Congratulations to all our performers on a wonderful concert! It was a joy to hear everyone playing at Middleton Performing Arts Center again. Pictures are below!
Come join your SSM/MCE friends on June 16th for a special event at the duck pond! This is a non-profit night benefiting Suzuki Strings, and we’ll get a portion of each ticket we sell. In addition to playing the national anthem, there will be a 50-50 raffle (also benefiting SSM), and a Suzuki Strings promo table.
Click here to reserve your ticket (they are $15 apiece)–and please share widely with your friends and family! Sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner can be found
here!
SSM/MCE be hosting a Mike Block workshop event on June 6th from 5:30-7 at MyArts.
All Sonora and Cello Ensemble 1 and 2 students will be participating, all others welcome to observe. Mike Block is an award-winning cello player, singer, composer, and educator, passionate about cross-cultural collaboration through music, and committed to inspiring individuals and connecting communities. Mike is an active recording artist of original material, folk music, and cross-cultural collaborations, releasing almost 20 albums under his name. He has been a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble since 2005. Mike‘s music and live performances are unique as they draw from many different cultures, landscapes, and music styles, bringing a great variety on stage. Read more about Mike
here!
Register for FFF (Fantastic Folk and Fiddle) today! This event occurs August 2-5th, and is for students ages 10-18 (registration for children under 10 with teacher recommendation). Young musicians of all levels of experience will have the opportunity to learn new styles of music through large and small group classes with expert instructors, culminating in a final performance at the Sugar Maple Music Festival! Free Sugar Maple Music Festival passes are included for workshop participants and their guardians. The featured artists, “Big Richard” are a nationally acclaimed all girl band that play diverse styles and several have training in Suzuki pedagogy. Click here for more information, and here to register!
Plan your musical summer! Info on Suzuki Summer Institutes
here.
Summer SSM/MCE activities:
June 4: Graduation Recital, Oakwood
June 4th: 3pm Solo and Graduation Cello Recital and Family Picnic at Hoyt Park Shelter. Celebrate with graduating seniors!
June 6th: 5:30-7 Mike Block Workshop at MyArts (All Sonora, Cello Ensemble Books 1 and 2 students will be participating)
June 16: 6:30 Mallards Star Spangled Banner NEW DATE and TIME!
June 21: Make Music Madison, 7pm Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, Atwood Ave.
Aug. 2-5: Fantastic Folk and Fiddle (FFF)