[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory Students Showcased at Kennedy Center for Performing Arts May 23
Marci Janas
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Oberlin Conservatory Students Showcased at the Kennedy Center for the =20=
Performing Arts on May 23
<Editors please note: biographical information is included.>
OBERLIN, OH (May 15, 2007)=97For the third time in two years, students =20=
from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music will showcase their talents at =20=
the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in =20
Washington, D.C. The free concert on Wednesday, May 23, at 6 p.m., =20
features a tenor, two string instrumentalists, a pianist, and a =20
contemporary-music sextet performing in the Terrace Theatre as part =20
of the center=92s Conservatory Project series.
Live audio and video of the performances will be streamed (and later =20
archived) on the Kennedy Center's web site at www.kennedy-center.org.
Oberlin=92s Wednesday night performance is one in a series of seven =20
nights of concerts presented by different schools. Four sets of =20
musicians, each selected by different departments in the =20
Conservatory, will represent Oberlin:
Echoi, a contemporary-music sextet, will perform Franco Donatoni=92s =20
Arp=E8ge. The members of Echoi are flutist Alice Teyssier =9206, MM =9207;=
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clarinetist Curt Miller =9209; violinist Yuncong Zhang =9107; cellist =20=
Gabrielle Athayde =9108; pianist Solon Gordon =9107; and Jon Hepfer =9108,=
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vibraphone.
Cellist Steuart Pincombe =9109 will perform Ignatius, an original =20
composition by Marcelle Pierson =9207.
Violinist Luisa Barroso =9109 and pianist Tian Lu =9107 will perform =20
Claude Debussy=92s Violin Sonata in G Minor.
Tenor Alek Shrader =9207 will sing the arias =93Vedr=F2 qual sommo =
incanto=94 =20
from Gioacchino Rossini=92s La Scala di Seta and =93Ah! mes amis=94 from =
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Gaetano Donizetti=92s La Fille du R=E8giment. His musical collaborator =
is =20
pianist Howard Lubin =9275.
The Conservatory Project is an initiative of Performing Arts for =20
Everyone. The semi-annual event, which takes place in February and =20
May, presents Washington audiences with a chance to hear the best =20
young musical artists in classical music, jazz, musical theater, and =20
opera from the leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, =20
colleges, and universities in the United States.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated =20
amid 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.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Echoi
Named after a quartet by Lukas Foss, Echoi represents a fusion of the =20=
American experimentalist and European avant-garde movements. The =20
ensemble was founded as a chamber music extension of the Oberlin =20
Contemporary Music Ensemble, directed by Strickland Gardner Professor =20=
of Music Timothy Weiss, and is dedicated to performing works by =20
composers considered underrepresented in the United States. The =20
sextet delves deeply into demanding scores and performs primarily =20
without a director.
Flutist Alice Teyssier strives to further contemporary chamber music =20
in the United States by finding unique ways to program and present =20
little-known works. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in flute =20
and vocal performance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2006, =20
where she studied with Professor of Flute Michel Debost, Associate =20
Professor of Singing Lorraine Manz, and Strickland Gardner Professor =20
of Music Timothy Weiss. Ms. Teyssier will earn a Master of Music =20
degree in opera theater at Oberlin in May; her thesis focuses on the =20
history of video techniques in opera. One of Echoi=92s cofounders, she =20=
has performed throughout the United States as a member of the =20
prestigious Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. Her interest in =20
contemporary music has led her abroad to the Ensemble Akademie =20
Freiburg in Germany, and Centre Acanthes in Metz, France, where she =20
worked with notable contemporary flutists Martin Fahlenbock and Mario =20=
Caroli. Under Caroli=92s guidance, she will pursue a specialization =20
diploma at the Conservatoire National de R=E9gion in Strasbourg, =20
France, this fall. As a soprano, Ms. Teyssier has performed with the =20
Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Oberlin Opera Theater, =20
and in February 2007 she interpreted the role of Alice/Renee in =20
Oberlin=92s American premiere of Olga Neuwirth=92s Lost Highway.
Cellist Gabrielle Athayde studies with Assistant Professor of Cello =20
Darrett Adkins at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she is =20
pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance. She is the =20
recipient of the Loretta M. Kearns =9143 Endowed Scholarship for Music. =20=
A cellist since the age of 4, Ms. Athayde has studied chamber music =20
with many of today=92s great performers, including cellists Mistlav =20
Rostropovich and Joel Krosnick. She performed with the Oberlin =20
Contemporary Music Ensemble in Oberlin=92s American premiere of Olga =20
Neuwirth=92s music theater work Lost Highway. Other recent performances =20=
include an all-Ligeti program with violinist Jennifer Koh =9297, a =20
world premiere with internationally acclaimed percussionist Steven =20
Schick, and a concert of Sir Harrison Birtwistle=92s music, coached by =20=
the composer. Ms. Athayde is featured in the PBS documentary =20
Soundmix: The Story of Five Young Musicians, which profiles her work =20
both as a classical cellist and a rock bassist.
Hailing from Buffalo, New York, percussionist Jon Hepfer specializes =20
in contemporary chamber and solo repertoire. He will graduate in May =20
with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of =20
Music, where he has studied with Professor of Percussion Michael =20
Rosen and Strickland Gardner Professor of Music Timothy Weiss. A =20
founding member of Echoi, Mr. Hepfer regularly performs with =20
Oberlin=92s Contemporary Music Ensemble and Oberlin Percussion Group. =20=
During his time at Oberlin, Mr. Hepfer has worked with many renowned =20
figures in contemporary music, including Jean-Pierre Drouet, Michael =20
Finnissy, Phillippe Manoury, Professor of Composition Lewis Nielson, =20
Olga Neuwirth, Steve Reich, David Robertson, the Slee Sinfonietta, =20
Ensemble SurPlus, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Mr. Hepfer has =20
attended the Aspen Music Festival, the Bang on a Can Summer =20
Institute, Centre Acanthes, New England Conservatory=92s Summer =20
Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, June in Buffalo, and =20=
Carnegie Hall=92s Professional Training Workshops. This summer, he will =20=
participate in the Lucerne Festival, where he will work with Pierre =20
Boulez and the members of Ensemble Intercontemporain. This fall he =20
plans to attend the University of California at San Diego, where he =20
will play in the red fish blue fish percussion group and study with =20
Steven Schick.
Currently in his second year at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, =20
Curt Miller studies clarinet performance with Associate Professor of =20
Clarinet Richard Hawkins. In addition to his work with Echoi, Mr. =20
Miller performs a wide range of chamber music, and was invited to =20
participate in the 2007 Festival of Music in Santa Catarina, Brazil, =20
as part of a woodwind quintet from Oberlin. He has participated in =20
master classes with Larry Combs, J. Lawrie Bloom, and Anthony McGill. =20=
He studied clarinet with Steve Cohen at the Brevard Music Center in =20
2006. Before coming to Oberlin, Curt performed as principal clarinet =20
of both the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Encore Chamber =20
Orchestra, which toured central Europe in 2005.
Solon Gordon is a fourth-year student at Oberlin. A participant in =20
the school=92s double-degree program, he is pursuing undergraduate =20
degrees in piano performance in the Conservatory of Music , where he =20
studies with Professor of Piano Monique Duphil, and mathematics in =20
the College of Arts and Sciences. In high school, Mr. Gordon=92s love =20=
of chamber music flourished under the guidance of Sandra Dennis at =20
the Community Music School of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Deborah =20=
Sherr at Greenwood Music Camp. Since then, he has developed his =20
collaborative skills through his participation at the Kneisel Hall =20
and Musicorda Chamber Music festivals, as well as through extensive =20
accompanying and chamber music performance at the Oberlin Conservatory.
Violinist Yuncong Zhang was born in Changchun in the People=92s =20
Republic of China, and grew up in an active musical family. She =20
studies at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with Professor of Violin =20=
Marilyn McDonald. Ms. Zhang has been invited to many music festivals, =20=
among them the New York String Seminar in Carnegie Hall, Taos School =20
of Music in New Mexico, the Music Academy of the West in Santa =20
Barbara, and the Aspen Music Festival. She was a prizewinner at the =20
2004 Kingsville International Competition in Texas. As a member of =20
the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, she has performed works by =20
such composers as Oliver Knussen, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and Gy=F6rgy =20=
Ligeti. This is Ms. Zhang=92s second performance at the Kennedy Center; =20=
she was selected by members of the Oberlin faculty to perform as =20
soloist in 2005.
Composer Marcelle Pierson hails from Houston, Texas. She is pursuing =20
a double major in composition and theory at the Oberlin Conservatory =20
of Music, where she studies with Professor of Composition Lewis =20
Nielson and Associate Professor of Music Theory Rebecca Leydon. Ms. =20
Pierson has attended the Darmstadt Festival and the Midwest =20
Composers=92 Symposium. Her works have been performed throughout the =20
country by a variety of notable performers and ensembles, including =20
Jason Calloway and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony.
Steuart Pincombe is a second-year performance major at the Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music, where he studies cello with Assistant =20
Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins and viola da gamba with Associate =20
Professor of Viola da Gamba and Cello Catharina Meints. Prior to his =20
studies at Oberlin, Steuart was a member of the Springfield Symphony =20
of Missouri, electric cellist of the Humours (an experimental-music =20
ensemble), and cellist of the Ozarka Piano Trio. As soloist, Steuart =20
has performed with the Springfield Symphony, the Springfield Youth =20
Symphony, the Ozark Festival Orchestra, and the Missouri State =20
University Chamber Orchestra. He has collaborated in chamber concerts =20=
with several renowned artists, including violinist Mark Peskanov, =20
pianist Jeffrey Beigel, organist Matti Pesonen, and guitarist Dusan =20
Bogdanovich. Steuart has appeared in solo and chamber music =20
performances in such venues as the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, =20=
BargeMusic, Riverside Cathedral, and Avery Fischer Hall. He has been =20
the featured artist on the KSMU 91.1 =93Studio Live!=94 radio concert =20=
series, has performed for several radio stations in Bloomington, =20
Indiana, and has been interviewed by Brian Newhouse from Minnesota =20
Public Radio. For the past two summers Steuart has attended the =20
Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in Blue Hill, Maine, where he was =20=
a student of Joel Krosnick and Barbara Stein Mallow. This summer he =20
will be a counselor at the Credo music festival in Oberlin and will =20
attend the second session of the Aspen Music School and Festival.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Luisa Barroso took her first violin =20
lesson when she was 9 years old. Just seven months later, she won an =20
audition to participate in a world tour with a Venezuelan orchestra. =20
She was invited to join the violin studio of Venezuelan teacher Jose =20
Francisco del Castillo, and made her debut at the age of 16, =20
performing Mendelssohn=92s Violin Concerto at Teresa Carre=F1o under the =
=20
baton of Gustavo Medina. In 2000, Ms. Barroso won the position of =20
assistant concertmaster for the Youth Orchestra of the Americas =20
(TOA), with which she toured the United States, Chile, Costa Rica, =20
Brazil, and Argentina. She has served as concertmaster of the Simon =20
Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela, and has performed under many renowned =20=
conductors, including Sir Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, and Giussepe =20
Sinnopoly. An active soloist and recitalist, Ms. Barroso has =20
performed in master classes given by Daniel Stabrawa, Christian =20
Stadelmann, Felicitas Hofmeister, Olivier Charlier, Habib Kayaleh, =20
Jennifer Koh =9297, Ivry Guitlys, David Russell, and Donald =20
Wellerstein. She currently studies with Professor of Violin Milan =20
Vitek at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
A native of China, pianist Tian Lu is a celebrated soloist and an =20
active chamber musician. She won China=92s national piano competition =20=
in 2001, when she was a student at the Shanghai Conservatory. She is =20
a recipient of numerous awards and prizes, most notably second prize =20
as the youngest competitor at the 2005 Iowa International Piano =20
Competition, hosted by the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. She was a =20
recipient of the prestigious Liberace Scholarship; won first prize in =20=
the 2005 International Piano Competition in Maracaibo, Venezuela; and =20=
second prize at the 2007 Kingsville Piano Concerto Competition. Ms. =20
Lu has performed in China, the United States, and Venezuela, and has =20
appeared as soloist with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and the =20
Maracaibo National Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as a chamber =20=
musician with the Maia String Quartet in Sioux City, with Oberlin=92s =20=
Dorian String Quartet, and with numerous other small ensembles. She =20
is a student of Professor of Piano Monique Duphil at the Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music.
Tenor Alek Shrader recently won the Grand Finals of the Metropolitan =20
Opera National Council Auditions and was awarded a Sara Tucker Study =20
Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. He made his professional =20
debut in summer 2006 with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Almaviva in =20
Rossini=92s Barber of Seville, and in January 2007 he made his New York =20=
debut with Gotham Chamber Opera as Florville in Rossini=92s Il signor =20=
Bruschino. His other recent roles include Nemorino in L=92elisir =20
d=92amore, Fenton in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Le chevalier in =20=
Dialogues des Carm=E9lites, and Tony in West Side Story at the Oberlin =20=
Conservatory of Music. Mr. Shrader was a Gerdine Young Artist with =20
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for two seasons. He has attended the =20
Music Academy of the West under the tutelage of Oberlin=92s Visiting =20
Distinguished Professor of Voice Marilyn Horne, and he recently =20
returned from Rome, where he studied with Renata Scotto at the =20
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Opera Studio. He earned a =20
Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at the Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music in 2006, and currently he is a graduate student =20=
in the Conservatory=92s Master of Music in Opera Theater degree =20
program, where he studies with Associate Professor of Singing =20
Salvatore Champagne. In June Mr. Shrader will attend the Merola Opera =20=
Program in San Francisco, singing the role of Ramiro in Rossini=92s La =20=
Cenerentola. Next fall, he will attend the Juilliard Opera Center in =20
New York, where he will perform Comte Ory in Rossini=92s Le Comte Ory, =20=
and George in Ned Rorem=92s Our Town.
Howard Lubin earned a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance =20
at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in =20=
German literature from Oberlin=92s College of Arts and Sciences in =20
1975. At the completion of his graduate studies at the Juilliard =20
School, he was awarded the Roeder Prize for outstanding pianistic =20
achievement. He was subsequently hired to teach at the Juilliard =20
School=92s American Opera Center. His work in European opera houses led =20=
to engagements as head music coach at the Cologne Opera and at the =20
Bregenz and Spoleto festivals. Mr. Lubin has accompanied master =20
classes for such renowned artists as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Renata =20=
Scotto, and the master classes he accompanied for Sherrill Milnes =20
were released as a commercial videocassette. He teaches piano at the =20
University of Oklahoma, and is a vocal coach at the Oberlin =20
Conservatory of Music.
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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
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class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">OBERLIN, OH (May 15, 2007)=97For =
the third time in two years, students from the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music will showcase their talents at the prestigious John F. Kennedy =
Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The free concert on =
Wednesday, May 23, at 6 p.m., features a tenor, two string =
instrumentalists, a pianist, and a contemporary-music sextet performing =
in the Terrace Theatre as part of the center=92s Conservatory Project =
series.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
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style=3D"">Live audio and video of the performances will be streamed =
(and later archived) on the Kennedy Center's web site at <A =
href=3D"http://www.kennedy-center.org">www.kennedy-center.org</A>.<O:P></O=
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style=3D"">Oberlin=92s Wednesday night performance is one in a series of =
seven nights of concerts presented by different schools. Four sets of =
musicians, each selected by different departments in the Conservatory, =
will represent Oberlin:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
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style=3D""><B>Echoi</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, a contemporary-music =
sextet, will perform Franco Donatoni=92s <I>Arp=E8ge</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">. The members of Echoi are flutist <B>Alice Teyssier =9206,=
MM =9207</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">; clarinetist <B>Curt Miller =
=9209</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">; violinist <B>Yuncong Zhang =
=9107</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">; cellist <B>Gabrielle Athayde =
=9108</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">; pianist <B>Solon Gordon =
=9107</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">; and <B>Jon Hepfer =
=9108</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, vibraphone. =
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style=3D"">Cellist <B>Steuart Pincombe =9109</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> =
will perform <I>Ignatius, </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">an original =
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style=3D"">Violinist<B> Luisa Barroso =9109</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> =
and pianist <B>Tian Lu =9107</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> will perform =
Claude Debussy=92s<I> Violin Sonata in G Minor</I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></LI></UL><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><UL style=3D"margin-top:0in" =
type=3D"disc"><LI class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l0 level1 =
lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><SPAN style=3D"">Tenor <B>Alek Shrader =
=9207</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> will sing the arias =93Vedr=F2 qual =
sommo incanto=94<I> </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">from Gioacchino =
Rossini=92s <I>La Scala di Seta</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> and<I> =
</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">=93Ah! mes amis=94 from Gaetano =
Donizetti=92s <I>La Fille du R=E8giment. </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">His =
musical collaborator is pianist Howard Lubin =
=9275.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></LI></UL><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>=A0<SPAN =
style=3D""><SPAN style=3D"">The Conservatory Project is an initiative of =
<I>Performing Arts for Everyone. </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">The =
semi-annual event, which takes place in February and May, presents =
Washington audiences with a chance to hear the best young musical =
artists in classical music, jazz, musical theater, and opera from the =
leading undergraduate and graduate conservatories, colleges, and =
universities in the United States.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>=A0</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DI=
V class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>=A0<SPAN style=3D"">The =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music</SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;">, 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></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: normal;">, Oberlin=92s =
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-weight: normal;">alumni have gone on to achieve =
illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music =
world.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: center;"><SPAN style=3D""><BR><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D"text-align: =
center;text-align: center; "><BR></P><B>BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT =
THE MUSICIANS</B><B><BR style=3D"mso-special-character: =
line-break"></B><B><BR =
style=3D"mso-special-character:line-break"></B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" align=3D"center" style=3D""></P><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: auto;"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Echoi</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Named after a quartet by Lukas =
Foss, Echoi represents a fusion of the American experimentalist and =
European avant-garde movements. The ensemble was founded as a chamber =
music extension of the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, directed by =
Strickland Gardner Professor of Music Timothy Weiss, and is dedicated to =
performing works by composers considered underrepresented in the United =
States. The sextet delves deeply into demanding scores and performs =
primarily without a director. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Flutist <B>Alice =
Teyssier</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> strives to further contemporary =
chamber music in the United States by finding unique ways to program and =
present little-known works. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in =
flute and vocal performance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in =
2006, where she studied with Professor of Flute Michel Debost, Associate =
Professor of Singing Lorraine Manz, and Strickland Gardner Professor of =
Music Timothy Weiss.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=A0 </SPAN>Ms. =
Teyssier will earn a Master of Music degree in opera theater at Oberlin =
in May; her thesis focuses on the history of video techniques in opera. =
One of Echoi=92s cofounders, she has performed throughout the United =
States as a member of the prestigious Oberlin Contemporary Music =
Ensemble. Her interest in contemporary music has led her abroad to the =
</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">Ensemble Akademie Freiburg <SPAN style=3D"">in =
Germany, and Centre Acanthes<I> </I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">in Metz, =
France, where she worked with notable contemporary flutists Martin =
Fahlenbock and Mario Caroli. Under Caroli=92s guidance, she will pursue =
a specialization diploma at the Conservatoire National de R=E9gion in =
Strasbourg, France, this fall. As a soprano, Ms. Teyssier has performed =
with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Oberlin Opera =
Theater, and in February 2007 she interpreted the role of Alice/Renee in =
Oberlin=92s American premiere of Olga Neuwirth=92s <I>Lost Highway. =
</I><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Cellist <B>Gabrielle Athayde </B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">studies with Assistant Professor of Cello Darrett Adkins at =
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of =
Music degree in cello performance. She is the recipient of the Loretta =
M. Kearns =9143 Endowed Scholarship for Music. A cellist since the age =
of 4, Ms. Athayde has studied chamber music with many of today=92s great =
performers, including cellists Mistlav Rostropovich and Joel Krosnick. =
She performed with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble in Oberlin=92s =
American premiere of Olga Neuwirth=92s music theater work <I>Lost =
Highway</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. Other recent performances include =
an all-Ligeti program with violinist Jennifer Koh =9297, a world =
premiere with internationally acclaimed percussionist Steven Schick, and =
a concert of Sir Harrison Birtwistle=92s music, coached by the composer. =
Ms. Athayde is featured in the PBS documentary <I>Soundmix: The Story of =
Five Young Musicians</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, which profiles her =
work both as a classical cellist and a rock bassist.<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">=A0=A0 </SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Hailing from Buffalo, New York, =
percussionist <B>Jon Hepfer</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> specializes in =
contemporary chamber and solo repertoire. He will graduate in May with a =
Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where =
he has studied with Professor of Percussion Michael Rosen and Strickland =
Gardner Professor of Music Timothy Weiss. A founding member of Echoi, =
Mr. Hepfer regularly performs with Oberlin=92s Contemporary Music =
Ensemble and Oberlin Percussion Group. During his time at Oberlin, Mr. =
Hepfer has worked with many renowned figures in contemporary music, =
including Jean-Pierre Drouet, Michael Finnissy, Phillippe Manoury, =
Professor of Composition Lewis Nielson, Olga Neuwirth, Steve Reich, =
David Robertson, the Slee Sinfonietta, Ensemble SurPlus, and the Bang on =
a Can All-Stars. Mr. Hepfer has attended the Aspen Music Festival, the =
Bang on a Can Summer Institute, Centre Acanthes, New England =
Conservatory=92s Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice, =
June in Buffalo, and Carnegie Hall=92s Professional Training Workshops. =
This summer, he will participate in the Lucerne Festival, where he will =
work with Pierre Boulez and the members of Ensemble Intercontemporain. =
This fall he plans to attend the University of California at San Diego, =
where he will play in the red fish blue fish percussion group and study =
with Steven Schick.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Currently in his second year at the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music, <B>Curt Miller</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> studies clarinet =
performance with Associate Professor of Clarinet Richard Hawkins. In =
addition to his work with Echoi, Mr. Miller performs a wide range of =
chamber music, and was invited to participate in the 2007 Festival of =
Music in Santa Catarina, Brazil, as part of a woodwind quintet from =
Oberlin. He has participated in master classes with Larry Combs, J. =
Lawrie Bloom, and Anthony McGill. He studied clarinet with Steve Cohen =
at the Brevard Music Center in 2006. Before coming to Oberlin, Curt =
performed as principal clarinet of both the Chicago Youth Symphony =
Orchestra and the Encore Chamber Orchestra, which toured central Europe =
in 2005.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>Solon Gordon </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">is a fourth-year =
student at Oberlin. A participant in the school=92s double-degree =
program, he is pursuing undergraduate degrees in piano performance in =
the Conservatory of Music , where he studies with Professor of Piano =
Monique Duphil, and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences. In =
high school, Mr. Gordon=92s love of chamber music flourished under the =
guidance of Sandra Dennis at the Community Music School of Springfield, =
Massachusetts, and Deborah Sherr at Greenwood Music Camp. Since then, he =
has developed his collaborative skills through his participation at the =
Kneisel Hall and Musicorda Chamber Music festivals, as well as through =
extensive accompanying and chamber music performance at the Oberlin =
Conservatory. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Violinist <B>Yuncong Zhang </B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">was =
born in Changchun in the People=92s Republic of China, and grew up in an =
active musical family. She studies at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music =
with Professor of Violin Marilyn McDonald. Ms. Zhang has been invited to =
many music festivals, among them the New York String Seminar in Carnegie =
Hall, Taos School of Music in New Mexico, the Music Academy of the West =
in Santa Barbara, and the Aspen Music Festival. She was a prizewinner at =
the 2004 Kingsville International Competition in Texas. As a member of =
the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, she has performed works by such =
composers as Oliver Knussen, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and Gy=F6rgy =
Ligeti. This is Ms. Zhang=92s second performance at the Kennedy Center; =
she was selected by members of the Oberlin faculty to perform as soloist =
in 2005. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D""><B>=A0</B><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Composer<B> Marcelle Pierson =
</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">hails from Houston, Texas. She is pursuing a =
double major in composition and theory at the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music, where she studies with Professor of Composition Lewis Nielson and =
Associate Professor of Music Theory Rebecca Leydon. Ms. Pierson has =
attended the Darmstadt Festival and the Midwest Composers=92 Symposium. =
Her works have been performed throughout the country by a variety of =
notable performers and ensembles, including Jason Calloway and the =
Cleveland Chamber Symphony.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Steuart Pincombe</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> is a second-year performance major at the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music, where he studies cello with Assistant Professor =
of Cello Darrett Adkins and viola da gamba with Associate Professor of =
Viola da Gamba and Cello Catharina Meints. Prior to his studies at =
Oberlin, Steuart was a member of the Springfield Symphony of Missouri, =
electric cellist of the Humours (an experimental-music ensemble), and =
cellist of the Ozarka Piano Trio. As soloist, Steuart has performed with =
the Springfield Symphony, the Springfield Youth Symphony, the Ozark =
Festival Orchestra, and the Missouri State University Chamber Orchestra. =
He has collaborated in chamber concerts with several renowned artists, =
including violinist Mark Peskanov, pianist Jeffrey Beigel, organist =
Matti Pesonen, and guitarist Dusan Bogdanovich. Steuart has appeared in =
solo and chamber music performances in such venues as the Sheldon =
Concert Hall in St. Louis, BargeMusic, Riverside Cathedral, and Avery =
Fischer Hall. He has been the featured artist on the KSMU 91.1 =93Studio =
Live!=94 radio concert series, has performed for several radio stations =
in Bloomington, Indiana, and has been interviewed by Brian Newhouse from =
Minnesota Public Radio. For the past two summers Steuart has attended =
the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival in Blue Hill, Maine, where he =
was a student of Joel Krosnick and Barbara Stein Mallow. This summer he =
will be a counselor at the Credo music festival in Oberlin and will =
attend the second session of the Aspen Music School and =
Festival.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">Born in Caracas, Venezuela, <B>Luisa Barroso</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> took her first violin lesson when she was 9 years old. Just =
seven months later, she won an audition to participate in a world tour =
with a Venezuelan orchestra. She was invited to join the violin studio =
of Venezuelan teacher Jose Francisco del Castillo, and made her debut at =
the age of 16, performing Mendelssohn=92s <I>Violin =
Concerto</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> at Teresa Carre=F1o under the baton =
of Gustavo Medina. In 2000, Ms. Barroso won the position of assistant =
concertmaster for the Youth Orchestra of the Americas (TOA), with which =
she toured the United States, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil, and Argentina. =
She has served as concertmaster of the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of =
Venezuela, and has performed under many renowned conductors, including =
Sir Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, and Giussepe Sinnopoly. An active =
soloist and recitalist, Ms. Barroso has performed in master classes =
given by Daniel Stabrawa, Christian Stadelmann, Felicitas Hofmeister, =
Olivier Charlier, Habib Kayaleh, Jennifer Koh =9297, Ivry Guitlys, David =
Russell, and Donald Wellerstein. She currently studies with Professor of =
Violin Milan Vitek at the Oberlin Conservatory of =
Music.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN =
style=3D"">A native of China, pianist <B>Tian Lu</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> is a celebrated soloist and an active chamber musician. She =
won China=92s national piano competition in 2001, when she was a student =
at the Shanghai Conservatory. She is a recipient of numerous awards and =
prizes, most notably second prize as the youngest competitor at the 2005 =
Iowa International Piano Competition, hosted by the Sioux City Symphony =
Orchestra. She was a recipient of the prestigious Liberace Scholarship; =
won first prize in the 2005 International Piano Competition in =
Maracaibo, Venezuela; and second prize at the 2007 Kingsville Piano =
Concerto Competition. Ms. Lu has performed in China, the United States, =
and Venezuela, and has appeared as soloist with the Sioux City Symphony =
Orchestra and the Maracaibo National Symphony Orchestra. She has =
performed as a chamber musician with the Maia String Quartet in Sioux =
City, with Oberlin=92s Dorian String Quartet, and with numerous other =
small ensembles. She is a student of Professor of Piano Monique Duphil =
at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">Tenor<B> Alek =
Shrader</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> recently won the Grand Finals of the =
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was awarded a Sara =
Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation.=A0He made his =
professional debut in summer 2006 with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as =
Almaviva in Rossini=92s <I>Barber of Seville, </I></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D"">and in January 2007 he made his New York debut with Gotham =
Chamber Opera as Florville in Rossini=92s <I>Il signor =
Bruschino</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. His other recent roles include =
Nemorino in <I>L=92elisir d=92amore</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, Fenton =
in <I>Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, Le =
chevalier in <I>Dialogues des Carm=E9lites</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, =
and Tony in <I>West Side Story</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> at the =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music.=A0Mr. Shrader was a Gerdine Young Artist =
with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for two seasons. He has attended the =
Music Academy of the West under the tutelage of Oberlin=92s Visiting =
Distinguished Professor of Voice Marilyn Horne, and he recently returned =
from Rome, where he studied with Renata Scotto at the <I>Accademia =
Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Opera Studio</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. He =
earned a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at the Oberlin =
Conservatory of Music in 2006, and currently he=A0is a graduate student =
in the Conservatory=92s Master of Music in Opera Theater degree program, =
where he studies with Associate Professor of Singing Salvatore =
Champagne. In June Mr. Shrader will attend the Merola Opera Program in =
San Francisco, singing the role of Ramiro in Rossini=92s <I>La =
Cenerentola</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">.=A0Next fall, he will attend the =
Juilliard Opera Center in New York, where he will perform <I>Comte =
Ory</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D""> in Rossini=92s <I>Le Comte =
Ory</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">, and George in Ned Rorem=92s <I>Our =
Town</I></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"">. =A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D"">=A0<O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><SPAN style=3D""><B>Howard Lubin</B></SPAN><SPAN =
style=3D""> earned a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance at =
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in =
German literature from Oberlin=92s College of Arts and Sciences in 1975. =
At the completion of his graduate studies at the Juilliard School, he =
was awarded the Roeder Prize for outstanding pianistic achievement. He =
was subsequently hired to teach at the Juilliard School=92s American =
Opera Center. His work in European opera houses led to engagements as =
head music coach at the Cologne Opera and at the Bregenz and Spoleto =
festivals. Mr. Lubin has accompanied master classes for such renowned =
artists as Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Renata Scotto, and the master =
classes he accompanied for Sherrill Milnes were released as a commercial =
videocassette. He teaches piano at the University of Oklahoma, and is a =
vocal coach at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.<BR =
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