PMAC Master Class Series
Saturday, March 17, 2012
PMAC Faculty Cellist Dorothy Braker
FREE and open to the public
Please RSVP to russ@pmaconline.org to reserve a space
Free Pizza at 12:30PM (reservation required so we can order enough pizza!)
Masterclass from 1PM to 2:30PM
In the PMAC Recital Hall
75 Albany Street, Portsmouth, NH
PORTSMOUTH, NH – Join us on Saturday, March 17th at 1:00 p.m. for a special master class with PMAC faculty cellist Dorothy Braker. Several local students will be selected to perform for the master class. This free event is open to students and music lovers of all ages. Young string students are especially encouraged to attend.
Aspiring classical musicians often consider master classes to be one of the most effective means of musical development, offering student musicians an opportunity to perform for a master teacher in front of an audience of students and then receive constructive feedback on musical interpretation and technique. The student performers are selected in advance and prepare extensively for the master class. It is an interactive session designed to be a positive experience for all involved and encouraging the student performers to stretch their skills and musical thinking.
The master class is FREE and open to the public, but reservations are requested and may be made by e-mailing russ@pmaconline.org or calling the PMAC office at 603-431-4278. Please indicate if you will be joining us for free pizza in the PMAC lobby prior to the masterclass at 12:30 p.m. so we may order the correct amount of pizza.
Ms. Braker will be performing Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra at The Music Hall on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Ms. Braker received her B.A. and M.A. in Music Performance from the Juilliard School in New York City. She had her very first lesson in music at the age of 4 with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, whose new idea about musical study through unlocking each child's innate potential was first being brought to the United States (today it is known as the popular Suzuki Method). Her studies in cello were with Lois Yopp, Phil Blum, Karl Fruh, and Harvey Shapiro. Primarily a soloist and chamber musician with an emphasis in educational performance, she has performed extensively across the United States. Here in New Hampshire, in addition to chamber music and solo performances, she created the Aliento Chamber Players chamber music series and is principal cellist with the Portsmouth Symphony and the Connecticut River Valley Orchestra. Ms. Braker also coaches chamber music and has a studio of private lesson students at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC).
