Open Chamber Music Readings - Spring ‘23
Studio Hollywood - a Westchester-based performance studio that serves as WCS’ home for rehearsals and selected public chamber music performances - is delighted to offer, starting early February 2023, an ongoing series of Open (and Informal) Chamber Music Readings to both WCS members and the Public, covering masterpieces of the chamber music literature, as well as smaller and lesser-known works.
(Since its inception in 2010, the Studio has hosted over 100 public performance events, in addition to numerous youth Concerto competitions on behalf of Westchester-based symphony orchestras, and is also separately available for rental use, including for instrumental teaching and/or recording sessions and student recitals, among other purposes. To inquire, email: WCSoloists@gmail.com)
Chamber Music Readings participants - primarily orchestral instrumentalists ranging from intermediate-to-advanced students and avocational adult players to seasoned professionals - may use these sessions to:
Expand or refresh repertoire and chamber music performance skills
Prepare for upcoming performances at other venues
Complement their educational curriculum at music schools or conservatories
Network with other students, professionals and/or proficient avocational players
Come for the simple purpose and sheer joy of informal music-making with others
WCS Members, in particular, can use these sessions to develop performance repertoire for WCS’ current or upcoming season(s).
See REGISTRATION INFORMATION below
also: Links to Instrumental Parts
Driving & Parking Directions
Contact information
For those interested in preparing works for public or invited-guest performances, separate rehearsal arrangements can be discussed. With sufficient interest, the Studio may host semi-regular audience-attended programs starting Fall ‘23.
Studio specifications: 2 Steinway Grand (Model D & B) pianos / 37’ x 23’ = 850 sf, 10’ ceilings / capacity: 55 / comfortable seating / music stands and lamps for 30 / double-width doors for contra-bass, harp, timpani access / wheelchair-accessible
To Register…
just follow these simple steps:
1) Click on the button(s) with the works/dates for which you would like to register.
2) Complete the brief registration form and click ‘send’. (for 2nd and subsequent registrations, just reply to the first 3 questions)
3) For non-WCS Members Musicians: Submit payment via PayPal upon receipt of link via email from the Studio. Sessions are free for active WCS members* and (1x/month) for member-nominated Students.
Fee Schedule:
- WCS Members* & Nominated Students (1x/month): Free
- Students Age 22 & Under: $35 per Session
- Adults: $50 per Session, or $350 for the full Spring ‘23 (i.e. access to all events; pro-rated basis for Season registrations Feb 1 - June 1)
WCS’ piano soloist will cover most or all sessions, as needed, but community, professional, and aspiring student pianists are invited to join selected sessions, subject to prior consultation with the Studio’s Director
Links to parts for scheduled upcoming works will be posted on this page, for download and/or print. If time permits in a given session (duration ~2 hours), players are welcome to agree among themselves to read additional works.
Advance Preparation: Participants are expected to prepare their parts in advance to near-performance tempos and to a reasonable technical and interpretive proficiency level. We will endeavor to group players with similar ability levels in the event there are multiple sessions for a given work.
Studio Accommodations/Guests: 2 Lounges adjacent to the performance studio with comfortable seating, and 2 adjoining rest-rooms, are available for players and 1 or 2 guests each per session. Refreshments provided.
Payment via PayPal (for non-WCS Member players): must be received at least 7 days in advance of the registered Session. In the event of wait-listing, or if sufficient sign-ups for a particular session fail to materialize, registration fees will be promptly refunded after the session date, or else applied to a different session. Registration fees for cancellations within 3 days of the session will not be refunded, and will be apportioned to hiring a substitute player, if available, or to partially reducing fees for other session players, if a substitute player is not available.
We look forward to seeing and enjoying great chamber music with you!
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* Active WCS members are those who a) have appeared in a scheduled performance or dress rehearsal during the past 12 months [e.g. Brandenburg Concertos (Jan ‘23), RiverArts Music Tour (June ‘22)] and who will perform in at least 1 of the scheduled Spring ‘23 concerts, OR b) will be performing in 2 or more of the scheduled Spring ‘23 concerts.
‘Open Chamber Music Readings’ Parts
(Google-drive links accessible to registered participants)
Address: 41 Hollywood Drive
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
- Parking: on even # side of street only
- Questions: call or text Alan at (914) 506-0487
DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Coming South to Hastings on Broadway: L on Clinton in Dobbs Ferry, L on Beechdale, R on Scenic, L on Maplewood, R on Hollywood, 2.5 blocks to #41 on R.
Coming to Hastings via Yonkers/Jackson Ave: Continue on Jackson across bridge over SMRP (becomes Ravensdale) to the end; R on Farragut ~1/2 mile to 5-light intersection; continue straight to next light; R uphill on Villard, R on Circle, stay L going uphill on Ferndale, L on Scenic, R on Hollywood; 3rd house (#41) on L.
Coming South on Saw Mill River Parkway: (It is NOT RECOMMENDED to take the Cliff Street Exit in Hastings). Instead, take Exit 17 Dobbs Ferry (Ashford Ave); proceed ~1 mile to intersection with Broadway, L on Clinton, L on Beechdale, R on Scenic, L on Maplewood, R on Hollywood, 2.5 blocks to #41 on R.
Coming North on Saw Mill River Parkway: Take Exit 12 (LEFT lane) Hastings-on-Hudson (Farragut Parkway); proceed ~1 mile to 5-light intersection; continue straight to next light; R uphill on Villard, R on Circle, keep L going uphill on Ferndale, L on Scenic, R on Hollywood; 3rd house (#41) on L.
