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~ Three Day Camp for String Instruments ~
| The Suzuki Workshop is a three day program for Suzuki string students in a beautiful mountainous setting. The program will balance music, related arts and recreational activities. |
Location
Wellspring SchoolChelsea, VT
Faculty
| Pam Reit ~ Violin | |
Pam Reit has been a Suzuki teacher for 20 years. She has taught at Institutes and Workshops around the United States. She is the Music Director of Vermont Suzuki Violins, Inc. in Northern Vermont. She teaches privately in her home while raising her children Layla and Abby. She has a BM from Peabody Conservatory and an MM from Rice University. | |
| Erik Madsen ~ Violin | |
| Erik Madsen decided to become a Suzuki violin teacher when he heard the Japanese tour group perform in Montreal in 1975. He has taught ever since. In addition to taking teacher training and observing at institutes, his teacher development includes a period of study with the late Dr.Suzuki in Matsumoto, Japan. A B.Mus. in Performance and an M.A. in Education were both obtained at McGill University. Erik founded Institut Suzuki Montreal in 1979 and directed it for 25 years. He currently maintains a studio in the Montreal area, where he teaches pupils aged 3 - 17, from beginning to advanced players. Erik also conducts string orchestras. Several of his former pupils have gone on to careers in music or are presently enrolled in conservatories. The majority have chosen other paths, their lives enriched by music. Erik is married to Kirsten, a Suzuki cello teacher. They have four children: Emmanuel, Isaac, Jacob and Else. | |
| Dan Santelices ~ Violin, Viola, Ensembles | |
| Dan Santelices is on the faculty of the Centenary (College) Suzuki School in Shreveport, Louisiana and is a core member of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. He is the Director/Founder of the Chamber Music Program of the Ark-La-Tex Youth Symphony Orchestras and has been a guest clinician for summer music camps across the country. "Mr. Dan", as he is known by his students has been named to Who's Who Among American Teachers for 2003-04 and 2004-05. | |
| Kirsten Madsen ~ Cello | |
| Kirsten Madsen began playing cello at the age of three with the Suzuki Method. As a student she won many competitions and honors. At the age of thirteen she began teaching as an aide. She went on to study under cellist Wolfgang Laufer and was chosen to perform in master classes for renowned cellists such as Truls Mark and Sharon Robinson. In 1995 she completed a one year teaching apprenticeship at the Georgia Academy of Music with Dr. Beth Cantrell. To this experience she added short term teacher training courses through the SAA. She maintained a private studio as well as teaching both cello and Musical Beginnings at the Georgia Academy of Music. In addition to teaching she performed regularly with a string quartet, and was assistant principal of the Dekalb Symphony Orchestra. In 2000 she moved to Montreal to marry Suzuki violin teacher Eric Madsen. They enjoy a combined private studio. Kirsten now teaches part time as most of her time is occupied in caring for their four small children. | |
| Eric Wright ~ Cello, Fiddle, Improvisation, Ensembles | |
Eric Wright graduated from The Sharon Academy, attended Skidmore College, and graduated from The Berklee College of Music on the dean's list. He began his cello studies in the first grade with Peter Blum. He has studied cello with John Dunlop, Ann Alton, Eugene Freisen, and Natalie Haas. He was principal cellist of the Vermont Youth Orchestra, winner of the concerto competition, and soloist with the orchestra. He has set his focus to playing in the celtic, old time, and bluegrass styles. Eric has played electric guitar in many rock groups, but currently plays the drums in a band. He has attended and worked at many Suzuki Camps and Festivals. Eric currently lives in Los Angeles where he is working as a composer for films and television. |
Workshop Providers
| Peter Blum ~ Workshop Director | |
Peter Blum has been a Suzuki teacher in Vermont for 17 years. He is the President of the Northeastern Suzuki Foundation which organizes large Festivals and Workshops. He has a BA in music from Vassar College, an MS in Music Education from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from RPI - Hartford Graduate Center. Peter has been the string teacher at the Wellspring Waldorf School for the past three years. | |
| Paula Mann ~ Drama | |
| Paula Mann has been a professional actress for the past 27 years, appearing in film, television and regional theatres. She has appeared in numerous productions at the Dorset Theatre Festival and won four Best Actress awards for her work. She also created and ran a summer drama camp for children at the DTF and is currently teaching acting at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont. | |
| Kate Ullman ~ Recorder & Singing | |
Kate Ullman, Children's Chorus. B.A., Washington College, M.MEd., Hartt School of Music; Graduate Certificate, Kodaly Pedagogical Institute, Hungary. Ms. Ullman has taught chorus and classroom music in Windham County for 18 years. She has performed all her life as a singer, most recently in the role of Suora Beatrice in a production of Puccini's Suor Angelica at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro. | |
| Linda Blum ~ Visual Arts | |
Linda Blum of Springfield, Vermont has been educated in art and teaching and is presently employed in a teaching position. Her painting is done with a fast-dry oil medium. There has been an on-going interest in puppetry and drama, and she has created many puppets, back drops and props. She has traveled with her puppets and plays. Her art interests are varied, and that enthusiastic creativity brings an interesting experience to the students. Linda has been on the faculty of the Springfield Schools for six years. She teaches "Art for Young Naturalists" at the Vershare Camp and has been teaching art at various Suzuki Camps and Festivals for the past eight years. She is presently working as a tutor through Club Z. | |
| Susie Rinehart ~ Games | |
| Susie Rinehart is a Wellspring parent (Cole & Hazel). She works at the Mountain School as a teacher and dorm parent. At the core of her background in outdoor education is a love of games. She makes hula hoops and creates scavenger hunts for fun, and was the kickball champion of her third grade. |
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