Suzuki Strings Cedar City, Utah Blog 2012-2019

                      String students from throughout southern Utah converge on Nov. 2 and 3 at the Heritage Center ( 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City) for a regional workshop with clinician Randen Heywood.  The public is invited to the concert on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m.  Suggested donation is $5.             A free parent class on Friday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Center is open to all area parents and teachers of music students.   Classes during the workshop are open for observation on Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.             Randen Heywood loves working with young students as they discover the joy of making music.  Mr. Heywood currently teaches orchestra at Westlake High School and its feeder Vista Heights Mi...

Learning a Musical Instrument Helps Students   (by Sara Penny, Cedar City, Utah)             Suzuki Strings celebrates 30 years of string instruction in Cedar City and wants to encourage families to consider the value of learning a musical instrument.    Sometimes children need to try more than one instrument before settling on the one that they can love for a lifetime, but in the process they learn to appreciate more possibilities in music. Some of the advantages: Listening Skills:   Being able to listen carefully is valuable not only in music performance, but also in relationships, jobs, and school.   Cooperation: Performing in an orchestra, band or choir teaches students how to work together as a team.   This experience builds community. Boosts Memory Skills:   Learning to play an instrument and performance helps develop the ability to memorize complex ideas that are v...

 Tiffany and Ethan Johnson tackle a new piece. Families enjoy making music together.  Kai and Sage Stonely are learning to play violin. Suzuki Strings Spring Concert             Suzuki Strings presents their 29 th annual Spring Concert on Wed., May 2, at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Center. The public is invited and the suggested donation is $5.             Suzuki Strings students, age 4 through adult, perform on violin, viola, and cello.   Music ranges from classical composers such as Bach and   Vivaldi, as well   as fiddle pieces and   two exciting Spanish inspired selections.           Lindsay Szczesny leads the orchestra in the Brandenburg Concerto #3 finale by Bach, a Vivaldi violin concerto and a piece by Schubert.           ...

Thanks to all involved in the concert on St. Patrick's Day with the Young Artist Chamber Players directed by Jack Ashton.  We appreciate all the hard work this represented.

The YOUNG ARTIST CHAMBER PLAYERS, a group of talented high-school string players from the Salt Lake City area, will be performing in Cedar City. They will appear in concert on Saturday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, 70 North 200 West. Included in the concert will be “Concerto in C for Two Violins and Two Cellos” by Vivaldi, “Chanson Triste” by Liadov, and Hohvaness’ “Armenian Rhapsody”. The group will also be collaborating with the Suzuki Strings, of Cedar City, on a movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #3. Concert admission is free and the public is welcome. The Young Artist Chamber Players (YACP) was founded by Jack Ashton in 1985. Jack is a member of the Utah Symphony, and recently retired from teaching at Olympus High School. He wanted to give excellent string players along the Wasatch Front a chance to participate in a quality chamber orchestra. In 1988 the orchestra was incorporated and a Board of Directors appointed. Through...