Parents, students and teachers of the Suzuki method will come from around the world to meet for two weeks of musical instruction, extracurricular activities and public performances as the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosts the 48th annual American Suzuki Institute (ASI).
Sponsored by the Aber Suzuki Center at UW-Stevens Point, ASI sessions are July 22-27 and July 29-Aug. 3. Classes are offered in violin, viola, voice, cello, bass, piano, harp, chamber music, Suzuki early childhood education as well as skill building sessions for teachers.
More than 1,000 participants and family members from across the United States and six other countries will be in Stevens Point.
The ASI Concert and Recital Series, free to the public, features faculty, students and guest artists in solo and group performances. All instruments and levels are represented in more than 50 concerts.
Performances will be held in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center on campus or at Sentry Theater, 1800 North Point Drive, Stevens Point:
- Monday, July 23, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Monday, July 23, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Faculty Guest Artist Recital featuring concert violinist Brian Lewis and UW-Stevens Point Music Department faculty pianist Molly Roseman
- Tuesday, July 24, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Tuesday, July 24, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Faculty Recital featuring solos and ensemble pieces for violin, viola, cello and piano
- Thursday, July 26, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Thursday, July 26, 6:15 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Informal recitals, followed by 7:30 p.m. talent show
- Friday, July 27, 8 a.m., Michelsen Hall - Piano Solo and Ensembles Festival Concert
- Friday, July 27, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Violin Festival Concert
- Monday, July 30, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Monday, July 30, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Faculty Guest Artist Recital, featuring harpist Bridget Kibbey
- Tuesday, July 31, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Tuesday, July 31, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Faculty recital, featuring solos and ensemble pieces for violin, viola cello, bass and piano
- Wednesday, August 1, 6:15 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Informal recitals, followed by 7:30 p.m. talent show
- Thursday, August 2, 4 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Student Honors recital
- Thursday, August 2, 7 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Chamber Music Student Orchestra Concert, featuring Linc Smelser, conductor
- Thursday, August 2, 8 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Chamber Music Student Ensembles
- Friday, August 3, 9 a.m., Michelsen Hall - Piano Solo and Ensembles Festival Concert
- Friday, August 3, 11:15 a.m., Michelsen Hall - Viola Festival Concert
- Friday, August 3, 2 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Harp Festival Concert
- Friday, August 3, 4:15 p.m., Michelsen Hall - Cello and Bass Festival Concert Michelsen
- Friday, August 3, 7 p.m., Sentry Theater - Violin Festival Concert
Since 1971, UW-Stevens Point has been home to America's first summer Suzuki program and the oldest institute outside of Japan. Based on methods of Shinichi Suzuki, ASI reinforces teaching music in a way similar to how children learn language, with parental involvement and repetition in a nurturing environment.
For more information about ASI or the Aber Suzuki Center, go to www.uwsp.edu/suzuki or call 715-346-3033.
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