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Violinist and Artistic Director Matthew Detrick, who received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s
Degree of Music from Rice University in 2003 and 2005, respectively, enjoys an active performing career. He is frequent concertmaster
and principal second of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, in Beaumont, and he performs regularly with the Houston Grand Opera
and Ballet Orchestras, Mercury Baroque, Opera in the Heights, and other Houston-based ensembles.
Outside of Houston, Matt frequently
plays with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Jacksonville Symphony, and the New World Symphony Orchestra in Miami, Fl.
In 2008 and 2009, he joined the Sarasota Opera Orchestra for their annual two-month winter season in Sarasota, Fl. An
avid traveler, he savored the opportunity to perform and travel with the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria in the summers
of 2006 and 2007. Additionally, he has collaborated with the artists of the Zepher Ensemble for recent tours thoughout
Japan and Panama, where the group conducted masterclasses and concertized. In past summers, Matt has
participated in the Aspen Music Festival, the National Orchestral Institute, and Spoleto Festival USA.
As winner of the symphony’s concerto competition, Matthew
performed Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saens with the York Symphony Orchestra in the winter of 2002.
In addition to his performing activities,
Matt maintains a private violin studio at Klein Intermediate School, as well as in the Houston area.
Matt’s primary teachers include Kenneth
Goldsmith, the late Raphael Fliegel, and Collette Wichert. He is eternally grateful to them all!
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Timothy
Peters began his violin studies at the age of four at the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, Iowa. After completing his
studies with Doris Preucil, he received his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied
with William Preucil, Jr. While at the Institute, Mr. Peters was a recipient of many honors and awards, including the Joseph
Scharff Violin Prize. Most recently, Mr. Peters completed his Masters of Music Degree at Rice University, where he was a student
of and teaching assistant to Kenneth Goldsmith.
As a member
of the Brutini String Quartet, Degas Quartet, and Young Eight Octet, Mr. Peters has performed in Carnegie Hall, the Library
of Congress, the Kimmel Center, and on the Chicago, Raleigh, and Charlotte Chamber Music Series. He made
his official New York Recital debut in 2000 on the prestigious Schneider Concert Series In Tishman Hall, and has worked closely
with such musicians as Isaac Stern, Ida Kavafian, Wu Han, and members of the Orion, Cleveland, Juilliard, Tokyo, and Guarneri
String Quartets.
Mr. Peters has developed an equal passion for orchestral playing, and
has performed with the Houston, San Diego, Charleston, and San Antonio Symphonies, as well as the Houston Grand Opera, the
Houston Ballet, the Sarasota Opera, and the Spoleto (USA) and Breckenridge Festival Orchestras. Between 2001 and 2004, Mr.
Peters spent three summers as Concertmaster of the National Orchestral Institute, and his performance of Strauss’ Ein
Heldenleben was highly acclaimed by the Washington Post.
Mr.
Peters currently resides in Houston, Texas, where he maintains an active performing and teaching schedule.
Born and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio, Kimi Kawashima made her debut with the Toledo
Symphony at the age of 14. Ms. Kawashima recently received a 2008 Presser Award to study various keyboard instruments
in Ann Arbor, Amsterdam, and Nice, France. She recently performed on the Context Chamber Music Series, with the new
music ensembles 20/21 and Canyonlands, and in march 2009 will perform with Musiqua at Zilkha Hall. She has also performed
with members of the Utah Symphony in performances of Peter Maxwell Davies' 'Eight Songs for a Mad King' with bass
baritone Timothy Jones and conductor Kieth Lockhart. Ms. Kawashima holds a Master of Music degree from Rice University,
where she is currently pursuing a doctorate of music as a student of Brian Connelly. As winner of the Shepherd
School Concerto Competition, she performed the 'Concerto for Piano and Strings' by Alfred Schnittke with the Shepherd
School Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Gaffigan. A graduate of the Oberliln Conservatory of Music, Ms. Kawashima
has also expanded her interests into arts administration. She was Manager of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation,
and previously, the Managing Director of the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh.
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Jacob Sustaita, viola
Violist and conductor
Jacob Sustaita recently concluded his studies at Rice University as a student of James Dunham. His most recent viola
performance includes a solo debut of Takemitsu's 'A Bird Came Down the Walk' with the Foundation of Modern Music,
and he conducted performances of Beverly Rigsby's chamber opera, 'Fragments of St. Augustine,' both at the Rothko
chapel. An active chamber musician, Jacob performs frequently in recital at the Menil and Rienzi museums with the KUHF
Chamber Ensemble. He also serves as Music Director and Conductor of the Southeast Texas Youth Symphony. Honors
include the Schissler Conducting Fellowship, the American Festival for the Arts Conducting Residency, and the Provost Fellowship.
Matthew Dudzik, cello
Matthew Dudzik began his musical training
at the age of nine under the guidance of Minnesota Orchestra cellist Sachiya Isomura whom he studied with until college.
He continued his education at Southern Methodist University where he was a student of internationally renowned soloist Ko
Iwasaki. Mr. Dudzik came to Houston in 2001 to pursue further studies with Norman Fischer at the Shepherd School of
Music at Rice University and has remained in the Houston since graduating in 2004. An active teacher and performer,
Dudzik has performed throughout Houston with a variety of organizations including: The Houston Grand Opera, River Oaks
Chamber Orchestra, Zephyr Ensemble, Theater Under the Stars and the Houston Bach Society. During the summer months from
2002-2005, he performed throughout Japan at the Pacific Music Festival where he appeared with members of the Vienna Philharmonic
and Berlin Philharmonic in chamber music recitals as well as in the PMF Symphony Orchestra.
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