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A "Snow Cello"  created by Ken Freudigman at the January 2002 Practice Marathon Retreat at Magic Mountain Music Farm.

"SNOW CELLO"
Ken Freudigman, Cellist, San Antonio Symphony

Ken's musical inspiration overflowed into this snow sculpture
one afternoon during the January 2002 Practice Marathon Retreat.

 

Burton Kaplan and Group of Musicians Toasting at a Practice Marathon Retreat at Magic Mountain Music Farm.

2004

Julie Methven
Section Violin
Syracuse Symphony

Allison Kanter
Section Viola
San Antonio Symphony

Becky Rothermel
Section Viola
Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra

2003

Derrick Yih
Section Flute
Boise Philharmonic

Julie Methven
Section Violin - "B" Contract
Syracuse Symphony

Julie Methven
Section 1st Violin
Binghampton Philharmonic

Cho Yeon Bak
Concertmaster
Bergen Philharmonic (NJ)

Cynthia Riggs
Section Viola
Des Moines Symphony

Ginger Kroft-Barnetson
2nd Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Runner-up
Jacksonville Symphony

Erin Higuchi
Associate Principal Viola Semi-finalist
Indianapolis Symphony

Kaveh Saidi
String Orchestra Director
Episcopal Academy, Pennsylvania

Mary Alice McCann
Dirctor of Strings
Winner of National Search
West Hartford, Connecticut

2002

Dan Reinker
Principal Viola
Nashville Symphony

Amos Yang
Section Cello
Seattle Symphony

Ken Freudigman
Principal Cello
Kalamazoo Symphony

Allison Hall Johnson
Section Violin
Richmond Symphony

Mary Alice McCann
Cello Finalist
Florida West Coast Symphony

Liza Scriggens
Viola Semi-finalist
Oregon Symphony

Stepphanie Koppeis
Violin Finalist
New Haven Symphony

Erika Atchley
Violin Finalist
Albany Symphony

Michael Yusko
Violin Semi-finalist
Hartford Symphony (CT)

2001

Louise Shackelton
Section Violin
London Symphony Orchestra

Alicia Yang
Section Violin
Oregon Symphony

Nathan Hackett
Section Viola
Milwaukee Symphony

Catherine Arlidge
Trial for Co-Principal Second
Birmingham Symphony, UK

Izabella Liss
Violinist
Winner, Artist's International Competition

Cynthia Baehr
Concertmaster
Opera San Jose & San Jose Chamber Orchestra

Allison Kanter
Principal Viola
The Manhattan School of Music Symphony

Ariana Rosen
Concertmaster, Oregon All-State Orchestra
Concerto Competition Winner,
Eugene Youth Symphony

Becky Rothermel
Section Viola Sublist
Columbus Symphony, Ohio

Liza Scriggens
Viola Finalist
Les Violons du Roi in Quebec

2000

Amy Frost
Principal Cello
Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra

Catherine Schubilske
Section Violin
Minnesota Orchestra

Stacy Lesartre
Concertmaster
Fort Collins Symphony

Paula Morrelli
Section Violin
Boston Ballet Orchestra

Eva Stern
Section Viola
Richmond Symphony (VA)

Liza Scriggens
Section Viola
Vermont Symphony

Daniel Lewin
Section Violin
Seattle Symphony Regular Sub Position

Melissa Burton
Cello Finalist
Rochester Philharmonic

Heather Vogel
Violin Finalist
Hudson Valley Philharmonic

1999

Peter Seidenberg
Cellist
The Elements String Quartet

Drew Eckard
Assistant Principal Cello
Honolulu Symphony

Lisa Simoncelli
Principal Viola
Aguascalientes Symphony (Mexico)

Ellen Sanders
Principal Cello
Monterey Symphony

Daniel Lewin
Concertmaster
Birmingham Symphony (Alabama)

Katrina Smith
Section Viola
Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

Ellen Sanders
Section Cello
Opera San Jose

Lisbeth Dreier
Violin Winner
Young Artists' Competition
Portland Community Concert Association

1998

Yurika Mok
Section Violin
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Katrina Smith
Section Viola
Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra
Core Player Contract
Hartford Symphony

Peter Seidenberg
Principal Cello
Colorado Philharmonic

1997

Erin Higuchi
Section Viola
Milwaukee Symphony

Louise Shackelton
Co-Principal Second Violin
City of Birmingham Orchestra (UK)

Marie Winget
Assistant Principal Viola
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Nathan Hackett
Section Viola One Year Contract
Milwaukee Symphony

Amy Frost
Section Cello
West Bay Opera - Palo Alto

Christine Orio
Section Viola
Rhode Island Philharmonic

Peter Seidenberg
Cello Finalist, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Assistant Principal Cello Finalist,
Montreal Symphony

Rebecca Harris
Violin Semi-Finalist
Long Island Philharmonic

1996

Michael Grossman
Concertmaster
Oregon Mozart Players

Erin Higuchi
Principal Viola
Oregon Symphony

David Feltner
Principal Viola
National New York City Opera Orchestra

Drew Eckard
Section Cello
Honolulu Symphony

Marvin Suson
Principal Second
Skylight Opera, Milwaukee

Erica Pickhardt
Section Cello
Hudson Valley Philharmonic

Stacey Bosman
Section Cello
Kalamazoo Symphony

Brian Cook
Section Viola
Central City Opera, Colorado

1995

Gennady Filimonov
Section First Violin
Seattle Symphony

Hyeon-Ju Kim
Violin Finalist
San Francisco Symphony

1994

Ben Hong
Assistant Principal Cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Dianne Wachsman
Third Seat Cello
Honolulu Symphony

Louise Shackelton
Section Violin
Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra

Naomi Youngstein
Associate Concertmaster Finalist
New Jersey Symphony

Valerie Dimond
Assistant Principal Viola Finalist
Boston Symphony

Ralph Fielding
Associate Principal Viola Semi-Finalist
Philadelphia Orchestra

1993

Albert Tan
Section Violin
Pittsburgh Symphony

1992

Naomi Youngstein
Section First Violin
New Jersey Symphony

Valerie Dimond
Section Viola
Dallas Symphony

 

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