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Master Classes and Workshops

Most Master Classes & Workshops
are held at the Academy at

Bellevue Christian Church
10808 SE 28th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004

See web MapQuest for easy directions.
If a non-Academy location is used it will be announced in the corresponding entry.

Each Master Class and Workshop is announced below as it is scheduled.

Masterclass & Workshop fees (if any are listed) are due at the door, and
may also be mailed in advance to the office at:

AMNW
9109 196th St SW
Edmonds, WA 98026-6333

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Violin Master Class
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 10AM-12Noon
with Ani Kavafian, Concert Master with Seattle Symphony, April 17-20
International soloist, chamber music performer, & master class presenter.
Four violin students of Simon James, The Coleman Violin Studio
will perform in the master class with Accompanist,
Hiro Imamura David.
Ms. David is also an Academy Ensemble Coach, Teacher,
and p
rivate studio teacher.

The public is welcome.
Ani Kavafian flier

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Violin Master Class
Friday, March 14th 2008
with James Ehnis, Soloist with Seattle Symphony, March 13-16, International performer & master class presenter.
Violin students of Simon James, Coleman Violin Studio
performed in the master class, and were accompanied by
Hiro Imamura David, Coleman Studio Accompanist
Academy Coach and Teacher, Private Studio Teacher.
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Violin Master Classes
Saturday
November 17th, 2007
September, 15, 2007
with David Lewis, University of Texas at Austin.
International performer/teacher/master class presenter.
All students in the David Lewis Studio are recipients of full
"Sparling Scholarships".
Sarah Pizzichemi, Academy Alumnus, was the first Academy student
to receive this honor. David Lewis also gave private lessons to students in the Academy's Coleman-James studio.

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'Cello Master Class, Saturday, June 9th, 2007
with Joshua Roman, Principal 'Cello, Seattle Symphony.
Four Academy 'cellists participated.

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2005-06 Master Classes & Workshops
Saturday, April 29th, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Pianists: Concerti - Collaboration and Accompaniment.
Jennifer Bowman, pianist, collaborator, Sherman Clay, Seattle.
Masters, Piano Collaboration, The Juilliard School.

September 24th, 2005 5-7 PM - Piano Master Class
Beethoven, Chopin, Lieberman
& Lecture/Demonstration
on selected 20th century works & Performance
Piano Sonata in B minor, Franz Liszt

Saturday , October 29th 11 AM - 1 PM
Piano Master Class by Dr. Paul Barnes
WSMTA Convention Artist 2006

October, 11AM-1PM
Piano Master Class by Byron Schenkman
pianist, fortepianist, harpsichordist
Academy's Early Music Chair
Music from Bach to Beethoven

November 4th & 18th 2005 - from 7:00-9:00 PM - Edmonds
Two Part Series - Lecture & Performance on major works of
Frederic Chopin by Dr. George Fiore.
Thanks to Dr. Fiore, all donations benefit AMN student programs.

Violin Master Class
Sherry Kloss of NY - former student and teaching assistant of
Jascha Heifetz.
See her bio at http://www.klossclassics.com/

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HISTORY of 2004-05 Master Classes & Workshops

Monday, February 21, 2005 9:30 - 10:30 AM
MASTER CLASS BY THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED
EROICA TRIO - comment:
"We could think of only one or two master classes we have given
(and we give many, mostly at colleges)
where the quality of the playing was better."

Two of 12 Academy ensembles performed piano trios
by Shostakovich and Faure.

Saturday, October 30th, 2004 from 5-6PM
LECTURE - DEMONSTRATION by Byron Schenkman
Haydn, Mozart ,& Friends.
Byron is Academy Early Music Chair & Artistic Director, Seattle Baroque

VIOLA FOR VIOLINISTS WORKSHOP
by LeeAnn Morgan
AMN Chamber Music Ensemble Director 2004-05
President, Seattle Viola Society 2004-05
Violin and Viola performer and teacher.

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