Achilles Liarmakopoulos (Jr Session 1998) was playing in the Athens Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1997, a time, he says, when there were not a lot of trombonists in Greece. “Many people didn’t even know what the trombone was!” he says. …
“I wouldn’t trade those summers for anything in the world – they shaped me as a person and a player,” says Basil Vendryes (Viola ’76–’77) of his time at Kinhaven. When he compares Kinhaven to other youth music programs, Basil …
An interview with Philanthropist Victoria Sanger I was in tenth grade and looking for something musical to do for the summer. I considered Fontainebleau and the Andover Summer School chamber music program. Then I recalled that my orchestra-mate, Jim Harding …
Chef Hugo Fuentes has always wanted to cook. The eldest of five children, Hugo grew up in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, where his mother encouraged his passion (she has been a chef and caterer for 35 years). After coming to the …
The Lux Quartet, a student chamber music group at Florida State University, takes an “investigative and caring approach to quartet playing,” says Shannon Thomas, their coach. An assistant professor of violin at FSU, Shannon encouraged the group to apply to …
Michael Reit (Jr Session, ’01‐’02, violin; ’03 viola) says Kinhaven “is one of the most magical places in the country.” He lists the breathtaking scenery, the staff, and the pursuit of excellence in music‐making as contributing to the “amazing spiritual …