CSW Adult Program

Shared on Sep 21, 2009 | Comments Off
Students learning jazz fiddle and jazz violin
Group improv jam session featuring jazz violin

 Come to learn, grow, and join with a creative international community of artists like yourself.
Registration now open for 2013 CSW!

 

 

About

The Creative Strings Workshop (Adult Program) focuses on improvised music in a variety of styles, providing an intense week of experiential learning featuring performance opportunities in an array of public venues in Columbus, Ohio.

While catering to advanced players, the Creative Strings Workshop provides an intimate learning experience for students, teachers, and players aged 14-114. Through clinics, rehearsals, and over 25 public performances, participants live an intense week in the life of a working musician.

Participants work alongside world class string artists in jazz, fiddle styles, rock, R’n'B, world music, and more. You can study jazz violin, rock cello, blues viola, and everything in between.

Our faculty to participant ratio is 1 to 3!

This is not like most camps that are a series of lectures! Participants work very closely for several hours every day with the master artists in rehearsals (typical ensemble size includes 3-4 participants along with a master artist), performances, jam sessions, and more.

Faculty

Faculty includes many the top string players in the world, each hand-picked by Christian. This year’s faculty includes: Billy Contreras, Alex Hargreaves, Jason Anick, Greg Byers, and more to be announced. Says Christian, “My committment is to provide a life-changing experience for each participant.”

Look forward to moments like the one seen in this video with Nat Smith (wunderkind cellist of Mark O’Connor and Natalie McMaster’s groups), Mike Barnett (premiere bluegrass and jazz player), and Alex Hargreaves (youngest ever to win Weiser, he also won the Grandmaster’s last year).

 

These videos are examples of the live gigs that participants experience every day during camp. In addition to fiddle styles, our camp is rich with traditional to modern jazz, blues, rock, folk, Latin, avant-garde and world music.

 

 Come to learn, grow, and join with a creative international community of artists like yourself.
Registration now open for 2013 CSW!

Participants and instructors had the following to say after the CSW:

Thanks so much for everything this week. The creative strings workshop was incredible, all of the sessions were brilliant, the teachers inspiring, and I absolutely think you accomplished your goal of changing all of our musical lives! I can’t wait for the next one …and just so you know, I’ve already got my eye on several fellow string players I want to try to bring with me next year !
Corinna - Participant

There was jazz, bluegrass, hip-hop and a mix of anything and everything. For me, it was a good wake-up call to take what I know improvisationally to the next level. There were more rockstars there than I knew how to handle. Seriously, there were some intense, inspiring players and nice people to boot.
Amber - Participant

The “Creative Strings Workshop” is a one of a kind performing and educational session for young professionals and developed players alike. In it’s mission statement, founder (Violinist/Educator) Christian Howes promises to lead participants through a week in the shoes of a performing musician. I truly believe that this program includes the highest level of ability I’ve seen. Through clinics, rehearsals, and daily public performances, players in the workshop truly do get a real taste of what a traveling performing musician lives like, which is why I fully support this program and look forward to seeing it be promoted as THE place for young professionals and developed players of the present and future.
Dana Leong (Rising Star Cellist and Instructor)
Christian, I wanted to thank you so much for the experience that Joanna and I had at the Creative Strings Workshop. It was truly one of the most invigorating and inspiring weeks we’ve had with music. While I’ve always wanted to make a go of it in music, it wasn’t until I finished the week in Columbus that I really felt like I could, and for that I’m really grateful. Joanna feels very much the same way. I will be in touch about coming to study with you in New York at some point, hopefully sooner, rather than later. Thanks again, we can’t wait until the next CSW.
Ian
Dude, I had an awesome time at your camp. I can’t wait till next year!
Colin - Berklee student and participant
* Email
  * = Required Field
 
* Email
  * = Required Field
 
Password Reset
Please enter your e-mail address. You will receive a new password via e-mail.