Ken Hedgecock: Classical Music Discoveries

If you haven't had the pleasure of listening to Ken Hedgecock's podcast, Classical Music Discoveries, here's your chance! His shows are always full of interesting and useful information about all types of classical music. He recently featured PIMF on one of his podcasts. Here's his schedule for June 1-9, 2012:

1. Philadelphia International Music Festival
2. Play My Music - Episode 1
3. Pierre Dure - the People's Tenor
4. Zuill Bailey - Dvorak Cello Concerto CD Premiere
5. Matt Herskowitz Live at the Music Conservatory of Montreal
6. Matthew H. Fields - Music Among Friends
7. Alexandre Brussilovsky - Salute d'Amour
8. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
9. Ensemble Arts Academy
10.Alexandre Brussilovsky - One of the World's Most Heralded Violinists

Ken Hedgecock's Classical Music Discoveries

PIMF 2012 information and communication

As we draw closer to the start of 2012 PIMF, please check your email regularly, as we will be sending regular updates about your student or child's participation in the festival, including new and exciting concert events, off-campus outings including a Philadelphia Orchestra concert at the Mann Music Center with preconcert performances by PIMF 2012 Mann Center Competition winners, Master Classes with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, solo performance and competition information, Grand Finale information, and more.

To listen to highlights of our festival from last year, please visit our Myspace. Here are two videos from last year for your viewing pleasure!

Artie Shaw's "Clarinet Concerto"

Performed by Matthew Griffith, clarinet and Davyd Booth, piano

The PIMF Gold orchestra performing Felix Mendelssohn's "Sinfonia No. 8"

PIMF and its musical endeavours

Since we've given you the scoop on the big wedding, we figured it's time to put the spotlight on the festival itself! Let's take a look at our talented students and faculty. Here's what were all about:

The students:

The PIMF is an organization that's been thriving and growing for 15 years. Its students come from all over the United States and other countries. Our festival includes multiple age divisions, and welcomes students anywhere between the ages of 8- 29. The best and most unique part of PIMF is that all of our students get to directly work with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. We house our students at the beautiful Bryn Mawr campus, located in Pennsylvania. As well as having a strong orchestral performance study program, PIMF includes opportunities to study chamber music, solo performance, recitals given by both the faculty and students, master classes given by members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and our very own concerto competition. We also offer scholarships to select students of the festival.

The Faculty:

We are lucky to have relationships with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and top musicians in the area. Here are a few of our faculty members.

Woodwinds:

• David Cramer, flute
• Loren Lind, flute
• Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, oboe
• David Blumberg, clarinet
• Mark Gigliotti, bassoon

Strings:

• Kimberly Fisher, violin
• Marc Rovetti, violin
• Noah Geller, violin
• William dePasquale, violin
• Choong- Jin Chang, viola
• Kirsten Johnson, viola
• Renard Edwards, viola
• Hai- Ye Ni, cello
• Gloria de Pasquale, cello
• Udi Bar- David, cello
• Joseph Conyers, bass
• Maryanne Meyer, harp
• And many more

For a complete list of our strings teachers, click here.

Brass:

• Jeffrey Lang, horn
• Shelly Showers, horn
• Darin Kelly, trumpet
• Matthew Vaughn, trombone
• Scott Devereaux, tuba

Percussion and Piano:

• Don Liuzzi, timpani
• Hugh Sung, piano
• Svetlana Smolina, piano
• Song Nam, piano

Our conductors include the wonderful Cristian Macelaru of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Interested yet? Come visit our website for more information on this awesome opportunity!