Piano Discoveries at Ole Miss
June 14-20, 2009
Piano Discoveries Camp is sponsored in part by funding from the Department of Music, the Division of Outreach and the Yoknpatawpha Arts Council.
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2009 Camp Participants
The Summer Piano Discoveries Camp at Ole Miss offers students the opportunity to study piano and make new friends in the charming environment of beautiful Oxford, Mississippi, the home of renowned writer William Faulkner. This Camp is designed to both encourage and challenge piano students from the 7th through 12th grades in a wide range of musical activities while leaving time for some fun recreational ventures. Campers will be placed in groups according to age and ability and will receive private lessons, daily master classes, and classes incorporating keyboard literature, music theory, technique, sight–reading, keyboard skills and ensemble. Students will also benefit from sessions in music computer technology, yoga and a presentation on the mechanics of the piano. Evening performances will include faculty and guest artist recitals culminating in a student recital at the end of the week.
What makes us different?
To begin with, no one can deny the charm and hospitality offered in the small city of Oxford, Mississippi. Home to writers, artists and musicians of all genres, Oxford possesses its own unique appeal for many and the University, fondly referred to as Ole Miss, has become almost as active during the summer months as during the regular school year. In addition to our new state–of–the–art facilities, campers and parents will have the opportunity to get to mingle with the faculty and staff during the opening orientation and at the closing breakfast. Students will be introduced to new concepts in piano playing, develop listening skills, hear quality musicians in concert and be challenged to take their musicianship to the next level. Students wishing to take supplementary lessons on harpsichord, organ, marimba and xylophone will be able to do so for an additional charge. The activity schedule will vary from day to day to expose students to a wide variety of piano discovery.
We hope to see you in June!
Cost: The cost of attending Piano Discoveries is $450 for resident campers. This includes room & board, tuition, all recreational activities & concerts (unless otherwise noted) and a Camp T–shirt. The cost for commuters is $375 which includes everything except housing and meals (lunches will be provided). A non–refundable $65.00 registration fee (applied toward tuition) is required at the time of application. Full tuition should be payable in full by May 15, 2009. Refunds will not be made after this date. Late registrations will be subject to a $40.00 surcharge and enrollment will be capped at 40 students. Please check with your local Music Teacher Association for available scholarships for summer study. MTNA and NFMC affiliates have been very generous in sponsoring deserving students. A limited amount of Camp scholarship funding may also be available for those students in need.
Lessons: One 30–minute private lesson with an assigned teacher is included with tuition. Additional lessons may be requested with a specific teacher at a rate of $25 per half–hour. Please do not include fees for additional lessons with your tuition payment. Extra lesson fees will be collected at the camp orientation and should be made payable to the teacher.
Facilities: All classes, lessons and concerts will be held in the newly–renovated Music Building located at the entrance to campus directly across the street from the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Evening recitals will take place in the beautiful Nutt Auditorium which houses two nine–foot Steinway D pianos. Campers will be housed in one of our finest air–conditioned Ole Miss dormitories and will be supervised by four trained counselors during the entire week.
Recreational Activities will include pizza party and movie night; a double–decker bus tour of Oxford; steel drumming; attendance at an Oxford Shakespeare Festival production ($11 per student); a musical quiz and a closing breakfast for campers, parents and faculty. Board games will also be available from the camp counselors at the end of each day’s activities.
Registration
To register for Piano Discoveries, please complete the following forms and return then to Piano Discoveries Summer Camp, The University of Mississippi Dept. of Music, PO Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848.
Registration Form
Medical Form
Parental Consent Form
Discoveries Camp Contract
Supplemental Lesson Form
UM Piano Camp Faculty
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A native of Nova Scotia, Ian Hominick, has studied under the tutelage of the renowned virtuosi Jerome Rose and Earl Wild, having served as assistant to both Earl Wild and Tchaikovsky Competition silver medalist André Laplante. Before joining the piano faculty at The University of Mississippi in 1999, Dr. Hominick taught on the faculties of the University of Newfoundland, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, De Paul University and Lake Forest College in Illinois. An active soloist, adjudicator and teacher, he maintains a busy schedule of concerts and master classes across the United States and Canada. The Charlottetown Guardian commented that Hominick has “an exceptional ability to pull music out of each pianist in a very individual way.”
Stacy Rodgers is associate professor and head of keyboard studies and accompanying at the University of Mississippi. A Texas native, he holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Austin. Major teachers in performance and pedagogy include Lita Guerra, Jean Barr, Amanda Vick Lethco, Harris Crohn, Louise Bianchi, and David Karp. Mr. Rodgers is active in pedagogical research and teacher training, and heads The University of Mississippi’s Community Music School. He is a founding member of the Oxford Piano Trio, and performs extensively in piano duo with his wife, Diane Wang.
Diane Wang, a native of the San Francisco Bay area, received degrees from Indiana University and the University of Texas at Austin. Her major teachers include Sidney Foster, Harald Logan, and Béla Siki. Miss Wang has performed throughout the United States as well as in China and Mexico. As a collaborative pianist she performs regularly with the Sarah Isom Trio and Grace Trio, as well as the Wang–Rodgers Piano Duo. She is currently coordinator of the keyboard musicianship curriculum and instructor in piano at The University of Mississippi.
Adrienne Park has performed extensively in chamber music recitals and new music festivals in Europe, Canada, and the United States. She has performed with such artists as Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Shauna Rolston, Steve Reich, and the percussion group Nexus. She currently performs in the Divadi Duo with percussionist David Carlisle. Ms. Park was on faculty at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada as the collaborative pianist for six years and is currently on faculty during the summer master class sessions. She has been on faculty at the University of Mississippi as a staff accompanist since 2001 and maintains an active piano studio in Oxford.
Warren Steel Organ & Harpsichord
David Carlisle Marimba & Xylophone
Guest Artists
Inna Faliks gave her debut with the Chicago Symphony at age 15, her Carnegie Hall debut in 2000, and has performed numerous recitals and concerti in prestigious venues in the US as well as in France, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, and Japan. Ms. Faliks was most recently the recipient of the coveted 2005 Pro Musicis International Award in New York and has also had numerous competition successes including 1st prizes in the International Hilton Head Piano Competition; the 2005 St. Charles International Piano Competition; the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition; the Chopin Kosciuszko Competition; MTNA Yamaha National Competition; and Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. Inna Faliks is a member of the piano faculty of North Eastern Illinois University in Chicago. Ms. Faliks holds an Artist Diploma from the prestigious Accademia Pianistica Internazionale and recently received her Doctorate at Stony Brook University. Among her teachers have been Emilio del Rosario, Boris Petrushansky, Gilbert Kalish, Leon Fleisher and Ann Schein.
Concert: Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 pm
Master Class: Wednesday, June 17 at 10:00 am
Sandra Polanski, a native of Grenada, MS, holds degrees in piano performance from The University of Michigan and Mississippi University for Women. She has served as chair of MMTA Pre–College Auditions, MTNA Southern Division High School Auditions, and MTNA National Collegiate Artist Auditions. An experienced performer, teacher, and adjudicator, she currently serves as chair of the music department of the Academic & Performing Arts Complex of the Jackson Public Schools in Jackson, MS.
Presentation: Friday, June 19 at 1:00 pm
Camp Events
| Sunday, June 8 | Placement auditions/ Opening orientation for students, parents and faculty |
| Monday, June 9 | Faculty Recital |
| Tuesday, June 10 | Double–decker bus tour of Oxford; Guest Artist Concert with Inna Faliks |
| Wednesday, June 11 | Inna Faliks Master Class; Pizza & Movie night |
| Thursday, June 12 | Steel Drumming; Oxford Shakespeare Festival production “Cymbeline” |
| Friday, June 13 | Guest presentation by Sandra Polanski; Student Recital |
| Saturday, June 14 | Closing breakfast with campers, faculty & parents |
If you have any questions, contact Ian Hominick at ihominic@olemiss.edu or (662) 915-1282.
Please note that there are no auditions to be admitted to this Camp, but we do ask that all campers play at least at an intermediate level. Campers will be divided into master class groups according to age and ability based on the Placement Auditions and the discretion of the Camp Director. Please do not send a request to be placed into any specific group.
2007 Camp Participants
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