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SUMMER 2010 STRING QUARTET PROGRAM

  • SUMMER RECITAL
  • Saturday, September 11th, 7:00PM
    Museum of Making Music
    5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA
    760-438-5996
Open to students of all levels, this fun and challenging program is now accepting applications for the summer session.  

Hosted at The Violin Shop, schedules will be built to suit each group. The coached sessions will be held at the shop and are the gem of the program.  

Our coaches are all high level professional musicians and teachers…. including freelancers, studio musicians and San Diego Symphony players.  It’s a fun, creative learning environment unique to San Diego. 

Established groups are welcome to participate. 

The Violin Shop Summer String Quartet Program 2010 Application Form

Call or email The Violin Shop now for more details and to schedule an audition. All auditions require a completed application. Placement is limited.

Once all auditions have been screened and groups decided on, each quartet will be scheduled for an organizational meeting.  

A recital of all participating groups will be held at the conclusion of the session. 

Program fee is $400.00 all-inclusive. 

Application deadline April 30, 2010 

One of the great advantages of this program is that each group has a customized schedule.

At the time of your audition, I will have you fill out a calendar for June, July, August & early September with all times that you will NOT be available for rehearsal or coaching. Vacations, summer camps, summer school etc.

When all auditions are completed, I will decide on groups according first to comparable ability, then location and schedule compatibility.

I will then schedule each group for their first session.

 At this first session, I will meet with the students to sight-read and choose appropriate repertoire.

The parent should plan to be here for this first session in its entirety, with your schedule books.
Each parent will receive a copy of a calendar that I will prepare that shows available times for all members to plan their schedule. (I will compile this from the calendars that you give me at the audition).

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The schedule will include:

A 1 ½ hour organizational session

Six 2-hour sessions of independent quartet rehearsal
These rehearsals can be at one person’s home that is centrally located or whoever wishes to can take turns hosting.

Six 2-hour sessions of coached rehearsal All coached sessions will be held at The Violin Shop with a professional violin, viola, or cello coach.

There will be no changes in coached sessions once the schedule is set. The professionals I hire have many performance & teaching responsibilities outside of this program. Independent rehearsal changes should only be made if all members agree and I have been notified of the change.

A final 1 ½ hour dress rehearsal session To be held approximately a week before the recital.

Recital date will be set once all schedules are confirmed.

If you need further clarification, please do not hesitate to call me at 858-909-0319. I’m looking forward to a wonderful summer of music making.

Paula Simmons
Summer Quartet Program Director

Paula Simmons
10505 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 385, San Diego, CA 92121 858-909-0319 paula@theviolinshopsandiego.com
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