Autumn Days at Hochstein

Hochstein in the News

Have you seen the Democrat and Chronicle's Staff Writer Bob Marcotte's articles
about Hochstein 's History? The first two installments: A Tribute to a Musician's
Legacy, How They Started, have been fascinating and we're eagerly awaiting the
third. We are very proud of our legacy and the continued growth of our programs, still
focused on our original mission: a place for all to thrive!

 

Hochstein at Canandaigua New Advisory Members
Marie Brown is a resident of Canandaigua, and with her husband Rick, they have four children: Stephanie (an adult),
Jonathon (7th grade) and Jordyn (5th grade). Their daughter Molly was the inspiration behind the Simple Gifts concert idea, and Marie and Rick have volunteered for Hochstein for two years to establish the Molly Brown
Memorial Scholarship for Hochstein and to produce the Simple Gifts concerts each June.

Wanda Moore is a resident of Canandaigua whose two children, Russell and Kathleen, are both Canandaigua Academy graduates and grateful recipients of a first-rate music education in the CCSD program. Kathleen also played in the Finger Lakes Concert Band and is currently studying music at Boston University. Wanda is the manager at Eighty Parrish Street, where we have performed student recitals for the past two years, and she was a volunteer on the Break on the Lake committee.

 

Faculty News
Maria Batista Hancock, Music Therapy Chair, is so excited by the process of launching a NEW program in collaboration with urbanPLAY Innovative OT, PLLC. A parent group at Hochstein to "discover your unique family balance, gain new strategies &practical tips..."

John Wiesenthal, Guitar Dept. Chair, had a recent show of his work from April in Paris, Autumn in New York at the Williams Gallery in Rochester.

Charlotte Giebel earned her Elementary General Music Mastership Certification from the U. of Buffalo, Gordon Institute for Music Learning in July 2011.

 

Scarbrough Flute Quartet will be on the Noontime Series at SUNY Brockport. Joining Kathy Scarbrough are Hochstein faculty Rita George Simmons and Sally Ann Hart, with colleague Julie Smith.

Craig Snyder 's guitar student, Ian Blackwood, was accepted at SUNY New Paltz (jazz guitar major). In July 2011 Craig was the resident guitar faculty at Eastern US Music Camp held at Colgate U. near Syracuse.

 

Staff News
Sarah Gullo adds Assistant Dean to her duties as Dance Faculty member. We welcome her (and her November
baby) as new additions to the family!

Jillian Lauritzson adds Executive Asstistant to her Front Office Assistant duties, sharing this role with Anne Ferris. Anne will be working part-time after 19 years at Hochstein.

Margaret Quackenbush was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Rochester Alumna Chapter of
Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. She has also assumed a leadership role in the National Guild for
Community Arts Education.

Ivan Trevino, Music Lab Director, has toured recently with his cello rock band , Break of Reality, where
he plays percussion, stopping in NYC, Atlanta, and Baton Rouge.

Tasha George-Hinnant is our new Front Office Assistant. Welcome Tasha!