The Heart of Chamber Music Institute is an innovative program dedicated to the creation and nurturing of a community of musicians of all ages through chamber music and complementary practices. This summer the Heart of Chamber Music Institute provides a rare opportunity for the seasoned chamber musician as well as the less experienced player to develop the expressive voice in chamber music. Groups will be coached in open sessions by the unique Triple Helix, and by Peter Zazofsky of the Muir Quartet. Jean Rife and Judy Gerratt will teach Yoga and Alexander technique through interactive music coachings.
Rehearsal time is scheduled into the program.
At the center of the Intensive is a two-day exploration, the Music In Action Studio, with actor Lindsay Crouse, assisted by director Gillian Rogell. Through acting games and dialogues, with their instruments, individually, and as ensembles, the participants will explore the complex process of filtering the composer's emotions in the music through their own responses and experience. Lindsay Crouse's focus is to put music into the arena of action, resulting in a release of technical difficulties, increased ensemble confidence and intimacy, and the free flow of feeling. This workshop is open to groups and individuals.