Jemmin Chang and Alicia Wu from Somers High School in Somers, NY were accepted to the prestigious New York Summer School for the Arts, according to the June 2011 edition of the Trumpeter published by the Somers High School PTSA. The two teens will be rehearse with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Center for the Performing Arts this summer. “This is the first time a Somers student has been accepted for this honor, and this year we have two!” says the Trumpeter.
The online Trumpeter is available here.
The examiner.com for Albany, NY in a January 21, 2011 article described the program as follows:
The New York State Summer School of Orchestral Studies is accepting 115 New York State High School students to study and rehearse with the Philadelphia Orchestra in residence at Saratoga Performing Arts Center under the artistic direction of Russell Stanger. Students will have the opportunity to work side by side with first-chair members with the chance to work for four weeks, coached in small groups and in sectional rehearsals, performing repertoire while attending elective classes in the history, literature and theory of music. The orchestra program is co-sponsored by the New York State School Music Association, The Saratoga Performing Arts Center and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Auditions will be held at 10 different locations throughout the state, student must audition successfully in order to become a member or alternate.
LINKS:
http://www.somersptacouncil.org/SHS/Newsletters/SHSJune11.pdf
http://www.examiner.com/arts-education-in-albany/new-york-state-summer-school-of-the-arts-education-funding-cuts
