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Will I play chamber music? Orchestra? Make new friends? Be in the lush countryside of Vermont? Work with accomplished, nurturing teachers and conductors? Perform in public? Come home a far more mature musician? Come home a far more mature person? Please read on.
Kinhaven is . . . music with people who love nothing better. A summer of playing classical
New friends, expert instructors who care, great homecooked food, beautiful countryside all around you, and an atmosphere of genuine sharing and support. At Kinhaven Music School weve been making this dream come true for over 60 years. Kinhaven is a unique summer school in the rolling green hills of Weston, Vermont. Every year, 90 musicians are accepted for the Senior Session and 70 musicians are accepted for the Junior Session. To meet qualifying standards, we select students based on audition. After you are admitted, the competition ends. Our commitment to mutual support rather than rivalry distinguishes Kinhaven from many other music schools. Chamber music is at the heart of the program. You will play in several chamber groups, large ensembles, symphony orchestra, and have the opportunity to participate in master classes and studio performance classes. You will have many public performance opportunities. The spirit of Kinhaven inspires plenty of spontaneous music making, singing, and chamber music reading sessions. The afternoons lend themselves nicely to many non-musical activities, but also are perfect additional practice hours for those that wish a more intense experience. Kinhaven is on a 31-acre campus and has unlimited offerings, musical and recreational. Vermont in the summer is irresistible; Kinhaven offers glorious opportunities in music-making and even more important, friendships.
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2013 Sessions:
Piano Workshop June 6 to June 11 Chamber Music Workshop June 19 to June 23 Senior Session June 28 to August 10 Junior Session August 11 to August 25
TESTIMONIAL
I attended Kinhaven for Concertmaster, four summers, Minnesota Orchestra and my experience there was truly lifechanging. I fell in love with playing chamber music which has been my passion ever since, and it was also the first place where I had the opportunity to play in a full orchestra which is now the new focus of my career. It is such an amazing place to spend the summer, and the faculty and staff are extremely caring and dedicated. I look back on my time at Kinhaven with only fond memories!
Erin Keefe
Whatever else I might venture into the future, I know that I will always remember the summers I spent at Kinhaven. I know that I will always remember the music, but I will also remember walking barefoot in the grass with my girlfriends. All of it being special. Kinhaven might not always realize this, but it undoubtedly provides a lasting, irreplaceable impression on all of us who pass through the summers in Vermont. Lily Horton, violin
music program
Kinhaven has an experienced and dedicated faculty. We choose
teachers as much for their sensitivity as for their professional excellence. Our Kinhaven Faculty perform in professional and highly acclaimed chamber music groups or orchestras, and many teach at leading universities and colleges around the United States. Through our faculty and the legacy that each of them carry onward, students are exposed to the teachings of Dorothy DeLay, David Finckel, Joseph Alessi, Ricardo Morales, and Menahem Pressler, to name only a few. Outside the studio they might be on your softball team, or join you on the sitting-hill. Most students find their teachers are more than teachers; they are friends and companions too. You may or may not have professional ambitions, what matters is that you love to play. Our program is designed to help you grow in musical appreciation, sharpen your performance skills, and allow you time and space to explore your own creative potential. Kinhaven has a rotational rather than a challenge system. Orchestra seatings and chamber music assignments change weekly. Throughout the summer you will perform varied styles of music, play with many different musicians, and experience various positions in the orchestra. The student body of Kinhavens Senior Session is based on the size of a full symphony orchestra, with double winds and brasses. We also accept six to eight pianists.
TESTIMONIAL
Kinhaven is simply one of my favorite places anyInternationally acclaimed where. Not only is it an excellent and well-rounded Bassoonist, Faculty at the musical experience, but the warmth and support of the
Marc Goldberg
Juilliard School, Mannes College, Hartt School of Music, Bard College, and Columbia University Kinhaven Alum, 1976-77 Kinhaven parent, Jesse Goldberg, 2007, 2010
faculty and staff in the pristine Vermont countryside creates an environment that is wonderfully human. As a musician, teacher, barefoot camper, and now parent of a camper, I believe in everything that Kinhaven has to offer.
Chamber Music
The heart of the Kinhaven music program is chamber music. Each student is assigned to a chamber group with a coach and a musical work appropriate to the groups ability. After studying and performing the composition, you will be assigned to other ensembles with new coaches and new pieces.
Private Lessons
You will have at least one private lesson a week on your major instrument. Your teacher may want to meet with you more often to review your progress. This close personal support helps you prepare for performances and adopt productive practice habits. Many teachers host a studio/performance class so that students have the chance to perform solo works.
Orchestra
The orchestra plays classical symphonic repertoire. The nightly rehearsals culminate in the performance of a movement or two or an overture every Sunday afternoon. In the past few years the orchestra has played: Brahms First and Second Symphonies Shostakovich Fifth & Tenth Symphonies Sibelius Second Symphony Tchaikovsky Symphonies 4, 5, 6 Wagner Flying Dutchman Overture, Rienzi Overture Debussy Afternoon of a Faun Mozart Jupiter Symphony Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Mahler First Symphony Respighi Pines of Rome Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis and more. . .
Large Ensemble
We form large ensembles to explore the music literature for string orchestra, woodwind ensembles, brass and combined ensembles. Our percussion program brings together percussion majors, piano majors, and others seeking to broaden their experience. We focus on learning works for percussion ensemble, rhythm and ear training. visit www.kinhaven.org or call (973) 378-5854
Composition
Aspiring composers have the option to study composition in private and small group settings with Composer-in-Residence, Nicolas Scherzinger. In addition to lessons, students can attend composition seminars (master classes), which cover such topics as preparing score and parts, notation standards, composition and analysis, performance and analysis, counterpoint, musical form, orchestration, theoretical concepts, and other topics related to contemporary music and composition. Each summer there is one public concert devoted solely to the performance of student compositions.
Composer-in-Residence
Kinhaven is fortunate to have Nicolas Scherzinger, Chair of the Composition and Theory Departments at the Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University. He holds a DMA in composition from the Eastman School of Music. Private lessons, seminars and performances are open to serious student composers.
See the website for more information.
Piano at Kinhaven
Piano majors are placed in chamber music groups, receive several coachings per week and perform in student concerts. Students have private lessons on chamber music and solo repertoire. Ample practice time is assigned on our numerous grand pianos. Weekly sight-reading sessions are offered to give pianists the skills they need to learn music more quickly. Those pianists with secondary instruments may participate in instrumental ensembles.
See the website for more information.
Concerts
TESTIMONIAL
After just one summer at Kinhaven, I returned with an intense Associate Principal/3rd Horn passion for music that (Kinhaven 97-00) became a lifelong devotion, carrying me into my professional career. I had learned the true value of music not simply through chamber and large ensembles, but through our sense of community and love shared with friends and teachers alike. Anytime I come across someone who has attended Kinhaven, we have an instant bond over shared experiences, and might find ourselves spontaneously singing a favorite madrigal, or dancing the Troika. Kinhaven will always remain one of the most profoundly meaningful experiences of my life.
Every piece you study and Geoffrey practice culminates in performance. Pilkington Families, friends and the public are Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, 4th Horn invited to all of our concerts. Harrisburg Symphony,
Concert Schedule:
Fridays: 4:00 pm, Student Concerts
Saturdays: 8:00 pm, Faculty Concerts Sundays: 2:30 pm, Student Concerts
Chamber Choir
If you are a serious singer and one who needs more singing, you can also join the Chamber Choir and study madrigals, chamber cantatas, and other choral works for smaller choir.
Daily Schedule
7:30 Breakfast 8:30 Practice & Lessons & Chamber Choir 9:30 Chamber Orchestra, Large Ensembles & Chorus 10:30 Chamber Music
11:30 Practice & Lessons 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Recreational Activities/ Optional Practice Time 6:00 Dinner 7:30 Orchestra 9:30 Snacks 10:30 Bed Time
The senior session will run for six weeks from June 28 to August 10, 2013. Students are accepted for the entire time only. Tuition is $6,700.00. After you have been accepted we require a nonrefundable deposit of $900.00 in order to secure your place in our enrollment. The balance is due by May 15th. All tuition payments are non-refundable. There are no extra charges for lessons, laundry, etc. Please send all materials to: Kinhaven Music School 6 Elberta Road Maplewood, NJ 07040 (973) 378-5854
Financial Aid
Each year funds are allocated for tuition reduction. These grants come from foundations, individual donors and other sources. Financial aid is available to qualified students who demonstrate fiscal need. If you would like to attend Kinhaven but are concerned about the tuition, we invite you to apply for financial aid. Please contact the New Jersey Office with any questions.
Kinhaven Music School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or physical disability in its admissions, financial aid, education programs, activities or employment policies.
The summer at Kinhaven made me think that it is exactly what I would want my child to experience in a summer Carmit Zori Violinist, Artistic music camp. Kinhaven turned out to be a life changing Director of the Brookexperience for our daughter Amalia. She had such a good lyn Chamber Music time whether it was playing the piano in a chamber music Society group and sharing thoughts with her peers about the music Kinhaven parent, or having private lessons or listening to the concerts every Amalia Rinehart, 2009 weekend. I think it was important for her to see that she was not an odd kid and that there are other kids like her. She loved singing everyday and enjoyed every aspect of the daily routine at Kinhaven. The faculty was fantastic. Her piano teachers were inspiring. The chorus was so much fun. Amalia returned home and made an oil painting of Hindemith after hearing his music played by the Orchestra in the summer. At Kinhaven it seems as if it was just the right combination of smart passionate and generous human beings. What a treat!! Thank you for this place.
TESTIMONIAL
is comprehensive, including private lessons, daily chamber music coachings, string orchestra, wind ensemble, brass choir, full orchestra, chorus, and public performances.
Daily Schedule
8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Chamber Music Coaching I 10:00 Chamber Music Coaching II 11:00 Lessons and practice 12:30 Lunch 2:00 Activities 4:30 Chorus or Rehearsals 6:00 Dinner 7:30 Orchestra
Admissions
www.kinhaven.org
General Information
Relaxation
Our comprehensive afternoon program has something for everyone. The beautiful swimming pond, volleyball court, soccer field, basketball court, tennis court, and ping pong tables are available to all. Hikes, brook walks, and walks into town are easily organized, and our activities staff plans outings, games, track meets, scavenger hunts, the annual regatta, folk dancing, and strawberry picking! The art house has a fully equipped pottery studio for beginners and experienced ceramists alike; sculpture, drawing, painting, carving, silk-screening, and even tie-dying can fill your afternoons. Quiet time is precious, too. The afternoon can be yours to read, practice, play chess or cards, compose, or indulge in a favorite Kinhaven pastime, hill-sitting.
Facilities
The Kinhaven Kitchen is famous for its delicious homemade fare fresh, nutritious, and definitely non-institutional. Breads and coffee cakes are baked daily. Lasagna, pizza, quiches, soups, pesto, burritos, and desserts are all made from scratch by our dedicated cooks. Non-meat dishes are available for our growing vegetarian population. Meals are times of good eating, socializing, and are the focal point of communication within the Kinhaven community. The Concert Hall houses the symphony orchestra and the chorus. It holds an audience of 200. All of the public concerts are presented in the Concert Hall. Everything from nightly orchestra rehearsals to large percussion pieces to weekly folk dancing takes place in this warm, wooden building. Practice cabins are sprouting up all over the spacious campus. Morning time is assigned to everyone for practice. Practice spaces are available to all students during free time. Students live in cabins which were recently built. Students live in spacious rooms and have a counselor nearby. There are daily cabin inspections, ensuring living areas are always extremely clean. Other facilities include a first aid center, which is wellequipped and hopefully rarely used. A very large rehearsal building reserved for brasses is called Crescendo. We have an exhaustive chamber music library. Our ten grand pianos, including six Steinways, are continually being upgraded and restored. In the Concert Hall, in addition to our best Steinway, is a small pipe organ and a harpsichord. The Common Room has a fireplace, games, and comfortable couches for those chilly days. Students gather for non-musical relaxation and coziness.
Faculty Biographies
Executive Directors; Program Directors, Senior Session Music Faculty, Summer, 2013
Deborah Buck, Violin, has a full and varied career as the first violinist of the LARK Quartet, Concertmaster of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and as a recitalist and concerto soloist. She was educated at The Juilliard School as a Starling student of Dorothy DeLay and at the University of Southern California where she was a pupil of Robert Lipsett. Most recently, Deborah and the LARK Quartet recorded with pianist, Gary Graffman the piano quintet of Pulitzer Prize winner, Jennifer Higdon for Bridge Records. This past fall included a recital in Los Angeles and concerts with LARK in New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. An avid teacher, Debbie has a thriving private studio of violinists in Maplewood, NJ. This past July, she celebrated her eleventh summer on faculty at the Kinhaven Music School. Anthony Mazzocchi, Trombone, received his BM and MM degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. He received the Janet Schenck Award for Outstanding Musicianship from the school in 1997. Tony has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, San Diego Symphony, in various Broadway shows and numerous recordings and movie soundtracks. He currently serves as Trombone Professor at Montclair State and Kean Universities in New Jersey, and is Director of Fine Arts for the South Orange/Maplewood school district in NJ. Tony has been a soloist, clinician, or guest lecturer at The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Montclair State University, Mannes and North Carolina School of the Arts. Senior Session Telephone: 973-378-5854 John Bannon, Percussion, Sr., is Principal Timpanist with The Florida Orchestra, and teaches conducting at St. Petersburg College. He was formerly Principal Timpanist with the Anchorage Symphony, the Oklahoma Symphony, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City, the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, and the Honolulu Symphony. He earned degrees in Percussion Performance from the University of South Florida (BA) and the University of Michigan (MM), and in Instrumental Conducting (DMA) from the University of Miami. Jerry T. Bidlack, Choral Director, was the full-time Conductor at Kinhaven from 1968-2003. He served as Director from 1981 2003. Jerry was a professor of music at Lehigh University for 25 years, and served as chairman for six years. In 1976 he co-founded the Young Peoples Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley along with his wife, Nancy. He is currently the conductor of the Kinhaven choruses. Robert Blaine, Brass, Jr., received his BM from Indiana U., his MM from Catholic U. and his DMA from Eastman. He has studied with Edwin Anderson, Milton Stephens and John Marcellus. He has served on the faculties of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, SUNY Geneseo, Nazareth College and Eastman School of Music. He has held positions as principal trombone of the National Symphony of the Dominican Republic and second trombone of the Charleston (SC) Symphony. Presently, Dr. Blaine is the Director of Orchestra Studies at Jackson State University in Mississippi and performs with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Hubert Chen, Violin, Jr. A native New Yorker, Hubert Chen received his BA from SUNY Geneseo after 8 years at Juilliard Pre-College. His primary teachers have been Margaret Pardee, Laura Balkin and Eric Lewis. He has been coached in chamber music by the Manhattan String Quartet, Tremont String Quartet, Edward Melkus, Kermit Moore, and Mark Steinberg. He completed his long-term Suzuki Method training at the School for Strings and is certified in Kodaly Level I. He is on faculty at the Diller-Quaile School of Music for violin and musicianship/music theory. Logan Coale, Bass, Sr., received his BM and MM from Boston University and his primary teachers were Todd Seeber, Edwin Barker and Tim Pitts. He has performed with the San Antonio Symphony, the Sarasota Opera, and the Alarm Will Sound Ensemble. He is presently free lancing in New York City and is a member of the NOW Ensemble. Nicholas DiEugenio, Violin, Sr., holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music (BM, MM 05), where he studied with David Cerone, Linda Cerone, and Paul Kantor, and from the Yale School of Music (Artist Diploma 08, MMA 09), where he studied with Ani Kavafian, was a recipient of the Alumni Foundation Award, and an AlumniVentures grant. Mr. DiEugenio teaches at the Ithaca College School of Music, where he is Assistant Professor of Violin and Chamber Music. Mr. DiEugenio has
Sandy Dennis, Piano, received her BM and MMT degrees from Oberlin Conservatory, and her MM from The Juilliard School. Her teachers include Beveridge Webster, Arthur Dann, and Bonnee Hendricks Hoy. Sandy currently teaches at The Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, MA, Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA, and privately, and performs regularly throughout the New England area. Martha Knieriem, Viola/Violin, has a BM in Viola Performance from the University of North Carolina and an MM from Ithaca College. She also studied at the Eastman School of Music and the Hartt School of Music. Her principal teachers include Heidi Castleman and Scott Nickrenz. She teaches at the Smith College Campus School and the Community Music School of Springfield, where she directs the Young Peoples String Program and String City orchestra. She has been a member of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra since 1981. Junior Session Telephone: 413-584-3182
given solo performances with the Cleveland Bach Consort, National Repertory Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, CIM Orchestra, and Interlochens World Youth Symphony Orchestra. Kathleen Foster, Viola/Violin, Jr., graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelors degree and from the Mannes College of Music with an M.M. Her primary teachers were Michael Tree, John Graham, and Mikhail Boguslavsky. She plays Principal Viola for the orchestras of Musica Sacra, New York Oratorio Society, Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, and Lake George Opera. She also regularly freelances with the New Jersey Symphony, Pennsylvania Ballet, and many other groups. She has recently performed chamber music at BargeMusic, Weill Recital Hall, Symphony Space, and the Wintergarden Theater. Tomoko Fujita, Cello, Sr., is the founding cellist of the Bryant Park Quartet. Tomoko graduated summa cum laude from Rice University with a double degree: a B.M. in cello performance as a student of Norman Fischer; and a B.A. in psychology. She earned a M.M. at The Juilliard School while studying with Joel Krosnick and Darrett Adkins. In addition to being on the faculty of the Stony Brook University Pre-College Program and coaching at the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program, she maintains a private studio in New York City and Long Island. Adam Grabois, Cello, Sr., has a varied career as chamber musician, soloist, teacher and recording artist and is the founder of the record label Reflex Editions. A resident of New York City, Adam is the cellist of the New York Chamber Solo ists, maintains a private teaching studio and is on the faculty of the Weston Music Center in Connecticut. A Kinhaven alumnus, he later studied with David Finckel and graduated from Swarthmore College. His cello was made by Samuel Zygmuntowicz in Brooklyn in 1998 and his bows were made by Ole Kanestrm in 2004 and 2008. John Kehayas, Bassoon, Sr., is Bassoon Professor at the University of South Florida. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School where he was awarded the Namburg Foundation Scholarship for excellence in music performance. Currently bassoonist/ contrabassoonist of the Florida Orchestra, he has performed with The New York Philharmonic and was an inaugural member of The New World Symphony. His teachers included Leonard Sharrow, Sidney Rosenburg, and Judith LeClair. Micah Killion, Trumpet, Sr., received his BA in Trumpet performance from The Juilliard School and his MA in Music Education at Columbia University. His principal teacher was Philip Smith. He has performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony, and has given numerous workshops. He currently holds positions at the Third St. Music School and the Music Advancement Program at Juilliard. Adrienne Kim, Piano, Sr., studied with Menahem Pressler and Leon Fleisher and is on the faculty of Syracuse University. She has concertized in Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Bargemusic, Bostons Symphony Hall, Washington D.C.s Phillips Gallery and Ravinias Rising Stars series in Chicago. She is the resident pianist of the Seal Bay Festival
in Maine, and participated in the National Endowment for the Arts/Chamber Music America Rural Residency. She has recorded the solo and chamber works of Daniel S. Godfrey with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the violin and piano sonatas of Charles Ives with violinist Lisa Tipton. Kenneth Kwo, Viola, Sr., Jr., was a double major in math and viola at Oberlin College and went on to the University of Iowa to earn his Masters degree in viola. His primary teachers were David Becker, Kathryn Plummer and William Preucil. Ken has been a member of the Florida Orchestra since 1984. Amber McPherson, Violin, Jr., completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina School of the Arts and later earned a degree in early music performance practice at the Hochschule fr Musik und Theater in Leipzig, Germany where she has lived since 1999. There she is active as a freelance Baroque violinist performing and recording primarily in Germany and the Czech Republic with ensembles such as the Dresdner Instrumental Concert, Telemannisches Collegium Michaelstein, Chemnitzer Barock Orchester, and Hofmusici. Aundrey Mitchell, Viola, Sr., graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music with both her BM and her MM and recieved a DMA from Rutgers University. Her primary teachers were Michael Tree, Karen Ritscher, and Lucian Joel. She has taught at Moravian College, Westminster Choir College, and the PA Academy of Music. She is an active chamber musician in the New York and Philadelphia areas. Alberto Parinni, cello, Jr. a native of Italy, Alberto graduated from the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School. His primary teachers were David Soyer, Joel Krosnick, and Timothy Eddy. Formerly he was Asst Principal cellist of the Richmond Symphony and a member of the St.Lawrence String Quartet, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He is presently with the American Chamber Players and the Proteus Ensemble. He is newly appointed Principal Cellist of the Northeast PA. Philharmonic and is an active freelancer in NYC. Naho Tsutsui Parrini, Violin, Jr., earned her BM from the North Carolina School of the Arts, and her MM at SUNY Stony Brook. Her primary teachers have been Kevin Lawrence and Mitchell Stern. She is a member of the Transfiguration Ensemble, a resident chamber ensemble in New York City. She recently completed her DMA at SUNY Stony Brook with Philip Setzer and Pamela Frank. She is a Resident Teaching Artist at Bloomingdale School of Music in New York City and a member of the Hyperion String Quartet. Kenneth Rescsanski, Double Bass, Jr., has his Bachelors of Music in Double Bass performance from the Eastman School of Music where his primary teacher was James VanDemark. He has had the opportunity to play with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in Denver and the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut. He has most recently been freelancing around upstate NY and teaching lessons and running sectionals at the Nazareth College of Rochester. Peter Rovit, Violin, Sr., received his BM with High Distinction from Indiana University; MM, Hartt School; Professional Studies, Juilliard: DMA, SUNY
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Kinhaven Application/2013
Applications also available online at:
https://www.kinhaven.org/sessions/applications/application_junior_senior.html
Name Indicate Session: Address City Phone Male / + Number Female State Zip Senior Session June 28 to August 10 Junior Session August 11 to August 25
Area
E-Mail Address What grade will you have completed by the end of this school year? What is your major instrument? What school do you attend? List musical material recently completed Length of study
Your private teacher's name and address Telephone / Email Length of study
What is your second instrument (if any)? Audition CD enclosed I plan to schedule a live audition How did you hear about Kinhaven? List other summer music programs you have attended
Parents Information:
Mother's full name (print) Email Mother's full address Father's full name Email Father's full address (if different) Phone Parent's or Guardian's signature Date
Send completed application to: Kinhaven Music School 6 Elberta Road Maplewood, NJ 07040 Questions? Call 973.378.5854
Workshops
Piano Workshop
June 6 to June 11, 2013
The Kinhaven Piano Workshop, for musicians who have graduated from high school, was initiated by Leander Bien in 1994. This program focuses on piano four-hand literature.
David and Dorothy Dushkin, Founders
Kinhaven History
David and Dorothy Dushkin, Kinhavens founders, purchased the Vermont property
in 1948 and opened Kinhaventhe summer music programin 1952 with 19 students. David Dushkin, the Director, emphasized chamber music and Dorothy Dushkin encouraged singing and began the tradition of closing the summer session with group singingusually a Bach Cantata. From the beginning, Kinhavens central purpose has been the sharing of music through chamber music and singing. Kinhaven grew in the 1950s and 1960s to its present enrollment of 90 students. Jerry Bidlack arrived as conductor in 1967 and became Kinhavens Director in 1981. In 1990, the Junior Session for younger students was founded and directed by Nancy Bidlack. In 2004, Nancy became the Director of both the Junior and Senior Sessions. 2010 marked Nancys final year as Director of both sessions. Anthony Mazzocchi and Deborah Buck were chosen to run the Senior Session, and Sandy Dennis and Marty Knieriem directed Junior Session. Our new leaders are long-term Kinhaven faculty, and are superlative choices to ensure the growth of Kinhaven Music School.
TESTIMONIAL
Robert Botti
Oboist, New York Philharmonic, Faculty Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and SUNY- Purchase Kinhaven parent, Anna-Sofia Botti, 2009
Our daughter, Anna-Sofia, was a camper in the Junior Session at Kinhaven this summer past. Her experience there was nothing short of wonderful. It was magical for her to be there with like-minded young musicians playing in orchestra, rehearsing chamber music, and practicing together in this idyllic setting amidst the Green Mountains of Vermont. The friendships she left with are very special to her and ones with which she continues to stay in touch. The staff and faculty were supportive and nurturing and according to Sofia funny and entertaining especially during rehearsals. Thank goodness!!! Kinhaven remains a glowing ember in the heart of our daughter. She very much looks forward to returning.