Sherie Aguirre, oboe, is presently Principal Oboe with the Virginia Symphony and the Virginia Opera.She graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Music in Performance and began a Master of Music program at Northwestern University.For the next eight years Ms. Aguirre worked outside of the United States as Principal Oboe with the Singapore Symphony, the Maracaibo Symphony in Venezuela and the Madrid Symphony in Spain.Ms. Aguirre appears regularly as soloist with the Virginia Symphony as well as the Chamber Music series of the Virginia Waterfront International Arts Festival.She also serves on the faculties of William and Mary College, Old Dominion University, the Governor's School for the Arts and Christopher Newport University. Ms. Aguirre appears on three Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Susan Bergeron, cello, is a member of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a former member of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra where she performed for 10 years. She studied extensively at the University of Akron, the New England Conservatory of Music and the University of Miami. Before joining the Philharmonic, she was a fellow and Principal Cello of the New World Symphony for two seasons, during which time she performed in two special chamber music collaborations with Sir Georg Solti. She has appeared all over South Florida as a member of the Dalbergi Trio.Ms. Moyer may be heard on four Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Rene Reder, viola, was born and raised in Tacoma, WA, where she attended the University of Puget Sound, earning her Bachelor of Music degree.She received her Master of Music degree and Performance Diploma from Temple University in Philadelphia. Ms. Reder has been a fellow with the New World Symphony and a member of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, the Virginia Symphony in Norfolk, and is currently a member of the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham.She appears on three Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Karen Dixon, flute, has been Principal Flute of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra and the Palm Beach Symphony since 1989, appearing as a concerto soloist with the Symphony in 2006 and 2009. She is also Principal Flute of Orchestra Miami and the New Philharmonic Orchestra. She is a member of the Boca Raton Symphonia and was also a member of the Naples Philharmonic from 1989 to 1999. In addition, Ms. Dixon has played regularly for Ballet Florida, Miami City Ballet, the Concert Association of Florida and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. As a fellow with the New World Symphony, she appeared as a concerto soloist and toured South America and Europe. She is currently Artist-in-Residence at the BakMiddle School of the Arts and was adjunct Instructor of Flute at Palm BeachAtlanticUniversityfor six years. Both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees are from the Manhattan School of Music. She also attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and Indiana University School of Music, where she was an Associate Instructor of Flute while pursuing a doctoral degree. Ms. Dixon is on the Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, appearing on all six Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production label.
Michael Ellert, bassoon, studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He is Principal Bassoon of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, the Palm Beach Symphony, the Southwest Florida Symphony (Fort Myers), Boca Raton Symphonia and the New Philharmonic. He is a former member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra and has performed for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, New York City Opera and the New Jersey Symphony. Mr. Ellert is the Bassoon Instructor and Head of the Woodwind Department at LynnUniversity’s Conservatory of Music, teaches bassoon at Palm BeachAtlanticUniversity and is an Artist-in-Residence at the DreyfoosSchool of the Arts. He is on the Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, appearing on all six Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Michael Forte, clarinet, is Principal Clarinet of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, the Palm Beach Symphony and the Southwest Florida Symphony (Fort Myers). He is a former member of the Maracaibo Symphony in Venezuela and is a graduate of Syracuse University. He has appeared as soloist in the concertos of Mozart and Weber with the Maracaibo Symphony, the Southwest Florida Symphony, the Palm Beach Symphony and the Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony. Mr. Forte teaches at Palm Beach Atlantic University and is an Artist-in-Residence at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts and the Bak Middle School of the Arts. Mr. Forte is on the Board of Directors and is a founding member of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, appearing on all six Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Dina Kostic, violin, is a native of Belgrade, Serbia. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Music in Performance from NorthwesternUniversity. Ms. Kostic was Assistant Concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and a fellow with the New World Symphony prior to winning a position with the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the FPO closed its doors, she has performed as Concertmaster of the Orlando Philharmonic and is currently a member of the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, the Boca Raton Symphonia and is an active studio musician. In addition, she serves as Professor of Violin at BarryUniversity. Ms. Kostic has been a participant in many festivals in this country and abroad and is thrilled to be in her fifth season with the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival. She appears on four Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Lisa Leonard, piano, is a native of Washington, D.C. and made her debut in 1990 with the National Symphony Orchestra. She has performed throughout Europe with orchestras including the East/West International Symphony of Germany and the International Music Festival Orchestra, with whom she recorded the Shostakovich First Piano Concerto for Hessiches Rundfunk. Ms. Leonard has also appeared as soloist in the United States, Russia and Japan where she performed with members of the Vienna Philharmonic at the Pacific Music Festival. She hasserved on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts and Barry University and currently serves on the faculty of the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University. Ms. Leonard received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Leonard appears on one Chamber Music Palm Beach CD on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Jason Lindsay, bass, moved to the South Florida area in 1988 and since then has performed with the Florida Philharmonic, Naples Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Southwest Florida Symphony, Palm Beach Opera, Gold Coast Opera, Miami City Ballet and Ballet Florida. He has also been a member of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra and Augusta Opera. Mr. Lindsay earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami. He appears on four Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Mei Mei Luo, violin, was a member of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra for ten years, where she acted as Associate Concertmaster for two years. Born and raised in China, Ms. Luo's early accomplishments include Second Prize in the Nations Young Violin Competition in China and Third Prize in the San Diego Youth Music Competition. At the age of twelve she performed with the prestigious Peking Opera Company. Her first position in the United States was as an alternate in the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1997 Ms. Luo was selected from a worldwide group of Chinese musicians to participate in the reunification celebration of the return of Hong Kong to mainland China. She performs on an 1803 Johannes Gagliano violin made in Naples, Italy. Ms. Luo appears on four Chamber Music Palm Beach CDs on the Klavier Music Production Label.
Marc Reese, trumpet, joined the Empire Brass in 1996. Mr. Reese maintains a busy schedule as a chamber musician, soloist and master clinician touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East. He is also highly regarded as an orchestral musician having been engaged to perform with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. As an educator, Mr. Reese serves as Assistant Dean and Head of the Brass Department for LynnUniversity’s Conservatory of Music. He is currently the contributing editor of the International Trumpet Guild Journal’s Chamber Connection column. In addition to recording for Telarc with the Empire Brass, Mr. Reese has recorded for Sony with the Boston Pops and has been featured on the Naxos label with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. As a young man Mr. Reese attended the Tanglewood Institute and JuilliardSchool and went on to receive his B.M. from BostonUniversity and M.M. from the New England Conservatory.
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