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Festival Student Information

Welcome to the 2019 Summer Music Festival presented by The Arts at St. Margaret's. Important information regarding the week's courses are covered here, and we encourage you to review it carefully. This page was last updated on 6/27/19 @ 11:50pm, and will be continually updated through the festival. Please visit frequently for updates!

Daily Details


Your individual daily schedules are being worked on by the faculty, and will be available tomorrow (Monday) morning at 9:00am orientation meeting in the Marcus D. Hurlbut Theater.

OFFICIAL SUMMER SCHOOL TIMES
Our official activities take place on Monday through Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm (Chamber Music) and 12:30pm-3:30pm (Solo Programs). On Friday and Saturday, the schedule includes assigned rehearsal blocks for the soloists with the full festival orchestra on stage 2:00pm-5:00pm. Please note that we still have regular class times on Friday, save for the special rehearsal time in the afternoon for the soloists with the California Solisti.

PICKUP AND DROPOFF
The Performing Arts Center is located at 31641 La Novia, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. A portion of the campus is under construction this summer, and there are clearly gated areas that are off limits to both pedestrian and vehicle traffic. PLEASE SEE THIS MAP FOR A BETTER PARKING EXPERIENCE--the SMES Parking Lot on the north end of the Ortega Business Center is available and there is a rear entrance to the PAC that will be unlocked for your access to campus.
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LUNCH, WATER, AND SNACKS
There is a 30-minute break for lunch each day, and each student who is staying for the full day should bring a sack lunch from home. We recommend that you bring a reusable water bottle, as water will be provided by the festival each day, along with snacks. Due to the intensive schedule of the festival, we do not recommend using meal delivery services. If you have any issues getting proper nutrition during the week, please see Mr. Wie for help.

ATTIRE
Please wear comfortable attire for rehearsals during the day. Please note that the Performing Arts Center is heavily air-conditioned! As part of our Community Standards, all of our faculty and staff appear in Business Casual, and students are advised to avoid clothing that would be excessively revealing or displays images/text that would cause other members of our campus community distress. A gender-neutral "reasonable standard" will be applied by the Artistic Director, who will make any final determinations about the appropriateness of attire at their discretion.

For the chamber music concert, please color-coordinate with your ensemble(s). While the program is dressy/formal, this is summer so there is no need to come in all black. :)

For solo concerts, please dress as formally as you are comfortable, with any colors you please. These concerts are "formal" and expect that the conductors and orchestra will be in all-black formal attire.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
​A basic coverage of our emergency procedures will be covered in our opening meeting on Monday, June 24th @ 9:00am.

In the event of an emergency, please accept guidance from our professional community faculty and staff who will assist you in every way possible. Should any sort of emergency arise and you have access to a mobile phone or any of the building phones, do not hesitate to call 911. Using a building phone to reach emergency services will also connect you simultaneously to the St. Margaret's Front Desk operator and allow emergency services to identify the local of the emergency on campus much quicker.

The Nurse's Office on campus is professionally staffed and equipped to deal with most medical situations. ​

SECURITY
The campus makes extensive use of high definition security cameras located throughout the entire building (except in classrooms and bathrooms) and the entire campus. Be aware that your activities may be monitored at any time that you are present on our grounds.

For their safety while under our care at the Summer Music Festival, students under the age of 18 may not leave the the campus without adult supervision. If your parents/guardians wish to check you out from campus during the day, please have them check in at the school front desk when they arrive.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MAP
The PDF download below is a map of the entire PAC facility. Please note that the 450-seat Marcus D. Hurlbut Theater which is the primary performance space is marked "Theater" on the map. While you are welcome to explore your "home" for the next week, please note that for your safety, the Technical areas behind and within the theater including the costume shop, Private Faculty Offices, Concessions/Ticketing, the Roof, and all Storage Areas are always off limits to students.
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INFORMATION LETTERS FOR CHAMBER MUSIC, VIOLIN ACADEMY, AND SOLO PERFORMANCE (STRINGS)
More specific details for program activities are in these information sheets; please review them before Monday!
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Chamber Ensemble Assignments

Please review your chamber music assignments here. We have carefully balanced each ensemble for ability level and assigned interesting and challenging performance repertoire. If you are in two groups, your time is divided equally each day between both.

​Your music is available in PDF format from Google Drive here:
​​​https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KsOc-gY8K2OXaPnNgE-F5qNzeo2E4Qkp?usp=sharing

***​The Chamber Music Concert is on Saturday, June 29 @ 11:00am***
PIANO QUINTET - Shostakovich Piano Quintet, Mov. 3
STRING QUARTET - Dvorak Op. 51, Mov. 2

Giulia Giampa, piano
Taketo Hayashi, violin 1
Catherine Velazquez, violin 2
Luis Zambrano, viola
Lisa Fredette, cello

STRING QUINTET - Vivaldi Sonata in D Minor "La Folia"
Mia Pham, violin 1
Miriam Jelbert, violin 2
Anika Chen, violin 3
Verena Lo, cello 1
Emma Kuy, cello 2

PIANO TRIO - Beethoven Piano Trio No. 1
Sophia Beker, piano
Audrey Ma, violin
Sophia Slott, cello

YOUNG ARTIST FELLOWS - Brahms Sextet Op. 36, Mov. 1
Mary Lieblang, violin 1
Kania Gandasetiawan, violin 2
Adam Sloma, viola 1
Gillian Mann, violin 2
​Jonathan Ku, cello 1
Nathan Brenton, cello 2

VIOLIN ENSEMBLE A

Arthur Wie
Sean Kwon
​Rithyk Lal
STRING QUARTET - Mendelssohn String Quartet Op. 13
Angela Mendoza Ortega, violin 1
Tiffany Xiao, violin 2
Jeffrey Kim, viola
Edelweiss Pak, cello

STRING QUARTET - Schubert String Quartet No. 4
Steven Segawa, violin 1
Darius Mahjoob, violin 2
Karina Carley, viola
John Fredette, cello

CONDUCTOR-LESS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - Bach/Giacchino
Mia Pham, violin 1 principal
Anika Chen, violin 1
Catherine Pappas, violin 1
Miriam Jelbert, violin 2 principal
Lauren Lee, violin 2
​Kamille, Le, violin 2
Preston Kwon, violin 2
Audrey Ma, violin 3 principal
Joanna Kang, violin 3
Rohan Lal, violin 3
Verena Lo, cello principal
Emma Kuy, cello
Sophia Slott, cello

VIOLIN ENSEMBLE B
Arthur Wie
Sean Kwon
Preston Kwon
Rohan Lal
Rithyk Lal
Kamille Le
Catherine Pappas
Lauren Lee
​Joanna Kang

Solo Concert Assignments

Friday, June 28 @ 7:00pm
If your work is being performed on this concert, your stage rehearsal with the California Solisti Chamber Orchestra will be during Friday afternoon between 2:00pm-5:00pm. Note that the listing below IS NOW in concert order.

Vivaldi Double Concerto Mov. 1 - Catherine Pappas and Lauren Lee
JC Bach Cello Concerto Mov. 3 - Verena Lo
Vivaldi A Minor Concerto, Mov. 3 - Joanna Kang
Monn G Minor Cello Concerto Mov. 1 - Sophia Slott
Seitz Violin Concerto No. 2, Mov. 3 - Anika Chen
Breval Cello Concerto No.2, Mov. 1/3 - Edelweiss Pak
​Mozart Piano Concerto No. 8, Mov. 1 - Kailey Yoo
Haydn Divertimento in C Major, XIV:3 - Hai Shen
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9, Mov. 1 - Lauren Hsu
Haydn Piano Concerto No. 6 in F Major, F1, Mov. 1 - Lauren Yoo
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, Mov. 1 - Emily Chen
Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major, XVIII:11 - Charlotte Ma
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, Mov. 1 - Rikki Kahn-Yee
Stamitz Viola Concerto, Mov. 1 - Luis Zambrano

Saturday, June 29 @ 7:00pm
If your work is being performed on this concert, your stage rehearsal with the California Solisti Chamber Orchestra will be during Saturday afternoon between 2:00pm-5:00pm. Note that the listing below IS NOW in concert order.

De Beriot Violin Concerto No. 9, Op. 104, Mov. 1 - 
Mia Pham
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Viotti Concerto No. 23 in G Major, Mov. 1 - Steven Segawa
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Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, Mov. 1 - Tiffany Xiao
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, Mov. 1 - Julian Beker
Rowley Miniature Concerto - Zoe Osugi
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, Mov. 1 - Sophia Beker
Kabalevsky Piano Concerto, Mov. 1 - Yunah Chun
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21, Mov. 1 - Giulia Giampa
Grieg Piano Concerto, Mov. 1 - Samuel Katz

Sarasate Zigunerweisen - Audrey Ma

All concerts at the Summer Music Festival are FREE to the public, so invite your family and friends!

Community Standards

The Summer Music Festival presented by The Arts at St. Margaret's takes place on the grounds of St. Margaret's Episcopal School, an institution that prides itself on preparing students for lives of learning, leadership, and service. All members of the community present on campus, including faculty, staff, parents, students, and visitors are expected to adhere to our Community Standards for the health, wellness, and safety of all. Most importantly, everyone is expected to adhere to a professional code of conduct that demonstrates civility and respect at all times.

​Violations of our community standards by anyone, including but not limited to bullying, threats of violence, acts of violence, profanity, discrimination, drug abuse, and/or other issues that we determine are inappropriate for a school environment will result in removal from campus by our security team, and dismissal from the program.

Who to see for help...

My goal is to ensure that you have an amazing, fun, and safe festival experience. For nearly everything, please contact me:
Mr. Gene Wie, Artistic Director  - gwie@smes.org - (949) 542-6858

For program specific elements during the Festival:
Mrs. Chika Wie, Solo Program Coordinator (Strings) ​- chika.emori@gmail.com
​Dr. Andrea Garreffa, Solo Program Coordinator (Piano) - andrea.garreffa@smes.org

OFFICES

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New York City, NY, USA
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ABOUT US

The Summer Music Festival is the latest version of numerous summer programs in orchestra, chamber music, and solo performance under the artistic direction of Gene and Chika Wie, the husband and wife team that leads  Community Youth Orchestra of Southern California.

Contact Us

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