June 10 - 24, 2012
Lanesboro, Minnesota

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Stringwood Summer Chamber Music is an outstanding summer program founded in 2000 by the Artaria String Quartet for talented string players ages 12 - 19. In step with the rich musical traditions of America’s finest chamber music centers, Stringwood provides an opportunity for intensive study and mentoring in the wooded ecosystem of southeast Minnesota.

The award winning Artaria String Quartet brings to Stringwood more than two decades of expertise in quartet performance and teaching at the nation’s leading summer programs. They are dedicated to nurturing a life-long participation in chamber music and strive not only to enrich the artistic awareness and technical skills of their students but the cultural life of the adjacent community as well. Stringwood is a program where every player is given opportunities to grow musically and socially among peers in a vibrant natural environment.

Students at Stringwood start their day with personal practice, quartet rehearsal, and a coaching with a member of the Artaria String Quartet. After lunch, they receive a private lesson or do personal practice, and participate in masterclasses with the ASQ and visiting guest artists. Late afternoons and evenings, are spent canoeing, rock wall climbing, or GPS-ing with highly skilled naturalists who are in residence at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. Festival artist concerts take place at the Commonweal Theatre on Wednesday evenings, and students perform at area B & B's other nights of the week. Weekends are filled with special events including Stringwood Young Artists on tour, radio performances, shopping, and the annual bike trail ride along the Root River to the Whalen Pie Shoppe.

Alumni Notes

These are some of our conservatory and professional music school-bound alumni:

Raphael Nuguid –  senior violin performance major at USC Thornton Music School in Los Angeles.

Angela Lamb – senior violin performance major at Lawrence Conservatory.

Evan Vicic – senior viola performance major at Northwestern University.

Nathanial Swanson – senior at Cal Arts in Los Angeles.

Joshua Sieh - composition and violin major at Indiana University.

Carly Blazing – senior viola and art major at Luther College.

Erin Gallagher – senior viola major at Northwestern University.

Meredith Vaughan – senior  violin performance major at Vanderbilt University.

Elizabeth Whipple –graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Emily Vold – master’s violin major at Mannes College in New York City.

Anna Bakk – BM - violin performance  from  St. Olaf College.

Kathleen Lamb – BM – violin performance  from the San Francisco Conservatory.

Deanna Anderson – master’s viola major at the Juilliard School in New York City.

Heather Anderson – freshman cello performance major at the Eastman School of Music.

Mark Hatlestad – viola performance major at Indiana University.

Matthew Lammers – violin performance major at Vanderbilt University.

Nicole Parks – master’s in violin performance at Boston Conservatory.

John Bian – violin major at Boston University.

Ashley Ng – master’s in violin performance at Boston University.

James Rosamilia – cello performance major at the Longy School in Cambridge, MA.

Sarah Grimes – violin performance major at Northwestern University.

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