July 28-Aug. 2 Igor & Vesna Gruppman Zermatt Resort - Midway, Utah 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 Stradivarius made a LMF Youth will be held at American violin that would come to bear the Conductor of the Orchestra 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 cello-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.