75 musicians. 40 ensembles. Three weeks. One festival.
Founded by Susan Deaver and Maureen Hynes in 1982, the Chamber Music Festival has been bringing together talented musicians of all ages to its location at Long Island University (LIU) Post for 34 years.
The festival hasn't always had such a large attendance. Deaver recalls when there would only be about 25 people and the program was just two weeks long. Now, just a couple years ago, they had a record-breaking attendance of 130 people. “In the past 15 years, people have gotten more into chamber music,” Deaver said to explain the growth.
“The students that are coming to our festival probably have a greater degree of ability,” said Hynes. She credits this to the advancement of music education, which better equips the students. Skill is also one of the components — other than their instrument — that the instructors take into consideration when dividing the participants into ensembles. This is how …show more content…
There's also a faculty performance this Friday, the 17th, for The Pierrot Consort along with special guests Lawrence Dutton and Karen Gellert.
The Pierrot Consort consists of LIU faculty members and program instructors Susan Deaver, Maureen Hynes, Dale Stuckenbruck, Veronica Salas, and Heawon Kim. The current group has been together for 25 years and still actively performs in New York City at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House which Stuckenbruck and Hynes credit to helping them become teachers.
With only a week left of the Chamber Music Festival, the musicians and conductors are putting the finishing touches on performances pieces. After the festival is over, students will return to their summer, adults to work and next year, the process will begin again. “Every year is always a littler bit different,” said Roberts. “Every student has something unique to add to our
Founded by Susan Deaver and Maureen Hynes in 1982, the Chamber Music Festival has been bringing together talented musicians of all ages to its location at Long Island University (LIU) Post for 34 years.
The festival hasn't always had such a large attendance. Deaver recalls when there would only be about 25 people and the program was just two weeks long. Now, just a couple years ago, they had a record-breaking attendance of 130 people. “In the past 15 years, people have gotten more into chamber music,” Deaver said to explain the growth.
“The students that are coming to our festival probably have a greater degree of ability,” said Hynes. She credits this to the advancement of music education, which better equips the students. Skill is also one of the components — other than their instrument — that the instructors take into consideration when dividing the participants into ensembles. This is how …show more content…
There's also a faculty performance this Friday, the 17th, for The Pierrot Consort along with special guests Lawrence Dutton and Karen Gellert.
The Pierrot Consort consists of LIU faculty members and program instructors Susan Deaver, Maureen Hynes, Dale Stuckenbruck, Veronica Salas, and Heawon Kim. The current group has been together for 25 years and still actively performs in New York City at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House which Stuckenbruck and Hynes credit to helping them become teachers.
With only a week left of the Chamber Music Festival, the musicians and conductors are putting the finishing touches on performances pieces. After the festival is over, students will return to their summer, adults to work and next year, the process will begin again. “Every year is always a littler bit different,” said Roberts. “Every student has something unique to add to our