Chamber Music Benefit Concert

The Western
Springs School of Talent Education (WSSTE) and Naperville Suzuki School will be
welcoming back alumnus Benjamin Beilman for a collaborative concert on May 10,
at 7:30pm at Park Junior High School in LaGrange Park (325 N. Park Road).
General admission tickets are $20 each and will benefit the music fund of the
First Congregational Church of Western Springs, Ben’s home church and the
primary studio site of WSSTE.

About Benjamin Beilman

Violinist
Benjamin Beilman's "handsome technique, burnished sound and quiet
confidence showed why he has come so far so fast" (The New York Times). He
is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, both a 2012 Avery Fisher Career
Grant and a 2012 London Music Masters Award. Most recently, he was awarded a
Borletto-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, which helps outstanding young musicians
develop and sustain international careers.  Mr. Beilman made his Carnegie
Hall concerto debut in 2010 with the New York Youth Symphony in Stern
Auditorium; additional concerto debuts include appearances with the London
Philharmonic at Royal Festival Hall, the Los Angeles and Indianapolis Chamber
Orchestras, the Buffalo and Chicago Philharmonics, and the Fort Worth and
Greenville Symphonies. 

Mr. Beilman
previously studied with Almita and Roland Vamos at the Music Institute of
Chicago, Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank at the Curtis Institute of Music, and
Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.

"We
first met Ben Beilman while teaching at the Atlanta Summer Suzuki Institute,”
said Ed Kreitman, Director of the Western Springs School of Talent Education. “
It was clear, even at the young age of 6 or 7 that he was an extraordinary
talent.”

When
circumstances allowed the Beilman family to make a career move, they chose
Western Springs, so that that Ben and his sister, Elizabeth could study at the
WSSTE.  According to Kreitman, “We found
both of the kids to be wonderful students to work with, and they traveled on
tour with our Chicago Consort group on several occasions." 

About The Chicago Consort

The
Chicago Consort is comprised of the most advanced violin students at the
Western Springs School of Talent Education and Naperville Suzuki School, and is
widely considered one of the country's premier student performing
ensembles. Since its founding in 1983, The Chicago Consort has
performed extensively on the world stage. Under the musical direction of
Thomas Wermuth, the group has performed concerts and workshops throughout the
United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and China.  

The
concert will feature Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and other works. Tickets are available
online at www.wsste.com or through the First Congregational Church office at 708/246-1900,
ext. 210.  An audience of more than 500 is expected. Guest will have a chance to meet the musicians at a post-concert reception.