SPA Oberlin 2011 has kicked off, and I think our students are really
enjoying themselves. While there is a lot of practicing and
rehearsing that goes on, on July 3rd our students traveled to the
Blossom Music Center where they were treated to a performance by the
Cleveland Orchestra and a fireworks display. Pretty cool - but they
were up early and hard at work the next day preparing for an upcoming
masterclass with Eliesha Nelson, Cleveland Orchestra violist, not to
mention the final concert on Saturday. The quartet pictured here is
working on a Mozart quartet and is trying to capture the character of
one of his quirkier menuettos just right.
Tuesday night, my group, the Catalyst Quartet, is performing at 7 pm
in Kulas Hall. We're excited to pair a classic work with something
totally new: Beethoven's quartet Op. 95 "Serioso," followed by Michael
Nyman's second string quartet, which I love. The Nyman strikes me as
especially genre-bending; it's reminiscent of mid-80s rock music, but
was inspired by a performance of Indian dance.
We're so grateful to the good folks at Oberlin Conservatory for
hosting us for this period of time; the facilities are excellent.
More blog updates from students are in the works.
Chris Jenkins
Dean, SPA
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