Outreach Performances

The UNI Suzuki School performs for various events and organizations throughout the year. 

  • Outreach performances-general invitation
    • for any who can play at least one piece on the repertoire list
  • Outreach performances-group or instruments specific
    • for any of a specified group or instrument that can play at least one piece on the repertoire list
  • Outreach performances-by invitation only 
    • participants receive an invitation by teacher recommendation
  • Outreach performances-Special Performance Groups 
    • student must be members of the named performance group to participate in these performances
Suzuki School

Outreach Performances for 2022 - 2023

Artapalooza

  • TYPE: General Invitation 
  • LEADERS: tba
  • DATE: September 10, 2022
  • TIME:
  • ATTIRE: Jeans/short/skirt and purple Suzuki shirts
  • PLAY LIST: to be announced
  • LOCATION: tba

Outreach Performances for 2021-2022

Artapalooza

  • TYPE: General Invitation 
  • LEADERS: Suzanne and Todd
  • DATE: September 11, 2021
  • TIME: 10:15 - 10:45 arrive by 10:00
  • ATTIRE: Jeans/short/skirt and purple Suzuki shirts
  • PLAY LIST: to be announced
  • LOCATION: River Plaza (near Urban Pie and Hurts Donuts)

Outreach performances for 2019-2020

Cedar Falls Library Story Time (524 Main St., Cedar Falls)

  • TYPE: General Invitation (but limited to Book 1 and Book 2 students)
  • LEADERS: Todd and Cathy
  • DATE: NEW:  February 1, 2020
  • TIME: 10:30 - 11:00 arrive by 10:00
  • ATTIRE: Jeans and purple Suzuki shirts
  • PLAY LIST:  Book 1 (maybe book 2 piece)

COMPLETED: Waterloo Library Story Time (415 Commercial St. in Waterloo)

  • TYPE: General Invitation (but limited to Book 1 and Book 2 students)
  • LEADERS: Todd and Cathy
  • DATEL Jan. 11, 2020 (tentative date
  • TIME: 10:30 - 11:00- arrive by 10:00
  • ATTIRE: Jeans and purple Suzuki shirts
  • PLAY LIST:  Book 1 (maybe book 2 piece)

COMPLETED: Waverly Library Story Time (1500 W. Bremer Ave. in Waverly)

  • TYPE: General Invitation (but limited to Book 1 and Book 2 students)
  • LEADERS: Todd and Cathy
  • DATE: Jan. 8, 2020
  • TIME: 10:15 - 10:45 arrive by 9:45
  • ATTIRE: Jeans and purple Suzuki shirts
  • PLAY LIST:  Book 1 (maybe book 2 piece)

COMPLETED: Thalman Square (at Windhaven, Western Home Communities, South Main)

  • TYPE: special invite only: Fiddlesticks and Cello Choir
  • Leaders: Suzanne, Mary
  • DATE: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019
  • TIME: 6:00 - 6:30 arrive by 5:30
  • ATTIRE: Festive Holiday attire
  • PLAY LIST: Songs from Festive Strings and More Festive Strings
  •  Bring books and music stands

COMPLETED: Holiday PlayIn-Located at the Diamond Center at 5307 Caraway Lane in the Western Home Community off Prairie Parkway)

  • TYPE: General Invitation
  • LEADERS: All teachers
  • DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019
  • TIME: 5:00 - 5:30 (Arrive between 4:30 and 4:50)
  • ATTIRE: Festive attire
  • PLAY LIST: Songs from Festive Strings and More Festive Strings. 
  • Bring books and music stands.
  • NOTE: There will not be treats following the event.

COMPLETED: Playing for UNI President and Mrs. Nook at their residence

Suzuki at Nook's

  • TYPE: upper level students 
  • LEADERS: to be announced.
  • DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
  • TIME: 6:00 - 6:15 (meet before at Russell Hall -5:00 - 5:30)
  • ATTIRE: Purple UNI Suzuki Shirts
  • PLAY LIST:  Festive and More Festive STrings....to be announced
  •  Bring music and music stand.

COMPLETED: Artapalooza

  • Type: General Invitation
  • LEADERS: Bob, Hannah, Mary, Suzanne
  • DATE: September 7, 2019
  • TIME: 10:00 - 11:45  (Arrive by 9:45)
  • ATTIRE: UNI Suzuki Purple shirts
  • PLAY LIST: Spring Concert Rep

COMPLETED Lollipop Concert

  • TYPE: By invitation only
  • LEADERS: Suzanne, Todd, Mary, Bethany
  • DATE: September 14, 2019
  • TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 (arrive by 9:45)
  • ATTIRE: UNI Suzuki Purple Shirts
  • PLAY LIST: Spring Concert Rep.

Outreach performances for 2018 - 2019

COMPLETED: College Hill Arts Festival 

  • TYPE: For all instruments and levels
  • LEADERS: to be announced
  • DATE: June 22, 2019
  • TIME: 10:00 - 10:45 (arrive by 9:45)
  • ATTIRE: UNI SUZUKI SCHOOL purple shirts and jeans or shorts
  • PLAY LIST:  Spring Concert repertoire 
  • BRING: music stands, Irish music, rock stops

COMPLETED: wcfsymphony preconcert performance:  

  • TYPE: Special Invitation
  • LEADERS: Suzanne, Todd, Mary, Bob
  • DATE: April 13, 2019
  • TIME: 6:15 - 6:45 (arrive by 6:00)
  • ATTIRE: UNI SUZUKI SCHOOL shirts and black pants or skirt
  • PLAY LIST: to be announced
  • BRING: rock stops

CANCELLED: National Anthem at Hockey Game: CANCELLED due to weather

  • TYPE: any student able to play our arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner (violin, viola, cello & guitar)
  • LEADERS:  Mary, Suzanne, Bob
  • DATE: Feb 17, 2019
  • TIME: 3:00 (arrive by 2:30)
  • ATTIRE: Purple Shirts and jeans
  • PLAY LIST:  National Anthem
  • BRING:  rock stops,  music & music stand if needed

PAST PERFORMANCES:

Completed:  Thalman Square Christmas

  • TYPE: Special Performance Groups
  • LEADER: Mary and Suzanne
  • Date: December 12, 2018
  • TIME: 6:00 - 6:30 (arrive by 5:40)
  • ATTIRE: Purple shirts with jeans or jean skirt.  Santa hats encouraged.
  • PLAY LIST: Festive and More Festive Strings.  
  • OTHER:  Please bring a music stand.

COMPLETED: College Hill Farmer's Market

  • TYPE: instrument specific:  viola only
  • LEADER: Isaak
  • DATE: October 18, 2018
  • TIME: 5:00 - 5:30 (arrive by 4:45)
  • ATTIRE: Purple shirts with jeans or jean shorts or skirt
  • PLAY LIST: to be announced.

COMPLETED:  LOLLIPOP CONCERT sponsored by wcfsymphony (CF Community Center, corner of 6th and Main)

  • TYPE: invitation only
  • DATE: September 22, 2018
  • TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 (arrive by 9:30)
  • ATTIRE: Purple shirts with jeans or jean shorts or skirt
  • PLAY LIST:
  1. Twinkle in D (all instruments)
  2. Simpson Trio
  3. Yoder Duet
  4. French Folk Song (cello)
  5. Song of the Wind (cello/viola +)
  6. Allegro (cello +)
  7. Minuet 1 (violin+)
  8. Hunters’ Chorus (violin +)
  9. Humoresque (violin +)
  10. Lully Gavotte (cello only)
  11. Vivaldi, a minor, 1st mvt. (violin only)
  12. Rebecca (cello only)
  13. One of the Irish Tunes (Castle Kelly, Saddle the Pony or Swallowtail Jig)
  14. Ashokan Farewell

COMPLETED: ARTAPALOOZA (4th and Main in Cedar Falls, assembling on 2nd and Main)

  • TYPE: General Invitation
  • DATE: September 8, 2018
  • TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 (to be confirmed)
  • PLAY LIST:-See College Hill Arts Festival List below plus these guitar numbers
  • Scarborough Fair, handout
  • Eleanor Rigby, handout
  • Long Long Ago, bk. 2
  • Paganini Andante, bk. 2
  • possibly Coste Etude, bk. 3
  • ATTIRE: Purple shirts with jeans or jean shorts or skirt
  • SIGN-UP: Posted at Registration on August 18, 2018 and then on the school's bulletin board.

COMPLETED: CEDAR FALLS FARMER'S MARKET (Overman Park)

  • TYPE: General Invitation
  • DATE: August 25, 2018
  • TIME: 10:00 - 11:00
  • PLAY LIST:-See College Hill Arts Festival List below
  • ATTIRE: Purple shirts with jeans or jean shorts or skirt
  • SIGN-UP: Posted at Registration on August 18, 2018 and then on the school's bulletin board.

COMPLETED: COLLEGE HILL ARTS FESTIVAL 

  • TYPE: General (for all instruments) plus alumni and former teachers
  • DATE: Saturday, June 16, 2018
  • TIME: arrive by 9:30 and perform at 10:00 - 11:00
  • PLAY LIST:  To be announced and will include Suzuki literature, Ashokan Farewell, and three Irish Tunes-Castle Kelly, Saddle the Poney and Swallowtail Jig
  • ATTIRE: Purple Suzuki shirts or plain purple shirt with blue jeans or blue jean shorts
  • SIGN-UP: on bulletin board beginning later this spring.
  • Play list includes:

Violin+ = violin key but cellists who can change key can join in

Cello+ = cello key but violinists who can change key can join in

Order:

  • Twinkle in A (violin+)
  • Twinkle in D (cello +)
  • French Folk Song (cello)
  • Song of the Wind (cello+)
  • O Come, Little Children (violin+)
  • Long, Long Ago (bk 1 violin)
  • Allegro (cello+)Allegretto (violin+)
  • Minuet 1 (violin+)
  • Minuet in C (cello)
  • Hunters’ Chorus (violin+)
  • Gavotte in g minor (violin)
  • Humoresque (violin+)
  • Lully Gavotte (cello)
  • Rondo by Breval (cello)
  • Vivaldi a minor, 1st mvt (violin)
  • Rebecca (cello)
  • Castle Kelly (Irish Session musicians welcomed)
  • Saddle the Pony (Irish Session musicians welcomed)
  • Swallowtail Jig (Irish Session musicians welcomed)
  • Ashokan Farewell (only for students in book 2 and above)

YOUNG ARENA, HOCKEY (DONE)

  • TYPE: special invitation, limited repertoire: National Anthem only
  • DATE: Friday, October 27, 2017
  • TIME: Arrive by 6:30 and perform at 7:00
  • PLAY LIST: National Anthem
  • ATTIRE:  Purple Suzuki shirts with blue jeans'
  • SIGN UP: on bulletin board
  • Free ticket to hockey game for all performers and discounted tickets for family

ARTAPALOOZA (DONE)

  • TYPE: General Invitation to bowed instruments
  • DATE: Saturday, September 10, 2017
  • TIME: Arrive by 11:15, performance 11:45 - 12:15 at the corner of 4th and Main and other areas of downtown.
  • Several "flash mob" type pre performances will take place at 11:30 and 11:40 at locations to be announced.
  • Play list....violin and cello may combine for some of them
  • Violins-tentative: Book 1 folk songs & Minuet 2; Book 2 Musette, Chorus, Witches Dance; Book 3 Humoresque; Country Dance (Heins); Ashokan Farewell; Orange Blossom Special; Fiddlesticks group pieces
  • Cellos- Book 1-Folk Songs, Allegro, Perpetual Motion, Rigadoon, Chorus, Hunter's Chorus, March in G, Musette, May Time, Lully Gavotte and  Orange Blossom Special
  • Attire:  wear purple Suzuki School shirts with jeans (shorts, pants or skirts)
  • Additional info: Cello & guitar students should bring their own chairs.
  • SIGN UP at Fall registration or first group lesson

My Waterloo Days

  • Type: General Invitation
  • Date: June 10, 2015
  • Time: 1:50 - 2:10 (arrive by 1:30)
  • Leaders: Suzanne (with assistance from Todd Williams)
  • Place: Lincoln Park, Waterloo
  • Event: Family Day in the Park
  • Attire: Purple Shirts with shorts
  • Who: cello, violin and viola
  • Repertoire:  2016 Spring Concert pieces
  • Sign up?  see the bulletin board by room 177. 

Rotary Club in Cedar Falls (by invitation only)

wcfsymphony Lollipop Concert

  • Type: by invitation only
  • Date: February 20, 2016
  • Time: 9:30 - 10:40 am.
  • Leaders: Therese and Suzanne
  • Place: Waterloo Center for the Arts
  • Event: It's a String Thing
  • List: Humoresque, Perpetual Motion, Bourree, Twinkle and Variations, Folk Songs from Book 1, Csardas/McLean, Cello Choir piece, Advanced Viola piece
  • Attire: Purple UNI Suzuki shirt with blue jeans
  • RSVP: bulletin board or respond to email invitation
  • Rehearsal: Feb. 16, 6:40 - 7:40, location to be announced.

Hearst Center Gallery Opening Reception

  • Type: Special Performance Group/ Fiddlesticks
  • Date:  January 14, 2016
  • Time:  5:00 – 7:00
  • Leader: Therese
  • Place: Hearst Center in Cedar Falls
  • Event: Gallery Opening Reception
  • List: Fiddlesticks repertoire and other solo performances, other instruments welcomed.
  • Attire: black bottom, colorful top
  • SignUP?  Yes!  There is limited space for this performance.  See Therese Fetter.
  • Bring: Fiddlesticks music folder

Windhaven Christmas Party performance

  • Type: General Invitation to violin, viola, cello or guitar
  • Date:  December 10, 2015 (correction made 3:40 on 9/29/15)
  • Time:  5:00 – 5:30 or 5:45 – 6:15 or 6:30 – 7:00
  • Leader: several
  • Place: Windhaven at Western Home Communities on South Main
  • List:  Pieces from Festive and More Festive Strings
  • Attire: Purple shirts with jeans or jean skirts
  • SignUP?  Yes!  There is limited space for this performance.
  • Bring: Festive and More Festive Strings music and your music stand.
  • NOTE: Cello students that require a smaller than regular chair are asked to bring their own, guitar students should bring their own seating. 

Wartburg Christmas Event Preconcert music CANCELED!

  • Type: General Invitation to violin, viola and cello
  • Date: December 13, 2015
  • Time: 2:00 – 2:20 (arrive by 1:45)
  • Place: Neuman Auditorium at Wartburg College
  • Leader: Todd Williams
  • List: Pieces from Festive and More Festive Strings
  • Attire:  Purple shirts with black slacks or skirts
  • SignUP?  Yes!  There is limited space for this performance.
  • Bring:  Festive and More Festive strings and your music stand
  • NOTE: If cello students perform, please bring your own chairs & rock stops.

ARTAPALOOZA in downtown Cedar Falls

  • Leaders: Therese Fetter and Suzanne Bullard.
  • Arrive by 11:15, performance 11:30 - 12:15 at the corner of 4th and Main
  • Play list....violin and cello may combine for some of them
  • Violins-Book 1 folk songs & Minuet 2; Book 2 Musette, Chorus, Witches Dance; Book 3 Humoresque; Country Dance (Heins); Ashokan Farewell; Orange Blossom Special; Fiddlesticks group pieces
  • Cellos-Book 1-Folk Songs, Allegro, Perpetual Motion, Andantino; Rigadoon, Chorus, Hunter's Chorus, March in G, Witches Dance, Ashokan Farewell, Orange Blossom Special
  • Attire:  wear purple Suzuki School shirts with jeans (shorts, pants or skirts)
  • Additional info: Cello students should bring their own chairs.

College Hill Farmer's Market

  • Type: General Invitation to violins
  • Date:  October 22, 2015
  • Time:  5:00 – 5:30 (arrive by 4:45)
  • Play list....pieces will be chosen from the following list:
  • Violins-Book 1 folk songs & Minuet 2; Book 2 Musette, Chorus, Witches Dance; Book 3 Humoresque; Country Dance (Heins); Ashokan Farewell; Orange Blossom Special; Fiddlesticks group pieces
  • Place:  Parking lot on the corner of 22rd and College St.
  • Leader:  Therese Fetter
  • Attire: Purple shirts with jeans (please layer over clothing for warmth)
  • SignUp?  Yes!  See bulletin board.