<div align="justify">The Bangalore School of Music’s recently concluded 15th East West Music and Dance Encounter featuring over a 100 Indian and international artistes, offered many of the BSM students a valuable opportunity to perform in various concerts at venues across the city. <br /><br />In a rare opportunity for youngsters across Bengaluru and even other cities to learn to play in an orchestra and be part of one, from April 3 to April 8, The Bangalore School of Music will host a week-long ‘Orchestral Development Workshop’ for students of violin, cello and other string instruments, led by world renowned cellist Avery Waite, from Juilliard School of Music, USA. <br /><br />The ‘Avery Waite Strings Workshop’ will culminate in a concert on April 8, where participants will be given the opportunity to display on stage all that they have learnt during that one week. <br /><br />A nominal fee of Rs 750 per child will be charged for the workshop.<br /><br />A graduate of The Juilliard School and Oberlin Conservatory, American cellist Avery Waite is an active performer, conductor and international music education advocate, actively involved in cultural diplomacy projects. <br /><br />Avery has performed and taught at music programmes around the world, including in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Jamaica and El Salvador. <br /><br />In his current role as programme manager for MusAid, a music education non-profit organisation, he works to support socially-minded music projects in countries emerging from conflict by leading teacher-training and orchestral workshops. <br /><br />Avery is also on faculty with American Voices, a US State Department organisation at the forefront of cross-cultural engagement. <br /><br />He is a recipient of a 2016-2017 Fulbright-Nehru Grant to assist and develop music programmes all over India and has worked with students in Goa, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. <br /><br />For details, call 7760789580 or 9611980876. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">The Bangalore School of Music’s recently concluded 15th East West Music and Dance Encounter featuring over a 100 Indian and international artistes, offered many of the BSM students a valuable opportunity to perform in various concerts at venues across the city. <br /><br />In a rare opportunity for youngsters across Bengaluru and even other cities to learn to play in an orchestra and be part of one, from April 3 to April 8, The Bangalore School of Music will host a week-long ‘Orchestral Development Workshop’ for students of violin, cello and other string instruments, led by world renowned cellist Avery Waite, from Juilliard School of Music, USA. <br /><br />The ‘Avery Waite Strings Workshop’ will culminate in a concert on April 8, where participants will be given the opportunity to display on stage all that they have learnt during that one week. <br /><br />A nominal fee of Rs 750 per child will be charged for the workshop.<br /><br />A graduate of The Juilliard School and Oberlin Conservatory, American cellist Avery Waite is an active performer, conductor and international music education advocate, actively involved in cultural diplomacy projects. <br /><br />Avery has performed and taught at music programmes around the world, including in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Jamaica and El Salvador. <br /><br />In his current role as programme manager for MusAid, a music education non-profit organisation, he works to support socially-minded music projects in countries emerging from conflict by leading teacher-training and orchestral workshops. <br /><br />Avery is also on faculty with American Voices, a US State Department organisation at the forefront of cross-cultural engagement. <br /><br />He is a recipient of a 2016-2017 Fulbright-Nehru Grant to assist and develop music programmes all over India and has worked with students in Goa, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. <br /><br />For details, call 7760789580 or 9611980876. <br /></div>
