CelloChanWoods: A Program for Cellists

Introspection ~ Focus ~ Well Being 
A Unique Retreat in Vermont for Cellists
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CelloChanWoods is presently the only retreat of its kind.  July 20 - July 26, 2024
Now in its 17th  year, CCW has a successful track record of creating a multi-faceted ​environment conducive to cellistic and artistic transformation. Participants clarify and deepen their personal visions of what it means to be an artist and cellist while embracing their artistic voice.   At Common Ground Center in Starksboro Vermont, cellists spend seven days and nights learning how to understand tension and release in playing, to solve technical problems, and experience a close knit musical community.  Our staff consists of cellists of a very high playing level.  They are graduate and doctoral cellists from Juilliard, Indiana (Jacobs) Music School, and the University of Michigan.  Participants receive one-on-one mentoring from staff, chamber music coaching, improvisation classes, and daily lessons. Suzanne Smith founder, cellist, and Zen Buddhist teaches mind body integration and how to better focus on the mind/body connection in playing.