Intermediate Concert Orchestra Section Faculty
Left to Right: Aaron Tenney, David Carter, Jane Schranze, Brittni Brown,
Scott Laird, Graham Emberton
Today I want to highlight our awesome Intermediate Concert Orchestra Section Faculty. We are fortunate at Interlochen to have a magnificent faculty of some of the finest musicians and teachers in the country. In every orchestra there is a faculty member assigned to each section. That faculty member runs sectional rehearsals and frequently comes to orchestra rehearsals to take note of the work that is being done and give instructions specific to that instrument or voice. Every year we have wonderful folks and I wanted to take a minute to thank and highlight this year's section faculty.
In ICO, we welcome our Section Faculty to the first hour of rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursday. We call these "side-by-side" rehearsals. During this time the faculty member sits in the section and plays along with the orchestra. They hear what the orchestra is doing, how their section is responding musically, and have opportunities to offer suggestions and insights into the repertoire and technical aspects of the works. These are wonderful collaborative rehearsals and I value their input very much. I believe that our students find this time to be fun and exciting. There is nothing like sitting beside your teacher while in a rehearsal. I believe I learned more about orchestral playing sitting beside my college violin instructor than in any other class. I do my best to rotate our students so that as many as possible have the opportunity to sit beside their teacher.
Additionally, on Fridays, the orchestra students have a one-hour sectional rehearsal with their section faculty member. At this time the section focuses on their specific part and the faculty member offers specific suggestions on bowing, fingering, specific techniques, and other aspects of the music. Sectional rehearsals are absolutely vital to the life of an orchestra. That is certainly the case here. A great deal of progress gets made individually and corporately in these rehearsals.
For more information on each of these fine musicians:
This will give you some insights into the folks that are working with our students this summer. They are a wonderful group and we certainly have some magnificent teaching going on here. I want to personally thank each of these folks for their investment in the Intermediate Concert Orchestra.
Peace.
Scott
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