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Andrea Hemmenway

Violist, Teaching Artist, Singer/Song Writer, Lyra Player

610-***-****

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Education

Fulbright Foundation: Greece. Fulbright Hays Grant Recipient for the study of Greek and Middle

Eastern folk music (2009 2010)

The Juilliard School NY, NY, Masters of Music (2007 2009)

Rice University, Shepherd School of Music. Houston, Texas (2002 2007)

Bachelor of Music (cum laude) 2007

Royal College of Music, London, England. (Jan July 2005)

Strath Haven High School. Wallingford, Pennsylvania. (2002)

Principle Viola Teachers

Hsin Yun Huang (2007 2009)

James Dunham (2002 2007)

Ivo Jan Van Der Werff (Jan July 2005)

CJ Chang (2001 2002)

Albert Filosa (1999 2001)

Greek Traditional Violin Studies

Kyriakos Gouvendas

Yiannis Zevgolis

Lyra Studies

Ross Daly

Kelly Thoma

Summer Festivals/ Workshops/ Notable Performances

Luzerne Music Center (1999,2000)

Boston University Tanglewood Institute (string quartet seminar, Young Artists Orchestra (2001,2002)

The Quartet Program (2002)

Musicorda (2003)

Aspen Music Festival (2004)

New York String Orchestra Seminar: Performances at Carnegie Hall (2004)

Norfolk Viola Course with Simon Roland Jones (2005)

European Vacation Chamber Orchestra. San Genesio, Italy. (2005)

Tanglewood Music Center Fellow (2007)

Participant in Tradition and Innovation: A Workshop with the Silk Road Project . Artistic Director:

Yo Yo Ma. Performed four concerts in Carnegie Hall along side the Silk Road Ensemble (2006)

Bang on a Can Summer Festival, Performances at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

(2008 & 2009)

North American Viola Institute. (2008)

Guest artist in the contemporary ensemble TRANSIT, New York, NY. (2008)

Member of WORLDLESS MUSIC ENSEMBLE. East Coast Premiere of Arvo Part s Symphony no. 4

at Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY (2009)

Labyrinth Musical Workshops. Houdetsi, Crete, (summer 09)

Viola Voices: classical sound in contemporary life Athens, Greece. (2010) Solo viola concert

spanning the genres of classical, contemporary classical, traditional, and singer/songwriter. Featuring

the world premiere of Olympian Muses by Apostolos Darlas, written for the artist, and original songs

for voice, viola, ney, lavta and percussion.

Awards/competitions

1st place Delaware Contest for Young Musicians (piano division) (2002)

1st place Kennett Piano competition (2002)

Surdna Foundation full tuition merit scholarship to Boston University s Tanglewood Institute. (2001)

Selected to perform on From the Top (2001) a nationally broadcasted program of young musicians

Williamson Foundation Scholarship recipient for summer study (2008)

Fulbright Hayes grant Recipient (2009 2010)

Orchestral Experience

Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra

Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra

Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra

Royal College of Music String Ensemble

Aspen Symphony Orchestra

European Vacation Chamber Orchestra.

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra

Juilliard Chamber Orchestra

Juilliard Orchestra

Member of Axiom, A Juilliard contemporary ensemble.

Teaching/Outreach Experience

Counselor/viola teacher Luzerne Music Center (2006) Ages 10 18

Viola/violin teacher/sectional director, The Kinkaid School, Houston Texas (2006 2007) for ages 12

18

Member Shepherd School Medical Outreach Club

Member of Juilliard ARTreach.

Morse Fellow in Elementary Music Teaching, George Jackson Academy. New York, NY.

Gluck Community Service Fellow, The Juilliard School

Private Studio.

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