{"97371":{"#nid":"97371","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Detroit Chamber Winds to Perform Master Classes at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings will visit the Georgia Institute of Technology from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the group\u0027s educational tour of the Atlanta area.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at the Institute, the chamber winds will perform master classes for students in the Music Department, a unit within Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Architecture. They also will discuss important aspects of ensemble performance. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll classes will take place in the Couch Building, 840 McMillan St. NW.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings are world-renowned musicians with numerous accolades to their credit,\u0022 said Assistant Professor Andrea Strauss, director of bands for Georgia Tech. \u0022This visit will be a fantastic opportunity for our students, because not only will they get to experience their quality of performance, but the students will engage in a hands-on encounter with some of the best musicians touring the country.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Symphonic Band is one of seven Atlanta organizations that worked together to bring the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings -- and its conductor, H. Robert Reynolds -- to the city for this residency. During their stay through Oct. 8, the chamber members expect to make contact with as many as 700 musicians, Strauss said. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to their work with Atlanta-area music students, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings will perform works by Mozart, Kramer and Krommer for the public beginning 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Kennesaw Mountain High School, 1898 Kennesaw Due West Road.  Admission is $10 at the door.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESet to open its 21st season, the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings has a simple goal: To perform great repertoire using more players than typically seen in chamber music concerts. Today, the chamber supplements its Detroit subscription season with both recording and touring, and it has established a national reputation for artistic excellence. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETouring activities have included appearances throughout Michigan plus Ohio, New York, Illinois, Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. To great critical acclaim, the ensemble has released four compact discs, three of which are on the Koch International Classics label. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEducational programs are central to the mission of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and today they have a grant to pursue educational activities for the year from the National Endowment for the Arts.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta residency of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings is made possible by:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Symphonic Band\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Georgia State University Wind Symphony\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Atlanta Wind Symphony\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Kennesaw Mountain High School Bands\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact Assistant Professor Andrea Strauss, Director of Bands for the Georgia Institute of Technology, (404) 894-8974 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:andrea.strauss@music.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eandrea.strauss@music.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E .\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Members of the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings will visit the Georgia Institute of Technology from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the group\u0027s educational tour of the Atlanta area.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2002-10-02 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2002-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2002-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"97381":{"id":"97381","type":"image","title":"Andrea Strauss","body":null,"created":"1449178133","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:53","changed":"1475894709","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:09"}},"media_ids":["97381"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kennesaw.edu\/music\/dcws.html","title":"The Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings"},{"url":"http:\/\/murmur.arch.gatech.edu\/music\/","title":"Georgia Tech Music Department"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.arch.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"},{"url":"http:\/\/detroitchamberwinds.org\/","title":"The Detroit Chamber Winds \u0026 Strings"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cobb.k12.ga.us\/~kennesawmountain\/home.h","title":"Kennesaw Mountain High School"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}