This is Monica Davis, Assistant Dean and first-time SPA attendee. It is hard to believe that SPA is almost half over! The past two nights have been treats for our SPA students. Last night the Resident Quartet, including faculty Jessie Montgomery, Jannina Barefield, Karlos Rodriguez, and Dean Chris Jenkins gave a rousing performance of works by Piazzolla and Dvorak. In addition to the teaching and mentoring that we provide, I think that the chance for the students to watch us perform is almost as instructional.
A major portion of the students' time here at SPA is spent working in their assigned string quartets. While some of our students, like a group of four who came from the same music school in Puerto Rico, have worked in a string quartet before, many have never rehearsed on their own in a chamber music setting. To watch a string quartet, like our Resident Quartet or the Harlem Quartet live in action is an opportunity they might not have very often.
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