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Presents
SASF Artist Teachers in
Concert
Sunday, April 21, 2013 2:00 pm
Covenant Village of Florida 9215 West Broward Boulevard
Plantation, FL 33324
PROGRAM Polish Dance, Op. 82 ........................................................................ E. Severn
Bonnie Brown, violin Angel Daniel Mattos, piano
Concerto in C minor ...................................................................... B. Marcello Adagio
Eunice Lebron, oboe Angel Daniel Mattos, piano
Fantasia in D minor, K. 397 ......................................................... W.A. Mozart
Angel Daniel Mattos, piano
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 ............................................ J.S. Bach Allemande Courante
Stephanie Firdman, viola
Fantasía para un gentilhombre ..................................................... . J. Rodrigo
II. Españoleta y fanfarria de la caballería de Nápoles
IV. Canario
Tarra Guerra, guitar
Darko Varga, piano
Sonata in A Major for piano and violin ............................................. C. Franck
III. Recitativo-Fantasia: Ben Moderato
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Tina Raimondi, violin
Lisa Leonard, piano
Oblivion ........................................................................................ A. Piazzolla
Bonnie Brown, violin
Benjamin Salsbury, cello
Angel Daniel Mattos, piano
SASF ARTIST TEACHERS
Bonnie Brown began playing the violin at age eight, learning by way of the Suzuki method. Bonnie holds double bachelor's degrees in Violin Performance and String Pedagogy from the University of New Mexico where she studied with Dr. Carmelo de los Santos. There she received her Long-Term Suzuki Training (Books 1-10), studying with Susan Kempter. Bonnie then attended the University of Iowa, studying with Dr. Scott Conklin, and graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Violin Performance. While in Iowa, Bonnie was
a member of Orchestra Iowa in Cedar Rapids and the Quad City Symphony in Rock Island, Illinois. Bonnie has attended music festivals in Brazil, Italy, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and most recently, the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado. Now a resident of West Palm Beach, Bonnie teaches Suzuki violin—private and group violin lessons-- at the Palm Beach Suzuki School of Music. Bonnie is an active performer with several ensembles around West Palm Beach, and is a member of the board of directors of the Suzuki Association of South Florida.
Stephanie Firdman received a Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music from the Juilliard School. She studied with Heidi Castleman and William Lincer. Stephanie’s performing experience includes the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Nashville Symphony, the New Artists' String Quartet, and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. She has been teaching Suzuki violin and
viola students since 1998. Stephanie is Assistant Conductor of Repertory Strings and Conductor of Alpha Strings with the Florida Youth Orchestra.
New Zealand born Tarra Guerra was raised in North Carolina, where she studied classical music at the North Carolina School of the Arts, becoming the youngest ever student accepted for study by Jesus Silva, a protégé and student of Andres Segovia. At age
fourteen, while studying with Belgian concert guitarist Emile Bibobi, Tarra won first place in the Open category of the New Zealand National Guitar competition. She has been teaching classical guitar for over thirty years, now specializing in Suzuki guitar instruction. Tarra is active in the Suzuki Association of South Florida, currently acting as vice president, and chairperson of the workshop committee. She is a member of the Guitar Foundation of America, the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and local club Morning Musicale. In addition to her regular teaching, volunteering and concert schedule, Tarra has returned to school to pursue a music degree, studying at Florida Atlantic University with Dr. Ken Keaton.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, oboist Eunice Lebron is a graduate of the Escuela Libre de Musica of San Juan. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico, and a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Florida State University. Eunice studied oboe with Rafael Martinez, David Bourns and Dr. Eric Ohlsson. She has performed with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, the Puerto Rico Symphonic
Band, the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the City of Bayamon. Eunice has served as general manager of the Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. In 2005, Eunice was appointed dean of the Preparatory School of the Puerto Rico
Conservatory of Music, where she served until 2011, when she moved to West Palm Beach with her husband Daniel Mattos and her family.
Lisa Leonard enjoys a diverse career as soloist, chamber musician, and educator. In 1990, at the age of 17, Lisa made her debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in six concerts at the Kennedy Center. She has appeared throughout Europe, Japan, Russia and North America with many orchestras including recent performances with the Oregon Mozart Players, and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. An active chamber musician, Lisa has performed with members of the Berlin, Vienna, New York, Cleveland and
Cincinnati Symphonies, as well as members of the American and Mendelssohn String Quartets and the Empire Brass Quintet in performances featured on National Public Radios’ “Performance Today” and “Command Performance” programs. In 2006, James Stephenson wrote the Concerto for Trumpet and Piano for Lisa and her husband, Marc Reese, which they premiered at The New Music Festival at Lynn University with the Lynn University Philharmonia. Lisa currently serves as piano faculty and Collaborative Piano Department Head of the Lynn University Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton. She has served on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Meadowmount School of Music and the Las Vegas Music Festival. Lisa has performed at the Pacific Music Festival, Gilmore International, Caramoor, the East/West International Festival and is a member of the Palm Beach Chamber Players. A native of Washington, D.C., Leonard received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, where she was the premiere recipient of both the Rubinstein and Balsam awards. Her former teachers include Marc Silverman, Suzanne W. Guy, Eric Larsen, Isidore Cohen, Thomas Schumacher, Cynthia Phelps, David Geber and the Meadowmount Trio.
Dr. Tina Raimondi enjoys a versatile career as a performer and teacher in South Florida. She holds degrees in Violin Performance from the University of Minnesota (M.M. and D.M.A) and DePaul University
(B.M). Her teachers include Mark Zinger, Almita and Roland Vamos, and Jorja Fleezanis. Tina was a member of the New World Symphony for three years before winning a position with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra in 1997. Currently, she performs with the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera, Boca Symphonia, and spends her summers as a member of the artist faculty at the Brevard Music Center in Western North Carolina. As a recording musician, Tina can be heard with artists such as Barbra Streisand, Barry Gib, Jon Secada, Michael Jackson, and Busta Rhymes. Tina's students have received numerous first place and honorable mention awards at the Florida Federation of Music Clubs Junior Convention, as well as at FSMTA’s Concerto Competition. Her most recent studio graduate is now pursuing a music composition degree at the University of Miami. Tina is a registered Suzuki teacher and has been actively involved in the Suzuki Association of South Florida for the past 12 years. She is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, the American String Teachers Association, and Music Teachers National Association. Benjamin T. Salsbury holds degrees in cello performance from the University of Michigan and the University of Miami. Ben is a member of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, the Palm Beach Symphony, the Palm Beach Pops, and the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. He has also performed with the Miami Symphony, the Southwest Florida Symphony, the Miami Bach Society, the Boca Pops Orchestra, and the Naples Philharmonic. An avid chamber musician, Ben enjoys performing as a member of the South Florida.
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based Trillium Piano Trio with Ruby Berland, violin and Yoko Sata-Kothari, piano. Ben is a registered Suzuki teacher and is on the faculty of the Palm Beach Suzuki School of Music, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and directs the string program at North Palm Beach Elementary school. His performing career has taken him all over the globe, including Australia, England, New Zealand, Canada, South America, China, Japan, France, Spain, Italy, and Sweden.
Darko Varga began performing on the piano at age eleven. Darko obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from Belgrade University Academy of Arts. He is currently a graduate assistant in piano performance at Florida Atlantic University with Dr. Edward Turgeon. Darko has performed as a soloist with
Virtuosi di Praha Orchestra, Suboticka Filharmonija, Vojvodjanska Filharmonija, and gave the world premiere performance of Johann Georg Lickl’s C major Mass for choir and orchestra. Darko is an avid chamber musician, and during the period of 2000-2012 performed numerous concerts in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Budapest, Namur, Gorizia, Prague, Osijek, and Harkov. Awards and honors include First Prize at the National Competition of Serbia, Usti nad Labem First Prize and Absolute Winner prize, Isidor Bajic Piano Memorial, the Karl Czerny piano competition in Prague, and the Dr. Ferenc Bodrogvari Award for exceptional cultural achievement in 2004. Darko served as piano professor at the Stevan Hristic School of Music in Serbia, teaching students majoring in piano and secondary piano; and was a church choir accompanist in Oplenac, Serbia.
A. Daniel Mattos graduated with honors from Escuela Libre de Música of Puerto Rico. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance magna cum laude from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting Performance from Florida State University. His studies include courses in Music Education at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and the University of Puerto Rico, and a Piano Teacher Certification by the Suzuki Association
of the Americas. Daniel studied piano with Héctor Ledoux, Dr. Víctor Hugo Alvarez, and Leonidas Lipovevetsky; percussion with Samuel Lifschitz and Dr. Allen Lanham; choral conducting with Rodney Eichenberger and Dr. Andre Thomas and advanced studies in orchestra conducting with Phillip Spurgeon. Daniel has won several awards and competitions, including first place winner of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Piano Concerto Competition and third place winner of the Jesús María Sanromá Piano Competition. In June, 2008, he and his family received a special homage by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra for their support and contribution to the development and betterment of Choral Music in Puerto Rico. Daniel has collaborated as a teacher and/or conductor at Florida State University, the University of Puerto Rico, and the Youth Symphony Orchestra Program promoted by the Corporation for the Musical Arts of Puerto Rico; the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Piano Department, and the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division. In 2000, Daniel served as assistant conductor of the orchestra for the IV Lyrical Singing International Competition and guest conductor of the Festival Chamber Orchestra for the VII International Bach Festival, both events at the City of Trujillo, Perú. In 2011 he was invited to join the jury of the 11th College of Southern Nevada Piano Concerto Competition in Las Vegas. A member of the Palm Beach Suzuki School of Music faculty, Daniel has taught the Suzuki method for more than a decade.
Celebrating 27 Years of Promoting
the Philosophy of
Dr. Shinichi Suzuki
What We Do
Weekend workshops are held twice a year where both local teachers and their students reap the benefit of working with some of the Suzuki Method’s finest teachers worldwide. Graduation recitals enable students to celebrate the milestone of graduating a Suzuki book and enjoy sharing in the larger Suzuki community by hearing performances on various instruments.
Who We Are
The Suzuki Association of South Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a sense of community among Suzuki teachers of all instruments and their students’ families. Established in 1986, our purpose is to promote the principles of the Dr. Shinichi Suzuki’s music teaching philosophy through its yearly activities.
Our Members
Membership in SASF is a teacher-studio membership. If your teacher is a member of SASF, then so are you! This gives all Suzuki families of teacher members the benefit of being able to participate in SASF events and staying updated on SASF news.
Our membership application can be found online at www.SAofSFL.org. You may also contact Mrs. Laura Woodside at [305] 233-9615.
“When Love is Deep, Much Can Be Accomplished”
– Shinichi Suzuki
PARTNERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Suzuki Association of South Florida extends its heartfelt gratitude to the institutions and individuals below for their relentless support in making this event a success.
Allegro Music Center
– donation of Violin outfit and gift certificates Artist Teacher Performers
– this beautiful performance Covenant Village of Florida
– use of this beautiful performance facility Random Access
– development of the SASF website RBL Event Management
– implementation of payment online Suzuki Parents
– sharing the love of music with their children Mr. David Meyer and students from Everglades High School
– design and printing of the program booklet
