Special Initiatives
SECOND ANNUAL STRING CELEBRATION DAY!
Jonathan Brennand conducted the Second Annual String Celebration Concert. Jonathan Brennand is a string teacher at Artspace and the Assistant Conductor of the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra. Jonathan is also the conductor of the Worcester Youth Orchestra, and will be the conductor of the new Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra that will be established in the fall of 2013.
Admission to the April 28th concert was free. Donations at the door were much appreciated!
We thank The Xeric Foundation and Greenfield Public Schools for their support of this celebration as well as parents for their support of this project and making sure their young musicians participated. Thank you also to Anna Wetherby, Heather Sommerlad, David Tasgal and Cecilia Berger for leading sectional rehearsals. Thank you Jamila Roth for helping with April vacation rehearsals. A very BIG THANK YOU to Jonathan Brennand and Cecilia Berger for EVERYTHING YOU DO to make the Strings for Kids Program a success in the Greenfield Public Schools.
The First Annual String Celebration Day = A Big Success!
Fifty-five string students performed on the stage at Greenfield High School on Sunday, May 6, 2012. The one hour concert
was conducted by Jonathan Brennand, Assistant Conductor of the Pioneer Valley Symphony. 70% of the students in the
concert were Artspace students-- kids who take private lessons here at Artspace, or kids who are in Artspace's Strings
for Kids program in the Greenfield Public Schools. Other students were from the string programs at the Heath Elementary
School, The Bement School, private studios and students from Deerfield, Amherst, and Leverett.
"The concert was the result of many years of hard work here at Artspace," said Mary Kay Hoffman, Executive Director.
"A youth orchestra in our county is within reach now that there are so many competent young players in the area,"
continues Hoffman.
The First Annual String Celebration was funded by the Xeric Foundation, Greenfield Public Schools, and contributions
from the Bement School faculty and staff in memory of Larry Clark, former owner of The Music Store in Greenfield, whose life was highly enriched by music.
STRINGS FOR KIDS in the Greenfield Public Schools in its 5th year!
The First Annual String Celebration Day = A Big Success!
Fifty-five string students performed on the stage at Greenfield High School on Sunday, May 6, 2012. The one hour concert
was conducted by Jonathan Brennand, Assistant Conductor of the Pioneer Valley Symphony. 70% of the students in the
concert were Artspace students-- kids who take private lessons here at Artspace, or kids who are in Artspace's Strings
for Kids program in the Greenfield Public Schools. Other students were from the string programs at the Heath Elementary
School, The Bement School, private studios and students from Deerfield, Amherst, and Leverett.
"The concert was the result of many years of hard work here at Artspace," said Mary Kay Hoffman, Executive Director.
"A youth orchestra in our county is within reach now that there are so many competent young players in the area,"
continues Hoffman.
The First Annual String Celebration was funded by the Xeric Foundation, Greenfield Public Schools, and contributions
from the Bement School faculty and staff in memory of Larry Clark, former owner of The Music Store in Greenfield, whose life was highly enriched by music.
STRINGS FOR KIDS in the Greenfield Public Schools in its 5th year!
There are currently over a 100 students in the Strings for Kids program in the Greenfield Public Schools taking in-school lessons on the violin and cello, 2012-13. In its fifth year, the program is offered for FREE for GPS students and includes quality, small, group instruction by Artspace music faculty, Cecilia Berger and Jonathan Brennand, and loaned string instruments. Artspace raises the needed funds annually through individual & business donations, fundraisers and grants and provides the coordination of the teaching staff and instruments for SFK. There are also free weekly ensembles, both Select and Primary, held on Saturday mornings at Artspace conducted by Jonathan Brennand, SFK Instructor. These ensembles are always open to new string student participants- call us at 413-772-6811 for more Saturday Ensemble details.