The Childbloom Guitar Program

25th Year Anniversary Concert

4/13-5/7 2002 SECOND ANNUAL FOUNDER'S MASTER CLASS TOUR

4/15/02 TEACHERS RECEIVE CHILDBLOOM COMPANY AWARDS

4/17/2005
25th Year Anniversary Concert

The Childbloom Guitar Program celebrates its 25th year with a concert at St. Stephens Episcopal School in Austin, TX.

The Program will feature three guitar groups with up to 60 young players in a guitar choir, and a number of pieces composed and arranged for guitar combinations and other instruments.

There will be several works premiered for this event. "For Us All", a work for the guitar ensemble, La Bella Corda, and two sopranos by Andrew Sigler was commissioned for this event. Other premiers are "Invocation", for guitar orchestra and trumpet, played by David Pittel, and "Sephardic Journey" for guitar string band and soprano sax, played by Harvey Pitell, composed by Kevin Taylor for those artists. Youth is remembered with an arrangement of "Nostalgia", a song by Clare Barns Greer, sung in the original Italian by Courtney Miller. Ballet Austin will premier a dance to a work for guitar orchestra commissioned in 2000 by the Childbloom Company.

Soloists for this concert are Eliot Wilde and Ryan Voldstad, two Austin 12 year olds. Also soloing is Austin's 16 year old, Catalina Hungerford, and 17 year old Alyssa Santoyo from Boise. Mr. Isaac Bustos, fresh off his fourth competition win this year at the Texas International Guitar Competition will also perform.

4/13-5/7 2002
SECOND ANNUAL FOUNDER'S MASTER CLASS TOUR
Kevin Taylor will be giving Master-Classes-For-Kids at various sites this April and May. Mr. Taylor was in Knoxville, Tn., on April 13 & 14, Lexington, Ky., on April 16 & 17, St. Louis on April 19 & 20. Weatherford, Tx. on April 27, Tyler, Tx. on April 28 and Dallas on May 5. Mr. Taylor meets individually and with groups of students and parents for activities and instruction. Here are some comments from some of the parents from Knoxville:

"We enjoyed the session with Mr. Taylor. He has a true gift and talent with teaching and showing children how to play the guitar. I wish we could take him home with us to help her practice. He makes it fun!" and "I am sure the children really appreciate his 'gentle' style" - Mr. & Mrs. Haden

"Very good at relaxing the students and making a correction in a very positive way - very worthwhile…!" - Mrs. Pardue

"Kevin is incredibly observant of the students. It is awesome to watch his interaction with the students and their responsiveness to him. Thanks for bringing him back to Knoxville again." - Mr. Carty

"Kevin Taylor really knows his stuff! He has a clear, soothing manner that suits teaching kids. Makes me wish I were a kid! I wish I could get my own child as enthused as Kevin got him! Thanks for hosting this class." - Mr. Hamrin

" Mike enjoyed his time with Mr. Taylor - said it was 'Awesome'." - Mrs. Kearsley

"Great opportunity to meet and work with the founder of such a wonderful music program designed for children. Great ideas and suggestions to encourage students." - Mrs. Prislovsky

"Confidence building! Wonderful rapport with children. Great ideas that speak to the individual! Great experience!" Ms. Carrington-Duckett (Caitlin Little's mom)

4/15/02
TEACHERS RECEIVE CHILDBLOOM COMPANY AWARDS

The annual Childbloom teacher awards were give to the following instructors:

MOTIVATOR AWARD: Recipients this year are: Kirk Hanser, of St. Louis, Al Beers of Lexington, and Slobodan Vujisic, of Austin, TX.

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM: This award goes to: Greg Ray, of Dallas.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR: Our 2001 recipients are: Kelli Larson, of Boise, Kevin Townson of Weatherford, TX..

TEACHER-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD: We are pleased to announce that the Childbloom Company's 2002 Teacher of the Year is Polly Maynard of Denton, TX.

"The Childbloom approach combines parental involvement with a systematic development of the child's skills and the result is a great sense of self-reward experienced by the child. My son, Drew, would not miss his weekly lesson for any reason."

- Dr. Timothy Bell

"The level of excellence, down to the minute detail, continues to amaze me. It is better than my highest hope."
- Beverly Miller

"The flexibility of the program allows for individual levels of learning and individual needs, and at the same time provides a structure that urges you to go on as fast and as far as you can go. I feel very positive about the Childbloom Program."
- Sheryl A. Wallin

"...the things she has learned in the Childbloom Program such as technique, thought process, and persistence, may contribute more to her success at school than anything she has learned there."
- Rose Huskey