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The Arbor Chamber Music Society
In 1998, as part of its mission to nurture the next generation of musicians and listeners, The Arbor Chamber Music Society developed a Mentoring Program at Westfield High School. In 1999 the program was extended to both Westfield Middle Schools . |
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This 2000-01 season, Arbor has brought the program to Maplewood, to the Youth Orchestra of Essex County. Through this program, Arbor’s artists take time to visit with the students for “informances” - informal performances and discussions - as well as coachings and lessons. Students are exposed to a broad range of repertoire and get to hear dynamic performances by acclaimed artists right in their classrooms. |
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It is the Society's goal to help young people along in their musical development and to engage them more deeply in the process of music-making so that they will be inspired to continue to listen to and play music their whole lives. Together with the students, the performers explore what it is that makes music interesting and beautiful, how it is structured, what they should listen for. Pictured with Westfield High School music students, clockwise from top
left: Zephyros Wind Quintet's Monica Ellis ; St. Lawrence String
Quartet's Barry Shiffman; Zephyros's Michael Aaron Bepko and Monica Ellis;
St. Lawrence's Geoff Nuttall; Michael Aaron
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| This project is made possible through the generosity of The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Lucent Technologies, the Westfield Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts through a grant administered by the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs; and by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. . |
www.slsq.com www.zephyrosquintet.com http://www.music.princeton.edu/~brentano This website was generously donated by Darryl and DebbieWalker |
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