Edited Bios for ICA Internship 2014

ORIGINAL Peg Cleveland Plambeck has won acclaim for her warm and dramatic voice in a wide variety of styles. Of her portrayal as Hannah in The Merry Widow, the Cleveland Plain Dealer said,"...her phrases are spun with silver ease as Cleveland almost dares her audience to hum along." Cleveland sang the role of Sophie in the world premiere of Libby Larsen's opera, Mrs. Dalloway, with Lyric Opera Cleveland as well as regional leading roles including Leila in Les Pecheurs de Perles, Serpetta in La Finta Giardiniera, Eurydice in Orpheus and Eurydice and Konstanze in Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail. Cleveland has also performed extensively in concert. An early debut in a concert version of Mozart’s Die Zauberflote with The Cleveland Orchestra led to several soprano soloist engagements with orchestras such as the Interlochen Philharmonic, Chicago’s famed Quintet Attacca and the Pacific Northwest Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. Early tours of musical theater productions such as South Pacific, with Robert Goulet, were her "triple threat" training ground. Today she enjoys programming everything from the art song of Debussy to the Cabaret songs of Goldrich and Heisler, in lecture concerts with her husband, pianist, Tim Plambeck. Recently Cleveland made her debut at New York's Birdland Jazz Club as a guest performer with the Cabaret duo. Ms. Cleveland’s voice students know her as an energetic and passionate artist/ teacher. Her teaching career spans 20 years to include private voice instruction, Italian, French and German Diction, opera scene coaching and direction, musical direction and performance pianist for several musicals. From 2007-2009 she served as assistant conductor to Dr. Rollo Dilworth and the Music Institute of Chicago’s Children’s Choir program. Ms. Cleveland currently serves on the voice faculty of Carthage College, where she was recently appointed Director of the Opera program. As well, Ms. Cleveland teaches on the voice faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp and serves as the primary voice instructor for the vocal arts concentration program at Lake Forest Academy. Ms. Plambeck received her Artist Diploma in Opera Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music; a M.M. in voice performance from Kent State University and a B.M. and B.A.in vocal performance/music from the University of Washington.

EDIT PEG CLEVELAND currently serves on the voice faculty of Carthage College as director of the opera program. Her early debut in a concert version of Mozart’s Die Zauberflote with The Cleveland Orchestra led to several soprano soloist engagements with renowned orchestras such as the Interlochen Philharmonic, Chicago’s Quintet Attacca, and the Pacific Northwest Symphony Orchestra. She teaches voice at Interlochen Arts Camp and is the primary voice instructor for the vocal arts concentration program at Lake Forest Academy. Cleveland received her Artist Diploma in opera performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, a Master of Music in voice performance from Kent State University, and a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the University of Washington. Today, she enjoys programming lecture concerts with her husband, pianist Tim Plambeck, in which she performs everything from Debussy art songs to the Cabaret songs of Goldrich and Heisler.

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ORIGINAL Linda Strommen is Professor of Oboe at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, a regular guest faculty teacher at The Juilliard School, and a faculty member of the Interlochen Arts Camp and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. A former member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera, she has held principal and assistant principal positions with Milwaukee, Honolulu, New Heaven, Wichita, and Baton Rouge Symphonies and acting principal oboe positions with the Rochester Philharmonic and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition to being a former member of the Timm and Lieurance Woodwind Quintets, she has been a regular participant in summer festivals such as the Marlboro, Bellingham, Bard, Le Domaine Forget, and Masterworks Festivals. A devoted teacher and clinician, Ms. Strommen has also been on the faculties of Mannes College of Music, The Julliard Pre-College, State University of New York at Purchase, Louisiana State University, Wichita State University, University of Hawaii, and Yale University. Ms. Strommen has commissioned and premiered two concertos by Eric Ewazen, Down a River of Time and Hold Fast Your Dreams. Her recording of the first concerto with the International Sejong Soloists, Sejong Plays Ewazen, has been released on Albany records.

EDIT LINDA STROMMEN is Professor of Oboe at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, a regular guest faculty teacher at The Juilliard School, and a faculty member of the Interlochen Arts Camp and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. A devoted teacher and clinician, Strommen has also been on the faculties of Mannes College of Music, The Julliard Pre-College, State University of New York at Purchase, Louisiana State University, Wichita State University, University of Hawaii, and Yale University. Formerly, she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera and has held principal and assistant principal positions with Milwaukee, Honolulu, New Heaven, Wichita, and Baton Rouge Symphonies. Currently, she is the principal oboist with the Rochester Philharmonic and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Her recording of the first concerto with the International Sejong Soloists, Sejong Plays Ewazen, has been released on Albany records.


ORIGINAL Cellist Astrid Schween is an internationally recognized soloist and chamber artist. She has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, recorded numerous CDs, and received the profession’s highest honors as a member of the Lark Quartet, including the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and Gold Medal at Russia’s Shostakovich Competition. She received her degrees from the Juilliard School, participated in the Marlboro Music Festival and studied in London with Jacqueline Du Pré. She made her debut as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta. Other teachers include Leonard Rose, Harvey Shapiro, Bernard Greenhouse and Dr. H.T. Ma. She serves as cello professor at the University of Massachusetts, The Hartt School of Music, Mount Holyoke College and Valade Faculty Fellow at Interlochen. A frequent guest artist with the Boston and Memphis Chamber Music Societies, she recently joined the celebrated Boston Trio, an ensemble-in-residence at the New England Conservatory. Next season, she will perform the Elgar Concerto in 70th anniversary tributes to her mentor Jacqueline Du Pré. She is represented by Rile-Gallant Artists.

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ASTRID SCHWEEN is an internationally recognized cellist as both soloist and chamber artist. She has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, recorded numerous CDs, and received the profession’s highest honors as a member of the Lark Quartet, including the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and Gold Medal at Russia’s Shostakovich Competition. Schween made her debut as soloist with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Mehta. She received her degrees from The Juilliard School, participated in the Marlboro Music Festival, and studied in London with Jacqueline Du Pré. Schween serves as cello professor at the University of Massachusetts, The Hartt School of Music, Mount Holyoke College, and as Valade Faculty Fellow at Interlochen. She recently joined the celebrated Boston Trio, an ensemble-in-residence at The New England Conservatory. Next season, she will perform the Elgar Concerto in 70th anniversary tributes to her mentor Jacqueline Du Pré. She is represented by Rile-Gallant Artists.


ORIGINAL John Aley is Professor of Music/Trumpet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a former member of the American Brass Quintet, and for years worked as a top freelancer in New York City. He has recorded several times with the ABQ, as well as with groups such as the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and the American Composers' Orchestra. He has also soloed with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in concert with Maurice Andre. John is currently Principal Trumpet of the Madison Symphony, and is also a member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. The quintet has performed all over the United States, including concerts at the Juilliard School, Carnegie Recital Hall and the 1995 International Brass Conference in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to his teaching at the University of Wisconsin, John has been an artist/teacher at many nationally acclaimed music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, the Yale Summer School of Music, and the National Music Camp, Interlochen Michigan.

John has been a friend of Dave Monette's since 1980, and was one of the very first performers to work with Dave on Monette instrument and mouthpiece development. John is an expert on contemporary solo trumpet literature and chamber music in general, and we look forward to his presentation at this year's conference!

EDIT JOHN ALEY is Professor of Music and Trumpet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Currently, Aley is principal trumpet of the Madison Symphony, and is also a member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. The quintet has performed all over the United States, including concerts at The Juilliard School, Carnegie Recital Hall, and the 1995 International Brass Conference in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to his teaching at the University of Wisconsin, Aley has taught at many nationally acclaimed music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, the Yale Summer School of Music, and Interlochen Summer Music Camp. He is a former member of the American Brass Quintet (ABQ), and for years worked as a top freelancer in New York City. Aley recorded several times with the ABQ, as well as with the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and the American Composers' Orchestra. He has also soloed with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra in concert with Maurice Andre.


ORIGINAL Cellist Meghan Carey, from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, is an avid chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. Carey is a founding member of the Judson String Quartet, a Cleveland-based group that places an emphasis on community outreach performances. Through the development of the Judson String Quartet, Ms. Carey has worked closely with members of the Cavani Quartet, as well as Peter Salaff. Previously, Carey was a first prize winner of the MENC Pennsylvania State Chamber Group Competition as a member of the Valens Piano Quartet. Ms. Carey has held positions as Principal Cello of both the Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, as well as assistant principal positions in the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, and the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. Ms. Carey has attended the Masterclass program at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Eastern Music Festival, the Castleman Quartet Program, and has played with the Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra. Ms. Carey has performed in master classes with Steven Isserlis, Raphael Wallfisch, Colin Carr, Andrés Diaz, Lynn Harrell, and David Finckel. She recently received her Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a student of Sharon Robinson. She achieved her Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance from the Pennsylvania State University, as a student of Kim Cook, where she was the recipient of the Eleanor Beene Scholarship Prize. In the fall, Carey plans to attend the Florida State University as a candidate for the Doctor of Music degree.

EDIT MEGHAN CAREY is a founding member and cellist of the Judson String Quartet, a Cleveland-based group that emphasizes community outreach performances. Previously, Carey was a first-prize winner of the MENC Pennsylvania State Chamber Group Competition as a member of the Valens Piano Quartet. She has also held positions as principal cellist of both the Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, as well as assistant principal positions in the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra. She recently received a Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a student of Sharon Robinson. She achieved a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance from the Pennsylvania State University, where she was the recipient of the Eleanor Beene Scholarship Prize. In the fall, Carey plans to attend the Florida State University as a candidate for the Doctor of Music degree.


ORIGINAL Philip Dikeman is currently Associate Professor of Flute at The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, a position he assumed in 2011. Prior to joining the faculty at The Blair School, he was a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for almost 20 years. During his tenure with the DSO, he held the position of Assistant Principal Flute as well as Acting Principal Flute for his final two seasons. In addition, he has played Guest Principal Flute with both the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony. He also joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic on their 2010 U.S Tour as Guest Associate Principal Flutist, playing under Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. He is also Program Chair for the National Flute Association's 2014 convention to be held in Chicago this coming August. In competition, Mr. Dikeman holds the distinction of having won first prize in both the National Flute Association’s (NFA) Young Artist and Orchestral Audition Competitions. In chamber music, Mr. Dikeman was a member of the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings for 18 seasons. His performances with DCWS included regular appearances on their subscription series, as well as various tours including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Lucerne, Switzerland. He has also been a featured performer for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival since 1994. He has made recital and masterclass appearances throughout the United States, including Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, and Interlochen.

EDIT PHILIP DIKEMAN is currently Associate Professor of Flute at The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining the faculty at The Blair School, Dikeman was a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) for almost 20 years. During his tenure with the DSO, he held the position of assistant principal flute as well as acting principal flute for his final two seasons. In addition, Dikeman was guest principal flute with the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony. He also joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic on their 2010 U.S Tour as guest associate principal flutist, playing under Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. For 18 seasons, Dikeman was a member of the Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings (DCWS). His performances with DCWS included various tours, from Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall to Lucerne, Switzerland. Since 1994, Dikeman has been a featured performer for the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.


ORIGINAL Frank Huang began his tenure as concertmaster of the Houston Symphony in September, 2010. First Prize Winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Competition and the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, Huang has established a major career as a violin virtuoso. At age 11, he performed with the Houston Symphony in a nationally broadcast concert and has since performed with orchestras throughout the world. He has performed on NPR’s Performance Today, Good Morning America and CNN’s American Morning with Paula Zahn.

Huang’s first commercial recording, comprised of Fantasies by Schubert, Ernst, Schoenberg and Waxman, was released on Naxos in 2003. Recently, Huang held the position of first violinist of the Grammy Award-winning Ying quartet and was a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music. He is concertmaster of the Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less chamber orchestra based in New York. Huang has taken top prizes in the Premio Paganini International Violin Competition, the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, the Kingsville International Competition, the Irving M. Klein International Competition and the D’Angelo International Competition.

Recent concerts include debuts in Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Kennedy Center (Washington), Herbst Theatre (San Francisco) and a second recital in Alice Tully Hall (New York), which featured the world premiere of Donald Martino’s Sonata for Solo Violin. His commitment to chamber music, has taken him to the Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, The Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the Caramoor Festival. He frequently participates in Musicians from Marlboro tours. He was selected by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to be a member of the prestigious Chamber Music II program. Huang is part of a trio with Thomas Kaines and Reiko Uchida. Huang studied with Robert Mann at The Juilliard School, Donald Weilerstein at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Fredell Lack in Houston. Mr. Huang is Artist Teacher of Violin at The Shepherd School and will work with the violinists of the school's resident graduate quartet, The Dover String Quartet.

EDIT FRANK HUANG is concertmaster of the Houston Symphony. Recently, Huang was first violinist of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet and a faculty member at The Eastman School of Music. He is concertmaster of the Sejong Soloists, a conductor-less chamber orchestra based in New York. First-Prize Winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Competition and the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, Huang has established a major career as a violin virtuoso. Huang has taken top prizes in the Premio Paganini International Violin Competition, the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, the Kingsville International Competition, the Irving M. Klein International Competition and the D’Angelo International Competition. Huang studied with Robert Mann at The Juilliard School, Donald Weilerstein at The Cleveland Institute of Music and Fredell Lack in Houston. Huang is Artist Teacher of Violin at The Shepherd School and works with the violinists of the school's resident graduate quartet, The Dover String Quartet.


ORIGINAL Eric Stomberg enjoys a wide-ranging musical career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and artist-teacher. He plays with “elegance and refinement” while displaying “impeccable tone and technique” (American Record Guide). Stomberg maintains an active teaching schedule with positions as Instructor of Bassoon at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Professor of Bassoon at the University of Kansas, and as woodwind faculty for the Filarmónica Joven De Colombia. Last summer, Stomberg was invited to join the bassoon faculty at the Sarasota Music Festival. He has held orchestral positions over the past fifteen years as a member of City Music Cleveland, the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, Stomberg most recently joined the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia for a performance of Rossini’s Concerto for Bassoon. Stomberg’s most recent CD release (Naxos), has been met with critical acclaim by Fanfare Magazine: “the disc’s highlight is bassoonist Eric Stomberg’s remarkably characterful traversal of [Jennifer] Higdon’s Dark Wood – witty, volatile and arresting.” He can also be heard on the Azica, Novona, Summit and Telarc record labels. Stomberg has given master classes at numerous institutions, including the Bard College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, Rice University and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he also served as visiting professor in 2010. He teaches at the Interlochen Arts Camp, where he also serves as Associate Director of Music. Stomberg is also active in professional societies serving as First Vice President for the International Double Reed Society and as the past President of the Midwest Double Reed Society.

EDIT ERIC STOMBERG is Professor of Bassoon at the University of Kansas, Instructor of Bassoon at the Interlochen Arts Academy, and holds a position on the woodwind faculty of the Filarmónica Joven De Colombia. Stomberg has held orchestral positions over the past 15 years as a member of City Music Cleveland, the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Recently, he joined the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia as a soloist for Rossini’s Concerto for Bassoon. Stomberg has given master classes at numerous institutions, including the Bard College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, Rice University and The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he also served as visiting professor in 2010. He is active in professional societies, serving as First Vice President for the International Double Reed Society and as the past president of the Midwest Double Reed Society.


ORIGINAL Keith A. Aleo is a member of the percussion faculty at the Boston Conservatory and is Director of Percussion at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. He has also been Zildjian's Director of Education and Orchestral Activities since October of 2003. Mr. Aleo has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and, in 2004, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the percussion section of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989-2003, and a member of the percussion faculty at the University of Miami from 1994-2003. Mr. Aleo's newest book, "Complimentory Percussion, a Handbook for Tambourine, Triangle, Cymbals and Bass Drum," published by Bachovich Publishing, was released at PASIC 2011 with great success. Dan Bauch of the Boston Symphony says of the book: "Keith Aleo has filled a void in the field of orchestral percussion with his collection of etudes. They are clever, musically written, and address real challenges and impracticalities associated with these instruments. They are a valuable resource for all levels of experience." He was a member of the Percussive Arts Society's Board of Directors and served on the Board of Overseer's at the New England Conservatory from 2004 – 2010. His awards include Chapter President of the Year for his work as president of the Florida Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society. Mr. Aleo has given master classes and workshops on percussion instruments at numerous universities conventions. Highlights have included the Percussive Arts Society State and International Conventions, PAS Journees de la Percussion in Paris France, the PAS Italian Percussion Festival in Fermo Italy and multiple Music Educator Conferences. Other publications include Advanced Etudes for Snare Drum, published by HoneyRock Publishing Inc, contributing editor for the Encyclopedia of Percussion Instruments, published by Garland Publishing and Duets for Snare Drum, released by HoneyRock Publishing Inc.

EDIT KEITH A. ALEO is a member of the percussion faculty at the Boston Conservatory and Director of Percussion at the Interlochen Arts Camp. Aleo has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and, in 2004, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the percussion section of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra from 1989-2003, and a member of the percussion faculty at the University of Miami from 1994-2003. Aleo has given master classes and workshops on percussion instruments at numerous conventions, including the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) State and International Conventions, PAS Journees de la Percussion in Paris, France, the PAS Italian Percussion Festival in Fermo, Italy and multiple Music Educator Conferences. Aleo's newest book, Complementary Percussion: A Handbook for Tambourine, Triangle, Cymbals and Bass Drum, was published by Bachovich Publishing and released in 2011 with great critical success.


ORIGINAL Dorian Cox is a varied and multifaceted percussionist based in Toronto, Canada. He earned his Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the Boston Conservatory and his Bachelor of Music Performance with honours at the University of Toronto. This summer, Mr. Cox will be a percussion teaching assistant at the world-renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts in northern Michigan. In the summer of 2013, Mr. Cox was selected to perform as an orchestra member in the Orchestra de la Francophonie, under the direction of Jean-Philippe Tremblay. Previously, Mr. Cox has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Banff Festival Orchestra, the Sneak Peek Orchestra, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Calgary Youth Orchestra. Throughout his orchestral endeavours, he has played in almost every major concert hall across Canada, including Roy Thompson Hall, the Toronto Centre for the Arts, and Koerner Hall in Toronto; the National Arts Centre in Ottawa; the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal; the Jack Singer Concert Hall and the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary; the Winspear Centre in Edmonton; the Chan Centre in Vancouver; the Cohn Auditorium in Halifax; Alumni Hall in London; the Port Theatre in Nanaimo; and the Rotary Arts Centre in Kelowna. He has also toured with orchestras in the United States of America, and overseas in Spain and Portugal. Mr. Cox has performed under the batons of renowned conductors such as Sir Andrew Davis, Jacques Lacombe, Alain Trudel, David Briskin, Bruce Hangen, and Lior Shambadal. In 2011, he was selected as the only Canadian percussion student to be invited to perform at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention Fiftieth Anniversary Marimba Orchestra. This historic project brought together fifty marimba students from across the globe together in Indianapolis, Indiana, to perform as a fifty-piece marimba orchestra on November 11th, 2011, in commemoration of this milestone anniversary of the Percussive Arts Society.

Apart from his experience as an orchestral percussionist, Mr. Cox has achieved a high level of success as a solo and chamber musician. In the summer of 2011, Mr. Cox was awarded a grant from the Williamson Foundation for Music to attend the Zeltsman Marimba Festival in Appleton, Wisconsin, under the artistic direction of Nancy Zeltsman. He was also awarded the Avedis Zildjian Percussion Scholarship at the University of Toronto in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Previously, Mr. Cox placed second in the Frank Simpson Concerto Competition with the Rosauro Marimba Concerto, and was invited to perform movements of the concerto with the Calgary Youth Orchestra. He was also awarded the John Thompson Scholarship with this same orchestra. A dedicated student, Mr. Cox has been a participant in the prestigious Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar, the Toronto Summer Music Academy and Festival under the direction of NEXUS percussion ensemble, the Scotia Festival of Music Young Artist Program, the Chosen Vale International Percussion Seminar, the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, and the Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar.

EDIT DORIAN COX is a percussionist based in Toronto, Canada. He earned his Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the Boston Conservatory and his Bachelor of Music in Performance with honors at the University of Toronto. In 2013, Cox was selected as an orchestra member in the Orchestra de la Francophonie under the direction of Jean-Philippe Tremblay. Previously, Cox has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Banff Festival Orchestra, the Sneak Peek

Orchestra, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Calgary Youth Orchestra. Cox has also been a participant in the prestigious Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar, the Toronto Summer Music Academy and Festival under the direction of NEXUS percussion ensemble, the Scotia Festival of Music Young Artist Program, the Chosen Vale International Percussion Seminar, the Zeltsman Marimba Festival, and the Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar.


ORIGINAL Alexis Bacon is a violist and composer of electroacoustic and acoustic music. Dr. Bacon received her Bachelor’s degree in viola performance and music composition from Rice University in 1998, and subsequently received a Fulbright grant to study music composition in Paris with Betsy Jolas. She then attended the University of Michigan, where she earned her doctorate in music composition in 2007. She has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the 2010 Ossia International Composition Prize. Her work “Cradle,” for alto saxophone and tape, was the first place recipient of the 2007 ASCAP/SEAMUS student composition commission, for which she wrote "Cowboy Song" for percussion and tape. Other recent performances of her music have included the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Western Illinois New Music Festival, the Florida State University New Music Festival and Electronic Music Midwest. Additionally, Alexis Bacon has received grants from ASCAP, the Indiana Arts Council, and the American Music Center. During the summers she serves as Instructor of Music Theory and Electronic Music at Interlochen Arts Camp. Her composition teachers have included William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty, Susan Botti, and Evan Chambers. Alexis Bacon has taught at West Texas A&M University and Indiana State University.

EDIT ALEXIS BACON is a violist and composer of electroacoustic and acoustic music. Dr. Bacon received her bachelor’s degree in viola performance and music composition from Rice University in 1998, and subsequently received a Fulbright grant to study music composition in Paris with Betsy Jolas. She then attended the University of Michigan, where she earned her doctorate in music composition in 2007. She has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the 2010 Ossia International Composition Prize. Her work Cradle, for alto saxophone and tape, was the first-place recipient of the 2007 American Society for Composers, Authors, and Publishers/Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States Student Composition Commission, for which she wrote Cowboy Song, a piece for percussion and tape. Other recent performances of her music have included the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Western Illinois New Music Festival, the Florida State University New Music Festival, and Electronic Music Midwest.


ORIGINAL Theresa Delaplain has taught oboe at the University of Arkansas since 1990, in addition to teaching music theory, coaching chamber music, and performing in the University's resident faculty ensemble, The Lyrique Quintette. She also also manager of the Lyrique Quintette, performs as oboist with the Boston Mountain Chamber Players and Spectrum Trio, and is a founding member of the Northwest Arkansas Chamber Music Society. Dr. Delaplain is Music Director and founder of the annual Sequoyah Music Festival (formerly the Boston Mountain Woodwind and Horn Seminar), which is a one-week intensive summer chamber music festival. Dr. Delaplain is the author of a reedmaking book for beginning and intermediate reedmakers entitled My Kingdom for a Reed! She has also brought in many guest artists to the University of Arkansas, and has collaborated here with such artists as Alan Vogel, Richard Killmer, and Sara Bloom. She has recorded an oboe CD, Time Labyrinths, featuring the chamber music of Robert Mueller. As a performer, Dr. Delaplain performs and/or tours regularly as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. She is on the Arkansas Arts Council's Arts on Tour roster as oboist with the Lyrique Quintette and Spectrum Chamber Trio. The quintet has toured in the Pacific Northwest, in Germany, Thailand, Canada, and extensively throughout the south, giving formal concerts, school concerts, master classes, clinics, and workshops, and has produced a CD entitled Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. Dr. Delaplain is also Principal Oboist of the Fort Smith Symphony, and was principal oboist of the North Arkansas Symphony until 2006, when she began playing with the Tulsa Symphony. She was Principal Oboist of the former Music Festival of Arkansas and Second Oboist of the Springfield (OH) Symphony. She has performed concertos with the Thai National Orchestra, the Fort Smith Symphony, the North Arkansas Symphony, and the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Symphony. Dr. Delaplain has appeared at six International Double Reed Society Conventions, and was a guest recitalist at the Southwest Contemporary Music Festival and Conference, in addition to performing at the College Music Society National and Regional Conventions. She has commissioned and premiered several new works involving oboe, and has taught at the Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Arts Camp and the University of Arkansas Summer Music Camp. Since coming to the University of Arkansas, Dr. Delaplain has developed the oboe studio to one of the finest in the region, offering regular master classes, reedmaking classes, performance opportunities, and chamber music coaching. She has been active as a clinician and adjudicator, including appearances at the Mid-South Double Reed Society Convention, Valdosta State University Double Reed Day, East Carolina Oboe Day, and the Arkansas All-State Music Convention. Dr. Delaplain's formal education included attending Macalester College for two years, where she studied with Rachel Brudnoy and Richard Killmer; earning a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance degree from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Arno Mariotti; earning a Master of Music in Oboe Performance from Bowling Green State University, where she studied with John Bentley; and earning a Doctor of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where she studied with Sara Bloom and had master classes with Robert Bloom.

EDIT THERESA DELAPLAIN has taught oboe at the University of Arkansas since 1990, in addition to teaching music theory, coaching chamber music, and performing in The Lyrique Quintette. She is manager of the Lyrique Quintette, performs as oboist with the Boston Mountain Chamber Players and Spectrum Trio, and is a founding member of the Northwest Arkansas Chamber Music Society. Dr. Delaplain is also principal oboe of the Fort Smith Symphony,

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and was principal oboe of the North Arkansas Symphony until 2006. She has performed concertos with the Thai National Orchestra, the Fort Smith Symphony, the North Arkansas Symphony, and multiple University of Arkansas ensembles, including their Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Symphony. She earned a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance degree from the University of Michigan; a Master of Music in Oboe Performance from Bowling Green State University; and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.


ORIGINAL Robert Mueller is Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches music composition and music theory and conducts the University Symphony Orchestra. He is also Chair of the Composition/Theory Area. Dr. Mueller grew up in Michigan and attended Northern Michigan University, where he received the Outstanding Pianist Award upon graduation. He has also received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from NMU, and was invited back to be composer-in-residence in the spring of 2004. He earned the Master of Music in Composition degree from Bowling Green State University, where he studied composition with Marilyn Shrude. At Bowling Green, he also did extensive studies in orchestral conducting. Dr. Mueller received a DMA in Composition at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where his teachers were Joel Hoffman, Allan Sapp, Jonathan Kramer, Frederic Rzewski, and Earle Brown.

Dr. Mueller has twice been composer-in-residence for the Fort Smith Symphony, and his music has been performed nationwide by several orchestra including the Cincinnati, Omaha, Fort Smith, Lansing, Arkansas, Missoula, Helena, Jackson, and North Arkansas Symphonies. He has received numerous commissions, has been widely published, and has produced a chamber music CD entitled “Time Labyrinths.” A number of music festivals have programmed his music, including the Bowling Green New Music and Art Festival, the Music Festival of Arkansas, the Southwest Contemporary Music Festival, and conferences of the Society of Composers, International Double Reed Society, and College Music Society. He was selected to be composer-in-residence for Missouri State University’s Annual Composition Festival in March 2009. Dr. Mueller has been the recipient of 25 consecutive awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He has also been awarded an American Music Center grant, an individual artist grant from the Arkansas Arts Council, prizes from the Omaha, Lansing, Jackson and Cincinnati Symphonies, and numerous other awards.Dr. Mueller performs as Pianist with the Fort Smith Symphony and the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. He is Music Director of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, where he conducts the Chancel Choir, the Handbell Choir, and the Band of Shepherds. He writes most of the music for these ensembles. During the summer, Dr. Mueller is on the faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Arts Camp.

EDIT ROBERT MUELLER is Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches music composition and music theory, conducts the University Symphony Orchestra, and serves as Chair of the Composition/Theory Area. He earned a Master of Music in Composition degree from Bowling Green State University and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Dr. Mueller has twice been composer-in-residence for the Fort Smith Symphony, and his music has been performed nationwide by several orchestras, including the Cincinnati, Omaha, Fort Smith, Lansing, Arkansas, Missoula, Helena, Jackson, and North Arkansas Symphonies. Numerous music festivals have programmed his music, including the Bowling Green New Music and Art Festival, the Music Festival of Arkansas, the Southwest Contemporary Music Festival, as well as conferences, including those of the Society of Composers, International Double Reed Society, and College Music Society.


ORIGINAL Mark Lancaster Lusk, professor of trombone, joined the Penn State faculty in 1986. Prior to his appointment, he enjoyed a varied career with such diverse groups as the Woody Herman Thundering Herd, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and the Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players. He continues to have an active playing career as a soloist, clinician, and freelance musician. As a member of the Woody Herman Alumni Band, he has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including featured performances at jazz festivals in China, England, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, and Sweden. The two most recent recordings of the Woody Herman Alumni Band, titled "60th Jubilee" and "Live in London," are available on the New York Jam label. Professor Lusk has performed on Broadway in many shows, including the most recent production of Little Women. The original cast album is currently available from Ghostlight Records. His successful career on Broadway has allowed him to play such memorable shows as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Victor/Victoria, Miss Saigon, and Beauty and the Beast. Professor Lusk’s performing and teaching have also taken him to South America. He has toured Chile as an artist/clinician, teaching and performing throughout the country, including a performance of Raymond Premru's "Concerto for Tuba" with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Concepción and Robert Spillman’s “Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra” with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile. Lusk was also invited to Argentina as an artist/clinician. His performance of the Spillman Concerto with the Orquesta Filharmónica de Buenos Aires was the first time a trombonist had been a soloist in the history of the Teatro Colon. Each year Professor Lusk’s tours as a soloist and with various groups take him to numerous universities and schools of music across the United States. He has often performed at the New York Brass Conference, the Eastern Trombone Workshop, and the International Trombone Workshop where he was invited to conduct the William Cramer Memorial Trombone Ensemble of College Professors.

Lusk is a native of Brandenburg, Kentucky. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Eastman School of Music and a performance certificate from Northwestern University. Lusk is a clinician for the S.E. Shires Company and is published by Lyceum Press, including the Trombonist's Guide to the Unaccompanied Cello Suites of J. S. Bach.

EDIT MARK LANCASTER LUSK joined the Pennsylvania State University faculty as Professor of Trombone in 1986. Prior to his appointment, he enjoyed a varied career with groups such as the Woody Herman Thundering Herd, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Eastman Wind Ensemble, and the Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players. As a member of the Woody Herman Alumni Band, Lusk has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including performances at jazz festivals in China, England, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, and Sweden. He has performed at the New York Brass Conference, the Eastern Trombone Workshop, and the International Trombone Workshop, where he conducted the William Cramer Memorial Trombone Ensemble of College Professors. Lusk holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Eastman School of Music and a performance certificate from Northwestern University. He is a clinician for the S.E. Shires Company and is published by Lyceum Press.


ORIGINAL Aromi Park, native to Seoul, Korea, started her training on piano at the age of 4 and violin at the age of 5. Park began her music education as a graduate of the Sunhwa Arts Middle School, the Seoul Arts High School in Seoul, and the Academy of Young Talent at Korea National University of the Arts in Seoul, Korea. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, and her Master of Music degree from The New England Conservatory in Boston, MA. Park’s past teachers include Jong Chul Kim, Ko Woon Yang, Jae Kwang Song, and James Buswell. Park has won numerous competitions as a soloist such as Korean-Germany Music Competition, Music National Association competition, Yega National Student Music Competition and also as a chamber musician won the first place for the Seoul Baroque Ensemble Music Competition and Korean Music National competition. She had performed frequently as a concertmaster,section principle and competition winner during her undergraduate and graduate school. She has been also actively engaged with professional orchestra and chamber ensemble such as Memphis Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra and the Eroica Ensemble, Seoul Academic Sinfonietta, etc. Park has participated in masterclasses with Violein Melancon, Oleh Krys, Vadim Gluzman and Aaron Rosand. She also recently won the sectional position in Arkansas Symphony.

Having been awarded a full scholarship by the University of Memphis, Park just finished pursuing the professional degree of an Artist Diploma in Violin Performance, studying with Dr. Soh-Hyun Park-Altino.

EDIT AROMI PARK started her training on piano at the age of four and violin at the age of five in Seoul, Korea. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, and her Master of Music degree from The New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts. Park has won numerous competitions as a soloist, including the Korean-Germany Music Competition, Music National Association Competition, Yega National Student Music Competition. As a chamber musician, Park won the first place for the Seoul Baroque Ensemble Music Competition and Korean Music National Competition. She has also been actively engaged with professional orchestras and chamber ensembles such as Memphis Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, the Eroica Ensemble, and Seoul Academic Sinfonietta. Recently, Park finished her Artist Diploma in Violin Performance at the University of Memphis, studying with Dr. Soh-Hyun Park-Altino.


ORIGINAL Robert Krause is professor of oboe at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, TX. He is principal oboist in the Amarillo Opera Orchestra and previously served as principal oboe in the Amarillo Symphony, Hollywood Philharmonic, Northwest Louisiana and Roswell Symphony. He has also played English horn in the Miami Philharmonic and Fort Lauderdale Symphony, and oboe in the Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Fort Meyers Symphony. and Midland-Odessa Symphony.

In addition to teaching the oboe and all of its related fields, he also is an active performer and recitalist. He is a frequent contributor and reviewer for the International Double Reed Society's publication, The Double Reed. Principal teacher was Julien Balogh. D.M.A. in Oboe Performance, M.M. in Theory and Composition and B.M. in Oboe Performance from the University of Miami.

EDIT ROBERT KRAUSE is Professor of Oboe at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. He is principal oboist in the Amarillo Opera Orchestra and previously served as principal oboe in the Amarillo Symphony, Hollywood Philharmonic, Northwest Louisiana and Roswell Symphony. He has also played English horn in the Miami Philharmonic and Fort Lauderdale Symphony, and oboe in the Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Fort Meyers Symphony. and Midland-Odessa Symphony. In addition to teaching the oboe and all of its related fields, he also is an active performer and recitalist. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance, Master of Music in Theory and Composition, and Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance from the University of Miami. Dr. Krause is a frequent contributor and reviewer for the International Double Reed Society's publication The Double Reed. His principal teacher was Julien Balogh.


ORIGINAL Francesca Anderegg, violinist, made her New York debut in February 2007, performing the Ligeti Violin Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra under the baton of Diego Masson. The New York Times lauded her performance for its "dark, mournful tone" and "virtuosic panache." Often serving as concertmaster of the contemporary music ensemble AXIOM, she led Miller Theatre's performance of Elliott Carter's opera "What Next?," a performance that was rated one of classical music's top 10 events in 2007 by Time Out magazine.

Her performances of contemporary music have led to collaborations with today's leading composers, both in Europe and in New York. At the Lucerne Festival in 2009, she performed Pierre Boulez's "Anthèmes II" for Solo Violin and Electronics, in collaboration with the Paris-based IRCAM studio. At the Lucerne Festival, she has had leading roles in works by Tristain Murail, Bruno Mantovani, Ivan Fedele, and Kaija Saariaho. At New York's (le) Poisson Rouge, she performed "Shaker Loops" and "Road Movies" by John Adams in 2009, in a concert attended by the composer. She also worked with New York Philharmonic composer-in-residence Magnus Lindberg, performing his Clarinet Quintet in several New York City venues in March 2010.

A versatile musician, Ms. Anderegg is equally at home as a soloist and chamber music artist. Her chamber music credits include performances with Itzhak Perlman and members of the Perlman Music Program in major venues throughout the country, for which the Chicago Sun-Times praised her "astonishing assurance." In 2008, she had her Carnegie Hall debut, performing in Weill Recital Hall as a participant in the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop series with Pamela and Claude Frank.

Ms. Anderegg graduated from Harvard University in 2005. She holds a Master's degree in Violin Performance and a Doctor of Music Arts degree from The Juilliard School. Her former teachers include Robert Mann, Ronald Copes, Naoko Tanaka, and Lynn Chang. She has recently been appointed Assistant Professor of Violin at St. Olaf College.

EDIT FRANCESCA ANDEREGG is the recently appointed Assistant Professor of Violin at St. Olaf College. In 2010, she worked with New York Philharmonic composer-in-residence Magnus Lindberg, performing his Clarinet Quintet. At the Lucerne Festival in 2009, she performed Pierre Boulez's Anthèmes II in collaboration with the Paris-based IRCAM studio. At the Lucerne Festival, she has had leading roles in works by Tristain Murail, Bruno Mantovani, Ivan Fedele, and Kaija Saariaho. At New York's (le) Poisson Rouge in 2009, she performed Shaker Loops and Road Movies by John Adams. Often serving as concertmaster of the contemporary music ensemble AXIOM, she led Miller Theatre's performance of Elliott Carter's opera What Next?, a performance that was rated one of classical music's top 10 events in 2007 by Time Out magazine. Ms. Anderegg graduated from Harvard University in 2005. She holds a master's degree in Violin Performance and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School.

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ORIGINAL Robert Weirich is one of America’s most sought-after piano teachers and has been on the faculty of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance since 1998 where he holds the Jack Strandberg Missouri Endowed Chair in Piano. His students pursue successful careers in many fields of music and have won top prizes in such important international piano competitions as the 1992 Naumburg (Awadagin Pratt) and the 2001 Van Cliburn (Stanislav Ioudenitch). His master classes, presented internationally, are warmly applauded for their insight and effectiveness. He has previously taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Northwestern University, and the Eastern Music Festival. Weirich maintains an active performing career in musical centers throughout the United States, including Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, and the summer festivals at Tanglewood, Ravinia and Marlboro. His performances across the United States of Bach’s monumental Goldberg Variations during the 2010–11 season garnered raves from critics and audiences. During the 2009–10 season, he performed and taught in China and Argentina. The New York Times called his 2008 Albany Records release, Piano Music of Aaron Copland, “brilliant, probing and austerely beautiful.” Recent concerto performances include the Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds, Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, Bartok’s Second Piano Concerto, and Berg’s Kammerkonzert for piano, violin and thirteen winds. UMKC awarded him a Trustees’ Faculty Fellowship and the N.T. Veatch Prize for distinguished research and creative activity in 2002; he received the first Muriel McBrien Kaufmann Artistry/Scholarship Award in 2003, and an Excellence in Teaching Award from the UMKC Faculty Senate in 2006. Earlier prizes include a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship, and the Pope Foundation Award for career development. An active chamber musician, Weirich has performed with violinists Hilary Hahn, Arnold Steinhardt and Josef Gingold, cellists Nathaniel Rosen, Colin Carr, and Stephen Doane, hornists William Vermeulen and Eric Ruske, the Cassatt and Whitman String Quartets, to name only a few. He was the artistic director of the Skaneateles Festival in upstate New York from 1990–99; during that time attendance tripled and support grew twofold while winning three Adventurous Programming Awards from Chamber Music America/ASCAP. Other administrative activity includes serving as associate dean for Strategic Planning at UMKC, a term as president of the College Music Society, and chairing piano departments wherever he has taught. His columns for Clavier Magazine, and its successor,Clavier Companion, have been twice honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association. As a sometime composer, his works have been performed at festivals nationwide; Steamboat Stomp (for horn and piano) won first prize in the Britten-on-the-Bay Competition and My Brother Dances won second prize in the Diana Barnhart American Song Competition.

EDIT ROBERT WEIRICH has been on the faculty of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music and Dance since 1998, where he holds the Jack Strandberg Missouri Endowed Chair in Piano. His master classes, presented internationally, are warmly applauded for their insight and effectiveness. He has previously taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Northwestern University, and the Eastern Music Festival. Weirich has performed throughout the United States, at Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, and the summer festivals at Tanglewood, Ravinia and Marlboro. During the 2010–11 season, he gave performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, garnering raves from critics and audiences. Previously, during the 2009–10 season, he performed and taught in China and Argentina. Recent concerto performances include Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano

and Winds, Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, Bartok’s Second Piano Concerto, and Berg’s Kammerkonzert. In 2002, UMKC awarded him a Trustees’ Faculty Fellowship and the N.T. Veatch Prize for distinguished research and creative activity. In 2003, he received the first Muriel McBrien Kaufmann Artistry/Scholarship Award and, in 2006, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the UMKC Faculty Senate. Earlier prizes include a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship and the Pope Foundation Award for career development. Weirich has performed with violinists Hilary Hahn, Arnold Steinhardt, and Josef Gingold; cellists Nathaniel Rosen, Colin Carr, and Stephen Doane; hornists William Vermeulen and Eric Ruske; and the Cassatt and Whitman String Quartets. He was the Artistic Director of the Skaneateles Festival from 1990–99. He also served as associate dean for Strategic Planning at UMKC, a term as president of the College Music Society, and has chaired several piano departments. His columns for Clavier Magazine and Clavier Companion, have been twice honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association.


ORIGINAL Jamie A. Johnson began her training under the direction of Christine Kirk, formerly of the Paris Opera Ballet. She studied at prestigious summer intensives such as Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, Ballet West Conservatory, Jacob's Pillow, Cleveland/San Jose Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet. She was a scholarship student at the University of Utah where she was a recipient of Walter E. Cosgriff Memorial Scholarship, the Enid Cosgriff Memorial Scholarship and the Fine Arts "Recognition of Excellence". While at the university, she performed in the national touring companies of Utah Ballet and the Character Dance Ensemble. After graduating cum laude with a B.F.A. in Ballet and a B.A. in English, Ms. Johnson danced with Sacramento Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Ohio Dance Theatre and Boulder Ballet—reaching the status of principal dancer. Johnson went on to perform with the international touring company, MOMIX. With MOMIX, she performed upon world-renowned stages, such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Joyce Theater in New York and Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Johnson repertoire ranges from classical ballet to modern to contemporary dance. She enjoyed the privilege of having roles created especially for her. Her repertoire includes works by Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, Seán Curran, Doris Humphrey, Louis Falco, Moses Pendleton, Marius Petipa, Michael Smuin, Helen Tamiris and Doug Varone. Johnson is an accomplished teacher and choreographer. She has taught as a faculty member and guest teacher throughout the United State—notably at the University of Washington, Interlochen Arts Camp, the University of Wyoming, and Sacramento Ballet's Summer Intensive. Her work has been performed by Boulder Ballet II, Interlochen Dance Ensemble and West Texas A&M University Dance Ensemble. Recently, Ms. Johnson completed her M.F.A. at the University of Washington in the Dance.

EDIT JAMIE A. JOHNSON began her training under the direction of Christine Kirk, formerly of the Paris Opera Ballet. After graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet and a Bachelor of Arts in English, Johnson danced with Sacramento Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Ohio Dance Theatre and Boulder Ballet. Johnson went on to perform with the international-touring company MOMIX, where she performed upon world-renowned stages, such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Joyce Theater in New York, and Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. Recently, Johnson completed her Master of Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Washington. She has taught as a faculty member and guest teacher throughout the United States—notably at the University of Washington, Interlochen Arts Camp, the University of Wyoming, and Sacramento Ballet's Summer Intensive. Her work has been performed by Boulder Ballet II, Interlochen Dance Ensemble, and West Texas A&M University Dance Ensemble.


ORIGINAL Violinist Ani Kavafian enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. She has performed with virtually all of America’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and many others. She is a renowned chamber musician, and has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1979. Her numerous solo recital engagements include performances at New York’s Carnegie and Alice Tully halls, as well as in major venues across the country. Ani Kavafian continues her association as an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with a number of appearances in NYC and around the United States. She also serves as concertmistress of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, with whom she has recorded the Mozart Violin Concertos. She has participated in the Heifetz International Music Institute, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Norfok Chamber Music Festival, Great Lakes Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and Music from Angel Fire Festival.

Kavafian appears frequently with her sister, violinist and violist Ida Kavafian. Together they have performed with the symphonies of Detroit, Colorado, Tucson, San Antonio, and Cincinnati, and have recorded the music of Mozart and Sarasate on the Nonesuch label. They celebrated the 25th anniversary of their first performance together at Carnegie Hall in the fall of 2008 with a concert at Lincoln Center, which featured their students and colleagues.

With violist Barbara Westphal and cellist Gustav Rivinius, she is a member of the Trio da Salo, and has teamed with clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Andre-Michel Schub to form the Kavafian-Schub-Shifrin Trio, with whom she tours frequently as violinist and violist. Along with cellist, Carter Brey, she is co-artistic director of the New Jersey 5 concert chamber music series “Mostly Music.”

Kavafian has premiered and recorded a number of works written for her, including Henri Lazarof’s Divertimento for Violin and String Orchestra with the Seattle Symphony; Tod Machover’s concerto, Forever and Ever, for computerized violin and orchestra, with the Boston Modern; and Michelle Ekizian’s Red Harvest with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. In addition, Kavafian gave the west coast premiere of Aaron Kernis’ Double Concerto for Violin and Guitar, with Sharon Isbin and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Ani Kavafian has received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions award, has appeared at the White House on three separate occasions, and has been featured on many network and PBS television music specials. Her recordings can be heard on the Nonesuch, RCA, Columbia, Arabesque, and Delos labels. Kavafian and Kenneth Cooper have recorded Bach’s Six Sonatas for Violin and Fortepiano on Kleos Classics of Helicon Records. A recording of string trios by Mozart and Beethoven by the Trio da Salo has been released, also on Kleos. Mozart Piano and Violin Sonatas with pianist Jorge Federico Osario was recently released by Artek.

Born in Istanbul, Turkey of Armenian heritage, Kavafian began piano lessons at the age of three. At age nine, in the United States, she began the study of the violin with Ara Zerounian and eventually with Mischa Mischakoff. She went on to study violin at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, eventually receiving a master’s degree with highest honors. Ms. Kavafian is

Professor of Violin at Yale University. She plays the 1736 Muir McKenzie Stradivarius violin. (562)

EDIT ANI KAVAFIAN enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, of Armenian heritage, Kavafian began piano lessons at the age of three. At age nine, in the United States, she began to study violin with Ara Zerounian and eventually with Mischa Mischakoff. She continued to study violin at The Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, eventually receiving a master’s degree with highest honors. She has performed with virtually all of America’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and many others. She is a renowned chamber musician, and has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1979. Her numerous solo recital engagements include performances at New York’s Carnegie and Alice Tully halls, as well as in major venues across the country. Ani Kavafian continues her association as an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with a number of appearances in NYC and around the United States. She also serves as concertmistress of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, with whom she has recorded the Mozart Violin Concertos. She has participated in the Heifetz International Music Institute, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Norfok Chamber Music Festival, Great Lakes Festival, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and Music from Angel Fire Festival. With violist Barbara Westphal and cellist Gustav Rivinius, she is a member of the Trio da Salo, and has teamed with clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Andre-Michel Schub to form the Kavafian-Schub-Shifrin Trio, with whom she tours frequently as violinist and violist. Along with cellist, Carter Brey, she is co-artistic director of the New Jersey 5 concert chamber music series “Mostly Music.” Kavafian has premiered and recorded a number of works written for her, including Henri Lazarof’s Divertimento for Violin and String Orchestra with the Seattle Symphony; Tod Machover’s concerto, Forever and Ever, for computerized violin and orchestra, with the Boston Modern; and Michelle Ekizian’s Red Harvest with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. In addition, Kavafian gave the west coast premiere of Aaron Kernis’ Double Concerto for Violin and Guitar, with Sharon Isbin and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Ani Kavafian has received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions award, has appeared at the White House on three separate occasions, and has been featured on many network and PBS television music specials. Her recordings can be heard on the Nonesuch, RCA, Columbia, Arabesque, and Delos labels. Born in Istanbul, Turkey of Armenian heritage, Kavafian began piano lessons at the age of three. At age nine, in the United States, she began the study of the violin with Ara Zerounian and eventually with Mischa Mischakoff. She went on to study violin at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian, eventually receiving a master’s degree with highest honors. Ms. Kavafian is Professor of Violin at Yale University. She plays the 1736 Muir McKenzie Stradivarius violin.


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