Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Doctor of Music, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana,
expected date of completion: May, 2007; major field: Early Music ensemble
direction; minor field: historical musicology; proposed document topic: performance practice of musique mesurée à l’antique (French, late sixteenth-century)

Diplôme Supérieure (Artist Diploma) in Viola da gamba, Royal Conservatory of Music, Brussels, Belgium, 1983; studies with Wieland Kuyken

Special First Prize in Viola da gamba, Royal Conservatory of Music, Brussels, 1980; studies with Wieland Kuyken

Master of Music in Violoncello, New England Conservatory of Music, 1972; violoncello studies with Aldo Parisot

Bachelor of Music in Violoncello, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University, 1970; violoncello studies with Mihaly Virizlay

High School Diploma, Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan, 1965

 

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Adults, International House Teacher Training, Hastings, England, 1996; University of Cambridge, RSA Examinations Board

Studies in Baroque Dance, Summer Academy for Early Music, Innsbruck, Austria, Instructor: Shirley Wynne, 1980, 1981

Graduate Studies in Music Theory, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1973-1975

Cello and Chamber Music Studies, Aspen Music School, Colorado, 1973

Orchestral and Chamber Music Studies, Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, Mass., 1968, 1970

Undergraduate studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1965-1967, violoncello studies with Janos Starker

 

DISTINCTIONS/HONORS/GRANTS

• Jason Paras Scholarship, Early Music Institute, School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2003-2004
• Belgian Government (Ministry of Culture) Grant for foreign students in music, 1977-1981
• Pi Kappa Lambda, Music Honor Society, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1974
• Full Tuition Scholarship, New England Conservatory of Music, 1970-1972
• Gregor Piatagorsky Prize in Violoncello, Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, 1970
• Leonard Bernstein Fellowship, Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, 1970
• Joseph E. Maddy Scholarship,  Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1968-1970
• Partial Scholarship, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1966-1967
• Alpha Lambda Delta, National Honor Society for First Year University Students, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1966
• Honors College, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1965-1967
• National Merit Scholarship Finalist, 1965
• Scholarship, Interlochen Arts Academy, Michigan, 1963-1965

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, 2006-
Studio instruction in Baroque cello; lectures and coaching of Baroque performance practice in doctoral choral conducting seminars

Associate Instructor, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, 2004-2006
Studio instruction in Baroque cello; chamber music and orchestral coaching, lectures and coaching of Baroque performance practice in doctoral choral conducting seminars, professional development sessions for Early Music department

Lecturer, Dresdner Akademie für Alte Musik, Dresden/Ostritz, Germany, 1997-2002
Studio instruction in Baroque cello, viola da gamba, and Baroque double bass; chamber music coaching and orchestral coaching in the Barockorchester Ganz-Europa (Simon Standage, director)

Guest Lecturer, Hochschule für Kirchenmusik, Halle/Saale, Germany, 1997-2003
Coaching in Baroque chamber music and basso continuo practice

Instructor, Städtische Musikschule, Speyer, Germany, 1997-2003
Studio instruction in violoncello; string orchestra direction and coaching

Instructor, North German Summer Academy of Early Music, Rendsburg, Germany, 2002, 2003
Master classes in Baroque cello and viola da gamba

Instructor, Summer Seminar of Early Music in Wallonia, Belgium, 1991-2002
Master classes in Baroque cello and viola da gamba

Guest Lecturer, Catholic University of Santiago de Chile, 1994
Master classes in Baroque cello and viola da gamba

Guest Lecturer, Conservatory of Music of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1993
Master classes in Baroque cello and viola da gamba

Lecturer (Lehrbeauftragte), Hochschule für Musik Köln-Wuppertal, Germany, 1990-1992
Direction of student string orchestra, seminars in Baroque performance practice

Lecturer, Lemmens Institute of Music, University of Louvain, Belgium, 1982-1984
Studio instruction in viola da gamba

Instructor, Stadlijke Muziekschool, Meise, Belgium, 1981-1984
Studio instruction in violoncello, viola da gamba

Instructor, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Preparatory Department, 1968-1970
Studio instruction in violoncello

 

PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

Gambist, Huelgas Ensemble, Louvain, Belgium, 1980-1982, since 1993
World-renowned ensemble for Renaissance music under director Paul Van Nevel; international concert tours, recordings for Sony Classical and Harmonia Mundi

Collaboration with pianist Richard Burnett, Finchcocks, England, since 1990
Concerts, lecture-recitals and recordings with historical pianos, including Music from Finchcocks, and concerts with the Finchcocks String Quartet in England, Germany, Luxemburg, Czech Republic

Gambist, Diapente Consort, Amsterdam, Netherlands, since 2001
Concerts in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, recording for Channel Classics

Gambist, Currende Consort, Brussels, Belgium, 1999-2003
Vocal and instrumental ensemble for Renaissance music, Eric Van Nevel, dir.; concerts, radio broadcasts, and recordings in Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Germany

Principal-Cellist, Churpfälzische Hofcapelle, Mainz, Germany, 1997-2003
Chamber orchestra and chamber ensemble on period instruments

Cellist/Gambist, Chamber Ensemble of the Dresden Academy of Early Music, Dresden/Ostritz, Germany, 1997-2002
Baroque chamber ensemble on period instruments with Simon Standage (violin), John Toll and Nicholas Parle (harpsichord), Ulrike Engelke (recorder and traverso); concerts and recordings in Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic

Principal-Cellist, Capella Filarmonica Hamburg, Germany, 1997-2000
Chamber orchestra on period instruments, Thomas Pietsch, concertmaster; concerts in northern Germany

Principal-Cellist, Collegium Carthusianum/Kölner Kammerchor, Cologne, Germany, 1985-1997
Chamber orchestra on period instruments accompanying the Cologne Chamber Choir, Peter Neumann, dir.; concert tours throughout Europe, recordings for EMI

Cellist/Gambist, Les Nations, Cologne/Wuppertal, Germany, 1989-1995
Chamber ensemble on period instruments (violin, flute, and continuo); concerts and radio broadcasts in Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, and Chile

Cellist, La Roche Quartet, Koblenz, Germany, 1991-1995
First string quartet in Germany to perform the works of Jewish composers interned in concentration camps during the Second World War, notably in Teresienstadt, also highlighting works of women composers; concerts throughout Western and Eastern Europe, and Japan

Principal-Cellist, Co-Director, Accademia Filarmonica Köln, 1991-1997
Chamber orchestra on period instruments; concerts in Germany, England, Spain, Russia, CD and radio recordings (WDR)

Principal-Cellist, Collegium Europae, 1991, 1994
Chamber orchestra on period instruments, Wieland Kuyken, dir.; concerts in Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium
Cellist, Ganassi-Consort Köln, Cologne, Germany, 1986-1994
Chamber ensemble for Baroque music on period instruments (traverse, oboe, recorders, continuo); concerts in Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay; CD-recordings (Dabringhaus & Grimm), radio productions (BR)

Principal-Cellist, Das Kleine Konzert, Cologne, Germany, 1984-1990
Chamber orchestra on period instruments accompanying the Rheinische Kantorei conducted by Hermann Max; concert tours, extensive radio recordings for West German Radio (WDR), and CD-productions (Capriccio)

Cellist, Participant in Antwerpiano, Antwerp, Belgium, 1989
Chamber music concerts on historical pianos with pianist Jos Van Immerseel, recorded for Belgian Radio-Television (BRT)

Cellist, Les Adieux, Cologne, Germany, 1986-1989
Chamber ensemble for Rococo and classical music on period instruments, with fortepianist Andreas Staier; concerts in Germany, France, England, Italy, South Asia, Czechoslovakia; recordings (Harmonia Mundi, BBC)

Performances of complete Bach Suites for Solo Cello, Cologne, Germany, 1989

Cellist/Gambist, Musica Antiqua Köln, Cologne, Germany, 1983-1987
Prominent ensemble for Baroque music on period instruments with Reinhard Goebel, director; international concert tours, recordings (Archiv/Deutsche Grammophon, WDR)

Cellist, Les Arts Florissants, Paris, France, 1982-1986
Renowned ensemble with William Christie, director, specializing in French Baroque Opera; concert tours, recordings (Harmonia Mundi)

Cellist, Trio Sluys, Brussels, Belgium, 1980-1985
Chamber music for organ, voice, and Baroque cello; concerts and recordings in Belgium, France, Germany

Gambist, Consortium Antiquum, Antwerp, Belgium, 1979-1984
Ensemble for Renaissance music; concerts in Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, USSR, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany, USA; recordings (Decca)

Cellist, Biedermeyer Ensemble, Ghent, Belgium, 1980-1984
Early classical chamber music with guitar on period instruments

Cellist/Gambist, Les Ennemis Confus, Ghent, Belgium, 1980-1983
Chamber ensemble for Baroque music on period instruments (recorders, lute, and continuo); concerts in Belgium, Netherlands, England, Germany

Cellist, Trésors Retrouvés, Paris, 1978-1980
Baroque chamber opera on period instruments; performances in Paris and Newport, RI (Newport Opera Festival)

Gambist, Ihr Musici Consort, Indianapolis, 1973-1975
Renaissance music on period instruments; concerts and Young Audience performances throughout Southern Indiana

Cellist, Paros Chamber Ensemble, Paros, Greece, Summers 1971, 1972
Concerts in Greece, Yugoslavia (Dubrovnik Festival), Cyprus

Cellist, Al Cobine Jazz Orchestra, Bloomington, Indiana, 1966-1975
Back-up ensemble for Henry Mancini, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, etc.; tours throughout the US and Canada

In addition to the above ensembles, performances as Guest Principal-Cellist in the following chamber orchestras on period instruments: La Stagione, Frankfurt, Germany; Studio de la musique ancienne, Montreal, Canada; Capella Clementina, Cologne; The Academy of the Begijnhof, Amsterdam; Orchestre baroque de l’Ile de France, Paris, France; etc.

Over 60 LP, CD, and radio/television productions throughout Europe

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

Assoc. Principal-Cellist, Orchestre de Chambre de Wallonie, Mons, Belgium, 1984
Chamber orchestra led by violinist Philip Hirschhorn

Assistant Principal-Cellist, De Philharmonie van Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium, 1976-1978

Cellist, Symphonic Orchestra of the Belgian Radio & Television, Brussels, 1976

Cellist, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Colorado, 1973
MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
Director, Forum Alte Musik, Speyer, Germany, 1999-2003
Successful organization of five annual workshops in Baroque music, consisting of 4 days of master classes and concerts; with instructors Simon Standage, Wieland Kuyken, and Thomas Pietsch

Manager, Co-Artistic Director, Accademia Filarmonica Köln, 1991-1997
See details above

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Musicological Society
• American Heinrich Schütz Society
• College Music Society
• Early Music Society (USA)
• European String Teachers Association (ESTA)
• North American British Music Studies Association
• Society for Seventeenth-Century Music
• Societé Française de viole da gambe
• Viola da Gamba Society (USA)
• Viola da Gamba Gesellschaft (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

 

CONFERENCES
North American British Studies Association, Second Biennial Meeting, August, 2006, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, Vermont

• Presenter: “The Emasculated Violoncellist: A Victorian Gender Stereotype?”
• International Baroque Conference, Eighth Biennial Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, July, 2006
• Presenter: “What’s Wrong with this Picture? Confronting the Obvious in the Bach cello suites”
• Performer in lecture-recital presented by Prof. Catherine Gordon-Seifert
• Society for Seventeenth-Century Music Annual Meeting, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, April, 2006
• Performer in lecture-recital presented by Debra Nagy
• Society for Seventeenth-Century Music Annual Meeting, Evanston, IL, April, 2005
• Performer in lecture-recital presented by Prof. Catherine Gordon-Seifert
  Early Music America Annual Meeting, Berkeley, CA, May, 2004
• Panelist in discussion on Early Music curricula in higher education Eros and Euterpe, sponsored by the musicology department of the Indiana University School of Music, February, 2004
• Performer in gala concert and organizational assistant to Prof. Wendy Gillespie