News Release
The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2010-11 Music Study Groups
Rose Breckenridge leading a Music Study Group class
The 2010-11 Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups will begin classes the week of September 21, 2010, at six convenient community locations throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The series is now expanded to cover the Orchestra’s complete Severance Hall season and is organized into flexible parts (fall, winter, and/or spring) allowing registrants to choose the parts that best fit their schedules.
FALL: 8 classes, September 21 – November 18
WINTER: 8 classes, January 4 – March 3
SPRING: 8 classes, March 29 – May 26
Community Partner Locations
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library *
2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights 44118
Fall, Winter, Spring on Tuesdays, 10:00-11:30 am
Beachwood Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
25501 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood 44122
Fall, Winter, Spring on Tuesdays, 1:15-2:45 pm
Brecksville Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
9089 Brecksville Road, Brecksville 44141
Fall Only on Wednesdays, 10:15-11:45 am
Fairview Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library *
21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park 44126
Fall & Spring on Wednesdays, 1:15-2:45 pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
2747 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights 44106
Fall & Spring on Thursdays, 10:00-11:30 am
Orange Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
31300 Chagrin Boulevard, Pepper Pike 44124
Fall, Winter, Spring on Thursdays, 1:15-2:45 pm
* Special services for persons with vision loss at these locations supported by Cleveland Sight Center and The Cleveland Orchestra’s Alice Cull Fund
Music Study Groups are led by lecturer Rose Breckenridge, who earned her Ph.D. in music from Case Western Reserve University. In addition to her Music Study Group presentations, Dr. Breckenridge serves as the regular preview speaker for The Cleveland Orchestra’s Friday Matinee concert series and gives concert previews before other select Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall. Visit the Cleveland Orchestra blog post “Spotlight on Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups” by clicking here to see a photo slide show and hear an audio clip about the program, plus read an interview with lecturer Rose Breckenridge.
Music Study Group classes explore selected compositions from the Orchestra’s upcoming concert program through lively presentations, listening activities, and discussion. Participants, ranging from beginners to seasoned listeners, learn about the lives and musical styles of composers in addition to the cultural and historical context of the music, while also developing keen listening skills. The series is presented in partnership with the above local community organizations with additional support from the Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra.
Registration
The registration fee for a full-series Music Study Group is $100; for any two-part combination of fall, winter, or spring, $80; any one part, $50. Some sites offer only partial series, but registrants can extend a partial series at another location. Fees include the 2010-11 Listening Guide, a spiral-bound book of program notes and musical themes from featured compositions.
Registration is easy and convenient. Mail-in registration flyers are available at all Music Study Group locations, Severance Hall information racks, and online. People can also register by calling Education and Community Programs at Severance Hall at (216) 231-7353 and charge the registration fee to their credit card when they call. Mail-in registrations with payment by credit card or check can be sent to:
Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups
c/o Education and Community Programs
Severance Hall
11001 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-1796
Cleveland Orchestra Music Study Groups for adults are part of the Orchestra’s Community Music Initiative, a broad array of educational programs designed to foster a love of music and a lifetime of participation in the musical arts, and to provide greater access to orchestral music to more of Cleveland’s citizens than ever before.
Cleveland Orchestra musicians use music to help children at local Head Start sites learn school readiness skills as part of the PNC Grow Up Great program; Cleveland Orchestra musicians who are MusicMentors support school string programs in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District; and the MusicMasters program draws on the expertise of Orchestra musicians to offer clinics, masterclasses, and coaching throughout the region.
Other educational programs include Cleveland Orchestra Education Concerts (which bring more than 16,000 school children to Severance Hall each year), the Learning Through Music school partnership program, Concert Previews for adults, the Student Advantage Program for high school and college students and several programs to nurture aspiring young musicians (Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Youth Chorus, and Children’s Chorus).
For more information about any of these programs, call the Orchestra’s Department of Education and Community Programs at (216) 231-7355, or visit clevelandorchestra.com.
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Press Contacts:
Jennifer Schlosser, (216) 231-7518; Email: jschlosser@clevelandorchestra.com
Ana Papakhian, Office: (216) 231-7476; Cell phone: (216) 370-2595; Email: anap@clevelandorchestra.com
