The Cleveland Orchestra and Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music have announced a special residency partnership for the 2018-19 season and academic year. This collaborative residency will provide educational opportunities for Baldwin Wallace music and arts administration students led by Cleveland Orchestra musicians, conductors and administrative staff.
"We
are
all
looking
forward
to
this
unique
opportunity
and
the
special
offerings
that
the
upcoming
season's
residency
with
Baldwin
Wallace
University
will
provide,"
said
André
Gremillet,
executive
director,
The
Cleveland
Orchestra.
"Across
the
past
decade,
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
has
continued
exploring
a
range
of
new
ideas
and
programs
in
order
to
expand
our
education
and
community
programs.
We
are
constantly
looking
for
innovative
and
efficient
ways
to
reach
more
people
-
students
of
all
ages
and
adults
throughout
the
community
-
with
meaningful
musical
experiences.
"The Orchestra and Baldwin Wallace have a rich history of collaboration across many decades, in which Cleveland Orchestra musicians and administrators have taught and mentored new generations of artists and arts administrators," Gremillet continued. "This will be the first time The Cleveland Orchestra and Baldwin Wallace have formally teamed up for a season-long program of offerings. It will be a tremendous experience for everyone involved."
"We
are
honored
to
amplify
our
longstanding
partnership
with
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
next
year,
and
we
are
most
grateful
to
BW
Trustee
Steve
Boesel
for
making
this
possible,"
said
Susan
Van
Vorst,
dean
of
the
Baldwin
Wallace
University
Conservatory
of
Music.
"The
Conservatory's
brand
of
excellence
in
professional
training
for
aspiring
young
musicians
is
grounded
in
the
type
of
experience
and
high
standards
that
our
Orchestra
colleagues
embody.
Access
to
members
of
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
through
applied
lessons
and
studio
classes
is
a
primary
draw
for
musicians
studying
at
BW.
Van Vorst went on to say, "It is our intention in crafting this collaboration that Conservatory students from all disciplines - performance, music education, music therapy, music theatre, composition, theory, history and literature, administration and entrepreneurship - will be impacted through their engagement with musicians and administrators who are among the world's top echelon of artistic professionals."
Complete details of The Cleveland Orchestra, Baldwin Wallace residency are being finalized, but will feature an orchestral concert (January 16), along with a series of masterclasses (including a conducting masterclass led by Cleveland Orchestra Assistant Conductor Vinay Parameswaran), workshops with student composers, an all-school convocation with Cleveland Orchestra artistic and operations staff, and entrepreneurship classes in collaboration with Baldwin Wallace's arts management and entrepreneurship program.
The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will perform at Baldwin Wallace University's Gamble Auditorium in the Kulas Musical Arts Building on January 16, 2019 with a program featuring works by Mozart and Richard Strauss. Tickets for the January 16 concert will go on sale in the fall at a date and time to be announced in the coming months.
Additional details of the residency programs and events will be announced leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season and academic year.
The
Cleveland
Orchestra
first
performed
at
Baldwin
Wallace
University
in
the
1920s
with
Music
Director
Nikolai
Sokoloff
in
February
1920
and
1921
at
Gamble
Auditorium.
In
March
1959
the
Orchestra
played
a
concert
under
the
direction
of
Music
Director
George
Szell
for
the
rededication
of
the
Kulas
Musical
Arts
Building.
The
current
BW
Conservatory
of
Music
faculty
includes
the
following
members
of
The
Cleveland
Orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 with a mandate as an educational resource for all of Northeast Ohio and has a long history and extensive set of ongoing education program offerings across all levels. These include preschool programs, field trip Education Concerts at Severance Hall and in-school performances for older students, and a variety of ticket access programs for college-age students. Cleveland Orchestra musicians teach at many of the area's colleges and universities. Additional educational residency activities include those at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. For more information, visit clevelandorchestra.com/education-and-community/education-overview/.
Baldwin Wallace was founded in 1845, with the Conservatory of Music launched in 1913. BW's internationally respected Conservatory of Music enrolls more than 300 students in 11 academic programs and engages 24 full-time and 36 adjunct faculty who serve as teachers, mentors and performing professionals in the Cleveland area. A BW Conservatory education is anchored in the development of outstanding foundational musicianship, providing a platform for innovation and creativity relevant to today's cultural marketplace. The program is steeped in performance opportunities that include the nation's oldest collegiate annual Bach Festival.
