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Sage Cole
Musicians Reflect on the Pandemic Tell us about your normal, pre-pandemic life: In addition to being co-director of MSCM, I am on the faculty of Silver Music in New York City, where I teach violin and am the violin/viola coordinator for the school. As we are a Suzuki school, our program includes private lessons as…
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Lorna Tsai
Musicians Reflect on the Pandemic Tell us about your normal, pre-pandemic life: As Principal Second Violin of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, I typically average around 3 concerts a week with a 40 week season. We do a variety of programming – our season is incredibly varied – we do Pops shows (think hits of Pink…
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ELIOT HEATON
Violinist Eliot Heaton is the current Concertmaster of the Michigan Opera Theatre, Des Moines Metro Opera, and the Saginaw Bay Symphony. He previously served as Concertmaster of the Terre Haute Symphony and Oberlin Symphony orchestras and has played as guest Concertmaster with the Kalamazoo Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. He was a member of…
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ABIGAIL ROJANSKY
Praised for her “dark tone” and “vibrant musicality” (Calgary Herald), Abigail Rojansky celebrates her tenth season as violist and founding member of the Verona Quartet, recipients of the 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award. Having participated in numerous festivals including Chamber Music Northwest, LaJolla SummerFest and Bravo! Vail, Abigail performs across North America and abroad including venues such as…
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KAL SUGATSKI
Violist Kal Sugatski performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, New York City Ballet, International Contemporary Ensemble, New Jersey Symphony, and on Broadway. They have also appeared with Stevie Wonder, Ben Folds, Norah Jones, Andrea Bocelli, and The National. Their playing can be heard on over 50 recordings and soundtracks, including Judas and the Black Messiah, and other grammy-winning …
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JACQUES LEE WOOD
Boston-based cellist Jacques Lee Wood has performed around the world as a solo artist, chamber, and orchestral musician. His activities as a performer reflects a broad range of interests – historical performance on period instruments, commissioning new works for both modern and baroque cello, improvisation that incorporates live electronics, and composing his own material are…
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KEIKO TOKUNAGA
Winner of the 2019 GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance, violinist Keiko Tokunaga spends most of her days touring and performing globally as a soloist and chamber musician. Keiko has been praised by the Strings Magazine for possessing a sound “with probing quality that is supple and airborne” and for her “pure, pellucid bow strokes”. She has…
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ESTELLE CHOI
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, cellist Estelle Choi has garnered top prizes as a soloist and as a chamber musician. She has gained international recognition as a founding member of the CalidoreString Quartet, an ensemble that celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2020. Praised bythe New York Timesfor its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct”the Calidorewon theGrand-Prizeof…