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Reunion Trio in Tennessee
One of the highlights of this season was a reunion trio concert- a concert with two friends that go way way way back. Esther Park, pianist, has been my friend since our wee mini-me days in the Pre-College division at Juilliard (fun fact: we even played in a piano trio when we were 13-14 yrs…
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Winter Music!
The cold winter has not stopped the music! Thankfully, there were several fun concerts that stood out to cheer me up and warm the bitter weather. In February, we had visiting artists the Miami String Quartet visit for a residency. The students enjoyed masterclasses, and working with members of the Quartet. Kathy Meng Robinson of…
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Fall Semester update
The fall semester flew by- I have 14 students- 10 undergraduates and 4 graduate students. In addition to our weekly studio classes (where cookies can be found occasionally to bribe the students!), and individual lessons, I spend time as an academic advisor to my students, coaching chamber music, teaching Methods and Pedagogy classes. I guess…
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Academie Anglicorde- France!
My French friend, and wonderful violist Mathilde Geismar (we met during our time Yale School of Music together) started a non profit in France! It’s called CordeUS, and it hosts a two week festival called Academie-Anglicorde. When she asked me to join the violin faculty for 2014, I could not pass up the chance to…
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Electronic Music Midwest
At my new position at Ohio University, I have the privilege of working alongside many great musicians. One of them is my colleague, the wise and supportive composer and distinguished professor Mark Phillips. So when he asked me if I would learn his piece Violin Power, and perform it at the Electronic Music Midwest Festival,…