Hoff Barthelson Music School Hosts Cellist Pamela Davenport Master Class

The 2016-2017 Hoff-Barthelson Music School Master Class Series opens with cellist Pamela Devenport on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Hoff-Barthelson Music School, 25 School Lane, Scarsdale. A highly sought-after educator, Ms. Devenport returns to the School to coach young HBMS cello students in the first of eight master classes to be given during the 2016-2017 season. The public is invited to observe the Master Class free of charge.

For additional information: 914-723-1169, hb@hbms.org, www.hbms.org.

About Pamela Devenport:

Internationally recognized lecturer and master teacher Pamela Devenport has shared her unique blend of expertise and experience with hundreds of people in string communities throughout the world. Her book, Cellostart, has been successful in more than twenty countries. Well known and respected as a Suzuki cello workshop and institute teacher, Ms. Devenport has toured extensively throughout the world.

About the Hoff-Barthelson Music School Master Class Series:

Master class coaching by guest artists has been part of Hoff-Barthelson's curriculum since the School's founding in 1944. This distinguished tradition continues this season with a roster of world-class musicians and educators including Pamela Devenport and Paul Wiley, cello; Byron Janis, piano; Aaron Rosand, violin; Guy Eshed, flute; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Alice Ripley, voice; and members of the New York Philharmonic.

Master classes are an enlightening experience for students and audiences alike. After months of careful preparation, students perform for and then receive feedback and guidance from a master teacher who often challenges the student to think in new and critical ways about the piece they've prepared. The results are often inspiring and enlightening and serve as a catalyst for students to reach new heights in their own musical explorations.

About Hoff-Barthelson Music School:

One of Westchester County's most cherished and active cultural resources, Hoff-Barthelson Music School has achieved national recognition as a premier community music school for its unsurpassed leadership in education, performance and outreach for more than seventy years.

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Master Class Series is made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Photo: Cellist Pamela Devenport

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