Archive for the ‘Education & Outreach’ Category
Sarah’s Tour Journal: Turkey
November 18th, 2009 by Sarah
After over twenty-four hours of travel, we’ve arrived safely at home and have been enjoying the sunny New Hampshire skies. The four days in Istanbul were a wonderful way to end our tour. I was reminded often of my first trip to Turkey with Apple Hill in 2006. I was so taken then with the [...]
Tags: International Tours, Middle East Tour, Turkey
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Sarah’s Tour Journal: Jordan
November 13th, 2009 by Sarah
Hello from Istanbul!
We left Kings Academy yesterday morning, very sad to say goodbye to Reem and our good friend Emer, a long-time Irish participant who came to Jordan to visit and spend the week with us. Our time in Jordan was full of so many amazing experiences, it is hard to know how to begin!
Some [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach, International Tours, Jordan, Playing for Peace
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The Meeting School Visits Apple Hill
November 12th, 2009 by Meg
Apple Hill educational outreach includes tours from Turkey to California, but workshops also happen right here in New Hampshire. The Meeting School recently visited Apple Hill and wrote about their experience on The Meeting School Blog:
Thanks to board member Nancy Lloyd, on September 16 students had the opportunity to visit the Apple Hill Center for [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach, Monadnock Region, NH
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Tour Schedule - workshops, concerts, and more!
November 5th, 2009 by Meg
Fall is always exciting at Apple Hill. September is relaxed, a great time to regain energy after a program-packed summer. But just as the trees along Apple Hill Road burst into color, our schedules fill with performances, preparations, and… plane rides.
Currently, Lenny and the Quartet are on tour in the Middle East - hosting workshops, [...]
Tags: International Tours, Monadnock Region
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Apple Hill at the US Institute of Peace
July 6th, 2009 by Apple Hill
The Apple Hill String Quartet and Director Lenny Matczynski present a workshop on Playing for Peace during the 2009 Washington, DC Tour. Video courtesy of the US Institute of Peace.
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Medicine, Law, Business…Music?
April 22nd, 2009 by Elise
It seems the nation is finally catching up with an Apple Hill trend. (Next, kissing the moose!). Music applications for colleges, universities, and conservatories have increased as much as 50 percent in the past year, according to the March 8 article in the Chicago Tribune. I find this fascinating. In THIS economy?! Of course, Apple [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach
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Masterclass in Manchester, NH
March 24th, 2009 by Amelia
The Apple Hill Chamber Players travel across the world to perform and give masterclasses — and sometimes they just travel a few miles down the road. Thursday, March 19 brought the quartet to the Manchester Community Music School for an masterclass and concert.
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January Events at the Colonial Theatre
February 27th, 2009 by Meg
On January 14, 2009, the Apple Hill Chamber Players conducted a series of educational workshops at the Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH. Local students learned about chamber music and string instruments, and even played with the quartet! The Players then performed a successful concert on January 17, which featured Purcell’s Three Fantasias, Ullman’s String Quartet [...]
Tags: Education & Outreach, Monadnock Region, NH
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