COMING SOON!
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ONLINE ENCORE PERFORMANCE May 22, 7 pm
with the
Pacifica Quartet
This first-of-its-kind
performance,
promoted in the Boston Globe, will be rebroadcast Thursday, May 22, at 7 pm on BandDirector.com.
Can't wait?
To view archived selections now,
click here.
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Saturday, May 17
8 pm
LONGY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Pickman Hall
Guest conductor Federico Cortese
Final concert of the season, featuring winners of the 2008 Concerto Competition.
Works by Shostakovich, Mahler and Mozart and a new prelude by Longy student composer Timothy Dusenbury.
Free admission
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Sunday, May 18
2 pm
COMMENCEMENT
Pickman Hall
Guest speaker
Matt Haimovitz
The Conservatory will bid farewell to graduates of Longy's renowned programs of study. Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award (Boston Globe). Ceremonies also will honor the faculty recipient of the George Seaman Award for teaching excellence, and distinguished alumna and pianist
Elizabeth Pastor '44
Watch for photo highlights in the June edition of music@longy.
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SPRING APPEAL
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We need your help to reach our 2007-08 goal
for scholarships, instrument upkeep, outreach programs and more. For mail-in information, click here. To donate online, click below.
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MAY 2008
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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 5
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 LONGY STUDENT AND ACTRESS MERYL STREEP
Honored by Creativity Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Dennis Shafer, an accomplished saxophonist studying in Longy's Artist Diploma program, received a 2008 Legacy Prize from the Creativity Foundation at ceremonies held April 25 in Washington, D.C. The award was conferred by actress Meryl Streep, who received the foundation's Creativity Laureate Prize. Among achievements leading to his selection, Shafer has founded several innovative ensembles and organized main-stage performances in Boston and
Paris, France, including outreach programs to schoolchildren in both cities (more). View feature in LJWorld (Kansas) and celebrity page of the Boston Globe.
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LONGY'S GLOBE-TROTTING FACULTY
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Around the World in 80+ Summer Days
Each summer, Longy faculty are in high demand at music festivals, institutes and performances
around the world including three internationally acclaimed institutes right here at Longy: Baroque Institute, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Piano Pedagogy. To take a virtual world tour of our globe-trotting
faculty who in summer 2008 are traveling to prestigious music venues in Colorado, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Bulgaria, China and beyond, click here or on the map above. Bon voyage!
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PREP STUDENT A LONGY AMBASSADOR
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 12-year-old in Moscow Festival
Noah Lewis, age 12, who studies violin in Longy's Preparatory division under Mark Lakirovich, will perform in a May 28 concert at the Kremlin Palace in
Moscow, Russia. "An invitation to play in this venue is an exceptional
honor," said Longy President Karen Zorn. "There is no similar U.S.
event at such a high level." This talented ambassador of Longy's Young Performers Program is the first student in the Boston area to participate in the week-long event sponsored by the Vladmir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, which will use proceeds from the festival to help orphans in Russia (more about Noah).
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SCHOLARSHIP DINNER, TWO NEW CAMPAIGNS
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'It's About Heart'
 Greeting nearly 40 students, faculty and donors who attended the annual Scholarship Dinner on April 25, Conservatory Dean Robert Shay said, "This is a chance for Longy donors and scholarship recipients to share their experiences." In photo with her sponsored student Yuko Tanaka is Trustee Chair Bonny Boatman, who endowed a scholarship in her mother's memory and summarized the evening's sentiment: "This is about more than excellence in music. It's about heart." To learn how your gift can help talented students attend Longy, please contact Elizabeth Sloane, Vice President of Institutional Advancement.
Two Campaigns for a Strong Finish
 Longy has launched two fundraising campaigns to sprint to the end of academic year 2007-08: the Gratitude Campaign, in which Longy students can honor their teacher (and earn a tote bag!); and the Momentum Campaign, stimulated by matching funds from an anonymous donor. "Every nonprofit is feeling the pinch of today's economy,
and Longy is no exception," said President Karen Zorn. "Your gift to the Annual Fund will help with student scholarships, facility upkeep, instrument repair and other critical expenses of a professional music school. We simply can't do it without
you." To make your gift, please click the links above or the "donate now" button, below in lefthand column.
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FESTIVITIES FOR CHORAL CONDUCTOR
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 Celebrating Lorna Cooke deVaron
At a special reception held April 14, Longy trustees, faculty, students and alumni celebrated the life and career of esteemed choral conductor Lorna Cooke deVaron (seated at center), who shared stories from
the pictures that adorn the room at Longy dedicated to her a few years back. DeVaron joined the faculty in 1988 and served as director of the Longy Chamber Singers until 2005.
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