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with Daniel Pereira

October 16 and November 20 7:30-8:30pm Room 229

Daniel Pereira, from Caracas, Venezuela, enjoys a multifaceted and versatile career as a cello teacher, chamber music coach, orchestral performer and chamber musician. Since 2005, he has been a member of the cello section of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. He performs regularly with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New World Symphony. From 2006-17, Pereira served as a regular substitute with The Cleveland Orchestra. During that period he was able to work under some of the world’s leading conductors including Franz Welzer-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Alan Gilbert, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Stéphane Denève, among others, and travel throughout the United States and Europe.

Joanna Patterson Zakany enjoys a mosaic-inspired life as a musician, yogi, and entrepreneur. She joined the viola section of The Cleveland Orchestra at the age of 21 years old. In addition to performing with this marvelous group, she has been Guest Principal of the Detroit Symphony and has performed with the All-Star Orchestra. She also has an active chamber music career as a founding member of the Omni Quartet and has been a successful teacher at Cleveland State University and Kent State University since 2008. Outside of the performing world, she is a certified yoga instructor, and after training at Duke University during the quiet days of the pandemic, she launched her well-being coaching business, MindfulOpus. Her mission is to help classical musicians find physical and mental wellness so they can enjoy a balanced and thriving life, both on and off stage.

Listening to the music within: Finding our place of belonging I Jackie Stevenson I October 20 8:45-3:15pm I Pebble Ledge Ranch 9796 Cedar Road. Novelty, Ohio 44072-9747

Body Mapping I Kelly Mollnow Wilson I October 25 12:45-1:45pm Room 217

Let's Practice Together: Bring mindfulness to your daily practice I Daniel Pereira I October 28-November 1 7-9am Hazel

with Michael Ostrow

10-10:45am

10:45-11:30am

11:30-12:15pm

12:15-1pm

1-1:45pm

1:45-2:30pm

Michael Ostrow graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in philosophy. His interest in philosophy and "mind-body" disciplines led him to study Zen Buddhism for a number of years, before finding what for him was "applied philosophy" or "Western Zen," namely the Alexander Technique. He found it to be the most practical and effective way to free himself from unconscious habits and rigidity, and to develop a much deeper level of self-awareness. He also spent his early years studying classical piano - unfortunately without the benefit of the Alexander Technique. Since completing his training in the Technique, he has investigated how to play with less tension and more awareness and sensitivity. This has helped him better understand the needs of musicians.

​He has assisted in the training of Alexander Technique teachers from 1995 to 2001. He has also studied with the renowned breathing and voice expert Carl Stough, and has been authorized to teach his work. He has worked with a wide variety of clients, from performing artists and athletes to people with chronic pain. He has recently helped clients with asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease improve their breathing to the point where they no longer needed inhalers, and has helped a client with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition in which speaking is strangled and labored, to recover her voice.

Meditation for musicians I David Brockett I November 1 I 12:45-1:45pm Room 217

 with Daniel Pereira

October 16 and November 20 7:30-8:30pm Room 229

Daniel Pereira, from Caracas, Venezuela, enjoys a multifaceted and versatile career as a cello teacher, chamber music coach, orchestral performer and chamber musician. Since 2005, he has been a member of the cello section of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. He performs regularly with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony and New World Symphony. From 2006-17, Pereira served as a regular substitute with The Cleveland Orchestra. During that period he was able to work under some of the world’s leading conductors including Franz Welzer-Möst, Herbert Blomstedt, Alan Gilbert, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Stéphane Denève, among others, and travel throughout the United States and Europe.

Feldenkrais I Russell Hall I November 21 I 1-2pm Room 113

Russell Hall, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, was a licensed 
physical therapist from 1977 to 2013, when he retired completely from 
that state-licensed profession.  In 2001 he completed a Feldenkrais 
professional training program, and he has exceeded annual 
re-certification requirements every year with the Feldenkrais Guild of 
North America.  Working with professional musicians has been a strong 
interest over the past 30 years, finding how to take unhelpful effort 
and tension out of the improvement of technique.  Together with fellow 
Feldenkrais teacher Samantha Damoulakis, he has been teaching in two 
Feldenkrais classes a semester at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ since 2013.  This collaboration 
has been quite helpful in the ongoing exploration of how to meet 
individual students where they are.

Body Mapping I Kelly Mollnow Wilson I November 22 I 12:45-1:45pm Room 113

Kelly Mollnow Wilson is a musician, manual therapist and movement educator who teaches musicians to move with ease and comfort. Her teaching brings together a deep understanding of anatomy and human movement and a passion for empowering musicians to take ownership of their movement choices as they craft musically convincing and authentic performances. As a licensed member of the Association for Body Mapping Education, Ms. Wilson teaches Body Mapping at Oberlin Conservatory and has presented workshops around the US. 

As the owner of Precision Performance and Therapy, Kelly uses her skills as a Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) Practitioner and Licensed Massage Therapist to provide manual therapy for those dealing with pain and discomfort. In addition, her credentials include Functional Movement Training (FMT) Basic Certification with additional study of Anatomy in Motion and Certified Personal Training. Her own experience with injury allows her to empathize with her clients and help fill the gaps that musicians frequently encounter when retraining and recovering from injury.

Meditation for musicians I David Brockett I December 4 I 7:30-8:30pm Room 229

David Brockett received his Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State University after completing an internship at The Cleveland Clinic in their Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program, where he provided individual and group counseling for the patients, as well as teaching mindfulness and meditation techniques for coping with chronic pain.

He also holds degrees in Music Performance from The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ and The University of Akron. He has been a performer for over thirty years, including several seasons playing with The Cleveland Orchestra. Neurological injury led to a shift in career focus, which includes his ongoing work with performers in mindfulness and meditation techniques for a variety of issues including performance anxiety.

He has taught master classes in mindfulness, meditation and mental health at The ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, Northwestern University, Miami University (Ohio), and Michigan State University as well as to members of major orchestras, including The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.