Sight-Reading Sessions

Join Us and Play at the Festival.

We will have a sight-reading session each day open to all players. Dan Parasky, Eileen Yarrison and Gail Vehslage will each lead one of the three sight-reading sessions.

dan-bio-2-a5f4c6996ad4908e9cea1e90b471f375Dan Parasky graduated from Boston University with a Master of Music in Music Education and earned an undergraduate degree in Music Performance from Duquesne University. He is an adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University and Westminster College.

EileenY-6518Eileen Yarrison is the conductor of the Me2/Boston Flute Choir, part of the world’s only classical music organization devoted to erasing the stigma of mental illness through supportive ensembles and performances. She holds degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Pennsylvania State University, and the University of
New Hampshire. She is an adjunct faculty member at
Salem State University and Gordon College.

g_vehslage_conductGail Vehslage is an active freelance performer in the Baltimore-Washington area and has performed for many years with the Annapolis Chamber Players, Crosswinds Chamber Ensemble and Classical Faire. She is the founder and director of the Chesapeake Flute Consort, and the Flute Fever Summer Music Camp. As well as conducting two flute ensembles for the Chesapeake Youth Symphony, she maintains a large private flute studio. Ms. Vehslage has been included in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.”