A SELF SUFFICIENT INSTITUTE WELCOMING MUSICIANS TO COME AND FOCUS, CREATE AND GROW. MISSION STATEMENT:
Texas Cello School is a charitable organisation dedicated to making music at the highest level. We foster and preserve a tradition of music making which focuses on freedom of expression and the ability to truly speak to audiences from the heart. Our mission is to sustain this approach to music, n
urturing the new generation of musicians to ensure that the highest levels of professional skill are allied with the ability to perform with integrity. The unique value of Texas Cello School lies in the spirit of music-making which is created during the institute. In an era where much learning now focuses on outcomes, and success, our founder Joseph Kuipers, recognized the absolute necessity for musicians to learn to develop their own unique skills and voices in a live environment of immersion, learning to communicate, create and grow by doing. The Texas Cello School maintains this ideal, creating a musical environment where live musical communication can take place. PHILOSOPHY:
Texas Cello School believes that every person is an individual, and deserves to be treated uniquely
WHY? When I was 14 years old I was lucky to attend the World Cello Congress III in Baltimore. At that young age, the exposure and immersion in cello concerts, recitals, masterclasses, and cello choir had a profound impact on my deep memory. I don’t remember all the specifics, but I remember the sound of David Geringas playing Shostakovich 1st concerto, The energy of Frans Helmerson playing Elgar, Bernard Greenhouse and Janos Starker sharing the stage, Eli Wiesel explaining that while I could never play like Yo-Yo- he could never play like me…
That exposure to the greats of the cello has stayed with me ever since, and gave me a depth of love for cello playing that carried me through many lonely times alone practicing with the instrument. The aim of the Texas Cello School is to create an ecosystem where this level of inspiration will spread through the participants. Once you have tasted the real thing, you will never be satisfied without it. Joseph Kuipers
Historic Courthouse Campus:
The Texas Cello School Summer Intensive 2021 will take place in the McKinney Performing Arts Center in Historic Downton McKinney, on the square.
