D r e s s C o d e

Recitals and Festivals

Your choice of “nice” clothes; dress shoes for all, nice pants and shirts for boys, a dress or nice skirt/pants and blouse for girls. No nail polish, jeans or sneakers, please.

Orchestra Concerts and Special Events Standard orchestra dress: dress shoes for all, dark pants, white shirts and ties for boys, dark skirts/pants and white blouses for girls.

No rings or bracelets, please.

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The School for Strings

Calendar

2020-21

The School for Strings 419 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019

212-315-0915

Teacher Training Graduation TBA Summer School (2021)

June 22 – July 29 (Tuesday – Thursday)

Pre-Season Lessons (Fall 2021)

September 7 – 16 (Tuesday – Thursday)

P e r f o r m a n c e Sc h e d ul e

Violin Sunday Afternoon Recital Parties

Winter Recital: January 16th & 17th Spring Recitals: Saturday afternoon, May 1st &

May 2nd Cello Sunday Afternoon Recital Parties

Winter Recitals: December 6th Spring Recitals: April 18th

Piano Afternoon Recital Parties Winter Recitals: Sunday, January 24th Spring Recitals: Sunday, May 23rd

Saturday Evening Advanced Recitals

Winter Recital Series: Saturday, January 23rd Spring Recital Series Friday, May 7th & Saturday, May 8th

Chamber Music Sunday Afternoon Recital Parties Winter Recitals, January 31st

Spring Recitals, May 16th

The following are TBD 50th Anniversary Festivities at Carnegie Hall Gala Concert Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall Sunday, June 13 at 2:00 PM (violin, cello, alumni orchestra) Anniversary Piano Recitals Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall Wednesday, June 9, 2:00 and 7:00 PM Thursday, June 10th at 7 PM Anniversary Chamber Music Recital Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall Friday, June 11th at 7:00 PM Festivals are group performances for ALL violinists and cellists, from the youngest beginner to the most advanced performer. Selections from the Suzuki music books are performed in reverse order, hardest to easiest; students enter the concert on their most advanced POLISHED piece, and play their way down the list to Twinkle.

S F S P a r e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n E v e n t s

Teacher Appreciation Week – April 19th – 24th

January 6, 2021

The School for Strings 2020-2021 Calendar

Registration Wednesday — Friday, September 9 – 11

(for everyone)

Faculty Meeting Sunday, September 20

Teacher Training Seminar Preliminary Sessions 2nd year Violin – TBA 2nd year Cello – TBA 2nd year Piano – TBA 1st year Cello – TBA 1st year Violin – TBA 1st year Piano – TBA

Every Child Can (required course for first year Teacher Trainees) Sunday, September 27 (AL)

School Year Begins Monday, September 21 Beginner children start Monday, November 2nd Thanksgiving Recess School Closed Tues., Nov. 24 – Sunday, Nov. 29 Classes Resume Monday, Nov. 30

Mid-Winter Recess School Closed Tuesday, Dec 22nd – Sunday, Jan 3 Classes Resume Monday, Jan 4

Presidents’ Day Break School Closed Friday, Feb 12 – Monday, Feb 15 Classes Resume Tues., Feb 16

Spring Break School Closed Sunday, March 28 – Thursday, April 8 Classes Resume Friday, April 9

Memorial Day Recess School Closed Saturday, May 29 – Monday, May 31 Classes Resume Tuesday, June 1 Last Day of School Saturday, June 5