Juilliard Alumni Patterson/Sutton Duo Visit BIS HCMC

We are excited to announce that on Thursday 23rd November our students will be visited by Juilliard Alumni Guitar and Cello Duo Dr. Kimberly Patterson and Dr. Patrick Sutton! The duo will be performing for both our Primary and Secondary school students before holding a live question and answer session.

The trailblazing cello and guitar duo of Dr Kimberley Patterson and Dr Patrick Sutton, formed in 2011 as doctoral students at the University of Colorado in Boulder. This collaboration has led to recitals, residencies and lectures throughout the United States and abroad.

The Patterson/Sutton Duo are strong believers in the transformative power of educational outreach. Their research in the field of cello and guitar has culminated in lecture-recitals at the 2016 International Guitar Research Center Conference at the University of Surrey and the 2014 Guitar Foundation of America Convention. Soundboard magazine called their GFA talk “a deeply inspiring analysis and performance”.

Dr Patterson holds degrees from the Juilliard School, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr Sutton holds degrees from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The duo became husband and wife in June of 2017.

Juilliard - Nord Anglia Collaboration

The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. As we know, music can play a transformational role in children's education. The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme has been designed to give students a deep engagement with performing arts - promoting cultural literacy, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.

It is because of this collaboration that our children gain access to Juilliard’s worldwide network of performers such as Dr Kimberley Patterson and Dr Patrick Sutton. We have seen how working with teachers and artists of this calibre inspires young minds to achieve their dreams, and so we are very proud of our collaboration and the extra dimension it brings to our students.

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