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Dear members of Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Thank you again for your fantastic extended residency with San Francisco Performances during March 1995. You executed each component with insight and professionalism. We plan to use this residency as a model for future extended residencies. The programs at Mission High School were my personal favorites. Your informal approach blended with serious musicianship immediately earned the students' respect, interest and attention. By addressing the students in Spanish and performing music by Latin American composers, you established a bridge of communication which facilitated unprecedented and overwhelming participation and interaction from the students. This was truly an inspiring experience. Overall, the residency was especially remarkable for its breadth. You adapted your performance and presentation for a wide variety of audiences. And you did so with great ease, which was immediately sensed by the audiences. In addition, your dedication to performing works written by Latin American composers introduced this remarkable repertoire to many, many people of a wide variety of backgrounds. Thank you again for your commitment to performing arts education. We look forward to working with you again soon. Warmly, Larissa Roesch
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CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO
RESIDENCIES
Introduced as "Extended Engagements" in the 1960's by Ann Summers, residencies have become important for audience development on all levels, whether in schools or communities.
The members of the Cuarteto conduct lecture-demonstrations in English,
Spanish or Portuguese to introduce the classical music of Latin America.
There are three types of Residencies: (We are always open to suggestions)
- THE MORNING AFTER:
Before leaving a community after a concert, they are able to conduct a residency activity, without an additional fee. - THREE-DAY RESIDENCY:
Once a concert has been scheduled, we can reserve the days before or after for residency activities. (grants may be available for these sessions) - A SEASONAL RESIDENCY:
This is three or four 3-Day Residencies spread over a season, and includes a series of 3 or 4 concerts, which can be sold on subscription, or integrated in existing series.
In these sessions, the community benefits, the audience grows with each visit, and the teaching elements are much more significant support for young string players or quartets. Where appropriate, a competition for student quartets can be organized. These "Extended Engagements" are flexible and can be designed to the needs of your organization or community.
Program Enrichment Activities in Residencies: Many of the following may have additional budgets to feed into host presenter
- Workshops (60 minutes): In English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Describing composers and background, illustrated by performance, high school and university level, also general public - Home Concerts
45 minute concert in private homes to help with fundraising - Pre-Concert Discussions
20 minute discussion on works and composers (no performance) - Receptions
20 minute discussion and performance - Coachings
Student Chamber ensembles with Music departments at Universities - Reading of new compositions
- Roundtable Discussions
with composers, students with illustrations - Corporate Concerts
At annual meetings
Residencies Performed at:
- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Washington Performing Arts Society
- Performing Arts Center, Mexico City
- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (15 years)
- Las Rosas String Quartet Festival, Morelia Mexico (3 years)
- Denver Chamber Music Society
- Dartmouth College
- University of California - Berkeley
- Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
- Mainly Mozart Festival
- St. Mary's College
- Haverford College
- Music Guild - Los Angeles
- University of Florida - Gainseville
- Willamete University
- Friends of Music - Ossining, NY
- Ojai Festival
- Cornell University
Ann Summers International
43 Bright St.
Toronto M5A 3H5
tel: (416) 362-1422
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