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| Questions about participating? We'd be happy to help. The PhoenixPhest performances: Everyone is invited to come and see the PhoenixPhest faculty and students in two concerts. Faculty concert, Saturday, May 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15. Student concert, Sunday, May 24, 2009, 3:00 p.m. Free and open to the public with a reception to follow. Both concerts scheduled to take place at Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, Greenhills School. |
| PhoenixPhest! 2009 the eighth annual amateur chamber music festival May 22-24, 2009 at Greenhills School Ann Arbor, Michigan Advance online registration now available. |
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| If you play a string instrument, you are invited to join us for three days of intensive chamber music over Memorial Day weekend in Ann Arbor, Michigan: May 22-24, 2009. The eighth annual Phoenix Phest! offers high-quality instruction in a supportive atmosphere infused with the joy of making music. Amateur musicians of all ages have the opportunity to play in pre-formed or Phoenix-phormed ensembles and be coached by experienced professional musicians. A low instructor- to-student ratio ensures a thorough learning experience. The Phest models peaceful, productive cooperation in the practice of art and in the encouragement of deepened human contacts and lifelong learning. Coaching is provided by members of the Phoenix Quartet and other performer/teachers who come from around the United States. Students will spend their time working intensively as part of a small ensemble to prepare a chamber music piece and perform it. The entire Phest community of students and faculty will also rehearse and perform a large- group piece at the final concert. PhoenixPhest is led by violinist Gabriel Bolkosky, executive director of the nonprofit Phoenix Ensemble. The organization is completing its first decade as a resource to artists and the educational community in Ann Arbor. PhoenixPhest! is held at Greenhills School in northeast Ann Arbor, and the faculty and student concerts take place in Greenhills’ Campbell Center for the Performing Arts. We are grateful to Greenhills School for their active support of PhoenixPhest! Participant Information Phest participants have included students from ages six to 70 and above. They have ranged in level from players just learning to read music to serious university students and those preparing to embark on careers as professional musicians. What they have in common is the desire to come together as a community and work on music together in a noncompetitive atmosphere. To maintain the amount of personal attention and the collegial atmosphere that make the Phest special, enrollment will be strictly limited with an aim of no more than 50 participants. To ensure a quality experience for all, the final deadline for registration is April 3, 2009. You are strongly encouraged to register as soon as possible. Earlier registrants get a tuition discount! Sponsors and volunteers are needed! The Phoenix Ensemble is actively seeking businesses and individuals to sponsor and volunteer to help make PhoenixPhest! a success. Please click here if you are interested in supporting our efforts or would like more information. |
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