Workshop info in a Nutshell

Workshop Venue Community Center of the „Adventskirche“

München-Neuaubing Limesstraße 85, 81243 München

Airport: München Franz Josef Strauss: S8, Stop: Neuaubing München HBF: S8, Stop: Neuaubing

München Pasing Station: Bus 162, Bustop: Altenburgstraße

Application Deadline

30. June 2019 Please send completed applications to :

Maxi de Buhr-Möllmann/Catherine von der Nahmer maxidebuhr@gmx.de

Cancellation Policy

until Application Deadline: 20 EUR per application 2 weeks before Workshop: 50 % of the course fee 5 days before Workshop: 75 % of the course fee

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSON MUSIK LIENHARD PASING!

We are very excited to welcome YUTAKA NISHIMURA as our trusty accompanist and would also like to thank the Choir Director of the Adventschurch SABINE SCHRODI for her support in the Choral Project for the weekend „Little Jazz Mass“!

CATHERINE VON DER NAHMER was born in New York and received her first Suzuki violin tuition at the age of 4. After completing her studies in German and Musicology at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, she continued with her violin studies in Berlin at the Hochschule der Künste with Prof. Axel Gerhardt.. At the same time she completed her Suzuki teaching studies in Ithaca (USA), Lyon and London. Catherine has been working in Munich since 1999 and has created the String Orchestra „Perpetuum Mobile“ who perform regularly for Senior Citizens and Children groups, as well as Choral and Dance Projects under the motto „Music brings people together“

MAXI DE BUHR-MÖLLMANN began piano studies with the Suzuki Method at the age of 5. After completing her musicology studies in Cologne, Maxi completed her degree in Music pedagogy - Piano, at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg/Breisgau. During this time, she also began her Suzuki teaching studies in Brussels, USA and London. Maxi has been teaching for almost 20 years now, and since 2002 has focused on working with children in the preschool ages. She has also recently begun teaching SECE (Suzuki Early Childhood Education) classes in Munich.

This years Munich Suzuki Festival for Violin and Piano is dedicated to making music in ensembles and groups. For the first time in Munich, Piano students will have the opportunity to play in large groups on multiple instruments. The Violins and Pianos will also work together on Ensemble arrangements of the Suzuki Repertoire – performing these at the Final Concert. The required Music and Repertoire lists and Scores will be sent accordingly to the Instrumental teachers.

CVUNDFOTOSIRJE

MICHELLE POST is originally from New Zealand and was one of the first Kiwi children to learn music via the Suzuki Method there. She has Degrees in Music from the universities in Auckland (NZ), Seatttle (Washington, USA) and Cologne (Germany).

Michelle then completed the Suzuki circle by training as a Suzuki Piano Teacher and is also a teacher of SECE. The experiences Michelle has collected over the years of concertizing and also being a mother of 2 children, are some of the most valuable lessons she passes on to even the youngest of her students. Michelle‘s love of teaching has seen her invited to teach at many major workshops and masterclasses throughout Europe, UK and NZ.

HANNAH BISS resides in London and is an experienced Suzuki Teacher. She completed her studies at the University of London and the Royal Northern College of Music.

After that Hannah‘s concert career saw her not only performing in England but in the USA and Europe as well. Her greatest passion has always been teaching, and so she completed her studies to become a fully qualified Suzuki Teacher. Currently Hannah is the head of the British Suzuki Institute Trustees and teaches at the Hall School in Hampstead.

FACULTY Information about the Workshop

SIRJE Subbe-Tamm resides in Tallinn, Estonia. Sirje completed her Piano studies at the Tallinn G.Ots Musical College and also at the Tallinn Music Academy. Her first contact with the Suzuki Methode was in 1995 whereupon she successfully trained as a Suzuki Piano Teacher. She runs a successful piano studio in Tallinn and has taught at many Suzuki Workshops in the northern European Nations.

The Choir Project „Little Jazz Mass“ from Bob Chilcott gives the participants of the workshop the possibility to use their voices as their instrument in an ensemble. The sections of the „Little Jazz Mass“ that are worked on in the workshop can also be performed in public during the Sunday Church service of the Advents Church on the October 20, 2019. The young singers who wish to will join the resident Choir and Jazz Trio for this public performance. Should you wish your child to take part in this, please confirm their participation in this extra Sunday event on the application form.*

Gesang ist die eigentliche Stimme des Menschen. Yehudi Menuhin Our youngest guests from the age of 0-4 are cordially invited to take part in the Suzuki Early Childhood Classes on Friday and Saturday – there is no prior musical knowledge required for this class.

Time Schedule: Friday, 18. October 2019: 2.00pm Registration, 3:00 pm Lessons begin. Saturday, 19. October 2019: 9.00 am Lessons begin, Final Concert 5:00-6.00 pm *OPTIONAL (please confirm if you wish to participate) Sunday, 20. October, 10.00 am: Public Performance of „Little Jazz Mass“ during the Sunday morning Service of the Advents Church.

Application Suzuki-Festival in Munich on October 18th-20th, 2019

Please send completed registration form to maxidebuhr@gmx.de by June 30th, 2019. Participant(Name):_______________________________________________________________________________€ 130,00 Participant of SECE lessons(Name):______________________________________________________________€ 30,00 Date of Birth:________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone:___________________________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Current Suzuki Piece and Book:___________________________________________________________________________ Teacher:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Details of Teacher (E-mail & Phone) ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Participating in Church Service Performance on Sunday : (circle yes to confirm, no to decline ) __________yes_________________no_______________ Observer (Name):___________________________________________________________________________________€ 40,00

I agree to transfer the course fee of € _________________________________________ to the following account by 30 June 2019:

Maxi de Buhr-Möllmann , IBAN: DE80 6609 0800 0005 9683 72 BIC: GENODE61BBB, BBBank Karlsruhe,

Reason for payment: „SF19 & Name of the Participant“

Declaration of Parental Responsibility (for the Caregivers/Parents ) I hereby give my assurance that I as the main Caregiver/Parent , take full responsibility for supervising my child during the entire duration of the Suzuki Festival 2019 in the rooms and grounds of the Gemeindezentrum der Adventskirche Munich Neuaubing. I also agree to take full financial responsiblilty for any damages to the inventory of the Church, Rooms, Grounds or Instruments that might be caused by my child. I have taken note of and agree to the Cancellation agreement costs (see other side) . I agree/do not agree – (please delete appropriate ) to having photos or videos of my child taken during the course (these files are used for Educational or Advertisement purposes only) . Signature Parent/Caregiver _________________________________________________________________________________

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