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9/20/12 Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival April Newsletter

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H.F. Grabenstein at work in his JerichoCenter "saw dust" shop.

Volume 3: April, 2012

In This EditionAdvertising CampaignAdmissions HighlightsFaculty Spotlight

National Volunteer Week

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Quick Links

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Board of Directors

Dana Engel, President

Barbara York, Treasurer

AdvertisingCampaign for 2012 SeasonProgram Book: H.F. GrabensteinBowls Us Over As A New Advertiser

H.F. Grabenstein, Bowmaker(click here to view his website) joinsGreen Mountain Chamber MusicFestival as a new advertiser in 2012.Now he not only spends Tuesdaysworking with Vermont Violins'Burlington Violin Shop (click here toview the website) located at 23Church Street, but he also shares aGMCMF program book connectionwith the store, as well. Although heacknowledges that advertising in the

GMCMF Program Book directly relates to his business in the music field, healso feels that encouraging interest in music overall is good for thecommunity. The longtime resident of Vermont added that the "arrival of the GreenMountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington eight years ago broadenedand deepened the interest in classical music in the State of Vermont, andcertainly widened the pool of string players in Burlington each summer." Hegets to know many of the emerging string players at GMCMF each summer,reminding us that he does "a lot of their rehairs."



Deborah Dameron,Secretary

Kevin Lawrence, Artistic Director

Gary Chassman

Stanley Greenberg

Arthur S. Kunin, M.D.

Barbara McGrew

Jeffrey Messina

Frederick Noonan

Jean Pilcher

Barbara Rippa

David Strubler

Fran Pepperman Taylor

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Contact

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(802) 5031220

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Being a bowmaker is a niche profession and Mr. Grabenstein was kind enoughto explain how he came to be a specialist in this area of instrument building. "I started out in 1973 as a guitar maker and then I met Peter Tourin of TourinMusica who was building violas da gamba. I was second banana in a twobanana shop for eleven years," he chuckled. Then in 1982, the University ofNew Hampshire offered a summer Violin Craftsman Institute and he signed upto study with William Salchow, a revered bowmaker. His teacher has sincebeen honored by the American Federation of Violin and Bowmakers. "I studiedwith Bill for two summers, and back in Vermont I'd spend three days a weekworking on instruments and two days a week crafting bows. Then theproportion changed and I became much more dedicated to bows." Since 1990,Mr. Grabenstein has been working solo in his Jericho Center "saw dust" shopcreating and repairing bows exclusively. GMCMF Board Member Fran Pepperman Taylor was the catalyst for H.F.Grabenstein to become an advertiser. "She didn't have to convince me much,"said Mr. Grabenstein. He uses Fran as a bow tester and respects her opinion;"I'll bring three or four bows over to her and she'll tell me if they are behavingproperly. After I make adjustments, she'll assess their final playability." Therespect seems mutual; Fran says that she got to know Harry at first as "the'bow man' at the Violin Shop who fixed my bows." Over the years, she reportsthat she has purchased two bows from him. A transplanted New Yorker, Fran Pepperman Taylor has been a fixture in theBurlington music scene since moving to Vermont in 1986. She maintains anactive private violin and viola studio, has a small chamber orchestra at St.Michael's College, and plays with local chamber groups and other regionalorchestras. Introduced to the violin in third grade, Fran currently oversees theafterschool strings program in the Burlington Public Schools, sharing her earlylove of music with today's youngsters. With her extensive musicmaking and busy schedule, why did FranPepperman Taylor take on the responsibilities of a position on the Board ofDirectors of Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival? She echoes thesentiments of H.F. Grabenstein, "The more music, the better. And, the moreclassical music, better yet! But, it's not only that, GMCMF is also devoted toeducationstring music education, in particularas am I." We're grateful for Fran Pepperman Taylor's committed volunteer involvementwith Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and to her bowmaker, H.F.Grabenstein, for coming on board as an advertiser in the 2012 program book. Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival's program book advertisingcampaign is about to close. Advertisements are reasonably priced: $50 to$350. To place an advertisement, please contact Public Relations AssociateSally Olson by email: [email protected]. Deadline: April 30, 2012 forsubmission of all materials.

Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival: An Engaging Program for Emerging String Players



Violinist Christina Adams in performance.

Googling "summer music programs" brings up a site that lists well over 300possibilities. How does an emerging string player decide where to go? Wecaught up with returning violinist Christina Adams in between her rehearsals atBoston University where she is now enrolled in the Master's of Music program.We asked her what makes Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival standout? Christina said that "the atmosphere is relaxed and inspiring Burlington is afantastic place to spend the summer, and GMCMF provides an intensivelearning environment for any aspiring musician." She initially applied becauseher "former teacher, Carolyn Stuart, taught there and because it provided agreat place to practice and participate in chamber music." Now a student ofBayla Keyes at BU, we asked her what she expects to gain from studyingwith a different teacher over the summer? The violinist responded that "it'salways nice to gain a fresh perspective. In addition, being in an environmentfree from the distractions of school or work can be very helpful. The faculty atGMCMF are amazingly adept at providing engaging lessons and chambermusic coachings." Some of the less experienced students will most likely look up to Christina asa mentor this summer when she returns for her 5th Festival season. Does shehave any advice to share with them? "I would advise 1st year students to takefull advantage of as many performance opportunities as possible!" If theyneed more wise counsel, she can most likely be found "at Dobra Tea orsomeplace else on Church Street" in her free time. Where do students like Christina come from? According to Business ManagerBarbara Lawrence who oversees the admissions process, GMCMF received220 applications from string players worldwide this spring. At most, 140emerging string players are able to attend the seminar each summer. Thisyear's pool of applicants represent 35 states of the USA, along withinstrumentalists from Brazil, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Korea, and Venezuela.We can surmise that we are feeling the ripple effect of Dr. José Antonio



Abreu's remarkable "El Sistema" here in Burlington Vermont a very long wayfrom Caracas as we have seen ten applications from Venezuela over the lasttwo years!

Faculty Spotlight

Robert Jesselson Celebrates A Milestone byFostering New Work and

Emerging Artists

University of South Carolina Distinguished Professor and cellist RobertJesselson will return to the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in 2012for his 8th season. A founding faculty member of the Festival, Dr. Jesselsonrecently brought us up to date on his 20112012 performance activities, whichincluded celebrating a significant career milestone. Robert Jesselson and Charles Fugo celebrated the 30th anniversary of theircollaboration together as the Jesselson/Fugo Duo by commissioning sixcomposers to write pieces for them. They performed all six pieces, plus theRachmaninoff and Chopin sonatas, in two concerts in November andFebruary. The composers are all current or emeritus USC faculty members:Reginald Bain, Samuel O. Douglas, John Fitz Rogers, Dick Goodwin, TayloeHarding and Bert Ligon. The Duo is recording all the new works for a CD. Robert Jesselson gave concerts and master classes in North Carolina,Kansas, Vermont, Georgia, Illinois and in St. Lucia, Caribbean this year. AsExecutive Director of the National String Project Consortium he oversaw thecontinued expansion of the program, which now has String Project sites at 44universities around the US, all modeled on the USC String Project inColumbia. He took the USC Cello Choir to Atlanta for a session at the ASTAnational conference, and gave another session entitled Kinesthetics andCalisthenics for Cellists (and other string players!).



Pictured is the South Carolina Cello Choir. Founded in 1981, upwards of 200cellists from the region come together annually for clinics and performanceopportunities. Hosting the program rotates among five local educationalinstitutions: University of South Carolina, Furman, Bob Jones University,Converse College, and the College of Charleston. When asked about therepertoire available for a cello choir, Dr. Jesselson explained: "There is a lot ofliterature for large choirs, including some that we have commissioned, such asJohn Fitz Roger's Ad Pacem in memory of Mstislav Rostropovich."

For more information, please click here.

National Volunteer Week CelebratedApril 15 21, 2012

Blanche DuBois said memorably that she "always depended on the kindnessof strangers," in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prizewinning play A StreetcarNamed Desire. At Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, we depend on thegenerosity and dedication of our extended GMCMF family: the committedmembers of our Board of Directors, like Fran Pepperman Taylor, and ourvolunteers. During National Volunteer Week we acknowledge theircontributions toward making the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival asuccess, and extend our heartfelt thanks.

If you would like to play a role in the 2012 summer festival season, pleasecontact Business Manager, Barbara Lawrence at [email protected]. Volunteers are always welcome to assist with publicity and serve as ushers atperformances. Please join our team!

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Something's Coming!Watch for Artistic Director, Kevin Lawrence's exciting announcement of thecomplete 2012 Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival programming in thenext issue of the newsletter! Click here to join our mailing list and receive abrochure.

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