|
VIEW LISTING
|
|
POSTED BY:
|
viokid2000
|
|
DATE:
|
01.06.2009 |
|
SUBJECT:
|
Award Winning Violin Teacher |
|
LOCATION:
|
Sacramento/San Francisco, United States
|
|
617 763 8832 thacher86@gmail.com
I am a violinist and conductor originally from Boston, Massachusetts. I received my degree from the New England Conservatory of Music as a student of Donald Weilerstein. As it is quite late to be submitting my information, I would kindly ask you to review my youtube teaching clips which I have provided below.
As an enthusiastic musician, I have enjoyed a large assortment of musical activities ranging from conducting a youth orchestra, and serving as the artistic director of a very strong and successful chamber music program. I think in addition to my musical experience, I have a very strong sense for administrative work required in a position like the one you have posted. I am seeking a place where I can contribute to the growth of a music program. I have included my biographical material, but let me underscore the following positions and responsibilities:
· Conducting: Conductor of the Nashoba Youth Orchestra Chamber Orchestra (nashobayouthorchestra.org)
· Artistic Director: Music Director of the Young Artist Chamber Program at the Nashoba Youth Orchestras.
· Faculty: Violin faculty position at the Ipswich Highschool
· Audition Adjudication: Judge for MMEA Junior District Auditions.
· Masterclass Instructor: Highfield Series, Cape Symphony, Studio of Jody Harmon
To Watch Weblinks of my Work, Click Below:
Performance Portfolio:
Ben Playing Schubert Trio in E flat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijKU69AQ_yw
Ben Playing Beethoven quartet 14 131: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JwTicD_6bw
Teaching Portfolio:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRTOcZzlrrk
Benjamin Thacher teaches a private violin lesson
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efaAsoG1Dsw
Benjamin Thacher teacher a private violin lesson (part 2)
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sNFMJfxMiI
Benjamin Thacher Coaches a Haydn piano trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2_zf4bapUQ
Benjamin Thacher conducts his orchestra in Westford Ma.
My heart lies in teaching. As an enthusiastic and energetic teacher, there is no greater satisfaction for me than being able to nurture the skills and talents of musicians. I have been blessed with many performance opportunities, but none are more special to me than my work as a conductor, coach, and private instructor. Here are some highlights from my performance career.
· Solo Concerts: Dorchester Symphony (Beethoven concerto), Nashua Symphony (Saint-Saens violin concerto), Cape Cod Symphony (Triple Concerto by Beethoven), Metrowest Symphony (Barber violin Concerto)
· Chamber Music: Member of Award Winning NEC honors String Quartet, Performed in Carnegie Hall with piano trio after winning first prize in a competition sponsored by the International Chamber Foundation. Coaches have included Itzhak Perlman, and the Cleveland Quartet.
· Orchestral experience: Member of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival under the leadership of Christophe Eshenbach. Concermaster of the Walnut Hill School orchestra, and member of Youth Philharmonic orchestra under the direction of Benjamin Zander.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Thacher
Remarks from Roberta McGuire: President of Nashoba Youth Orchestra
“Ben Thacher has been a fantastic addition to NYO's artistic staff. He is
a very talented musicians and he has
an incredible passion for music which he adeptly and most enthusiastically
shares with his orchestra on a weekly basis and offers free
sessions before rehearsals to help those who need extra help or simply
wish to hone their skills. He has a unique gift of being able to
quickly identify the root of a musical problem, correct it and move on quickly.
His contributionsto the Nashoba Youth Orchestra have been both numerous, far reaching, and profound. The Chamber Orchestra's quality is a much higher level than it has been
in prior years due to his contributions.”
Roberta Mcguire, President of Nashoba Youth Orchestra
Knrmcguire@aol.com (978)-502-8386
Biography:
Benjamin Thacher has performed an extensive amount of solo, chamber and orchestral music around the globe. He has collaborated in music festivals and orchestras with such noted conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, John Williams and Ivan Fischer, among others.
After winning a position with the prestigious Shleswig-Holstein Musik festival under the direction of Christophe Eshenbach, Mr. Thacher has most recently completed a tour of Russia, Armenia, Lithuania, and Germany with the festival orchestra. As a violin soloist, Ben has performed concerti with several different orchestras which include the Cape Cod Symphony, Nashua Symphony, Metrowest Symphony and the Chatham Chorale Chamber Orchestra. He currently studies with Donald Weilerstein, founding first violinist of the Cleveland quartet. Previous teachers have included the following: James Buswell, Kelly Barr and additional private studies and masterclasses with Midori Goto and Itzhak Perlman.
Mr. Thacher has won several competitions, prizes and awards which include the Eugene Lehner Chamber Music Award given by the New England Conservatory for excellence in chamber music. He is a member of the acclaimed Béla Quartet of whom were two time winners in the prestigious honors competition at NEC. In 2005, his piano trio won first place in the international chamber music foundation of New England which enabled them to perform at Carnegie Hall. He has appeared twice on national radio for NPR’s “From the Top” performing as a soloist and as a concertmaster for the Walnut Hill Orchestra at Boston's symphony hall.
Mr. Thacher was personally invited by Toby and Itzhak Perlman to participate in the Perlman Music Program residency in Sarasota, Florida and was among those who soloed under Mr. Perlman's baton as part of this experience. While a participant in this program, he has performed concerts with Perlman at Van Wezel Hall and Carnegie Hall.
Dedicated to the growth of the next musical generation, he currently conducts the Nashoba Youth Orchestra in Westford, Massachusetts. He is has contributed to the wealth of the organization by making it become a highly sought out musical education making it a wonderful alternative to study in Boston. He has taught privately and conducted in the Ipswich Public Schools. In 2008, he served as an adjudicator for the MMEA Northeast Junior District Orchestra auditions. He is becoming highly in demand as a teacher and conductor, regularly giving master classes and seminars throughout the New England area.
Orchestral Experience:
Schleswig Holstein Music Festival Orchestra, (Tour to Russia and Germany, June 2008)
Scheswig Holstein Music Festival Orchestra 2007
New England Conservatory Symphony, 2007
Concertmaster, Walnut Hill Orchestra, 2004
Boston Youth Philharmonic Orchestra 2002-2005
Boston Youth Symphony 1999-2002
Chamber Music Performances:
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA, 2008, 2007, 2006
Perlman Music Program, Shelter Island New York, 2005. 2006
Nashua Symphony, Nashua, NH.
Carnegie Hall, NYC. 2004, 2005
Harvard Musical Association Cape Sinfonietta, Yarmouth, MA. 2004
Concerto Performance
Cape Cod Symphony 2008, 2007
Metrowest Symphony, 2007
Nashua Symphony, 2005
Cape Sinfonietta 1999, 2001, 2003
Summer Festivals
Musicorda Festival, South Hadley, Ma.
Yellow Barn YAP festival. Putney, Vermont.
Greenwood Music Camp, Cummington Ma.
Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestral Academy, 2007
Perlman Music Program, 2005, 2006
Heifetz International Music Institute, 2006
Eric Rosenblith Academy at Fryburg, 2005
Musicorda, 2003, 2004
Yellow Barn YAP, 2004, 2004
Boston Tanglewood Institute, 2002
Greenwood, 2000
Kinhaven, 1997
Honors/Awards
Recipient, Eugene Lehner Award, 2005-2006
Youth Philharmonic Award, 2005
Winner of the Dorothy Bales Violin Competition, 2007
Winner of the Cape Symphony Scholarship award, 2004
|
|
|
|
