Chamber music offers listeners the opportunity to fully connect with the talents of one, two or a few musicians. It is about the bond of communication that is forged between artist and audience. In a chamber music setting, a listener can easily feel that he or she is the only person present--almost as though the entire performance is constructed personally for them.
Chamber music also offers inspiration to young people and those who aspire to greater accomplishment in their own study of music. As a society, we need to cultivate and support emerging young musicians so that our cultural life in turn will continue to be enhanced and nurtured by their contributions. This is particularly critical at a time when our educational system is faltering.
This year the New Jewish Theatre of St. Louis will inaugurate a new program designed to foster the careers of brilliant young musicians, the Gesher Music Festival of Emerging Artists, held June 26-July 3 at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the Jewish Community Center. Additionally, Festival musicians will perform at day camps, senior living centers and various inner city locations to further encourage awareness of and support for the work of musicians and composers.
The Festival will feature a host of lectures, galas and performances. Listeners will have the opportunity to not only hear great music and great talent, but will also be able to interact directly with the performers in question and answer sessions. It promises to be an exciting and stimulating event for the St. Louis area. Michael Tilson Thomas, Director of the San Francisco Symphony, has given his personal endorsement to the Gesher Festival.
The word "gesher" means bridge, or connection, in Hebrew, signifying the importance of establishing and maintaining our connection to music, musicians and all the arts. Although the Festival will feature music with a special connection to the Jewish experience, its impact and meaning will be universal in scope.
Kudos and many thanks to the New Jewish Theatre of St. Louis for developing and sponsoring this wonderful--and needed--program. It's reach will surely extend far beyond the St. Louis area. For further information, contact NJT.
Thanks for reading.
Gary
Chamber music also offers inspiration to young people and those who aspire to greater accomplishment in their own study of music. As a society, we need to cultivate and support emerging young musicians so that our cultural life in turn will continue to be enhanced and nurtured by their contributions. This is particularly critical at a time when our educational system is faltering.
This year the New Jewish Theatre of St. Louis will inaugurate a new program designed to foster the careers of brilliant young musicians, the Gesher Music Festival of Emerging Artists, held June 26-July 3 at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the Jewish Community Center. Additionally, Festival musicians will perform at day camps, senior living centers and various inner city locations to further encourage awareness of and support for the work of musicians and composers.
The Festival will feature a host of lectures, galas and performances. Listeners will have the opportunity to not only hear great music and great talent, but will also be able to interact directly with the performers in question and answer sessions. It promises to be an exciting and stimulating event for the St. Louis area. Michael Tilson Thomas, Director of the San Francisco Symphony, has given his personal endorsement to the Gesher Festival.
The word "gesher" means bridge, or connection, in Hebrew, signifying the importance of establishing and maintaining our connection to music, musicians and all the arts. Although the Festival will feature music with a special connection to the Jewish experience, its impact and meaning will be universal in scope.
Kudos and many thanks to the New Jewish Theatre of St. Louis for developing and sponsoring this wonderful--and needed--program. It's reach will surely extend far beyond the St. Louis area. For further information, contact NJT.
Thanks for reading.
Gary
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