• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • New Jersey Youth Symphony
  • Paterson Music Project
  • Performing Arts School
DONATE
DONATE
Enroll
Login
Wharton Insitute for the Performing Arts Logo
  • Contact
  • Enroll
  • Login
  • About
    • Board & Administration
    • Our Space
    • Patron Services
    • Gallery
    • Our Partners
    • Employment
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Support Us
  • Home
  • Policies
  • Master Calendar
  • Blog
  • Online Courses

Adults thrive in Small Ensembles

May 1, 2018 by Alice Hamlet

Wharton’s Performing Arts School has a thriving adult division as can be seen in the inaugural concert for the Small Ensembles program. Small Ensembles is a 15-week course for students of all ages, instruments, and abilities. After a placement audition in January, students began rehearsals and coachings with Performing Arts School faculty members Christine Ciuffreda, Joe DeVico, Laura George, Sean Hack, Alice Hamlet, Lyubov Vasilyeva, and Kristen Wuest.

Says adult student Robert Bohrer, “I’ve been taking piano lessons at Wharton for four years—now I’m an old beginner! I signed up for Small Ensembles for the opportunity to play with other musicians. The experience is very different from playing solo. You have to listen to others as well as to your own playing.”

Adds Bohrer, “I have very much enjoyed playing piano with my ensemble partner, Gail Bayse, on cello. And I thank our coaches, Alice Hamlet and Luba Vasilyeva, for their patient and helpful instruction.”

Says Bayse, “I have been studying cello for over five years at Wharton. I was intrigued when I heard students had the opportunity to participate in a small ensembles program with faculty guidance.  It has been wonderful to get to know Robert, my ensemble partner, as well as become aware of what playing a piano involves. It’s a great way to broaden my appreciation for the time and effort is required to play our five-minute second movement of a Vivaldi Sonata.

Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) presents a concert featuring students in its Small Ensembles program on Saturday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights. Performances by Lily Liu, percussion, Matthew Higgins, piano, and Andrew Furst, trumpet; Maggie Liu, flute, Elizabeth Eck, cello, and Marcello Silva, piano; the adult flute ensemble; and Gail Bayse, cello and Robert Bohrer, piano include works by Miles Davis, Gurlitt, Vivaldi, and original works by the students. The concert is free and open to the public.

Filed Under: Performing Arts School

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • In the Media: Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts Offers Free Audition Workshop Series February 21-April 30
  • In the Media: Wharton Celebrates Black History
  • In the Media: Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts Celebrates Black History with Month-Long Free Jazz Listening Series
  • In the Media: WIPA’s PAS Presents Virtual Master Classes
  • In the Media: WIPA-PMP MLK Celebration Concert
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Top Footer Widget

Select Your Interest:

  • Wharton Arts is Wheelchair AccessibleWharton Institute for the Performing Arts
    60 Locust Avenue
    Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
  • Tel. 908.790.0700
  • Email: info@whartonarts.org

NJYS

  • About
  • Contact
  • Ensembles & Programs
  • Concerts
  • Playathon
  • Member Portal

PMP

  • Who We Are
  • Teaching Artists
  • FAQ
  • Programs
  • Current Students
  • Contact

PAS

  • Who We Are
  • Courses
  • Current Students
  • Contact
Privacy  |  Site Map

© 2021 Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts | All Rights Reserved
Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is committed to being accessible to all patrons, students, parents and visitors. All programs, classes, events and concerts are accessible ensuring that everyone can participate in a diverse range of arts programming and classes.