Free Community Event!
Join us in supporting our local Routt County students from Steamboat Springs Middle School and Steamboat Mountain School as our next generation of musicians take center stage! At this special Strings School Days event, local Steamboat students will have the unique opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned through hands-on instruction and perform alongside the award-winning Alpin Hong who was the first artist to perform in the inaugural Strings School Days program in 2008. This event is free to attend and music lovers of all ages are welcome!
About Strings School Days:
Strings School Days is a unique music and arts education program provided by Strings Music Festival at no cost to schools, students, or teachers. Annually, the program serves over 3,000 pre-K through 12th grade students in 19 schools throughout the Yampa Valley. The program provides an opportunity for local students to learn from, rehearse with, and perform alongside world-renowned, professional musicians. Through this program, Strings aims for students to appreciate diverse cultures, develop a broader worldview, and move forward with confidence as arts supporters into their adult lives.
About the Mentor:
Whirlwind American tours and performances across the globe have earned pianist and entertainer Alpin Hong the reputation as a modern-day Pied Piper. From Walt Disney Hall to the White House to Netflix, his combination of musical brilliance, unmatched vitality, and rare humor continues to bring audiences young and old to their feet. The New York Times called him “a pianistic firebrand” and The Santa Barbara News Press hailed him as “…a tour de force. Mr. Hong evoked a kind of Beatlemania when he came on stage!” Alpin’s visionary approach to arts education makes him a sought-after clinician and Artist-in-Residence, and his celebrated TEDx talk “Transform Yourself Into a Performer” showcased his ability to inspire excellence in everyone. In addition to his musical talents, Alpin is an internationally renowned speaker and host whose message of artistry, tolerance, and service knits communities together in a spirit of common humanity. He delighted millions around the world as a winning baker on the Netflix series “Nailed It!” and as a guest on the viral YouTube video series “5 Levels of Difficulty” with Jacob Collier and Herbie Hancock. Most recently, Alpin has focused his efforts in the advancement space, building and channeling goodwill in service to education, the arts, and community empowerment.