Manchester Music Festival In-school Programs

The Manchester Music Festival helps local schools enhance their current music curriculum through live music performances, demonstrations, and assistance in creating and maintaining educational programs for students. All these programs are available to schools free of charge.

Residencies

Each spring a chamber music ensemble visits area schools. MMF musicians play for smaller groups of students creating an atmosphere that promotes conversation. Each performance is generally 45-minutes in duration and can be geared to specific age groups.

Ben, Joana, Ariel and Heather

The Manchester Music Festival will again bring the wide world of classical music to Vermont area schools, and the Mark Skinner library. Violinists Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violist Ariel Rudiakov and cellist Benjamin Capps, joined by former MMF Young Artist, flutist Susanna Loewy will perform pieces by time-honored masters such as Mozart and Villa-Lobos, but also homespun musical artistry created by local students participating in the
Dare to Compose project.

The musicians will play for over 800 students in Manchester, Sunderland, Dorset, Bennington and West Pawlet as well as a free concert at the Mark Skinner Library on April 13th at 4pm.

MMF quartet performing at Maple Street School.
Photo courtesy of Kate Bryan.

Demonstrations

MMF regularly visits schools demonstrating string instruments. Thanks to a grant from the Stratton Foundation and Vermont Arts Council our “Meet the Music” program was offered to seven southern Vermont elementary schools. Children were offered a demonstration of all the string instruments and a performance by violinist, Joana Genova and violist, Ariel Rudiakov.

Tailored Programs

MMF Education Director, Joana Genova will work directly with your school to help create or enhance an in-school or after school music program. Past or current programs include:

Manchester Elementary Middle School
Assistance in securing funds to purchase 24 violins for the 3rd grade general music class

Sunderland Elementary School
Creation of an after school ensemble program

Currier Memorial School
Danby VT - Donation of an upright piano

Fisher Elementary School
Arlington VT - Creation of after-school program for instruction in violin and cello

Susanna Loewy, Flute

April 2013 residency schedule

Tuesday, April 9:
10 - 10:45 am at Mountain School, Bondville
12:30 - 1:15 pm & 1:30 - 2:15 pm at Fisher Elementary, Arlington

Wednesday, April 10:
9:15 - 10 am & 10:30 - 11:15 am at Maple Street School, Manchester
1-2 pm at Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester

Thursday, April 11:
10 - 10:20 am & 10:30 - 11:15 am: Mettawee Community School, Pawlet

Friday, April 12:
8 - 8:30 am at Long Trail School, Dorset VT
9:20 - 10:05 am at Dorset Elementary, Dorset
1:30 - 2:15 at Sunderland Elementary, Sunderland

Saturday, April 13:
4 pm - Free performance at the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester. Program.

This week-long quintet residency is generously underwritten by People's United Bank, Tom and Ellie Dyett, Marguerite Sullivan and Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. West.

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