Student News:


Camden Shaw, cellist, leaving Newport HS for Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.

Played with Newport HS ensembles, Shostakovich.Trio as the  “Passionate .Pink Pigs” at Ant-i Contest ’04 with Danielle, we’ve enjoyed having him as a guest player at Madness

Greta Gothard  “I’m planning to take classes to work towards a visual communications two-year degree at Edmonds Community College, which I may then transfer towards somewhere else.  While I'm doing that, I am going to be training hard with my 16-person Irish dance troupe for national competition, and hopefully the world competition in Ireland!”

Started with our first event in Sept.17 2000, has completed her 6th year with us!  She has been involved in every program very deeply. Camp Nirvana 2 years, and has grown up through the program. She now mentors younger through teaching internship with Mini Madness for 3 years, and continues to stay active as our lead violinist while continues her studies.

 

Congratulations to Graduating high school seniors who have been involved with CMM programs:

Nathan Adams,  violin, Nathan Hale HS

Attending Whitman College in Walla Walla   

A Five-Year participant!  Began Dec.01 in Mini Madness, Beyond Madness and CMM; also Nathan Hale quartet

 

Joelle Arnhold, viola, Edmonds-Woodway HS -  TBA

2 years Madness, Beyond Nirvana 2006 including Mendelssohn Octet at Anti Contest/Concert

Patrick Austin, violin, Redmond High 

Will defer college enrollment for a year in order to spend time preparing for auditions for music school

Camp Nirvana 2004, Beyond Nirvana 2005, Madness 2006

LaShawnta'  Ervin, violin, Bellarmine Prep 

Whitworth College to study Music Education and Music Performance with Philip Baldwin

1year B.N. 1 year Madness, 2 years Camp Nirvana

Andre Bissonnette, viola, Nathan Hale HS

University of Puget Sound, majoring in piano and violin performance, with an additional focus in composition.

Nathan Hale group 3 years ago,  Leslie’s Camp Mania, Beyond (1 year)  and CMM (1 year)

Laura Choi, violin, Skyline HS  (Camp Nirvana 2003, 2004, Evergreen Chamber Music)

Will attend Northwestern University

Halley Cody, violin, Holy Names 

Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia  (Madness, Beyond Nirvana 06, Camp Nirvana ’05 and ’06)

Bonnie Cuthbert, viola, Roosevelt HS

Reed College, to study biochemistry.  Also hopes to participate in orchestra and chamber music program. 1 year Beyond Madness, 1 year Madness, and Roosevelt HS  groups

Maggie Duggan, violin, Tacoma School of the Arts  

Will attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music

2 yrs Madness, spring 06 Mendessohn Octet with Beyond Nirvana

Isaac Estep, viola;  Ballard HS; Will attend Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois   (Beyond Madness)

 

Amelia Gallaher, violin, University Prep 

Will attend Whitman College  Began ‘02 with University Prep w/Karen, Beyond Madness, Beyond Nirvana, Camp Nirvana ‘04

 

Naomi Iwata, violin. Seattle Prep       

Will attend Wellesley College  (Beyond Madness)

Lisa Kim, violin, Skyline HS  

Will attend Cleveland Institute of Music

4 years participant! Started in Fall 2002 with Evergreen groups, 2 years each Madness, Beyond Nirvana, Camp Nirvana, intern for Mini Madness fall 2005; performed in all 4 years of Anti Contest/Concerts

Damian Nelson, viola, Olympia HS  

Will attend Evergreen State College, continue to take viola lessons

Camp 05 and 06. Madness 06, Olympia HS groups 

Hannah Rivenburgh, violin, Overlake HS

Will attend Macalester College, a liberal arts college in St.Paul, Minnesota

4 year participant!  Starting with 2 years Beyond Madness;  2 years Madness, Camp Nirvana

05, intern at Mini Madness

 

Sarah Pizzichemi, violin, Bothell HS   

Will be attending the University of Texas, studying with      Brian Lewis (in the same studio as our alumna, Emily Cole, now completing her sophomore year)   (Madness, Beyond Nirvana)

 

Wenhao Sun, violin; viola;  Skyline HS, Issaquah 

(Camp Nirvana, Beyond Nirvana, intern)

Will attend Northwestern University

 

Eli Weinberger, cello, Northwest School.

Will attend Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal

Madness 04, 05, Beyond Nirvana ‘06, we met when he was 12

 

Jesse Yukimura,  viola (piano)  Lakeside  

Plans to attend Oberlin College with an intended double major in viola performance and chemistry

3 years Camp Nirvana including this summer, B.N. 2006  with Shostakovich,  Dvorak and Mendelssohn Octet, March 06 Anti-Contest/Concert

 Other graduating seniors who have been involved in our programs:

Alex Irwin, cello, Northwest School Chamber Groups

  Will attend Sarah Lawrence College

Christina Korpi, violin, Shorewood High School Chamber Ensemble

  Will attend Occidental College in Los Angeles.

Derek Zadinsky, string bass, Skyline HS, will be attending Curtis Institute. (Evergreen Chamber     Music groups;  Anti Contest 2005, Schubert Octet, as “Snow White and Seven Dwarves”)

 


 


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