Latest News
Sheridan Music Studio is proud to announce that Harry Yu, piano student of Dr. Svetlana Belsky, has just won First Prize in the Level D of the Roberta Savler Piano Competition of CAMTA.
Sheridan Music Studio is also proud to announce that Dr. Svetlana Belsky and Violinist Marta Szlubowska were awarded Third Prize in The American Prize for Chamber Music, Professional Division!
This is exciting news and just two more reasons any serious, aspiring musicians should sign up for private music lessons at Sheridan Music Studio-Chicago! Our students are successful, and our teachers are internationally recognized and acclaimed artists!
The Music with a View Concert Series for 2020-2021 Calendar and Brochure is almost ready for publication and distribution! Yes, the SHOWS MUST GO ON! We can't wait to share with you our great line-up of world-class musicians for our series, starting up in September. Stay tuned for a SPECIAL By-Invitation-only event this Summer to introduce all the we have to offer!
SHERIDAN MUSIC STUDIO ONLINE MUSIC LESSONS!
"Music hath Charms that Calm the Savage Beast!
No worries about keeping up your skills on piano, violin, viola, voice, chamber music and more! Are you bored and going stir-crazy from being quarantined?
We are currently offering ONLINE LESSONS to ALL CURRENT AND NEW STUDENTS!
Sign up, schedule your appointment, and we will see you virtually utilizing Facetime, WhatsApp or Zoom.
All you need is an iPhone, iPad, or computer with camera and microphone, with one of these Apps installed.
Contact us for more information! Everyone is LOVING their online lessons and staying connected during this worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic.
Don't worry, be Happy! We've got you covered, and we are here for you! Best regards, Susan and Svetlana
P.S. Sarah and Stefanie Greene are also now offering lessons on violin, viola, and voice ONLINE!
MARCH 12, 2020: The March 22 "Music with a View" Concert by the EStrella Duo has officially been canceled due to the COVID-19 (Corona Virus) Pandemic.
Please stay tuned for future notifications about re-scheduling or cancellation of this and all "Music with a View" Concerts for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season.
Additionally, all Private piano lessons offered by Susan Merdinger and Dr. Svetlana Belsky will be provided via online video conferencing- Skype, Facetime, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, until the Pandemic subsides.
American Melting Pot CD Wins Two Major International Awards
Gold Medal in the Global Music Awards for Album and Instrumentalist and Best Classical Album in the Clouzine International Music Awards
The American Melting Pot CD is an All-American Contemporary Classical Piano CD featuring works by five distinguished composers: Morton Gould, Fernando Vazquez, Aaron Alter, Elbio Barilari and Ilya Levinson. It's concept and purpose is to highlight the myriad international cultural influences that immigrants bring to the USA through their music. It will become available in CD format in January 2020, and will be released digitally on all major download and streaming music platforms.
Announcing the 2019-2020 Music with a View Concerts
Come hear the superb artistry of Sheridan Music Studios Artists and Guest Artists
Solo piano, Duo piano, Violin-Piano Duos, PIano Trios, Singers with Piano. There is something for everyone in this Grand Opening Season of Music with a View! It will be GRAND- so don't be left out! Purchase your tickets early since seating is limited!
Sheridan Music Studio
Announces New Young Artists Festival for Pianists
Beethoven with a View
Please Visit the Events Page:
http://sheridanmusicstudio.com/event/2893320/511872322/beethoven-with-a-view-young-artists-festival
Pay Online, and then submit the Application form with information and link to your video audition of the required repertoire by Beethoven.
Sheridan Music Studio-Chicago
Opening for business on Saturday November 16, 2019
Susan and Svetlana are excited to announce the opening of their new studio and music venture in Studio 908 in the Fine Arts Building! Private Piano lessons, Music with a View and Steinway Sundays with Susan and Svetlana coming soon! Plus, we are offering our space for Rentals to qualified musicians and organizations.
SHERIDAN MUSIC STUDIO: The Classical Style II
Solo Piano Works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven
Susan Merdinger performs Sonatas by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven in this sequel to her first disc of same genre- The Classical Style. This CD features the charming Sonata in G, by Haydn, plus the virtuosic Duo Sonata in C, K. 521 by Mozart and conludes with Beethoven's grand Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22.
Schedule for release on December 2, 2019.
Access the CDBaby link here:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/susanmerdinger6
Many thanks to the Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber, Oktaven Studio, New York.
Editing Engineers: James Auwarter, Scott Greene, and Svetlana Belsky
Mastering Engineer: Edward Ingold
SHERIDAN MUSIC STUDIO NEW RELEASE
VIOLIN AND PIANO DUO
WORKS BY POLISH COMPOSERS
Performed by Marta Szlubowska and Svetlana Belsky
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/martaszlubowska1
"Stunningly beautiful"; Szymanowski's "Dryads and Pan" is "wonderfully fantastical... Marta Szlubowska's virtuosity really takes off and Belsky has the most delicious of light touches." Paderewski violin sonata "exudes a Brahmsian warmth, especially when heard with Szlubowska's generosity of tone, while Belsky plays the demanding piano part with elfin fingers, skittering up and down the keyboard. Communication between the two players is a joy. [The middle movement] includes moments of intense beauty; the way the players here can melt into sweet lyricism is intensely memorable. Hats off to Szlubowska and Belsky for giving such a concentrated, successful reading"
-Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine
"Myth and Romance begins with the three-movement “Mythes, Op. 30” by Karol Szymanowski. All three are virtuosic works that allow both artists to demonstrate their mastery of their instruments. Composed when Paderewski was 22, the Sonata is my favorite work on the album. The first movement, “Allegro con fantasia,” is beautifully lyrical and played with heartfelt emotion by both artists. The second movement, “Intermezzo. Andantino,” is expressed with tenderness and grace. The Finale, “Allegro molto quasi presto,” is a real showpiece with passages that are bold and dramatic and others that are much quieter and more subtle - a great way to end this excellent album! Brava to both Marta Szlubowska and Svetlana Belsky for their brilliant performances!"
-Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano
