by Dr. Klondike Steadman This week our daughter spent two days in Houston (with us), went swimming nearly every day, saw a movie, watched several videos, played at friends house’s and still managed to get bored at home for stretches at a time. Last week was full-day camps. Next week is a half-day camp. Then [...]
Chamber Music Camp 2011
by John Beard Hello Students and Parents, Hope the Summer is going well for everyone. We have been busy at the Orpheus Academy of Music with Summer lessons and camps. The first chamber music camp(6/6-6/10/2011) at Orpheus was a lot of fun and very productive. Rehearsals were conducted by Wendy Kuo, Klondike Steadman and John Beard. [...]
A Musical Journey — Kyle Stephens
Home concert program Congratulations on Kyle’s achievement!! Bravo!! When I first heard that I needed to do a home concert, I told my mom that I wanted it to be a party and I wanted to invite my friends. So we decided to do a pool party and serve dinner to our guests. [...]
Concerts in June, 2011
Austin Chamber Ensemble June 3 (Friday) 8:00pm Westlake United Methodist Church (1460 Redbud Trail) Best of Trios Trio Contraste: Andrew Cooperstock, piano; William Terwilliger, violin; Martha MacDonald, clarinet Program features trio works written by local composers Donald Grantham, Kathryn Mishell, and Dan Welcher Tickets: http://www.austinchamberensemble.com/ Austin Symphony Orchestra June 3 (Friday) 8:00pm June [...]
A Musical Journey — Cassandra Dixson
Congratulations to Cassy for completing Musical Journey Level 1. By Skye McManes Musical Journey has given my student, Cassy, very specific goals and focused practice. It has also given her a great sense of accomplishment as she look to future levels. Her musicianship has improved greatly as Cassy listen and focus on their pieces [...]
Carnival of the Animals — Students’ Chamber Concert
Carnival of the Animals Concert was a great success. Thank you all for your support and participation. The students who were selected to perform in this concert were very committed to make their performance the best ever possible. Bravo to you all!! We raised $600 for Austin Wildlife Rescue in this concert You can [...]
Concerts in May, 2011
By Joyce Wu Orpheus Academy of Music May 1 (Sunday) 3:00pm First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin (4700 Grover) Carnival of the Animals – Collaborative Concert by the Students of Orpheus Academy of Music Program: Features on the theme of the Animal Kingdom. From the Baroque, to the Romantic and Folk Songs from around [...]
Summer Camp–Broadway Musicals
Why the Broadway Musical camp? By Becky Harding Standing up in front of a room full of people and speaking seems like a simple enough task but for so many adults, this is an extremely stressful situation. That’s why it is important to teach our children how to communicate effectively in this activity. At our musical [...]
Who Are They? Meet Our Secretaries
Hello! This is Annette and I joined the Orpheus family in mid March. I’ll be the one you see behind the desk most afternoons. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to work at such a wonderful school! My favorite color is GREEN and my favorite treat is vanilla ice cream with crushed graham [...]
A Musical Journey–Lenny Chen
Lenny recorded his CD titled “Star Wars” on December 15th, 2010 at age 7 I had fun preparing for the home concert. It also helped me to stay in touch with the piano. I enjoyed the opportunity to share music with my family and friends. I asked my mom to make an ear [...]