Staff summer plans

A sampling of staff adventures planned for this summer…

Carole will be driving 2,351 miles to her home of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She will then be traveling 450 miles to teach at a Suzuki Camp in Brandon, Manitoba. After that, she will travel 1132 miles to the other side of the continent to play chamber music with her friends. At the end of the summer, she will cross the country one more time and head to St. John's, Newfoundland. And hence begins her next adventure: grad school at Memorial University.

Sara will be spending her summer in Portland, Oregon and Bozeman, Montana. Projects include teaching her daughter to ride a two-wheeler, reuniting with family, and learning the Bach Chaconne.

Laura will begin her new job as Executive Director of the Community String Project in Bristol, RI. Contact her if you'd like to be involved in this flourishing program! (laura@cetilia.org) She'll also be teaching at CMW Summer Camp and will be leading a CMW Media Lab summer session with Jori. A trip to Los Angeles will also be made to visit family and friends (and to eat some fish tacos.

Ariana is kicking off the summer with a 24-hour relay from Symphony Hall to Tanglewood, then visiting Portland for a week, and then spending the bulk of the summer – 6 weeks – teaching at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, where she will split her time between lessons, chamber music coaching, and trying to spend as much time outside in the Berkshires as possible.

Jesse shared the following: "This summer, I will be working a lot on my house in anticipation of a very special guest in the Fall. I will also be visiting  that special guest and her family in Ireland in July. I plan to do a lot of swimming at the Y, reading some good books, visiting family and friends, and of course, hanging out with the cats. Musically, I'll be practicing for some concerts in the fall, teaching up at Apple Hill, and listening to a lot of vinyl. Have a great summer everyone!"

Rachel will be working with Laura, along with CMW alums and volunteers, to run this year's CMW Summer Camp in Wickford in July. She'll also be preparing to start a graduate program in New England Conservatory's Contemporary Improvisation department in the fall and playing fiddle at former fellow Arlyn Valencia's wedding!

Heath will be staying home for the most part, swimming as often as possible, preparing for the new CMW season, learning the intracies of iMovie, and spending plenty of middle-of-the-night quality time with recently arrived Anika.

Enjoy your summer!