[NEohioPAL]Oberlin's Faculty Chamber Series Begins Nov. 5

[Marci Janas]

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Marci Janas, Director of Conservatory Media Relations

440.775.8328 (office); 440.667.2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:



The Oberlin Conservatory of Music Faculty Chamber Series Season, A =20
Schubert Year, Begins Nov. 5



<Editors please note: biographical information about performers is =20
included.>



OBERLIN, OHIO (October 31, 2006)=97The world-renowned faculty of the =20
Oberlin Conservatory of Music will open a new season of the Faculty =20
Chamber Series on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, at 4 p.m. in Finney Chapel =20
with A Schubert Year. The first concert in the two-concert series, =20
which is free and open to the public, features Schubert=92s Octet in F =20=

Major, D803, Op. 166.



Performing on the program are Professors of Violin Gregory Fulkerson =20
and Marilyn McDonald, Associate Professor of Viola Karen Ritscher, =20
Assistant Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins, Professor of Jazz =20
Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez, Associate Professor of =20
Clarinet Richard Hawkins, Professor of Bassoon George Sakakeeny, and =20
Professor of Horn Roland Pandolfi.



Finney Chapel is located at 90 N. Professor St., on the corner of =20
Professor and Lorain streets, across from Tappan Square. Free parking =20=

is available throughout the campus. Updated concert information is =20
available by calling the Conservatory=92s 24-hour concert hotline at =20
440-775-6933, or by visiting www.oberlin.edu.


Oberlin=92s Faculty Chamber Series consists of fall and spring Sunday =20=

afternoon concerts. The second concert, in the series, Tak=E1cs & =20
Friends: The Intimacy of a Viennese Schubertiade with a Latin Twist, =20
is scheduled for Sunday, March 11, 2007, at 4 p.m. in Finney Chapel. =20
The program will include music by Schubert, Brahms, Ginastera, and =20
Piazzolla.


The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated amid =20
the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the =20
oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =20
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the =20
highest caliber, and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =20
Washington Post, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious =20=

careers in all aspects of the serious music world.

  Darrett Adkins has distinguished himself through critically =20
acclaimed performances of an enormously wide-ranging repertoire. He =20
has performed the standard concerto repertoire with orchestras such =20
as the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke=92s, the National =20=

Symphony of Brazil, and the New Hampshire and North Carolina =20
symphonies. He has also given many important first performances, such =20=

as the New York premiere of Luciano Berio=92s Sequenza XIV, the first =20=

American performance of Franco Donatoni=92s concerto Un Ruisseau sur =20
l=92Escalier with George Benjamin conducting the Tanglewood Festival =20
Orchestra, and the world premiere of Andrew Mead=92s Cello Concerto =20
with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble.  During his tenure with =20=

the Flux Quartet, he gave the first complete performance of Morton =20
Feldman=92s Quartet II, lasting just over six continuous hours. =20
Internationally, Adkins was the =93Cellist of Honor=94 at the 2002 Rio =20=

International Cello Encounter held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. His =20
solo Oslo debut was attended by King Harald, and in recognition of =20
many performances of Norwegian music and with Norwegian musicians, =20
Adkins was awarded a 2003 Cultural Arts Grant from the American =20
Scandinavian Association.  He was the winner of the Bunkamura Orchard =20=

Hall award, which led to concerto and recital appearances throughout =20
Japan. He has been a performer at many of the world=92s great music =20
festivals, including Aspen, Tanglewood, the Melbourne Festival, Ojai, =20=

and the Oslo Chamber Music Festival. An accomplished chamber =20
musician, Adkins is a member of Zephyr, a trio composed of flutist =20
Jeanne Galway and pianist Jonathan Feldman. He has recently joined =20
pianist Joseph Schwartz and violinist Stephen Clapp of the Oberlin =20
Trio, and he helped re-establish the Oberlin String Quartet. All =20
three ensembles tour regularly in the United States. He has recorded =20
as a soloist and chamber musician on various labels, including RCA, =20
CRI, Mode, Naxos, Koch, Tzadic, Cold Blue, and MMC. His current =20
release, with the Juilliard String Quartet, is Jay Greenberg=92s =20
Symphony No. 5 for Sony Classical. Adkins is assistant professor of =20
cello at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and holds teaching =20
positions at the Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival.

  Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, began his studies =20
with Bernard Stepner and Clyde Russell, and performed with the =20
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestras. At age 16, he joined the =20
musicians=92 union and began performing with his father, pianist and =20
vocalist Frank DeMiles. Dominguez earned his baccalaureate and master =20=

degrees in double bass from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, =20
studying with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis. In 1981, he was the =20
first recipient of the Milton J. Hinton scholarship competition =20
award. He went on to complete doctor of musical arts course work at =20
the University of Miami at Coral Gables with Dr. Lucas Drew. =20
Dominguez continued his studies with Robert Gladstone while teaching =20
at Michigan State University from 1984 to 1996. He has been a member =20
of the International Society of Bassists since 1974 and has served on =20=

its board of directors. He also has served on the boards of the =20
Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Alliance of Michigan, =20
and the American Sinfonietta. He is a board member of the Richard =20
Davis Foundation for Young Bassists and co-coordinates the =20
foundation=92s annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Dominguez has =20=

adjudicated the International Society of Bassists=92 International Jazz =20=

Bass competitions and was featured in the 1997 International Portrait =20=

Calendar. Since 1991 he has been principal bass of the American =20
Sinfonietta. He has performed throughout the Americas and Europe with =20=

the Miami String, the Los Angeles Piano, and the St. Petersburg =20
quartets; the Roycroft Chamber and Fontana Chamber players; and as =20
principal bass with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the =20
Jackson and Kalamazoo symphonies; and as section bassist with the =20
Miami Chamber Symphony, the Florida Philharmonic, and the Detroit =20
Symphony Orchestra. Dominguez can be heard on the Natural =20
Soundfields, Pug, Summit, Wheatland, and Winterfare labels.

  Internationally acclaimed violinist Gregory Fulkerson has had a =20
flourishing career in both classical and contemporary music. =20
Fulkerson rose to prominence as a major exponent of American =20
contemporary music, taking the first prize in the International =20
American Music Competition sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation =20
and the Kennedy Center (now sponsored by Carnegie Hall). As a result =20
of that victory, Fulkerson began a very active performing career that =20=

included debuts in New York, London, Paris, Rome, and Brussels. He =20
has performed more than 30 concerti with orchestra, including the =20
world premieres of the John Becker Concerto with the Chattanooga =20
Symphony, the Richard Wernick Concerto with the Philadelphia =20
Orchestra, and the Roy Harris Concerto with the North Carolina =20
Symphony (later performing and recording it with the Louisville =20
Orchestra). Among the conductors under whose baton Fulkerson has =20
played are Riccardo Muti, Zdenek Macal, Geoffrey Simon, Bernard =20
Rubenstein, Lawrence Leighton Smith, Gerhardt Zimmermann, Robert =20
Spano, and Marin Alsop. He performed the title role in the 1992 =20
revival of the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach for a total =20
of 48 performances on four continents, and later recorded the work =20
for Nonesuch. Fulkerson studied at Oberlin College and at the =20
Juilliard School, where his teachers included Paul Kling, David =20
Cerone, Robert Mann, Ivan Galamian, and Dorothy DeLay. His debut =20
recording (on New World Records) was chosen one of the year=92s best by =20=

the New York Times, and his recording of the complete Violin Sonatas =20
of Charles Ives (on Bridge Records) has become the standard for that =20
repertoire; other Bridge recordings include the complete Sonatas and =20
Partitas for Solo Violin by J.S. Bach (chosen one of the Best CDs of =20
2000 by the New Yorker magazine) and the Stephen Jaffe Violin =20
Concerto with the Odense Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Donald =20
Palma and released in 2005, and winner of the 2004 KIRA Award =20
(Koussevitzky International Recording Award).  Fulkerson is professor =20=

of violin at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

  Richard Hawkins made his American solo debut in 1992 at the Kennedy =20=

Center with Mstislav Rostropovich and the National Symphony =20
Orchestra, performing Aaron Copland=92s Clarinet Concerto. He has since =20=

appeared more than 40 times as soloist with the National Symphony, =20
Kennedy Center Opera, and Pennsylvania Ballet orchestras; Columbia =20
Philharmonic of Bogota, Columbia; and the Pensacola Symphony, among =20
others. In addition, Hawkins performed for five seasons with the =20
Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra as principal clarinet and is an active =20
contemporary, chamber, and orchestra musician performing with such =20
artists as Larry Combs, Eddie Daniels, and Sabine Meyer. In August =20
2001, he was a featured clarinetist at the International Clarinet =20
Association Convention in New Orleans. A sought after teacher and =20
coach, Hawkins previously served on the performance faculties of the =20
Interlochen Arts Academy and the Depaul School of Music. As a =20
sideline, he designs and crafts custom clarinet mouthpieces, with a =20
client roster that includes Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland =20
Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic musicians. Since 1996, Hawkins =20
has served as an artist representative, clinician, and woodwind =20
technician with the G. Leblanc Corporation. Since 1997, he has been a =20=

Mentor Musician at the Hot Springs Music Festival each June in Hot =20
Springs, Arkansas. Hawkins earned his bachelor and master of music =20
degrees from the University of Michigan. He has recorded for the =20
Naxos label. He is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music.

  Marilyn McDonald has toured worldwide as a member of the Castle =20
Trio, the Smithson String Quartet, the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, and =20
Ensemble Pierrot, a group specializing in contemporary music.  She is =20=

currently a member of the Axelrod Quartet, a group performing on the =20
Smithsonian=92s Stradivarius instruments. In addition to her expertise =20=

in the area of chamber music, she has appeared as recitalist and =20
soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, is =20
concertmaster of the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the =20
Smithsonian Chamber Players, and often appears in that role with =20
Boston Baroque. Her appearances reflect her versatility: soloist with =20=

the Milwaukee Symphony, concerts at Caramoor Festival, Yale =20
University, the Metropolitan Museum, Alice Tully Hall, Library of =20
Congress, Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Utrecht Festival. Summer =20
Festivals include the Baroque Performance Institute, Colorado College =20=

Festival, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Bowdoin Festivals. Professor of =20
violin at Oberlin Conservatory, she has an international reputation =20
as a pedagogue of both baroque and modern violin. Her students are =20
well represented in orchestras throughout the world and have been =20
first-prize winners in the Naumberg, Locatelli, and Berkeley Bach =20
competitions. She has held visiting professorships at both Indiana =20
University and the Eastman School of Music. McDonald has recorded for =20=

Sony, Vox, Smithsonian, Gasparo, Decca, Harmonia Mundi, Telarc, and =20
Virgin Classics, on which label the Castle Trio=92s complete Beethoven =20=

Trios have received much critical acclaim.

  Roland Pandolfi held the position of principle horn with the St. =20
Louis Symphony from 1966-2001, and for the Milwaukee Symphony from =20
1962-66. Pandolfi has appeared as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony =20=

in performances of Mozart=92s 2, 3, and 4 horn concertos; Richard =20
Strauss=92 Concerto No. 1; Bernhard Heiden=92s Concerto for Horn; =20
Benjamin Britten=92s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; and =20
Schumann=92s Concertstucke. Besides dozens of recordings with the St. =20=

Louis Symphony, Pandolfi=92s discography includes Saint Sa=EBns=92 =
Morceau =20
de Concert with the Banff Camerata for Summit Records; and, for Vox: =20
the Moss Music Group, Mozart=92s Quintet for Horn and Strings and =20
Quintet for Piano and Winds; and Beethoven=92s Quintet for Piano and =20
Winds. Pandolfi has served on the faculties of Webster and =20
Northwestern universities, the St. Louis Conservatory of Music, and =20
Southern Illinois University. He has taught master classes and =20
performed at workshops sponsored by the International Horn Society, =20
and, for the Southeast Horn Workshop in 1994, Barry Tuckwell joined =20
with him for a workshop on Beethoven=92s Sextet in E-flat Major. He =20
taught and performed at the Banff Arts Festival at the Banff Centre =20
in Alberta, Canada, for 14 seasons. He also taught and performed at =20
the Affinis Seminar in Iida, Japan, and at the Orford Festival in =20
Quebec, Canada. Pandolfi attended the New England Conservatory of =20
Music and has studied privately with Arnold Jacobs.

  Karen Ritscher is a serious proponent of new music. She has =20
commissioned and premiered works by many composers, among them Bruce =20
Adolphe, Linda Bouchard, Wendy Mae Chambers, Bright Sheng, Alice =20
Shields, and Chen Yi. A member of the Azure Ensemble, a new music =20
group, she has also been a member of the Aureus Piano Quartet. Her =20
chamber music performances include those with James Oliver Buswell =20
IV, Paul Katz, Ani Kavafian, and Nathaniel Rosen. Ritscher=92s other =20
performance experiences include principal violist for the Dallas =20
Opera and the Houston Grand Opera, assistant principal violist for =20
the American Composers Orchestra, and more than 15 years with both =20
the Orchestra of St. Luke=92s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. She =20
has also performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Houston =20
Symphony. Ritscher has been a featured panelist and performer at the =20
International Viola Congress, a featured panelist at the American =20
String Teachers Association, and has presented master classes in =20
Seoul, Korea, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England =20
Conservatory of Music, and the Hartt School of Music, among others. =20
She is the education editor for the Journal of the American Viola =20
Society and author of the column =93In the Studio.=94 In addition, she =20=

was the string consultant for Madeline Bruder=92s The Art of =20
Practicing: a Guide to Making Music from the Heart, published by Bell =20=

Tower Press in 1997, and served as a board member of the American =20
Viola Society from 1996 to 2002. Ritscher earned both a bachelor of =20
music degree, with distinction, and a master of music degree from the =20=

Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Marth Strongin Katz =20
and Francis Tursi. Additional studies include those with Karen Tuttle.

  George Sakakeeny is principal bassoonist of CityMusic Cleveland and =20=

of the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. He has appeared as =20
soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, and the =20=

Far East, including engagements with the Cleveland Orchestra, the =20
Harmonia Classica Orchestra in Vienna at the historic Musikverein, =20
and on a nationally televised concert in Japan under the baton of =20
Seiji Ozawa. He has appeared as featured soloist with orchestra at =20
two International Double Reed Conferences. A veteran chamber =20
musician, Sakakeeny has performed on three continents with ensembles =20
including the Oberlin Reed Trio, Boston Music Viva, and the Boston =20
Wind Octet. He has served as principal bassoonist of the New Japan =20
Philharmonic of Tokyo, the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston, Opera =20
Company of Boston, Boston Musica Viva, and the New Hampshire Symphony =20=

Orchestra. He has also performed and toured extensively with the =20
Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. As a clinician, Sakakeeny =20=

has given numerous recitals and master classes at leading =20
institutions in the United States and abroad, including the Paris =20
Conservatory, Tokyo Fine Arts University, Seoul National University, =20
and the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kiev. In addition, in =20
2002 president Wang Sizhao awarded him the title =93Guest Professor of =20=

the Central Conservatory of Music=94 for his contributions in raising =20=

the standard of bassoon playing in China.









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Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440.775.8328
(F) 440.775.5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu




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style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">OBERLIN, OHIO (October 31, =
2006)=97The world-renowned faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
will open a new season of the Faculty Chamber Series on Sunday, Nov. 5, =
2006, at 4 p.m. in Finney Chapel with <I>A Schubert Year</I>. The first =
concert in the two-concert series, which is free and open to the public, =
features Schubert=92s <I>Octet in F Major, D803, Op. 166.</I></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><I>=A0</I></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">Performing on the program are =
Professors of Violin Gregory Fulkerson and Marilyn McDonald, Associate =
Professor of Viola Karen Ritscher, Assistant Professor of Cello Darrett =
Adkins, Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass Peter Dominguez, =
Associate Professor of Clarinet Richard Hawkins, Professor of Bassoon =
George Sakakeeny, and Professor of Horn Roland Pandolfi.</P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px"><I>=A0</I></P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">Finney Chapel is located at =
90 N. Professor St., on the corner of Professor and Lorain streets, =
across from Tappan Square. Free parking is available throughout the =
campus. Updated concert information is available by calling the =
Conservatory=92s 24-hour concert hotline at 440-775-6933, or by visiting =
<A href=3D"http://www.oberlin.edu/"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
color=3D"#0000F2">www.oberlin.edu</FONT></A>.</P><DIV style=3D"margin-top:=
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class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px">Oberlin=92s Faculty Chamber Series consists of fall and =
spring Sunday afternoon concerts. The second concert, in the series, =
<I>Tak=E1cs & Friends: The Intimacy of a Viennese Schubertiade with =
a Latin Twist, </I>is scheduled for Sunday, March 11, 2007, at 4 p.m. in =
Finney Chapel. The program will include music by Schubert, Brahms, =
Ginastera, and Piazzolla.</P><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; ">=A0<BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px">The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and =
situated amid the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, =
is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. =
Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the highest =
caliber, and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the <I>Washington =
Post</I>, Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers =
in all aspects of the serious music world.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>Darrett Adkins</B> has distinguished himself =
through critically acclaimed performances of an enormously wide-ranging =
repertoire. He has performed the standard concerto repertoire with =
orchestras such as the Tokyo Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke=92s, =
the National Symphony of Brazil, and the New Hampshire and North =
Carolina symphonies. He has also given many important first =
performances, such as the New York premiere of Luciano Berio=92s =
<I>Sequenza XIV</I>, the first American performance of Franco Donatoni=92s=
 concerto <I>Un Ruisseau sur l=92Escalier</I> with George Benjamin =
conducting the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, and the world premiere of =
Andrew Mead=92s <I>Cello Concerto</I> with the Oberlin Contemporary =
Music Ensemble.=A0 During his tenure with the Flux Quartet, he gave the =
first complete performance of Morton Feldman=92s <I>Quartet II</I>, =
lasting just over six continuous hours. Internationally, Adkins was the =
=93Cellist of Honor=94 at the 2002 Rio International Cello Encounter =
held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. His solo Oslo debut was attended by King =
Harald, and in recognition of many performances of Norwegian music and =
with Norwegian musicians, Adkins was awarded a 2003 Cultural Arts Grant =
from the American Scandinavian Association.=A0 He was the winner of the =
Bunkamura Orchard Hall award, which led to concerto and recital =
appearances throughout Japan. He has been a performer at many of the =
world=92s great music festivals, including Aspen, Tanglewood, the =
Melbourne Festival, Ojai, and the Oslo Chamber Music Festival.=A0An =
accomplished chamber musician, Adkins is a member of Zephyr, a trio =
composed of flutist Jeanne Galway and pianist Jonathan Feldman. He has =
recently joined pianist Joseph Schwartz and violinist Stephen Clapp of =
the Oberlin Trio, and he helped re-establish the Oberlin String Quartet. =
All three ensembles tour regularly in the United States.=A0He has =
recorded as a soloist and chamber musician on various labels, including =
RCA, CRI, Mode, Naxos, Koch, Tzadic, Cold Blue, and MMC. His current =
release, with the Juilliard String Quartet, is Jay Greenberg=92s =
<I>Symphony No. 5</I> for Sony Classical. Adkins is assistant professor =
of cello at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and holds teaching =
positions at the Juilliard School and the Aspen Music Festival.</P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>Peter Dominguez</B> =
grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, began his studies with Bernard Stepner =
and Clyde Russell, and performed with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony =
Orchestras. At age 16, he joined the musicians=92 union and began =
performing with his father, pianist and vocalist Frank DeMiles. =
Dominguez earned his baccalaureate and master degrees in double bass =
from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, studying with Roger Ruggeri =
and Richard Davis. In 1981, he was the first recipient of the Milton J. =
Hinton scholarship competition award. He went on to complete doctor of =
musical arts course work at the University of Miami at Coral Gables with =
Dr. Lucas Drew. Dominguez continued his studies with Robert Gladstone =
while teaching at Michigan State University from 1984 to 1996. He has =
been a member of the International Society of Bassists since 1974 and =
has served on its board of directors. He also has served on the boards =
of the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Alliance of =
Michigan, and the American Sinfonietta. He is a board member of the =
Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists and co-coordinates the =
foundation=92s annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Dominguez has =
adjudicated the International Society of Bassists=92 International Jazz =
Bass competitions and was featured in the 1997 International Portrait =
Calendar. Since 1991 he has been principal bass of the American =
Sinfonietta. He has performed throughout the Americas and Europe with =
the Miami String, the Los Angeles Piano, and the St. Petersburg =
quartets; the Roycroft Chamber and Fontana Chamber players; and as =
principal bass with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson =
and Kalamazoo symphonies; and as section bassist with the Miami Chamber =
Symphony, the Florida Philharmonic, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. =
Dominguez can be heard on the Natural Soundfields, Pug, Summit, =
Wheatland, and Winterfare labels.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px">=A0Internationally acclaimed violinist <B>Gregory =
Fulkerson</B> has had a flourishing career in both classical and =
contemporary music.=A0Fulkerson rose to prominence as a major exponent =
of American contemporary music, taking the first prize in the =
International American Music Competition sponsored by the Rockefeller =
Foundation and the Kennedy Center (now sponsored by Carnegie Hall). As a =
result of that victory, Fulkerson began a very active performing career =
that included debuts in New York, London, Paris, Rome, and Brussels. He =
has performed more than 30 concerti with orchestra, including the world =
premieres of the John Becker Concerto with the Chattanooga Symphony, the =
Richard Wernick Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Roy =
Harris Concerto with the North Carolina Symphony (later performing and =
recording it with the Louisville Orchestra).=A0Among the conductors =
under whose baton Fulkerson has played are Riccardo Muti, Zdenek Macal, =
Geoffrey Simon, Bernard Rubenstein, Lawrence Leighton Smith, Gerhardt =
Zimmermann, Robert Spano, and Marin Alsop. He performed the title role =
in the 1992 revival of the Philip Glass opera <I>Einstein on the Beach =
</I>for a total of 48 performances on four continents, and later =
recorded the work for Nonesuch.=A0Fulkerson studied at Oberlin College =
and at the Juilliard School, where his teachers included Paul Kling, =
David Cerone, Robert Mann, Ivan Galamian, and Dorothy DeLay. His debut =
recording (on New World Records) was chosen one of the year=92s best by =
the <I>New York Times</I>, and his recording of the complete <I>Violin =
Sonatas of Charles Ives</I> (on Bridge Records) has become the standard =
for that repertoire; other Bridge recordings include the complete =
<I>Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J.S. Bach</I> (chosen one of =
the Best CDs of 2000 by the<I> New Yorker</I> magazine) and the Stephen =
Jaffe <I>Violin Concerto </I>with the Odense Symphony Orchestra, =
conducted by Donald Palma and released in 2005, and winner of the 2004 =
KIRA Award (Koussevitzky International Recording Award). =A0Fulkerson is =
professor of violin at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.</P><P =
style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>Richard Hawkins</B> =
made his American solo debut in 1992 at the Kennedy Center with Mstislav =
Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra, performing Aaron =
Copland=92s <I>Clarinet Concerto</I>. He has since appeared more than 40 =
times as soloist with the National Symphony, Kennedy Center Opera, and =
Pennsylvania Ballet orchestras; Columbia Philharmonic of Bogota, =
Columbia; and the Pensacola Symphony, among others. In addition, Hawkins =
performed for five seasons with the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra as =
principal clarinet and is an active contemporary, chamber, and orchestra =
musician performing with such artists as Larry Combs, Eddie Daniels, and =
Sabine Meyer. In August 2001, he was a featured clarinetist at the =
International Clarinet Association Convention in New Orleans. A sought =
after teacher and coach, Hawkins previously served on the performance =
faculties of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Depaul School of =
Music. As a sideline, he designs and crafts custom clarinet mouthpieces, =
with a client roster that includes Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland =
Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic musicians. Since 1996, Hawkins has =
served as an artist representative, clinician, and woodwind technician =
with the G. Leblanc Corporation. Since 1997, he has been a Mentor =
Musician at the Hot Springs Music Festival each June in Hot Springs, =
Arkansas. Hawkins earned his bachelor and master of music degrees from =
the University of Michigan. He has recorded for the Naxos label. He is =
Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>Marilyn =
McDonald</B> has toured worldwide as a member of the Castle Trio, the =
Smithson String Quartet, the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, and Ensemble =
Pierrot, a group specializing in contemporary music.=A0 She is currently =
a member of the Axelrod Quartet, a group performing on the Smithsonian=92s=
 Stradivarius instruments. In addition to her expertise in the area of =
chamber music, she has appeared as recitalist and soloist with =
orchestras throughout the United States, is concertmaster of the =
Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, and =
often appears in that role with Boston Baroque. Her appearances reflect =
her versatility: soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony, concerts at =
Caramoor Festival, Yale University, the Metropolitan Museum, Alice Tully =
Hall, Library of Congress, Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Utrecht =
Festival. Summer Festivals include the Baroque Performance Institute, =
Colorado College Festival, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Bowdoin Festivals. =
Professor of violin at Oberlin Conservatory, she has an international =
reputation as a pedagogue of both baroque and modern violin. Her =
students are well represented in orchestras throughout the world and =
have been first-prize winners in the Naumberg, Locatelli, and Berkeley =
Bach competitions. She has held visiting professorships at both Indiana =
University and the Eastman School of Music. McDonald has recorded for =
Sony, Vox, Smithsonian, Gasparo, Decca, Harmonia Mundi, Telarc, and =
Virgin Classics, on which label the Castle Trio=92s complete Beethoven =
Trios have received much critical acclaim.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px =
0.0px 12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>Roland Pandolfi </B>held the position of =
principle horn with the St. Louis Symphony from 1966-2001, and for the =
Milwaukee Symphony from 1962-66. Pandolfi has appeared as soloist with =
the St. Louis Symphony in performances of Mozart=92s 2, 3, and 4 horn =
concertos; Richard Strauss=92 <I>Concerto No. 1</I>; Bernhard Heiden=92s =
<I>Concerto for Horn</I>; Benjamin Britten=92s <I>Serenade for Tenor, =
Horn, and Strings</I>; and Schumann=92s <I>Concertstucke</I>. Besides =
dozens of recordings with the St. Louis Symphony, Pandolfi=92s =
discography includes Saint Sa=EBns=92 <I>Morceau de Concert</I> with the =
Banff Camerata for Summit Records; and, for Vox: the Moss Music Group, =
Mozart=92s <I>Quintet for Horn and Strings</I> and <I>Quintet for Piano =
and Winds; </I>and Beethoven=92s <I>Quintet for Piano and Winds.</I> =
Pandolfi has served on the faculties of Webster and Northwestern =
universities, the St. Louis Conservatory of Music, and Southern Illinois =
University. He has taught master classes and performed at workshops =
sponsored by the International Horn Society, and, for the Southeast Horn =
Workshop in 1994, Barry Tuckwell joined with him for a workshop on =
Beethoven=92s <I>Sextet in E-flat Major. </I>He taught and performed at =
the Banff Arts Festival at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, for 14 =
seasons. He also taught and performed at the Affinis Seminar in Iida, =
Japan, and at the Orford Festival in Quebec, Canada. Pandolfi attended =
the New England Conservatory of Music and has studied privately with =
Arnold Jacobs.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px =
0.0px"><B>=A0Karen Ritscher</B> is a serious proponent of new music. She =
has commissioned and premiered works by many composers, among them Bruce =
Adolphe, Linda Bouchard, Wendy Mae Chambers, Bright Sheng, Alice =
Shields, and Chen Yi. A member of the Azure Ensemble, a new music group, =
she has also been a member of the Aureus Piano Quartet. Her chamber =
music performances include those with James Oliver Buswell IV, Paul =
Katz, Ani Kavafian, and Nathaniel Rosen. Ritscher=92s other performance =
experiences include principal violist for the Dallas Opera and the =
Houston Grand Opera, assistant principal violist for the American =
Composers Orchestra, and more than 15 years with both the Orchestra of =
St. Luke=92s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. She has also performed =
with the New York Philharmonic and the Houston Symphony. Ritscher has =
been a featured panelist and performer at the International Viola =
Congress, a featured panelist at the American String Teachers =
Association, and has presented master classes in Seoul, Korea, the =
Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory of Music, and =
the Hartt School of Music, among others. She is the education editor for =
the <I>Journal of the American Viola Society</I> and author of the =
column =93In the Studio.=94 In addition, she was the string consultant =
for Madeline Bruder=92s <I>The Art of Practicing: a Guide to Making =
Music from the Heart</I>, published by Bell Tower Press in 1997, and =
served as a board member of the American Viola Society from 1996 to =
2002. Ritscher earned both a bachelor of music degree, with distinction, =
and a master of music degree from the Eastman School of Music, where she =
studied with Marth Strongin Katz and Francis Tursi. Additional studies =
include those with Karen Tuttle.</P><P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px =
12.0px 0.0px">=A0<B>George Sakakeeny</B> is principal bassoonist of =
CityMusic Cleveland and of the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra. =
He has appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, =
Europe, and the Far East, including engagements with the Cleveland =
Orchestra, the Harmonia Classica Orchestra in Vienna at the historic =
Musikverein, and on a nationally televised concert in Japan under the =
baton of Seiji Ozawa. He has appeared as featured soloist with orchestra =
at two International Double Reed Conferences. A veteran chamber =
musician, Sakakeeny has performed on three continents with ensembles =
including the Oberlin Reed Trio, Boston Music Viva, and the Boston Wind =
Octet. He has served as principal bassoonist of the New Japan =
Philharmonic of Tokyo, the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston, Opera =
Company of Boston, Boston Musica Viva, and the New Hampshire Symphony =
Orchestra. He has also performed and toured extensively with the Boston =
Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. As a clinician, Sakakeeny has given =
numerous recitals and master classes at leading institutions in the =
United States and abroad, including the Paris Conservatory, Tokyo Fine =
Arts University, Seoul National University, and the Tchaikovsky National =
Music Academy in Kiev. In addition, in 2002 president Wang Sizhao =
awarded him the title =93Guest Professor of the Central Conservatory of =
Music=94 for his contributions in raising the standard of bassoon =
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