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End of the Academic Year Updates

As we wrap up the academic year here at Eleos Arts, we’re looking forward to our end-of-the-year Gala Concert which features some of our outstanding students and ensembles:

Eleos Music 2010 Gala Concert

Saturday June 26th at 3:00 PM
Palisades Lutheran Church
15905 W Sunset Blvd | Pacific Palisades | CA | 90272

Concerto in A Major – A Tseitlin
Cole McPherson, Guitar

Waltz in E Major – J Brahms
Joey Roberts, Piano

Meditation from Thais – J Massenet
Reagan Kilpatrick, Violin

Andante Con Moto – E Grieg
Eleos Music Chamber Orchestra

The program will include the aforementioned pieces as well as a few others, and the graduation ceremony for our advancing students.

We have more updates coming soon on our summer festival and summer classes so check back soon!

Graduation Performances – Haydn C Major

Quinn Mcpherson performed the entire Haydn C Major sonata as part of his graduating performance form the Introductions in Piano Course. One of the best performances we’ve had of this piece. Congratulations Quinn!

Below is a short excerpt from the performance:

Crucial Checkpoints – Bach and Beethoven

One of the must crucial steps in a student’s development is the ability to study their parts with the aid of a metronome. Most importantly it gets them used to the idea of adjusting their playing to the heartbeat of the music, not adjusting the heartbeat to their technical necessities.

On top of that, these are two of the most crucial pieces in early piano development. Bach’s Invention is deceptively difficult because of its complex counterpoint, and Fur Elise by Beethoven transitions from one technique to another instead of having just one technique for the entire piece.

Joey Roberts works on both during his lesson.

2009 Calvary Christmas Concert

Over the past few years, I’ve had the joy of working with a regular group of our students from all 3 campus in a childrens choir. These students sing at our Gala Concerts, and rehearse daily during our Summer Music Festival.

On December 5th, after only 1 rehearsal, they sang 3 pieces in a Christmas Concert at Calvary Church in Pacific Palisades. I couldn’t be more proud of how professionally and artistically they all handled themselves.

Many thanks and congratulations to you all: Amanda Brew, Jack Brew, Reagan Kilpatrick, Gina Kim, Charles Kwong, Amanda Roberts, Nick Roberts, Joey Roberts, Audrey Shepard, Courtlin Shepard, Madison Shepard, Andrew Wu, Ashley Wu.

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