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Taking time to talk about phrasing, CSO Flute and Piccolo Jennifer Gunn adds emphasis to her comments for University of Michigan student Tiernan Holmes during a masterclass.
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During the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s February 23 tour stop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, musicians and students connected for masterclasses, including those presented as part of tour education activities produced by the Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO. Principal Bassoon Keith Buncke, CSO Flute and Piccolo Jennifer Gunn, Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny, Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh and Principal Librarian Justin Vibbard worked with students from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance ahead of the CSO’s evening concert with Zell Music Director Klaus Mäkelä at Hill Auditorium. Education activities with young musicians at different experience levels are a core part of touring work for CSO musicians each time the Orchestra travels in the U.S. and internationally.
Principal Librarian Justin Vibbard joins University of Michigan students in the music library to talk about preparing scores and orchestral parts for rehearsals and concerts.
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Principal Librarian Justin Vibbard in conversation with University of Michigan students during a masterclass about best practices for music librarians
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University of Michigan Flute Student Tiernan Holmes plays piccolo for a masterclass with CSO Flute and Piccolo Jennifer Gunn, who holds the John and Dora Aalbregtse Chair in the Orchestra.
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CSO Flute and Piccolo Jennifer Gunn spots a passage in Lowell Libermann’s Concerto for Piccolo to focus on with University of Michigan student Tiernan Holmes during a masterclass presented by the Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO as part of the 2026 Ann Arbor and East Coast touring activities.
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CSO Flute and Piccolo Jennifer Gunn and University of Michigan student Tiernan Holmes compare notes on piccolo fingerings during an afternoon masterclass.
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Principal Bassoon Keith Buncke leads an afternoon masterclass with University of Michigan bassoon master’s degree student Heather Hippchen in the Earl V. Moore Building.
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Closely observing, Principal Bassoon Keith Buncke focuses on University of Michigan bassoon master's degree student Heather Hippchen and their performance of excerpts from Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony at a masterclass presented by the Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO.
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Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny and University of Michigan student Jake Alford compare notes on phrasing for a passage in Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries during a masterclass.
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A member of the Orchestra and part of the iconic CSO brass section since 1989, Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny lends his brass insights to University of Michigan student Jake Alford during a masterclass.
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