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Meet some of our musicians
... has earned his Bachelor's and Master Degree in violin performance and music education from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
He began developing his musical talent at the age of seven, performing his first recital when he was ten. He since has been leading a distinguished career as a violinist, providing his artistic and his musical abilities as a winner in the 4th National Violin Competition, the Illinois Young Artist Competition, and the George Swigart Young Artist Competition.
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He was featured as soloist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at the Queen Elizabeth Music Festival in Hong Kong that included a performance of the Scottish Fantasia for violin and orchestra.
Mr. Lin was also finalist in major orchestra auditions including Norfolk Virginia Symphony and Houston Symphony. He has a broad experience as a chamber musician, orchestra violinist, and as concertmaster, he successfully led th Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra from season to season. "Lin performed with superb execution and electrifying technique" stated the Michigan Harold Palladium. Mr. Lin is currently a faculty member at the University of St. Francis and the Ravinia Music Conservatory.
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- Patrick Rustandi - violin & viola
... founder of this ensemble, received his early music education in Romania and Belgium.
He graduated from DePaul University receiving his Masters of Music
in violin and his Performer Certificate with distinction in
viola. An avid chamber music player, he performs
many concerts throughout the Chicago area
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His performing experiences
include concerts with the
Theatre de la Monnaie Orchestra in Belgium (violin), the Elgin Symphony (viola), Northwest Indiana Symphony (violin), Concertante di Chicago (viola), Civic Orchestra of Chicago (principal
violin), Chicago Opera Theater (violin) and Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra (associate concertmaster). Mr. Rustandi is currently a faculty member at the Merit School of Music in Chicago.
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Christie-Keiko Abe-violin
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received a Bachelor of Music with Honors from
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music-University of
Sydney, Master of Music from Australian
Institute of Music, Sydney Australia, Specialist
in Music in Violin Performance /Performance PhD
with Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors from The
University of Michigan School of Music and an
Artist Certificate in Violin Performance (Post
graduate degree) from The University of
Wisconsin-Madison where she served as an
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As a soloist performer,
Christie has appeared with the Sydney
Conservatorium Symphony, has won many awards and
competitions and has recorded on NAXOS, Albany and
Arabesque Labels with the IRIS chamber Orchestra.
Among many others, She is currently a member of the
Chicago Trio / Duo & Metropolis Duo, Chicago
Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival
Orchestra and a founding member of the IRIS Chamber
Orchestra under the director of Michael Stern in
Memphis, Tennessee. Mrs. Abe is also a faculty member at the Columbia College's Sherwood Music Conservatory.
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... graduated from Indiana
University with a Bachelor of Music degree. At
Florida State University she earned a Masters of
Music and completed courses for a Doctor of
Musical Arts.She played in the Tallahassee,
Fox Valley and
Lake Forest Symphonies and was a member of the
Fugacci Piano Quartet and the Andersonville
String Quartet. Erica has appeared on numerous
recordings and has performed with many artists
including Johnny Mathis and the Four Tops.
Currently, she is a freelance cellist in the Chicago area. Her recent projects include
researching
the work of women composers and composing for
cello. Erica is currently a faculty member at the Merit School of Music.
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.... studied Suzuki cello
from age four with Marilyn Kesler in Okemos,
Michigan. In High School he had the benefit of
orchestra instruction and guidance from Shirley
Mullins, a Janos Starker student, and cello
instruction from Jane Katsuyama of the Dayton
Philharmonic. He attended DePaul University on
scholarship and studied with William Cernota
from the Lyric Opera Orchestra. In 2001 he won
second place at the Lansing Matinee Musicale
Richardson Awards. |
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Matthew has played with several
Chicago area orchestras, including the Illinois
Philharmonic, Concertante di Chicago, Metropolis
Symphony Orchestra, Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, and
the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He is currently the
principal cellist of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, a
position he has held since 2002. In 2005 he won the
assistant principal position with the Lancaster
Festival Orchestra, a summer festival in Lancaster,
Ohio.
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