Suzuki Institutes

The 34th Year of the Ithaca College
Suzuki Institutes

The 34th Ithaca College Suzuki Institutes, the longest running in the Northeast, provide an opportunity to study the philosophy and teaching of the celebrated Japanese pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki. The institutes are patterned after Suzuki's summer school in Matsumoto, Japan, with teachers, students, and parents sharing in a program of instruction, motivation, and enjoyment.

Our program continues to grow in quality and numbers of students, parents, and teachers who have furthered their study and commitment to the Suzuki method and philosophy here at Ithaca College. An inspiring group of advanced players and artist faculty offer a rich environment to motivate our young students. 

Special concerts in the James J. Whalen Center for Music by our faculty and distinguished guest artists lend the instructional program the atmosphere of a music festival. We will be presenting special concerts and master classes by outstanding teachers, including New Zealand String Quartet members Helene Pohl, violinist, and Rolf Gjelsten, cellist. Allegra Wermuth will return as a recitalist this summer. She is a faculty member in our Preludio Program, former Suzuki student, and a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

Come celebrate with us, experience the fine teaching of our outstanding faculty, and make new friends among the Suzuki families who travel from across the country and the world to study music at Ithaca, in the heart of the Finger Lakes region!