music preparatory faculty

Music Preparatory Faculty > Strings

GUIDE TO FACULTY LISTING CODES

• (BCMD) Faculty, Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance
• (PO) Member, Philadelphia Orchestra
• (CURTIS) Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music

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(PO) Richard Amoroso, Violin, by special arrangement. B.A., Dickinson College; studies with Norman Carol, William de Pasquale, Rafael Druian, David Arben; member: Philadelphia Orchestra; formerly: Associate Principal Second Violin with Philly Pops, concertmaster for Pro Musica, Principal Second Violin for Mendelssohn Club, Philadelphia Singers and Academy of Vocal Arts; performed as soloist with Philly Pops, North Penn Symphony, and recently in a trio recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

Millie Bai, Violin, by special arrangement. B.M., M.M., Temple U.; Diploma, New School of Music; studies with Jascha Brodsky; asst. to Jascha Brodsky, 1992-96; former member, Shanghai Opera House Orchestra; founding member, Bel Canto Trio; active recitalist and chamber musician.

Joanne Bates, Double Bass. B.M., Curtis Institute; bass and chamber music studies with Roger Scott, Felix Galamir, Karen Tuttle, Mischa Schneider; Ford Foundation Fellow; Koussevitzsky Foundation Fellow at Tanglewood; sub. Member, Philadelphia Orchestra; principal bass: Princeton Symphony, Riverside Symphonia.

(BCMD, PO) Luis Biava, Music Director, Youth Chamber Orchestra. National Conservatory, Bogota, Colombia; M.M., Manhattan School; awards:Philadelphia Orchestra's C. Hartmann Kuhn Award, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Medal of San Carlos from President of Colombia; conductor in residence, Phila. Orch.; first violin, Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble; professor of music, BCMD; artistic director/conductor, Temple U. Symphony Orchestra; active guest conductor, internationally.

Ben Blazer, Double Bass. B.M., Double Bass and Theory, M.M., Composition, Temple University; music teacher, Philadelphia School District; sub, Allentown Symphony; free lance musician.

(PO) Davyd Booth, Violin, by special arrangement; Conductor, Baroque Players, Classic Strings. New School of Music; studies with Jascha Brodsky; violin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, 1807 and Friends, Wister String Quartet; keyboard: Philadelphia Orchestra, Amerita Chamber Players.

Julie Bougher, Suzuki Violin. B.M., M.M., Temple University; participant, Starling-DeLay Symposium, Juilliard School;  registered Suzuki Instructor through Book 5; former instructor, Doylestown School of Music and the Arts; substitute for: Allentown Symphony, Symphony In C, Lancaster Symphony, Pottstown Symphony, Warminster Symphony; founder/member, Liberty String Quartet.

(BCMD, PO) Choong-Jin Chang, Violin, Viola, by special arrangement. B.M. (violin), Curtis Institute; A.D., Curtis Institute; Principal viola, The Philadelphia Orchestra; lecturer in viola, violin, BCMD; Marlboro Music Festival 1992-94; Musicians from Marlboro, 1993-94; member, The Johannes Quartet; soloist; chamber musician; recording artist.

(PO) Che-Hung Chen, Viola, by special arrangement; Chamber Ensembles. B.M., Curtis Institute; first prize: Banff International String Quartet Competition (Daedalus Quartet), Pièce de concert prize, Székely Prize; three-time winner, Taiwan National Instrumental Competition; viola, The Philadelphia Orchestra; soloist, Chinese Daily News Orchestra; soloist; participant: Marlboro, Ravinia, Caramoor, Kingston, Bridgehampton, Music from Angel Fire Festivals.

(BCMD, Curtis) Orlando Cole, Cello, by special arrangement; Master Teacher, Center for Gifted Young Musicians. Curtis Inst.; honorary doctorates: Curtis Institute, New School of Music; recipient of 1990 “Teacher of the Year” award, the American String Teachers Association; professor of cello and chamber music, Curtis Institute, BCMD; Master classes in U.S., Europe, Far East; producer with Lynn Harrell, Exploring the Bow-arm videos; founding member, Curtis String Quartet.

Ellen dePasquale, Violin, by special arrangement. B.M., Curtis Institute; graduate studies, Indiana University; Studies with Miriam Fried, Jascha Brodsky; former faculty: Cleveland Institute of Music (Prep Division), Encore School for Strings, Indiana University Summer Music Festival, among others; Associate Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra; Concertmaster, Florida Orchestra; chamber music: Nevada Chamber Music Festival, Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio, Caramoor Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, Evian Music Festival; concerto appearances with: Cleveland Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra, Nevada Chamber Orchestra; Active soloist, chamber musician.

Glenn Fischbach, Chamber Ensembles. B.M., Curtis Institute of Music.; studies with Orlando Cole, Metta Watts, William Stokking;  substitute, Philadelphia Orchestra; active soloist, chamber musician; former principal cello, Savannah Symphony Orchestra.

Estelle Kerner, Violin, by special arrangement. B.S., Temple U.; M.A., University of Penn.; Chamber Music Fellowship, Yale School of Music; studies with Raphael Bronstein; publications on musicology and violin pedagogy; forth coming book: A History of the East European Violinist.

Soovin Kim, Violin, by special arrangement. B.M., Curtis Institute; studies at Cleveland Institute of Music; recipient: First Prize, Paganini International Violin Competition, Henryk Szeryng Career Award, Avery Fisher Career Grant; performed with: Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Indiana Symphony and others worldwide; Carnegie debut, 2000; member: The Johannes Quartet, Divertimento; active recitalist.

Russell Kotcher, Violin. B.M., Uiversity of Michigan; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory; studies with William de Pasquale, Mimi Zweig, Rebecca Henry, Camilla Wicks, Ian Swensen, Andrew Jennings; member: Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Pottstown Symphony, Haddonfield Symphony; instructor: Academy of Community Music, Community Music School (Trappe).

Thomas Kraines, Cello, by special arrangement. B.M., Curtis Institute; M.M., Juilliard School; studies with Frederic Raimi, Orlando Cole, Joel Krosnick; instructor: Princeton University; former instructor: Longy School of Music, Peabody Conservatory; chamber music performances: East Coast Chamber Orchestra, Mistral  Music from Copland House, Nework for New Music, Mostly Mozart Festival, Moab Music Festival, Festival dei Due Monde (Spoletto, Italy) among others; soloist; chamber musician; composer.

(BCMD) Helen Kwalwasser, Violin, by special arrangement; Artistic Director, Center for Gifted Young Musicians. Curtis Institute; Juilliard; recipient: American String Teacher Association's 2006 Artist/Teacher of the Year Award, Lindback Award 1997, Creative Achievement Award 1985; founding member, Temple Trio; concert violinist; member, New York Chamber Soloists; prof. of violin, artistic advisor for String Instructor, BCMD.

Jennifer K. Lee, Violin. B.M., Eastman School of Music; M.M., Indiana University; studies with Charles Castleman, Franco Gulli, William Preucil; concertmaster: Center City Opera Theater Orchestra; former faculty, Luzerne Music Center.

 

(PO) Dmitri Levin, Violin, by special arrangement. undergraduate and graduate degrees, Moscow Conservatory; studies with Prof. Yankelevich; former co-principal, 2nd violin, Pittsburgh Symphony; member, Philadelphia Orchestra.

(BCMD) Evelyn Luise, Viola, by special arrangement. B.S., Temple U.; B.M., Curtis Institute; lecturer in viola, BCMD; principal viola: Opera Company of Philadelphia, Bethlehem Bach Choir Orchestra; guest soloist: Sokoloff-Brodsky-Cole Trio, Philadelphia Trio.

Karen Meier , Cello. B.M., Curtis Institute of Music; graduate studies, Juilliard School of Music; studies with Orlando Cole, Metta Watts, Joel Krosnick; member: The Westwoods Ensemble; faculty: Waldorf School of Philadelphia; freelance musician.

Julian Meyer, Violin, by special arrangement; Pre-Suzuki Class. B.M., Philadelphia Musical Academy; M.M., Temple U.; advanced studies, Juilliard; member, Pro Chamber Trio; instructor, Institute for Achievement of Human Potential.

(PO) Hirono Oka, Violin, by special arrangement. Toho Conservatory of Music (Tokyo); Curtis Institute; studies with Ivan Galamian, Jaime Laredo, Arnold Steinhardt, Felix Galimir; violin, Philadelphia Orchestra; chamber musician.

(BCMD) Charles Parker, Jr., Violin; Coach and Coord. of Chamber Ensembles, Center for Gifted Young Musicians. B.A., S.U.N.Y. (Stony Brook); studies with Ivan Galamian, Helen Kwalwasser, Paul, Zukofsky; teaching assistant to Helen Kwalwasser; artistic director, Davidsbund Chamber Players; orchestra member: Opera Company of Philadelphia, Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra; chamber music coach: Haverford College., Bryn Mawr College; lecturer in violin, BCMD.

Aaron Picht, Violin, Viola; Conductor, Children's Violin Ensemble. B.M., Boston U.; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia U.; studies with Walter Trampler, Eugene Lehner, George Meikrug; Director/Conductor: String Program at Collegiate School; formerly: Viola, Boston Musica Viva; Pincipal Viola Limburgs Symphonie Orkestr; Viola, Artmeis String Quartet.

Ingrid Rosenback, Violin. B.A., U. of Delaware; B.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science; B.M., Temple U.; studies with Helen Kwalwasser; faculty: Wilmington Music School, Suburban Music School.

(BCMD, PO, Curtis) Yumi Ninomiya Scott, Violin, by special arrangement. Toho Cons. of Music (Tokyo); Curtis Institute; member, Philadelphia Orchestra; faculty: Curtis Institute, BCMD; chamber musician.

Lori Simpson, Suzuki and Trad. Viola, Violin. B.M., Manhattan School Of Music; M.M., Tempe University; studies with Choong-Jin Chang, Rebecca Young, Burton Kaplan, Karen Ritcher, Evelyn Luise; Registered Suzuki Teacher; member: Haddonfield Symphony; violist, Broad Street Quartet; faculty: Settlement Music School, Music in the Mts. Chamber Music Camp, Haverford Boys School.

(PO) Burchard Tang, Viola, by special arrangement; Chamber Ensembles. B.M., Curtis Institute; studies, Choong-Jin Chang; competition winner: The Philadelphia Orchestra 1993; member: Philadelphia Orchestra; participant: Marlboro Music Festival, Caramoor Festival, Stearns Institute in Ravinia Festival.

Scott Wagner, Violin, Viola. B.M., Curtis Institute; M.A., U. of California (Santa Barbara); certificate, Academie de Musique de Lausanne (Switz.); instructor: Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College; member: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Philly Pops, Orianna's Dream, Ocean City Pops.

Metta Watts, Cello, by special arrangement; Chamber Ensembles. New School of Music; assistant to Orlando Cole; former member, New Chamber Orchestra; chamber musician.