Chamber Music Program

Our Chamber Music Program begins as soon as students are able to play their instrument with some ease as well as read music. Students are placed in groups with their peers in various instrumentation including string quartets, trios, and duos. Older students can use this as an opportunity to work on Sonatas with a pianist. All groups are coached by cellist, OPSA faculty member and Kontras Quartet member, Jean Hatmaker.

Chamber Music is a fundamentally collaborative art form that leads students to deeper levels of musical maturity, developing the life skills of cooperation and communication that can shape noble hearts. It is an art form created in relationship with others that results in lifelong friendships. Chamber music groups that thrive depend on the willing collaboration of private teachers, coaches, parents, and students, supported by a strong, visionary community.

Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson is a violinist and violin instructor with training in the Suzuki Method of music education. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the National Conservatory of Peru in violin performance. She has played as a soloist with the Cusco Symphony Orchestra and has taken master classes from internationally known violinists, such as Ray Chen and Rachel Barton.

Angela has over a decade of teaching experience. In 2015, she co-founded the Capulitaki School of Music in Lima, Peru, which currently teaches Classical and Latin American traditional music to children of all ages. Her students have participated in musical festivals, concerts, and institutes and have toured various cities throughout Peru. She has completed Suzuki training courses Books 1- 8 and enrichment courses with Nancy Lokken, Marilyn O'Boyle, Ann Montzka, Nancy Jackson, Fernando Piñero, and Carol Dallinger. She has also received training in the Dalcroze and Kodaly methods. She has taught at festivals and institutes around Peru, and was the elected Violin Coordinator of the Suzuki Association of Peru from 2015-2017.

She loves traveling, her two cats, and learning different styles of music. She occasionally dabbles in amateur theatre and dance.

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Chamber Music Program

Angela Thompson