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BOP STOP
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
Ages: 7 - 12
Session Length: 30 Weeks
Skill Level: Intermediate and Up
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.
Students who have previously participated in this ensemble do not need to complete an audition and are welcome to register at this time. Click the "Enroll" button 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).
Session | Day | Time | Campus | Fee | |
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September 28, 2024 - May 24, 2025 Sep 28, 2024 - May 24, 2025 | Saturday | 11:15am - 12:15pm | University Circle | $350 | Enroll |
Instructor, Suzuki Cello; Ensemble Director, Advanced Chamber Orchestra, Beginning Chamber Orchestra, Junior Chamber Orchestra
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.