| Name:
| Ed Mills
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| Arranger, Player, Soloist, Teacher (French Horn, Wagner Tuba, Natural Horn, Alphorn)
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| | Ed took up the Horn at the age of 7, he now studies at Trinity College of Music under the tuition of Jeff Bryant, Steve Stirling and Martin Owen. Ed has played with many orchestras under conductors such as Sir Charles Mackerras, Mark Elder and Thomas Sanderling . Ed was Pricipal Horn of the London Schools Symphony Orchestra between 2001 and 2003.
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| Name:
| Roman Mints
| | Skills:
| player, soloist, teacher
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| +44 (0)20 7460 8774
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| +44 (0)20 7460 8774
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| United Kingdom
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| Name:
| Shailendra Mishra
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| Accompanist, Arranger, Player, Soloist, Teacher (specialist in playing Indian hand drums)
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| 9911912027
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| 1328 lodi road complex,lodi road, New Delhi 110003, India
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| | Shailendra Mishra, Master’s Degree in Music (percussion) AND an ‘A’ grade artist of ‘ALL INDIA RADIO’ (AIR) and Doordarshan (T.V.) got guidance from eminent gurus like Shree Arjun Rai, Pandit Anand Gopal Bandopadhyay and Pandit Sameer Chatterjee. He represents both Banaras and Farrukkhabad Gharanas. Has conducted workshops as well as ‘Lecture Demonstrations’ covering various topics on music especially the Indian rhythm and related aspects of the art of Tabla playing. His Solo performances and Jugalbandi concerts (Including North & South Indian music with Carnatic percussionists) have been greatly admired and applauded by critics and connoisseurs. He has worked with Jazz musicians like Lewis Pragasam and Greg Lyons and also with ‘Gamelan’ (a group of musicians playing the Malaysian traditional instruments).
He has propogated India Music in Malaysia as a faculty in the Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur on deputation through ICCR where he taught this art to the people of Malaysia. Performed solo and in accompaniment with many famous artists of Indian classical music as well as of other music styles like: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pt.V.G.Jog, Pt.ShrikantBakre, Pt.RajanSajan Mishra, Vidushi Dr.N.Rajam, Pt.UlhasKashalkar, Pt.Nityanand Haldipur, Smt Lakshmi Shankar Pt.VishnuPrasanna, Pt. Dinanath Mishra, Parur M.S. Gopalkrishnan many other Personalities.
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES. NATIONAL Performed in many concerts and conferences organized by both Government and private organizations Such as: * DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS - PORT BLAIR * WEST BENGAL STATE MUSIC ACADEMY * MUSIC ACADEMY- CHENNAI * HAMSDWANI FESTIVAL OF MUSIC * KALARASANA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC * GUNIDAS SANGEET SAMMELAN * SWAMI HARIDAS SANGEET SAMAROH, BRINDAVAN * INDIRA GANDHI RASHTRIYA MANAV SANGRAHALAYA, BHOPAL * ONAM FESTIVAL * SWAR RANG FESTIVAL * MALLHAR FESTIVAL, ICCR * SOURANG UTSAV NEW DELHI * FESTIVAL OF INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE, Ravishankar Institute of Music and Performing Arts * SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY * BHARAT BHAVAN FESTIVAL, BHOPAL * FESTIVAL OF PUNJABI ACADEMY * JAI BHARATI FESTIVAL III (GURU-SHISHYA RATNAVALI) * TEMPLE FESTIVAL, PUSHKAR.
INTERNATIONAL • INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL ‘PEACE AND RESPECT TO CELEBRATE 3000 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OSH CITY (KYRGHYZSTAN).AUG.-SEP., 2000. • INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ‘DAYS OF INDIAN CULTURE in TURKMENISTAN, 2000 • HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA-DHAKA,BANGLADESH, JANUARY,2001. • INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL -KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, AUGUST, 2004. • CONDUCTED A LECTURE DEMONSTRATION ORGANISED BY MALAYSIA HINDU SANGAM, KUALA LUMPUR, APRIL 2005. Address: 1287 Lodi Road Complex,Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003, Phone: 0091-9911912027 EMAIL ADDRESS: mrshailendramishra@rediffmail.com, shailendramishra7@rediffmail.com WEBSITE: www.shailendramishra.com
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| Name:
| Mikhail Mishtchenko
| | Skills:
| Player, Soloist, Lecturer (organist, piano accompanist)
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| St.Petersburg 194044, Russia
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| | Mikhail Mishtchenko - organist and musicologist. Graduated St. Petersburg Conservatoire in 1993 as an organist (Tatyana Tchausova) and musicologist (Dr. Prof. Lyudmila Kovnatskaya). Studied organ playing with Youri Semyonov (St. Petersburg)and Hans Davidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) too.
He has a broad repertoire with special emphasis on organ music of Romanticism and Modernism. Often performs not widely known music. Gave organ recitals in Russia, Latvia, Armenia, Belorussia, Germany, Finland, US.
Performs as an accompanist and ensemble player with soloists, choirs and orchestras in St. Petersburg. He is one of few organists in St. Petersburg who plays unique instrument with complicated mechanics – the English chamber organ from 1730-s (The State Hermitage). Active as piano accompanist too.
Ph. D. Degree 1997 (thesis on the Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar's music). Lecturer on history of music at St. Petersburg Coservatoire. Author of numerous published musicological writings.
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| Name:
| Maxim E Mogilevsky
| | Skills:
| Soloist, Teacher
| | Phone:
| +1 440 775 6322
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| +1 440 775 8942
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| Oberlin Conservatory, 77 College Street, Oberlin, OHIO 44074, United States
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| | Maxim Mogilevsky was the last piano student of Anaida Sumbatian, who taught legendary Vladimir Ashkenazy. Debuted with Moscow Philharmonic at the age of 13 with Maestro D.Kitaenko. Graduated from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory where studied with Lev Naumov. Recepient of Tchaikovsky Scholarship. Postgraduate studies at Moscow Conservatory(DMA). Studied at Juilliard School with B.Davidovich. Master Degree from Indiana University with Alexander Toradze. Worked as Assistant to Toradze for 6 years.
Won Tokyo, Unisa(Pretoria, South Africa)and Opporto (Portugal)piano competitions. Appeared with Tokyo Metropolitan, New Japan Philharmonic, Yokohama International Piano Festival. Debuted in the US at Gold Medal piano series at Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena,CA. Appeared with Seattle Symphony (Maestro G.Schwarz), Kirov Orchestra (Maestro V.Gergiev), St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Fargo Symphony.
Festvals included Edinburgh Festival ("Angel Award", 1997), Rotterdam Philips Gergiev Festival, "White Nights" Festival, Mikkeli Festival (Finland), Stresa Festival (Italy), Carithischer Sommer festival (Austria), NJ Symphony Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff Festivals, Ravinia Festival. Recitals at Cliburn Concerts (Fort Worth), Hollywood Bowl, De Doelen (Rotterdam), Salle Gaveau (Paris), Palais-des Beaux-Arts(Brussels), Diligentsia (The Hague), New Opera of Tel Aviv, Teatro San Martin in Cordoba (Argentina), Prudential Hall (Newark), Kravis Center (West Palm Beach), Teatro Lyrico (Milano). Future plans include Ruhr Festival (Germany), Gilmore Festival, New York Chamber Orchestra. Chamber Music partners included St. Petersburg String Quartet, Yuri Bashmet, Enrico Dindo, Yevgeny Bushkov and Svetlana Smolina. Currently Ass.Professor of Piano, Oberlin Conservatory, Ohio.
Selected Reviews "..A stunning Mogilevsky,..Big,bold performance,stunning power.." Joseph McLellan, Washington Post "Russia's fearless generation X pianist" Charles Michener, New York Observer "Stunning control of touch and tone,a complete artist" Wayne Lee Gay Fort Worth Star Telegram "Uncommonly recreative artist,..breathtaking in colors and fleetness.." John Ardoin, Dallas Morning News "Mogilevsky: Skill and Talent, charismatic manner and irrepresible personality." Daniel Cariaga, Los Angeles Times "What a star!Mogilevsky'the Lion'delivered astonshingly explosive performance."Michael Tumelty, The Glasgow Herald "Breathtaking..,real master of piano" Vesa Siren, Helsingin Sanomat "Mogilevsky and Smolina collaborated handsomely on the Stravinsky concerto.Rachmaninoff 1&2 duo-piano suites were brilliantly displayed" David Stevens, International Herald Tribune "In the hands of Mogilevsky and Smolina Rakhmaninoff suite no 2 provided formidable climax."Andrew Clark, Financial Times "Mogilevsky was particularly dazzling.."Matthew Rye, The Daily Telegraph
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| Name:
| Daniele Montagner
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| Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher
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| Via Pramarzo 3, BALDISSERO CANAVESE (TO) 10080, Italy
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| | Flautist, composer and researcher. Coming from a "classical" formation and experience - orchestra and soloist, - Daniele Montagner has then incorporated more and more diverse elements in his music. His unusual harmonic compositions include elements from avant-guard music, computer music, jazz, ancient music, world ad ethnic music.
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| Name:
| Stephanie Moraly
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| Soloist, Teacher, Violin (Experienced soloist, chamber music player and teacher)
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| +1 617 948 9925
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| 311 Huntington Avenue #2B, Boston 02115, United States
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| | Stéphanie Moraly was born in Paris, France, in 1980 and started to play the violin at the age of 6. She won her first competition when she was 10 years old and gave her first recital at the age of 11. During the same year, she won the First Prize in the Mozart Young Prodigies Competition in Paris and gave her First Concert with Orchestra (age 11) in Paris. In 1991, she was also invited to perform at the International Mozart Festival in Prague (Czech Republic).
Miss Moraly entered Paris Conservatoire National at the age of 16 (1996) and got her Premier Prix (First Prize) at the age of 19. In 1998, she participated in a exchange program with Lithuania. There, she gave numerous recitals as a soloist as well as in chamber music and won the First Prize at the Atžalina Concerto Competition, which led her to play the Shostakovitch First Concerto with the Lithuanian National Orchestra in Vilnius in 1999. In 1999, she was admitted to the New England Conservatory of Music of Boston (United States) on a full scholarship to study with Michèle Auclair. She obtained her Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Performance in 2001 and is presently completing her Master's degree at N.E.C.
Since she arrived in the United States, Miss Moraly gave numerous recitals and concerts including several solo performances (with orcehstra and in sonata) in Jordan Hall and a solo appearance with the Community Center Orchestra of Boston.
She won the Third Grand-Prize at the California International Young Artists Competition in October 2000 and the First Prize of the Rome Festival Competition in January 2002, which will make her a featured soloist in Rome in July 2002.
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| Name:
| Evgeny Petrovich Moskovchuk
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| Player, Soloist, violinist
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| Sofia 1359, Bulgaria
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| Name:
| Jenine Mudge
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| Player, Singer, Soloist, Teacher
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| United Kingdom
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| Name:
| Kumar Mukherjee
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| Composer, Singer, Soloist, Teacher
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| 00 91 33 24292362 /98304 34008
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| 25R Salimpur Road ,3rd. floor, Kolkata 700031, India
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| | Started learning North Indian classical vocal from a very tender age. Before I was introduced to vocals my training by learning the art of playing Tabla from Pandit Shankar Ghosh. Thereafter, my rigorous training began under the able tutelage of Ustad Munawar Ali Khan (son of the legendary Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan). Later I was taught by Ustad Raza Ali Khan.
I have been performing for the last 15 years and teaching serious students of this genre of music is something I love.
Apart from the usual classical fare which include genres like 'khayal','thumri','ghazal',and 'bhajan', I am also comfortable in certain folk based melodies of northern India. Sufi music as practised in northern India is another favourite. `
Apart from numerous shows both within the country and abroad I have also published some music.
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| Name:
| Rigo Murillo
| | Skills:
| Administrator, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher, Violinist
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| +1 (214) 703 8956
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| Dallas, Texas, United States
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| | Violinist Rigo Murillo has earned a warm respect from his listeners and colleagues for his well-defined musical expression, vividly multicolored tone, and his clear, yet spontaneous musical eloquence. He captures his audience's imagination with a driving musical conviction. His exhilarating musical expression is able to engage even the youngest audiences.
Mr. Murillo has received honor degrees in violin performance and music education from The University of Southern Mississippi, where he was granted the McGraw Violin Chair Award. He also holds an Artist Diploma in violin performance from the Ollin Yoliztli Institute in Mexico City, where he studied with Sergei Gorbenko, the former concertmaster of the USSR Radio and TV Orchestra. In addition, he has performed in master classes with renowned artists such as Mayumi Fujikawa, Gregory Feigin, and Alexander Brussilowsky. Mr. Murillo has played as a member of the Pensacola Symphony, Meridian Symphony and Mississippi Opera orchestra, as well as concertmaster of the USM Symphony. Throughout his career, he has shared stage along with world-acclaimed artists as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Jean Pierre Rampal, Doc Severinsen, and Ray Charles, among others. He has appeared as guest soloist with the Ollin Yoliztli Chamber Orchestra and is featured on several recordings of Jewish liturgical and folk music, as well as his own production, titled "My Heart's Music," his compilation of instrumental songs performed on violin.
Mr. Murillo is an active teacher member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, having studied Suzuki pedagogy with Michelle George and Paul Landefeld. He has been a faculty member at The University of Southern Mississippi Suzuki School, Bass Memorial Academy, Violinspire Suzuki Workshop in Hattiesburg, MS and the American Honor Orchestra Festival. Mr. Murillo's musical leadership has taken him to excel as music director of the USM Civic Orchestra, director of operations of the USM Symphony Orchestra, and music director at Mount Sinai Congregation in Mexico City. He is the founder of the Suzuki strings program in the Greenville (TX) public schools, where he teaches private and group violin lessons along with keeping a performing schedule in the Dallas-Greenville, TX area.
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| Name:
| Evelyn Nallen
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| Player, Soloist, Teacher (Recorder Player)
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| | Recorder-player Evelyn Nallen made her BBC debut at the age of nine, and her remarkable skills span early, baroque and contemporary music. She has had works written for her by David Bedford, Carl Rütti and Roxanna Panufnik, and has given concerts all over the world. She has played at the Wigmore Hall many times, the South Bank Centre in London, the Barbican, the Royal Albert Hall, on BBC TV and radio and in the USA, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
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| Name:
| Dominic Natoli
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| Singer, Soloist, Teacher
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| London, United Kingdom
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| | Dominic Natoli made his first public appearance at age five, and subsequently joined the Australian Boys' Choir, achieving success as a soloist. He later studied with renowned Italian Baritone Afro Poli, until he travelled to Vienna where he studied at the Vienna Conservatorium of Music, graduating with a first class honours Diploma of Opera. He has studied with Carol Blaickner-Mayo in Vienna and with Nicholas Powell, David Harper, and Ludmilla Andrew in London.
His numerous awards include first prize in the Alfredo Kraus International Singing Competition; the prestigious Dame Joan Sutherland Scholarship which he has been awarded twice; and an Arts Fellowship from the Queensland Government. He also holds degrees in Law and Economics.
Dominic's operatic engagements have been with numerous companies in Australia, Austria, Germany, France, USA, Ireland, and the U.K., including Opera Australia, Victoria State Opera, Opera Queensland, Holland Park Opera, Anna Livia International Festival, and English National Opera. His operatic repertoire includes Tamino, Don Ottavio, Idomeneo, the Steuermann, Loge, Ernesto, Nemorino, Edgardo, Don Josè, Ismael, Alfredo Germont, Riccardo, Cavaradossi, Prunier, Rodolfo, and Des Grieux.
His Oratorio performances include the Verdi Requiem, Haydn's The Seasons, Bach's St. John Passion, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Handel's Joshua and Messiah. His extensive concert repertoire encompasses lieder, French and Italian songs, and he makes frequent appearances on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2. He records on CD with Vienna Modern Masters, Opera Rara and Chandos.
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| Name:
| Konrad Price Nelson
| | Skills:
| Player, Soloist, Teacher
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| +1 (801) 226 0405
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| 75 E 600 N, Orem Utah 84057, United States
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| | education California Intitute of the Arts The Curtis Intitute of Music Music Academy of the West
solo harpist Utah Symphony 1987 -1998 over 25 concerto appearances with that orchestra
Presently adjunct faculty and artist teacher in residence at Utah Valley State College
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| Name:
| Diana Netchaeva
| | Skills:
| Player, Soloist, Violinist
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| Moscow, Russia
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| Name:
| Beatrice Nicholas
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| Soloist
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)1728 628087
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| Swynford Cottage, Hall Rd, Bedingfield., Suffolk IP23 7QE, United Kingdom
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| | Here is a talented young British pianist who plays with individuality and flair! Beatrice is a young energetic talent of just twenty one years old and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, in London.
Her performances are natural and charismatic. She has played in a number of UK venues including Snape Maltings, Blythburgh Church, The Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, St. Giles-on-the-field in London, St.David’s Cathedral, Hastings White Rock Theatre, Leeds Town Hall,Lindbury Studio at the Royal Opera House.
Her artistry and innovation is refreshing, and her diversity special. These traits have led her to projects that are not always exclusively classical. She has performed her own popular- styled compositions in concerts and at celebrity events. Not stopping at that, Beatrice has played in many styles of classical,jazz,avant-garde,musical theatre,Romany, gamelan and gospel. With classical repetoire she has had many competition successes with performances of Rachmaninov and Debussy,including the much loved Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no.2. Whilst still a teenager, the Royal College of Music Junior Department awarded her the Constance Poupard prize for "pianistic excellence" and the Peter Morrison Prize for her performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. She laster recieved the the Eric Brough Memorial Prize from the Royal Academy of Music.
Not satisfied with just being a pianist, Beatrice also conducts and composes. She has written music for members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Marks and Spencers and for dancers at the Young Place in London. Last spring she was associate conductor at Camden’s Music Centre Sinfonia, London.
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| Name:
| Kathie Nicolet
| | Skills:
| Soloist (Solo Pianist For Corporate/Social Events)
| | Phone:
| +1 (630) 830 2345
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| Serving Chicagoland For 25 Years, Chicago 60611, United States
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| | Kathie Nicolet Is A Professional Pianist In Chicagoland For Over 25 Years. A Solo Pianist - Kathie Performs For Corporate/Social Events. Full Time Event Professional. Lead Pianist Von Maur St Charles Since 2001. Exclusive Wedding Cocktail Pianist Of Park Hyatt Chicago Hotel.
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| Name:
| Michael Anthony Nigro
| | Skills:
| Composer, Player, Soloist, Teacher
| | Phone:
| +1 (562) 809 6818
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| Long Beach 90715, United States
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| | Michael Anthony Nigro showed an interest in the guitar at an early age and began playing by the age of 12. After several years of lessons with local teachers and self-study, he attended the prestigious Indiana University School of Music where he graduated with his Bachelor of Music Degree in 2000 under the direction of Ernesto Bitetti. After moving back to his native Southern California, he attended California State University, Fullerton and earned a Master of Music degree under the tutelage of David Grimes. Mr. Nigro is presently in the Doctor of Music program at Claremont Graduate University studying guitar with Jack Sanders. Michael Nigro’s debut recording, “Homage to Piazzolla; Argentine Dances, Songs, and Rhythms,” is released on the label, Music & Arts. The American Record Guide stated, “Nigro has a big sound, a smooth tone, and sure-footed interpretive instincts.” He is currently recording a new CD, for the Music & Arts label, which will feature the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Antonio Lauro, Jorge Cardoso, and many other South American composers. As a performer and teacher, Michael has done concerts and masterclasses at many esteemed colleges and prominent guitar societies. In past tours, he has traveled through the Midwest where he performed at the Bloomington Indiana Classical Guitar Society, St. Louis Public Library Concert Series, Oklahoma Public Library Concert Series, and the Kansas Library Concert Series. In the Northwest he has performed at The Jefferson Guitar Society in Ashland, Oregon, Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon, The Maple Valley Public Library in Seattle Washington. On the east coast he has performed at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the Olin Arts Center at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. In his local Southern California, he has performed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Long Beach, The Long Beach Classical Guitar Society, several community colleges, and many other local churches and community events. In May-June 2007, Michael is booking his fourth tour and will be performing in California, Nevada, Utah, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. He will be performing his program titled, “Sounds of the South American Guitar.” Michael is an active member of the guitar community; he is co-founder of the Long Beach Classical Guitar Society, independent reviewer of Soundboard Magazine, and sought after teacher and performer. Michael is presently on the faculty at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California where he is the head of the guitar department.
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| Name:
| Grace Nikae
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| Soloist (Concert Pianist)
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| | One of America’s dynamic young concert artists, pianist Grace Nikae has been earning broad international recognition for her musical artistry since her debut at age eight as soloist with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and her news making solo recital debut at age thirteen in Kagoshima City, Japan. Hailed for her “poetic and fiery” playing and for her performances of “superb technique and powerful expressiveness”, Ms. Nikae has captivated audiences in North America, Europe, and Asia.
A prizewinner and the highest-ranking American at the 1998 Ibla International Piano Competition in Italy, Ms. Nikae also won the 2000 Artists International Auditions, and was presented in her solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in 2001 to critical acclaim. New York Concert Review described her as “…a musician able to summon a wonderful modicum of harmonic tension, musical lyricism and architectural coherence…”. Most recently, she received the first prize in piano in the 2002 Sorantin Young Artist International Music Competition. Ms. Nikae’s numerous other awards and prizes include the prestigious 1995 Sterling Scholar Award in Music, the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra Scholarship Competition, the Morning Music Club Scholarship Competition, the Mark Nevin Young Piano Scholarship Award, as well as the Paderewski Medal and the Cliburn Family and Liberace Memorial Scholarships from the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
As a soloist, Ms. Nikae’s extensive recital career has taken her to Canada, Hawaii, Italy, Holland, Spain, Japan, and throughout the United States, including performances at the 1996 National Book Awards Gala Ceremony, as resident pianist at the 1997 Viking Music Festival, at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC, at the Trinity Church Noonday Concert Series in New York, and at the Muskoka Lakes and Silver Bay Music Festivals. With the concerti of Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff, she has appeared as soloist with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Kagoshima Philharmonic (Japan), and on tour with the Iolani Concert Orchestra, including a 1995 performance at Carnegie Hall. As an active chamber musician, she has collaborated with the Isadora Duncan Dance Company in New York City, as well as with members of the Boston, Toronto, Harrisburg and Hartford Symphony Orchestras, and the Beijing Women’s Orchestra. In the 2001-2002 season, she completed two highly successful solo recital tours and masterclasses throughout southern Japan, as well as a performance of the Rachmaninoff First Piano Concerto, of which the Ohshima newspaper wrote, “The audience was carried along by a performance that ranged from the softest, most delicate and dreamy sounds to exciting lion-like roars that shook the piano.” Ms. Nikae’s 2002-03 season included solo and chamber music performances as well as masterclasses in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Hawaii, and a solo tour in Japan. Her 2004 season includes major solo and chamber engagements throughout Holland, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, and New York as well as her solo recital debut at the Chicago Cultural Center, broadcast live on WFMT-FM Radio and Channel 25 TV, Chicago.
In New York City, Ms. Nikae was an active educator, and maintained a private studio and was on faculty at The Trinity School in Manhattan. She is also the founder and artistic director of The Renaissance Academy in Hawaii, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing academic and artistic enrichment, and to expanding the educational and cultural possibilities of the Hawaii community. She has studied and played for such esteemed artists as Constance Keene, Robert Shannon, Li Mingqiang, Ronald Turini, Robert McDonald, Oleh Krysa, Jeffrey Solow, William Purvis, Phillip Kawin, and Vladimir Feltsman. Her teachers include Martin Canin of The Juilliard School, Dr. Brandt Fredriksen of Manhattan School of Music, and the legendary Alexander Slobodyanik. Ms. Nikae is currently based both in New York City and The Netherlands. For more information, please visit her website at: www.gracenikae.com .
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| Name:
| J. Michael Norsworthy
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| soloist (Clarinet player specializing in new music)
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| +1 610 935 2391
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| 1027 W. Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460, United States
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| | Clarinetist J. Michael Norsworthy comprises one half of The Rigadelphia Duo with pianist Inara Zandmane. Most recently presented by the St. Louis Pro Musica, the Duo has performed in Chicago, St. Louis and Carbondale. A recipient of the Chancellor's Research and Creativity Grant at SIUC, they will soon record a compact disc featuring music of contemporary Russian composers including two world premiere recordings. The Duo is also in the process of commissioning composers Ben Sutherland, Suzanne Sorkin, and Kathleen Ginther for the creation and premiere of new works to be performed in the spring of 2000.
Most recently Mr. Norsworthy was first prize winner of the concerto competition held at SIUC. In April 1999, he performed Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie with the SIUC orchestra. In addition, he also performed as soloist in Scott McAllister's "X" with the SIUC wind ensemble, on their annual tour and at Shryock Auditorium. During the summer of 1998, Norsworthy was selected for the clarinet fellowship in the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (ACE) at the Aspen Music Festival. As a member of the eight player ensemble, he performed in the U.S. premiere of Mark Anthony-Turnage's opera, "Greek", where the Chicago Tribune hailed the ensemble as having "expertly played …giving the music precision and polish." In addition to his duties with ACE, he also played as a member of the Aspen Chamber Symphony and worked with conductors such as David Zinman, David Robertson, and Sydney Harth.
Mr. Norsworthy has presented solo and chamber recitals in both the United States and Europe. In November of 1994, he performed Nielsen's Concerto for Clarinet Op.57 with the Pottstown Symphony. This was a result of his second place win in the Kathryn E. McPhail Competition. In 1992, he won the Ben and Karlene I. Memorial Scholarship Competition and received honorable mention in the MTNA National Competition.
A former student of Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr at Michigan State University, Mr. Norsworthy was a member of the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Symphony, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Midland Symphony and the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
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