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Many of SOCMI’s students have gone on to brilliant musical careers as teachers, professors and performers - their music can be heard throughout North America and Europe. The following captures just some of the highlights of SOCMI Alumni Success Stories . . . Daniel Bard, violin, member of the Nagoko Chamber Orchestra, Japan. Principal Player of the Tel Aviv Soloists in Israel and the Camerata Nordica in Sweden. Dr. Jeremy Bell, violin, member of the Penderecki String Quartet; Wilfred Laurier University Laura Bellhouse, violin/viola, Bachelor of Music June 2007, studying with Mark Gothoni in Berlin, Germany. Caitlin Boyle, viola, member of the Cecilia String Quartet, quartet in residence at Music Toronto and finalist at the Melbourne String Quartet competition July 2007. Former member of the Gemini String Quartet. Completed performance diploma with Harioff Schlichtig in Munich, Germany. Andrew Deaville, cello, member of the Munich Youth Orchestra, currently on a Rotary Exchange in Germany. Rachel DeSoer, cello, member of the Lloyd-Carr-Harris String Quartet, McGill University, finalist at the Melbourne String Quartet Competition July 2007 Kelvin Enns - Principal Viola of Orchestra London Adrian Fung, cello, member of the Afiara String Quartet, finalist at the 9th Banff International String Quartet Competition, August 2007. Corey Gemmel - Symphony Hamilton Concertmaster and Royal Conservatory of Music teacher Sheldon Grabke - violinist with the National Ballet and former CMC Regional Director Arlen Hlusko is completing her Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, Los Angeles, California Grace Hong - concertmaster of Orchestra Toronto Ivan Ivanovich, violin/viola, pursuing Master’s Degree at the Juilliard School in New York in the viola class of Masao Kawasaki, member of the Sonora String Quartet. Winner of the 2006 “Galaxie Chamber Music Marathon” CBC. Nadia Klein, cello, former member of the Gemini String Quartet. Master of Music in Performance and a Professional Studies Diploma, San Francisco Conservatory. Sharon Lee, violin, member of the Cecilia String Quartet – finalist at the Melbourne String Quartet competition July 2007 Victoria Lindsay, violin, Principal Second violin Victoria Symphony, former member of the Gemini String Quartet. John Lowry - Assistant Concertmaster of Calgary Philharmonic Max Mandel, viola, former member of the Metro String Quartet. Current group affiliations; Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, Kirby String Quartet, Flux Quartet, The Caramoor Virtuosi, The Metropolitan Museum Artists, Toronto Camerata, Il Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. Meredith McCallum, violin, Bachelor of Music McGill University 2006. Currently in graduate studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Boris Brott National Academy Orchestra, Apprentice 2006. Kenin McKay, violin, Masters of Music in Performance UofT 2007, Women’s Musical Club of Toronto Centennial Scholarship 2006, Boris Brott National Academy Orchestra, Apprentice 2006. Akemi Mercer, violin,
former member of the Gemini String Quartet. Winner of the 2003 “Galaxie Chamber
Music Marathon” CBC. Completed Bachelor of Performance UofT
and Diploma program at Hochschule fur Music in Koln, Germany. 2006
Semi-finalist Eckhardt-Grammatte National Music Competition. Member
of Via Salzberg Chamber Orchestra, Toronto. Aissilinn Noskey, violin, member of the Kirby String Quartet, assistant principal second violin Canadian Opera Company 2003-05. Affiliations include: National Ballet, TSO, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Seiler Strings, Il Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. Elizabeth Orr, violist, assistant principal violist of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Luebeck, Germany. Kelly Parkins - teacher at Royal Conservatory of Music Espeth Poole, cello, recitalist and chamber musician. Master’s degree at the Juilliard School. Her ensembles have won prizes, including the Max Pirani Trio Prize, and the Harold Crarton Prize in London. Michael Schulte, violinist/violist/conductor.
Socmi faculty. McMaster U. faculty. Schulte Strings Monica Westerholm, violin,
Bachelor of Performance Degree at the University of Toronto
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