Brooklyn Music School Announces Masterclass with Colin Jacobsen

Brooklyn Music School (BMS) announces a Masterclass with renowned violinist Colin Jacobsen on Sunday, October 14, 2018 from 12 pm - 1 pm at 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. For more information,visit:https://www.brooklynmusicschool.org/calendar/jacobsen-masterclass.

Colin Jacobsen will hold a free masterclass class with BMS students, who are preparing for auditions. Students of all ages, instruments, and levels preparing for auditions (for example, middle school, high school, college) will play for Colin and he will adjudicate them and advise them on how to improve before the audition. Colin will also discuss tips and best practices for auditions for everyone. This event will take place on the BMS theater stage and is open and free to the public.

ABOUT COLIN JACOBSEN

A recent recipient of a United States Artists Fellowship, Colin Jacobsen's multifaceted life in music as a violinist and composer is focused in three groups: the Silk Road Ensemble, founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma; the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, which performs at venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall and SXSW; and The Knights, an innovative orchestra of which he is founder and co-Artistic Director along with his brother, Eric Jacobsen. Brooklyn Rider just released a new album "Dreamers" with the Jazz vocalist Magos Herrera. This past year, The Knights released "Azul," an album with cellist Yo-Yo Ma as well as debut performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the new Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Festival de Pacques in Aix En Provence. http://www.colinjacobsen.com/

The Brooklyn Music School views music and performance as the birthright of all people, an essential way that human beings connect with others and explore their creativity. The study of music has been demonstrated to enhance academic learning and helps to develop discipline and confidence that will serve children well throughout their lives.As part of the vision of reinventing the community music school for the 21st Century, BMS is dedicated to:

* Making high quality musical instruction approachable and affordable to a wide range of students,

* Creating frequent opportunities for performance for our students and cultural enrichment for our community,

* Representing a wide range of musical traditions, including European, African, Middle Eastern, and American to represent the diversity of Brooklyn's musical talent, and

* Offering a warm and welcoming space for families and individuals to explore new talents and make lasting friendships.

For more information, visit www.brooklynmusicschool.org.