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UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Summer Chamber Music Institute

July 5 - July 13, 2008

Music Faculty

Led by UCLA's world-class music faculty, the focus of the Summer Chamber Music Institute is on interactive collaboration. In small ensemble settings, students work closely and collaboratively with their peers and with faculty. They explore advanced ensemble performance skills, effective rehearsal techniques, and new repertoire and creative ideas. In addition, they participate in diverse masterclasses, attend interactive seminars, receive individual coachings and lessons, and participate in performances opportunities.

Past Summer Chamber Music Institute Faculty

Jennifer Snow, Director has performed with such recognized artists as Jens Lindemann of The Canadian Brass, Philip Smith of the New York Philharmonic, James Thompson of the Atlanta Symphony, Mark Gould of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, soloists Alain Trudel, John Griffiths, Jeremy Brown, and members of the LA Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, NAC Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Orchestra London and the Millar Brass Ensemble of Chicago. Currently on faculty at UCLA, she teaches chamber music, piano and collaborative piano, and pedagogy.

Jens Lindemann, Trumpet (View video footage of Jens Lindemann's Master Class here) has achieved a critically acclaimed career as an international virtuoso and, for the last five years, has been lead trumpet of the world-renowned Canadian Brass. Working with the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and other prestigious groups, Jens Lindemann has performed every style of music and entertained every audience imaginable. He has won first prizes in the most important classical trumpet competitions in the world, made numerous television and film appearances and performed at London's 'Last Night of the Proms' for over 40,000 people.

Neal Stulberg has led the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, National, New Jersey, New World, Pacific, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Utah and Vancouver symphonies, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, among others. He is a recipient of the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award, America's most coveted conducting prize, and has served as assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Carlo Maria Giulini and music director of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.

Sheridon Stokes, Flute (View video footage of Sheridon Stoke's master class here) was hired as piccolo in the Denver Symphony when he was 16 years old and was the youngest contract musician in Hollywood at age 20, with the 20th Century Fox Orchestra under Alfred Newman. He studied at the University of Denver and was a scholarship student at USC majoring in Composition. His primary flute teachers were Haaken Bergh and Arthur Gleghorn. He appears frequently as soloist, master class technician, and lecturer.

Gary Gray, Clarinet (View video footage of Gary Gray's master class here) studied clarinet with Robert McGinnis and chamber music with Janos Starker at Indiana University. He also studied clarinet with Mitchell Lurie at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. He was Assistant Principal in the St. Louis Symphony and later won first prize in the San Francisco Symphony Foundation Competition. Mr. Gray is Principal Clarinetist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Faculty Artist/Clarinet Professor at UCLA. His concerto appearances include the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Aspen Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony, among others; and he has collaborated with Aaron Copland, Elliot Carter, Benjamin Britten, Malcolm Arnold, Pierre Boulez and Igor Stravinsky.

Doug Masek, Saxophone emphasizes versatility in a wide range of musical styles, from classical and contemporary to jazz.With extensive concert touring in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, Dr. Masek is a frequent guest performer at the prestigious Stellenbosch Music Festival, and was featured soloist at the American Music Festival in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He has also performed as soloist at the Aspen Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Kevin Kane is a graduate of New York's Hofstra University with a BFA degree in Theatre Arts and Dance, and a MFA in dance choreography from UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, where he has been a lecturer and dance/theater maker since 2002. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1991, he has worked extensively as a teacher, director, choreographer, and filmmaker. A former high school performing arts teacher, he has collaborated with hundreds of young artists, creating original dance theatre productions featuring large, diverse ensembles, for which he has received several grants, honors and awards. He is currently teaching movement and dance for NYU's advanced acting program in Los Angeles through The Atlantic Theater Company and often facilitates workshops for both students and teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, other Los Angeles area organizations, and several international residencies (most recently at the University of Ghana, Africa), presenting his concepts of creating original dance theatre productions. Additionally, Kevin serves as the Executive Director for The Flourish Foundation, a philanthropy group dedicated to supporting arts and educational projects and programs in the Los Angeles area.

Paul Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. He received his doctorate degree (D.M.A.) from Cornell University in 1965 as a student of Robert Palmer. Mr. Chihara also studied with the renowned pedagogue Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Ernst Pepping in Berlin, and with Gunther Schuller at Tanglewood. With Toru Takemitsu, Chihara was composer-in-residence at the Marlboro Music Festival in 1971, and also the first composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Neville Marriner, Conductor. More recently, he has served as the composer-in-residence with the Mancini Institute in Los Angeles.

Nathan Sobieralski completed his Bachelor's in Music at California State University Fresno and Masters of Music at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver British Columbia. His teachers include W. Ritchie Clendenin, Larry Knopp, and Jens Lindeman. While attending university Nathan has performed as a freelance orchestral trumpet player, appearing with the Fresno Philharmonic, Merced Symphony, Tulare county Symphony, Gold Country Chamber Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony, Kelowna Symphony, Prince George Symphony, Kamloops Symphony, and the B.C. Chamber Orchestra. While in Vancouver Nathan formed the Cascades Brass Quintet, a professional chamber ensemble. He has also performed as a trumpet soloist in Asia, Europe, and North America, and recorded for radio and television broadcast. Nathan completed his DMA in trumpet performance at UCLA in the spring of 2007.

Lauren Deutsch is a doctorate student in violin performance at UCLA, where she is both an active performer and teacher. As the teaching assistant for the UCLA string pedagogy class, Lauren teaches violin, viola, and cello to music education students. In addition, Lauren teaches violin to elementary through high school students through the Suzuki Talent Education of Pasadena Program and LA’s Best String Program for underprivileged children. Lauren also holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Kinesiology from USC and performed original research studying the biomechanics of violin players. At USC, she was the teaching assistant for the upper level exercise physiology classes and was a research assistant in the biomechanics lab. Lauren loves children and is a teacher at heart – she is excited to work with students during the Summer Music Academy.