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Welcome to the Nueva Summer Music Camp for 4th – 9th Graders
Week One: 7/16-7/21, 2012 - Jazz and Vocal Camps
Week Two: 7/23-7/28, 2012 - Chamber and Fiddle Camps
From 8:45 am to 4:10 pm
Nueva Summer Music is back for 2012!
Nueva Summer is excited to continue our Summer Music Camp for the second time after our successful first year! Designed for students interested in exploring music performance, theory, and history, the camp will bring dedicated students to the next level of musical proficiency.
Presented by internationally respected performers and educators, our summer camp will provide distinct and unique opportunities for students interested in past offerings such as jazz, chamber music, vocal, and traditional American music.
Accessible, fun, challenging, and rewarding, the Nueva Summer Music Camp will inspire participants to strive and grow both musically and socially.
For questions, please contact Cory Combs: Phone: (650) 350-4537, Email:
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Nueva Summer is excited to continue our Summer Music Camp for the second time after our successful first year! Designed for students interested in exploring music performance, theory, and history, the camp will bring dedicated students to the next level of musical proficiency.
SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAM INFORMATION
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Participants in our Jazz Track will immerse themselves in the jazz tradition, both musically and historically, leaving with a greater understanding of the cultural and musical importance of jazz music. |
In the Vocal Ensemble, students will learn key techniques for singing in a group setting, including sound, intonation, rhythm, and dynamics. The Vocal Ensemble will be fun and enriching for participating vocalists.
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Week Two - Chamber Music Camp: Participants in our classical track will immerse themselves in the study and performance of classical music, striving for levels of excellence that the music always demands. Chamber Music Ensembles will provide classical students opportunities in ensemble rehearsal and performance. Students will be organized in small groups, from trios to quintets, and will learn challenging repertoire from the Romantic to Modern eras, all under the coaching of virtuoso performers and educators. |
Week Two - Fiddle Camp: Building on the foundations of the early American fiddlers, singers, banjo players, and guitar strummers, Fiddle Camp participants will learn the foundations of this traditional music, including bow technique, traditional literature, improvisation, and more. Fiddle students will learn some of the greatest songs in the Southern fiddle tradition. Students will work as a group in creating distinct and new arrangements of this historical repertoire, perfecting the sounds of this unique, fun, and entertaining musical tradition. |
In addition to the main ensemble tracks, all students will participate in daily theory, history, ear training, improvisation, and/or master classes, all presented by national-level performers and educators.
The camp will culminate with a performance by all participating students on Saturday, 7/21/12, for jazz and vocal students, and 7/28/12, for chamber and fiddle students, at the Nueva School.
FACULTY:
Our amazing group of educators includes some of the most respected and established performers and educators in the field today. We are pround to announce the following instructors for the 2012 music camp:
Chamber Music Director: Natasha Makhijani
Natasha Makhijani holds a Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. Her principle teachers include Bettina Mussumeli, Zvi Zeitlin, and Charles Castleman. Natasha has appeared as concertmaster and assistant concertmaster of numerous orchestras, including those of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and the Eastern and Las Vegas Music Festivals.
Currently residing in San Francisco, Natasha is in demand throughout the Bay Area as a performer and a teacher, having appeared in such diverse venues as Davies Symphony Hall, the Place of the Legion of Honor, and the Independent, as well as nationally and internationally as a chamber musician.
Chamber Music Instructor: Eric Sung
Cellist Eric Sung is the Principal of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. He has studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, University of Southern California, and the Juilliard School. His principal teachers have been Stephen Geber, David Geber, Ronald Leonard, Fred Sherry and Lynn Harrell.
An avid chamber musician, Eric has performed at the Taos, Sarasota, Scotia, Sky Meadows, Kent/Blossom, Aspen, Tanglewood and San Luis Obispo Mozart Festivals. Sung studied with members of the American, Cleveland, Orion, Takacs, and Guarneri String Quartets and has performed in concert with the California E.A.R. Unit, Duke String Quartet, Joshua Bell, Stephen Copes, Alexander Kerr, John Graham, Lawrence Dutton, and Jeffrey Kahane. Eric is currently a member of the San Francisco Cello Quartet.
Eric has been heard as soloist with the Colburn Chamber Orchestra, Saratoga Symphony and the Aspen Academy of Conducting Orchestra. He has participated in the New York String Seminar, Piatigorsky Seminar and has attended the National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestra Institute, Pacific Music Festival and Verbier Festivals.
He was a member of the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra and was Assistant Principal of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Eric has served as Acting/Guest Principal of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada and has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.
Vocal Track Director: Sandy Cressman
Born in New York City of American parents, but with a Brazilian heart, Cressman began her recording career with the highly acclaimed vocal trio Pastiche, with whom she recorded three CDs, "That’s R&Bebop" (Pony/Canyon/Nova) "Remember That" (BluePrint), and "Pastiche"(Summit).
Sandy’s connection with Brazilian music was first sparked when she first heard the music of Ivan Lins while at U.C. Berkeley in the late 70’s. After transferring to San Jose State University in order to major in Vocal Jazz, Sandy began hearing the music of Flora Purim, Tania Maria and Djavan, and began to study Portuguese. From then on, her record collection filled with recordings of Lins and Djavan, as well as the work of Milton Nascimento, Dori Caymmi, Toninho Horta, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Jobim and others.
Fiddle Track Director: Matt Combs
GRAMMY nominated musican, Matt Combs, is a versatile performer, instrumentalist, writer, producer, and teacher who has been living and working in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1997. Primarily known for his fiddling, Matt has worked with some of the best names in country, bluegrass, and old-time music—including John Hartford, Jerry Douglas, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss, Maura O'Connell, John Oates, Mike Snider, Ray Price, Kevin Costner, Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Martin, Marty Stuart, Uncle Josh Graves, Kenny Baker, The Indigo Girls, Norman and Nancy Blake, and Doc Watson.
Jazz Track Director: Chuck MacKinnon
Bay Area Native and New York City Veteran band leader/trumpeter/composer/educator, Chuck MacKinnon, has performed around the world with star performers including Greyboy Allstars, Fred Wesley, Coco Rosie, John Mayer, Norah Jones, Levon Helm, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Cab Calloway Orchestra, Joe Henderson, James Moody, Rufus Reid, Randy Brecker, Mark Levine, Bruce Forman, Sam Rivers, Kenny Brooks, Mike Clark, Dred Scott, Isaac Mizrahi, Charlie Hunter, Benevento and Russo, Peter Apfelbaum, Will Bernard, and Groove Collective. He taught trumpet from 2006-2010 through the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in New York. Currently residing in the Bay Area, Chuck is teaching the brass students at Crystal Springs Uplands School, The Nueva School, and local jazz camps.
Jazz Track Instructors:
Trombonist Natalie Cressman, 20, hails from San Francisco, where she attended the San Francisco High School of the Arts. In 2010 Natalie was selected by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA) as a YoungArts Winner in Jazz. She has played lead trombone in the California All State Jazz Band, the SFJAZZ high school All-stars, the Jazzschool Studio Band, and Jazz Band Classic. As part of Jazz Band Classic, Natalie made her Carnegie Hall debut.
Ivan Rosenberg is a New York based trumpet player, composer and educator. At the age of 20, he has already performed with jazz greats such as Jimmy Heath, Stefon Harris, Antonio Hart, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, and others. Ivan has won two Downbeat Student Music Awards, one in 2009 and one in 2008, both for Best Jazz Performance in the high school category. Ivan currently attends the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with Laurie Frink.
MUSICAL PREREQUISITES:
The Music Camp is open to all levels of ability, though knowledge of musical basics are always helpful, including some competence on an instrument and/or voice and familiarity with reading music. Expertise is not required. Students are welcome to attend both weeks and participate in different musical tracks.
Students will be assessed on the first day of camp and will be organized by ability and age, though ability will be the primary consideration for the jazz and chamber tracks.
PRICING:
$520 per week
Drop off: 8:30 - 8:45 am
Pick up: 4:10 pm
Extended Day Care: $105 per week
Before-care is available from 8:00 - 8:45am.
After-care is available from 4:15 - 5:30 pm.
LUNCH:
A healthy lunch in our Hillside Café is included in the price of enrollment. If you have special dietary needs and/or allergies or simply prefer, you are welcome to bring your own lunch. We ask that you indicate upon enrollment whether or not you will be taking advantage of the lunch program so that we can cater accordingly. Nueva Summer is a NUT-FREE camp (this includes ground and tree nuts and their derivatives for both snacks and lunch).
Sample Schedule:
8:45 - Faculty Performance Showcase
9:30 - Ensemble Rehearsals
11:30 - Theory Class
12:15 - Lunch
1:00 - History/Ear Training/Master Classes
2:00 - Break
2:30 - Ensemble Rehearsals
4:10 - End of Day