When Sound Becomes Meaning:
A Weekend with Yehuda Hanani
Join us for an exciting weekend of music and thoughtful dialogue with eminent cellist, teacher, and speaker Yehuda Hanani, currently on faculty at The New School, Mannes in NYC. Language has a profound influence on music, whether in song itself, as source material for instrumental writing, or as a model for an artist’s sense of melody and phrasing. Chorales, spirituals, songs, dances and more will be considered over the weekend, brought to life by guest participants, MSU Faculty and Students, and Mr. Hanani.
Registration will open September 15th: $25 covers all sessions and the two concerts.
Audition information for masterclasses and concerts below.
Only 70 seats are available for the Friday evening session and masterclasses. Registration guarantees a seat.
Friday, October 10
• 7pm, Hartnett Recital Hall, Opening Session, discussion led by Yehuda Hanani and Erik Anderson, with live musical examples provided my MSU students, faculty, and guests.
• Reception to follow
Saturday, October 11
• 9:30am, ANNH, group reading session (instruments and voices welcome)
• 10:40-noon, Hartnett, solo masterclass with Yehuda Hanani (performers chosen by audition)
• 2:00pm, Hartnett, discussion led by Erik Anderson with live musical examples
• 3:00pm, Hartnett, ensemble masterclass with Yehuda Hanani (by audition)
• 7:00pm, ANNH, Final Concert, featuring Yehuda Hanani, MSU Faculty, and workshop participants
• Reception to follow
Audition information: soloists and ensembles of any age are encouraged to audition for limited spots to work with Yehuda Hanani in a public masterclass and/or to perform on one of the two concerts. To audition, send 1) a recent video recording of the entire piece of music proposed for the masterclass, 2) names of all personnel, 3) whether or not a collaborative pianist will be needed here in Minot, and 4) a brief description of how this musical selection fits the topic for the weekend.
Send all materials, including a video link, to Dr. Erik Anderson at j.erik.anderson@minotstateu.edu no later than Wednesday, September 24th at noon. Selected participants will be invited on or before Monday, September 29th.
Please direct any questions about the weekend to Dr. Anderson at the email address above.
All events to take place on the campus of Minot State University in Minot, ND.
