Academic Departments: Strings
String Studies at Longy
The string program at Longy offers an innovative curriculum that balances repertoire, pedagogy, and musicianship with frequent performance. Our commitment to individual attention from faculty mentors, ensemble playing, and small class sizes creates a uniquely collaborative conservatory.
Programs Available
Artist Diploma in Performance
Master of Music Degree in Performance
Master of Music Degree with Emphasis in Historical Performance
Graduate Performance Diploma
Undergraduate Diploma in Performance
Program Highlights
STUDIO LESSONS: Collaboration with a faculty mentor is the cornerstone of conservatory education at Longy. Together you will explore your unique artistic and professional goals while expanding technical and musical insight.
MASTER CLASSES AND SEMINARS: Through workshops, master classes, discussions, and presentations, weekly seminars offer insight regarding interpretation, repertoire, and performance practice. Recent guests have included William Preucil, Peter Zazofsky, Paul Katz, and the Pacifica Quartet.
CHAMBER MUSIC: Georges Longy’s belief in the power of collaboration inspires the central role of chamber music in our conservatory. You will work closely with faculty coaches every semester and will explore ensemble playing through coursework, informal readings, and community outreach.
PEDAGOGY: We believe that teaching should be a form of heightened, enlivened communication. Rather than focusing solely on acquiring pedagogical skills, we seek to draw out your latent expertise and help you communicate authentically.
ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE: Courses examine standard orchestral repertoire, focusing on elements of technique and style including bowing, intonation, and rhythm. Particular emphasis is placed on orchestral audition preparation.
LONGY CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA: Led by conductor Julian Pellicano, the orchestra presents six concerts and accompanies one opera per season, exploring a wide range of repertoire encompassing baroque and contemporary music in addition to the classical and romantic canon. Works performed in recent seasons include:
| Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915 |
Haydn: Symphonies no. 92 and 104 |
| Beethoven: Symphony no. 8 |
Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 |
| Brahms: Symphony no. 2 |
Schumann: Symphony no. 4 |
| Dvorak: Symphony no. 9 |
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 |
| Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes |
Weill: Mahagonny Songspiel |
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