{"id":79788,"date":"2021-06-10T15:32:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T19:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=79788"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:53:20","slug":"bu-tanglewood-institute-meet-the-faculty","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2021\/bu-tanglewood-institute-meet-the-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Tanglewood Institute: Welcome New Faculty &#038; 2021 Visiting Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">June 10, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Shelagh Abate, Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Horn Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shelaghabate.com\/bio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate-406x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"307\" class=\" wp-image-79791 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate-406x636.jpg 406w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate-653x1024.jpg 653w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate-768x1204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate-638x1000.jpg 638w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/Abate.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><strong>Shelagh Abate<\/strong><span> is unquestionably one of New York\u2019s most sought-after musicians. Shelagh\u2019s love for the horn is almost as old as her love for music itself. Known for her simultaneously warm and assertive sound, her versatility and musical intuition has earned her a place in the lexicon of NYC\u2019s busiest performers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>Shelagh has opened ten broadway productions and counting. Among them are <\/span><span>A Gentleman\u2019s <\/span><span>Guide to Love and Murder<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>South Pacific<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>Honeymoon in Vegas<\/span><span>, <\/span><span>Fiddler on the Roof, <\/span><span>as well as the upcoming and long-awaited <\/span><span>Anastasia<\/span><span>, which is soon to open at the Broadhurst Theater in April 2017. Since arriving in New York in 2006, she has performed regularly with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Mostly Mozart Festival, The American Ballet Theater, The American Symphony Orchestra, The Opera Orchestra of New York, and has been principal horn of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra under the artistic direction of Jaime Laredo since 1999. Shelagh has traveled to perform on numerous occasions with the Detroit Symphony, and Utah Symphony Orchestra. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Jennifer Bill,\u00a0Young Artists Instrumental Program, Director<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbill.com\/bio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-650x595.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"226\" class=\" wp-image-61062 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-650x595.png 650w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-636x582.png 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-1024x937.png 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-768x703.png 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-1536x1406.png 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-2048x1875.png 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2014\/11\/Bill-Headshot-1092x1000.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a>Saxophonist and conductor, <strong>Dr. Jennifer Bill<\/strong> has performed in Asia, throughout Europe and the United States.\u00a0 She performs as a soloist as well as a chamber musician with a variety of groups including BRUSH|REED, Pharos Quartet, J.E.Y., and \u0113mergere.\u00a0 As a conductor she currently leads the Boston University Concert Band. Dr. Bill is a Selmer Artist.<br \/>\u200b<br \/>A versatile saxophonist, Dr. Bill performs with a diverse group of artists including vocalists, clarinetists, cellists, flutists, violinists, taped media, percussionists, wind quintet, wind ensembles, and dancers.\u00a0 For over a decade she has been working with visual artist Linnea Maas in the experimentation of the auralvisual in a collaboration named BRUSH|REED.\u00a0\u00a0Also an inspired educator, Dr. Bill has given masterclasses in China, Hong Kong, Scotland, and throughout the U.S.\u00a0As a conductor Dr. Bill currently leads the Boston University Concert Band and is an active clinician throughout New England. She has been a guest conductor with the Hong Kong Wind Ensemble and has led ensembles on tours through Ireland and Italy.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferbill.com\/bio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Kyle Brightwell, Percussion Workshop, Co-Director<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Kyle-Brightwell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"203\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Kyle Brightwell<\/strong> began his musical studies on piano and guitar at age four, and began focusing on percussion studies at age eleven. An avid performer\/percussionist living in Boston, Mr. Brightwell has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Navy Band, U.S. Army Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica da Bahia (Brazil), Boston Philharmonic, and the New World Symphony, among others. Future and recent performances include those with Kansas City Symphony and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (Japan), as well as his solo debut with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra performing James MacMillan&#8217;s<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Veni, Veni, Emmanuel<\/span><span>in March 2012. Mr. Brightwell&#8217;s summer engagements have included fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center, Pacific Music Festival, and National Orchestral Institute. <\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/kyle-brightwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Victor Cayres, Young Artists Piano Program, Co-Director<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victorcayres.com\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-644x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"248\" class=\"wp-image-76222 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-644x636.jpg 644w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-636x628.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942-1013x1000.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/12\/Victor-Cayres-Colored-Picture-2-scaled-e1608306965942.jpg 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><span>Brazilian pianist <strong>Victor Cayres<\/strong> has earned praise for concerts with the Sine Nomine string quartet and as soloist with such orchestras as Boston Pops and Brno Philharmonic in the Czech Republic.\u00a0He has been a guest artist at Banff Center for the Arts in Canada, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Claflin University, Western Washington University, Moscow\u2019s Tchaikovsky Conservatory and State University for Arts and Culture. He has released CDs for Albany Records, Parma Records, Centaur Records, with works by American contemporary composers David Owens, Joseph Summer, and John H. Wallace. Mr. Cayres frequently performs in Brazil, Europe, and in prestigious venues in the U.S., such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Chicago\u2019s Preston Bradley Hall, Boston\u2019s Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall. His concerts have been broadcast live at Brazil\u2019s TV Cultura channel, Boston\u2019s WGBH 99.5 All Classical, and Chicago\u2019s WFMT Fine Arts Radio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victorcayres.com\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Rachel Childers, Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Horn Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2019\/03\/Childers_Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"216\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-65471\" \/><span><strong>Rachel Childers<\/strong> joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra as second horn at the start of the 2011-12 season, becoming the first female member of the BSO brass section in its history; she occupies the John P. II and Nancy S. Eustis Chair in the BSO&#8217;s horn section. Ms. Childers received both her bachelor&#8217;s and master&#8217;s degrees in music from the University of Michigan, followed by an Artist Diploma from the Colburn School in Los Angeles. She is on the faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h3>Valerie Coleman, 2021 Visiting Artist<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-636x425.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Coleman\" width=\"636\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-67078 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/07\/2019-07-16-BU-Today-resize-19-1434-COLEMAN-002-1024x684-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><strong>Valerie Coleman<\/strong><span> is regarded by many as an iconic artist who continues to pave her own unique path, as a Grammy\u00ae nominated flutist, composer and entrepreneur. Named Performance Today&#8217;s 2020 Classical Woman of the Year, and regarded as \u201cone of the Top 35 Women Composers\u201d as listed in the Washington Post by critic Anne Midgette, she is also an alumna of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center CMS Two, laureate of Concert Artists Guild, the flutist and founder of the performer-composer trio Umama Womama.<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Perhaps most notably, she is the creator, founder, and former flutist of the acclaimed Imani Winds, an ensemble whose performances and original works have redefined wind chamber music with performances that span the globe. Imani Winds\u2019 legacy is documented and featured in a dedicated exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcolemanmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Joseph Conyers, Young Artists Instrumental Program, Artistic Advisor and Artist-in-Residence<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/joseph-conyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-650x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"223\" class=\" wp-image-73086 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-650x520.jpg 650w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-636x509.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430-1250x1000.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2020\/06\/16804_josephconyerspcnicoleroche_981430.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><strong>Joseph H. Conyers<\/strong> was appointed assistant principal bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2010. He joined the Philadelphia Orchestra after tenures with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony (MI) where he served as principal bass, and Santa Fe Opera (NM).<\/p>\n<p>Described by the Grand Rapids Press as \u201ca lyrical musician who plays with authenticity that transcends mere technique,\u201d Conyers has performed with numerous orchestras as soloist including the Alabama, Flagstaff, &amp; Richmond Symphonies, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the Sphinx Symphony having won second prize at the 2004 Sphinx Competition in Detroit, MI. In 2008, John B Hedges wrote Conyers a bass concerto, \u201cPrayers of Rain and Wind,\u201d commissioned by the Grand Rapids Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>As a chamber musician, Conyers is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Other chamber music festivals and collaborations have included the Ilumina Festival (Brazil), Savannah Music Festival (GA), Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival (VA), Kingston Chamber Music Festival (RI), Lexington Chamber Music Festival (KY), and the Festival Internacional de M\u00fasica de Esmeraldas (Ecuador) with artists that include James Ehnes, Daniel Hope, and members of the Emerson String Quartet.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/joseph-conyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Daniel Do\u00f1a,\u00a0Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Viola Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/daniel-dona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2019\/03\/Dona_Headshot-463x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"271\" class=\" wp-image-65475 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/03\/Dona_Headshot-463x636.jpg 463w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/03\/Dona_Headshot-728x1000.jpg 728w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2019\/03\/Dona_Headshot.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Do\u00f1a<\/strong> has distinguished himself as an active performer and pedagogue. He serves on the viola faculty of the Boston University School of Music alongside his duties as Chair of Student Life and Honors, Assistant Chair of the String Department, Coordinator of String Chamber Music, and Lecturer of String Pedagogy and String Literature. Daniel is also Assistant Director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute String Quartet Workshop and has taught at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music and Point CounterPoint. In addition to his teaching at BU, Dr. Do\u00f1a serves on the faculty of the\u00a0Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Intensive Community Program. Dr. Do\u00f1a is an avid chamber musician and is a member of TriChrome and the critically acclaimed\u00a0Arneis Quartet.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/daniel-dona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Nancy Goeres, Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Bassoon Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghsymphony.org\/biography\/nancy-goeres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/nancy-goeres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79806 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/nancy-goeres.jpg 230w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/nancy-goeres-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Principal Bassoonist <strong>Nancy Goeres<\/strong> joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1984. Prior to coming to Pittsburgh, Goeres held similar positions with the Florida Orchestra, the\u00a0Caracas Philharmonic and the Cincinnati Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Goeres also serves on the faculties of Carnegie Mellon University and Boston University and the music festivals of\u00a0Aspen and Sarasota.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her appearances with the Pittsburgh Symphony, she has been a member of the All Star Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwartz, which produced a multi disc set of recordings of major orchestral repertoire. She has also\u00a0performed at leading festivals around the country including Tanglewood, Marlboro, La Jolla and Mainly Mozart festivals, New York&#8217;s 92nd Street Y Series, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Music in The\u00a0Vineyards (CA) Philharmonic of the Americas, (Mexico City)\u00a0Instrumental\u00a0Verano, (Puebla, Mexico)\u00a0and the Internationale Wolfegger Konzerte (Germany)\u00a0Germany.\u00a0She has also toured with Musicians from Marlboro.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittsburghsymphony.org\/biography\/nancy-goeres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Iman Habibi, 2021 Visiting Artist<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imanhabibi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/08\/DSC_0358-650x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"194\" class=\" wp-image-79823 alignleft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iman Habibi<\/strong>, D.M.A. (Michigan), is an Iranian-Canadian composer and pianist, and a founding member of the piano duo ensemble, Piano Pinnacle.<\/p>\n<p>Hailed as \u201ca giant in talent\u201d (the Penticton Herald), Dr. Habibi has been commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Orchestra of St. Luke&#8217;s, and collaborated with the Vancouver and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, JACK Quartet, Chiara String Quartet, Del Sol String Quartet, and The Calidore String Quartet, and has been programmed by Carnegie Hall, The Marilyn Horne Foundation, New York Festival of Song, The Canadian Opera Company, and Tapestry New Opera, among others.<\/p>\n<p>His awards include multiple wins at the SOCAN Foundation\u2019s Awards, The International Composers\u2019 Award at the Esoterics\u2019 POLYPHONOS (2012), The Vancouver Mayor\u2019s Arts Awards for Emerging Artist in Music (2011), Brehm Prize in Choral Music (2016), as well as numerous grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, and BC Arts Council.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imanhabibi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Patrice Jackson-Tilghman, Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Cello Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/patrice-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/image-443x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"314\" class=\"wp-image-79808 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/image-443x636.png 443w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/image.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Patrice Jackson-Tilghman<\/strong>, who has carved a name for herself as a gifted and charismatic young soloist, has been described as a \u201cbig-toned, boldly projected soloist\u201d (Detroit News) who \u201cwowed the audience with effortless facility, playful phrasing and a sense of spontaneity that one hears usually only from the highest caliber of musicians\u201d (Hartford Courant).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2002, Jackson was awarded first place in the Senior Laureate Division of the nationally renowned Sphinx Competition, and was the recipient of the Yale University Aldo Parisot Prize, awarded to a \u201cgifted cellist who shows promise for a concert career.\u201d Since then, she has performed with the Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Grand Rapids, Nashville, Hartford, Chautauqua, Colorado and Mississippi symphonies, as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra. Jackson has performanced with the Ritz Chamber Players, Castle of Our Skins, and Boston Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, in addition to faculty recitals at Boston Conservatory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/patrice-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Melinda Lee Masur, Young Artists Piano Program, Co-Director<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theleetrio.com\/melinda-lee-masur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/melinda-e1623352788591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77129 size-full\" \/><\/a><span>Lauded for her \u201clustrous performances [and] extraordinary musicianship\u201d [Incident Light] and \u201cimpeccable technique and artistic interpretation\u201d [The Columbian], pianist <strong>Melinda Lee Masur<\/strong> has performed on all three stages of Carnegie Hall, at London&#8217;s Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Ravinia Festival, the Festival Les Mus\u00e9iques Basel and in cities throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She has been featured on nationally broadcast radio, including Chicago\u2019s Dame Myra Hess and Texas Public Radio, as well as on Hong Kong\u2019s classical radio\/television station, RTHK4, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Vancouver Symphony, Shanghai Philharmonic and Harvard-Radcliffe Bach Society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span>An avid chamber musician, Melinda Lee Masur has performed with such artists as Augustin Hadelich, Alban Gerhardt, Fanny Clamagirand and Adrian Brendel. Since founding The Lee Trio in 2002 with her sisters, violinist Lisa Lee and cellist Angela Lee, critics have raved about the Trio\u2019s \u201cgripping immediacy and freshness\u201d and &#8220;rich palette of tone colours&#8221; [The Strad]. The Lee Trio regularly performs on both sides of the Atlantic and in Asia and is devoted to working with and performing the music of living composers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theleetrio.com\/melinda-lee-masur.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h3>Katherine Murdock,\u00a0Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Viola Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.umd.edu\/directory\/katherine-murdock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/profile_photo_kmurdock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"334\" class=\"wp-image-79810 alignleft\" \/><\/a><span>Violist <strong>Katherine Murdock<\/strong> has performed as soloist and chamber musician in the musical capitals of the U.S., Europe, Canada, New Zealand\u00a0and South America. A frequent guest at music festivals throughout the world, she has appeared at the Edinburgh, Salzburg, Spoleto\u00a0and Gulbenkian festivals, the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove in Cornwall\u00a0and in the U.S. at Ravinia, Saratoga, Wolftrap, Mostly Mozart, Tanglewood, Aspen\u00a0and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. A past participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, she has toured with Music from Marlboro, and was invited to perform on the Marlboro Fortieth Anniversary Concerts in Philadelphia and New York\u2019s Carnegie Hall. She has appeared on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center as a guest of the Beaux Arts Trio.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/music.umd.edu\/directory\/katherine-murdock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h3>Sam Solomon, Percussion Workshop, Co-Director<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/samuel-solomon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Sam-Solomon-507x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"258\" class=\" wp-image-77079 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Sam-Solomon-507x636.jpg 507w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Sam-Solomon-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Sam-Solomon-798x1000.jpg 798w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/02\/Sam-Solomon.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><span><strong>Samuel Z. Solomon<\/strong>\u00a0teaches percussion at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston University, is Percussion Director of The Boston University Tanglewood Institute\u00a0(BUTI), and Artistic Director of the Juilliard Summer Percussion Seminar. From 2007-2011 he was president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society.\u00a0His book, \u201cHow to Write for Percussion,\u201d has received critical acclaim from composers, performers, and conductors worldwide and is available in three languages. He has\u00a0also authored three books on percussion playing and curated two collections of percussion etudes and solos. Solomon is founding member of the Yesaroun\u2019 Duo and the\u00a0Line C3 percussion group, from 2005-2010 he was percussionist-in-residence at Harvard University, and from 2003-2015 he was principal timpanist of the Amici New\u00a0York chamber orchestra. He can be heard as soloist and chamber musician on GM, Albany, Bedroom Community, New Focus, and Tzadik labels, as well as performing\u00a0the music of Bj\u00f6rk on her soundtrack to Matthew Barney\u2019s film \u201cDrawing Restraint 9.\u201d He lives in Hull, Massachusetts with his wife, Kristy, and children, Nicolas, Leo,\u00a0and Luciana.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/profile\/samuel-solomon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h3>Melissa White,\u00a0Young Artists Instrumental Program, Core Violin Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samnyc.us\/artist.php?id=melissa&amp;aview=bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/9-4cd1c602f6c3fd60cc188e631e0cd182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79813 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/9-4cd1c602f6c3fd60cc188e631e0cd182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/9-4cd1c602f6c3fd60cc188e631e0cd182-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span>American violinist <strong>Melissa White<\/strong> has enchanted audiences and critics around the world as both a soloist and a chamber musician. Her February 2020 performance with the National Philharmonic was deemed \u201cabsolutely breathtaking\u201d by <\/span><em>Maryland Theatre Guide<\/em><span> critic Katie Gaab, who cited the \u201cgrace, precision, and warmth\u201d of her playing in Florence Price\u2019s Violin Concerto No. 1; reviewing the same concert for <\/span><em>The Washington Post<\/em><span>, Matthew Guerrieri called her \u201can excellent advocate, prioritizing ease and fluency over intensity, suiting the music\u2019s lyric and episodic nature.\u201d Ms. White\u2019s recent orchestral activity includes return engagements with the National Philharmonic, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta, and debuts with the Richmond, Baton Rouge, Monroe, Pasadena, Knox-Galesburg and Johnson City symphony orchestras. In March 2021 she makes her debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and in April 2021 with the Albany (NY) Symphony Orchestra, where she will perform George Tsontakis\u2019s Violin Concerto No. 2 and premiere a new work for violin and orchestra by Tanner Porter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samnyc.us\/artist.php?id=melissa&amp;aview=bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h3>Triple Helix, Young Artists Composition Program, Ensemble-in-Residence<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/triplehelixpianotrio.org\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-650x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" class=\" wp-image-79814 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-650x432.jpg 650w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-636x423.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2021\/06\/trio_byJesseWeiner-1024x681-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the award-winning and internationally known Triple Helix musicians\u2014<strong>violinist <a title=\"Bayla Keyes\" href=\"http:\/\/triplehelixpianotrio.org\/wordpress\/bayla-keyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayla Keyes<\/a>, cellist <a title=\"Rhonda Rider\" href=\"http:\/\/triplehelixpianotrio.org\/wordpress\/rhonda-rider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhonda Rider<\/a>, and pianist<a title=\"Lois Shapiro\" href=\"http:\/\/triplehelixpianotrio.org\/wordpress\/lois-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Lois Shapiro<\/a>\u2014<\/strong>joined together in 1995, <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>described the results of their union as \u201cthe livest live music in town,\u201d with \u201cwildly imaginative, emotionally charged, virtuoso playing\u201d that was \u201csophisticated in musical detail, wholeheartedly interactive, uninhibited in emotion, and touched by a special grace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the ensemble has become known as one of the best piano trios on today\u2019s musical landscape. As the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> noted, \u201cTriple Helix is clearly something special\u2026the players have a splendid musical chemistry with virtually perfect dynamic balance, a firm collective sense of rhythm, and fervor and authority when needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/triplehelixpianotrio.org\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LEARN MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><strong>BOSTON UNIVERSITY TANGLEWOOD INSTITUTE (BUTI)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>Created in 1966 at the invitation of then-BSO music director Erich Leinsdorf, BUTI was developed by Boston University College of Fine Arts as a summer program to complement the existing offerings of the BSO\u2019s Tanglewood Music Center (TMC). More than 50 years later, BUTI continues to build upon its legacy of excellence, offering a transformative experience to more than 400 young instrumentalists, composers, and singers who reside at its 64-acre campus in Lenox, Massachusetts. Its intensive programs, distinguished faculty, and the opportunities afforded through its unique affiliation with the BSO and TMC have combined to give BUTI a celebrated and distinctive reputation among summer music programs of its kind. BUTI alumni contribute to today\u2019s musical world as prominent performers and conductors, composers and educators, and administrators and board members. Currently, eleven members of the BSO are BUTI alumni.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The program demonstrates great commitment to students from around the country and world, nearly half of whom are supported by the BUTI Scholarship Fund, made possible by contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. BUTI\u2019s season includes six performances at Seiji Ozawa Hall and more than seventy concerts and recitals in and around Lenox. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/\">bu.edu\/tanglewood<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcing new faculty and 2021 visiting artists! We&#8217;ve welcomed some incredible new faculty to the team and some familiar faces in new roles. 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