Hoff Barthelson Music School To Host Master Class With Cellist Peter Wiley, 4/2

Peter Wiley, former cellist with the Guarneri String Quartet coaches Hoff-Barthelson Music School cello students at a master class on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at 2 pm at the Scarsdale Public Library, 54 Olmsted Road, Scarsdale. An internationally renowned cellist, Mr. Wiley's class will be the fourth of eight master classes to be given during the School's 2016-2017 season. The public is invited to observe the Master Class free of charge.

For additional information:

For additional information: 914-723-1169, hb@hbms.org, www.hbms.org.

About Peter Wiley:

Cellist Peter Wiley, a member of the Beaux Arts Trio from 1987 to 1998, and the Guarneri String Quartet from 2001 to 2009, is the Orlando Cole Chair in Cello Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. A past recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Wiley also teaches at the University of Maryland and Bard College Conservatory of Music.

About the Hoff-Barthelson Music School Master Class Series:

Master class coaching by guest artists has been part of Hoff-Barthelson's curriculum since the School's founding in 1944. This distinguished tradition continues this season with a roster of world-class musicians and educators including Pamela Devenport and Paul Wiley, cello; Byron Janis, piano; Aaron Rosand, violin; Guy Eshed, flute; Jon Manasse, clarinet; Alice Ripley, voice; and members of the New York Philharmonic.

Master classes are an enlightening experience for students and audiences alike. After months of careful preparation, students perform for and then receive feedback and guidance from a master teacher who often challenges the student to think in new and critical ways about the piece they've prepared. The results are inspiring and enlightening and serve as a catalyst for students to reach new heights in their own musical explorations.

About Hoff-Barthelson Music School:

One of Westchester County's most cherished and active cultural resources, Hoff-Barthelson Music School has achieved national recognition as a premier community music school for its unsurpassed leadership in education, performance and outreach for more than seventy years.

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Master Class Series is made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.