Band members performing Choir ensemble performing Members of e Cleveland Orchestra Residing in Beachwood Mark Atherton, double bass Member since 1983. Earned bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Boston University School for the Arts. He also teaches at Kent State University. His wife Linda is a cellist. He was born in Bangor, Maine. Lisa Boyko, viola Member since 1991. Attended an arts high school in Vienna. Earned bachelor’s degree from Cleveland Institute of Music, where she now serves on the faculty, in addition to that of Case Western Reserve University. Born in Cleveland, but raised in Tucson. Bryan Dumm, cello Member since 1986. Earned bachelor and Master of Music degrees and a performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music. He serves on the faculties of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland State University. His career also involves solo work and chamber music. Shachar Israel, trombone Member since 2009. Earned bachelor of music degree from Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. He is a founding member of the Great Lakes Trombone Ensemble, and a faculty member at Cleveland State University. He serves as founder and director of the Cleveland Trombone Seminar, an annual nine day event, held here since 2012. He was born in Israel. Sae Shiragami, violin Member since 2001. Earned bachelor of music degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Master of Music degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music. Raised in Tokyo and California. 8 Beachwood Buzz n December 2016 to each instrument. Those involved were violinist Sae Shiragami, bassist Mark Atherton, cellist Bryan Drumm, trombonist Shachar Israel and viola player Lisa Boyko. Two choral workshops, led by choral conductor Lisa Wong, also were part of the program. An underlying message conveyed throughout the sessions was that the skills necessary for success in music overlap with those required for success in life: hard work, self-discipline, personal responsibility, perseverance, creativity, compassion and teamwork. Participation of the professionals was made possible by the Alfred Lerner In-School Performance Fund, created through a gift to The Cleveland Orchestra’s endowment by Mrs. Norma Lerner and the Lerner Foundation. Through the grant, one school is selected annually to have The Cleveland Orchestra perform. The program at BHS was arranged with the assistance of Joan Katz, BHS Class of ’74, and the Cleveland Orchestra director of education and community programs. “We are delighted that Beachwood Schools not only value, but have invested in, the future of the arts for students in their community,” she comments. Goldman says she noticed the profound impact that the coaching sessions had on her students. “The performers cleaned up some students’ intonation and clarity,” she says, adding she was also very excited that the musicians were able to casually demonstrate and convey through this experience that they “are operating at a whole different level.” According to several students, the feeling was that the sessions were exceptionally worthwhile. Freshman Tal Yankevich, a violinist, says he learned new techniques that encouraged him to shape the music and offered him a new perspective. Sophomore Sanchari Chakrabarti, also a violinist, says she enjoyed how the coaching “helped make the music more of a story, not just note playing, which allows the audience to feel things.” Twelfth-grader Cameron Haynesworth, a cellist, says he was very excited to play in the new auditorium since it’s been under renovation for his entire high school experience up until this point. A noteworthy fact concerning Beachwood’s music program is that, for nine consecutive years, it has won the National Association of Music Merchants award for being one of the best schools in the U.S. for music education. The judging is based on many factors including supplements to the program, such as attending concerts, bringing in outside musicians, having a healthy budget and solid administrative support. Goldman started the orchestra program in Beachwood 18 years ago with just seven students throughout the district, all playing string instruments. Now the district boasts more than 300 students involved in a full-