Strings

 Rebecca Ansel , assistant professor, violin.

  • D.M.A., M.M. University of Michigan; B.M. Rice University.
  • Studies with Paul Kantor, Kathleen Winkler.
  • Chamber music with American, Brentano, Lydian, and Takacs Quartets.
  • Formerly, faculty, Ohio State University; ASTA String Institute at Ithaca College, Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory, Adriadic Chamber Festival (Bonefro, Italy), Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp; teaching assistant at University of Michigan.
  • Performances with Iris Chamber Orchestra, Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, Columbus Bach Ensemble, Phoenix Ensemble, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. Ensemble X, Skaneateles Festival, Roycroft Chamber Music Festival.
  • ransel@ithaca.edu
Rebecca Ansel

Debra Moree, associate professor, viola.

  • M.M., B.M., Indiana University Bloomington.
  • Study with Abraham Skernick, viola;
  • Chamber music and master classes with James Buswell, Georges Janzer, Dorothy Delay, Michael Tree, Tokyo String Quartet.
  • Currently, violist, Ariadne String Quartet, Ensemble X, International Baroque Soloists, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (principal); faculty, Ithaca College Chamber Music Institute.
  • Solo appearances with the Syracuse Camerata, Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.
  • Chamber music collaborations with, Colorado, Pro Arte, and Ying String Quartets.
  • Live radio broadcasts on WVPR, WAMC, WSKG.
  • Performances with Syracuse Society for New Music, Syracuse Symphony, Skaneateles Festival, Chiron New Music Festival, Spoleto Festival.
  • Formerly, faculty, Memphis State University, University of Northern Colorado; guest lecturer, Indiana University Bloomington.
  • Formerly violist, Memphis String Quartet, Colorado Arts Piano Quartet, Binghamton Philharmonic (principal).
  • Formerly, summer appointments with Meadowmount School for Strings, National Music Camp (Interlochen Arts Camp), Killington Music Festival.
    moree@ithaca.edu

 

 Elizabeth Simkin, associate professor, cello.

  • Doctoral studies, Indiana University Bloomington; M.M., Eastman School of Music; BM, Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
  • Studies with Janos Starker, Steven Doane, Richard Kapuscinski, Toby Saks.
  • Formerly, teaching assistant to Janos Starker; faculty, Indiana University Bloomington, Earlham College, Eastman School of Music; principal cellist, Richmond Symphony Orchestra.
  • Solo performances with Buffalo Chamber Orchestra, New Music Festival.
  • Fellowship, Tanglewood Music Center.
  • Collaborator, United States Artistic Ambassador Program
    esimkin@ithaca.edu
 Liz Simkin

 Nicholas Walker, lecturer, double bass

  • D.M.A., M.M., Stony Brook, SUNY; B.M. Rice University; Teaching Diploma, Nadia Boulanger Conservatoire de Paris, Institute François Rabbath.
  • Studies with Paul Ellison, François Rabbath.
  • Fulbright Scholar (1994–95).
  • Winner, 1998 International Society of Bassists Grand Prize in composition.
  • Currently member Stony Baroque Players, Ardesco, The Transfiguration Ensemble.
  • Performances throughout United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Korea.
  • Formerly, faculty, Autumn Bass Workshop (Adelaide, Australia), Domain Forget Music Festival (Quebec), Rabbath Institute (Washing, DC), Westchester Conservatory of Music .
  • Formerly, Music Director and Leader, Bateaux New York.
    nwalker@ithaca.edu

 Susan Waterbury, associate professor, violin.

  • M.M., Eastman School of Music; BM, The Ohio State University.
  • Violin studies with Donald Weilerstein, Jens Ellerman, Walter Levin, Michael Davis; chamber music with Cleveland, Tokyo, Emerson, Juilliard Quartets.
  • Formerly, faculty, University of Memphis; Cleveland Institute of Music.
  • Formerly,first violinist, Ceruti String Quartet; artist-in-residence, Garth Newel Music Center.
  • Founding member and, formerly,violinist Cavani String Quartet.
  • Formerly, member, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Pro Musica Chamber Orchestras.
  • Guest artist, new music, Present Music (Milwaukee), Contemporary Chamber Players, Ensemble X.
  • Chamber music collaborations with Paul Katz, David Cerone, Anton Nel, Earl Wild, Ann Schein, Josh Smith, Frank Cohen; Colorado, Cleveland, Miami Quartets.
  • Performances in Carnegie Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Merkin, Corcoran Gallery.
  • Banff competition prizewinner; winner, with Cavani String Quartet, Naumburg, Fischoff, Coleman, Carmel, Cleveland Quartet competitions.
  • Touring and master classes throughout the U.S. and abroad.
  • Recordings for Albany, Pantheon, Polygram/Turkey, Azica, and Cleveland Institute of Music Records.
    swaterbury@ithaca.edu
Susan Waterbury

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