Chamber Music Weekends

led by the

Charleston String Quartet

and

Abram Loft

January 19 - 21, 2001
March 23 - 25, 2001

Brown University
Providence, R.I.

for Adult Amateur Piano
and String Players

(High School and College Students
and Pre-formed Groups Welcome)

Enjoy exciting weekends of music making on the beautiful campus of Brown University in historic Providence, Rhode Island. Coaches will include members of The Charleston String Quartet (Charles Sherba and Lois Finkel, violins; Consuelo Sherba, viola, Daniel Harp, cello); Abram Loft, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music and 25-year veteran of the Fine Arts Quartet and Paul Rosenbloom, pianist / composer and Conductor of Musica Dolce. All group and repertoire assignments will be made in advance of arrival.

Pre-formed groups will be given preference for
admission. A maximum of 10 groups will be accepted
per weekend.

COST: $125 PER PARTICIPANT PER WEEKEND

A deposit of $75 per weekend is requested with this form. Please make checks payable to The Charleston String Quartet. Payment in full is due upon arrival.

Application and deposit deadline
is December 10, 2000.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
All non-pianists are requested to bring a music stand.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 / MARCH 23
6pm Registration

6:30 - 7:30 pm Group dinner

7:30 - 9:30 pm Rehersal session
{Coaches will be present for a portion of all rehersal sessions]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 / MARCH 24
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Morning rehersal
[11:30 - 11:50 Coffee break]

2:30 - 5:00 pm Afternoon rehersal

7:00 - 9:00 pm (1/20) Kinloch Earle of the Van Swieten Quartet will give a short history of the bow and lead us in a reading of Bachs Brandenburg No. 3 with Period pows (provided).

7:00 - 9:00 pm (3/24) Alexander Technique: An Introduction with Mara Sokolsky

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 / MARCH 25
9:00 - 10:15 am Lectures by Abram Loft (1/20) Mozart's Chamber Music: Operas Without Qords; (3/24) The World As Seen Over The Chinrest

10:30 - 12:00 noon Rehersal Session

12:00 - 1:00 pm Group lunch

1:00 - 3:00 pm Afternoon rehearsal

3:15 Informal recital

All groups ready and willing may perform in a recital in Grant Recital Hall.

Some scholarship assistance is available.
Please include a written request and mail it to
us with the attached registration form.

Participants must make their own arrangement for room and board. Information about Bed & Breakfasts with easy accessibility to the Brown University campus or campus accommodations are available upon request. For those interested in sharing accommodations, we will be happy to coordinate roommate inforamation.


               REGISTRATION FORM

Name _________________________________________

Address ______________________________________

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Telephone ____________________________________

Instrument ___________________________________

Session(s) you wish to attend:

  January 19 - 21 ________
  March 23 - 25   ________
  
Number of Years of Study _____________________

Amateur Chamber Player's Level (if known)

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Age __________________________________________

Chamber Music Experience Please include
type of groups and examples of repertoire
studied: (use seperate sheet if necessary)

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How often do you play? _______________________

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Do you practice regularly? ___________________

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How often do you get lost (rarely, sometimes,
often)? ______________________________________

If you get lost, do you find your way back
(always, usually, seldom)? ___________________

Please list group or repertoire preferences here:

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Check here if you would like room and board
information __________________________________

Deposit ($75) enclosed _______________________

Scholarship request enclosed _________________

If you know anyone who might like to receive
information about the Brown Amateur Chamber
Music Weekend, please list their names and
addresses here:

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            Mail Registration to:            

         Charleston String Quartet
              26 Grotto Avenue
            Providence, RI 02906
       
Questions?  Call (401) 351-5879

Partial funding for this venture was made possible 
         through the generous support of
       The Amateur Chamber Music Foundation