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2013 ELYRICA SUMMER CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP for Harp & Flute

 

Now in our 16th Year!

 

ONE EXCITING WEEK–LONG SESSION OF HARP ORCHESTRA, FLUTE CHOIR, SMALL ENSEMBLES, and SPECIAL WORKSHOPS

ALL LEVELS - Ages 8 to Adult  -  Music arranged for each participant!

 

Monday, July 15th – Friday, July 19th, 2013

10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Final Concert: Friday, July 19th at 3:00 p.m.

 

St. Mary’s School  -  183 High Ridge Avenue

Just a block from town!

In beautiful Ridgefield, Connecticut

Directed By:

Harpist Wendy Kerner

Flutist Jessica Raposo

 

EARLY REGISTRATION FEE DEADLINE: May 15, 2013

 

2013 applications available here.   

 

Contact elyricaflutes@gmail.com for more information.

 

 

 

The Camp

 

Now in its sixteenth year, the Elyrica Summer Music Program was founded and is run by some of the leading instrumental instructors and performers on the East Coast.  The program offers intensive performance and educational opportunities in chamber music for harp and flute.  The Elyrica Summer Chamber Music Program will take place in a beautiful school facility in Ridgefield, CT that is fully air conditioned, and is open to students of all levels, age 8 to adult. Music is arranged individually for each student’s level and ability.  Students enjoy a variety of opportunities at the Elyrica program, including harp orchestra, flute choir, small ensemble playing (duos, trios) and instrumental classes. Elyrica also includes a number of different music workshops. These classes will have a variety of themes such as: Instrumental Performance Techniques, Rhythm Workshop, History of the Instrument, Stage Presence and an Open Rehearsal by the Faculty.

 

Elyrica features a supportive, non-competitive environment, with great learning, and a balance of challenge and fun.  Music is arranged for each participant, tailored to their specific level, and is sent out to each performer at the beginning of the summer. 

 

Each Elyrica day will include a communal lunch and free time.  On Friday afternoon, after our pizza lunch, we will have a fun Talent Show where participants can show everyone their non flute and harp skills!  The program concludes with a gala concert event that will include performances by student chamber groups as well as faculty members.  The gala final concert will take place at 3PM on Friday, July 19th, followed by a grand reception.

 

Comments from past participants:

 

“It was fun to meet new friends that can make music with me.”

 

“My music reading skills really improved, my posture, my sound and my intonation!”

 

“Always a worthwhile week!”

 

“Beautiful music – I really enjoyed the music selections & arrangements.”

 

“I really enjoyed the program. I want to come back next year.”

 

Look for “Elyrica Camp” on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, including a video from last year’s camp!

The Faculty:

 

Harpist WENDY KERNER, Director is a graduate of The Juilliard School and was presented in her New York Debut in Carnegie Recital Hall as a winner of the Artists International Competition and is also a winner of the American Harp Society Concert Artist Program.  Described by The New York Times as "first-rate", she has performed extensively throughout the United States and for the World Harp Congress in Paris, France.  Ms. Kerner has taught seminars at The Juilliard School, the University of Redlands, California and the University of North Texas.   Ms. Kerner is the principal harpist of the Bridgeport, Ridgefield and Norwalk Symphonies. She performs with numerous chamber music ensembles, including The Glorian Duo (harp and flute) which won the Silver Prize in the National Flute Association’s Chamber Music competition, and has a CD Sounds of the Seine on the Delos International label.  Ms. Kerner maintains an active private teaching studio in New Canaan, CT. Her students have won prizes from the Stamford Symphony, the CT Chapter of the American Harp Society, the Schubert Club, and Manhattanville College.

Flutist JESSICA RAPOSO, who joins Elyrica in 2013, is a freelance flutist, conductor and teacher in Fairfield County. She has earned music degrees from the University of Michigan, the Royal Academy of Music (London), and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). In addition to her busy private teaching studio, Jessica teaches at Fairfield University, the Norwalk and Naugatuck Valley community colleges, and Jackson State Community College (TN). She also conducts the flute choirs of the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic program. Her varied and extensive background has helped her develop a strong, effective and fun teaching style through her 20 years of teaching. Her orchestral experience includes the Vancouver Symphony, Burnaby Symphony (principal flute), Michigan Pops Orchestra (principal flute), and the Rome Festival Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Jessica frequently performs in various woodwind and flute/string ensembles. She performed for Sir James Galway at the University of British Columbia’s FluteFest in 2005, and won the 2007 National Flute Association’s Piccolo Masterclass Competition. She is the NFA’s Research Committee Chair, and the Connecticut Music Educator’s Association’s State Judge Chair.

Harp Teacher BRANDEE YOUNGER

A versatile artist, Brandee Younger is a classically trained harpist also active in jazz and popular music. She is noted for her work with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and has worked with many jazz greats including Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden and Reggie Workman.  She has also appeared on recordings with popular artists including Common, Ryan Leslie and Drake and is featured on John Legend's forthcoming release "Love in the Future."  Brandee grew up on Long Island, NY and earned her undergraduate degrees in Harp Performance and Music Management at the Hartt School of the University of Hartford and earned her graduate degree in Music Performance and Composition at New York University. She is the Vice President of the Long Island Chapter of the American Harp Society and is on the harp faculty at Adelphi University, the Greenwich House Music School and a resident performing artist at the Cicily Tyson School of Performing Arts.

 

© Elyrica 2013.          All details subject to change.