PRESS RELEASE
18 MAY 2015
Faust Ensemble and the Chiltern Music Academy form a partnership to help young musicians fulfil their potential
Faust Ensemble and Chiltern Music Academy (CMA) have agreed to work in partnership to offer CMA students the opportunity to play and work alongside professional musicians. Faust Ensemble is passionate about nurturing and developing young players of the future.
This partnership will be formally inaugurated when the players of the CMA String Orchestra join Faust Ensemble at the end of their rehearsal in St Mary’s and All Saints, Beaconsfield on 6 June 2015: they will play Grieg’s Holberg Suite together before the Faust Ensemble concert ‘Ways into Bach’. Other common projects are being discussed and will follow later during the year and in 2016. |
This partnership comes at a pivotal stage of development for both organisations, who are both deeply rooted in the Chilterns and share the vision of music as an integral part of the community and youth development.
‘This is a fantastic opportunity to stretch the most talented teenagers in the Chilterns irrespective of whether they intend to have a career in music. The seamless link into a high performing adult ensemble will give CMA string players the opportunity to continue to explore their passion for music beyond school age. I look forward with excitement to the developing partnership.’ said Ian Moore, Chairman of CMA.
Countess Elizabeth Howe, Chairman of Faust Ensemble, added: ‘This is a very exciting collaboration bringing together aspiring musicians and the very best of our young professional instrumentalists. Music is acknowledged as being pivotal in the developments of young minds and this partnership will bring a wealth of opportunities to extend and develop music education to young people within our locality ‘.
Mark Austin, the founder and Artistic Director of Faust Ensemble, becomes a Patron of CMA. Mark grew up in Beaconsfield before studying modern languages at Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, London. He performs regularly as a pianist and conductor at major venues in the UK and abroad. Shortly after CMA formed, Mark conducted the CMA String Workshop with Margot Rusmanis, director of CMA String Orchestra, at the CMA “Big Noise” event in September 2014.
‘This is a fantastic opportunity to stretch the most talented teenagers in the Chilterns irrespective of whether they intend to have a career in music. The seamless link into a high performing adult ensemble will give CMA string players the opportunity to continue to explore their passion for music beyond school age. I look forward with excitement to the developing partnership.’ said Ian Moore, Chairman of CMA.
Countess Elizabeth Howe, Chairman of Faust Ensemble, added: ‘This is a very exciting collaboration bringing together aspiring musicians and the very best of our young professional instrumentalists. Music is acknowledged as being pivotal in the developments of young minds and this partnership will bring a wealth of opportunities to extend and develop music education to young people within our locality ‘.
Mark Austin, the founder and Artistic Director of Faust Ensemble, becomes a Patron of CMA. Mark grew up in Beaconsfield before studying modern languages at Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music, London. He performs regularly as a pianist and conductor at major venues in the UK and abroad. Shortly after CMA formed, Mark conducted the CMA String Workshop with Margot Rusmanis, director of CMA String Orchestra, at the CMA “Big Noise” event in September 2014.
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