ELM CITY CHAMBERFEST

DIRECTORS AND CO-FOUNDERS

Miriam Eckelhoefer, Director and Co-founder
BS, BA University of Notre Dame, MM Yale School of Music, Doctoral Candidate Stony Brook University. Faculty Neighborhood Music School.

Fiona Murray, Director and Co-founder
BM University of Illinois, MM, AD Yale School of Music. Faculty Neighborhood Music School, Concordia College Conservatory. Has served on Faculty of Interlochen Arts Camp (MI), Kinhaven Music School (VT) and Oxford Summer Chamber Music (UK).

GUEST ARTISTS

Colin Carr, cello
Internationally renowned cellist Colin Carr has appeared as soloist with the world’s foremost orchestras, in recital halls around the world, and at major festivals. He is currently on faculty at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England and State University of New York at Stony Brook.
www.carolinebairdartsts.co.uk

Kyu-Young Kim, violin
A versatile and highly accomplished violinist, Mr. Kim is a member of the Soyulla Ensemble, violinist of the award winning Daedalus Quartet, member of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Two program, and has appeared as soloist around the world. In addition, Mr. Kim is a faculty member at Columbia University and Artist-in-Residence at University of Pennsylvania.
www.renegadeclassicproductions.com/soyulla.htm and
www.daedalusquartet.com

Kathryn Lockwood, viola
Violist with the internationally renowned Lark Quartet. Faculty, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Rutgers University (NJ), Concordia College in Bronxville (NY) and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
www.larkquartet.com

Joan Panetti, piano
Pianist and composer, Ms. Panetti is on the fauclty at the Yale School of Music where she is head of the Musicianship Program. An active performer and composer, she frequently appears as a guest clinician at various music schools across the country.
www.yale.edu/music/faculty.html (Musicianship)

Wei-Yi Yang, piano
Mr. Yang has concertized around the world as a soloist and chamber musician, and has garnered top prizes in numerous competitions. Mr. Yang has also served on the faculty at Syracuse Universtiy and is currentlyon faculty at the Yale School of Music.
www.yale.edu/music/faculty.html (Piano)

FACULTY & VISITING FACULTY

Ralph Allen, violin
BA Yale University. MM Cleveland Institute of Music, DMA SUNY Stony Brook. Principal Instructors include Syoko Aki, Donald Weilerstein, and Robert Mann. Active chamber musician in New York and New Hampshire and teaches privately in New York City.

Bethany Cook, cello/theory
BM in Music Education Spring 2007, University of Maryland. Private instructors include Cheryl Labrecque, Chris Finckel, Evelyn Elsing, and Glenn Garlick. Currently on faculty in the Greenwich Public Schools and teaches privately. This is Bethany’s third summer with ECCF.

Miriam Eckelhoefer, cello, Director and Co-founder
BS, BA University of Notre Dame, MM Yale School of Music, Doctoral Candidate Stony Brook University. Faculty Neighborhood Music School.

Ellen Higham, viola
BM Eastman School of Music, MM Saint Louis Conservatory. Current member of New Haven and Hartford Symphony Orchestras. Former member Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Bernard Kane, viola/theory
BMus (Hons) Royal College of Music in London. MM Yale University, DMA University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Dr. Kane is an active freelance violist with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Swansea City Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Wales.

Jeanyi Kim, violin
BA, MM, MMA, DMA Yale University/Yale School of Music. Assistant Concertmaster Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Concertmaster Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Guest Assistant Concertmaster, London Symphony Orchestra. Faculty University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Eleazar de Carvalho Festival (Brazil). Member of Board of Directors Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Salley Koo, violin
BA Harvard-Radcliffe University, MM, AD Yale School of Music. DMA in progress at Stonybrook University. Faculty Apple Hill Chamber Music Festival.

Sarah Koo, cello
BM and MM Juilliard School. Principal instructors include Darrett Adkins, Ardyth Alton, Richard Hirschl and Gilda Barston. Assistant Principal Cellist Phoenix Symphony. Faculty member Music Institute of Chicago.

Lydia Leizman, viola
BA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, MM Yale School of Music. Director High School Orchestra at Clarkstown High School South in Rockland County New York. Active chamber musician in New York and Connecticut.

Nora Nirmala LeMorin, Yoga
Certified since 1992. Member of Board of Directors of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York for over 10 years as well as an instructor in their Teacher Certification program.

Alexander Mandl, violin
BFA Carnegie Mellon University, MM, AD Yale School of Music, DMA University of Wisconsin. Concertmaster of Beloit/Hanesville Symphony, member Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Member Yale Trio. Faculty University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Eleazar de Carvalho Festival (Brazil), Luci Toscani Festival (Italy), Conductor and Artistic Director Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic.

Alexander Murray, Alexander Technique
Director, Urbana Cneter for the Alexander Technique (IL). Member of North American Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique and Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique (UK).

Fiona Murray, violin, Director and Cofounder
BM University of Illinois, MM, AD Yale School of Music. Faculty Neighborhood Music School, Concordia College Conservatory. Has served on Faculty of Interlochen Arts Camp (MI), Kinhaven Music School (VT) and Oxford Summer Chamber Music (UK).

Joan Murray, Alexander Technique
Director, Urbana Center for the Alexander Technique (IL). Member of North American Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique and Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique (UK).

Kathleen Roach, violin/viola/music theory
BM Music Education, Oberlin Conservatory. Suzuki Violin Book 1 and 2 certification. Elementary Strings Teacher, Manchester Public Schools. Private violin teacher in the New Haven area.

Mary Ellen Roach, Director of Student Life
BA University of Connecticut, Fairfield University. Associate to the Assistant Principals, Math Instructor, Notre Dame High School.

Jody Rowitsch, viola
Faculty Neighborhood Music School, University of Bridgeport and Choate-Rosemary Hall.

Erika Schroth, piano
MM University of Michigan. Faculty Wesleyan University, Neighborhood Music School, and Stamford International Music Festival (UK). Member, Castillon Trio.

Yousif Sheronick, World Percussion, Visiting Faculty
BM University of Iowa. MM Yale University. Faculty University of Bridgeport. Member Ethos Percussion Group, Philip Glass, Paul Winter Consort.
www.yousifsheronick.com

Adrian Slywotzky, violin/music theory
BA, MM Yale University. Director of Instrumental Music, Hopkins School. Conducting Staff, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Conductor, New Haven Chamber Orchestra. Violin and Chamber Music Faculty, Neighborhood Music School.

Charlotte Williams Muir, cello
BM Indiana University with Janos Starker, AD Basel, Switzerland. Doctoral candidate at Stony Brook University.

Caroline Wolff, violin
BA, Indiana University, MM New England Conservatory. Recipient of the prestigious performer’s certificate from Indiana University. Founding member Fidelio String Quartet. Served on faculty at Bowdoin Festival (ME), Exeter College, and NEC Extension Division.