The Perlman Music Program Well Underway

Perlman Music Program 2008 Summer Benefit with Toby and Itzhak Perlman and Alec Baldwin. Photos provided by Perlman Music Program

Shelter Island - The Perlman Music Program's 14th season of the Summer Music School is an intensive six-week residency program on Shelter Island. The program offers music students, ages 12-18, the opportunity to develop their talents in a rigorous yet non-competitive environment where the development of the whole person is foremost at hand.

The Works in Progress concerts play an important role in the Summer Music School program. These informal concerts give students the opportunity to perform and polish pieces they are currently studying with PMP faculty and provide students with a supportive and nurturing environment where they are free to take artistic risks without feeling the pressure associated with a formal recital. Works in Progress concerts are held on Friday and Saturday evenings and are open to the public.

Sidney and Morgan Stark.

Additionally, the Program will present its fifth Chamber Music Workshop from Aug. 7 to Aug. 24. The workshop is an intensive two and a half-week program focused entirely on the study and performance of chamber music and literature for students ages 18-30. The Chamber Music Workshop offers Master classes with PMP Faculty on Aug. 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, and 20 at 7 p.m. The CMW Final Student Concerts will take place on Aug. 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shelter Island Campus located at 73 Shore Road in Shelter Island. All of these concerts are open to the public.

On Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m., in response to the success of last year's Faculty and Student Chamber Music Concert, PMP will host Tutti Suonare (Everybody Plays). The concert, to be held at the historic Old Whalers Church located at 44 Union Street in Sag Harbor, will feature CMW faculty, including Paul Katz, Merry Peckham, Itzhak Perlman, Don Weilerstein, and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, as well as all of the students of the Chamber Music Workshop.

The Perlman Music Program was established by Toby Perlman in 1993 to provide a positive learning environment for exceptionally promising young violin, viola, cello, and bass students. Through intensive summer programs, year-round mentoring, and on occasion, an international study or performance tour, the program offers unparalleled musical training for students, ages 12 to 30. With a world class faculty led by Itzhak Perlman and comprising some of the most gifted musical minds of our time, the Program offers an artistic and personal experience that changes students' lives forever.

Patrick Romano conducting the PMP Chorus.

The Perlman Music Program has quickly developed an international reputation as a leader in the field of classical music training institutions. For additional information contact Maureen M. Nash, Director of Development at 212-877-3230, or at mnash@perlmanmusicprogram.org. For information on concerts, and for directions to the Shelter Island Campus, visit www.perlmanmusicprogram.org or call Rachel Coker at 212-877-5045.

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