Ten O'Clock Classics

Ten O'Clock Classics

Ten O'Clock Classics (TOC) is an American group of classical musicians first established in 2000 to bring classical music and the arts to a broader audience. [http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2003/11/19 "WNYC Sounc Check Archives: Club Classics"] , WNYC, November 19 2003] Its founder and current artistic director, Ronen (Ronnie) Segev, was educated first at the High School for Performing Visual Arts (HSPVA) in Houston, Texas before moving to Juilliard, where he studied under Veda Kaplinsky, the award-winning classical pianist and professor of music. [http://www.tocmusic.com/about_segev.html "Ten O'Clock Classics founded in 2000 by concert pianist Ronen Segev"] , Ten O'Clock Music website, retrieved on 2007-01-16] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D71339F934A3575AC0A9679C8B63 "A Free Spirit Romps in the Music Room"] , Allan Kozinn, "The New York Times", September 7 2001]

Ten O'Clock Classics have performed in venues throughout the world, including Cortot Hall in Paris, and the Melbourne International Arts Festival. TOC's outreach concerts include performances at Studio 54, Gotham Properties, Crunch Fitness, The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, MAKOR, Le Cirque, and Union Square Ballroom. As the winner of an ALEX Award from the National Association of Excellence, Segev performed a solo recital at Carnegie Hall. [http://www.tocmusic.com/TONY_27JUNE02.html "Club Classics: Ten O'Clock Classics brings chamber music to a disco or gym near you"] , Brian Wise, "Time Out NY, June 27 2002"] [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30B17FE395B0C728CDDAD0894D9404482 "Neighborhood Report: New York Up Close; Pounding the Treadmill to the Mournful Strains of 'Faust'"] , Jeffrey Goldfarb, "The New York Times", April 1 2001]

The group's educational initiatives include providing weekly private music lessons and instruments free of charge to New York City schoolchildren, and performances and lectures at schools throughout the United States. [http://etmonline.org/files/ETM-Newsletter-Summer06.pdf "Ten O’Clock Classics Provides Free Music Lessons"] , "Education Through Music", Vol.9, issue 3, Summer 2006]

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External links

* [http://www.tocmusic.com Ten O'Clock Classics' official website]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=xeR8m2PU8co "Directions"] , video of TOC education initiative, presented by Ronen Segev
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhfYfHDsXcY] , Ten O'Clock Classics Touring Ensemble
* [http://www.ronniesegev.info Ronen (Ronnie) Segev information site]


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