Youth Chamber Connection caught up with Mr. Cook as we head into our summer break to learn more about his music experience and passion for chamber music!
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Mr. Winkler will be the coach for YC2’s Trumpet Ensemble starting in our 2023-24 season! All students are welcome to join! To learn more about Mr. Winkler, check out our conversation below!
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Jeremy Black has been Principal Second Violin of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2017, having played in the First Violin section from 2002 to 2017. He also performs as Concertmaster of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra each summer in Chicago, a position he has held since 2005. Black has played as guest Concertmaster with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic, and in the violin sections of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra.
As a soloist and leader, Jeremy Black has soloed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Live Chamber Ensemble, and in subscription concerts with the Chicago String Ensemble and Evanston Symphony. Highlights include a performance of the Dvořák Violin Concerto with Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Bach Concerto for Two Violins with Pinchas Zuckerman and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra.
Jeremy Black maintains an active private studio, is the coach of Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s competitive Montgomery Fellowship Quartet program, managed through Youth Chamber Connection, and is the first violin coach for the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO). Youth Chamber Connection caught up with Mr. Black as we head into our summer break to learn more about his music experience and passion for chamber music!
How long have you been coaching chamber music? I've been coaching chamber music in Pittsburgh for nearly 20 years, and with YC2 since its inception. I'm proud of every group and am always inspired by the progress they make in tackling difficult pieces!
Why is chamber music important to you? Besides the amazing repertoire we get to explore, chamber music gives each musician a wonderful combination of challenges, pushing their skills as a soloist, accompanist, communicator, interpreter, listener, team member, and, in the end, performer.
What is one of your favorite parts of chamber rehearsals or performances? Seeing the students develop their ability to listen, learn and respond to each other as they play.
What’s on your music stand right now? My iPad, which I will use to check bowings for Vivian Fung's "Aqua", and practice "The Little Mermaid" and Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 later today.
Do you have a piece of wisdom or advice to share with our YC2 family? Chamber music can be the most inspiring and fun thing a musician can do!
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