DeKALB – Anthony Devroye, Avalon String Quartet violist and Northern Illinois University faculty member, will teach the master class at the NIU Community School of the Arts Advanced String Quartet Workshop this summer.
The Avalon has performed in major venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd St Y, Merkin Hall, and Bargemusic in New York; the Library of Congress and National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; Wigmore Hall in London; and Herculessaal in Munich. The quartet performs an annual concert series in historic Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago, where it has presented the complete quartet cycles of Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms in recent seasons.
The Avalon is quartet-in-residence at the NIU School of Music, a position formerly held by the Vermeer Quartet.
The CSA Advanced String Quartet Workshop takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. June 25 to 28 and begins with a sight-reading party from 7 to 9 p.m. June 14. ASQ Workshop participants ages 12 to 19 improve musicianship and ensemble skills as they rehearse and are coached in two different quartets. Workshop activities also include seminars on music theory, history and rehearsal techniques. Each student will participate in the Anthony Devroye master class, and all quartets will perform in the final recital at 6 p.m. June 28.
Junior Chamber Music Workshop is also offered this summer at the CSA, for string and woodwind players ages 8 to 15. JCM Workshop participants rehearse duets and rounds in small groups from 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 25 to 28 and perform in a recital at 11 a.m. June 28. The workshop begins with a sight-reading party from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. June 14. All participants in the Junior Workshop are invited to attend the Anthony Devroye master class.
Violin teacher and chamber musician Laurie Rodriguez is the director of the CSA Summer Chamber Music Workshops. A private teacher with the NIU Community School of the Arts for many years, she has directed multiple chamber music workshops in Illinois, Utah and Minnesota.
Students are admitted to CSA Summer Chamber Workshops by audition. To reserve an audition time, submit a CSA summer registration form with a $15 nonrefundable fee. Auditions will take place at 5 p.m. May 9.
For registration information, or to learn about the school of the arts, visit www.csa.niu.edu or call the CSA office at 815-753-1450.