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October 20, 2:30 PM https://memphis.zoom.us/j/8913713375 Michael Ouzounian was born in Detroit, where he studied with Ara Zerounian and Nathan Gordon, principal violist of the Detroit Symphony. Continuing studies with Abraham Skernick, principal violist of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mr. Ouzounian performed a wide range of operatic, symphonic, and chamber music in a student orchestra founded and…
September 25, 12:30 For more information on attending, contact Dr. Robyn Jones. Katherine Kohler joined the Nashville Symphony in the fall of 2018 as Assistant Principal Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet. From 2016-18, she was the second clarinetist of the Phoenix Symphony, and previous to that, she spent three years with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She…
October 15, 3:30 pm Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8720461027?pwd=dE9TRVBmMnFVMnJoRC9LR0V2cGpLUT09 For more information on attending, contact Dr. Kimberly Patterson. Praised by the New York Times as “an artist who makes one hang on every note,” ROBERT deMAINE is the Principal Cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A highly sought-after solo artist and chamber musician, he is a frequent…
October 1, 2:30-4:30 PM Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8720461027?pwd=dE9TRVBmMnFVMnJoRC9LR0V2cGpLUT09 For more information on attending, contact Dr. Kimberly Patterson. Cellist Astrid Schween has gained a rich following and enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber artist and teacher. Since joining the Juilliard String Quartet in 2016, she has appeared at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Musikverein in Vienna, the…
For information on attending, contact Dr. Mahir Ceitz. “Onur Türkmen is one of the few composers who has been deeply, conscientiously, and, I think, pioneering transcultural music (…) Onur is for me the perfect cultural and aesthetic “ambassador” for an artistically and musically convincing treatment of Turkish Makams in a contemporary context” ( Ulrich Mertin, violist, Hezarfen…