Welcome Back!

Happy September to all students, families and friends of the Center for

Young Musicians! We are very excited to be starting a new school year of

fun, friends and music making.

Department group classes start this month! Please see the CYM calendar

for dates for when your instrument group meets, and take advantage of a

great opportunity to play with students of different abilities and styles.

Instrumental classes are Saturdays at 9 a.m. and voice class at 11 a.m. All

Department Group classes are open to all private lesson students, please

check the calendar for location.

Exciting performance opportunities are shaping up for the new school year!

Just a few highlights of the fall concert season are the guitar group

performing at the Young at Heart Benefit, a performance at WT North’s

Applefest, our annual concerts at the Wintergarden and Phipps and our all

school Ensemble Recital on November 8!

Please check our Take Note blog at cymtakenote.blogspot.com for more

information about all these performances, and more. You may also submit

photos, video, or good news during the year about your CYM student to

Autumn at akunselman@youngmusicians.org to add to the blog!

Administrators’ Corner

In Wexford, please remember to back into your parking space. This is very

important for safety with children around. Please refer to the parking

diagram on the bulletin board.

You will receive a link to the Contact Preferences and Media Release form

in September. Please fill out promptly so that we, and your teachers, know

best how to contact you.

- your CYM Administration and Staff

A music education is not truly fulfilled without the immersion of a

student in his or her musical community.

At CYM, providing our families and affiliates direct access to opportunities

for learning, performing, and experiencing music is essential to developing

well-rounded and inspired musicianship. Students at every age are invited to

tap in to their inner artist, performer, critic, and audience member, providing

invaluable context to their perspective as growing musicians and as people.

Participating in workshops and activities outside of a regular class and lesson

routine during the school year affords students and their families a chance to

enrich their relationship with both music and engage in the wonderful cultur-

al offerings available in our Pittsburgh Region.

We achieve this goal by offering the

CYM Workshops and Activities Program

to every CYM student and family.

Offerings for the 2014-2015 CYM School Year include-

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society’s Takacs Quartet on September 29

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The Sleeping Beauty on October 26

Newsies! at the Benedum Center on November 25

PSO Holiday Pops Concert on December 12

PSO’s Ravel Piano Concerto on January 23

PSO’s Fiddlesticks Family Concert on February 21

Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society with cellist Zuill Bailey on March 16

Pittsburgh Opera’s Carmen on March 29

University of Pittsburgh’s Gamelan Workshop, Date TBD

Fiddling Workshop with Ashley Freeburn, Date TBD

Music Therapy Family Experience with Kate Schnieder, MTBC, Date TBD

Singers and Songwriters with Danny Rectenwald and Anna Elder, Date TBD

Musical Theatre and Cabaret with Anna Elder, Date TBD

Each student member of the Center

for Young Musicians in Wexford,

Sewickley, and Shadyside, upon

enrolling at CYM annually, is assessed a

one-time $55 Workshops and Activities

fee. This covers:

One family admittance to a Workshop

OR

One student admittance to a ticketed

field trip

AND

Allows access to families of those

enrolled to purchase additional

discounted tickets to field trips and

ticketed events.

Non-members of CYM are welcome

to opt-in to the Workshops and

Activities program for a one-time $75

fee. This covers:

One family admittance to a Workshop

OR

One admittance to a ticketed field trip

AND

Allows access to families of those

enrolled to purchase additional

discounted tickets to field trips and

ticketed events.

*pricing for additional tickets to field

trips is determined by each individual

event

Purchases of the

Workshops and Activities Program

can be made at CYM’s online store:

www.youngmusicians.org

Monday, September 29 7:30pm

Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh

HAYDN String Quartet Op. 64 No. 3

DEBUSSY String Quartet

BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 130

with Finale

www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org

CYM Activities and

Workshops Event :

Takács Quartet

Welcome to the 2014-2015

school year at CYM!

We are so glad to have you with

us, and hope you’ll use this handy

booklet to mark your calendar

during the year for concerts,

activities, and workshops.

Remember to subscribe to

CYM’ s BLOG for news and updates at:

cymtakenote.blogspot.com

9:00 AM Saturday, September 6, 2014 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, September 13, 2014 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, September 13, 2014 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, September 20, 2014 Piano Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, September 27, 2014 Violin Sewickley

September 2 First Day of Classes

September 19 Young at Heart Benefit- guitar students with Mr. Mark

September 20 3:00 Instrument Exploration Day at CYM Shadyside

September 27 Performance at Applefest- Wt North led by Ms. Elisabeth

Awaken the senses with the fairytale splendor

of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The Sleeping

Beauty. Resting at the pinnacle of classical

ballet, good conquers evil in the beloved story

of Princess Aurora’s enchanted slumber. Set to

one of Tchaikovsky’s most celebrated scores,

The Sleeping Beauty’s legendary Rose Adagio

scene ranks among the most spellbinding

sequences in classical ballet.

CYM Activities and Workshops

Event : PBT’s The Sleeping Beauty

Sunday, October 26 2:00pm

October is Practice Challenge Month! Take a Practice Challenge Calendar

from your teacher and complete the challenge by practicing every day for the

length of your lesson time. Winners are presented with medals at the Novem-

ber Ensemble Recital.

9:00 AM Saturday, October 4, 2014 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, October 11, 2014 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, October 11, 2014 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, October 18, 2014 Piano Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, October 25, 2014 Violin Wexford

October 9 7:00 CYM Youth Voices: Holiday Chorus begins!

October 15 6:30-8:00 Fiddling Workshop with Ms. Ashley at CYM Sewickley

October 18 10:00 Mr. Ryan and cello students at SLB Radio

October 25 4:00 Community Concert with Ms. Anna at CYM Sewickley

CYM students and their families–

parents, too!- join together for 8 weekly rehearsals with Ms. Anna from 7:00-8:00 on

Thursday evenings at CYM Sewickley to prepare a program of holiday themed vocal music.

The sessions culminate in performances at Light Up Night and CYM’s Holiday Concert! Reg-

istration online at www.youngmusicians.org, or forms available at CYM desks.

Tuesday, November 25th

2012 TONY AWARD®-WINNER for BEST SCORE

& BEST CHOREOGRAPHY!

They delivered the papers, until they made the

headlines…Direct from Broadway comes NEW-

SIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musi-

cal from Disney. Winner of the 2012 Tony

Awards® for Best Score and Best Choreogra-

phy, NEWSIES has audiences and critics alike

calling it “A MUSICAL WORTH SINGING

ABOUT!” (The New York Times) Filled with one

heart-pounding number after another, it’s a

high-energy explosion of song and dance you

just don’t want to miss.

November 8 CYM Ensemble Recital, First Unitarian Church, Shadyside

November 10-15 Evaluations

November 24 Labor Day makeup lessons

November 25-29 Thanksgiving Break

November 29 Ms. Leah and violin students at SLB Radio

9:00 AM Saturday, November 1, 2014 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, November 15, 2014 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, November 15, 2014 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, November 22, 2014 Piano Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, December 6, 2014 Violin Sewickley

CYM Activities and Workshops Event : Newsies!

Friday, December 12

Celebrate the season with the Pittsburgh

Symphony Orchestra, the Mendelssohn

Choir and an all-star cast of guest artists in

this spectacular Pittsburgh tradition! Enjoy

your favorite carols and much-loved holi-

day music, including "Sleigh Ride," "Joy to

the World," and more. Renowned conduc-

tor Todd Ellison leads this festive concert.

And Santa makes a special visit from the

North Pole bringing more delightful sur-

prises! Before and after the concert, enjoy

the ornate decorations at Heinz Hall, com-

plete with a magnificent 25-foot tree in the

Grand Lobby .

December 1-6 Parent Teacher Conferences

December 5 5:30-8:00 Sewickley Light Up Night

December 7 3:00-4:00 Wintergarden at PPG Place

December TBD Holiday performance at Phipps Conservatory

December 19 6:30 Holiday Concert at First Unitarian Church

December 20 10:00 Mr. Mark and guitar students at SLB Radio

December 21 Winter Break begins

CYM Activities and Workshops Event : PSO Holiday Pops!

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

Friday, January 23 at 7:30PM

This performance, featuring young American conductor

James Gaffigan, opens with a piece by returning

Composer of the year Mason Bates, who blends

contemporary symphonic music and electronic. Ga-

briela Montero then dazzles in Ravel's Piano Concerto in

G Major, which is soaked in jazz elements throughout a

romantic concerto structure.

9:00 AM Saturday, January 10, 2015 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, January 17, 2015 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, January 17, 2015 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, January 24, 2015 Piano Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, January 31, 2015 Violin Wexford

CYM Activities and Workshops Event : Gabriela Montero

and Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with the

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

January 5 Classes resume at CYM– Welcome back!

January TBD Eclectic Music Festival with Ms. Elisabeth

January 22 6:00 Curriculum Night at CYM Sewickley

January 31 4:00 Community Concert with Ms. Leah at CYM Sewickley

Every winter, Fiddlesticks dreams about the first

snowflakes of the season and the wintry wonder-

land that is sure to follow. He can't wait to go

outside and take part in all of the fun activities

that winter brings, like ice skating, sledding and

building snowmen. Join Fiddlesticks as he shares

some of his favorite music inspired by the winter

season, including the Skaters' Waltz and selec-

tions from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaivoksky's Symphony

No. 1, nicknamed "Winter Dreams."

CYM Activities and Workshops Event : Fiddlesticks

Family Concert– Winter Dreams Saturday, February 21 at 11:00 AM

9:00 AM Saturday, February 7, 2015 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, February 14, 2015 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, February 14, 2015 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, February 21, 2015 Piano Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, February 28, 2015 Violin Sewickley

February is Practice Challenge Month! Take a Practice Challenge

Calendar from your teacher and complete the challenge by practicing every

day for the length of your lesson time. Winners are presented with medals at

the Spring Solo Recital.

February 16-21 Evaluations

February 14 and 21 Singer/Songwriter workshop with Ms. Anna

February 21 CYM pre-concert performance at Fiddlesticks concert

February 28 CYM Family Hullabaloo! At CYM Shadyside

February TBD Performance at Children's Hospital led by Ms. Rochelle

February TBD Faculty and Student Chamber Music Concert

Saturday, February 28

Monday, March 16, 7:30pm

Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh

Stravinsky: Suite Italienne

Brahms: Sonata in D major, Op. 78

Franck: Sonata in A major

CYM Activities and Workshops Event : Chamber Music

Pittsburgh presents Zuill Bailey, cello, with Awadagin Pratt, piano

March 2-7 Parent Teacher Conferences

March 7 3:00 Community Concert at CYM Shadyside

March 27 6:00 Curriculum Night at CYM Wexford

March 29-April 4 CYM Spring Break

CYM Activities and Workshops Event :

Pittsburgh Opera presents Carmen

March 29, 2015 Benedum Center, Pittsburgh

Music by Georges Bizet • Libretto by

Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halév

9:00 AM Saturday, April 11, 2015 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, April 18, 2015 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, April 18, 2015 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, April 25, 2015 Piano Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, May 2, 2015 Violin Wexford

April 9 6:00 Curriculum Night at CYM Shadyside

April 12 Advanced pianists perform pre concert, Music Plus Series

at St. James Sewickley, led by Ms. Sonia

April TBD Student Concerto Concert

2015-2016 School Year.

Remember to submit your child’s Enrollment Forms and reserve their space in lessons

and classes! Enrollment Forms are available at www.youngmusicians.org.

9:00 AM Saturday, May 9, 2015 Cello Wexford

9:00 AM Saturday, May 16, 2015 Guitar Wexford

11:00 AM Saturday, May 16, 2015 Voice Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, May 30, 2015 Piano Sewickley

9:00 AM Saturday, June 6, 2015 Violin Sewickley

May 9

Annual Solo Recital- First Unitarian Church

10:00 Piano, 12:30 Violin, Cello, Guitar and Voice

May 25 CYM Closed, Labor Day

June 29-July 3 Makeup week

July 4 CYM Closed, Independence Day

July 25 Last Day of CYM Classes

May is Practice Challenge Month! Take a Practice Challenge Calendar

from your teacher and complete the challenge by practicing every day for

the length of your lesson time. Winners are presented with medals at a

Summer concert or group class.

Look for the updated edition of the

in early Spring 2015!

Takács Quartet Monday, September 29 7:30pm

Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh

PBT’s The Sleeping Beauty Sunday, October 26 2:00pm

Benedum Center, Pittsburgh

Fiddling Workshop with Ms. Ashley at CYM Sewickley October 15 6:30-8:00

Newsies! Tuesday, November 25th, Benedum Center

PSO Holiday Pops! Friday, December 12, Heinz Hall

Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G with the PSO Friday, January

23 at 7:30PM, Heinz Hall

Fiddlesticks Family Concert– Winter Dreams

Saturday, February 21 at 11:00 AM

Singer/Songwriter Workshop with Ms. Anna Saturday February 14 and Saturday February 21

Chamber Music Pittsburgh Zuill Bailey, cello, with Awadagin

Pratt, piano Monday, March 16, 7:30pm, , Carnegie Music Hall

Pittsburgh Opera presents Carmen March 29, 2015

Benedum Center, Pittsburgh

...more Workshops and Events to be added.

1. Cancel 24 hours prior to your scheduled class or lesson by:

Phone 724-935-0505

Email scheduling@youngmusicians.org or

Web Fill out an online rescheduling

request at www.youngmusicians.org

No-shows to lessons or classes CANNOT be made-up.

A No-show is considered to be the following:

Not appearing for a scheduled lesson or class with no notice

Calling after-the-fact to notify about a missed lesson or class

Your teacher may choose to assist you in relaying your cancellation or make-up

request to an Administrator for follow up– this communication is at the

discretion of your teacher. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to be sure

an Administrator is notified about a cancellation in advance.

NOTE: While you and your teacher may decide upon a makeup time together,

only an Administrator may enter your make-up into the CYM schedule and

confirm your make-up with you. Your make-up lesson is not official until

you receive confirmation from an Administrator.

2. An Administrator will reply to your request with options for

rescheduling and confirm with you and your teacher a final

make-up time.

3. During the school year you are permitted to make-up:

6 Private Lessons and 9 Group Classes

Cancellations less than 24 hours in advance (emergencies) will be limited

to 2 of the 6 allotted above. It is the responsibility of the student to

keep track of their cancelled and made up lessons during the school

year.

Make-up lessons or classes may be scheduled as soon as time is availa-

ble in your teacher’ schedule. Lessons may be rescheduled at any time

during the school year.

Missed/cancelled make-up lessons CANNOT be rescheduled.

Many of our teachers are active performers in the Pittsburgh area–

here is what they are up to!

Ashley Freeburn– violinist for Freya string quartet. More information at

http://symbioticcollusion.com/ and via Facebook

Leah Givelber– violinist in select performances with the Academy

Chamber Orchestra, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera, and

Butler County Symphony Orchestra

Rochelle Agnew– violinist with Pittsburgh Opera, select performances

with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Danny Rectenwald– mandolinist in a popular Pittsburgh Irish Rock band,

guitarist at South Hills Power Yoga– more information found via Facebook

Jacob Nathanson– cellist the Akron Symphony

Anna Elder– select performances with Guardians of Sound, select

performances with Off the Wall productions.

June 29-July 3, 2015

Only make-up lessons happen this week. These must be scheduled by call-

ing our administration at 724-935-0505 by June 20.

Monday, June 29th

is a make-up day for Memorial Day. All regularly

scheduled lessons will happen as usual. If Monday students need an addi-

tional make-up, they may call to schedule an additional make-up for that

week.

Group classes remain on the schedule at their usual time, but will only

be held if students have called to confirm their attendance by June 20.

These group classes are only for students who need a make-up.

Lessons do not have to be confined to your usual lesson day/

time. You may schedule earlier/later times as available.

For all students who are caught-up on their make-up lessons,

please enjoy the week off!

Rochelle Agnew Admin/Violin ragnew@youngmusicians.org

Ryan Ash Cello ryanash@youngmusicians.org

Ashley Freeburn Violin afreeburn@youngmusicians.org

Anna Elder Voice aelder@youngmusicians.org

Leah Givelber Admin/Violin lgivelber@youngmusicians.org

Elisabeth Graham Violin egraham@youngmusicians.org

Autumn Kunselman Admin akunselman@youngmusicians.org

Mark Marston Guitar marston@youngmusicians.org

Alicia McGinnis President amcginnis@youngmusicians.org

Victoria McGinnis Co-Founder vmcginnis@youngmusicians.org

Jake Nathanson Cello/Piano jnathanson@youngmusicians.org

Danny Rectenwald Guitar drectenwald@youngmusicians.org

Karen Schnatterly Admin kschnatterly@youngmusicians.org

Sonia Tripathi Piano stripathi@youngmusicians.org

Simmi Tripathi Piano simmitripathi@youngmusicians.org

General Information and Frequent Contacts

Wexford: 724-935-0505

Sewickley: 412-749-0600

Shadyside: 412-224-4602

CYM Fax: 724-935-5805

CYM Wexford CYM Sewickley CYM Shadyside

120 Lake Drive 434 Beaver Street 555 Morewood Avenue

Wexford, PA 15090 Sewickley, PA 15143 Pittsburgh, PA

CYM’s blog: cymtakenote.blogspot.com– subscribe for regular news and updates!

Website: www.youngmusicians.org

General Inquiry: info@youngmusicians.org

Admissions: admissions@youngmusicians.org

Scheduling: scheduling@youngmusicians.org