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PianoSummer at New Paltz
Now in its fourteenth year, PianoSummer is an international summer institute and festival dedicated solely to piano music. It features an integrated approach to learning and performance under the artistic direction of master pianist and teacher Vladimir Feltsman. Gifted students from around the world join with devoted musicians and teachers to learn more about the art of the piano and, ultimately, more about themselves and their place in the world of music.
The Walden School
The Walden School Young Musicians Program provides an unparalleled creative summer experience for musically inclined students ages 9 to 18. Part school, part camp, and part festival, the program convenes each summer for five weeks in Dublin, NH. Through rigorous and innovative daily instruction, students hone their musical and creative skills within a supportive community of like-minded peers and mentors.Summer Sonatina International Piano Camp encourages students to become dedicated, serious musicians who develop resourcefulness, thoughtfulness and self-discipline. Students participate in sight-reading, chorus, theory, and composition classes and enjoy many recreational activities. Summer Sonatina is a "camp" where students live in the house with the director and faculty. Mackenzie is in the front row, last one on the right. Nativity School of Worcester
A tuition-free, independent Jesuit middle school for inner-city boys living in the vulnerable neighborhoods of Worcester, Massachusetts.Now in their sixth year, Nativity exists first and foremost to provide an exceptional educational opportunity to boys from disadvantaged backgrounds. In a structured learning environment – including an 11-hour school day, individual tutoring, and small classes – our students develop the character, skills and discipline needed to become not only productive citizens, but truly "men for others."
Children's Friend
Annual Meeting and the Start of our 160th Year
We’re celebrating the start of our 160th year and are proud to be the oldest child and family service agency in Worcester! Chartered in 1849, Children’s Friend began as a home for unwanted and neglected children. Today, we are still going strong with four critical programs that help the children and families of central Massachusetts.For more information, contact:
Deborah Huegel
dhuegel@childrensfriend.org
Mackenzie studied with Dean Arvidson for four years. Dean is a pianist, performer, and teacher. This site gives information about his CD's, performances, and background.
