THE DENISON SUZUKI REVIEW A Publication from the Denison University Suzuki Program Fall 2005

NEW FACES! Three new Suzuki teachers have joined our program this University where her thesis topic was “Talent Education: fall: Heidi Corcoran, cello, Jackie McCarroll, piano, and The Suzuki Method Applied to Instruction and Other Linda Patterson, Flute. Disciplines”. Jackie completed her Suzuki teacher training at Heidi Corcoran grew up as a Suzuki kid. She began Capital University with Mary Craig Powell. In addition to Suzuki cello at age 5 in Wisconsin with her dad as her her love for the Suzuki method, Jackie loves frogs. She and practice partner. When given the choice between cello and Mrs. Kirsh have assembled an impressive amphibian , young Heidi chose cello because she wanted to be able collection in their studio! Check it out some time. to sit down! She is an experienced Suzuki teacher and After a long and impressive banking career with Bank recently obtained her Masters in with One, Linda Patterson has left the corporate world to pursue emphasis in the Suzuki Method from the University of her life’s true passion – flute. Linda graduated from Wisconsin – Stevens Point. She has completed Suzuki Baldwin-Wallace College with a Bachelor of Music in Flute teacher training at the Colorado Suzuki Institute, Chicago Performance and has performed with many ensembles and Suzuki Institute and the American Suzuki Institute. In in Central Ohio, Chicago and New Jersey addition to teaching group (the advanced cello group has including her current group Sweet Silver. Linda recently already performed at the Newark-Granville Symphony’s became enamored with the Suzuki method and started fundraising dinner!) and individual lessons, Heidi is helping observing group and individual lessons at Denison. She to promote the Denison University Suzuki Program in the completed her Suzuki teacher training at Eastern Tennessee community and is designing a Suzuki parent education State University Flute Institute International and joins the course. Denison University Suzuki staff with the hope to spread the Jackie McCarroll has taught Suzuki piano since 1996 at joy of Suzuki flute in the community. Muskingum College and in the Zanesville area. Prior to The addition of Heidi, Jackie and Linda to our staff has becoming a Suzuki convert, she taught piano and performed helped strengthen our Suzuki program. All have openings for as a pianist, organist and accompanist for more than 3 additional students at this time so please pass the word to decades. Jackie “fell in love” with the Suzuki method while friends, neighbors, relatives, co-workers, etc. . studying for her Masters of Higher Education at Ohio

PENNIES FOR PRACTICE LEADS TO SCHOLARSHIP OFFER Please encourage your student to keep collecting their reports that nearly all the children who have evacuated have pennies! We hope to have lots of pennies to send to the continued their Suzuki training in nearby states and cities-- Greater New Orleans Suzuki Forum when our fundraiser ends even as far west as Washington state, as far north as Ohio on November 14th. Kathleen Tyree, the Director of the and Illinois, as far south and east as Florida. Suzuki program, has kindly offered a scholarship to their teachers have welcomed them into their programs for as long Summer Institute to one of our participants in this as they will be staying, many times without cost to the parents fundraiser. Following is an excerpt from her message: who are trying to rebuild homes and offices. It is truly a blessing to have your e-mail. I just got Books, cds, and instruments will be welcomed. Some telephone service back, which was not supposed to be children left home without any of these and came back to find restored before Nov. 4. Praise the Lord for the emergency them wet. We are still planning our Summer Institute July attention I received for fear that one of my little violin 10-15, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Kenner. We would students would step on this main phone line which was nearly like to offer a scholarship to one of your students who has draped across my driveway. Now all my neighbors have been involved in this endeavor to supply our needs at this telephone service too--because of Suzuki teaching! time. Our New Orleans teachers will not be teaching before Keep those pennies coming in and let your teacher January as their students have relocated due to school know if you are interested in the scholarship to summer closings until the first of the year. We have heard good institute in New Orleans. WHO IS THAT MAN IN THE HALLWAY? Suzuki Institute; Why it’s Dr. Suzuki, of course. , the Katie Wolff attended teacher training at the American man who developed the Suzuki Method, was born on Suzuki Institute in Stevens Point, WI; October 17, 1898, in , Japan. He was one of twelve Jim Van Reeth taught violin at Capital Suzuki Institute children and his father owned a violin factory. It was not and the American Suzuki Institute; until Shinichi was seventeen, however, that he began to Heidi Corcoran worked at the American Suzuki play the violin after being inspired by a recording of Institute and completed Music Together training; Schubert's Ave Maria, played by . Linda Patterson attended teacher training at Eastern Shinichi loved children and began to develop his Tennessee State University Flute Institute method of talent education. He thought that all children, Mary Hawkins completed the Every Child Can Course not just the musically gifted, could learn to play music just at the New England Suzuki Institute in Maine. as all children learn to speak their native language. Dr. Suzuki believed that hearing and playing great music The spring newsletter will have more information about helped children become noble human beings. He hoped Summer Institutes in 2006. Please email any other Suzuki that these children would help bring peace and summer experiences that you would like to share in the understanding to the world. Shinichi Suzuki died in spring newsletter to Mary at [email protected]. January 1998 at the age of 99.

COMING SOON SUZUKI SUMMERS — Dr. Andy Carlson will take time out of his busy For many Suzuki families and teachers, a Suzuki institute is a schedule to teach our advanced violin group class fun and educational part of every summer. Check the list starting in January! below to see the exciting events fellow Suzuki enthusiasts participated in during the Summer of 2005: — We have started a Listening Library with a collection of good music that we purchased over the summer. Xiao Ling Maynard, Ben and Peter Lepper, Charlie, Currently, we are researching cataloging software and David and Alex Stanislav and Amelia Larson hope to have cds available for our Suzuki families to attended Capital Suzuki Institute; borrow soon. Anna Rosenfeld attended fiddle camp in Montana and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in MI where she — Performance shirts and information binders (one auditioned and was accepted into the International binder per family) will be distributed to all students this Youth Symphony (she will tour Europe next year with semester. Gently used shirts may be exchanged for a this group!); larger size as your child grows. Please plan to wear the Veronica Burk attended Blue Lake; shirts to special performances, i.e. (Candlelight Nicholas and Paul Hawkins attended the New England Walking Tour, Goodwill Ambassador Tour, Fourth of Suzuki Institute in Maine; July, etc.) Anna Rosenfeld, Kaitlin Harris, Bryn Wilkins, Hannah Fuson and David Hawkins auditioned for and were accepted into the Newark-Granville Youth SUZUKI SUGGETIONS ARE WELCOME! ; Please direct any questions, suggestions, concerns or requests Ashley Severson performed at her church, a nursing for additional information about the Denison University home and a homeschooling convention; Suzuki Program to Co-Directors Mary Hawkins (740) 587- Maryfrances Kirsh was head of Teacher Training and a 5609 / [email protected] or Jim Van Reeth (740) 975- piano instructor at Capital; 4644 /[email protected]. Cora Kuvenhoven taught at the Masterworkds Festival in Indiana; Susan Larson attended teacher training at Capital

THE DENISON SUZUKI REVIEW Fall 2005

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

OCTOBER 29 VAIL SERIES -THE PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SARAH CHANG, VIOLIN 16 SUZUKI PROGRAM RECITAL Swasey Chapel – 7:30 p.m. Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m.

23 HEISEY WIND ENSEMBLE - "AL FRESCO" Russel Mikkelson, conductor DECEMBER Swasey Chapel - 7:30 p.m. 3 SINGER'S THEATER WORKSHOP 30 VAIL ARTISTS - THE KOBAYASHI/GRAY DUO "At the Corner of Broadway and Opera: A Revue" Violin/Piano Recital Belinda Andrews-Smith, director Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m. 30 BOLDLY EPXPRESSIVE! MUSIC BY WOMEN Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m. 3 GRANVILLE CANDLELIGHT WALKING TOUR SUZUKI PIANO & STRINGS 30 CHILDRENS - FANTASTIC STORIES Centenary United Methodist Church - 2:30 p.m. Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra Christopher Wilkins, Conductor 3 DENISON UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA OSU/COTC Gymnasium - 4:00 p.m. Borodin - Polovetsian Dances Strauss - Serenade Op. 7 30 THE GOSPEL Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 Raymond Wise, director Nicolas del Grazia, director Swasey Chapel - 7:00 p.m. Swasey Chapel - 8:00 p.m. 4 GRANVILLE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION NOVEMBER COMMUNITY FINALE 4 WE'RE FALLIN' FOR YOU CHAMBER SINGERS, Featuring the Denison Concert Choir CONCERT CHOIR, AND WOMEN'S CHOIR Bonnie Sneed, director Belinda Andrews-Smith, soprano soloist and the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra Bonnie Sneed, Conductor Peter Stafford-Wilson, conductor Swasey Chapel - 8:00 p.m. and the premiere of "A Matter of Love" 6 FACULTY RECITAL for chorus and orchestra by Ching-chu Hu Nelson Harper, piano Granville High School - 4:00 p.m. Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m. 4 SENIOR RECITAL 9 LILLY PROGRAM CONCERT Bethany Hurst, cello COLUMBUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH DENISON Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m. GOSPEL CHOIR 7 STUDENT COMPOSERS CONCERT Swasey Chapel - 8:00 p.m. Ching-chu Hu, director 10 STUDENT RECITAL Burke Recital Hall - 8:00 p.m. Burke Recital Hall - 12:00 p.m. 8 STUDENT RECITAL 11 CLASSICAL FAVORITES Burke Recital Hall - 12:00 p.m. Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra 8 STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONCERT Emelyne Bingham, Conductor Nicolas del Grazia and Leslie Maaser, directors Midland Theatre – 8:00 p.m. Burke Recital Hall - 8:00 p.m. 12 BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE 9 LESSONS AND CAROLS Andy Carlson/Richard Hood, directors Featuring the Denison Chamber Singers, Burke Recital Hall - 8:00 p.m. Concert Choir, and Women's Choir 13 SUZUKI PROGRAM RECITAL Bonnie Sneed, conductor Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m. Swasey Chapel - 8:00 p.m. 16 JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT 10 HEISEY WIND ENSEMBLE Pete Mills, director "Christmas at Swasey Chapel" Burke Recital Hall - 8:00 p.m. Russel Mikkelson, conductor 17 Senior Recital Swasey Chapel - 8:00 p.m. Daniel Strawser, cello 11 SUZUKI PROGRAM RECITAL Burke Recital Hall - 8:00 p.m. Burke Recital Hall - 3:00 p.m.

THE DENISON SUZUKI REVIEW Fall 2005