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HARP
Gretchen Brumwell is the adjunct instructor of harp at the University of Northern Iowa. She serves as principal
harpist of Orchestra Iowa and is an active performer throughout Iowa. As a soloist, she has appeared with Orchestra
Iowa, the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony, the Ottumwa Symphony, the Oskaloosa Symphony, the Iowa City
Community String Orchestra, and the Blue Lake Festival Orchestra.
VIOLA
Julia Bullard teaches viola, string pedagogy, and string methods and techniques at the University of Northern
Iowa. Bullard is the Associate Director for Graduate Studies in the School of music. From 2003-2010, Bullard
also served as Director of the UNI Suzuki School. She is an active solo, chamber and orchestral performer
both in the US and abroad. She has also presented master classes at Herzen Pedagogical Institute in St.
Petersburg, Russia; the University of Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica; and the State University of New York at Fredonia. Bullard has served
on the board of the Iowa Viola Society and as President of the Iowa String Teachers’ Association.Bullard received the D.M.A. degree from
the University of Georgia, where she was the Director of the Pre-College String Program. She received her M.M. (string pedagogy and music
history) and B.M. (performance) degrees from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.
CELLO Cellist Jonathan Chenoweth received his training at the Oberlin Conservatory and the State University of New
York at Stony Brook. Before coming to UNI in 1991, he performed as a member of several professional
ensembles including the Dakota Quartet, the Soviet Emigre Chamber Orchestra , the Richmond (VA) Symphony,
and the contemporary music group Bis. He has been a soloist at festivals in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont. He has
taught at universities in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and South Dakota.
VIOLIN
CONDUCTOR
Rebecca Burkhardt joined the UNI faculty as Director of Orchestral Activities in 1988.
Besides her duties as Music Director of the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra she is
Music Director for the UNI Opera Theatre. From Dialogue of the Carmelites and
Madame Butterfly to Fiddler on the Roof and HAIR, her theater performances
encompass the gamut of music-drama and musical comedy. She has appeared as guest conductor of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra,
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, Opera Illinois and as Music Director of the Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra and the Dubuque
Youth Symphony. Most recent engagements include Conservatory Orchestra at Aunlay-sous-Bois (France) and Florida Gulf Coast University
orchestras. She performed as guest clinician and conductor for the Iowa All-State Orchestra and conducted that same ensemble at the 2005
National Governor's Convention in Des Moines. As conductor of the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, she has toured Russia, Costa Rica
and New York City. A native of Texas, Dr. Burkhardt earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Horn Performance from Southwestern University
(TX), a Master of Music Education degree from the University of North Texas, and her Ph. D. at the University of Texas, Austin.
VIOLIN
Clinician: Gretchen Brumwell
In addition to her work at UNI, Ms. Brumwell serves as harp instructor at Coe College and the Orchestra Iowa School, where she directs the
Advanced Harp Ensemble. She received her M.M. in harp performance from Rice University. While at Rice, she was a regular substitute
with the Houston Symphony and the Houston Ballet Orchestra. Her teachers include Paula Page, Mary Bircher, and the legendary Alice
Chalifoux.
Clinician: Julia Bullard
Clinician: Hunter Capoccioni
DOUBLE BASS
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Hunter Capoccioni has performed concerts throughout
the United States, Europe, and Russia. At age sixteen, Mr. Capoccioni won the Lucy P.
Weed String Competition in Yankton, South Dakota, and the same year was chosen as
a finalist for the American String Teachers Association Competition in Kansas City. Mr. Capoccioni graduated with a bachelor and masters in
music performance from Rice University where he studied with Paul Ellison. Other teachers include Diana Gannett, Gary Karr, and Fred
Rees. Mr. Capoccioni has held positions as the principal bassist of the Norrlands Opera Orchestra in Umeå, Sweden, and the Norwegian
Opera Orchestra in Oslo, Norway. Mr. Capoccioni is currently an adjunct instructor of double bass at the University of Northern Iowa and
the Artistic Director of the Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival which is in its third season.
Clinician: Jonathan Chenoweth
At UNI, Dr. Chenoweth is head of the String Division and coordinator of chamber music activities.
Clinician: Therese Fetter
Therese Fetter, a native of Dublin, Ireland, began her violin studies at the Irish College of Music. She received
a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Northern Iowa. She has had an
extensive career as an orchestral performer in the US and abroad, most recently as concertmaster of the
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra.
Fetter joined the faculty of the UNI Suzuki School in 1978 and served as Director from 1986-2000. Under her leadership the UNI Suzuki
School initiated two youth orchestras, created an outreach and performance group of advanced violinists (called "Fiddlesticks"), introduced
a comprehensive theory curriculum, and added flute and clarinet programs. In 1997, in collaboration with Center City Arts, she helped
establish "Music Works," a program in Waterloo that provides subsidized violin lessons for inner-city children.
Clinician: Frederick Halgedahl
Clinician: Rebecca Burkhardt
Violinist Frederick Halgedahl has taught at the University of Northern Iowa since 1986, when he settled in the
region after a successful early career in symphony orchestras (including the National Symphony, the
Stattsorchester Hamburg and the North German Radio Symphony – N.D.R.) ultimately led to faculty positions
at Western Washington University and the University of Oklahoma.
In addition to an active involvement in Iowa orchestras (at one time or another serving as concertmaster of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls,
Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines Symphony Orchestras) and chamber music (including positions in the International Trio, the UNI Faculty
String Quartet and the creation of the Halgedahl-Botkin Duo), Halgedahl’s varied interests have led to published research with physics
professor Roger Hanson, and to seminars on British and American poetry, both at UNI and at the University’s sister institution in Russia, the
Russian State Pedagogical Institute, in St. Petersburg.
To register for the All State Strings Workshop online, visit
http://www.uni.edu/music/events/all_state_strings/registration.html
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012
String Audition Excerpts can be found online at http://www.ihsma.org/all_state_audition_info2012.shtml