Final Concert: Mary Sauer with the CSO
NMS Families,
This Saturday, NMS's Faculty Chair and Principal Pianist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will bid farewell to being the full-time pianist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Sauer has had an amazing career being the CSO pianist for more than half of a century and has been looking forward to playing her final concert under the baton of James Levine. It is a double treat for both students and parents to have a chance to see Levine conduct Mary's last concert.
We have a very limited amount of tickets for the concert that are priced at $60 each which is 50% off of the Lower Balcony price of $125.
If you would like to attend, please fill out this simple form NLT tonight with the amount of tickets you would like. We will bill your accounts directly. Please note tickets are non-refundable.
Thank you,
Francisco
About Ms. Sauer
Principal keyboardist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1959, at the invitation of Fritz Reiner, and keyboard coach, since 1962, of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Mary Sauer also has an outstanding reputation as a music educator. For 33 years she was on the DePaul University piano faculty and 22 years as head of the keyboard program. Her private studio, now located in the historic Fine Arts Building, where she also conducts monthly master classes, has produced many concert pianists, conductors, music directors and teachers worldwide. Sauer now serves as piano advisor and faculty chair for the New Music School.
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Sauer received both bachelor’s and master’s performance degrees under full scholarship from the Chicago Musical College; her teachers have included mentor Rudolph Ganz, William Kapell and Irene Schneidmann.
A frequent CSO soloist on piano, celesta, organ and harpsichord, she has played concertos under Sir Georg Solti, Jean Martinon, Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, Rafael Kubelik, Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, Walter Hendl, Alan Gilbert and Margaret Hillis, and is featured on many CSO recordings with Solti, Giulini, Leopold Stokowski, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Pierre Boulez, James Levine and the Ravinia Festival Chamber Players. For 21 years, she was pianist for the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Sauer, now in her sixth decade with the CSO, is the only full-time, principal keyboardist since the inception of the Orchestra in 1891, and she pioneered the establishment of the first such position in any symphony orchestra worldwide; she is distinguished for being the second woman to hold a CSO principal chair. Her popular lecture, The Many Faces of the Orchestral Keyboardist, elaborates on this position’s interesting scope.
Much in demand as soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and for master classes, she frequently performs as guest artist with other orchestras, and she had an 18-year association as soloist with the Wisconsin Peninsula Music Festival.
Having studied under Alexander Schneider, she has collaborated with the Chicago Symphony String Quartet, Symphony Chamber Soloists of Chicago, Alistaire Trio and Gilcrest Chamber Society. She is artistic advisor and coach for the International Chamber Artists.
Sauer, a Steinway Artist, received the Governor’s Award of the Chicago Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for her contributions in education, performance, recording and for her many years as the Orchestra’s keyboardist.
Mary Sauer resides in Highland Park (IL) with her husband Richard Hannenberg. Their daughter Kristin lives with her family in Forest Park (IL).
No. 2 - NMS — LISTEN
New Music School believes in the power of listening. Each month we refresh our LISTEN playlist with great music to listen to. Once you subscribe, nothing more to do. The playlist automatically refreshes on the first on the month.
NMS — LISTEN
Curated Music Playlists for our students and families.
Whether you use Apple Music or Spotify, we have a solution for listening. We want our students listening to great music either in the car, before bed, at dinner...
Just click on the links above and add/subscribe to our playlist. On the first of the month, the playlist will automatically change.
Happy Listening!
No. 1 - A New Day
As NMS begins to implement the new programs and curriculum expectations, the Founder and Executive Director, Francisco Ybarra, discusses the first steps to implementation.
IMPORTANT: If participating in this email via your phone or tablet, please note the "sign up cart" is only visible at the end of this web page, unless using a computer.
Dear NMS Families and Supporters,
Welcome to our first Flash Text, No. 1 A New Day.
Below are a list of critical steps to take in order to start the academic year off successfully. There are 5 steps total.
As you work through each of them, please add the individual items and then "check-out" all at once. You will NOT be required to provide credit card details at time of "check-out."
Dates to Remember
September 11, 2016, 2-6PM, Conservatory · Music Theatre Training Center Audition (MTTC)
September 18, 2016, 12-2PM, NMS Collaborative Piano Audition Workshop
September 18, 2016, 2-6PM, NMS Chamber Music Audition Workshop
September 24, 2016 - Theory Classes Begin
September 25, 2016 - Fall Semester Begins
September 25, 2016, 12-2PM - Fall Conservatory Mini's Begin
October 2016 - Conservatory Junior at MTTC Programs Begin
STEP 1 - Select Open Forum Date
Open Forum's will cover new programs and class offerings, as NMS fully implements its learning curriculum. We kindly ask all students, including adults, to attend an Open Forum Date.
STEP 2 - Sign Up for Workshop Auditions (if applying)
Description — If you are interested in Chamber Music, Collaborative Piano, or the Music Theatre Training Center, we are hosting audition workshops on the days listed below. Please sign up for the workshop below.
STEP 3 - Register for Theory Class
Space is very limited for each class and each semester.
Description — This year we are formally adding theory classes based on the eight Music Development Program (MDP) levels with the Royal Conservatory in Canada.
If you are unaware of the class level your child should sign up for, please take the Theory Placement Exam. The test takes is broken into three parts representing the three MDP levels we are offering this Fall. If your child struggles in any way, sign up for Level 1. The test should take less than 5 minutes.
STEP 4 - Sign up for Placement Jury
All students will perform a placement jury to determine which level the student will begin in our learning curriculum. Juries will be further explained at our Open Forum. Times will be individually scheduled upon receipt.
Last Step
STEP 5 - Add the NMS Calendar
Description — This year we have added all the activities for NMS on one master calendar so that parents and adult students can plan a up to a year in advance. You can access it at joiningnms.com/calendar, or you can add it to your digital device and/or calendar program on your computer.
Warning: If you add it to your computer, please add it is as a SEPARATE calendar. Do NOT MERGE it with your current calendar. This way, you can turn the calendar on or off without it affecting your family/work calendars.
For IOS (Apple Devices):
Go to Settings on your device
Go to Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
Go to Add Account
Go to Other
Go to Add Subscribed Calendar
Paste link where it says server
Click Next
Important: Toggle where it says Remove Alarms so it is Green
Click Next
Then Save
Open Calendar App
Click on Calendars at the bottom
You should see NMS Academic Calendar under Subscribed. Here you can uncheck it or check it if you would like to see it.
Important: Click the check mark next to the calendar name
Scroll to bottom
Under notifications, you can turn on or off the notifications here too
For MAC computers:
Go to Calendar App
Go to File
Go to New Calendar Subscription
Copy and Paste this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/newmusicschool.com_o10jb8pvdas6g5hibnfgucbmro%40group.calendar.google.com/private-733e25af67237adf207f61302f8ff382/basic.ics
Important: Personalize your settings
Click Ok
You will find under Other Calendars, the NMS Academic Calendar. You can check or uncheck it anytime to see events for NMS.
For Android and PC Devices:
Please consult your directions provided by your service provider and computer. Calendar link is same as above.