the Crowden Letter
Celebrating 40 Years of Unparalleled Music and Education
Our 40th anniversary showcases alumni from across the decades in a year-long celebration. Filled with sublime performances, original commissions, and a new chamber music festival, the season culminates with a Hertz Hall concert and reunion at Crowden!
Anniversary commemorations officially began at this May’s Crowden School Spring Concert, with the premiere of our first 40th anniversary commission, Capybaraology by GABRIELLA SMITH , an alumna of both The Crowden School (’05) and our John Adams Young Composers Program. Composed for string orchestra, Capybaraology “recreates all the things I enjoyed doing on my violin at that age,” shares Gabriella, “exploring new sounds and techniques, harmonics, groove, and pretty melodies passed around the ensemble… a nice reminder that music is not just about the notes and rhythms, but about having fun and looking at, listening to, and responding to each
other.”
Our 40th anniversary season launches in earnest this fall. “I am so proud to announce an incredible 2023-24 season that showcases outstanding artists from Crowden’s rich history, with a look toward a brilliant future,” remarks Artistic Director Eugene Sor. “Our Sundays @ Four guest artists include internationally acclaimed alumni and faculty. Then there are the student concerts throughout the year, each representing their tremendous growth, culminating in our 40th Anniversary Concert in May with an amazing list of performers spanning Crowden’s illustrious history. I invite you to join us throughout this milestone season!”
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CELEBRATING
40 YEARS 1983 – 2024
Crowden ’ s 40 th Anniversary
SEPTEMBER 2023
Sundays @ Four:
Baumer String Quartet
An extraordinary ensemble featuring no less than three Crowden School alums, brothers AARON (’95) and DAVID REQUIRO (’99) and NATHAN OLSON (’00).
OCTOBER 2023
Community Music Day
Our 23rd annual Community Music Day, Crowden's free musical carnival for all ages, will feature beloved attractions like our popular Instrument Petting Zoo, and expanded musical programming reflecting the breadth of Crowden's educational programs.
Board Update
As announced in May, we welcomed two Board members this spring, returning member and alum parent (’97, ’00) DEBORAH O'GRADY , who helped shepherd the purchase of our historic campus as a trustee in the
NOVEMBER 2023
Sundays @ Four:
Cellist Jay Campbell (’03)
The only musician ever to receive two Avery Fisher Career Grants —as a soloist, and again as a member of the JACK Quartet—Crowden alum cellist JAY CAMPBELL ’s performances have been called “electrifying” (New York Times) and “gentle, poignant, and deeply moving” (Washington Post).
FEBRUARY 2024
Chamber Music Festival with the Alexander String Quartet
Crowden is proud to inaugurate our first-ever chamber music festival with longtime friends and mentors the ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
’90s, and alum parent (’10) DR. ANN EASTMAN , a second violin “community player” with the Berkeley Symphony for over 30 years.
In June, the Board voted its new officers for 2023-24. Investment professional and current school parent (’24) ERIC HALLSTEIN transitioned from his Vice Chair position to Chair, with fine art photographer and videographer Deborah O’Grady assuming Vice Chair.
MARCH 2024
Sundays @ Four: Fry Street Quartet
Hailed as “a triumph of ensemble playing” by the New York Times, this globally acclaimed, Fischoff Grand Prize-winning quartet of sometimes Crowden summer faculty members perform Beethoven, Lena Frank, and Shostakovich.
APRIL 2024
Sundays @ Four: Catalyst Quartet
Grammy® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet, featuring alumna KARLA DONEHEW PEREZ (’99), tours the world to acclaim for its “perfect ensemble unity” and “unequaled class of execution” (Lincoln Journal Star).
Alum parent of two (’20, ’21) and finance professional DEBORAH SPAULDINGGRAHAM will continue in her current role as Treasurer, with audio visual educator DONNA EYESTONE , also an alum parent (’18), continuing as Secretary.
Finally, our deep gratitude to two longtime trustees who termed out last month, DR. JAMES MARKS and JOAN BALTER .
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Save the Dates!
September 17, 2023
Sundays @ Four: Baumer String Quartet
October 8, 2023
Community Music Day
Season 2023-24
MAY 2024
40th Anniversary Concert
An unforgettable showcase at of Crowden alumni, mentors, and friends at Hertz Hall, including BONNIE HAMPTON, AUDREY VARDANEGA, the CATALYST QUARTET , and more. This program features perennial Crowden favorites paired with special moments, including a work composed by our greatest benefactor, composer GORDON GETTY , and the world premiere of a double violin concerto by SAMUEL CARL ADAMS , commissioned for our 40th anniversary and premiered by two acclaimed Crowden violinists: NORA CHASTAIN , a student of our founder Anne Crowden, and alumnus DAVID MCCARROLL ( ’ 99) , Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony, formerly a membor of the famed Vienna Piano Trio.
40th Anniversary Brunch
Join us at Crowden the day following our Anniversary Concert to reconnect and celebrate with this legacy and community. We invite alumni from all programs, alum families from all eras, and current and former faculty from throughout Crowden’s history to join us for a joyous brunch honoring Crowden alums from the past 40 years.
JUNE 2024
Cello Bash
How many celli fit into Hoefer Auditorium? Find out at our informal cello play-in!
November 12, 2023
Sundays @ Four: Jay Campbell (’03)
February 17–19, 2024
Alexander String Quartet “Festival”
March 3, 2024
Sundays @ Four: Fry Street Quartet
April 21, 2024
Sundays @ Four: Catalyst Quartet
May 25, 2024
40th Anniversary
Hertz Hall Concert
“Crowden is indebted to Jim and Joan, who have provided crucial support and unwavering dedication to our mission and organization," reflects new Board Chair Eric Hallstein.” After years of supporting Crowden as both a parent and then a trustee since 2016, Jim stepped up to serve as our Board chair during this recent time of transition with determination, grace, and vision. Joan has served as a Crowden board
member for nearly 30 years, and her role as a champion of our educational philosophy and alumni in the larger classical music world has grown our musical family and mentor network exponentially. Both will always be dear members of the Crowden community.”
May 26, 2024
Alumni Brunch
June TBD
Cello Bash
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Community Collaborations
Crowden students benefited from artistic collaborations with Bay Area cultural institutions this spring.
Crowden concluded its year-long collaboration with the SAN FRANCISCO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PLAYERS this May. The acclaimed ensemble, the Bay Area’s oldest devoted to new music, served as 2022-23 Ensemble-in-Residence for the JOHN ADAMS YOUNG COMPOSERS PROGRAM . For spring semester, our Young Composers composed original music designed to accompany, comment on, or subvert other works of art. “Music can tell all sorts of stories, through sound,” reflects Program Director (and Crowden alum, ’05) MATTHEW CMIEL “This semester, the students have collaborated closely with SF Contemporary Music Players to make this [storytelling] happen for them.”
In April, Crowden joined POST:BALLET, BERKELEY BALLET
THEATER, and KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION for still be here, a collaborative collection of new music and
dance works. Performances featured original scores commissioned for “50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire,” with original choreography. Crowden’s string quartet of KIRA BAYER, ISAIAH INY-WOODS, THOMAS RENTON, and ZANDER LEE ( ’ 00) joined ensembles from OAKLAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS and the
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC to appreciative crowds at San Francisco’s YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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Honoring Doris Fukawa
Culminating eighteen years at Crowden’s helm, we honored Director Emeritus Doris Fukawa at a celebratory and musical outdoor reception marking her retirement, joined by family, friends, current and former trustees, faculty, and staff.
After hearing moving tributes to her decades of vision and leadership, Doris herself reflected on her incredible tenure at Crowden and expressed her deep appreciation to all who supported her along the way. To cap off the evening, a new wall plaque was unveiled renaming Anne’s Studio (after Founder Anne Crowden) to Anne and Doris’ Studio as a lasting testament to her contributions to Crowden. (As previously shared, Doris will continue to teach students in Crowden’s community programs).
Special thanks to current and former Board members SALLIE ARENS, ANGELA ARCHIE, BRUCE BURNAM, ERIC HALLSTEIN, JACOB PAK, internationally renowned musicians and longtime supporters of Crowden JOHN ADAMS and BONNIE HAMPTON , Artistic Director EUGENE SOR , former Crowden COO MARION ATHERTON , and Doris’ husband MARIJAN PEVEC for their moving tributes to Doris.
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Meet New Head of School, Dan Meyers
We sat down with our new Head of School, Dan Meyers, to learn more about him:
What drew you to The Crowden School?
The music. I first became aware of Crowden because we were looking for music classes for our oldest child (who is now well into his Suzuki violin studies!). I first visited Crowden for a Community Music Day. It became clear to me then that Crowden was a special place and I wanted to know more about it. And so we went to more Community Music Days, a concert here and there, etc. Fast forward twoplus years and I happened across the posting for Head of School and could not get it out of my head. I laid restless in bed thinking about Crowden, its mission, its promise. When I did fall asleep, I kept waking in the middle of the night thinking about Crowden. I had questions and curiosities.
So, I started researching. I devoured the website and especially the writings from Anne
Crowden and came away inspired. This whole time, practically in my backyard, there was a school that believed that music, something I’m deeply passionate about, was a social-emotional pathway to greater inner harmony and learning potential. Honestly, I had a hard time believing it because it aligns so well with my pedagogical philosophy. I, too, believe deeply that learning is a relational process and, as a result, centering the social-emotional growth of the child makes them more cognitively available for a robust academic program. And, I believe in the power of music to bring people together, express ideas elegantly, and improve the world in a meaningful way simply by being around it regularly.
What were your first impressions of the Crowden School community?
These are amazing people. The adults in the community are impressive in their commitment to the student experience they clearly care deeply, work hard, and are reflective practitioners. That applies equally to the teachers and the folks who handle the back-of-house operations. The students have been wonderful! I feel so lucky to have spent significant
time with the rising seventh and eighth grade students back in May. They were gracious, curious, and fun. I am really looking forward to getting to know them better and supporting them through their Crowden journey.
What has been your favorite part of the day here at Crowden so far?
It’s the moment where the students tune their instruments. It struck me in a remarkably visceral way because I heard it and immediately started thinking about the social-emotional and pedagogical implications. Students start their day by finding resonance with each other. That’s a remarkable thing, especially for our older students.
What should we know about you?
People might like to know that my wife and I have two kids (Abe - 5, Jude - 3), six chickens, and one dog. I don’t know how it happened, but all the animals have food-related names. To alumni I need your help! One of my biggest initial jobs is getting to know Crowden as best I can. You play an important role in that process, so please look out for opportunities to
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connect; I want to hear your Crowden stories! To the families, know that I am in this with you. We, the adults at Crowden and the adults at home, are in a remarkably special relationship: a partnership in support of the growth of your children. That means that we need to be in close contact with each other, use each other for support, and move together knowing we have the same goals in mind.
What are the greatest challenges a school leader faces in today’s world? And what are the greatest opportunities?
I think they’re one in the same building and maintaining community. I won’t go too deep down the rabbit hole on the causes, but I believe that the community that used to be part of living in a neighborhood is harder and harder to find. Schools can (or, maybe, need) to be that neighborhood. A place that is equal parts safe, familiar, and nurturing. Being that neighborhood a place where you are known, looked after, mentored, etc. is, from my vantage, one of the most important and interesting opportunities facing schools today.
Cause to Celebrate: Our Spring Benefit
We welcomed a sold-out crowd and exceeded our fundraising goals at April’s Spring Benefit—all in support of student scholarships and music education programs
In a memorable evening at the airy, award-winning Ciel Creative Space in West Berkeley, old friends reconnected and new friends bonded over their shared passion for Crowden. After lively performances by the HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO during a silent auction, guests enjoyed a sneak
preview performance of our first 40th anniversary commission by Gabriella Smith, performed by our inspiring Crowden School musicians, and moving testimonials by our alum speaker WHITNEY WU-CHU (’02) and emcee and alum OWEN DALBY (’98), and an inspirational look ahead by our keynote speaker, Board member and alum mom DEBORAH O'GRADY ,
Thank you to all our sponsors, ticketed guests, and many family volunteers who made the entire evening a great success and a beautiful reunion with so many in our community.
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here at Crowden.
How Did Crowden Impact You?
Crowden School alums shared how their days at Crowden shapes their lives:
“Crowden gave me the opportunity to push myself, take a little more risk, and have the ultimate spiritual fulfillment [playing music] at the end of the day to remind me of the bigger picture and remind me of what really matters. That’s how learning music at an early age influenced my career.”
—JONAH VAN BOURG ( ’ 99), INVESTMENT BANKER
“Little did I know at the time that the tools and skills that I was learning at Crowden would be tools that I use literally every day as a composer in my studio. So it’s just such an honor to continue to be part of this wonderful community.”
—SAM ADAMS ( ’ 00), COMPOSER
“Another thing that was huge for me at Crowden was how many new ideas were shown to me. And new types of music. New types of art. I think from an early age, I was conditioned to approach new ideas, not with suspicion, but with curiosity and with an open mind. And that kind of approach to educa-
tion—really mentoring a young person, making sure that they're developing in a direct and a positive direction—has been such a huge impact on how I think about education, now that I'm a teacher.”
—JAY CAMPBELL ( ’ 03), CELLIST
“Crowden is how I learned to think.”
—THEO HABER ( ’ 13), COMPOSER
“Crowden expected a lot from me, and still does expect a lot from all the students. And that shepherded me to a high level of confidence and expectations for myself, which then have granted me countless opportunities throughout the years after graduating Crowden.”
—NADAV SKLOOT ( ’ 14), SOFTWARE ENGINEER
“I was a very shy kid until I got to Crowden and I was able to find, whether it was in faculty or it was in friends, community that I could connect with, and grow into who I am today.”
—EMMA EYESTONE ( ’ 18), COLLEGE SOPHOMORE
“I formed lots of connections and friendships through this network of musicians, which opened so many doors for me after I left, even. I think that without Crowden, I wouldn't have been able to really find ‘my people.’”
—LEILA YOKOYAMA, ( ’ 19), HS
SENIOR
“It was an incredibly nurturing environment for me as a musician, because it was the first place that really inspired me to practice and become really involved with my instrument and the people around me. It was the first place that I knew that I wanted to become a musician when I grew up and everyone around me was very passionate about what they were doing, which inspired me even more to pursue cello.”
—MILO KLISE (’19), HS SENIOR
“Learning and playing the cello at Crowden, and playing music, is definitely a part of my life now. I couldn't live without it. And it's a big part of what makes me, me.”
— ZANDER LEE (’20), HS JUNIOR Watch more alum stories: bit.ly/TCSalumstories
Share your stories: alumni@crowden.org
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In Memoriam
Crowden celebrates the lives of two dear friends who left us this year, longtime Crowden School faculty member CHARLENE
BRENDLER
and artist DAVID
LANCE GOINES
Calling Alums!
Regional Meet-Ups
Charlene was our school’s original Music History teacher, serving on faculty from 1984 to 2016. An early music keyboard specialist, she was known for her annual “Schubertiades,” where students celebrated the life of Franz Schubert.
David Lance Goines’ designs have been an important and recognizable part of Berkeley
Join
Hoping to reunite with fellow Crowden alums this year? Between now and the 40th Anniversary Alumni Brunch on May 26, 2024, we aim to reconnect with over 700 Crowden alums, including by supporting regional get-togethers where alumni are concentrated (greater NYC area, Chicago, Oberlin/Cleveland, Texas, SF Bay Area, and more). If you are interested in helping to organize a Crowden gathering in your area, reach out to alumni@crowden. org and a member of our Alumni Advisory Council will help you get it going!
arts and culture and Crowden’s visual identity for many decades. David designed the beautiful poster for Crowden’s 20th anniversary, and we still are proud to use his artwork as a symbol of Crowden music to this day, including in this publication.
Fiddle Faddle and Cello Bash
Crowden School alums likely have memories of a piece called Fiddle Faddle by Leroy Anderson, a favorite of Anne Crowden’s and our traditional close for every TCS spring concert. We'll be concluding our 40th Annivesary Concert at Hertz Hall with Fiddle Faddle, of course, and alumni and friends are invited to join us! We hope to hold our largest Fiddle Faddle ever (no small feat after our 30th anniversary concert). Cellists are also invited to join our Cello Bash next June.
Contact alumni@crowden.org to get involved with our 40th anniversary celebrations
Major Symphonies Present Crowden Alumni Composers
San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented world premieres by three Crowden alumni composers this spring.
The San Francisco Symphony premiered a new work by SAMUEL CARL ADAMS (’00), comissioned by the Symphony, earlier this spring. ESA-PEKKA SOLONEN conducted the premiere of No Such Spring, featuring pianist (and former Crowden Sundays @ Four guest artist) CONOR HANICK , to
critical acclaim, with San Francisco Chronicle’s Joshua Kosman calling it “ingenious and often beautiful.” Just one week later, San Francisco Symphony shone a spotlight on Crowden alum composer GABRIELLA SMITH ( ’ 05, John Adams Young Composers Program), performing her Tumblebird Contrails at Davies Hall and on its European tour, in Paris, Luxembourg, and Hamburg. (Samuel and Gabriella also composed the two new commissions in honor of Crowden’s 40th anniversary.)
In Southern California, the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented two world premieres of Crowden composers this May. First, a world premiere of John Adams Young Composers alum DYLAN MATTINGLY ’ S six-hour
opera Stranger Love, an LA Phil commission, at Walt Disney Hall. The New York Times profiled Dylan and the “singular, tender, euphoric, hypnotic opera,” which received rave reviews as “the LA Phil at its finest.” Just five days later, the same evening as our Capybaraology premiere, the Los Angeles Philharmonic premiered another commission from Gabriella Smith, Lost Coast, with conductor GUSTAVO DUDAMEL and cellist GABRIEL CABEZAS . Lost Coast also met with high esteem from critics, with the Los Angeles Times applauding, “the concerto reveals, with marvel and magnificence, the essential nuance between the indeterminacy of nature’s rhythm and the chaos of our climate interference.”
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With Your Support, Music Changes Everything!
The Crowden Music Center gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Crowden families, employees, individual members, government agencies, foundations, and businesses between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Kindly notify us of any inadvertent omissions. Thank you!
Crowden School Families
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