[NEohioPAL]Violinist David Bowlin Joins Faculty at Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Mon Aug 13 08:20:11 PDT 2007

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440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF VIOLINIST =20
DAVID BOWLIN TO FACULTY

OBERLIN, OHIO (August 13, 2007)=97David H. Stull, Dean of the Oberlin =20=

Conservatory of Music, has announced the appointment of violinist =20
David Bowlin to the faculty. He joins the Division of Strings as =20
Assistant Professor of Violin.

             Bowlin earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Oberlin in =20=

2000.

             Winner of the first prize in violin at the 2003 =20
Washington International Competition for Strings, Bowlin has been =20
active internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. He has =20
performed extensively in New York City at such premier venues as =20
Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Zankel Hall, and the 92nd =20
Street Y.

             A former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo =20
Chamber Players, Bowlin=92s four-year tenure with the ensemble included =20=

extensive tours in the former Soviet Union and the U.S. He is also a =20
founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, a =20
uniquely structured collective of composers and instrumentalists that =20=

has performed throughout North America and, most recently, in Poland =20
and Mexico. In April 2007, at Weill Recital Hall, Bowlin premiered =20
Mahagoni, a concerto for violin and string orchestra, which was =20
written expressly for him by Bulgarian composer Alexandra =20
Karastoyanova-Hermentin. In 2008, Bowlin will perform in a Musicians =20
from Marlboro tour with violist Kim Kashkashian.

             Prior to joining the faculty of the Oberlin =20
Conservatory, Bowlin was teaching assistant for Ronald Copes =9271 at =20=

the Juilliard School. Bowlin received his Master of Music degree at =20
Juilliard in 2002, and is a doctoral candidate at Stony Brook =20
University.

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. The =20
Conservatory is renowned internationally as a professional music =20
school of the highest caliber and has been pronounced a =93national =20
treasure=94 by the Washington Post. Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to =20=

achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music =20
world. Many of them have attained stature as solo performers, =20
composers, and conductors, among them Jennifer Koh, Steven Isserlis, =20
Denyce Graves, Franco Farina, Christopher Robertson, Lisa Saffer, =20
George Walker, Christopher Rouse, David Zinman, and Robert Spano. All =20=

of the members of the Mir=F3, Pacifica, Juilliard, and Fry Street =20
quartets, among others, include Oberlin alumni, who also can be found =20=

in major orchestras and opera companies throughout the world. For =20
more information about Oberlin, please visit www.oberlin.edu/con.

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440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu

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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14.7px;">OBERLIN, OHIO (August 13, 2007)=97David H. Stull, Dean of the =
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, has announced the appointment of =
violinist David Bowlin to the faculty. He joins the Division of Strings =
as Assistant Professor of Violin.=A0</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
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=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Bowlin earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Oberlin in =
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14.7px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Winner of the first prize in =
violin at the 2003 Washington International Competition for Strings, =
Bowlin has been active internationally as a soloist and chamber =
musician. He has performed extensively in New York City at such premier =
venues as Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Zankel Hall, and the =
92nd Street Y.</SPAN></FONT></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
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=A0=A0=A0 A former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber =
Players, Bowlin=92s four-year tenure with the ensemble included =
extensive tours in the former Soviet Union and the U.S. He is also a =
founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, a uniquely =
structured collective of composers and instrumentalists that has =
performed throughout North America and, most recently, in Poland and =
Mexico. In April 2007, at Weill Recital Hall, Bowlin premiered =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: =
normal;"><I>Mahagoni</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
size=3D"4"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; =
line-height: normal;">, a concerto</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
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style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal;"><I> =
</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: =
normal;">for violin and string orchestra, which was written expressly =
for him by Bulgarian composer Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin. In =
2008, Bowlin will perform in a Musicians from Marlboro tour with violist =
Kim Kashkashian.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
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style=3D"font-size: 14.7px;">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Prior to =
joining the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory, Bowlin was teaching =
assistant for Ronald Copes =9271 at the Juilliard School. Bowlin =
received his Master of Music degree at Juilliard in 2002, and is a =
doctoral candidate at Stony Brook University.</SPAN></FONT></P><P =
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Music</B></SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: =
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. The Conservatory is renowned =
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber =
and has been pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the =
</SPAN></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"4"><SPAN =
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style=3D"font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal;">. Oberlin=92s alumni =
have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the =
serious music world. Many of them have attained stature as solo =
performers, composers, and conductors, among them Jennifer Koh, Steven =
Isserlis, Denyce Graves, Franco Farina, Christopher Robertson, Lisa =
Saffer, George Walker, Christopher Rouse, David Zinman, and Robert =
Spano. All of the members of the Mir=F3, Pacifica, Juilliard, and Fry =
Street quartets, among others, include Oberlin alumni, who also can be =
found in major orchestras and opera companies throughout the world. For =
more information about Oberlin, please visit </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><A =
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