2024 Techne Music Festival
June 9th - 13th
2024 Festival Final Concert: Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Peter Hall at Moravian College
342 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Free and open to the public. No tickets required.
2024 Schedule
All events are subject to change
Saturday, June 8th
Pre-arrival check-in if requested
Sunday, June 9th
10:00 - 11:00 Dorm check-in
11:15 Welcome!
11:45 - 12:45 Ensembles rehearse on their own
12:45 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Special Topic
"What is going on in there? A medical look at what transpires when we perform"
Presented by Dr. Daria Blyskal
3:15 - 4:15 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A: Gythfeldt/Group B: Browne/Group C: Schwarz/Group D: Stomberg
4:30 - 5:30 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A: Gythfeldt/Group B: Schwarz/Group C: Stomberg/Group D: Browne
5:45 - 7:00 Schoenberg rehearsal (Schwarz, Browne, Rubin, Stomberg)
Monday, June 10th
9:00 - 9:50 Technique Class/Schwarz
10:00 - 11:15 Chamber groups rehearse on their own
11:30 - 12:30 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A: Niskala/ Group B: Stomberg/Group C: Browne/Group D: Schwarz
12:30 Lunch
2:00 - 3:15 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A: Niskala/ Group B: Browne/Group C: Schwarz/Group D: Stomberg
3:30 - 4:30 Special Topic
Beyond the Music: Things to consider when forming a long-term ensemble
Presented by Dr. Timothy Schwarz
4:45 - 6:00 Schoenberg rehearsal (Schwarz, Browne, Rubin, Stomberg)
Chamber groups rehearse on their own
Tuesday, June 11th
9:00 - 9:30 Ensemble warm-up
9:30 - 10:30 Group B: Schwarz/Groups A, C, D rehearse on your own
10:30 - 11:30
Group A: Schwarz/Group B: rehearse on your own/Group C: Stomberg/Group D: Browne
11:30 Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 Chamber Music Masterclass with Peter Winograd
3:30 - 4:45 Schoenberg rehearsal (Winograd, Schwarz, Browne, Rubin, Stomberg)
5:00 - 7:00 Practice performance run
Wednesday, June 12th
9:00 - 9:30 Ensemble warm-up
9:30 - 11:00 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A Schwarz/ Group B: Winograd/Group C: Stomberg/Group D: Browne
11:15 - 12:30 Chamber Music Coaching
Group A Schwarz/ Group B: Browne/Group C: Winograd/Group D: Stomberg
12:30 Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 Chamber Music Masterclass with Juliette Kang and Thomas Kraines
4:30 - 7:00 Schoenberg rehearsal: Kang, Schwarz, Browne, Rubin, Kraines, Stomberg
(students may observe)
Thursday, June 13th
10:00 - 12:00 Chamber Coaching as needed
12:00 Lunch
1:30 - 3:30 Solo masterclasses with Juliette Kang, Sheila Browne, and Thomas Kraines
4:00 - 6:00 Schoenberg rehearsal
7:00 Concert
New in 2024!
Techne Music is proud to announce that selected ensembles who attend the 2024 Techne Music Festival will be
given an opportunity to perform several full-length concerts throughout the season. Techne Music will cover
all travel expenses for the student ensembles. The award can go to one ensemble or as many as three. Selected
ensembles will be announced at the final concert on June 13, 2024.
Dates and locations for selected student ensembles
Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Central Moravian Church
Bethlehem, PA
Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM
MacDowell Series
Denville, NJ
Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Peter Hall at Moravian University
Bethlehem, PA
2024 Special Guest Artists
Juliette Kang, violin
First Associate Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Thomas Kraines, cello
Daedalus Quartet
2024 Faculty
Timothy Schwarz, violin
Head of Strings: Rowan University
Visiting Professor of Performance: London College of Music
Founder and Artistic Director: Techne Music
Sheila Browne, viola
Lynn Conservatory
Lawrence Stomberg, cello
University of Delaware
Peter Winograd, violin
First Violin: American String Quartet
Faculty: Manhattan School of Music
Naomi Niskala, piano
Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet
Winner: Naumburg Chamber Music Award
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