THE CASTLEMAN QUARTET PROGRAMS

Charles Castleman, Director

in Residence S.U.N.Y.Fredonia..................................in Residence U Colorado Boulder

June 9-July 28, 2013.......................................................June 30- July 28, 2013

Welcome to the home page of The Castleman Quartet Programs. Founded by Charles Castleman in 1970, this unique summer program will be at two locations in 2012: seven weeks in Fredonia, NY and four weeks at Boulder, Colorado.

In the words of Yo-Yo Ma,

"The Quartet Program is the best program of its kind that I know. Every young person not only learns many of the great works written for this genre, but they must also learn how to work with each other and to communicate the most personal thoughts to their colleagues. No one emerges from the program without great love of music and better knowledge of interpersonal relationships. I view this program as a training ground for lifemanship."

Each seven-week participant learns "from scratch" and performs at The Castleman Quartet Program one Concerto movement, 2 contrasting Bach movements, or the equivalent along with two string quartets and a Sonata, - ideal preparation for college auditions or solo competitions. There are analogous opportunities for three-week participants. A week of Sonata study is built into the Boulder curriculum and into the 7-week session at Fredonia. Subject to availability, it also may be added to either three-week session at QP East.

Caeli Smith, "Roving Reporter" for NPR's From The Top wrote an apt description of her experience at QP for violinist.com, available at "http://www.violinist.com/blog/caeli/2008".

Given that only 36 participants are accepted in a given session, QP's success rate is unique. Twenty-one active professional chamber groups have more than one QP alumnus as members, and ninety-three such groups have one QP alumnus. Eighty-six orchestras have at least one principal player who attended QP. QP counts among its past participants a VP of Deutsche Bank, a doctor who discovered a cure for a previously always fatal genetic disease, an executive of Legal Aid in the San Francisco area, several Grammy winners and finalists, directors and writers of such TV shows as “Seinfeld” and “Desperate Housewives”, producers for the most important recording companies, and more than twenty directors of their own Arts Programs. QP’s record of success is self-perpetuating. Alumni of QP are excited to help younger colleagues who shared the same QP experience. Those QP alumni that attended Harvard, Yale, and Princeton in the past made such marks as students there, that almost 100% of QP alumni applying to those schools are accepted.

QP’s schedule is partially structured, offering a sample organized workday, and partially unstructured to allow each participant to discover the most effective conditions for his/her optimum progress. The group, assembled and assigned by Charles Castleman, remains intact for the duration of the program, with all the QP faculty involved in teaching verbal and non-verbal communication and the principles of Group Dynamics, and mediating problem resolution.

If you are interested in becoming a participant in a Castleman Quartet Program then the following links provide useful information. :

	History of CQP including testimonials from some of the world's best-known musicians
	Schedule of Concerts and Classes Summer 2012 (updated 5/22/12)
	Faculty and Staff 2013 Sessions (updated 12/7/12)
	CQP's 2 Venues
	Where CQP Alumni work (updated 1/6/13)
	Forms:application et al (printer-friendly)(updated 9/1/12)
	What to expect as a participant (updated 9/1/12)

There will be opportunity to arrange for live auditions at several locations nationally, though DVD auditions are also welcome

November 3: Tempe AZ

November 15: Boise ID

November 17:Portland OR

January 13: Dallas TX

January 18: Miami FL

February (by appointment): Rochester NY

CONCERTS AT QP EAST 2013

27 SOLO 3 PM

27 QUARTET

Mozart K575 Ronald Long, Joy Yamaguchi, Elizabeth Keckeisen, Amanda Vosburgh

Bartok6 Jacob Schafer, Lilian Chou, Stephanie Galipeau, Mike Grittani.

Glazounov 2 cello Quintet Neil Miller,Jacqui Harning, Chris Gokelman, Justin Hall, Rachel Rivero

28 QUARTET

Debussy Juliette Greer, Forrest Palamountain, John Grigsby, Isaiah Pennington

Shostakovich 8 Tommy Nakashima, Anna Kong, Katherine Guerrero, Kaily Schenker

Bruckner 2 viola Quintet Shannon Reilly, Dylan Feldpausch, Deberly Kauffman, Anders Janson, Diane Chou

29 SOLO 3 PM

29 QUARTET

Mendelssohn e Coco Shih, Amalia Zeitlin, Natalia Badziak, Andrew Peeples

Bartok 4 Andrew Dunlap, Nicole Oswald, Mike Staffeldt, Emily Munstedt

July 4 SONATA CONCERT

5 SONATA CONCERT

6 SONATA CONCERT

8 SONATA CONCERT

19 FACULTY RECITAL

24 SOLO

25 SOLO 3 PM

25 QUARTET

Haydn Quinten Op 76#2 Sarah Yakir, Mallory Hayes, Tristan l’Heureux, Aliya Ultan
Stravinsky Pieces/Cage Quartet Joy Yamaguchi, Ronald Long, Ben Pochily, Peter Skaar

Brahms Bb Jason Polychronakos,Amrita Singh, Jessica Pickersgill,Francie Freedman

26 QUARTET

Beethoven 18#3 Rachel Graves, Chris Chan, Austin Simmons, Aoife Balaji

Sirota Forrest Palamountain, Chris Ives, John Grigsby, Isaiah Pennington

Hindemith #3 Anna Black, Cameron Zweber, Lindan Burns, Drew Cone

27 SOLO 3 PM

27 QUARTET

Mozart K 465 Dissonant Nicole Oswald, Christina Eastman, Mike Staffeldt, Emily Munstedt

Beethoven Op 135 Marco Chow, Rachel Stenzel, Stephanie Galipeau, Mike Grittani

Rochberg #5 Dylan Feldpausch, Shannon Reilly, Anders Janson, Aaron Stier

CONCERTS AT QP WEST 2013

July 6 CHARLES CASTLEMAN