Lina Bahn
Lina Bahn is a violinist who has a keen interest in collaborative and innovative repertoire, and has been called “brilliant” and “lyrical” by the Washington Post. Her most recent publication of Mean Fiddle Summer on the Naxos Label was hailed by the ClevelandClassical.com, “From start to finish, the violinist demonstrates her adroit technical facility, kaleidoscope of colors, and consummate… Continue reading Lina Bahn
Bernadene Blaha, Kevin Fitz-Gerald and Pepe Romero to perform at Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival
Keyboard Studies faculty Bernadene Blaha and Kevin Fitz-Gerald, as well as Classical Guitar faculty Pepe Romero, will perform at next week’s Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival. The event, which features a variety of performances by musicians from around the world, runs through March 21. A full schedule of the festival’s scheduled performances can be found on… Continue reading Bernadene Blaha, Kevin Fitz-Gerald and Pepe Romero to perform at Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival
Karen Dreyfus
Karen Dreyfus ranks high among the leading American violists of the current era. She maintains a richly varied career, dedicated to concertizing in solo, orchestral and chamber music settings, to her wide-ranging recordings, and to teaching. Dreyfus began violin studies from an early age with her father, a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Soon adopting… Continue reading Karen Dreyfus
Lucinda Carver
“Carver makes musical thought manifest.” – Los Angeles Times Lucinda Carver is a much beloved and highly acclaimed musician who is equally at home at the piano, harpsichord and on the conductor’s podium. As music director and conductor of the Los Angeles Mozart orchestra for 11 years, Carver garnered critical praise for her stylistic interpretations of… Continue reading Lucinda Carver
David Howard
David Howard, adjunct associate professor of winds and percussion, has been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1981 when he was hired by then music director Carlo Maria Giulini. He has performed and given masterclasses at international festivals in Tel Aviv, Vancouver, Helsinki, Beijing, and Stockholm. He and a small contingent of Philharmonic colleagues coached… Continue reading David Howard
Jim Self
Jim Self is a Los Angeles-based freelance musician. Since 1974 he has worked for all the major Hollywood studios performing for over 1,500 motion pictures and hundreds of television shows and records. His solos in major films include John William’s scores to Jurassic Park, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Hook,… Continue reading Jim Self
Joel Timm
Joel Timm is coordinator of oboe studies at USC Thornton. Dr. Timm enjoys a distinguished career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and teacher. Acting as associate principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic, he toured with the orchestra and made six recordings with Zubin Mehta and appeared as soloist. Dr. Joel Timm has also… Continue reading Joel Timm
Bernadene Blaha
Bernadene Blaha commands the piano, whether featured as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician, and has been heralded in performances throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Mexico. Piano and Keyboard magazine reviewed her as “a pianist of integrity, with lovely sonorities and total clarity of line.” Highlights include return engagements at the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival,… Continue reading Bernadene Blaha
Doug Tornquist
“A player of astonishing flamboyance” (Los Angeles Times) and “impressive dash” (Orange County Register), Doug Tornquist has been a part of Southern California’s freelance musical world since 1987, including serving as principal tuba for the Long Beach Symphony. He grew up on a farm in the San Joaquin Valley, and came to Los Angeles for… Continue reading Doug Tornquist