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Ruth Berry
- Website: http://inpraiseofmusic.org
- Geographic Location: North and Southeastern US
- Teaches Lessons: No
- Instruments / Roles: Cello, Other: Baroque cello
- Musical Styles: Classical
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Biography:
Ruth is cellist and founding member of several chamber ensembles, including the Castalia Quartet of the Catskills, Fenimore String Quartet, the Magellan String Quartet, the Continuo Collective of the South, Trio d’Esprit, and Ensemble Sonaris. She gives recitals of popular...
Ruth is cellist and founding member of several chamber ensembles, including the Castalia Quartet of the Catskills, Fenimore String Quartet, the Magellan String Quartet, the Continuo Collective of the South, Trio d’Esprit, and Ensemble Sonaris. She gives recitals of popular classics with Ensembles Intermezzo, and designs entertaining educational programs for various chamber ensembles, including her Tin Pail Tales interactive performances which are popular with early childhood learning centers and other literacy development programs. She is the founder and Artistic Director of the musician-run chamber orchestra, Lyra Vivace, and a unique musician collective, In Praise of Music.
Ruth has recently moved to her hometown of Hamilton, NY after living in Augusta, GA for many years (where she worked as principal cello of the Augusta Opera and Symphony and served as an artist in residence with the Magellan String Quartet at Georgia Southern University).
Ruth currently teaches ‘cello at Colgate University, Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta.
Since 1986, Ruth performs during the summers with the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra (specializing in solo continuo accompaniment on baroque or modern cello when the programming calls for it)–and, when not in the orchestra pit, lives in her historic and award-winning Kitt Shipman Memorial Chapel in Springfield Center, NY. During the “off summer” months, Ruth travels regularly to perform for arts organizations throughout the North and SouthEastern USA.
Ruth attributes her rewarding journey as a musician largely to the opportunities offered by Colgate University during her childhood: she first studied cello with Hamilton resident Cathy McLelland (who moved to Hamilton with her husband, Colgate professor emeritus Jim McLelland, following studies with the famed cellist Aldo Parisot). As a member of the Colgate Orchestra during her youth, Ruth also was mentored by string quartet members then in residence (The Amici/Madison and Manhattan Quartet), especially Stephen Stalker with whom she studied.
Ruth went to college at Boston University (where she studied cello with Leslie Parnas and received the Edwin E. Stein Award for Excellence in the Arts). Her graduate degree and studies at Cornell University were in musicology, analytical techniques and performance practice. Ruth is currently working on an Advanced Certificate in Labor Studies from the Cornell School of Industrial Labor Relations.
• Young Scots Christian Curnyn leads a modern band that incorporates baroque continuo. Michael Leopold’s theorbo pokes its long neck up from the pit like a periscope. Leopold also plays baroque arch lute and there are the pleasures of Ruth Berry’s baroque cello and David Moody’s harpsichord.-Notes from Philly (review of Tolomeo 8/06/2010)
• The musical proceedings were masterfully helmed by conductor Christian Curnyn … He was ably abetted by the sensitive playing from Ruth Berry (Continuo), Michael Leopold (Theorbo) …-Opera Today 24 Aug 2010
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MICHAEL CIRMO
- Email: mcirmo@gmail.com
- Phone: (315) 727-5375
- Geographic Location: Syracuse Area
- Teaches Lessons: Yes
- Lesson Format: In-Person, Video
- Instruments / Roles: Conductor, Drum Set, Drums, Mallet Instruments, Percussion, Timpani
- Musical Styles: Baroque, Big Band, Chamber Music, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Country Rock, Dance, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin, Latin Jazz, Musical Theater, Opera, Orchestral, Pop, Rock, Samba, Soft Rock, Soul, Swing
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Michael J. Cirmo
Percussionist, Educator, Conductor, Clinician, Consultant
An active percussionist/timpanist in the Central New York area, Michael performs regularly with the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, the Syracuse Orchestra, the Skaneateles Festival, the Catskill Symphony, the Albany Symphony, and the Binghamton Philharmonic,...
Michael J. Cirmo
Percussionist, Educator, Conductor, Clinician, Consultant
An active percussionist/timpanist in the Central New York area, Michael performs regularly with the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, the Syracuse Orchestra, the Skaneateles Festival, the Catskill Symphony, the Albany Symphony, and the Binghamton Philharmonic, as well as the Hamilton College and Colgate University Orchestras. In 1988, he was the Principal Percussionist/Assistant Principal Timpanist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Mr. Cirmo is frequently called upon as a guest conductor and clinician throughout New York State. As an instrumental music teacher, Michael has taught students at all levels, from elementary through college. From 1985 to 2001, he taught instrumental music in the Whitesboro, NY Central Schools. From 2001 to 2020, he was the Director of Bands at Marcellus High School in the Syracuse, NY area. Additionally, he has held long-term positions as an adjunct professor at both Hamilton College and Colgate University. Currently, Michael Cirmo holds the position of Lecturer in Music/Percussion at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.
Michael J. Cirmo holds a Master of Arts in Instrumental Performance (percussion) with Honors from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education with Honors and a Performer’s Certificate (percussion) from Potsdam College, Crane School of Music where he studied instrumental conducting with Anthony Maiello and Brock Elheran. In 1998, he was a summer seminar student with Craig Kirchoff at the University of Minnesota. He studied percussion with Michael Bookspan and Donald Liuzzi of the Philadelphia Orchestra, James Ross of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and several other notable teachers.
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James D'Addario
- Email: jedaddario@twcny.rr.com
- Phone: (607) 745-9038
- Geographic Location: Homer, NY
- Teaches Lessons: No
- Instruments / Roles: Trombone, Trombone Family
- Musical Styles: Baroque, Classical, Orchestral
Michael DePauw
- Email: mldepauw@stny.rr.com
- Phone: (607) 287-9091
- Geographic Location: Oneonta, Binghamton, Albany, Utica
- Teaches Lessons: No
- Instruments / Roles: Electric Bass, Euphonium, Tuba
- Musical Styles: Classic Rock, Instrumental, Musical Theater, Orchestral, Rock
- Biography: Principal Tuba - Catskill Symphony Orchestra
Principal Tuba - Clinton Symphony Orchestra of the Mohawk Valley
Band Director, retired - Oneonta High School - 28 years
Jacob Dove
- Email: jwdove20@gmail.com
- Phone: (607) 744-7042
- Geographic Location: Owego, NY
- Teaches Lessons: Yes
- Lesson Format: Video
- Instruments / Roles: Trombone, Trombone Family
- Musical Styles: Classical, Jazz, Musical Theater, Opera, Orchestral
Bill Farrish
- Email: bill@billfarrish.com
- Phone: (718) 974-8448
- Website: https://billfarrish.com
- Geographic Location: Otsego County, NY
- Teaches Lessons: Yes
- Lesson Format: In-Person, Video
- Instruments / Roles: Arranger, Composer, Electric Guitar, Guitar
- Musical Styles: Big Band, Blues, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin Jazz, Pop, Rock, Samba, Soft Rock, Soul, Swing
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Biography:
Bill Farrish, an accomplished guitarist and musician, has recorded six CDs for MCR Records spanning the late 1990s to the early 2000s under his own name. His compositions have garnered airplay on numerous radio platforms across Europe, the Far East,...
Bill Farrish, an accomplished guitarist and musician, has recorded six CDs for MCR Records spanning the late 1990s to the early 2000s under his own name. His compositions have garnered airplay on numerous radio platforms across Europe, the Far East, and South America. In 2014, Farrish received recognition on All About Jazz in an article titled “Practice, Do You?” penned by Dom Minasi, alongside esteemed jazz luminaries. His television appearances encompass collaborations with Bea Moss Productions and “The Carl Bruno Show” on TCI Cable TV. Additionally, he has been prominently featured as an artist in the independently released production “An Evening with Bill Farrish,” produced by Raven Productions for QPTV.
As a sideman Farrish has performed in both concert and nightclub settings with, David Ambrosio, Jimmy Halperin, Tiny Grimes, Steve Kenyon, Shunzu Ohno, Kiku Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Greg Bobulinski, Bernard Purdie, David Garibaldi, Rob Garcia, Sadiq Abdu Shahid, Tito Puente Jr., Mike Portnoy, Charles Eubanks, Wes Belcamp, Robin Radus, Eric Goletz, Dennis Wilson, Vatel Cherry, Kim Novack, Arthur Prysoc, John Stowell, Tony Romano, Peter Rogine, Joe Carbone, Ray Alexander and many other well known musicians.
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Jim Ford
- Email: jrfme2000@yahoo.com
- Phone: (607) 729-4208
- Geographic Location: Binghamton/Central New York
- Teaches Lessons: No
- Instruments / Roles: Accompanist, Composer, Keyboard, Organ, Piano
- Musical Styles: Big Band, Instrumental, Jazz, Latin, Musical Theater, Soft Rock, Swing
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After serving in the U.S. Army in West Germany in the early 1970s, I have been pursuing a career in writing and performing a wide variety of music. I am the composer of the original musical comedy “Jericho” (book and...
After serving in the U.S. Army in West Germany in the early 1970s, I have been pursuing a career in writing and performing a wide variety of music. I am the composer of the original musical comedy “Jericho” (book and lyrics by Jack McLaughlin-Gray), which had a fully staged production in 1974 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The headline for the review in the Ann Arbor News read, “It's Hard Not to Like Jericho.” A performance of the show done in the context of a live radio broadcast took place in 2014 at the Endicott Performing Arts Center, Endicott, New York. One of my specialties has been providing live theater pipe organ or piano accompaniment for silent films, mostly on the 4 manual/24 rank Robert Morton theater pipe organ at the Forum Theater in Binghamton, New York. I have been the pianist in the Mason Warrington Orchestra since 2000, playing music of the Big Band Era, as well as more contemporary arrangements. I have performed with Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Diamonds, The New Reformation Dixieland Band, and world class tenor Steven Nanni. My repertoire as a solo pianist/keyboardist consists mainly of The Great American Songbook (standards), light jazz, and Broadway Show Tunes.
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Drew French
- Email: noemail@available.com
- Geographic Location: Sodus
- Teaches Lessons: Yes
- Lesson Format: In-Person
- Instruments / Roles: Banjo, Banjo Family, Guitar, Mandolin, Violin
- Musical Styles: Classical, Folk, Jazz
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Drew Frech grew up playing music with other members of his family. He recalls fond memories of lazy summer afternoons playing banjo with his Grandfather at the family home in Maryland.
Drew followed his musical passion to the Eastman School of...
Drew Frech grew up playing music with other members of his family. He recalls fond memories of lazy summer afternoons playing banjo with his Grandfather at the family home in Maryland.
Drew followed his musical passion to the Eastman School of Music where he prepared for a career as a concert violinist. He supported his education by entertaining on the banjo.
Drew plays all styles of music on the banjo and can be heard playing as a member of the East Hill Classic lazz Group and the Bear Cats Jazz Band. He has been heard performing across the nation and has entertained with his banjos in festivals, on cruise boats and in concerts at Chautauqua and Carnegie Hall. Drew is currently the Director of the American Banjo Fraternity, and US Open National Banjo Champion.
In addition to his busy schedule as a concert Violinist with several regional symphonies; Drew finds time to teach and has prepared students on all string instruments specializing on the banjo from his home in Sodus, New York.
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Zoe Galgoczy
- Email: zoegalgoczy2004@gmail.com
- Phone: (607) 229-4327
- Geographic Location: Central New York State (Tompkins County/Broome County)
- Teaches Lessons: Yes
- Lesson Format: In-Person
- Instruments / Roles: Viola, Violin
- Musical Styles: Baroque, Chamber Music, Classical, Instrumental, Opera, Orchestral
Dana Gleason
- Email: degleason@stny.rr.com
- Phone: (607) 727-5419
- Geographic Location: Binghamton, Triple Cities, Northeastern PA
- Teaches Lessons: No
- Instruments / Roles: Bassoon, Bassoon Family
- Musical Styles: Chamber Music, Classical, Instrumental
- Biography: ○ Attended SUNY Fredonia, Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy, Music Education
○ Bassoon major
○ Woodwind quintet, Bassoon trio and quartet, concert band, symphony orchestra, musical pit orchestra