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Appointments • In Memoriam 8 Appointments Ethan Bearman (B.M., 1997, horn), student of Eli Epstein, has been appointed assistant principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Daphne Gerling (M.M., 2001, viola), student of Jeffrey Irvine, has been appointed professor of viola at Valdosta State University in Georgia. The head of the Valdosta music department is Dr. James Shrader (M.M., 1975, opera direction), student of Anthony Addison. Scott Hostetler (B.M., 1999, oboe), student of John Mack, joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s oboe section in 2002. He has now been named to an additional post as the CSO’s English horn. Jessica Hung, Master of Music degree violin student of William Preucil and Stephen Rose, has been appointed concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. This summer, she was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center for the second consecutive year, and she joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. Judith Ingolfsson (M.M., 1994, P.S., 1996, A.D., 2000, violin), student of David Cerone and Donald Weilerstein, has been appointed professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, Germany. Her CD recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was recently released on the BPO Live label. This summer she was on the faculty of the Heifetz International Music Institute and gave a master class at the Quartet Program at SUNY-Fredonia. Lillia Keyes (B.M., 2008, cello), student of Stephen Geber, won a spot in the Berlin Staatskapelle Akademie under Daniel Barenboim. Her two-year contract with the orchestra begins this fall. During those two years, she will be a full member of the Staatskapelle, while having lessons with the principal cellists, chamber music with the other academists and chamber orchestra concerts with academy players. Lars Kirvan (B.M., 2003, cello) and Benjamin Krug (M.M., 2006, P.S., 2008, cello), students of Stephen Geber, have both been appointed to the cello section of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. It was reported in an earlier issue of Notes that Patricia Garvey (M.M., 2007, cello), another former student of Mr. Geber, had also received an appointment. Peter Kjome (B.M., 1989, oboe), student of John Mack, is the new president and CEO of the Grand Rapids Symphony (MI). Emma Murley (M.M., 2004, trumpet), student of Michael Sachs, has been appointed director of artistic administration at the Alabama Symphony. She recently completed a year of training in the League of American Orchestras’ Orchestra Management Fellowship Program. Robert Van Sice (B.M, 1982, percussion), student of Cloyd Duff and Richard Weiner, has been appointed to the percussion faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. Bonnie Yeager (B.M., 2006, M.M., 2008, viola), student of Mark Jackobs and Lynne Ramsey, has joined the viola section of The Phoenix Symphony. Michael Rosenthal Janet Century (Century Photography) IN MEMORIAM Donald Erb (M.M., 1953, theory), composition student of Marcel Dick and Ward Lewis, passed away August 12 at age 81. Dr. Erb was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1952 and re-appointed composerin-residence in 1966. He became a distinguished visiting artist in 1986 and distinguished professor of composition in 1987. He headed the composition department until his retirement in 1996. In 2000, he was named distinguished professor emeritus of composition. That same year, CIM presented a concert in his honor and established a scholarship in his name. Dr. Erb wrote for “just about anything,” from music for two contrabassoons to a piece for piccolo and percussion. His early interest in electronic music led to the completion of Reconnaissance in 1965. It was premiered in New York with Robert Moog operating the synthesizer. His orchestral music has been played by every major U.S. orchestra and many eminent ensembles in Europe and Australia. Among his works for orchestra were ten concertos premiered by such artists as Lynn Harrell, Richard Stoltzman, Miriam Fried and Stuart Dempster. Dr. Erb received grants and fellowships from the Rockefeller, Guggenheim, Ford, Fromm and Koussevitzky Foundations and served as composer-in-residence with the Dallas and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras. He authored the article on orchestration in the Encyclopedia Britannica. Among the many organizations that honored him were the International Rostrum of Composers, National Endowment for the Arts, Library of Congress, American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy in Rome. Dr. Erb received the CIM Distinguished Alumni Award in 1993. In addition to his CIM studies, he received a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and a doctorate from Indiana University. According to retired CIM President David Cerone, “Donald Erb was a powerful and innovative musical figure, a loving teacher, a devoted colleague and a cherished friend. His life must be celebrated by all who know and understand the creative spirit and the inquisitive mind.” Hung Ingolfsson Keyes
9 Faculty • In Memoriam Roger Mastroianni IN MEMORIAM Beloved harp teacher Alice Chalifoux passed away July 31. Ms. Chalifoux turned 100 on January 22. She was the first woman to secure a position in The Cleveland Orchestra, in 1931 (the same year she was appointed to the CIM faculty). She studied harp at the Curtis Institute of Music with renowned French harpist, pianist and composer Carlos Salzedo, who left his house and school to Ms. Chalifoux in his will in 1961. Ms. Chalifoux taught at CIM for 66 years, and former students have gone on to great careers, including CIM Harp Department Head Yolanda Kondonassis, as well as both the recently retired Cleveland Orchestra principal harpist Lisa Wellbaum and current principal harpist Trina Struble. When she retired from CIM, Ms. Chalifoux moved to Virginia to live with her daughter Alyce and family. Faculty This fall, piano faculty member Sergei Babayan will play at the Russian Piano School series, presented by David Dubal, at the 92nd Street Y in New York; perform the Rachmaninov Concerto No. 3 at Florida’s Lynn University; give recitals at the Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts in Fresno, California; perform a recital as a guest artist at the World Piano Pedagogy Conference in Dallas; and give orchestral performances of the Brahms Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 2 in Russia, the Czech Republic and Armenia. The Cavani String Quartet is CIM’s quartet-in-residence. This summer, the group performed and gave master classes at The Chamber Music Connection’s Spring Festival at Ohio Wesleyan University; and performed, gave a master class and taught at the Aspen Music Festival. Kirsten Docter, Cavani violist and a member of the viola and chamber music faculties, has been re-elected to the board of the American Viola Society. Merry Peckham, Cavani cellist and a member of the cello and chamber Cavani String Quartet music faculties, taught chamber music, performed and acted as associate director for the Perlman Music Program’s Summer Music School (faculty include Heidi Castleman, former CIM viola faculty member; Ronald Leonard, cellist; and Itzhak Perlman, violin). CIM viola students Rachel Samson and Evan Antes attended the Summer Music School @ the Perlman Music Program. Ms. Peckham also directed, gave master classes, taught and performed at the Chamber Music Workshop @ The Perlman Music Program. Faculty of this program include Paul Katz (former CIM cello faculty member), Donald Weilerstein (former CIM violin faculty member), Vivian Weilerstein (former CIM collaborative piano and chamber music faculty member), Itzhak Perlman (violin) and Roger Tapping (viola, formerly of the Takács String Quartet). CIM students Dorothy Ro, Akiko Hosoi, Zsolt Eder, Felix Umansky, Eric Wong and Chia-ling Chien; and CIM alumni Caitlyn Lynch, Kevin Downs, Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, A. Joseph Kromholz and Mimi Yu participated in the program. Ms. Peckham has also been appointed cellist of the Elysian Trio, ensemble in residence at Baldwin-Wallace College. Christian Steiner Mark Battrell Yolanda Kondonassis (B.M., 1986, M.M., 1989, harp), student of Alice Chalifoux, is head of the harp department. Ms. Kondonassis released her 13th album, Salzedo’s Harp, on the Telarc label in October 2007. CD Hotlist called the album an “absolutely stunning disc that brings together some of Salzedo’s most delightful music ... which Kondonassis renders with sparkling grace.” Highlights of her 2007-2008 concert season included recitals in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orange County (California), Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle and New York. She finished the season with a ten-concert tour of New Zealand under the auspices of Chamber Music New Zealand. Her summer included appearances at the Vail Valley Music Festival, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and Innsbrook Institute Music Festival. Kondonassis Music literature faculty member Erik Mann (M.M., 2002, guitar), student of Jason Vieaux and John Holmquist, made his debut with the Erie Chamber Orchestra in March. He performed the Villa-Lobos Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra and received a standing ovation. This October, he will make his debut with the Erie Philharmonic with a performance of the guitar concerto To the Edge of Dream by Toru Takemitsu. Mann
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