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Andrew Tholl

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E ducation

Doctorate of Musical Arts (performer/composer)/California Institute of the Arts/Expected Completion - May 2012

Master of Fine Arts (performer/composer)/California Institute of the Arts/2008

Master of Music (violin performance)/University of Michigan/2006

Bachelor of Music (violin performance)/Arizona State University/2002

Teaching E xperience

LECTURER (VIOLIN/COMPOSITION/THEORY/ORCHESTRA), CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, VALENCIA, CA, 2009-

teach weekly private music composition lessons to both major and non-major students at the

! ! undergraduate and masters levels

! teach weekly private violin lessons to both major and non-major undergraduate students

! lecture for various courses, including Introduction to Tonal Harmony, Introduction to

! ! Composition, Improvisation Ensemble, Writing for Strings, and Undergraduate Composer Forum

! assist in the rehearsing, programing, and conducting for the CalArts Chamber Orchestra

! perform as a member of The New Century Players, CalArts faculty ensemble

TEACHING ARTIST, KADIMA STRING QUARTET, KADIMA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, SHERMAN OAKS, CA, 2011-

perform as a member of the Kadima String Quartet

! teach private lessons

! work within the Kadima Conservatory s orchestra program as a coach, mentor, and conductor

MUSIC FACULTY, CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, VALENCIA, CA, 2007-2010

organized string department

! directed both string and improvisation ensembles

! taught private violin and viola lessons

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ARTIST/VIOLIN TEACHER/LIBRARIAN, SANTA CECILIA ORCHESTRA, LOS ANGELES, CA, 2008-2010

organized and taught group violin classes to fourth and fth grade students at Monte Vista Elementary,

! ! Highland Park, CA

! assisted in the direction of the string program at Washington Irving Middle School, Los Angeles, CA

! presented music appreciation lectures at elementary school with the Los Angeles Uni ed School

! ! District

! prepared music for orchestra performance

! performed as both a soloist and rst violinist of the orchestra

VIOLIN INSTRUCTOR, ANN ARBOR SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, ANN ARBOR, MI, 2005 - 2006

organized and taught beginning violin class for students age 3-5

! taught private violin lessons

VIOLIN INSTRUCTOR, FLINT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS, FLINT, MI, 2004 - 2006

taught private violin lessons

Selected Performance Experience

CHAMBER -

wild Up New Music Collective, violinist/composer, Los Angeles, CA, 2010-

! Formalist Quartet, Co-Founder, Los Angeles, CA, 2006-

! inauthentica, violinist, Los Angeles, CA, 2006 -

ORCHESTRAL -

Los Angeles Valley College Orchestra, concertmaster/principal 2nd violin, Valley Village, CA, 2010-

! Santa Cecilia Orchestra, 1st violin, Eagle Rock, CA, 2007-2010

! Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, 2nd violin, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005-2006

! Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, 2nd violin, Kalamazoo, MI, 2004-2006

! Symphony Orchestra, 1st violin, Flint, MI, 2002-2006!

! Arizona Opera Company, 2nd violin, Phoenix, AZ, 2001-2002

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