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The Center for Young Musicians develops a community of students with liberated ability, refined characters, and a life-long love of music through a comprehensive, long-term curriculum emphasizing an early-start, an expert faculty, a dynamic support staff, and a mutual commitment between the families and the school.
[Click here to learn more about CYM, and the indicated links for directions to our Sewickley and Wexford locations.]
We have not yet been invited to perform at the White House once again this year; however, we are preparing ourselves as if we would. The Wintergarden will be taking place Saturday, Dec. 6th from 2-3pm at PPG Place.
This year the auditions for the White House and Wintergarden performances will be held Friday, October 24th at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 25th at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the main building in Wexford. Students who desire to perform should prepare for the auditions per the following guidelines:
White House Audition:
Strings
— Festive Strings by Joanne Martin
— Auditionees will play 3 selections choosing different parts (i.e. Violin 1, 2 and 3)
— Cellists will have one part to choose from.
Piano and Guitar
— Students will play Piano 4 Hands piece, Guitar Duet, or advanced solo.
— Check the “solo playing at outreach concerts” in CYM Parent Guide for more information.
Wintergarden Audition:
— Strings: String players do not audition since they play by department.
— Piano and Guitar: Same guidelines as for White House Audition.
On Friday November 30th, fourteen students from the Center for Young Musicians journeyed to Washington D.C. as opening day performers for the annual White House Holiday Open House. Culminating weeks of strenuous practice and years of study, the musicians, averaging only eleven years in age, played one and half hours of rehearsed Christmas music on December 1st, while invited guests of the Bush Administration filed through the various rooms.
The full story and photographs are available [ here ].
Leah Givelber, violinist and CYM faculty member, was recently appointed assistant concertmaster of the Westmoreland Symphony, based in Greensburg, PA.
The Westmoreland Symphony is a professional orchestra led by Kypros Markou.
Alicia McGinnis, co-founder and President of the Center for Young Musicians, accepted a position as a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Board this month.
Alicia looks forward to helping to continue the PSO’s efforts to realize larger and more committed local audiences.
Please join Alicia and her family at either or both of the CYM Group Subscription Series for the Mellon Grand Concert or the Fiddlesticks series. You can find more information about these series in our information bins.
Congratulations, Alicia!
