For Parents and Older Music Students
February 9, 2008 -- How did we get from Bach to Rock?
March 8, 2008 -- The Instrument we can't See ... the Voice
To reserve your tickets, please call the studio at 703-440-9000
Tickets: $30/lecture (Parents free with paid student)
Saturdays at 7pm
About Dr. Ernesto Farago
Dr. Ernesto Farago, a former member of the National Symphony Orchestra, holds a Master of Music Degree from Catholic University of America, and an Artist Diploma, Ph.D. from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy.
Dr. Farago has played under the baton of Leonard Bernstein, Antal Dorati, Herbert von Karajan and other famous conductors. As a soloist, he has performed abroad in Paris, Rome, London, Germany, Poland, Spain and Russia, to name a few. In the U.S. he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Town Hall in New York, Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In Bucharest he premiered Bernstein's Serenade with the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra. His first recording was released in 1966.
In 1953, Dr. Farago and his wife, Madeleine, became the first professional music teachers in Springfield when they opened a music studio called Mobile Music School (in a trailer). A few years later this enterprise became Springfield Music Center where for 47 years the Faragos, along with associate teachers, instructed several generations of students.