Prelude...
for the 2012 season of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute
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Gifts from alumni and friends LIKE YOU helped provide scholarships for
149 students this year!
To continue supporting the future of classical music.
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| Greetings from Tanglewood! Last week, we opened our doors to the Class of 2012. These young artists come to us from 38 states and 14 countries with one common purpose: to be immersed in music making surrounded by like-minded peers and the world's most celebrated musicians.
We invite you to join us this summer to experience the transformative power of Tanglewood through the performances of our gifted young artists. We look forward to hearing from you! Development, Alumni Relations, and Outreach Officer |
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2012 Concert Season Schedule
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BUTI students and faculty will perform more than
50 concerts and recitals this season!
Questions? Contact the BUTI Office at tanglewd@bu.edu,
or 413-637-1431.
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BUTI Receives a Scholarship Grant from the
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation |
BUTI is pleased to announce that the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) has awarded the Institute with a grant of $150,000 for the 2012 season in support of full- and partial- scholarships for gifted students from underrepresented ethnicities, low-income families, and diverse geographical areas. This funding has helped BUTI to award more than $500,000 in scholarships this year - the largest amount in BUTI's history - to gifted students with need. We salute the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation for their dedication to helping students of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. This grant is made possible by JKCF's $1.26 million |
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Welcome, New Faculty!
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 | Kyle Brightwell (BUTI '04-'06 and BU '12) joins the
BSO Percussion Section this fall. |
Young Artists Orchestra
 | | Ryan McAdams, Music Director of the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra, will lead the YAO in performances of the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique and the Chavez Sinfonia India on July 14. |
Young Artists Vocal Program
- Michael Dauterman Chorus Accompanist,Theory Teacher, Opera Scenes Music Director
- Augustine Gonzales Vocal Coach
- Meredeth Kelly, soprano, Vocal Assistant
- Evangelia (Evan) Leontis, soprano, Vocal Assistant
- Joy McIntyre, soprano, Artist-in-Residence
- Vera Savage, soprano, Vocal Assistant
 | BU Professor Emerita of Music and former Voice Department Chair Joy McIntyre, who enjoyed an esteemed career as a dramatic soprano in Europe, will give master classes to the YAVP.
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Young Artists Wind Ensemble
 | | Ensemble-in-residence Axiom Brass recently took First Prize in the 2012 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. |
See the complete 2012 BUTI Faculty Roster.
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Sempre Forte! Alumni News
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Special Performances at Ventfort Hall by the YAPP
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This summer, the students and faculty of the Young Artists Piano Program (YAPP) will present a series of recitals at the Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum. Performance Dates:
July 2, 7 pm - Boaz Sharon, YAPP Director July 10, 4pm - Minyoung Lee, YAPP Guest Artist July 16, 7pm - Students of the YAPP July 23, 7pm - Clara Shin, YAPP Associate Director July 29, 4pm - Boaz Sharon, YAPP Director August 9, 4pm - Students of the YAPP For full information and tickets contact Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206 or info@gildedage.org.  | |
Ventfort Hall, originally the summer home of Sarah Morgan (sister of J.P. Morgan), is now a historic landmark and museum. The exterior of the mansion was used in the Oscar-winning film adaptation of John Irving's novel,
Cider House Rules.
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Congratulations to BUTI's 2012 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
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BUTI's 2012 class of young artists will be in good company this summer -
25 of the 177 TMC Fellows are BUTI alumni! Congratulations, all!
Violin:
Kathryn Andersen, YAO '00, SQW '01 Julia Noone, YAO '06 Viola:Evan Perry, YAO '06, '07 Tatiana Trono, SQW '04 Double Bass:
Jonathan Borden, BW '09 Nicholas Cathcard, BW '06 Brandon Mason, YAO '07 Nathan Paer, BW & YAO '08 Flute:
Matthew Roitstein, YAO '01 Oboe:
Paul Lueders, YAO '07 Clarinet:
William Amsel, YAO '02 John Diodati, YAWE '07, YAO '09 Christopher Pell, YAO '06, '07, '09 Bassoon:
Andrew Brady, YAO '08, '09 Keith Buncke, BW & YAO '09, '10 French horn:
Molly Norcross, YAWE '03 Trombone:
Zachary Guiles, YAWE '07 Harp:
Grace Browning, YAHP '04 Julia Coronelli, YAHP '04
Tenor:
Zachary Finkelstein, YAVP '01 Baritone:
David Tinervia, YAVP '06
Bass-Baritone:
Douglas Williams, YAVP '99, '00 Conducting:
Ken-David Masur, YACP '96 Guests:
Joanna Goldstein, flute, FW '92, YAO '93, current BUTI faculty Doug Rosenthal, trombone, TW, '04
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Kyle Brightwell ('04 Percussion Workshop, '05-'06 YAO, Boston University MM '12, BUTI Faculty '12) will 
