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BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.

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Junior Chamber Orchestra

Ages: 7 - 13
Session Length: 30 Weeks
Skill Level: Intermediate and Up

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Junior Chamber Orchestra prepares younger musicians for our advanced ensembles through instruction in ensemble playing and musicality.

Junior Chamber Orchestra prepares younger musicians for full participation in our advanced ensembles through instruction in ensemble playing and musicality. This ensemble is designed for string players (violin, viola, cello, bass) who may be musically advanced for their age and have previous ensemble experience.

Prerequisite: All new students must complete an audition. Click below to submit an audition request form.

AUDITION FORM

Students previously participated in our 2022-2023 Beginning Chamber Orchestra do not need to complete an audition and are welcome to register at this time. Click the "Enroll" button below to proceed.

If this is your first enrollment of the school year in the Center for Music (September – June), a non-refundable registration fee is due at the time of enrollment ($35 for a single registrant, with a cap of $50 per family).

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Session Day Time Campus Fee  
September 30, 2023 - May 25, 2024 Sep 30, 2023 - May 25, 2024 Saturday 11:15am - 12:15pm University Circle $350 Enroll

Faculty

derek-snyder

Derek Snyder

Instructor, Suzuki Cello; Ensemble Director, Arcos Chamber Ensemble, Beginning Chamber Orchestra, Junior Chamber Orchestra, Snyder Cello Army

Derek Snyder has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in both the United States and Europe, and -- as a chamber musician -- has collaborated with members of some of the country's most exciting ensembles, including the Cavani and Cleveland String Quartets, and the Cleveland, Detroit, Montreal and Ba... Expand

Derek Snyder has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in both the United States and Europe, and -- as a chamber musician -- has collaborated with members of some of the country's most exciting ensembles, including the Cavani and Cleveland String Quartets, and the Cleveland, Detroit, Montreal and Baltimore Symphonies. He is the cellist in the nuevo tango band Oblivion Project, which explores the music of Astor Piazzolla, the Hastings Piano Trio, and a board member of the Cleveland Cello Society.

Derek's arrangements of the music of Graham Nash and Bootsy Collins have been performed by the Contemporary Youth Orchestra with the composers. He has created numerous transcriptions and arrangements for cello ensembles, focusing primarily on the music of Dave Brubeck and Astor Piazzolla. His arrangements of music by Brubeck can be heard on the Naxos label as preformed by the Yale Cellos.

Derek is the founder of the publishing company Cellocelli Music (www.cellocelli.com), a source for unique and contemporary sheet music and recordings for string players.

Education
MM, New England Conservatory
BM, University of Michigan Close
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