San Antonio Chamber Music Society Youth Concerts
Educational Outreach
In fulfillment of our mission to provide educational activities promoting the appreciation of chamber music in general, the San Antonio Chamber Music Society sponsors youth concerts during the year at area high schools and other institutions. Each year two of the artist groups from our Sunday Concert series stay over and present morning and afternoon educational events. The events are normally about an hour in duration, and include an informal concert, discussion of the music and questions from the audience.
High school music teachers and others who would be interested in participating in this program in the future, should contact Allyson Dawkins, Educational Outreach Committee Chairman, at 210.495.0649, for information.
2012-2013 Season Events
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| Chamber Orchestra Kremlin with pianist James Dick October 14, 2012 |
Brackenridge High School
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Russian string ensemble performs at Brackenridge HS
The 17-piece string ensemble is on a Texas tour and only will stop at one other school in the state. The San Antonio Chamber Music Society, which has been in existence for 70 years, made the arrangements for Misha Rachlevsky’s ensemble to make two stops in the city. Click Here to Read More |
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2011-2012 Season Events
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| Red Priest March 5, 2012 |
Montessori School UTSA |
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SACMS was extremely fortunate to have Red Priest perform two outreach events on Monday following their performance on our series on Sunday March 4 at Temple Beth-El. The events took place at The Montessori School of San Antonio and at UTSA. The audience of 200 students at the Montessori school ranged in age from 6-14. The audience at UTSA was made up of orchestra students and faculty members.
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| Aiana String Quartet February 15, 2012 |
Clark High School
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On February 15, 2012 the Aiana String Quartet performed in an Outreach Concert sponsored by SACMS. At Clark High School they gave a lively demonstration of a string quartet “in progress” as they are pursuing post-graduate degrees in music under the tutelage of the Miro Quartet at UT Austin. Violinists Roseminna Watson, Hanna Hurwitz, Violist Mario Andreu, and cellist Jillian Bloom led discussion on the use of non-verbal communication in performing music. They explored the art of cuing, eye contact, and body movement. The high school orchestra students were a rapt audience and were obviously well disciplined by their teacher, Teresa Nugyen who is a violist.
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| American String Quartet October 13, 2011 |
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The American String Quartet took joy and music to the hearts of young under-served students on a hot, autumn afternoon in San Antonio. The Youth Orchestras of San Antonio has developed a free after-school program called Music Learning Center on the City’s West Side. It is modeled after El Sistema, a legendary music education program in Venezuela. The Center is located at Good Samaritan Community Services. Over 70 students participating in the YOSA program came to hear the ASQ.
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2010-2011 Season Events
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| Lafayette String Quartet April 4, 2011 |
Churchill High School Winston School |
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On April 4, 2011 the SACMS was fortunate to be able to present the Lafayette String Quartet in two Outreach Events. We started off with a fortifying and traditional breakfast for the quartet at San Antonio’s legendary El Mirador. Then Allyson Dawkins and Ken Bloom drove the quartet to Churchill High School where the quartet played and talked about some of the Elliott Carter String Quartet No. 3.
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| Imani Winds November 15, 2010 |
Sam Houston High School |
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On the Monday following their Nov. 14 SACMS concert, the Imani Winds
presented an outreach program at Sam Houston High School. After the
group got on stage, four of the musicians went out into the aisles
surrounding the 115-student audience and the bassoon player stayed on
stage.
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2009-2010 Season Events
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| Lee Trio April 22, 2010 |
Northeast School of Arts |
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The Lee Trio presented an excellent educational concert for the orchestra class at NESA
yesterday. Some of the students in the class are composers, thus the first piece played was very
welcome to their ears. It was living composer Nathaniel Stookey’s piano trio which was
commissioned by the Lee Trio.
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| Lark Chamber Artists October 5, 2009 |
Reagan High School |
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As the Lark Chamber Ensemble began setting up in the Reagan performing arts building, students watched with particular interest as Yousif Sheronick pulled out different percussion instruments. Orchestra and band students streamed in along with an economics teacher and his class. Yousif began the program by displaying what appeared to be a drum and describing how he had acquired it in Cairo, Egypt after a 2+ hour time of drinking tea with the shop owner and negotiating the price.
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2008-2009 Season Events
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| Albers Trio April 20, 2009 |
Providence High School |
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On Monday, April 20th, 2009, the Albers Trio presented an educational outreach concert for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society at Providence High School.
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| Aviv String Quartet March 16, 2009 |
Jewish Community Center Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center |
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On Monday, March 16, 2009, the San Antonio Chamber Music Society was privileged to present
the Aviv String Quartet in two outreach events. In the morning the quartet played at the Jewish
Community Center for both young children (including 3 year-old toddlers!) and senior citizens.
Aviv played a light program including movements from quartets by Haydn, Tchaikovsky,
Borodin, and Shostakovich.
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| Prazak String Quartet November 10, 2008 |
Brandeis High School Edgewood High School Academy |
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On Monday, February 18, 2008, the Prazak String Quartet presented two educational outreach concerts for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. In the morning they played at Brandeis High School and in the afternoon they played at Edgewood High School Academy. |
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2007-2008 Season Events
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| Orion String Quartet February 18, 2008 |
MacArthur High School O’Conner High School |
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On Monday, February 18, 2008, the Orion String Quartet presented two educational outreach concerts for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. In the morning they played at MacArthur High School for the varsity orchestra, music theory students, band members, and theater students. In the afternoon they played at O’Connor for varsity orchestra students.
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| Enso Quartet October 7, 2007 |
Cyndi Krier Correctional Facility Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center |
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On October 8, 2007, the Enso String Quartet performed two educational concerts for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. In the morning they played at the Cyndi Krier Correctional Facility which is a detention center for adolescents who are serving terms. The center is a proactive facility where children take core curriculum classes and are also taught positive living styles. Click Here to Read More |
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2006-2007 Season Events
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| Jupiter String Quartet October 9, 2006 |
Trinity University – Music History Students Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center |
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On October 9, 2006, SACMS had its first educational events of the season. The Jupiter Quartet performed two classroom concerts at Trinity University for non-music major students. These students who are studying music history with Dr. Carl Leafstedt represent future audiences for live classical music performances.
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