Young Chamber Players

The Second City Chamber Series
provides high school-aged musicians interested in the performance of chamber
music--and who qualify by audition--the opportunity to participate in the
Young Chamber Players. The program is made possible through the generous
support of the E. K. and Lillian Bishop Foundation.
More information is available
on our flyer.
The Young Chamber Players is directed by pianist Amy Grinsteiner. For more
information about the program, please contact
Ms. Grinsteiner.
As the season unfolds, the students study and rehearse chamber music
together, receive coaching from Second City Chamber Series artists and,
mid-year, demonstrate their accomplishments with a concert held at the
First Lutheran Church in Tacoma.
Young Chamber Players participants may participate as existing ensembles or
may be assigned to new ensembles appropriate to their number and instrumental
mix, or both.
Participants will receive:
Nine or more coaching sessions on the preparation and performance of
selected chamber music repertoire by coaches drawn from the roster of
outstanding Second City Chamber Series musicians (traditionally on Fridays),
plus an organizational meeting and dress rehearsal.
Special instruction and insight by Second City Chamber Series musicians on the unique challenges and rewards of chamber music
performance, college music auditions, methods of individual practice and preparation, ensemble rehearsal
techniques, selection and programming of repertoire, and solutions to common
performance problems, including performance anxiety.
A season ticket for Second City Chamber Series concerts throughout the year,
plus opportunities to observe rehearsals of the professional SCCS ensembles.
A Second City Chamber Series "Spotlight Concert" featuring the YCP ensembles,
plus other performances in the community. Past performances include Tacoma
Museum of Glass on Family Day, Boys and Girls Club performance and ice cream
social, and the St. John's Episcopal Church concert series in Olympia.
Auditions are scheduled for Sunday, November 6, 2011, between 1:00 and 4:00
pm. Click here for an audition
packet with information about the auditions process and an application (due
at time of audition). Please note: you must pre-arrange an audition time and
have all of required signatures on your application before auditioning.
More information in the
packet.


Young Chamber Players Annual
Concert
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm /
Program to be announced
SCCS’s wildly successful Young Chamber Players
performs their annual showcase recital at First Lutheran Church in Tacoma. Come
experience why Tacoma’s young people flock to this exciting event!
Click
here for ticket information.
For more information, contact 253-572-8863
(recorded message) or e-mail:
scmail@scchamberseries.org
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