Sunday November 15, 2020
Hai Jin, piano
Hiram Diaz
The Lyceum
J. S. Bach: No.1 BWV 525
Percy Code: At Dawn – Zelda - At Sunset
Vladimir Cosma: Euphonium Concerto
Allegro Assai
Andantino
Giocoso
Simone Mantia: All those endearing young charms
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
As an active concert pianist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, Sassmanshaus Piano Trio member, Hai Jin has performed over 200 recitals throughout United States and Asia. She has appeared as a soloist throughout China and has been engaged with several Chinese orchestras such as China Conservatory orchestra, Shanxi string Chamber orchestra and Yanbian symphony orchestra. She made her United States debut in 2010 upon the invitation of Boston University. She has recorded and collaborated with violinist Haoli Lin on his debut CD Romantic Journey, and previously recorded with Violinist Yabing Tan on her CD Yabing Tan published by Great Wall Classics. Jin has also appeared as faculty in Music festivals such as Great wall Music Academy and Cleveland International Music Festival, giving master classes at Norfolk State university, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Conservatory of Music, participating as Jury at Washington Universal Piano competition, Water Cube Competition and Talent CCTV Competition. She has worked with renowned artists such as Rohan De Silva, Hiram Diaz, Erinn Frechette, Heather Verbeck Harrison, Gao Can, Yi li etc. She is a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance with cognate area in Orchestral Conducting. At the same institution, her A.D. and M.M. in Piano Performance were completed under guidance of pianists Awadagin Pratt and James Tocco. Her B.M. in Piano Performance is from China Conservatory. She had taught at the Preparatory Department of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and as Assistant Professor in Minzu University (Beijing, China), Assistant Conductor at the Maryland Lyric Opera. Currently, she appears mostly in DC area as solo pianist.
Hiram Diaz is a euphoniumist, trombonist, vocalist and music educator in the Washington DC area. A second generation Cuban American, he grew up in Miami, Florida surrounded by the Latin-American diaspora and its incredible contributions to the arts. Throughout Hiram’s education, he competed in several international euphonium competitions, including winning the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Artist Euphonium Competition, placing second at the Leonard Falcone International Artist Euphonium Competition, and receiving an honorable mention at the first international Concours de Tuba Tours, in Tours, France. Hiram’s primary teachers include Dr. Brian Bowman, Tim Northcut, Jay Bertolet and Lee Rogers.
As a euphoniumist Hiram has played solo and recital performances throughout the United States and abroad. He has been a featured soloist at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, various International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, and recently with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band on their National Concert Tour. He performs regularly as guest euphonium, trombone, or bass trumpet with such groups as the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras.
Hiram is also a very active chamber musician as a member and returning guest with such groups as High Bridge Brass, Washington Symphonic Brass, Dominion Brass Quartet, and the American Tuba Quartet. Currently, Hiram proudly serves as a euphoniumist in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington D.C., a position he has held since 2012.
Hiram lives in Silver Spring Maryland with his wife Molly, and their three children Olivia, David, and Ana.
Hai Jin, piano
Hiram Diaz
The Lyceum
J. S. Bach: No.1 BWV 525
Percy Code: At Dawn – Zelda - At Sunset
Vladimir Cosma: Euphonium Concerto
Allegro Assai
Andantino
Giocoso
Simone Mantia: All those endearing young charms
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
As an active concert pianist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, Sassmanshaus Piano Trio member, Hai Jin has performed over 200 recitals throughout United States and Asia. She has appeared as a soloist throughout China and has been engaged with several Chinese orchestras such as China Conservatory orchestra, Shanxi string Chamber orchestra and Yanbian symphony orchestra. She made her United States debut in 2010 upon the invitation of Boston University. She has recorded and collaborated with violinist Haoli Lin on his debut CD Romantic Journey, and previously recorded with Violinist Yabing Tan on her CD Yabing Tan published by Great Wall Classics. Jin has also appeared as faculty in Music festivals such as Great wall Music Academy and Cleveland International Music Festival, giving master classes at Norfolk State university, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Conservatory of Music, participating as Jury at Washington Universal Piano competition, Water Cube Competition and Talent CCTV Competition. She has worked with renowned artists such as Rohan De Silva, Hiram Diaz, Erinn Frechette, Heather Verbeck Harrison, Gao Can, Yi li etc. She is a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance with cognate area in Orchestral Conducting. At the same institution, her A.D. and M.M. in Piano Performance were completed under guidance of pianists Awadagin Pratt and James Tocco. Her B.M. in Piano Performance is from China Conservatory. She had taught at the Preparatory Department of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and as Assistant Professor in Minzu University (Beijing, China), Assistant Conductor at the Maryland Lyric Opera. Currently, she appears mostly in DC area as solo pianist.
Hiram Diaz is a euphoniumist, trombonist, vocalist and music educator in the Washington DC area. A second generation Cuban American, he grew up in Miami, Florida surrounded by the Latin-American diaspora and its incredible contributions to the arts. Throughout Hiram’s education, he competed in several international euphonium competitions, including winning the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Artist Euphonium Competition, placing second at the Leonard Falcone International Artist Euphonium Competition, and receiving an honorable mention at the first international Concours de Tuba Tours, in Tours, France. Hiram’s primary teachers include Dr. Brian Bowman, Tim Northcut, Jay Bertolet and Lee Rogers.
As a euphoniumist Hiram has played solo and recital performances throughout the United States and abroad. He has been a featured soloist at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, various International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, and recently with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band on their National Concert Tour. He performs regularly as guest euphonium, trombone, or bass trumpet with such groups as the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras.
Hiram is also a very active chamber musician as a member and returning guest with such groups as High Bridge Brass, Washington Symphonic Brass, Dominion Brass Quartet, and the American Tuba Quartet. Currently, Hiram proudly serves as a euphoniumist in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington D.C., a position he has held since 2012.
Hiram lives in Silver Spring Maryland with his wife Molly, and their three children Olivia, David, and Ana.
Sunday November 1, 2020
Hai Jin, piano
The Lyceum
Robert Schumann: Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18
J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata No. 147 (arr. Dame Myra Hess)
J. S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (arr. Egon Petri)
Granados: Goyescas No. 4 Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor
Granados: Goyescas No. 7 El Pelele
Franz Liszt: Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli (No. 3 from Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year)
ABOUT THE PERFORMER
As an active concert pianist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, Sassmanshaus Piano Trio member, Jin has performed over 200 recitals throughout United States and Asia. She has appeared as a soloist throughout China and has been engaged with several Chinese orchestras such as China Conservatory orchestra, Shanxi string Chamber orchestra and Yanbian symphony orchestra. She made her United States debut in 2010 upon the invitation of Boston University. She has recorded and collaborated with violinist Haoli Lin on his debut CD Romantic Journey, and previously recorded with Violinist Yabing Tan on her CD Yabing Tan published by Great Wall Classics. Jin has also appeared as faculty in Music festivals such as Great wall Music Academy and Cleveland International Music Festival, giving master classes at Norfolk State university, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Conservatory of Music, participating as Jury at Washington Universal Piano competition, Water Cube Competition and Talent CCTV Competition. She has worked with renowned artists such as Rohan De Silva, Hiram Diaz, Erinn Frechette, Heather Verbeck Harrison, Gao Can, Yi li etc. She is a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance with cognate area in Orchestral Conducting. At the same institution, her A.D. and M.M. in Piano Performance were completed under guidance of pianists Awadagin Pratt and James Tocco. Her B.M. in Piano Performance is from China Conservatory. She had taught at the Preparatory Department of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and as Assistant Professor in Minzu University (Beijing, China), Assistant Conductor at the Maryland Lyric Opera. Currently, she appears mostly in DC area as solo pianist.
Hai Jin, piano
The Lyceum
Robert Schumann: Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18
J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata No. 147 (arr. Dame Myra Hess)
J. S. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze (arr. Egon Petri)
Granados: Goyescas No. 4 Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor
Granados: Goyescas No. 7 El Pelele
Franz Liszt: Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli (No. 3 from Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year)
ABOUT THE PERFORMER
As an active concert pianist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist, Sassmanshaus Piano Trio member, Jin has performed over 200 recitals throughout United States and Asia. She has appeared as a soloist throughout China and has been engaged with several Chinese orchestras such as China Conservatory orchestra, Shanxi string Chamber orchestra and Yanbian symphony orchestra. She made her United States debut in 2010 upon the invitation of Boston University. She has recorded and collaborated with violinist Haoli Lin on his debut CD Romantic Journey, and previously recorded with Violinist Yabing Tan on her CD Yabing Tan published by Great Wall Classics. Jin has also appeared as faculty in Music festivals such as Great wall Music Academy and Cleveland International Music Festival, giving master classes at Norfolk State university, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China Conservatory of Music, participating as Jury at Washington Universal Piano competition, Water Cube Competition and Talent CCTV Competition. She has worked with renowned artists such as Rohan De Silva, Hiram Diaz, Erinn Frechette, Heather Verbeck Harrison, Gao Can, Yi li etc. She is a D.M.A. candidate at the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music in Piano Performance with cognate area in Orchestral Conducting. At the same institution, her A.D. and M.M. in Piano Performance were completed under guidance of pianists Awadagin Pratt and James Tocco. Her B.M. in Piano Performance is from China Conservatory. She had taught at the Preparatory Department of University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and as Assistant Professor in Minzu University (Beijing, China), Assistant Conductor at the Maryland Lyric Opera. Currently, she appears mostly in DC area as solo pianist.
Sunday, October 25, 2020 3 pm
MAIN STREET CHAMBER PLAYERS
The Lyceum
PERFORMERS:
Kenneth Law, cello; Rosanne Conway, piano; Laura Kobayashi, violin; Harold Levin, viola; Barbara Fitzgerald, double bass
PROGRAM:
Reinhold Gliere/Frank Proto: Selections from Suite for Viola and Double Bass
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka: Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola with Piano (1940-41)
Max Bruch: Canzone, for Cello and Piano, Op.55 (1891)
Zoltan Kodaly: 1st Mvt./Allegro serioso, non troppo from Duo for Violin and Cello, Op.7 (1914)
MAIN STREET CHAMBER PLAYERS
The Lyceum
PERFORMERS:
Kenneth Law, cello; Rosanne Conway, piano; Laura Kobayashi, violin; Harold Levin, viola; Barbara Fitzgerald, double bass
PROGRAM:
Reinhold Gliere/Frank Proto: Selections from Suite for Viola and Double Bass
Rebecca Clarke: Dumka: Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola with Piano (1940-41)
Max Bruch: Canzone, for Cello and Piano, Op.55 (1891)
Zoltan Kodaly: 1st Mvt./Allegro serioso, non troppo from Duo for Violin and Cello, Op.7 (1914)
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
The Main Street Chamber Players is a mixed instrumental chamber ensemble whose collective experience spans more than 20 years and is comprised of members of Main Street Music Studios and various guest artists. Concerts by MSCP have included performances at the John Kendall Recital Hall in Takoma Park, Maryland and The Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia as well as a number of churches in the Northern Virginia area.
Hailed by critics for her “musical elegance and brilliant technique”, pianist Rosanne Conway is a native of Seattle, Washington, where she performed with the Seattle Symphony at the age of 16. She holds degrees from the University of Washington and the University of Colorado and as winner of the Petri Award for Foreign Study, attended the Hochschüle fur Müsik und Theatre in Hannover, Germany and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In New York, she studied with Earl Wild at The Juilliard School. Ms. Conway has appeared on many local and regional concert series including Anderson House, the Luxembourg Embassy, the State Department, and for the American Liszt Society Festival at the Kennedy Center. Ms. Conway and Santiago Rodriguez have recorded Rachmaninoff’s four hand/two piano works for the Elan label. Ms. Conway has also served on the faculties of Lewis and Clark College, the University of Maryland, and the National Cathedral School. She is also a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios in Fairfax, Virginia as well as a member of the Main Street Chamber Players.
Barbara Fitzgerald, double bassist, is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where she received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. As winner of the school’s concerto competition, she performed the Pichl Concerto for Double Bass with the Juilliard Philharmonia. She has lived in various parts of the world where she has been in orchestras, given solo recitals and been soloist with orchestra in concerto performances, most recently performing the Koussevitzky Concerto with the Reston Community Orchestra in Reston, Virginia and with the Summer Strings Orchestra in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She toured Eastern Europe with the McGill Chamber Orchestra from Montreal, Canada; was principal bass of the West Australia Symphony Orchestra in Perth, West Australia; has played in summer festivals in Europe and Mexico; has been a free-lance bassist in New York City, and is presently a free-lance bassist in Washington, D.C. Ms. Fitzgerald is a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios and a member of the Main Street Chamber Players in Fairfax, Virginia. She currently serves on the faculty of the Peabody Bass Works at the Peabody Conservatory and is the director of “Basstravaganza”, a summer camp for bassists in Northern Virginia.
Violinist, Laura Kobayashi, performs as a member of the Kobayashi/Gray Duo and Main Street Chamber Players and is a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios where she maintains a large studio of students. Dr. Kobayashi actively performs throughout the United States and has also performed abroad in Wales, Thailand, South Africa, Norway, Argentina, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil and the islands of Trinidad, St. Lucia and Puerto Rico. In addition, she has recorded two compact discs of music by women composers for the Albany Records label. She has also edited for publication a violin sonata by 19th Century French woman composer, Marie Grandval, for Hildegard Publishing Company. Dr. Kobayashi is also the recipient of two teaching awards: the 2012 VASTA (Virginia State Chapter of ASTA) Outstanding String Teacher Award and the 2002 “Excellence in Teaching” Award by the School of Music and College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University. Her past teaching positions include West Virginia University, the University of Georgia and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Prior to her teaching career, Dr. Kobayashi was a professional orchestral musician and played in the second violin section in the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Dr. Kobayashi studied violin with Dorothy DeLay, Andrew Jennings, Paul Kantor and Denes Zsigmondy. Her degrees are from The Juilliard School, Yale University and The University of Michigan.
Cellist, teacher and author Kenneth Law is a member of the Main Street Chamber Players and Ritz Chamber Players. He has performed at the Arts Club of Washington (D.C.), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alice Tully Hall, and the “Jazz at Lincoln Center” Concert Series. Overseas, he has performed in England, France, Scotland, Panama and Puerto Rico, and has collaborated with Earl Carlyss (Juilliard String Quartet), Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet), and the Ying String Quartet. In March of 2006, Mr. Law was featured on the nationally televised NAACP Image Awards as a member of the Ritz Chamber Players. Mr. Law gave his first performance at the Piccolo Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, as a member of the Converse Trio in the Spring of 2008; in the Summers of 2009 and 2010 returned as a member of Ensemble Argos and in the Spring of 2017 as a member of the Polaris Piano Trio. In the Summer of 2011 he performed as a member of the Charleston Baroque, and as Director of Chamber Music and performer in the 2013 Colour of Music Festival, also in Charleston. Mr. Law currently maintains a large private studio in Fairfax, Virginia. His students have been accepted to the Eastman School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Peabody and Oberlin Conservatories and Indiana University (Bloomington). Mr. Law is the recipient of the Studio Teacher of the Year Award from both the South Carolina (2010) and Virginia (2017) chapters of the American String Teachers Association. Mr. Law received undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance from the Eastman School of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory. He was also a chamber music fellow at The Juilliard School.
Harold Levin joined Main Street Music Studios as Artist-Teacher of Viola in 2019, after serving as Professor of Viola at Skidmore College. He previously held viola and conducting positions at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln), West Virginia, Bucknell, and Marywood Universities. His former students hold public school, college, and professional orchestra positions throughout the United States. An active performer, Dr. Levin has played viola with the orchestras of Louisville, Cincinnati, Omaha, Memphis, Long Island, Orlando, and Jacksonville, and has taught and performed in summer festivals including Cabrillo, Interlochen, Rutgers Summerfest, Bedford Springs, Bay View, Breckenridge, Lake Placid, and the Colorado Philharmonic. Currently he teaches and performs each summer at The Blue Mountain Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Levin holds degrees from Ball State University, the University of Cincinnati, and Rutgers University, where his teachers included Michael Tree, Donald McInnes, Raymond Stilwell, and Robert Slaughter. In addition to his college work, he has led youth orchestras in Indiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Florida. A commissioned, recorded, and published composer; his works have been performed throughout the U.S.
The Main Street Chamber Players is a mixed instrumental chamber ensemble whose collective experience spans more than 20 years and is comprised of members of Main Street Music Studios and various guest artists. Concerts by MSCP have included performances at the John Kendall Recital Hall in Takoma Park, Maryland and The Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia as well as a number of churches in the Northern Virginia area.
Hailed by critics for her “musical elegance and brilliant technique”, pianist Rosanne Conway is a native of Seattle, Washington, where she performed with the Seattle Symphony at the age of 16. She holds degrees from the University of Washington and the University of Colorado and as winner of the Petri Award for Foreign Study, attended the Hochschüle fur Müsik und Theatre in Hannover, Germany and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. In New York, she studied with Earl Wild at The Juilliard School. Ms. Conway has appeared on many local and regional concert series including Anderson House, the Luxembourg Embassy, the State Department, and for the American Liszt Society Festival at the Kennedy Center. Ms. Conway and Santiago Rodriguez have recorded Rachmaninoff’s four hand/two piano works for the Elan label. Ms. Conway has also served on the faculties of Lewis and Clark College, the University of Maryland, and the National Cathedral School. She is also a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios in Fairfax, Virginia as well as a member of the Main Street Chamber Players.
Barbara Fitzgerald, double bassist, is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where she received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. As winner of the school’s concerto competition, she performed the Pichl Concerto for Double Bass with the Juilliard Philharmonia. She has lived in various parts of the world where she has been in orchestras, given solo recitals and been soloist with orchestra in concerto performances, most recently performing the Koussevitzky Concerto with the Reston Community Orchestra in Reston, Virginia and with the Summer Strings Orchestra in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She toured Eastern Europe with the McGill Chamber Orchestra from Montreal, Canada; was principal bass of the West Australia Symphony Orchestra in Perth, West Australia; has played in summer festivals in Europe and Mexico; has been a free-lance bassist in New York City, and is presently a free-lance bassist in Washington, D.C. Ms. Fitzgerald is a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios and a member of the Main Street Chamber Players in Fairfax, Virginia. She currently serves on the faculty of the Peabody Bass Works at the Peabody Conservatory and is the director of “Basstravaganza”, a summer camp for bassists in Northern Virginia.
Violinist, Laura Kobayashi, performs as a member of the Kobayashi/Gray Duo and Main Street Chamber Players and is a founding member of the Main Street Music Studios where she maintains a large studio of students. Dr. Kobayashi actively performs throughout the United States and has also performed abroad in Wales, Thailand, South Africa, Norway, Argentina, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil and the islands of Trinidad, St. Lucia and Puerto Rico. In addition, she has recorded two compact discs of music by women composers for the Albany Records label. She has also edited for publication a violin sonata by 19th Century French woman composer, Marie Grandval, for Hildegard Publishing Company. Dr. Kobayashi is also the recipient of two teaching awards: the 2012 VASTA (Virginia State Chapter of ASTA) Outstanding String Teacher Award and the 2002 “Excellence in Teaching” Award by the School of Music and College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University. Her past teaching positions include West Virginia University, the University of Georgia and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Prior to her teaching career, Dr. Kobayashi was a professional orchestral musician and played in the second violin section in the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Dr. Kobayashi studied violin with Dorothy DeLay, Andrew Jennings, Paul Kantor and Denes Zsigmondy. Her degrees are from The Juilliard School, Yale University and The University of Michigan.
Cellist, teacher and author Kenneth Law is a member of the Main Street Chamber Players and Ritz Chamber Players. He has performed at the Arts Club of Washington (D.C.), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alice Tully Hall, and the “Jazz at Lincoln Center” Concert Series. Overseas, he has performed in England, France, Scotland, Panama and Puerto Rico, and has collaborated with Earl Carlyss (Juilliard String Quartet), Michael Tree (Guarneri Quartet), and the Ying String Quartet. In March of 2006, Mr. Law was featured on the nationally televised NAACP Image Awards as a member of the Ritz Chamber Players. Mr. Law gave his first performance at the Piccolo Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, as a member of the Converse Trio in the Spring of 2008; in the Summers of 2009 and 2010 returned as a member of Ensemble Argos and in the Spring of 2017 as a member of the Polaris Piano Trio. In the Summer of 2011 he performed as a member of the Charleston Baroque, and as Director of Chamber Music and performer in the 2013 Colour of Music Festival, also in Charleston. Mr. Law currently maintains a large private studio in Fairfax, Virginia. His students have been accepted to the Eastman School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Peabody and Oberlin Conservatories and Indiana University (Bloomington). Mr. Law is the recipient of the Studio Teacher of the Year Award from both the South Carolina (2010) and Virginia (2017) chapters of the American String Teachers Association. Mr. Law received undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance from the Eastman School of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory. He was also a chamber music fellow at The Juilliard School.
Harold Levin joined Main Street Music Studios as Artist-Teacher of Viola in 2019, after serving as Professor of Viola at Skidmore College. He previously held viola and conducting positions at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln), West Virginia, Bucknell, and Marywood Universities. His former students hold public school, college, and professional orchestra positions throughout the United States. An active performer, Dr. Levin has played viola with the orchestras of Louisville, Cincinnati, Omaha, Memphis, Long Island, Orlando, and Jacksonville, and has taught and performed in summer festivals including Cabrillo, Interlochen, Rutgers Summerfest, Bedford Springs, Bay View, Breckenridge, Lake Placid, and the Colorado Philharmonic. Currently he teaches and performs each summer at The Blue Mountain Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Levin holds degrees from Ball State University, the University of Cincinnati, and Rutgers University, where his teachers included Michael Tree, Donald McInnes, Raymond Stilwell, and Robert Slaughter. In addition to his college work, he has led youth orchestras in Indiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Florida. A commissioned, recorded, and published composer; his works have been performed throughout the U.S.
