20th Century Russian Violin

Dr. Evgeny Sorkin
Sunday November 1

HOSTED BY AUSTA ACT

The times for this 90 minute event are:
12.00pm WA
2.00pm QLD
2.30pm SA
3.00pm NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS

Bookings here: https://www.trybooking.com/BLSRY

Enquiries: Please email Mandy Philipse at austaact@gmail.com

COST: $10.00 Members $15.00 Non-Members

In 1939 Stravinsky asked:
“Why do we always hear Russian music spoken of in terms of its Russianness rather than simply in terms of music?”.

Dr. Evgeny Sorkin will delve into why Russian music sounds the way it does. What were historical perspectives and traditions, the imperial style, the sense of suffering in the happiness, the vast landscape, the liturgy chant, the folklore, the influence and musical language of other nations that formed greater Russia? He will also present some gems of Russian music that perhaps are lesser known than they deserve to be.

Dr. Evgeny Sorkin

Russian born violinist Evgeny Sorkin has been in demand as performer from a very early age. Showing immense musical talent, by the age of 10 legendary American violinist Isaac Stern has invited Evgeny for a concert tour of the USA including performance at the Department of State in Washington for the ambassadors to the USA. When Evgeny was 16, Sir Yehudi Menuhin likened his playing to that of young David Oistrakh.

Evgeny has graduated from the Moscow State Conservatorium receiving magna cum laude distinction upon his graduation. After moving to Australia Evgeny studied with Associate Professor Alice Waten at the Australian National Academy of Music and at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he was the first person ever to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Sydney.

Evgeny Sorkin was a member of The International Holland Music Sessions from 2006. He toured many countries as a soloist, appearing at venues such as Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatorium (Moscow), Hamer Hall (Melbourne). Evgeny has performed extensively as a member of the Brevis Trio receiving a recognition medal from the Union of Russian Composers for the promotion and performance of contemporary music. Evgeny has been awarded many prizes in international competitions including Winning the 6th Togliatti International Violin Competition, and receiving 2nd Prize at the 18th Caltanissetta International Chamber Music Competition, and top Prizes in Taneev International Competition and Gisborne International Music Competition. Evgeny has recorded two commercially available CDs – “Estrellita” (2008) and “Ustvolskaya works for Violin and Piano” (2020).

In 2006 Evgeny began teaching violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. In 2009 he became a staff member at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Having the experience of performing since the very young age, Evgeny is sensitive to the many technical, psychological and musical aspects of working with young promising musicians. In 2017 and 2019 at the Violin Pedagogy Conference in Sydney Evgeny has both presented lectures and gave public masterclasses. His students have been very successful in competitions, including prize winners of the KPO NSW Secondary Schools Concerto competition, Winner of the National Youth Concerto Competition (2019), Winner of the Animato International Violin Competition (2016). Some students have gone on to pursue musical studies overseas receiving scholarships in Juilliard and New England Conservatory of Music.

Itching to play?

WINDS AND STRINGS

Free of Charge – Registration Required

Morning Tea Provided

Book your free session:

Link to online registration:   https://forms.gle/A7ZjPACM2kLvKxQu8 
Deadline: 14^th of August

Venue: Trinity College, 2 Trinity Ave, Perth

STRINGS

Sunday 13^th September 9:00am – 12.00pm

Conductor: Dale Pointon

WINDS

Saturday 12^th September 9:00am – 12.00pm

Conductor: Bruce Herriman

What to bring:  Yourself, your instrument (a stool – double-bass players only)

Conducting & Repertoire: We would like to invite interested attendees to bring and conduct a piece of their choice. Please contact James Martin by Friday 14^th August with your suggested piece for approval by the ABODA Committee.

Proudly supported by AUSTA WA

Please join us for a special online session with Ingrid Martin.

Sunday 16 August, 1:30 – 3:00 (EST) online

Topics to be covered will include:
Challenges & Opportunities of Online Delivery
Live online meeting ‘rehearsals’ – features, limitations & activities
Pre-recorded activities & tasks
At home practice activities
Involving parents – methods & considerations
Q&A
Bookings can be made here: https://www.trybooking.com/BKSWU

The Zoom link for the event will be emailed to you after your booking

To get the most out of this PD please ensure that you:
1. Install Zoom software (available at zoom.us) prior to the meeting time. Allow time for downloading & set up.
2. Come prepared with 2-3 questions you would like answered
3. Take notes during the session

AUSTA ACT – Reading Day

Date & Time: Saturday 25th July, 1.30-4.30pm

Venue: 54 National Circuit Forrest

Come along to our annual Reading Day to choose new music for your String Ensembles and network with your peers. We will be reading through the latest releases from Australian and International composers and publishers.

Bring your instruments.

Cost: Members $10.00, Non-Members $25.00

TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BKDRP

AUSTA 2020 – ACT Reading Day

The Austa NSW String Festival is an event designed to give young players the opportunity to perform in friendly, non-competitive and supportive environment. Participants are invited to play one piece either solo or with an accompanist to the best of their ability. Participants will play one by one in a small group with other players of a similar age and ability.

Unlike an eisteddfod there are no section winners and no first or second places. All participants will leave with a Certificate of Participation, a trophy and an adjudicators report. Each session is expected to take around 45 minutes.
The String Festival is open to any student of an AUSTA member. To become a member please visit www.austa.asn.au

Two exciting workshops will be presented:

“Stringersize”
Green has created a new innovative approach to technical exercise for strings based on simple exercises of scales, string crossings, articulations, shifting, vibrato, and more to popular music beats and videos. These sessions are ideal for music educators and string students and teachers of all levels.

“Bringing Music to Life”

Bringing Music to Life is an innovative imaginative methodology to bring spirit and life to music. The workshop parallels the Inner Game of music in that it teaches three master skills: Breath, Pulse and Movement that allow the performer to channel inspiration and life in music, through the body of the performer. The workshop
includes live musical coaching demonstrations with groups and individuals. YouTube clips illuminate how famous jazz, hip-hop, Latin, classical and chamber music artist including Joshua Bell, Tito Puente, Oscar Petersen, Kronos String Quartet and maestro Leonard Bernstein use these master movement and breath techniques. Be prepared to model, imitate, conduct, jam, scat, move and groove as you recreate the music and bring it to life.
Bring instruments.

https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=600124

2020 Canberra String Festival

15th to 17th May 2020

An AUSTA ACT event presented in partnership with the Wesley Music Foundation.

The festival will be held at the Wesley Music Centre, 20-22 National Circuit Forrest ACT 2603 on 15, 16 & 17 May 2020.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

There are two non-competitive periods available.  All non-competitive entrants will receive a souvenir certificate and adjudication report.

Generous cash prizes and medals are provided for competitive place getters.

To register: www.trybooking.com/BITTJ

Our adjudicator for the competitive sections will be the Robert Harris.

The smooth running of the festival depends on the efforts of a small number of AUSTA ACT volunteers.  If you are able to assist in any way, please contact canberrastringfest@gmail.com . For further information please go to www.canberrastringfesitval.com .

Born in Melbourne, Fintan completed further study in Cologne with Helfried Fister, Christoph Poppen and the Amadeus quartet. He completed his Masters degree with Robert Gerle in Washington, D.C. Fintan was a member of the Melbourne Symphony for many years and now performs in concerto, recital and chamber music, collaborating with artists such as Goetz Richter, Stan Dodds, Elizabeth Sellars, Hartmut Lindemann, David Bollard, Ben Martin, David Selig, Janis Laurs, Christian Wojtowicz, Kees Boersma.

Fintan directs the Melbourne String Ensemble, a youth orchestra specializing in small ensemble repertoire and chamber music for strings. He has worked as a guest conductor for many youth orchestras including: the Conservatorio de Musica de Manresa, the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa and Junges Kammerorchester Stuttgart.

Fintan is a leader in the development of teacher training and instrument specific pedagogy both inside and outside the university system. Since 1994 he has developed and taught string pedagogy courses to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and currently at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has supervised numerous post-graduate doctoral and masters students and presented over 350 seminars, summer schools workshops and conference presentations throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the North America.

Fintan believes that students need to actively engage in the lesson if they are to make continual long term progress. His teaching practice leads students to ask questions so that they can learn how to teach themselves. It is important that they develop an understanding how the principles of playing relate to their own stage of development, to their own physique and their own motivations and goals.

The results of Fintan’s research are presented on the Violin Bow Technique website, on DVD and in text. His work with Skype as a teaching tool and experience giving masterclasses and seminars including in relatively remote parts of Australia and the Asia-Pacific, led to the publishing of 20 CD and DVD recordings. These recordings include Violin Bow Technique, Violin Left Hand, the Violin Alive series, Bridges, and The Soul of the Viola and have received glowing review in journals such the Strad and the American string teacher.

Fintan sees the importance of working with disciplines such as psychology, drama as well as sports training in order to develop rounded musicians who have healthy and satisfying careers. His collaborations with psychologists, health scientists, body use professionals have led him to publish peer reviewed articles in the journals such as the British, the Australian and the International Journals of Music Education. Fintan has edited eight books of graded violin repertoire for the Australian Music Examinations Board (series 7) and he has won many competitive grants including an Australian Research Council linkage grant.

Fintan is the joint editor of the string journal String Praxis and is the Chair of the Specialist Examining Panel for Strings for the Australian Music Examination Board. Fintan currently teaches violin and string pedagogy at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Please join us for a special online session with Ingrid Martin.

Sunday 26 April, 1:00 – 2:30 online

Topics to be covered will include:
Challenges & Opportunities of Online Delivery
Live online meeting ‘rehearsals’ – features, limitations & activities
Pre-recorded activities & tasks
At home practice activities
Involving parents – methods & considerations
Q&A
Bookings can be made here: https://www.trybooking.com/BJLEU

The Zoom link for the event will be emailed to you after your booking

To get the most out of this PD please ensure that you:
1. Install Zoom software (available at zoom.us) prior to the meeting time. Allow time for downloading & set up.
2. Come prepared with 2-3 questions you would like answered
3. Take notes during the session

Come and gain knowledge from experienced string teachers on a wide range of string pedagogy topics including left hand and right hand technique. There will be separate Upper Strings and Lower Strings Forums and each forum includes time for discussion of each topic presented. This event is run in partnership with the VMTA (Victorian Music Teachers’ Association)

On Sunday 22 March 2020 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location
Wesley College, Glen Waverley Campus Music School (Entry through Gate 1)
620 High Street Rd, Glen Waverley.

Austa/VMTA members – $15, Non-members – $40, Concession – $20

Bookings through TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BIRMW

Enquiries: Hamish Paterson – hamishpaterson@netspace.net.au

10:30am:  A talk on wellbeing for music teachers and their students by Dr.John Kasinathan, child and young adult psychologist.
11:30am : AUSTA NSW’s Annual General Meeting

To Register: https://www.trybooking.com/BIADP 

Dr John Kasinathan

Dr Kasinathan graduated with First Class Honours in Medicine from the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and holds Certification of Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry. He is an Accredited Supervisor in Forensic Psychiatry, an Accredited RANZCP Examiner and active member of the Committees for Therapeutic Interventions and Evidence-Based Practice, Special Interest Group in Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry, Committee of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry, NSW Branch Committee and the Editorial Committee for Australasian Psychiatry. He holds Master’s degrees in Psychiatry (NSW Institute of Psychiatry) and Forensic Mental Health (University of NSW).

Dr Kasinathan is a Conjoint Lecturer with the School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW; lecturing medical students and postgraduate Master’s students. He is a Visiting Fellow with the Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University (ANU). Dr Kasinathan is experienced in providing psychiatric reports and expert opinions to the Children’s Court, Family Court, Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court and Mental Health Tribunal in the ACT and NSW. He is a WorkCover NSW and Motor Accident Authority Trained Assessor of Permanent Impairment.

His specialist appointments are with Justice Health (NSW), as the lead Forensic Psychiatrist for the high-secure Adolescent Unit in the Forensic Hospital, the only Unit of it’s kind in Australia, and principal Forensic Psychiatrist to the only Youth Justice centre in the ACT. He is the lead Forensic Psychiatrist with the Forensic Mental Health Service in Canberra and has a private practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney. His expertise includes the assessment and management of mental disorders in adolescents and adults; including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, PTSD, ADHD, sexual deviant disorders, autism spectrum disorder and issues related to intellectual disability.

Dr Kasinathan has presented at local and international conferences on topics relating to forensic psychiatry and mental disorders in adolescents and adults. He has completed formal courses on assessing violence risk, risk assessment in mentally ill persons, evaluating psychopathy and aggression management. His research interests include the prediction of imminent aggression in young offenders with a mental illness and screening for self-harm in prisoners. Dr Kasinathan holds full unconditional medical practitioner and specialist registration with the Medical Board in all States and Territories of Australia.

A4 Robin Wilson

It is with great delight we announce that AUSTA SA will be hosting esteemed world-class violinist, pedagogue, lecturer and teacher Dr Robin Wilson. The two-day conference is to be held in the Hartley concert room, Elder Conservatorium on March 14th and 15th.

Dr Wilson is currently the resident violin teacher at (ANAM) Melbourne and has performed and presented both here, in the US and the UK. He is an expert on the historically informed performance of Brahms, obtaining his doctorate in this field. His students are regular prize winners of esteemed competitions, including the 2018 winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition.
Robin performs in “The Australian Octet” and continues to give solo recitals. He plays a Gagliano workshop violin, Naples, 1784.

To ensure you and/or your advanced students don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn and be inspired, AUSTA members can gain access to discounted prices for both yourselves and your students.

See the link above to book or  https://www.trybooking.com/BIFYU

AUSTA VIC 2020 Reading Afternoon & AGM

Get 2020 off to a musical start by reading through a collection of new music for string orchestra. Take part in our Annual General Meeting, enjoy refreshments and catch up with colleagues!

BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN – CLICK HERE TO BOOK.
We prefer bookings so that we can cater appropriately and plan for the correct number of people. You can pay by cash or credit card on the day, but please book if you can.

Sunday 9 February 2020: 1 – 4:30pm

Scotch College – Ian Roach Hall
1 Morrison Street
HAWTHORN VIC 3122

Cost: Members – $15, Non members – $40, Concession – $20

PD certificates can be collected on the day upon registration.

The AUSTA VIC AGM will take place at 2.30pm just before afternoon tea. Wine and cheese will be served at the conclusion of the day.

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AUSTA Q’s hugely popular Reading Day keeps getting bigger each year with more and more music from our local composers, as well as the music very generously supplied to us by the major publishers and distributors – Kjos, Alfred and Hal Leonard.

Bookings are essential. Please click “Learn More” below to register on Trybooking.