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08-28-2011, 09:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | |  Larry Hurst Sabbatical
M. I was fortunate enough to work with him this summer at Interlochen, but he never mentioned anything to us (there we're quite a few to-be seniors) about it.
If you know anything, please let me know.
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08-29-2011, 09:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | Why don't you ask him? I don't see any reason why he wouldn't tell you what he is planning to do. |
08-30-2011, 12:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | (hey peter!) |
08-30-2011, 06:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec | | | He might be dedicating the year to learning the true art of rosining strings. |
08-31-2011, 02:26 PM
| | | | Mr. Hurst took half a semester of sabbatical at the end of this last year. I believe IU faculty are allowed one semester of sabbatical every 7 years? (something like this.) So if he is going to take one soon it would only be for half of one semester (1/4 of a year). And as someone mentioned above, you could just ask him... hurst[at]indiana.edu |
09-01-2011, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bloomington | | | Mr. Hurst just made the announcement tonight at our studio meeting that he will be retiring after this year. |
09-01-2011, 10:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | Wow... |
09-02-2011, 11:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | Woah that's big news.
Is Bransby going to be the only teacher for the next year or two then?
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09-03-2011, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kansas City | | | no he is going to choose who is succeeding him this year. they'll be bringing in a bunch of candidates to do masterclasses and such, and then they'll start immediately in the fall.
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09-04-2011, 03:53 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland, Genz Benz | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, that toddling town | | | woah
end of an era |
09-04-2011, 05:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA | | | Does anyone know if he'll still be teaching at Interlochen during the summer? |
09-04-2011, 08:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lametown, MN | | next stop: oval office!  |
09-04-2011, 10:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | Larry Hurst for president! Haha... |
09-05-2011, 09:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trondheim, Norway | | | Mr. Hurst told us that the teacher who replaces him will be someone of only the highest quality, "with extensive orchestral experience." Since possible candidates will come through and give lessons/masterclasses this coming year, we'll get a good feel for who will fit well at IU. Mr. Hurst wouldn't hire someone without hearing the input of his students first. I trust that whoever he chooses won't be a step down in any way.
Side note: As far as we know, Mr. Bransby will still be around for a while, so the bass department won't be completely changed. |
09-05-2011, 02:19 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland, Genz Benz | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, that toddling town | | | I'm quite sure Mr. Hurst will remain at Interlochen. He and Jack Budrow have spent every summer there since Adam was in short pants. Eager to hear which candidates they're fielding... |
09-05-2011, 06:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | | I was there this summer, and he gave no indication he was intending to retire from camp. At least, i hope not... I still would like to go back next year and work with him again. |
09-06-2011, 09:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bloomington, IN | | | It's gonna be an interesting year for Hurst's studio, having all those teachers coming in and all. Owen Lee (Cincinnati principal) has been kind of adjunct bass faculty as of late, to help Hurst with teaching all of his students (he has 20+) so he may well be a candidate for the job. Has anyone else heard a rumor about Hal Robinson coming in? It seems unlikely that he would leave his current post... |
09-08-2011, 12:12 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland, Genz Benz | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, that toddling town | | Indiana has the resources to pay dang near anyone well enough to leave their current positions. Note the hiring of Joshua Bell, Andre Watts, Slatkin, etc... in recent years. I wouldn't rule anyone out. Remember- they bought Bruce out of the LA Phil after all. 
Keep us posted on who's coming in. I may try to drive down and sit in on some of the masterclasses! |
09-08-2011, 05:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec | | Quote:
Originally Posted by chicagodoubler  Indiana has the resources to pay dang near anyone well enough to leave their current positions. Note the hiring of Joshua Bell, Andre Watts, Slatkin, etc... in recent years. I wouldn't rule anyone out. Remember- they bought Bruce out of the LA Phil after all.
Keep us posted on who's coming in. I may try to drive down and sit in on some of the masterclasses! | Bell and Slatkin are rarely at the school. Slatkin conducts roughly one concert every two years and Bell comes for about a week a year.
They certainly have the resources to pay really well in southern Indiana, though. |
09-08-2011, 10:46 PM
| | | | I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with Mr. Hurst at IU. Even just the fraction of his knowledge that I was able to absorb in my 4 years in Bloomington has been a seed that has grown through all aspects of my life. Truly an end of an era.
It will be interesting hearing about the hiring process... I know of some pretty big names that are interested. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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