UPCOMING EVENTS Kailene Liao Performs Sibelius Violin Concerto with Fremd Symphony Orchestra 7:00pm - February 15th, 2024 Fremd High School Edie Silker Performs Elgar Viola Concerto with Schaumburg HS Symphony Orchestra Evening - March 5th, 2024 Schaumburg High School Kailene Liao Performs Sibelius Violin Concerto with Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra 2:00pm - March 17th, 2024 Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts Spring Break - No Lessons! Sunday March 24th - Sunday March 31st, 2024 Lessons Resume Monday April 1st, 2024 Solar Eclipse - No Lessons! Sunday April 7th - Tuesday April 9th, 2024 Lessons Resume Wednesday April 10th, 2024 Schaumburg Youth Chamber Program February 25th - April 21st, 2024 Schaumburg Youth Chamber Concert Sunday April 28th, 2024 Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts Memorial Day Weekend - No Lessons! Saturday May 25th - Monday May 27th, 2024 Solo Recitals Sunday June 2nd, 2024 Barrington United Methodist Church Double Senior Recital Featuring: Kailene Liao and Mia Hardisson 3:00pm - Sunday June 9th, 2024 Barrington United Methodist Church Selections from Handel, Grieg, Ravel, DeBeriot, Wieniawski, Moszkowski, Dvorak |
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Stephanie Preucil has been teaching violin privately for forty six years and currently has a studio of sixty students. In January 2006 Stephanie was the recipient of the Illinois ASTA Most Outstanding Studio Teacher Award. She is currently the chamber music director/coach for the Schaumburg Youth Orchestral Program at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts. Previously, she was an active faculty member of the Music Center of the North Shore (now Music Institute of Chicago) for ten years. Prior to living in Illinois, she taught in Rochester, New York, Detroit, Michigan, and at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She served on the faculty of the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan summer festival.
Stephanie is a member of the Classic Arts Trio along with cellist and husband Walter Preucil (Lyric Opera of Chicago) and pianist William Koehler (Northern Illinois University). She is also a member of the Champagne Players. Stephanie is also a former violinist with Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin, and the former principal second violin of the Illinois Chamber Symphony. Prior to living in Illinois, she was principal second violin of the New American Chamber Orchestra in Detroit, Michigan. She also has performed with Chamber Works of Detroit, directed by Baroque specialist Thomas Kuras, the Oklahoma Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Heidelberg Castle Festival, and as an extra musician in the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Stephanie received her Bachelors in Music Performance from the Eastman School of Music under Charles Castleman and went on to pursue graduate studies at Indiana University under Josef Gingold. Early education included studies with Carol Glenn and Oliver Steiner in New York. Stephanie’s hobbies include swimming, biking, hiking, running, skiing, and racing triathlons. Stephanie and her husband, Walter, have three children: Zachary, (cellist and composer); Anthony, (violinist/violist and meteorologist); and James, (violist/violinist and composer).
Stephanie is a member of the Classic Arts Trio along with cellist and husband Walter Preucil (Lyric Opera of Chicago) and pianist William Koehler (Northern Illinois University). She is also a member of the Champagne Players. Stephanie is also a former violinist with Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin, and the former principal second violin of the Illinois Chamber Symphony. Prior to living in Illinois, she was principal second violin of the New American Chamber Orchestra in Detroit, Michigan. She also has performed with Chamber Works of Detroit, directed by Baroque specialist Thomas Kuras, the Oklahoma Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Heidelberg Castle Festival, and as an extra musician in the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Stephanie received her Bachelors in Music Performance from the Eastman School of Music under Charles Castleman and went on to pursue graduate studies at Indiana University under Josef Gingold. Early education included studies with Carol Glenn and Oliver Steiner in New York. Stephanie’s hobbies include swimming, biking, hiking, running, skiing, and racing triathlons. Stephanie and her husband, Walter, have three children: Zachary, (cellist and composer); Anthony, (violinist/violist and meteorologist); and James, (violist/violinist and composer).
Walter Preucil is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded a performer's certificate. His principal teachers have been Janos Starker and Paul Katz. The press has described Walter's playing as "beautifully expressive" (New York Concert Review) and as having "authoritative technique" (Door County Advocate).
A member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra since 1988, he also enjoys a career as a chamber musician. Along with his wife Stephanie and William Koehler, he performs in the Classic Arts Trio, which has raised more than $20,000 for church missions. He has also performed in every Midsummer’s Music concert since its opening week in 1991, and has recently retired from the festival.
Walter has taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp and has formerly served on the faculty of Lawrence University’s community music department as well as the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City. He plays a cello made by Giovanni Fiorillo in 1781 and is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the American Federation of Musicians. His hobbies include astronomy, juggling, and cross-country skiing. He has three sons – Zachary, Anthony, and James.
A member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra since 1988, he also enjoys a career as a chamber musician. Along with his wife Stephanie and William Koehler, he performs in the Classic Arts Trio, which has raised more than $20,000 for church missions. He has also performed in every Midsummer’s Music concert since its opening week in 1991, and has recently retired from the festival.
Walter has taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp and has formerly served on the faculty of Lawrence University’s community music department as well as the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City. He plays a cello made by Giovanni Fiorillo in 1781 and is a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the American Federation of Musicians. His hobbies include astronomy, juggling, and cross-country skiing. He has three sons – Zachary, Anthony, and James.