Diálogos Duo CD Recording of “A Dozen Choro Tributes”

Funding will be used to cover all recording and some audio mixing and mastering costs of Diálogos Duo’s second independently-released recording, “Diálogos Duo / Choro”– which features the abovementioned original work composed by Duo guitarist Richard Boukas. Co-founded by Louis Arques and Richard Boukas in 2016, Diálogos Duo presents the largest body of original contemporary Brazilian repertoire for clarinet and guitar: six suites, fifty movements of music. Louis Arques seeks to share this rich artistic and cultural experience directly with fellow faculty and students. Following the release of the CD recording, the Duo will present an interactive performance-demonstration for the DQ community which will include a historical discussion of Brazilian Choro repertoire, its close ties with tonal classical music, and its stylistic-cultural evolution.

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Enroll in Suzuki Flute - Book 3 Training Course

Funding will be used to cover the tuition of the Suzuki Flute - Book 3 Training Course taught by Wendy Stern, a certified Suzuki flute teacher. Svjetlana had the wonderful experience of working with Wendy Stern on Books 1 and 2, and shared that the study of the Suzuki teaching method has profoundly influenced her teaching. She looks forward to incorporating the Suzuki philosophy and teaching techniques into her work with Diller-Quaile flute students.

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To defray the tuition expense of the First Year Suzuki Piano Pedagogy Teacher Training Seminar with Marina Obukovsky, School for Strings, Teacher Trainer, Instructor.

Max will be exploring Suzuki philosophy, psychology, and procedures in detail through reading and in class discussion. Following the pattern established in teaching “Twinkle”, he will receive detailed instruction in teaching the rest of Book 1, and all of Book 2 and Book 3 of the Suzuki piano method, including teaching points, purposes, preparations, and teaching procedures for each piece. He will be introduced to techniques for introducing scale study at the elementary level, and how the initial scale technique will lead to advanced scale and passage-work playing. Max believes he will be able to work with younger students with more efficiency and will gain increased knowledge of different methods of piano technique. Additionally, this course will provide him with additional tools for teaching students of all ages and flexibility for working with students of different learning styles.

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Attend the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Suzuki Conference May 21-25, 2020

The SAA Suzuki Conference is a biennial event in which many of the top Suzuki teachers, students, and parents gather to share ideas with each other. The theme of the 2020 SAA Conference is Learning Suzuki Style, so many of the sessions will shine spotlights on best practices of teaching at all levels, with an emphasis on exploring ways to bring the Suzuki Philosophy into an ever-changing 21st century.  Especially exciting for this year's conference, Astrid Sheen, cellist in the Juilliard String Quartet and Professor at Juilliard, will be the Masterclass clinician and Rick Mooney, known by DQ cello students for his Position Piece and Ensemble books, will be leading the cello choir.

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To help launch Resident Aliens, a violin & percussion duo by creating appropriate promotional materials including professional recording, video, and website.

Resident Aliens was formed in summer 2018 by Sita Chay (violin) and Chihiro Shibayama (percussion) with a goal of bridging the world of sports and music. The project aims to tell stories of various sports through music and other interdisciplinary art forms.  Original music will be written by the members of the duo, involving improvisation which plays a crucial role in both sports and music. The performances will be held in venues such as indoor rock climbing, swimming pool, baseball field, etc. to push further imagination and connection between sports and music. We want to work on each theme uniquely collaborating with musicians, artists, athletes, and dancers to accentuate different disciplines and cultural backgrounds. 

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To help defray travel costs and to cover the visa application fee for teaching in the UK

Mark Wade was invited to teach a master class and perform a concert at the Benslow Music Academy in Hitchin, England in early February of 2020. The subject of the class will be understanding the music of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter. Students will have the opportunity to undergo extensive training with Wade as they learn to perform and better understand this classic American music through ensemble workshops and listening sessions involving historical recordings. This will be Wade’s first international teaching engagement.

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