FACULTY*
Susan Bates, viola faculty member at San Francisco Conservatory, has been a director and chamber music coach at Summer Music West and Lake Tahoe Music Festival Academy.
Cynthia Darby, piano - faculty San Diego State University, member of the Artaria Trio (period instruments), active performer, teacher and chamber music coach.
Susan Freier, violin member of the Ives Quartet, SF Contemporary Players, and performer/teacher at Rocky Ridge. Active private teaching studio.
Stephen Harrison, cello Professor of music Stanford, member of the Ives Quartet, soloist with SF Contemporary Players, artist/faculty at Pacific Music Festival and Rock Ridge.
Peter Henderson, piano - former member of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, chamber music coach and teacher in St Louis, assistant professor of Music, Maryville University, St. Louis.
Emma Rubinstein, violin - assistant professor at Miami University of Ohio, member of the Oxford String Quartet, former first violin of the Anacapa Quartet, active festival performer.
Tom Stauffer, cello - professor of Music at San Diego State University, active performer and coach, former Fulbright Fellow and member of the Bloch Quartet.
The Miro Quartet - Ensemble in Residence Founded in 1995 at Oberlin, this quartet has rapidly established itself as one of the great quartets. Early triumphs included grand prizes at Coleman, Fischoff, Naumburg, and Banff. In residence now at the University of Texas, the Quartet maintains an extensive world-touring schedule with recent concerts in Cologne, Stockholm, Brussels, London, Vienna, and Dresden. Dedicated to teaching, the quartet has mentored emergent ensembles in Europe and at Blossom. Recent recordings have included Beethoven Op.18 quartets, works by George Crumb and Rued Laggaard, and Schubert's Quintet in C with Matt Haimovitz.
Daniel Ching, violin Sandy Yamamoto, violin John Largess, violin Joshua Gindele, cello
*Faculty to be added, as needed |