according to Richard Kimball, executive director of the new Center.
“We are ecstatic over the State of New York’s recognition of the role that arts and music play in the lives of students throughout our community,” said Kimball. “Now many parents who would have taken their talented sons and daughters to Manhattan to be educated by celebrity teachers will have access to similar faculty right here in the Hudson Valley, in their backyard,” he continued.
The new Institute of Music is partnering with the Warwick Valley Central School District, to find under-served talented young people, as well as adults, in the region and provide training and professional support. The WVCSD will enable the Institute to utilize two well-equipped music classrooms in the Warwick Valley High School, and the new Steinway pianos, provided by the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation.
Classes will be taught by virtuoso guitarist and composer, James Emery; David Dworkin, the renown conductor and educator; Canadian-born, award-winning pianist and composer, Jon Ballantyne; and French horn soloist and conductor, Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore.
Emery’s class, entitled “Straight No Chaser” will cover jazz history 1945 to the Present. The vast range of musical expression which constitutes the music called jazz is one of the richest traditions in western art. This course celebrates this heritage by offering an in-depth, decade-by-decade look at the innovative musicians and movements in jazz since 1945.
David Dworkin’s class on “Conducting” will be an informal course that will allow one to learn the basic patterns of conducting, the subtleties of arm and body movements. Students will learn to read scores, and actually conduct from a score as they listen to music from Baroque to twenty first century works.
Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore’s “Studies in Music Analysis and Composition” will investigate the basic principles of voice leading, harmony, and composition. Students will write and analyze two and three-voice counterpoint to understand voice-leading concepts.
Jon Ballantyne’s “Jazz Performance Workshop” is for the student to develop his or her skills in the art of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing. The student will learn the melodies and chord changes to several selected pieces from the standard jazz repertoire and will play improvised solos as part of an ensemble.
The Warwick Valley Center for the Arts – Institute of Music connects education with music and the arts in the historic Hudson Valley.
“We are ecstatic over the State of New York’s recognition of the role that arts and music play in the lives of students throughout our community,” said Kimball. “Now many parents who would have taken their talented sons and daughters to Manhattan to be educated by celebrity teachers will have access to similar faculty right here in the Hudson Valley, in their backyard,” he continued.
The new Institute of Music is partnering with the Warwick Valley Central School District, to find under-served talented young people, as well as adults, in the region and provide training and professional support. The WVCSD will enable the Institute to utilize two well-equipped music classrooms in the Warwick Valley High School, and the new Steinway pianos, provided by the Hudson Valley Performing Arts Foundation.
Classes will be taught by virtuoso guitarist and composer, James Emery; David Dworkin, the renown conductor and educator; Canadian-born, award-winning pianist and composer, Jon Ballantyne; and French horn soloist and conductor, Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore.
Emery’s class, entitled “Straight No Chaser” will cover jazz history 1945 to the Present. The vast range of musical expression which constitutes the music called jazz is one of the richest traditions in western art. This course celebrates this heritage by offering an in-depth, decade-by-decade look at the innovative musicians and movements in jazz since 1945.
David Dworkin’s class on “Conducting” will be an informal course that will allow one to learn the basic patterns of conducting, the subtleties of arm and body movements. Students will learn to read scores, and actually conduct from a score as they listen to music from Baroque to twenty first century works.
Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore’s “Studies in Music Analysis and Composition” will investigate the basic principles of voice leading, harmony, and composition. Students will write and analyze two and three-voice counterpoint to understand voice-leading concepts.
Jon Ballantyne’s “Jazz Performance Workshop” is for the student to develop his or her skills in the art of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing. The student will learn the melodies and chord changes to several selected pieces from the standard jazz repertoire and will play improvised solos as part of an ensemble.
The Warwick Valley Center for the Arts – Institute of Music connects education with music and the arts in the historic Hudson Valley.
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