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KentMusic Faculty
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Eric Lewis, violin
Chris Finckel, cello
John Dexter, viola
Calvin Wiersma, Violin
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Critically acclaimed as
one of America’s leading ensembles, the Manhattan String Quartet is
celebrating its 40th season this year. Michael Steinberg of the Boston
Globe hailed them as
“a national treasure.” Notable among its many recordings is the complete
cycle of 15 Shostakovich string quartets which TIME Magazine called “One
of the most important musical events of 1991”.
The group has been
Quartet-in-Residence at Colgate University for the past twenty-four years,
and has also held similar posts at the Manhattan School of Music,
Cornell University, Grinnell College, Western Connecticut State
University, the Chamber Music Institute in Racine, Wisconsin and
Michigan’s Interlochen National Music Camp (for 22 summers).
The Quartet appears
regularly in the musical capitals of Europe including Paris, Prague,
Budapest, Leipzig and Vienna. In 2005, they presented the Shostakovich
quartet cycle in Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan in addition to performances in
the United States including New York City.
Since 1981 the Manhattan
String Quartet has hosted annual teaching and performing conferences, in
the United States and Europe, for young professional quartets and
amateur string players.
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David Clampitt
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DAVID CLAMPITT
is a music theorist and violinist who taught at Yale University
for 11 years before joining the faculty at Ohio State
University, where he is Associate Professor. The author of many
articles and book chapters, he is a recipient of the Emerging
Scholar Award from the national Society of Music Theory. A
founding member of the Algonquin String Quartet during his years
as a violinist in New York City, he has been a regular member
and occasional soloist with Orchestra of New England in New
Haven, and has appeared as a recitalist at Yale. He has coached
and lectured at KentMusic for the past 21
years and has also given his popular lecture/demonstrations with the
Manhattan String Quartet in New York City
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Violist LIUH-WEN TING is a graduate of the Juilliard
School and former member of the Meridian String Quartet. She has
collaborated with the Cassatt String Quartet and the Persian
master Shahram Nazeri on a sold-out tour, appearing on ABC, CNN,
and Fox News. Ms. Ting is a frequent soloist at international festivals
including
The Prague Spring Music Festival, Ostrava New Music Days in the
Czech Republic, The Warsaw Autumn Music Festival in Poland, and
the Primavera en la Habana electro-acoustic music festival. She
has recorded chamber music on the Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, and
Capstone Record labels. Ms. Ting is also a faculty member of the
prep division at the Mannes School of Music. |
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Cellist KÄTHE JARKA has performed in major concert venues
across the United States, Canada and in Europe. While a member
of the Shanghai Quartet, she toured extensively, appearing at
the Tanglewood, Norfolk and Ravinia festivals. She performs and
conducts master classes around the country as a member of the
Broyhill and Goliard chamber ensembles. Ms. Jarka has
collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma, Ruth Laredo and the
Juilliard Quartet. She appeared several times with the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center, and coaches the Young Musicians
Program of its education division. |
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