July 28-Aug. 2 Igor & Vesna Gruppman

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BE A PART OF THE FUN ANNOUNCING LMF-YOUTH ANNOUNCING Break out LMF-YOUTH 2014

Lyceum Music Festival is pleased to the Strad’ announce that it will be offering a

second week of instruction aimed at by Kayson Brown giving well-prepared string musicians ages 9-15 a full symphony experience. In 1731, Antonio made a LMF Youth will be held at American that would come to bear the Conductor of the at Temple Heritage School Aug. 4–9, 2014 . Adult name of the great violinist and Square. winds, brass, and percussion will join conductor Jules Garcin. It is only fitting string students in performing major that this same instrument is now “It is a WONDERFUL instrument to symphonic works and chamber music. played by one the great violinists and play.” says Igor. “The variety of voices www.LyceumMusicFestivalYouth.com conductors of our day, Igor Gruppman. hidden within are a continual Jules Garcin was the Concertmaster of challenge and surprise. These old the Paris Opera, performed across instruments have a special voice all Europe as a soloist, taught at the Paris their own!” Conservatory, and conducted the Coincidentally, one of Igor’s mentors, premiere to one of France’s great Jascha Heifetz, also played a masterpieces — Frank’s Symphony in Stradivarius instrument made in 1731. D minor. Igor Gruppman is the Perhaps some of our LMF alumni will Concertmaster of the Rotterdam make it three generations of 1731 Philharmonic, performs as a soloist Strads! When you see Igor this summer across four continents, teaches at the you can ask him what it takes to get a WELCOME BACK FRIENDS! Rotterdam Conservatory, and conducts Strad’ of your own. That’s what LMF is major works across Europe and the “I loved Lyceum! This is the first musical all about, learning from those who activity I have had the pleasure of United States, including as the have had success and who want to help experiencing that perfectly combined fun you find your own path. and music. ” – Vaille Swenson LYCEUM MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING THE GRUPPMANS 2 JULY 28- AUG. 2, 2014 ZERMATT RESORT | Issue 1

FINAL CONCERT AUG. 2 at the ABOUT THE MUSIC What YOU said about last Tabernacle on Temple Square year’s Festival

“Highlight of my summer!! Such a fun Ravel’s time, and incredibly educational & beneficial.” – David Fishman

“It was amazing. That’s basically the only Tzigane way I can sum it up without going into pages and pages of rambling.” – Jessica One of the most difficult Tandy pieces in the solo violin “I wasn’t sure what to expect at this literature, count on some camp, but it was AMAZING AND BEYOND! fireworks coming off of Igor’s I also met some awesome musicians my age who made me smile and laugh.” – Strad during this one! Tzigane comes Isabelle Adams from French for Gypsy ! “LMF gives you an opportunity to The Historic Tabernacle on Temple associate with people that have your same dedication to and enthusiasm about Square was built in 1867. The edifice “I issued a warning to the effect that what music.” – Abby Wuehler boasts some of the finest acoustics in I had written was a piece lasting about “I liked everything about it! Everything the world and seats 6,000. It is the seventeen minutes and consisting wholly of was a ton of fun (and I’m not just being home of the Tabernacle Choir national orchestral nice).” – Keena Page television broadcasts. tissue “I loved Lyceum! It was so much fun to without get away from the world for a week and Cellists and Percussionists getting to just make beautiful music. I music in made a lot of friends and met a lot of Outraged Over New Venue one long, great people who share my passion for music.” very gradual crescendo.” said Ravel of his – Anna Meredith own composition. Written for one of the “It was the funnest week I’ve ever had, largest and most exotic group of even better than the tour. I loved all the instruments ever, this monster and people and activities. It was great!” – Emma Hansen masterwork is unforgettable!

MUSIC FOR ALL! by Kayson Brown

For the past 300 years, if you wanted Percussionists are citing the Festival’s to learn from a previous policies regarding their world-class violin breaks at the pool on the pieces they virtuoso then you do not play. “Perhaps this historic, packed up your life state-of-the art performance venue in and moved to one the heart of downtown Salt Lake City of the great musical centers of the isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!” said one world – Vienna, Prague, Paris, or more anonymous source. Cellists are upset Mussorgsky took as his inspiration for recently New York City. For the past 14 this 10-movement work an imaginary years the Gruppmans have been FOLLOW THIS STORY ONLINE stroll through an art exhibition. The changing that paradigm by mentoring music literally “promenades” from students through the internet. “Before More on the LMF Facebook page: painting to painting with stops along the Skype, before everything, we were www.facebook.com/LyceumMusicFestival way at artwork that excites the finding ways to teach our students imagination whether seen or heard. from all over the world over the that they will no longer be bowing Artwork includes: The Gnome, Old Castle, Internet” said to Vesna Gruppman. around live trees and object to the lack Dispute between Children at Play, Polish “We now teach students in Paris, of sod and stream near their endpins in Cattle Cart, Ballet of Unhatched Chicks, Berlin, Shanghai, Venezuela, Miami, St. the new venue. “What if it rains?” said Two Jews: Rich and Poor, The Market at Petersburg, and Moscow!” By the time one string player who prefers to Limoges, With the Dead in a Dead Vesna was 16, she had soloed with the remain anonymous. “If I don’t water Language, Hut on Chicken Legs, finishing Munich Chamber Orchestra, Moscow my instrument every so often the with the bombastic Great Gate of Kiev. Philharmonic, and Prague varnish stays one color, and I just Ravel orchestrated Mussorgsky’s original Philharmonic. She benefited from the sharpened my endpin so I could also piano work into one of the most very best musical instruction available, use is to aerate lawns. I’m outraged!” celebrated and unique compositions in but as a prodigy coming from music history! Yugoslavia, she also understood that LYCEUM MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING THE GRUPPMANS 3 JULY 28- AUG. 2, 2014 ZERMATT RESORT | Issue 1

extraordinary music does not only “Excellence was expected downtown. Also, on a personal level, exist in the great music centers of the LMF pushed me to have higher world. Today, she and Igor are able to at all times, whether in standards in my playing and more self- reach students in literally every time orchestra, chamber, or discipline after seeing what students zone. Vesna’s vision to create a can do. “When I came home, network through which gifted young sectional coaching.” violinists can receive world-class We lived and breathed music, and I I dove into practicing and training without leaving the important absolutely loved every minute of it. have not resurfaced!” influences of home, family, and friends During those weeks, that concentration has impacted hundreds of young helped me to focus and learn quickly. There is still much to learn, but being violinists. Teachers across three We had fun too, from Kayson’s stories around people with the same passion continents work weekly with students during rehearsals to -tastic jokes at LMF instilled more confidence in my who then benefit from monthly video from The Piano Guys. Most of all, it felt abilities, gave me courage to take that masterclasses with the Gruppmans as wonderful to play in a group again – a passion seriously, and inspired me to well as semi-annual live masterclasses group of driven, respectful, and very make music work in my life. held here in Utah. Find out more at: talented students. Faculty www.GruppmanInstitute.com Aside from the incredible music Spotlight experience, the best parts of LMF were Judd Lyceum Music Festival the people. Everyone was welcoming Sheranian A Reflection and made me feel at home. All of the Catherine Wilshusen students, faculty, and staff were If you have attended LMF When my acceptance passionate about music, so it was easy in the past five letter came from LMF to meet people and make years you back in 2012, I could friends. At the probably have scarcely believe it. bonfire seen Judd and his lovely wife Sharon. Flying to a festival Most of you however may not know across the country? that Judd’s first name is actually Studying incredible Michael (he goes by Judd), or that he pieces, from Elgar to trains and rides Arabian Horses on his Beethoven? Receiving coaching from family’s farm. Perhaps this is where Utah Symphony musicians? he gets the Performing with some of my musical patience to work role models, The Piano Guys? The with violinists. opportunity was a dream come true. Not only is he a Music had always been a huge part of sought-after my life. I’d played clarinet in a youth professional orchestra and regional band, violinist but an performed in school ensembles, night my first year, I even felt operatically-trained composed songs, and student directed comfortable enough to participate in a singer! Music has my school’s music ministry and pit taken Judd across orchestra. When I entered Johns few impromptu skits – and I never do anything like that! the globe. He studied Lieder in Berlin, Hopkins for Applied Mathematics, I toured extensively with the Tabernacle also started clarinet minor lessons at Holly Gornik, our woodwind sectional Choir, and has soloed with the Utah Peabody Conservatory. However, I coach, was a wonderful teacher, and Symphony, Tabernacle Choir, and soon found that I didn’t have as much she even helped me when I was Jerusalem and Honolulu Symphonies! time to devote to music, and I really practicing on my own during free time. It might not surprise you that Judd missed that part of me. During my One day at lunch, Steven Sharp Nelson studied with one of the greatest violin sophomore year, I was searching for a sat next to me at the woodwind table – teachers in history — Dorothy Delay at way back when I heard about LMF now that was certainly memorable! Juilliard. Dorothy Delay also taught through the Beethoven’s Five Secrets “My first year at LMF was Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Sarah Chang, music video by The Piano Guys. and Gil Shaham. If that sounds too Being at LMF was different from any a turning point.” When I went fantastic to you, just keep in mind that other musical experience I’ve had. back to school, I entered the music Judd grew up in pretty humble During that period, students were able minor program, which is given in part surroundings right here in Utah. He to completely immerse themselves in through Peabody. It’s amazing to see actually interrupted his studies at their craft. Music wasn’t just an activity what happens when you search for Juilliard with Dorothy Delay to serve – it was a passion! new experiences, whether it is flying an LDS Mission to Vienna! across the country or taking a shuttle LYCEUM MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING THE GRUPPMANS 4 JULY 28- AUG. 2, 2014 ZERMATT RESORT | Issue 1

Lyceum Music Festival with is in Kayson’s words, you have to expected of an individual that is in one. BEST SUMMER EVER! be obsessed with your art. While I came to play with The Piano Alex Thompson Guys, I left with a reignited passion for

The highlight of my ”The passion and . Kayson Brown was so much fun to play under, and I have last two summers has encouragement I received been the Lyceum never met an educator and conductor Music Festival. This at the Festival is all I more passionate about music than Festival has been needed for the entire year Kayson. He expects the very best from amazing because of so his students and ensures that we get to to keep up playing my many different that professional level in the week. reasons. First, instrument.” speaking as someone “I had more fun in that who came from week than I did my Michigan to this music festival just entire semester of to perform with orchestra in college.” The Piano Guys, it The Festival not only gives you made me realize the chance to play with that the whole point accomplished artists who are of the Festival professional musicians, it helps wasn’t just to you hone your skills and perform with some perfect your craft while amazing people like allowing you to have the most The Piano Guys, fun you will have ever in a but the point was musical environment. I can’t also to make life- say enough about how much I long friends with loved this festival. It’s a people from the Utah wonderful thing to do no Symphony and also matter what your major is in the other Lyceum college or what you want to do Music Festival participants. The people What I Took Home From LMF! in life. If you are passionate and hungry I met have influenced me in so many Matt Janovsky when it comes to music, then this ways, and are always there to cheer me I eagerly boarded Festival is something you need to do. on during rough and difficult times. my flight to Salt Secondly, it was also a magical Lake City for the “The Lyceum Music experience to play amazing music with experience of a Festival not only made me so many other talented, passionate lifetime. When I musicians who care about music just as got to the resort, I a better musician, but also much as I do. Through the week, we was overwhelmed had hours upon hours of master further fueled my passion, with the beauty of classes, orchestra and chamber the setting; it was desire, and hunger for rehearsals to put on a huge a picture perfect music.” performance at the end of the week. place for a concert. The resort was the most beautiful I always knew I wanted to play music “The approach at the place I have ever stayed at in my entire as my career for the rest of my life and Festival wasn’t the normal life. I felt like a rock star musician for Lyceum gave me a taste of what it’s like the first time ever. The Festival is a to be involved in that world, and that ‘learn this; learn that’ great experience! Not only do you world is a place I never want to leave. I approach: it was, practice learn how to be on the schedule of a can’t wait to go back and attend the professional orchestra, you also build Lyceum Music Festival again this year. and have fun!” friendships that last long after your REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! The overall takeaway of the Festival to week at the festival. My sectional coach, Utah Symphony player Judd me was learning that playing the cello www.LyceumMusicFestival.com didn’t have to be boring hours of Sheranian, was amazing! My major in college right now is Music Performance practice. You have to have fun or else RETURNING STUDENTS it’s not worth it! One final thing I left so this experience was invaluable for me. I learned about how it feels to be in DO NOT NEED TO AUDITION! a professional orchestra and what is