Curriculum Vitae
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Education
USC Thornton School of Music Master of Music Degree in Clarinet Performance. Eastman School of Music Bachelor of Music Degree in Clarinet Performance with High Distinction. Performer's Certificate. Arts Leadership Program Certificate (in Leadership & Administration; and in Contemporary Orchestral Issues). Cumulative GPA score is 3.95, Dean's list. Thelma-Yellin High-School for the Arts Graduated from the classical music department with distinction. The Givatayim Music Conservatory Diploma received with distinction. Employment History Jacksonville Symphony, Principal Clarinet New World Symphony, Clarinet Fellow New West Symphony, 2nd clarinet/ Eb clarinet Santa Barbara Symphony Guest Principal Clarinet Grand Rapids Symphony, Interim Principal Clarinet Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, 4th clarinet Teaching Experience Teaching Artist Napa Valley Language Academy Helped founding the wind division of the school’s El Sistema vision. Taught 5th & 6th grades weekly clarinet group lessons focusing on developing their musicianship, sense of rhythm and ensemble playing. Salvador Elementary School Designed together with classroom teachers lesson plans that incorporate music into the everyday class curriculum following the principals of Leonard Bernstein Center's Artful Learning Model. Clarinet Instructor Academia Filarmónica de Medellín (AFMED) Lead daily clarinet masterclass and workshops for students from different music programs in Medellín. Interlochen Arts Academy Lead a Clarinet Masterclass for students from the Interlochen arts Academy. Givatayim Conservatory Lead a Clarinet Masterclass for students from the Givatayim Conservatory. Private studio Instructs high school clarinet students on a weekly-basis. Worked together on developing a good tone production, a solid technique and musicianship through natural singing voice. Cy-Fair High School Taught weekly clarinet lessons for the high school band program. Accustoming students to developing a good tone production, a solid technique and musicianship. Recorder class teacher John W. Mack Elementary School Taught 3rd through 5th grades weekly music classes focusing on developing their musicianship through singing and basic skills of playing the recorder. Familiarizing students with many general music terms; such as reading music notation, the families of instruments, and diverse styles and genres. Sectional clarinet instructor James A. Foshay Learning Center Coached a weekly clarinet sectional for the high school band program. Reinforcing fundamentals of good ensemble playing; such as intonation, blending, rhythmic integrity and musicianship. Fellowships Tanglewood Music Center, fellowship- Lola and Edwin Jaffe Fellowship Orchestra Institute Napa Valley, clarinet fellow Rice University Shepherd School of Music, Mary Ellen Hale Lovett Traveling Fellowship in Music 2013 Colorado College Music Festival, fellowship- Sponsorship by Alan Siegel & Edie Greene and Cindy Carter & Rex Kramer. Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, fellowship- Funded by The Clement Clarke Moore Scholarship Colorado College Music Festival, fellowship- Funded by The David & Nancy Roeder Scholarship American Academy of Conducing at Aspen, clarinet fellowship Internships (Through the Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program) Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Operations Intern (paid intern) Issued fee contracts and guest artist contracts for the 2009-2010 season. Updated the RPO musicians’ website with rehearsal schedules, assignments, and other announcements to facilitate communication with musicians. Assisted in the orchestra’s season planning process; researched repertoire and instrumentations for the artistic director. Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Intern (paid intern) Served as assistant orchestra manager during rehearsals and concerts; helped setting rehearsal space, distributed parts and led wind sectionals. Created the RPYO's contribution database to expedite collaborations with donors. Redesigned the RPYO’s alumni database to facilitate connection with alumni. Took an active part in the board of directors' meetings and in the parents' board meetings. On-line projects Inside the Music- Are you feeling it? During this one hour long interactive concert, we invited the audience to see how we produce sound on different instruments, with high rate frame cameras capturing these vibrations. We also explored how the actual vibrations create sound and interact with the human senses, particularly “feel”. Through performances of chamber works by Beethoven, Mozart and Carter, we discussed how the different instrument timbres blend and create new sounds together. Available for streaming online for free via MUSAIC - New World Symphony Inside the Music- May I have the best seat in the house please? During this on hour long interactive concert, we invited the audience to explore what is that "best seat" in the house which we all are hoping to get. We examined and explained how the performers determine which seating arrangements to use on stage and how it effects the sonority and visual experience for the audience. Moreover, the audience had a chance to move around, switch seats and compare heir concert experiences from the different seating areas at the concert hall. Available for streaming online for free via MUSAIC - New World Symphony Inside the Music- Are you listening? During this one hour long interactive concert, we gave the audience an opportunity to have a closer look into the rehearsing process of a chamber group and how we reach our artistic decisions. In my effort to include the audience in this process I created an online application on which the audience got to vote in real time on which way the want us to interpret and perform the piece by the end of the concert. Over 100audience members participated in the live voting process and created a one in a lifetime performance of Beethoven Trio op. 11. Available for streaming online fore free via VIMEO - New World Symphony (password: nws) TEDxHouston 2012- RESONATE Performed and demonstrated on Viswa Subbaraman talk on conductor's role in the ensemble; blend leadership skills with the talent of others to produce true masterpieces. Eastman School of Music - Speed Lessons Featured in Eastman’s latest innovation of on-line available for purchase lessons. These on-line lessons, taught by an Eastman professor with an Eastman student as the performer, are designed to help students gain valuable insights into orchestral playing. Volunteer work Sunset ChamberFest- co-director Sunset ChamberFest is an organization led by cellist Michael Kaufman and clarinetist Ran Kampel that presents high-level chamber music concerts in the Greater Los Angeles Area each June. The festival puts an emphasis on the creation of new music, by commissioning composers to write pieces to be premiered in the festival concerts and by working with student composers to improve and professionally record their works. Our mission is to bring together excellent classical musicians from all over the world to share chamber music with the different communities of the Greater Los Angeles Area, with an emphasis on promoting both young professional and student composers. Thornton Outreach Program - Served as a teaching-artist in the Meet the Instruments programs at high-risk low-income downtown public schools. Introduced the clarinet to the student and demonstrated the instrument’s different characteristics and repertoire. Education program of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra- Helped run children's musical activities in pre-concert workshop. Was in charge of operating the “compose your own melody” stand in the orchestra’s children’s concert music fair. Outreach Programs at the Eastman School of Music (Music for all) - Performed and interacted with a vast variety of audiences from different backgrounds in public schools, hospitals, public libraries, retirement communities, churches and in the University of Rochester. Coordinated performances and was directed of public speaking; introducing the pieces in a communicative and understandable way, while broadening the musical knowledge of the audience. Performed in public ceremonies including in the Israeli President's House, for the Ministry of Education, in community centers, and nursing homes. Worked with children with hearing disabilities. Tutored a couple of children with hearing disabilities in their community center; played with them and helped them with their homework. C0-produced a special concert celebrating Hanukkah. Awards New World Symphony Concerto Competition, Winner Torrance Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Honorable Mention USC Thornton School of Music, Winds & Percussion Department Award to outstanding graduates Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Honors society membership The 6th LISMA International Music Competition, Second prize The 2009 Colorado College Music Festival Concerto Competition, Winner The 2007 Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition, an Honorable Mention (was the youngest competitor in the finals) Eastman School of Music, Dean's List (requires a GPA above 3.9). Interlochen Festival for the Arts, Fine Arts Award Thelma-Yellin High-School for the Arts, Distinguish Student Award The Givatayim Music Conservatory, Distinguish Student Award Turgeman Young Artist Competition (Israel), First prize Scholarships & Grants Rice University Shepherd School of Music, full-tuition scholarship (Mr. and Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Prize) USC Thornton School of Music, Dean's Scholarship Eastman School of Music, a grant from the Professional Development Committee to participate in the 2008 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. America-Israel Culture Foundation, a grant to attend Aspen Music Festival and School. Eastman School of Music, Howard Hanson Scholarship & Peter Hadcock Scholarship in clarinet Interlochen Festival for the Arts, Earl and Ellen McDonald Memorial Nadia Sternberg Foundation, a scholarship for chamber music America-Israel Culture Foundation, full-tuition scholarships for musical studies |
2012 Los Angeles, CA 2009 Rochester, NY 2006 Givatayim, Israel 2006 Givatayim, Israel September 2017- present Jacksonville, FL September 2014- May 2017 Miami Beach, FL May 2013- May 2017 Los Angeles, CA February 2017 Santa Barbara, CA September 2013- May 2013 Grand Rapids, MI October 2012- December 2013 Rochester, NY August-September 2013 Napa Valley, CA August-September 2013 Napa Valley, CA May 10th-14th , 2016 Medellín,Colombia May 6th, 2015 Interlochen MI June 30th, 2013 Givatayim, Israel 2011-present 2012-2013 Houston, TX 2011-2012 Los Angeles, CA 2011-2012 Los Angeles, CA summer 2014 August- September 2013 Summer 2013 Summer 2010 Summer 2009 Summer 2009 Summer 2008 Fall 2009 Spring 2009 February 2017 January 2016 April 2015 November 2012 Published 2011 2014-present Los Angeles, CA 2011-2012 Los Angeles, CA 2009 Rochester, NY 2007- 2010 Rochester, NY 2002-2006 Israel 2000 Tel- Aviv, Israel 2015 2012 2012 2012 2009 2009 2007 2006-2009 2006 2006 2006 2003 2012 - 2013 2010- 2012 2008 2007 2006-2009 2006 2006 2003-2006 |
Master classes
Yehuda Gilad, Sabine Meyer, Phillipe Cupper, Charles Neidich, Andrew Marriner, Joseph Silverstein, Kim Kashkashian, James Dunham, Norman Fischer, Guy Deplus, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Ted Oien, Frank Cohen, Carey Bell, Dan Gilbert, Nathan Williams, Eli Eban, Sharon Kam and Eddie Daniels.
Teachers worked with
Yehuda Gilad, Jon Manasse, Andrew Brown, Eva Wasserman- Margolis, Kennet Grant, Ricardo Morales, David Shifrin, Richie Hawley, Bil Jackson, Richard Stoltzman, Mark Nuccio, Tom Martin, Michael Wayne, Bert Hara, Dan Gilbert, Stephen Williamson, Kalmen Opperman, Robert Spring, Ayako Oshima, John Bruce Yeh, Francois Benda, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Daniel Silver, Richard Lesser, Luigi Magistrelli and David Gould.
(Last update: December 2017)
Yehuda Gilad, Sabine Meyer, Phillipe Cupper, Charles Neidich, Andrew Marriner, Joseph Silverstein, Kim Kashkashian, James Dunham, Norman Fischer, Guy Deplus, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Ted Oien, Frank Cohen, Carey Bell, Dan Gilbert, Nathan Williams, Eli Eban, Sharon Kam and Eddie Daniels.
Teachers worked with
Yehuda Gilad, Jon Manasse, Andrew Brown, Eva Wasserman- Margolis, Kennet Grant, Ricardo Morales, David Shifrin, Richie Hawley, Bil Jackson, Richard Stoltzman, Mark Nuccio, Tom Martin, Michael Wayne, Bert Hara, Dan Gilbert, Stephen Williamson, Kalmen Opperman, Robert Spring, Ayako Oshima, John Bruce Yeh, Francois Benda, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Daniel Silver, Richard Lesser, Luigi Magistrelli and David Gould.
(Last update: December 2017)
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