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Camp!

June 9-13 from

9:00am 12:00pm

St. Monica - St. George Parish Center in Clifton, for Suzuki trained violin, viola, cello, and bass students, ages 4-18, all book levels.

BY AUDITION: TEEN STRINGS, a program including both Suzuki and traditionally trained advanced players, ages 12-18, including piano. See www.suzukiproject.org

for more information about the TEEN STRINGS program.

Campers will participate in daily group technique classes using the Suzuki or advanced repertoire, group repertoire classes using jazz for intermediate and advanced levels, and visual art, with a chamber music option for teens. Excellent art instruction will be

provided by Cathy Lyons from Lyons Photography.

See www.suzukiproject.org to register online, view camp information and photos, or download a brochure.

The Pineapple Times THE CORRYVILLE SUZUKI PROJECT, INC. VOLUME 15, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2014

Dr. Vincent Phelan and Elizabeth Council-Phelan Artistic Directors

TEEN STRINGS Tour a Success! To start off their tour, the TEEN STRINGS Ensemble gave a beautiful performance at Music Hall as pre-concert entertainment for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. A crowd of smiling faces gathered to enjoy the music as the ensemble lit up the crowd with Capriccio Brilliante, and delighted listeners with Seitz Concerto No. 5.

Then the members of the TEEN STRINGS Ensemble packed up and headed to Cleveland, Ohio, for three days of fun and music. The group gave concerts for the Saturday String Program at Cuyahoga Community College, and at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. The TEEN

STRINGS also attended a concert of the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall, and toured the Cleveland Institute of Music, where CSP Director Dr. Vincent Phelan attended as a college student.

The TEEN STRINGS stayed in a hostel in downtown Cleveland, where they practiced their pieces before heading out to area locations to perform. (The car rides were enlivened

by an impromptu synthesizer music contest and other hilarity!) The students also visited the indoor West Side Market, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and played board games.

The 2013-14 TEEN STRINGS Ensemble members are Ariana and Jeremiah Reynolds, Nora Dukart, Veronica Phelan, Levi Swartz, Darwin Struble, Christopher Nathan, Keagan Noll, Louise McKinney, Mable Lecrone, Sarvani Vemuri, and

Matteus Thompson.

"The Teen Strings trip was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to next year!"

-Levi Swartz

Spring Recital and Raffle

Fri., May 30th, 7:00pm

Little Sisters of the

Poor, St. Pauls Archbishop

Liebold Home 476 Riddle Road,

Clifton

Camp Celebration Concert with Jazz

Musicians Fri., June 13

th at

7:00 pm

Clifton Plaza, across from Graeters on Ludlow Avenue

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Cathy Lyons Camp Art Teacher

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In December, CSP Repertoire

Ensemble members Sydney Brigger

and Anna Maclennan had fun

performing Christmas carols and

Suzuki repertoire with Dr. Vincent

Phelan for an appreciative audience.

The event was a Christmas party for

the Madiera Chamber of Commerce,

hosted by ID Furniture and Interior

Design. Thank you to Jim Fitzgerald

for arranging this event!

CSP Repertoire Ensemble Students Perform for Madiera

Chamber of Commerce

Wish List Mailing services Printing services

Laptop computer (small) Digital recorder

Finale computer software Black binders ( inch or 1

inch) Pastel copy paper

THE CORRYVILLE SUZUKI PROJECT, INC. VOLUME 15, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2014


Ariana is graduating this spring from Cincinnatis School for Creative and Performing Arts, and will be attending Northern Kentucky University in the fall. She plans to major in forensic psychology. Ariana credits CSP with helping her grow as a violinist. Her younger brother, Jeremiah Aaron Reynolds, is also student in CSP, and Ariana looks forward to keeping in touch with her CSP friends. Vincent Phelan has been Arianas private teacher since she was 5 years old. Im going to miss working with Ariana, and wish her well in her college career! Vincent Phelan

Congratulations Graduate Ariana Reynolds!

CSP Students Play for

Peter and the Wolf CSP played on stage at the Family Fun Zone for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Lollipops Concert Peter and the Wolf in March. Held in the Ballroom at Music Hall, the Family Fun Zone preshow is a great way to introduce young children to playing an instrument. This event was especially well attended, and drew a large audience that was excited to hear CSP students. Many children quickly formed a long line to get a chance to see and play a violin, as CSP students shared their instruments with them.

Thank you to Anne Cushing-Reid, Senior Director of Community Engagement and Learning, for hosting our performance!

Veronica Phelan, Ariana Reynolds and Nora Dukart

THEN

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CSP Students Give Music for Mothers Day

On Mothers Day weekend, CSP students played at the beautiful Evergreen Retirement Community, with accompanist Lori Sams. The concert began with students Nora Dukart, Mable Lecrone and Veronica Phelan playing Brahms challenging Hungarian Dance #5, and Micah Miller joined to play Bachs Concerto for Two Violins.

A large group of students played

several classical pieces, and the Repertoire Ensemble dedicated a performance of Amazing Grace to all the mothers in attendance. Mrs. Council-Phelan also led the group in some Irish fiddling with Tobins Favorite and Willie Colemans.

The TEEN STRINGS played selections including Charlotte Rueggers Capriccio Brilliante. The concert finale included the younger

children, who were a particularly big hit with the audience, closing the program with folk tunes and the Twinkle Variations.

The residents commented on how good everyone sounded, and thanked the players and the Phelans for a wonderful Mothers Day present.

It was a precious program and the kids are adorable. Trudie Seybold, Evergreen Resident

Lee Griffith and Keagan Noll perform at Evergreen

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Cincinnati City-Wide Suzuki Violin Play-In Brings Together Suzuki Students and Teachers

In March, CSP hosted the 5th Annual Cincinnati City-Wide Suzuki Violin Play-In at the Muntz Hall Auditorium on the campus of the University of

Cincinnati - Blue Ash.

The event began with a lively performance by CSP's TEEN STRINGS, who played Rigaudon, from Edvard Griegs Holberg Suite, and Duke Ellingtons It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing). The large, appreciative audience also enjoyed listening to Uptown Strings, another advanced teenage ensemble from Cincinnati directed by Heidi Flanders and Weiyi Li. Next, thirteen Suzuki teachers performed Jealousy, a Tango

written for violins and piano by Jacob Gade.

After these delightful musical appetizers came the main course: a play-down of Suzuki repertoire, beginning with advanced pieces from Book 8 all the way to Book 1. The concert ended with all the students in attendance playing the Twinkle Variations together- a thrilling sight, which certainly would have pleased Dr. Suzuki!

We appreciate the following teachers who participated in the Teacher Ensemble, and lead students in the concert: Amy Cluggish, Heidi Flanders,

Amanda Hall, JaeEun Lee, Weiyi Li, Greg Noland, Vincent Phelan, Elizabeth Council- Phelan, Carolyn Quinn, Marva Rasmussen, Miks Silis, Claire Timmerman, Myra Yeung

Thank you to Play-In host UC- Blue Ash, and College Conservatory of Music Assistant Dean Amy Dennison. We are also grateful to this years event sponsors:

Fall Solo Recital In November, families and friends gathered in the St. Monica-St. George Parish Hall to enjoy the Fall Solo Recital. The large audience enjoyed beautiful music highlighting the progress made by each student throughout the year. Some of the more advanced performances included Bruchs Concerto in G minor, Kabalevskys Concerto in C major, and a duo for violin and viola by Handel/Halvorsen.

Special student achievements were also recognized.

Foot Chart Graduation: Sam Norton

Book Graduations:

Book I: Meg Roulier, Allie Nathan

Book II: Matteus Thompson, Sarvani

Vemuri, Louise McKinney

Book III: Christopher Nathan, Louise

McKinney, Levi Swartz

Book IV: Levi Swartz

Book V: Mabel Lecrone

The CSP community also said goodbye to Martine Yang, who learned both to play violin and to speak

English during the six months she was part of CSP. She and her family will be missed as they return to China. Her father was a Visiting Scholar at the

University of Cincinnati.

The concert ended with a delightful medley of holiday songs played by Elizabeth and Vincent, and a surprise visit by Santa, who came to town early to praise the young musicians on their wonderful performances!

A special thank you to pianist Della Enns who accompanied the performers, and to the volunteers who provided the reception.

Young CSP students provided pre-concert entertainment for the Yes, Virginia show with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in December. A large audience of both children and adults assembled to enjoy the performance.

The concert began with Dr. Vincent Phelan and the youngest students (Natalie Nguyen, Audrey Nordin, Jill Hamilton and Rodrigo Carpinteyro-Martinez) demonstrating good bow holds and performing the E String Concerto. Mrs. Elizabeth Council-Phelan led members of the Repertoire

Ensemble (Micah Miller, Anna MacLennan, Sydney Brigger, Trinity Tankersley, Christopher and Allie Nathan) as they delighted the audience with several Christmas carols and played Sunny Mexico wearing their sombreros. The students also performed some Suzuki repertoire, wrapping up their performance with the Twinkle Variations.

Thank you to Kathy Jorgensen-Finley, Director of Community Engagement and Diversity, for arranging our performance!

Students Perform at Music Hall for Yes, Virginia



Brigger and Associates

Strings N Things

Hard Warehouse Technologies

Baroque Violin Shop

Piano Pros

Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes & Drums

Sherry Brigger

Sydney Brigger and Anna MacLennan

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Artistic Directors Letter

Thank you for your support of our annual Spring Recital and Raffle! Fundraising activities make our program affordable for families, and enable us to provide music to underserved audiences in the Greater Cincinnati area. The raffle is also a great way to inform others about the Suzuki method and CSP, as students go out in the community to play their violins as they sell tickets. There are many wonderful donated prizes,

and this year the grand prize is a Hot Air Balloon Ride!!

Keep up violin skills during summer break.

While its important to take a deep breath and relax after a busy school year, its also important to maintain the violin skills that your child has worked so hard to develop. Sit down with your child and write down realistic, attainable and fun goals for music study progress over the summer.

Continue private lessons. Plan a book recital with your teachers approval, or hold an informal performance of your favorite pieces at a nursing home, or for friends and family. Invite a friend over to play duets! Other activities that will make the summer productive are to attend the CSP Summer Camp, or an out-of-town Suzuki Institute.

Most importantly, take time to have fun with your child and music this summer!

Vincent and Elizabeth

Student News Louise McKinney received a "1" rating (Superior) at the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Solo and Ensemble Contest in April. She played Concerto in A minor. Op. 3, No 6, 1st movement, by Antonio Vivaldi. In addition to playing the violin, Louise is a member of the Walnut Hills High School Senior Choir. The choir has qualified for the OMEA State Competition to be held in May.

Darwin Struble plays double tenor steel drum in Steel Vibe, the Clark Montessori 9th Grade Steel Band. The group played for a benefit concert in April, which raised money for the Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of

Cruelty to Animals.

Veronica Phelan played viola in the Moeller High School musical, Sweeney Todd in May. She also enjoys playing violin in the Filo String Quartet at Walnut Hills High School which performs for school and community events. Veronica travelled with the Walnut Hills Chamber Orchestra to New York City to perform at Lincoln Centers Alice Tully Hall this past winter. She will travel to Vermont this summer for the Green Mountain Chamber Music

Festival.

Sarvani Vemuri is concertmistress of the Walnut Hills High School Senior Orchestra. She performed as violin soloist in the first movement of Vivaldis Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor on May 20th. Sarvani also participated in the OMEA Solo and Ensemble Contest in April, and received a Superior rating.

Mable Lecrone composed several pieces of music for her 8th grade project at the Waldorf School. Members of the TEEN STRINGS Ensemble Nora Dukart, Veronica Phelan, Matteus Thompson, Ariana Reynolds and CSP assistant Lee Griffith recorded her composition for violins, viola and cello. Mables advisor for her project was Adam

Peterson, a staff accompanist at the Waldorf School.

Nora Dukart will be attending the Cincinnati Young Artists program and the Advanced Violin Program at the

Suzuki Institute at Ithaca College.



The Corryville Suzuki Project (CSP) is an accelerated String Music Program in Cincinnati,

specializing in the Suzuki Talent Education method of

teaching music to ages 4-18.

CSP is accepting students for the summer session,and the

2014-2015 school year.

Private instruction for violin and viola offered in Mt. Washington and Clifton in the summer, and also Walnut Hills High School

in the fall. Call to schedule a free observation.

TEEN STRINGS Ensemble auditions for advanced players ages 12 & up for violin, viola,

cello, bass, and piano.

This touring ensemble will be forming at CSP Camp

and preparing repertoire for the 2014-15 concert season.

Contact us: [email protected]

or 513-231-3523

Visit our website www.suzukiproject.org for

more information about CSP!

mailto:[email protected]://www.suzukiproject.org/

In February, members of the TEEN STRINGS Ensemble performed for the Fifth Third Annual ArtsWave Kick Off event, which raises funds to support many Cincinnati-area arts organizations. Attending were members of Fifth Third Banks senior level management.

Ensemble members Nora Dukart, Mable Lecrone, Veronica Phelan and Ariana Reynolds performed Baroque and jazz pieces for the early morning program. A representative from

Elementz gave a presentation about how ArtsWave supports their efforts to bring arts enrichment to at-risk youth in Cincinnati.

Alecia Townsend Kintner, President & Chief Operating Officer of ArtsWave, gave an effective presentation explaining how a thriving arts community benefits the people and businesses of Cincinnati. Thanks to Fifth Third Bank for this wonderful opportunity for members of the business community to hear the high

level of playing of CSP students. Listeners commented that the TEEN STRINGS was a vivid example of the impact of the arts in Cincinnati!

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CSP TEEN STRINGS Performs for Fifth Third Bank

A St Patrick's Day celebration this year was harmoniously accompanied by an informal Corryville Suzuki Project recital at the St. Monica-St. George Parish Center. CSP students of all ages performed a large collection of pieces, including music from the standard Suzuki repertoire, several Irish fiddle tunes, and the occasional

piece of videogame music. After the recital, raffle ticket sales were kicked-off, and everyone enjoyed a potluck lunch provided by the families of the CSP.

Levi Swartz, TEEN STRINGS member

St. Patricks Day Performance Class



Artistic Director Activities In December, Elizabeth gave a presentation for College Search Information Night for students interested in majoring in music from Walnut Hills High School and the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. The presentation prepared students and their parents for the unique application and audition process for college music schools. The event was organized by WHHS parent Linda Tong, and the panel also included Vincent Phelan, and WHHS faculty member Bill Gordon. A question and answer session followed.

Pianist Steve Phillips and Vincent gave a recital in May for the Cincinnati Symphony Club, performing works by Dvorak, Saint Saens and William Kroll. This organization raises funds to support the educational programs of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and scholarships for the Cincinnati

Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Vincent and pianist Rick Hagee will be appearing June 30, 2014, on the Monday Night Series at Miami Hamilton Downtown, performing

instrumental arrangements of popular music from the 1940s. Visit www.regionals.miamioh.edu/muhd

Vincent will be performing on fiddle with the RETREAD Bluegrass Band at the Fairborn Opry on August 22nd, 2014. For more information, see www.retreadbluegrass.com

Vincent, Elizabeth and Peter Phelan will be performing string trios on the Midday Musical Menu Series at Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington, Ky, on September 17th, 2014, at 12:15 pm. This free concert is being held on Vincent and Elizabeths 20th wedding anniversary. Lunch is available from 11:30 am for $7.00. www.trinitychurchcovky.com

The Middletown Symphony Orchestra Board hosted a

dinner for Carmon DeLeone to honor his 50th year of

conducting .

Above Photo: Vincent and Elizabeth with Carmon DeLeone

at the event.

Work Experience Program

This program gives our maturing young musicians valuable pre-

professional experience under the guidance of CSPs Artistic Directors. Call Dr. Vincent Phelan at 231-3523

to inquire about music for your special event.

Jill Hamilton, Matteus Thompson, Louis McKinney and

Meg Roulier perform at Evergreen

Season Class Sponsors

Season Scholarship Sponsor

The Corbett Foundation

Encore Circle (Gifts of $500 and up) Dan & Gayle Oeters John & Amy Vennemeyer

Symphony Club (Gifts of $200 to $499) Anonymous Donor Brigger & Associates Hard Warehouse Technologies

Strings N Things Patrick Strutzel Hilary Ferguson

Rhapsody Club (Gifts of $100 to $199) Baroque Violin Shop Bill Brigger Sherry Brigger Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes & Drums Michael Copfer Richard Council Regina Hille Bob Lincoln The MacLennan Family Jeff & Laura Messerly Dr. Stephen Morgan Piano Pros

Sonata Club (Gifts of $50 to $99) Bruce & Pauline Clark David Dukart Joel & Janet Ebersole Hugh & Margaret Gallagher Dan & Lisa Lape Kevin & Nancy McDonough The Phelan Family The Rieke Family Allan Shropshire

Overture Club (Gifts up to $49) Ralph Chambers Edward Chartier Cincinnati Alumae Ch. of Sigma Alpha Iota Stephen & Amy Fortin Laurel Hinkle Mark & Elizabeth Hofeldt CSP is deeply grateful for in-kind

donations received throughout the year.

Bill Brigger Mark Curry

Carmon DeLeone Fitzgerald Family

Lyons Photography Middletown Symphony Orchestra

Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church Louis Proske, Piano Technician

Reid Schlotterbeck, CPA, Truepoint Inc. Sound Press Design

Mary Anne Tankersley TPAC, LLC

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Special Thanks 2014 Winter and Spring Donors

The Corryville Suzuki Project Inc., is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization.

The Pineapple Times is published bi-annually.

Send questions and address changes to: CSP,

P.O. Box 30316, Cincinnati, OH 45230 E: [email protected]

P: (513)231-3523.

Make a Difference in Music Education!

Board positions:

The board is currently accepting applications for these positions. See position descriptions on our web-site under the Support link. www.SuzukiProject.org

Community Outreach & Recruitment Public Relations & Marketing Fundraising Chair Volunteer Coordinator Vice President Secretary Corporate Relations

Contact Katie Fitzgerald for information or an application: [email protected] or call 513-231-3523

Volunteer needs:

Volunteer to assist in the CSP Office with clerical tasks, such as maintaining database and donor records, office filing, music filing

Volunteer to design email newsletters promoting CSP events



These board members are completing their three-year terms on

the CSP Board.

Thank you for all you have done for us with diligence, enthusiasm and

dedication!

Katie Fitzgerald

Nancy MacLennan

Bill Brigger

We appreciate the 2013-14 Committees

Scholarship Committee: Paul Inderhees, Tena Robinson, Pat

Strutzel

Finance Committee: Tom Pacquette, Paul Inderhees, Katie

Fitzgerald

We enjoyed the newsletter and can tell you continue to do great things for young people! -Alumni parents of CSP
mailto:[email protected]

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