STRETTO YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
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About Us

STRETTO is first and foremost a TEAM of music lovers 
who participate in learning and teaching 
TOGETHER in an immersion based music learning program.
The leaders in our group do an excellent job of caring for the other students and tutoring within the group. They lead by example and through care. That is why they are chosen to lead.
There is no hierarchy to the seating in our group. We want to have strength everywhere.
Competitive comparison is not encouraged within our group. Excellence comes from each person doing his/her best out of personal integrity.
Younger students get to participate prior to complete fluency, so that they can be immersed in watching and listening with the older students who are at higher levels of fluency.
Not everyone will play all of every piece, but everyone will be "learning" all the time.
Whether playing or listening, every student's personal responsibility is to remain focused.

Conductors


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Sherri Anderson, Conductor
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Sherri Anderson, the founding director of "Stretto", received her Bachelor of Music degree from Wheaton College and her Master of Sacred Music degree from Westminster Choir College. Ms. Anderson completed additional graduate study in String Pedagogy and Choral Conducting at Temple University where she studied with Helen Kwalwasser and Alan Harler. In addition to studying music, Ms. Anderson has also completed a Master in Theology degree and a Master in Liberal Studies degree at Villanova University. Ms. Anderson maintains large private teaching studios in the Princeton and Philadelphia areas, is the Director of Trinity Strings in Trenton and is the Executive Director of Blue Mountain Chamber Music Festival.
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Amy Goodman Wulfman, Assistant Conductor
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​Amy Goodman Wulfman has had an international career as a concert violinist, performing with orchestras in Europe and in the U.S. She studied at the Vienna Academy with Günter Pichler and Michael Frischenschlager, performing and recording with the baroque ensemble Capella Academica under Eduard Melkus. In the U.S., Ms Wulfman received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.M. from the University of Wisconsin. Ms Wulfman has been an active performer, playing numerous chamber music concerts including performances at the Bach Aria Festival in Stonybrook, New York and the Blue Mountain Chamber Music Festival at Franklin & Marshall College. Ms. Wulfman was co-founder and co-director of the New Haven Summer Quartet Camp in New Haven, CT. Ms. Wulfman maintains a private violin and viola studio, Princeton Violin Studio in Princeton, New Jersey, and is on the faculty of New England Conservatory Preparatory Division in Boston, MA, Princeton Day School and the Blue Mountain Chamber Music Festival.

Stretto Board of Directors​
Helena May, President
Xi Shen, Vice-President
Kenneth Fleischer, Treasurer
Lisa Browne, Secretary
Yingzi Deng, Trustee
Kewei Ming, Trustee
Althea Williams, Trustee
Siyang Liu, Alumni Trustee
Sherri Anderson, Ex-officio
Amy Wulfman, Ex-officio

Donors
Our Extraordinary Community of Donors
The combined Stretto and Blue Mountain Festival Donor List
September 1, 2021-July 7, 2022

Thank you to everyone who helped our united communities to survive and thrive during this challenging time.​


$15,000 +​
Anna-Maria Moggio Foundation
Anna-Maria Moggio Foundation

$5,000+

Yingzi Deng
Helena May, In memory of Thierry Verhaegen
Roberta Levin, In honor of Harold A. Levin

$2,500+
Cyber Grants Matching Gifts Program
Yingzi Deng and Mingquan Wu
Liqun Gu and Yuan Cheng
J&J Employee Matching
The Pemmireddy Family
The Williams Family
The Lillian P. Schenck Foundation

$1,000+
Bank of America Employee Matching
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Jean Campbell
Melanie Clarke
Cathy Ferrara and Kenneth Fleischer
Karen and Larry Fridkis
Xi Shen
Caroline Strobel
Valerie and John Strobel
Milka Verhaegen
Zhanyun Zhao and Kewei Ming

$500+
Sharon Anderso, In memory of
Rev. Herbert Anderson

Harish Menon
Annette Keller

Irena Khrebtova
Princeton Property Improvements LLC,
In memory of Theirry Verhaegen
Quartet No. 4
The Saltarelli Family
Jane Shieh, In memory of  Pastor Anderson

$300+
Qian Dai and Chunhong He
Max and Barbara El Tawil
Joan Fleming
The Horizon Foundation of New Jersey

$200+
Vicki Beckner
Helene Buchen
Elaine Buono
Karlyn Crotty
Ann Eggers
Kevin Fisher
Charlene Ligon
Xi Shen, In memory of Theirry Verhaegen
Jane and C.J. Shieh
Christine Tu
Sarah Vania
Bridgit Xu

$100+
Absalom Jones Choir, In memory of
Rev. Herbert Anderson

Kellie Bowker, In honor of Davis Payton
Lisa Browne, In memory of Margaret E. Daniel
Janet Clark
Sandrine Erdely-Sayo
Yalian Fan
Alicia Gordon
Georgia Koenig, In honor of Sherri Anderson
Peter and Eliana Ozsvath
Joanne Pawelko
Kanchan and Ashish Purandare
Evan Quinn
Ronnie Ragen, In honor of
Sherri Anderson’s father

Susan Jean Remmers
Aarti and Rajiv Sharma, In memory of
Theirry Verhaegen

Aizi Shi
Darya Tahvildar-Zadeh
Jin Wang
Carol Williams, In memory of
Retired COL Curtis Taylor
Agnes Müller Wirth
Amy Wulfman, In honor of Thurmutis James

$25+
Carol Burden
Yucheng Chu
Edith Juarez
Robin MacDonald
Gloria Shepar
Jo Trull, In memory of Joyce Lawson Moore
Asela Zamorano, In memory of Pomposa Mariz


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Web Design
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​Arthur Cam

Thank You!
 Thank you to all for the continued support of the children and youth in our community.
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​Because our donors balance their giving between Blue Mountain Festival and Stretto as needed, we have chosen to combine the donor lists in both locations. Your donation has been distributed directly to your chosen area of impact.
This list is complete as of July 7, 2022. If there are any errors or omissions please email 


strettoyouthchamber@gmail.com 
or 
bluemountainfestival@gmail.com
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Stretto Youth Chamber Orchestra (c) - 2019
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