Details
$55 General / $44 Members, Students, Seniors 90 minsDate(s)
Wed, Apr 4, 2018
7:00pm
Contact
Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days
Location
Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, New York 10019
Overview
Accomplished fiddle player and IAC favorite, Athena Tergis will lead a 90 minute workshop focusing on posture, bowing, ornamentation, style, rhythmic flow, and phrasing as part or her one-week residency with Mick Moloney. Athena has been performing with IAC for many years; you may recognize her from concerts at Symphony Space such as Celtic Appalachian Celebration, Winter Solstice Celebration, and more. She has also been a featured violinist in the production of Riverdance on Broadway and is also a regular soloist and composer with the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra.
This class is recommended for intermediate to advanced players however beginners are also welcome to join for a greater understanding of position, posture, and more. No music reading skills are necessary but sheet music will be provided for reference.
Students are encouraged to tape/video record the session and bring a notebook.
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
