Ethan Bauer '11 Awarded National Music Honor
Last week, Ethan Bauer ’11 was named concertmaster at National High School Honors Orchestra, an accolade intended to honor the strongest high school violinist in the country.
Last week, Ethan Bauer ’11 was named concertmaster at National High School Honors Orchestra, an accolade intended to honor the strongest high school violinist in the country.
Bauer spent five days in Santa Clara, California last week, rehearsing Mahler’s first symphony with the orchestra in preparation for a Saturday evening performance. He expressed amazement at the quality of the group (“all of the musicians are fantastic!”) and complete shock at being named concertmaster. “It was such a great surprise for me,” Bauer says.
In the fall Bauer was one of 120 musicians nationally (and only six in Massachusetts) to be selected for the orchestra. He has nine years of experience playing violin, and is currently taking lessons at the Rivers School Conservatory and participating in the Rivers Conservatory Program and the Chamber Orchestra.
“Ethan is a very expressive player who commits wholeheartedly to every performance,” says music teacher Dan Shaud. “This [honor] is a great testament to his hard work and focus.”
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Bauer spent five days in Santa Clara, California last week, rehearsing Mahler’s first symphony with the orchestra in preparation for a Saturday evening performance. He expressed amazement at the quality of the group (“all of the musicians are fantastic!”) and complete shock at being named concertmaster. “It was such a great surprise for me,” Bauer says.
In the fall Bauer was one of 120 musicians nationally (and only six in Massachusetts) to be selected for the orchestra. He has nine years of experience playing violin, and is currently taking lessons at the Rivers School Conservatory and participating in the Rivers Conservatory Program and the Chamber Orchestra.
“Ethan is a very expressive player who commits wholeheartedly to every performance,” says music teacher Dan Shaud. “This [honor] is a great testament to his hard work and focus.”
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