Clairbourn School

enrichmentACTIVITIES ON CAMPUSAcclaimed violinist, Jennifer Levin, gatheredJenniferwith middle-school violin students afterLevinher concert to help them develop their technique.Violinist,Students at Clairbourn School were recently treatedto a musical program given by world-class violinist,Jennifer Levin, and her accompanist, Riko Kohazame.Selections played included “Le Cygne” (from Carnival ofthe Animals) by Camille Saint-Saëns, the “Spanish Dance”by Granados-Kreisler, the “Roumanian Dances” by BelaBartok, and two pieces by Burgmueller on the piano.Following the performance, six violin students from theClairbourn Orchestra were given brief one-on-one lessonsby Levin to help them improve their technique. JenniferLevin’s accomplishments include winning the NationalSymphony Young Soloists Competition as a senior in highschool. She is also a graduate of the Indiana UniversitySchool of Music, and she has worked with the KennedyCenter Opera Orchestra in Washington D.C. whereshe won an audition to be the Concertmaster. Currently,she is a recording musician for movies and records andperforms with the Los Angeles Opera and the Los AngelesPERFORMS AT CLAIRBOURNChamber Orchestra. Many thanks to the Kessell familywho arranged for the school to experience this wonderfulperformance and musical workshop.Jennifer Levin, and her piano accompanist, Riko Kohazame, playedbright and beautiful musical selections for the entire school at a specialmusic assembly. Jennifer Levin is the aunt of sixth-grader Carly Kesseland first-grader, Chloe Kessel.SPRING 2008 BRANCHING OUT5