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Alejandra
Urrutia
started
playing the violin at the age of eight in her native country
of Chile. At the age of fourteen.Alejandra received a
scholarship to continue her studies at Columbus State
University in Columbus, Georgia. Ms. Urrutia has performed
as a soloist with the National Symphony of Chile, the
National Youth Symphony of Chile, the Concepcion Symphony
Orchestra, the National Chamber Orchestra of Santiago, the
Columbus State University Orchestra, and the Morelos Chamber
Orchestra of Mexico. In 1994-96, Ms. Urrutia was awarded a
fellowship to attend the Aspen Music Summer Festival in
Colorado, and for the past two summers, has been a member of
the faculty at the All-State Program at Interlochen. Ms.
Urrutia has participated in various master classes with
Robert McDuffie, Cho Liang-Lin, David Kim, Pamela Frank, and
others. Ms. Urrutia is pursuing a Doctorate in Violin
Performance with professor Paul Kantor at the University of
Michigan.
for Forrest
David Pierce's
"Sea Changes"
Anne
Adams
made
her professional debut with Cleveland Opera Theatre Ensemble
as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro. Other operatic roles
include Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Katharina in
Giannini's The Taming of the Shrew, the Countess in Matthus'
the Lay of the Life of Cornet Christoph Rilke(US premiere),
and roles in world premiere performances of Cummings' Eros
and Psyche and Boren's The Dead. Her great love of
contemporary music has also led to many performances of
important 20th century works including Schoenberg's Pierrot
Lunaire, Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale, Berio's Folksongs
and Sequenza III, and Bassett's Pierrot Songs, with Brave
New Works, the Michigan Contemporary Directions Ensemble,
and the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble. Ms. Adams is also an
avid recitalist, appearing for the past two seasons with the
Ann Arbor Art Song Festival in Ann Arbor. Her most recent
full-length recitals include Schubert's Winterreise and an
evening of music by Michigan Composers. Currently a master's
student in music theory at the University of Michigan, Dr.
Adams also holds a doctor of musical arts degree from
University of Michigan, a master's degree in music from the
Manhattan School, and bachelor's degrees in music and German
studies from Oberlin, and has studied art song and chamber
music at the Tanglewood Music Festival and the Bayreuth
Jugendfestspieltreffen.
Jennifer
Goltz
With the performance of William Bolcom's "Briefly it enters"
Ms. Goltz has performed with Brave New Works for the sixth
time. Her affiliation with Brave New Works began in 1997
with Alberto Ginastera's "Cantata Para America Magica" for
soprano and percussion orchestra. In 1998, she performed
"Circles" by Luciano Berio. In February she performed George
Crumb's Madrigals. Last December, she performed Earl Kim's
"Where Grief Slumbers". This spring She will be performing
Carter Pann's "Women" which has been specifically written
for Ms. Goltz and Brave New Works. Ms. Goltz received her
M.M. in vocal performance from the University of Michigan in
1997. She specializes in music of the 20th century,
premiering works by composers in the School of Music and
across the country. Ms. Goltz is currently in the MA program
in Music Theory at the University of Michigan.
Emily
Perryman
received her master's degree in flute performance from the
University of Michigan in December of 1998. She also holds
degrees in flute performance and music education from the
Ohio State University, where she graduated summa cum laude
and was awarded the Theodore Presser Foundation Scholarship.
In addition to her studies with Jefferey Zook, Lorna McGhee,
Leone Buyse and Katherine Borst Jones, Ms. Perryman has
performed in master-classes for flutists Peter Lloyd, Susan
Milan, Jim Walker, Robert Willoughby and Carol Wincenc. Her
orchestral credits include the Plymouth Symphony, the
Symphony of Southeast Texas in Beaumont, Orchestra X in
Houston, and the Rome Festival Orchestra in Italy. Ms.
Perryman currently performs with Brave New Works and the
Phoenix Ensemble, both in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and she
maintains a private studio of over thirty flute
students.
Jared
Hauser
is
an active chamber musician and soloist having performed
throughout the United States, Canada, England and Germany.
He has been the recipient of numerous awards, most recently
1st prize at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Bradlin
Competition. Jared currently performs with the Michigan
Opera Theater and the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, and was
formerly the principal oboe of the Brazos Valley Symphony
Orchestra, (Texas), and oboist with the American Radio
Chamber Orchestra, (Houston). He has also performed with the
Houston Symphony Orchestra; the New World Symphony; and the
Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Jared is an assistant instructor
of oboe at Michigan state University where he is also
pursuing doctoral studies as a recipient of the MSU
Distinguished Fellowshop Award. He also instructs oboe at
the University of Michigan Summer Arts Institute and the
Interlochen Arts Camp (All State Division). Jared formerly
taught at Rice University's Preparatory Division, and the
Pilgrim Fine Arts Academy, (Houston). Recent summers have
taken him to the Sarasota Music Festival, (Florida) and the
Breckenridge Music Festival, (Colorado), where he performed
as principal oboe of the National Repertory Orchestra. Mr.
Hauser holds a M.M. Degree from Rice University; Artist
Diploma from the Oberlin College Conservatory; a B.M. from
the University of Michigan and is a graduate of the
Interlochen Arts Academy. His principal teachers include
Robert Atherholt, James Caldwell, Elizabeth Camus, Alex
Klein, Harry Sargous, Dan Stolper, and Mark Dubois.
Barnaby
Palmer
graduated
from the University of Michigan with a Master's degree in
Clarinet Performance, in the spring of 1999. Previously he
attended the ClevelandInstitute of Music, The Interlochen
Arts Academy. He also participated in festivals such as the
National Repertoire Orchestra, the Sarasota Music Festival,
the International Symphony Orchestra in Jerusalem and the
Festival at Sandpoint.
Amy
Ley, Harp began playing the harp when I was sixteen,
fulfilling a long time dream. In 1997 I recieved my bachelor in music,
majoring in harp performance, from the University of Michigan and am
now in the process of earning a masters in harp performance also from U
of M. I have spent previous summers playing harp at Interlochen Arts
Camp, the Salzedo Harp Colony and Aspen Music Festival. I am
currnently the first harpist in the Ann Arbor and Adrian Symphonies.
Maria
Sampen
is a
native of Bowling Green, Ohio. She graduated summa cum laude
from the University of Michigan, where she was a scholarship
student of Paul Kantor in the School of Music. She completed
her Masters of Music degree at Rice University in May, 1999
where she studied violin with Kenneth Goldsmith and chamber
music with Paul Katz and Norman Fischer. She is currently
working on her doctorate in violin performance at the
University of Michigan. Ms. Sampen made her solo debut with
the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in Ohio. She has since
performed as concerto soloist with the Illinois Symphony,
the West Shore Symphony, the Pontiac Oakland Symphony and
the Michigan Pops Orchestra and was named winner of the
concerto competitions at both the University of Michigan
(1996) and Rice University (1998) and runner-up in the
William Byrd International String Competition (2000). She
has spent her summers performing as a fellow at the Aspen
Music Festival and the Tanglewood Music Festival as well at
the Mozarteum Sommerakademie in Salzburg, Austria and the
Interlochen Arts Camp. An active proponent of contemporary
music, she has worked with many composers including Pierre
Boulez, William Bolcom, John Harbison, Bernand Rands and
William Albright and has performed as violinist/violist in
the new music ensembles at the Aspen Music Festival, the
University of Michigan and Rice University. Ms. Sampen
concertizes frequently with her parents--saxophonist, John
Sampen, and composer/pianist, Marilyn Shrude--with whom she
made her New York City debut at Lincoln Center9s Bruno
Walter Auditorium in June of 1996.
Carolyn
Lukancic
began
studying violin at the age of eight. She received a Bachelor
of Music degree in violin performance from the Blair School
of Music, Vanderbilt University in 1995 where she studied
privately with Christian Teal of the Blair String Quartet
and chamber music with John Kochanowski of the Concord
String Quartet. She received a Master's of Music degree in
violin performance in 1997 under Stephen Shipps, studying
chamber music with Andrew Jennings. Carolyn is currently
residing in the Ann Arbor, MI area as a freelance
violinist/violist and private violin/viola instructor. She
has been Musical Director of the Monroe Youth Orchestra 1997
to the present and is a faculty member for the Michigan
All-State High School and Junior High School Summer
Festivals at the Interlochen Arts Academy. She is currently
a member of the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra and
performs with various other orchestras and chamber ensembles
in the Ann Arbor area.
Tim
Christie
a
native of the Washington DC area, began his violin studies
at the age of ten. In 1994 he enrolled at the University of
Michigan, studying violin with Andrew Jennings .In the
Winter of 1996, Tim began concurrent studies in viola with
Yzhak Schotten. Tim performs actively with the University of
Michigan Contemporary Directions Ensemble as solo violist.
He holds undergraduate degrees from the University of
Michigan both in Violin Performance and in English. Tim is
currently pursuing a Masters degree in violin under Paul
Kantor.
Andrea
Yun
is a doctoral violoncello student at the University of
Michigan, where she studies with Erling Bengtsson. After
completing her bachelor's and master's degrees with Tsuyoshi
Tsutsumi at Indiana University, she has returned to her
birthtown of Ann Arbor to complete her studies. Andrea
enjoys working with composers and is eager to perform more
contemporary music. She is a founding member of the Feliano
Trio, formed in 1997 solely to commission and perform new
works. Andrea is a member of the Flint Symphony, is
principal second violinist of the Rochester Symphony, has
been a fellowship student at the Aspen Festival (Colorado),
and has attended Scotiafest (Halifax, Nova
Scotia).
Anthony
Stoops
Since
winning first prize in the 1995 International Society of
Bassists solo competition, Anthony Stoops has presented
recitals and masterclasses throughout the Midwestern United
States as well as in Texas. A graduate of the University of
Iowa, he also attended Northwestern University, and is
currently pursuing graduate studies at the University of
Michigan. A versatile musician, Anthony has had a broad
range of performance experience from playing in his first
rock 'n roll band "Godzilla and the Pez People" and playing
in several fusion and Jazz ensembles, to working with some
of the world's greatest conductors as a member of the Civic
Orchestra of Chicago. A proponent of Contemporary Music as
well as premiering numerous compositions which were written
for him. Highlights of the 1998-99 season included a world
premiere performance and recording for the International
Computer Music Conference held at the University of Michigan
in October, a compact disc recording of music newly composed
and arranged for double bass and violin in December, and a
recital at the 1999 International Society of Bassists
convention held in Iowa City, Iowa in June.
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