Key Peninsula, WA
2012
Request for your assistance:
A young lady with a dream…
Kristine is
a 16 year old, home schooled student with a dream. At the age of 6, she was started on the
piano, in the footsteps of her older sister and brother, however, she was insistent that she wanted to play
the violin instead. Due to her
persistent request, her mother went in search of violin instruction, and found
the Peninsula Youth Orchestra. PYO worked to start beginner students, so at
the age of 9, Kristine started playing the violin. She loved every minute of it. Knowing that private lessons were an
important part of pursuing her dream, Kristine started studying privately with
Andrea Bryant at age 12.
Opportunities
have been made available to Kristine because of her pursuit. In March 2010, she took second prize in the
Beatrice Hermann Young Artist Recital Competition, held
annually by Tacoma Philharmonic. In November 2010,
she won the PYO concerto competition where she soloed with the Youth Orchestra in
their final concert. She has been chosen
for three seasons to be part of the PYO chamber music program, and is
Concertmaster for the PYO Youth Orchestra for the 11/12 season. Besides playing in the PYO, she also plays in
the Tacoma Community College Orchestra, and performed in the 2012 Gig Harbor
pit orchestra.
Links to Kristine’s videos:
What Kristine’s teacher has to say about her:
Andrea Bryant: “I have been Kristine’s violin teacher for approximately four
years and find her to be a student of the highest caliber. Kristine is a fine violinist who plays her
instrument with great facility, musicality and grace. She has a wonderful sense of pitch and rhythm
and strives to become even more exact in her technique through her dedication
to scales, etudes, and practice time.
Kristine desires to excel on the violin, working diligently to be her
best. In each piece, Kristine has a keen
sense of musicality and has the ability to express and convey her thoughts,
ideas and musical interpretation. What
sets Kristine apart from her peers is her love for the violin that is evident
to all who observe, both in practice and performance.”
Summer Camps and Applications:
Musically
speaking, summer is an important time to progress your talent, so Kristine has
attended intense music summer camp programs since 2009. These camps include, Evergreen Music
Festival, Icicle Creek Music Festival, PCC Music Academy. In this music progression, Kristine decided
to apply to a few nationally and internationally acclaimed summer music camps
for 2012. We are very excited that she
was accepted to two of these six week music programs: Interlochen Music Arts Camp, and Brevard
Music Center 2012 Festival (BMC).
The Request:
To This
point, the summer camps have been reasonably affordable. But in applying to some of the more renown
camps, tuition becomes more of an issue, Interlochen - $7,585; Brevard - $5,400. Scholarship requests were submitted, and
generous offers were given by both.
Kristine is hoping to attend Interlochen this summer, but the family is
still responsible for more than $4,000, including a plane ticket.
The $1,000
deposit is due on April 12th , and the balance is due prior to camp
on June 23, 2012.
We
are asking for your help. This
letter is being sent to you because of your friendship and connection with
Kristine and/or her family. If you could
see your way to assist financially to enable Kristine to be a part of this
amazing opportunity, your gift of any size would be greatly appreciated
Donation
Options:
Obviously,
the amount and way you choose to donate is up to you.
OPTIONS:
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Mail your donation to: Kristine Vander Poel, P.O. Box 747, Vaughn,
WA 98394
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Come to a Benefit Recital to be held by Kristine
and her friends on Sunday, June 10th (date and time to be confirmed) – RSVP
to the email link if you would like this option. (pd_vp@yahoo.com
)
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We will also be holding a Benefit Yard Sale, and
will gladly accept any high quality items for this purpose. Please call (253-884-4094) or email (pd_vp@yahoo.com ) to
arrange for a pick-up of items.
We are glad
to keep you updated on this fundraising attempt, and on Kristine’s camp and
musical experiences. Please visit
Kristine’s Blog at: kristinetointerlochen.blogspot.com
It would be very difficult for us to do this alone, THANK you for
any help you are willing to give.
One more
thing…We have all gotten 3 year old emails that continue to make the loop. That is not our desire, however, many hands
make light work. Friends and Family that
know the Vander Poel’s personally, we would appreciate if you would be
willing to share this with others that might assist in our effort.
Any extra donated
funds will be set aside for Kristine’s future musical endeavors.
(Please contact us if you are aware of anyone who might be willing to consider a future sponsorship.)
~~ THANK YOU for your Willing Generosity!! ~~
Kristine Rose
&
The Vander Poel Family
