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June 8th, 2019

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Romances and Ballads. (Notebook II.) Op. 49
No. 1. The Two Grenadiers
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)


“Good Old-Fashioned Loverboy”
Freddie Mercury (1946–1991)


“Havana”
Written by Camila Cabello, Jeffery Williams, Frank Dukes, Brittany Hazzard, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, Andrew Watt, Pharrell Williams, Louis Bell, and Kaan Gunesberk
arr. Daniel Jang


44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104
16. Burleszk (Burlesque)
43. Pizzicato
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)


“Somewhere Over the Rainbow/”What a Wonderful World”
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997)

Additional Performances

Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

The Infernal Gallop
Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)

VI Menuets for Clavier (WoO 10)
No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
III. Allegretto
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Violin Sonatas, Op. 5
No. 12. La Folia
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Loure
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

First book of sonatas for solo violin and basso continuo
Sonata No. 11
Henry Eccles (1680–1740)

Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor
Jean-Baptiste Accolay (1833–1900)

——Intermission——

Galway to Galien
On the Hills
Bryn Cannon

Themes from Batman, Spider-Man, and The Avengers
Danny Elfman (1953– ),  Paul Francis Webster (1907–1984) and Robert “Bob” Harris (1925–2000), and Alan Silvestri (1950– )

“I’m a Believer”
Neil Diamond (1941– )

“U & Us”
Quinn XCII

Medley of “Style,” “Love Story,” and “You Belong With Me”
Taylor Swift (1989– )

“Hallelujah”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)

March 9th, 2019

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Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
Andante cantabile
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)


Suite in B-flat Major for Three Violins
Chattering
Gaiety
Georg Philip Telemann (1681–1767)

Additional Performances

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
French Folk Song
arr. Shinich Suzuki

“Long, Long Ago!”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Allegro
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Theme from Le Streghe, Op. 8
Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)

“All You Need is Love”
John Lennon and Paul McCartney (1940–1980) and (1942– )

Humoresques for Piano, Op. 101
No. 7. Poco Lento e grazioso
Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

6 Favorite Waltzes of the French Empress, Marie Louise, J. 143–148
No. 3
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

12 Menuets and 12 German Dances for the Redoutensaal
“German Dance”
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739–1799)

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Allegro moderato
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

——Intermission——

Andantino
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

Album for the Young, Op. 68
10. Happy farmer, returning from work
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Oboe Sonata in F major, HWV 363a
IV. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Mignon (opera)
Act II. (No. 7) Entr’acte
Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896)

A Tale of Six Trillion Years and a Night
Kemu Tsukamoto (1990– )

L’estro armonico, Op. 3,
Concerto no. 6, RV 356
I. Allegro
Antonin Vivaldi (1678–1741)
arr. Tivadar Nachéz

Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in G minor, Op. 12 No. 1, RV 317
I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in G minor, Op. 12 No. 1, RV 317
III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

December 7th, 2018

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Le Devin du village, Scene 8. Pantomime
“Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)


“Mary, Did You Know?”
Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene (1958– ) and (1953– )


“Running Home to You”
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (1985– ) and (1985– )


Ave Maria
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Charles Gounod (1818–1893)

Additional Performances

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Nursery Rhyme

Allegretto
Shinichi Suzuki (1989–1998)

English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
V. Gavotte II (or Musette)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Oboe Sonata in F Major, HWV 363a
IV. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

“La Cinquantaine” (“The Golden Wedding”)
Jean Gabriel-Marie (1852–1928)

Student Concerto No. 5, Op. 22
Allegro moderato
Friedrich “Fritz” Seitz (1848–1918)

Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Bass
Canon
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)

——Intermission——

Sixty German Songs for Thirty Pennies, Vol. 1
25. The baby in the manger
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800)

“Here We Come A-Caroling”
English Traditional Carol

Waltz for Piano with 4 Hands, Op. 39, No. 15
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

“Dreaming of Home and Mother”
John P. Ordway (1824–1880)

“This Game” from No Game No Life
Wakabayashi Mitsuru

6 Favorite Waltzes of the French Empress, Marie Louise, J.143–148, No. 3
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

Thaïs
Act II. Méditation
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1741)

September 15th, 2018

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“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
French Folk Song
arr. Shinichi Suzuki 


Rosine
Gavotte
François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)


Concerto in G minor, Op. 12 No. 1, RV 317
     Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Additional Performances

Perpetual Motion
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)

“Gu Xiang De Yun” (“Clouds of My Homeland”)
popularized by Fei Xiang (1960–  )

“Eleanor Rigby”
John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (1942–  )

Oboe Sonata in F Major, HWV 363a
Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Little Suite No. 6
Perpetual Motion
Carl Bohm (1844–1920)

August 28th, 2018

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Drew Lecher held a masterclass for students of the Kulzick Violin Studio on Tuesday, August 28th, 2018. The class was held at the Kathryn J. Birkett Freshman Center at Neuqua Valley High School. Below are some clips from the class, and the full masterclass can be found here.


Working on crescent bow motion and arm angles and planes

 


Correcting a hitch in the right wrist and bow stroke

 


Working on phrasing, articulation, and building left hand clarity

 


Working on spiccato and heavy, short chords at the frog

June 2nd, 2018

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“Edelweiss”
Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)


Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo
     Canon
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706)


Roundtable Rival
Lindsey Stirling (1986–  ), Sterling Fox (1983–  ), and Scott Gold

Additional Performances

Bow Technique Demonstration
     Pinky/Thumb Balance
     Crab Race
     Up Like a Rocket!

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Nursery Rhyme

“Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”
Kristen Anderson-Lopez (1972–  ) and Robert Lopez (1975–  )

Themes from Pirates of the Caribbean
Hans Zimmer (1957–  )

Turkey in the Straw
American Folk Song

“Viva la Vida”
Guy Berryman (1978–  ), Jonny Buckland (1977–  ), Will Champion (1978–  ), and Chris Martin (1977–  )

River Flows in You
Yiruma (1978–  )

Catbus Theme
Joe Hisaishi (1950–  )

“Talking to the Moon”
Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Albert Winkler, and Jeff Bhasker

——Intermission——

“Long,  Long Ago!”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
French Folk Song

Rosine
Gavotte
François Joseph Gossec (1734–1829)

Concerto no. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter”
Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Romances and Ballads (Notebook II), Op. 49
No. 1, The Two Grenadiers
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Humoresques for Pianoforte, Op. 101
No. 7. Poco Lento e grazioso
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

Student Concerto No. 2, Op. 13
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Mazurka No. 1
Emil Młynarski (1870–1935)

L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto VI (RV 356)
Presto
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Sonata in D major, HWV 371 (Op. 1, No. 13)
Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Old Viennese Melodies
     Liebeslied (“Love’s Sorrow”)
Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)

Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
     Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

May 28th, 2018

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Rebecca Matayoshi held a masterclass for students of the Kulzick Violin Studio on Monday, May 28th, 2018. The class was held at The Music and Dance Suite. Below are some clips from the class, and the full masterclass can be found here.


Working on dynamic contrast and phrasing

 


Working on phrasing, up- versus down-bows, accents, and audition prep

 


Working on spiccato

 


Working on bow control, pop and fiddle performance style, and performance anxiety

March 17th, 2018

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Bow Technique Demonstration
     Pinky/Thumb Balance
     Crab Race
     Up Like a Rocket!


Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)


L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto 6, RV 356
     Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Additional Performances

Bow Technique Demonstration
     Pinky/Thumb Balance
     Crab Race
     Up Like a Rocket!

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” Theme and Variations
French Folk Song, arr. Shinichi Suzuki

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725)
     7. Menuet, BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
     4. Menuet, BWV Anhang 114
Christian Petzold (1677–1733)

English Suite No. 3 in  G minor, BWV 808
     v. Gavotte II (or Musette)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Themes from Vivaldi’s Spring
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

String Quintet in E Major,G275
     Minuetto
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto 6, RV 356
Presto
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Sonata in D Major, HWV 371 (op. 1 no. 13)
     Affettuoso
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

——Intermission——

“Little Bunny Foo Foo”

“Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Nursery Rhyme

“Long, Long Ago!”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839)

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Act 3 No. 5: “See, the conqu’ring hero comes!”
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

String Quintet in E Major,G275
Minuetto
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto 6, RV 356
     Largo
Presto
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

January 9th, 2018

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Drew Lecher held a masterclass for students of the Kulzick Violin Studio on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018. The class was held at the Kathryn J. Birkett Freshman Center at Neuqua Valley High School. Below are some clips from the class, and the full masterclass can be found here.


Drilling tricky sixteenth-note passages with different rhythmic patterns

 


Working on posture and improving clarity and bow control

 


The importance of posture, working on tone quality, and projecting soft dynamics

 


Style and bow stroke for chords and adjusting left and right arm motion

December 9th, 2017

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Andantino
Shinichi Suzuki (1898–1998)


“Long, Long Ago!”
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797–1839), arr. Shinichi Suzuki


“Hallelujah”
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)

Additional Performances

Bow Technique Demonstration
     Pinky/Thumb Balance
     Crab Race
     Up Like a Rocket!

Suite in G minor, BWV 822
     V. Menuet III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
     7. Menuet BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

“How Far I’ll Go”
Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980–  )

Oboe Sonata in F Major, HWV 363a
     IV. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Mignon, Act II. Entr’acte
Ambroise Thomas (1811–1896)

Student Concerto no. 5, Op. 22
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Concerto in G minor, Op. 12 no. 1, RV 317
     Allegro
     Largo
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

——Intermission——

“O Come, Little Children”
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747–1800)

Suite in G minor, BWV 822
     V. Menuet III
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
     7. Menuet BWV Anhang 116
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Album for the Young, Op. 86
     10. Happy farmer, returning from work
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

“Secrets”
Ryan Tedder (1979–  )

Student Concerto no. 5, Op. 22
     Allegro moderato
Friedrich Seitz (1848–1918)

Air on the G-String
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

L’estro armonico, Op. 3, Concerto 6, RV 356
     Largo
Presto
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)