On Collaboration and Coordination: Lisa Leonard, Sheila Browne, & Skidmore Faculty

Lisa Leonard has been hailed as a pianist who "communicates deep artistic understanding through a powerful and cituostic technique." At Lynn University, she leads the highly selective Graduate Instrumental Collaborative Piano Program, designed for collaborative-minded pianists. Her colleague, violist Sheila Browne, is a dynamic performer with a unique viola voice and a dedicated teacher. While at Juilliard, Browne was the teaching assistant of famed pedagogue Karen Tuttle, who developed the concept called Coordination - a set og physcial solutions to keep the body relaxed and mobile while playing despite the potential for strain - and now directs international workshops on the Tuttle Method. Joined by Skidmore Music students and faculty, Michale Emery (violin), Jameson Platte (cello), and Laure Sahin (viola), Leonard and Browne will showcase their teaching methods through solo and collaborative performances.