Glenn Basham – Violin
Glenn Basham, Associate Professor (Violin), received a B.M. degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts and an M.M. degree from Indiana University. Currently in his fourteenth season as the concertmaster of the Naples Philharmonic, Basham has served as the concertmaster of the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic and at many music festivals nationwide, and has appeared as soloist with the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, the Lansing Symphony, the Plymouth Symphony, the Oak Park Symphony, the North Carolina School of the Arts Festival Orchestra, the Blue Lake Festival Orchestra, the Manchester Symphony, the Marion Philharmonic, and the Palm Beach Symphony.
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James Buswell – Violin
James Buswell has performed as a solo violinist with virtually all of the major orchestras in North America, and throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia as well. In this capacity, he has appeared in over one-hundred solo works for violin and orchestra. His regular professional activities also include solo and chamber music recitals, conducting, teaching, lecturing, and writing. In recital, he is noted for adventuresome programming, regularly combining standard masterpieces with works off the beaten path.
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Shao-chin Chien – Viola
Shao-chin Chien, born in Taiwan, has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from
Taipei in Taiwan. She earned both her Master of Music degree in viola performance and her Doctor of Music Arts degree in viola performance and with music education as a cognate from the of MiamiUniversity. She has been the Teaching Assistant of the viola studio of Pamela McConnell and the primary teacher of the Strings for Kids Program of the Frost School of Music of the University.
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Jay Christy – Violin/Chamber Music
Jay Christy began studying the violin at the age of three in the WashingtonD.C. area with his mother Nancy. His other teachers include John Merrill of the Baltimore Symphony and Lev Gurevich of the Florida Symphony. Jay received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of David Cerone, David Updegraff, Victor Danchenko, and Eugene Gratovich. He received a Master of Music degree from Indiana University as a student of Franco Gulli.
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Belen Clifford – Violin
Belen Clifford Born in Havana, Cuba, Belen began studying the violin at age eight, attending both the Manuel Saumell and Esteban Salas Conservatories. During this time she competed nationally and won first prize, second prize, and two honorable mentions. She then entered the Institute of Fine Arts in Havana where she completed her studies.
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Patrick Clifford – Violin/Director
A native of Michigan, Mr. Clifford began his violin studies at age six. Many of his formative years were spent studying at the University of Michigan School of Music with Robert Culver. His summer studies include Interlochen International Music Camp, MeadowmountSchool, and EncoreSchool for Strings. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
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Barney Culver – Cello/Chamber Music
Born in 1979, Barney Culver started his studies on the cello at the age of 3. Soon after continuing his studies with Nina DeVeritch, he gave his first solo recital at the age of 10. Soloing and performing with various classical, bluegrass and improvisatory groups helped round out his high school career. In 1997, Barney attended the University of Michigan where he studied with Anthony Elliott.
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Renata Guitart – Violin/Viola
Renata was born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical education in Manuel Saumell Conservatory when she was 8 years old with Ala Taran, a teacher from the Ukraine. Miss Guitart graduated High School from the Esteban Salas Conservatory in Santiago de Cuba, where she earned the Teacher and Player of Violin Certificate in 1989. She was then awarded a full scholarship to continue her studies in the Higher Institute of Arts in Havana.
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David Alan Harrell – Cello/Chamber Music
David Alan Harrell, adjunct professor of cello, has been a member of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1995. He attended the University of Alabama where he graduated Summa cum laude and was named one of the university's most outstanding undergraduate scholars. He received his Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and was awarded its 1994 Cello Prize.
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As a recitalist and chamber musician, Jaffé has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls around the world, including the Weill Recital Hall, Town Hall, and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City; the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires; Sala Cecilia Meireles in Rio de Janeiro; Sociedade Cultura Artistica in São Paulo; Wigmore Hall in London; Suntory Hall in Tokyo; and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. His performance was found to be “eloquent with pathos and tenderness” by theNew London Day, which further commented on Jaffé’s “superb intonation, robust sound, and overall musical command”. Jaffé made his orchestral debut at the age of 11, performing a concerto written for him by Brazilian composer Radames Gnattali.
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Stanley Konopka – Viola/Chamber Music
Stanley Konopka has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1991; he was appointed assistant principal viola in 1993. He received a Undergraduate Diploma from CIM. He is a former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony and a graduate of the InterlochenArtsAcademy. He was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1995.
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Jun-Ching Lin – Violin/Chamber Music
Jun-Ching Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied with Sara Scriven, Roman Totenberg, and Robert Koff through high school. At the age of nine, Jun-Ching debuted with the New Hampshire Philharmonic. Subsequent appearances included performances with the Boston Pops and many recitals in the Boston area. His high school years culminated in his being named one of the first Presidential Scholars in the Arts. He continued his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music.
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David Mastrangelo – Violin/Chamber Music
David Mastrangelo began playing the violin at the age of 8 and began getting private lessons at 12 in his hometown of Syracuse, NY. He attended Southern Methodist University on a full music scholarship and graduated with honors in 1990. While there, he studied with Emanuel Borok and was Concertmaster of the orchestra under maestro Ansel Brusilow. He then went to Mannes College of Music in New York where he studied with Sally Thomas.
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Lisa Mattson – Viola (On Leave 2010)
Lisa Mattson, a native of Philadelphia, PA, began playing the viola in fourth grade as part of a public school music program. She attended Duke University where she was recipient of the A. J. Fletcher Performance Scholarship and completed her Bachelor of Music degree at The Juilliard School where she received the Victor Herbert Scholarship. While a student at Juilliard, Lisa studied chamber music with the Juilliard String Quartet and was selected to participate in the Juilliard Quartet Seminar. Lisa earned her Master of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Heidi Castleman.
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Carol Ou – Cello
Carol Ou was the recipient of the 1998 Outstanding Young Woman of America Award and a top prize winner in the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition and the Irving M. Klein International String Competition. Praised by The Republic and the Strad Magazine for her “astounding tone and pitch” and her “wonderfully pure cello tone and incisive technique,” she has also garnered praises from the China Times, which calls her “a magician on the cello.”
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