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Percussion Seminar Creates Important KSC Connections

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KSC Resident Artist Christopher Swist, Amy Garapic, and Adam Rhan at Chosen Vale
KSC Resident Artist Christopher Swist, Amy Garapic, and Adam Rhan at Chosen Vale

Expanding learning outside of the classroom and forming professional relationships are among the most important extras of a good college education. Adam Rhan, a senior music performance major, got just such a benefit this summer when he attended Chosen Vale, a renowned percussion seminar held in Enfield, NH. Encouraged by Music Lecturer and Chosen Vale’s Program Coordinator Amy Garapic, Adam got to perform four concerts during the 14-day festival, receive instruction in his solo repertoire, and study with a stellar line up of faculty including Michael Burritt, professor of percussion at Eastman School of Music; Cynthia Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Glenn Kotche of the band Wilco; and Matthew Duvall of the multiple Grammy-award-winning contemporary chamber music sextet Eighth Blackbird.

“Having faculty that are actively involved in the field and visible to others as a leader can only increase Keene’s reputation as a institution that is current, involved, and aware of all that is at the cutting edge,” said Prof. Garapic. “Not only am I sharing the things that are happening at Keene to other students and world-renown faculty, but I am bringing back all that I have learned from them. Encouraging a driven student like Adam to attend the seminar was really a no-brainer. He not only had the opportunity to learn from some of the best percussionists in the world, but he’s also created relationships with future colleagues from all over the country.”

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