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Preparatory
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Prep Collaborates with Conservatory
Kathryn Brown (conservatory piano) presented
a master class for Sato Center pianists, pictured
here (Anahita Ameri, Paul Mason and Armin
Ameri) in January. She engaged the students
through imagery as she developed their tone
color and phrasings.
In February, the Preparatory piano department
presented a master class with head of conservatory
piano, Paul Schenly. Mr. Schenly spoke highly of
the students that he heard at this well attended
event that provided a unique learning opportunity
for students and faculty alike.
In January, the Sato
Center held its third
annual Concerto
Afternoon in Kulas
Hall. Thirty violin,
viola, cello and bass
students played concerto
movements with
a chamber orchestra
comprised of conservatory
Suzuki pedagogy
students and CIM
faculty. Annie Fullard
gave a master class
with the students discussing
stage etiquette
and how to convey the
tempo and mood of
the piece to the audience
and orchestra at
the start of the performance.
The orchestra
was conducted by
Stephen Sims, Sato
faculty member.
The Cleveland Youth
Wind Symphony will
perform in Spain
and Portugal as they
embark on their 9th
International Concert
Tour from June 17 - 28,
2010. They will visit
the Spanish Cities of
Toledo, Granada, Malaga,
Gibraltar, Ronda,
Seville, Faro and finish
in Lisbon, Portugal,
performing four
concerts during their
stay. Since 1994, the
group has performed
in Germany, the Czech
Republic, Switzerland,
Italy, Norway, Sweden,
Australia, New Zealand,
France, Scotland, Great
Britian and Ireland.
Ten-year-old John
Konopka was recently
awarded third place
in the MTNA National
Composition Competition
after winning
first prize in both the
district and regional
portions of this contest.
John studies theory
with Adeline Huss
and piano with
Sean Schulze.
Arianna Körting, piano
student of Gerardo
Teissonière, performed
a full-length solo recital
at the Sisters of Notre
Dame Provincial Center
in Chardon, Ohio in
December. She received
a standing ovation.
Megan and Stephanie
Lee, piano students
of Gerardo Teissonière,
were invited to
perform Camille Saint-
Saëns’ The Carnival
of the Animals with
Carl Topilow and The
Cleveland Pops Orchestra
in the orchestra’s
subscription concert
at Severance Hall in
March. Stephanie Lee
was the featured soloist
at Severance Hall in
the Martin Luther King
Jr. Open House Concert
with the Cleveland
Orchestra Youth
Orchestra, conducted
by James Feddeck
in January.
Hannah Moses, cello
student of Richard
Weiss, was chosen to
participate in the
Suzuki Association of
the Americas 14th
Conference cello
master class in
Minneapolis in May.
John Rady, student of
Gerardo Teissonière,
received an award from
the National Foundation
for the Advancement
in the Arts’
YoungArts program.
In addition to his cash
award, John became
part of the YoungArts
group of young musicians
selected for
recognition from across
the country for their
Preparatory
outstanding achievement
in piano performance.
John also won
First Prize in the 2010
Arts-in-the-Cathedral
Young Artists Showcase
Competition. James
Thompson, violin student
of Paul Kantor at
CIM, won Second Prize.
Alex “Raz” Razayeski,
Preparatory guitar
student of Erik Mann,
won the Cavs “Cleveland’s
Top Talent
Award” and played
with his band, Recess,
at Quicken Loans
Arena for the Cavs vs.
Golden State game in
November. Recess was
the cover story for The
Plain Dealer’s Friday
Magazine in December.
Sean Schulze, chair of
Preparatory piano
program, was invited
to present a clinic to
the Summit County
Music Teacher’s Association
in February. His
presentation entitled
“Practice makes perfect
and other half-truths”
was well received by
an enthusiastic group
of teachers and students.
He and violinist
Stephen Sims presented
recitals of works by
Prokofiev and Stravinsky
at Denison University
on March 8 and
also at the University of
Akron on March 21.
Eleven-year old Preparatory
piano student,
Megan Zhao, won the
junior division of the
Lakeland Civic Orchestra
Young Artist
Concerto Competition,
resulting in a performance
of Mozart’s
Piano Concerto No.12
in A Major with the
ensemble under the
direction of Eric Gratz
in March. Megan
studies piano with Sean
Schulze and theory
with Adeline Huss.
Hannah Moses, cello,
won the senior division
and performed
in March.
Front row L to R: Benjamin Peachy, Junyoung Lee,
Sameer Apte, Kayla Westbrook, Farideh Saghafi.
Back row L to R: Wooyoung Lee, Nicha Popol, Samantha
Peachy, William Shaub, Daniel Karasik, Charlie Reed,
Moneer Saghafi, Feeroozeh Saghafi, Shahram Saghafi.
The final concert for the Preparatory Chamber
Music program, directed by Sandra Shapiro, was
held on Sunday, December 13 at Plymouth Church.
The program runs for 10 weeks each semester and
draws students from the Cleveland area, as well as
Akron and Ashland. Coaches for this session were
Diana Cohen, Rachel Huch and Sandra Shapiro.