Overtones: Fall 2016
Overtones is the semi-annual magazine of the Curtis Institute of Music. In this issue, we celebrate three decades of Mikael Eliasen's tenure, reveal the dynamic history of the Darmstadt school, and more.
Overtones is the semi-annual magazine of the Curtis Institute of Music. In this issue, we celebrate three decades of Mikael Eliasen's tenure, reveal the dynamic history of the Darmstadt school, and more.
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NOteWOrthy<br />
STAFF<br />
ANNIVERSARIES<br />
Curtis thanks the entire staff,<br />
with a nod to those celebrating landmark<br />
anniversaries in <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
30 years<br />
PATRICIA LOMBARDO<br />
20 years<br />
JUNGEUN KIM<br />
15 years<br />
MICHELLE HOLMES<br />
10 years<br />
ROBERTO DÍAZ (Viola ’84)<br />
MELINDA WHITING<br />
5 years<br />
LOURDES DEMERS<br />
ANGELA McCORMICK<br />
GREG SHARROW<br />
Jonathan Bailey Holland<br />
Nea Funds a Commission for<br />
Curtis on tour<br />
Over the summer Curtis received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment<br />
for the Arts as part of the “Imagine Your Parks” initiative to encourage greater public<br />
engagement with the arts in the U.S. National Park System. The grant supported<br />
the commissioning of a new work by composer JONATHAN BAILEY HOLLAND<br />
(Composition ’96) and the recent touring of that work with Curtis on Tour<br />
in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.<br />
Mr. Holland’s new string quartet, Forged Sanctuaries, was inspired by the<br />
Cape Cod National Seashore. Curtis on Tour premiered the work in Harrisburg, Pa.,<br />
in July, with repeat performances at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and<br />
in Nantucket, Woods Hole, and Great Barrington, Mass. The performers included<br />
student KEVIN LIN (Violin) and alumni YOSHIHIKO NAKANO (Viola ’14), LAURA PARK<br />
(Violin ’16), and YOUNA CHOI (Cello ’16). <br />
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR<br />
YOUNG ARTISTS TAKE OFF<br />
Curtis Summerfest’s programs for musicians in high school and college are growing in<br />
popularity each year and are drawing applicants from around the globe. In its first five<br />
years, the flagship Young Artist Summer Program—a three-week residential experience<br />
for instrumentalists, composers, and conductors—has seen nearly a fivefold increase<br />
in applications. Applications to the Young Artist Voice Program, a two-week residential<br />
course launched in 2015, grew 45 percent in <strong>2016</strong>. As a result admissions are becoming<br />
more selective. Both programs are attracting applicants from around the globe, with<br />
aspiring participants from locations as distant as Australia, China, New Zealand, and<br />
South Korea.<br />
Summerfest also offers programs for adult professionals and amateurs. Registration<br />
for 2017 courses opens in November. <br />
Participants in the Young Artist Summer Program<br />
PHOTO: DAVID SWANSON<br />
More Online<br />
Curtis Summerfest videos, testimonials, and more are at<br />
www.curtis.edu/Summerfest<br />
4 OVertONeS <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
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