Cadenza Musicians Directory
Players

Name: Matthew Stephen Adler
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher (Tubist)
Address: Farmington Hills Michigan 48334, United States
Links: Website     E-mail
 
I am a Tubist! I play and love music on the Tuba.

 

Name: Josh Aerie
Skills: Composer, Player, Soloist, Teacher (Cellist)
Phone: +1 (218) 724 1192
Address: 618 N 19th Ave E, Duluth, MN 55812, United States
Links: E-mail
 
Josh Aerie is an experienced instructor, chamber musician, and performer. He received his Master of Music degree in Cello Performance from the University of Colorado in 2002, and completed his undergraduate work at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Oberlin College, where he received both a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Anthropology.

Mr. Aerie was the cellist of the Nacht String Quartet, the University of Colorado's Graduate Quartet from 2000 to 2002. Mentored by the Grammy-winning Takacs Quartet, the Nacht won both first prize and the audience choice award in the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Competition in December 2001. They were then invited to be the inaugural quartet in an exchange and residency program with the Hans Eisler Conservatory in Berlin. Subsequently, the Quartet spent 8 weeks in Germany, performing in Berlin, Lichterfelde, and Bielefeld.

At the University of Colorado, Mr. Aerie was Principal Cellist of the CU Symphony and Opera Orchestras. He was a frequent guest on many student and faculty recitals, both with the Nacht Quartet and as a soloist. At the Oberlin Conservatory, Mr. Aerie was Principal of the Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Assistant Principal of the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra and Oberlin Opera Orchestra. Mr. Aerie is currently on the cello faculty at the College of St. Scholastica, and freelances in the Duluth, MN area. In the summer of 2004 he moved to Northern Virginia from Los Angeles where he was a successful freelancer and teacher. While in Southern California he was a regular cellist in many orchestras, including the Riverside Philharmonic, the San Bernardino Symphony, the Los Angeles Debut Orchestra, and the Golden State Pops. While in the Washington, D.C. area Mr. Aerie performed with the National Philharmonic, Maryland Symphony, Baltimore Concert Artists, Fairfax Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, and the National Cathedral Orchestra. Additionally, he performed for various dignitaries, including Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Anthony Principi, foreign ambassadors, and members of congress at such venues as the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Hall, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian museums.

Mr. Aerie enjoys teaching and maintains an active studio. Instructing cellists of all ages and abilities, his students have distinguished themselves in state and regional competitions and orchestras, and in school and scholarship auditions. Mr. Aerie has conducted master classes and coached various ensembles, and he is sought after as a judge for competitions and auditions. While at Oberlin, he was Instructor of Cello in both the Conservatory's String Preparatory Program and the Secondary Lesson Program. He also coached and conducted for the Washington D.C. Youth Orchestra Program, the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Capital Cello Circle. Breaking out of the 'classical mold', Mr. Aerie has played electric cello for various bands, ensembles, and solo artists. He has written string arrangements for recordings, played for film, television, and audio sessions, and performed at some of the most renowned clubs in L.A., Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Laguna Beach. Mr. Aerie can be heard on two recordings for the Vitamin Records label, the Frozen Food Section Records, and United Artists Publishing.

 

Name: Carol Alban
Skills: Composer, Player, Singer, Soloist, Teacher, Recording Artist (Flutist, Flute Teacher, Composer. Singer-Songwriter. I have a band. )
Address: Oakland, CA 94610, United States
Links: Website     E-mail

 

Name: David D'Alesio
Skills: Arranger, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher (Clarinet and Saxophone Player and Teacher)
Phone: (+39)050-35908 (+39)347-3165950
Fax: (+39)050-35908
Address: Via F.Barbolani,6, Marina di Pisa 56013, Italy
Links: Website     E-mail
 
David D'Alesio is an italian clarinettist. Born in Livorno in 1966. He is doctored since 1988. Is 1st principal clarinet at Orchestra Sinfonica di Massa Carrara and also plays with other italian orchestras: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, CittŕLirica Orchestra, Puccini Opera Festival Orchestra, Orchestra Modigliani, San Gimignano International Festival Orchestra.

He plays also chamber music in trio, quartet or quintet. Is clarinet and sax teacher at Istituzione Scuola Comunale di Musica "Clara Schumann" in Collesalvetti, near Livorno.

He is also Orchestra and Band conductor.

 

Name: Tammy Allen
Skills: Arranger, Composer, Player, Singer, Soloist, Teacher (Violin and Vocalist. Musical Score composer as well as Professional Songwriter.)
Phone: +1 (918) 348-4863
Address: 816 Cromwell Ave., Muskogee, OK 74403, United States
Links: E-mail
 
I am the Owner/CEO of Fortissimo Entertainment in Muskogee, OK. I have been a violinist for over 35 years. I have performed with Symphony Orchestras, as well as a "fiddle player" for numerous Country Bands. Although my college major was not in music, it is my life. I teach music theory, vocal and various instruments. I perform in Orchestras/Symphonies/Chamber Orchestras on occasion. I also perform often with Country music bands. I am also a vocalist and perform solo and with groups. This includes classical/opera/country/gospel/other types of music.

 

Name: Kimberly Alspaugh
Skills: Accompanist, Arranger, Band, Composer, Player, Soloist, Teacher
Address: 5891 W. 92nd Place, Westminster/Jefferson/Colorado 80031, United States
Links: E-mail

 

Name: Jurandir Alves
Skills: Accompanist, Arranger, Player, Singer, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: +55 021 87933772
Address: Rio de Janeiro 22621-040, Brazil
Links: E-mail
 
Brazilian Percussionist (all instruments) Long experience in samba schools, religious and folkloric rituals. Many presentations in show houses in Rio de Janeiro. Member of Sayowa Band (metal rock with indian sounds, recently in tour (Germany, Netherlands, Spain. 2004 and 2005) Tel: 55 021 87933772 Also teaches dance (brazilian rythms) with partner.

 

Name: Konstantine Andeson
Skills: Composer, Player
Phone: 65-8420004
Address: Singapore
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Konstantine has been composing instrumental songs for over 12 years with his new debut CD titled, "Guitar Mastrpieces". www.myspace.com/konstantineandeson

 

Name: Andrea Baiocchi
Skills: Accompanist, Player, Soloist, Teacher (Pianist)
Links: Website     E-mail
 
American pianist Andrea Baiocchi has performed as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. A Fellow at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and First Prize winner of the 'National Career Award' by the National Society of Arts and Letters, Ms. Baiocchi was also named 'most promising pianist' by the Steinway Society of Chicago and First Prize winner of the Illinois State Music Teacher's Association Competition. Ms. Baiocchi has appeared in performance on Chicago Classical Radio (WNIB) and was recently interviewed on Deutsche Welle Radio, an international broadcasting service from Germany. Ms. Baiocchi has performed numerous solo and lieder concerts at Cité International des Arts in Paris, was a guest artist at the Musica Viva Series in Illinois, and was a participant in many summer festivals including the Franz Schubert Institut in Austria, the Académie Internationale de Musique Maurice Ravel, the Académie Festival des Arcs, and at Gargenville France.

In the summer of 2004, Ms. Baiocchi was invited by the German baritone Matthias Goerne to participate in masterclasses at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Lübeck, Germany. Ms. Baiocchi has also performed in masterclasses with Menahem Pressler, the renouned pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio, Piotr Anderszewski, Helmut Deutsch, Rudolf Jansen and Robert Tear. In addition, she has played for Manuel Rosenthal, composer and good friend of Maurice Ravel, who proclaimed her interpretation of Ravel’s Valses Nobles et Sentimentals one of the best he had heard.

Ms. Baiocchi holds a Bachelors Degree and a Performer Diploma from Bloomington's Indiana University as well as a Performer's Certificate - the school's highest award. She was also a Dean's Award and Friends of Music scholarship recipient, a participant in the Auer Hall Honors Concerts, a participant in 'Benjamin Britten: a Festival of Song' and the Charles Ives Performance Workshop, and was a soloist in Brahms' Second Piano Concerto. In addition, she holds a Diplôme des Etudes Musicales from the Conservatoire National de Région Boulogne-Billancourt in France. Her principal mentors were Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Leonard Hokanson, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, and Evelyne Brancart. She also studied with Jean-Claude Pennetier, Elly Ameling, Emile Naoumoff, and Mauricio Fuks. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Baiocchi has been based in Paris for the past two years.

 

Name: Alison Baker
Skills: Accompanist, Player, Soloist (organist)
Phone: +44 (0)1206 575825
Fax: +44 (0)1206 575825
Address: United Kingdom
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Alison spent her early twenties as a concert pianist but finally decided on a career at the organ. She studied with Peter Hurford, and is now in great demand as a recitalist, both in the UK and abroad. Recent and forthcoming engagements in the UK include recitals at St. Paul's Cathedral and at Sheffield, Bristol, Portsmouth and Truro Cathedrals, at Cheltenham Town Hall and at various City of London churches. During 1998 she performed in Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and plans to tour Scandinavia again during 1999. She has appeared many times on television in the UK: on the most recent occasions she was featured on BBC2's Esther programme and on Channel 5's Espresso. Earlier this year she was also invited to join Radio 4's Ad Lib discussion programme with Robert Robinson

In addition to her concert work, Alison is frequently asked to give talks and masterclasses, and to adjudicate. This year she adjudicated organ and choral classes at the Chelmsford Competitive Festival. Alison acts as a tutor for the RSCM Organist Training Scheme in the Chelmsford Diocese, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. Alison Baker is going places...energetic and highly accomplished performance...an earth-moving finale. St Albans Observer A well-balanced programme...well articulated...plenty of forward drive...impeccably played...compelling performance. Gloucestershire Echo

 

Name: William Guillem Ballester
Skills: Arranger, Composer, Player, Soloist (Professor of Music)
Phone: +61 07 5536 5444
Address: 348 the grove , tweed heads 2485, Australia
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Experience the sounds of William Ballester, from jazz, to cocktail to movie to romantic to dinner and mood music, William is a pianist, composer, song writer and entertainer, all in one

In Australia lives and works on the Gold Coast, Queensland where since 1989 he has been the resident pianist at the five star Gold Coast International Hotel, at Surfers Paradise, see WEB SITE

 

Name: Volodja Balzalorsky
Skills: Player,Soloist,Teacher
Phone: +386 1 231 63 10
Address: Trubarjeva 10, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Volodja Balzalorsky is an internationally acclaimed concert violinist who has performed in international musical festivals and concert series as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He is considered to be one of the most prominent representatives of Slovenian Artists-musicians. He is a member of Amael Piano Trio and Trio Ritratto dell'amore, artistic director of Ensemble Ouverture and Professor of Violin at Ljubljana University (Slovenia). Numerous highly praised concerts (International festivals and concert series), broadcasts, CD and TV recordings in various countries, have established his reputation as an artist with a sensitive, intelligent, and intuitive gift of interpretation, a polished technique, and a rich, full tone.

He has been a regular guest at international festivals throughout Europe, including Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, G. Britain, Croatia and Slovenia. Publishing houses of Helidon, RTV Slovenia, The Spectrum society records, Orfej records- Croatia and Bauer studio records-Germany have issued his recordings on CD,s.

Mr. Balzalorsky is particularly active in the field of chamber music – last three years the most intensive as a member of Amael Piano Trio. He works with many ensembles, and for several years has successfully performed in DUO with pianists Christoph Theiler and Hinko Haas. Critics comment on the degree to which he is able to develop and maintain unity with his musical partners in this milieu, presenting “…an exceptional harmony of ease and authenticity of performance.” In 1999 and 2000, he was also Soloist and Concert Master of the "Freiburger Barocksolisten. He regularly gives master classes in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Britain and USA

 

Name: Sukhamoy Banerjee
Skills: Accompanist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: +91-11-25221973
Fax: +91-125221973
Address: road no.57, delhi 011, India
Links: E-mail
 
belongs to a cultural background and musical family.very popular tabla player in india as well as music composer, make own fusion south-north tal samvad, accompanied with so many stallwart musician and also a huge talented musician, organize several programme,

many ace students are played in india and abroad,like paolo, mohon sethi, ravishankar popoff,kartik ramchandran, gurdit singh, mohit pandey, sanjay, omkar, ashis, saket,etc.etc.

interest to teach, to perform, to recording,help to organize any classical fest, to learn any knowledge from any learned person,very interst to mix with globally classical music, to visit here and there for music & musical institution,

very dislike fake publisity, fake talk, unscientific music,unhealthy atmosphere,quantity of programme instead of quality service, disregards anybody either music field or any. illogical talkingetc.etc.

 

Name: Alida Baranyizigiye
Skills: Player, Singer
Phone: 79 90 90 11
Fax: 257 22 25 84 81
Address: bujumbura, Burundi
Links: E-mail
 
i was born in burundi, quarter called ngagara at the north of the city.i am 25 years old and have spent my first 6 years in the choir of my local church.after that have spent 2 years in a gospel music group.just now i,m spending my days in the dream team band with the best musicians of the country......God bless....Alida

 

Name: Matthew Barrie
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: +1 406 881 5566
Address: Kalispell, MT, United States
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Matthew Barrie has performed in all fifty states, Europe, Asia, and many other countries. Matt has performed with the San Fransisco Ballet as Concertmaster, the New World Symphony, and the Spoleto U.S.A. Festival Orchestra.

A graduate of the New England Conservatory in Boston, he studied with Masuko Ushioda, and performed with many orchestras in the New England area. his primary studies were given by violinist Walter Olivares.

Matt has performed and recorded live on many public radio stations such as, WGBH, WCRB, and WICN in Massachusetts. In addition he has enjoyed working as a violinist in musical productions such as "The Secret Garden", "West Side Story", "Revolution" and the 1997-98 national tour of "Carousel". Matt was the first prize winner of the Youth Opportunities United national competition in Pasadena, in 1990, 1991, and 1992.

As an educator he has coached Julliard pre college division violinists, worked with the Boston Music Education Collaborative, and served as a violin instructor at the Berkley Carrol School in Brooklyn, NY. Matt is happily married and resides in his home town of Kalispell, Montana.

 

Name: John Bass
Skills: Arranger, Player, Soloist, Teacher ( John studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with John White and Stephen Shingles)
Phone: +44 (0)1908 309783
Address: Buckinghamshire MK14 5EE, United Kingdom
Links: Website     E-mail
 
John is an excellent musician with 20 years of experience in the profession. A talented teacher, John teaches privately and coaches chamber groups. He freelances in the South of England and the Midlands. John is a member of the well known Midsummer Music string quartet and string trio and regularly gives chamber recitals.

 

Name: Holly Bateman
Skills: Player, Soloist, Teacher
Phone: +1 801 825 8740
Address: 5065 South 1800 West, Roy/Weber/Utah 84067, United States
Links: E-mail
 
Holly has a Masters in Violin Performance from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, USA, where she studied with Linda Case(a student of Josef Gingold). She now freelances in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, USA where she regularly plays with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, LA East Recording Studios, Utah Musical Theater and Utah Opera. She was concertmaster of the Mormon Symphony for 3 years and is a regular member of The Orchestra on Temple Square, part of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir organization.

Holly has done some solo work, and has recorded Jules Massenet's Elegie on the "Nauvoo Brass Band" CD with Covenant Recordings. She recieves invitations to play solo recitals for small groups in her area and volunteers regularly to go to public schools and assist music teachers in coaching their violin sections.

Holly is a certified teacher of the Suzuki Violin Method (and yes, she teaches note reading and musicality!) and was herself a student of that method from the age of 3. She enjoys mentoring all age levels and abilities to achieve their goals and sees music as a vehicle, not the end-game.

 

Name: Sonja Beets
Skills: Composer, Player, Soloist, Teacher, Writer, ensemble coach (plays piano, organ, (celtic) harp.)
Address: France
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Sonja Beets finished her studies as pianist and organ player at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. After her study she specialized in chamber music with George van Renesse, Nelly Wagenaar and by taking part in master classes both in the Netherlands and abroad, i.e. with Györgi Sebök. Furthermore she studied non-western philosophy, culture and music. While doing so she has learned to play an Indian bow-instrument -the Sarangi- in the dhrupad-style (oldest devote style).

Besides performing music she is active as a composer, painter and poet. A bundle of her poems was published on her own account and she has had several expositions of her paintings. She made a serious start in composing in 1989, stimulated to do so by Györgi Sebök, Martijn van den Hoek, Herman Ulhorn, Bernard Kruysen, Hans Zomer, Elly Ameling… She likes to write compositions suited personally for the people that take part in her own ensemble "Purusha". For this ensemble she created a variety of music, both instrumental and vocal.

After several years of teaching, performing and doing expositions Sonja Beets is now bringing these different disciplines into integration in herself and with others. She took the initiative to start the "Muzenstede" Foundation in 1997. This foundation aims to further the integration and symbiosis between men and art and between the different disciplines of art.

In the year 2000 she undertook to develop a musical tour called the “Muzikale Stadswandeling” in Wijk bij Duurstede (the Netherlands). For this project she set nine poems by the Dutch poet Willem de Mérode to music. She associated these poems with as many characteristic locations in this little town. The poems have been set to music for various combinations of instruments and voices, and recordings of these songs can be hired at the local tourist office, together with a brochure. This project acquired recognition both by the Dutch classical radio and regional television. The project was fully financed by the Muzenstede Foundation. Sonja Beets made her official debut as a composer with the presentation of this cycle of songs. In 2003 she finished composing a chamber opera on a libretto by Tom Sol after a story by Voltaire: “De Argeloze” (l’Ingénu). In 2005 she presented a special project about Flemish cultural heritage in Belgium, in which she integrated several different forms of art. Her work for carillon 'Had we the wings...' has been elected as obligatory work at the public exams 2009 for the highest grade students of the KONINKLIJKE BEIAARDSCHOOL “JEF DENYN” in Mechelen (B). She works and gives concerts with others artists, for whom she also writes new compositions.

 

Name: Jessica Bell
Skills: Player, Singer, piano/keyboard (am in college for 7 more weeks then ready to go)
Phone: +1 (253) 539 2718
Address: 1642 south 112 th street, tacoma 98444, United States
Links: E-mail
 
hey there i am in tacoma washington and right now i have 7 weeks of college left(am in for piano and vocal) i am looking for a band that wants to do more then the local club sceen, i am willing to travel if you are serious about playing for a long long time.

i love rock, hard rock, soft rock, grunge, heavy metal, oldies, anything but hiphop,rap,or country and jazz,so email me if you are interested, termayne98404@yahoo.com

 

Name: Yoel Ben-Simhon
Skills: Accompanist, Arranger, Composer, Player, Singer, Soloist, Teacher (I play oud, and sing solo. Accompaniment on guitar, piano)
Phone: +1 (917) 952 2544
Address: 107 North 1st Street, 4A, Brooklyn, NY 11211, United States
Links: Website     E-mail
 
Yoel Ben-Simhon (composer, oud, piano, guitar, vocals and percussion) Is Israeli born of Moroccan parentage, and has committed himself to researching the relationship between Jewish and Arabic music. Ben-Simhon pursued his academic studies at the Mannes School of Music and received his BA and MA in music composition from Hunter College in 1998. He has studied Classical Arabic music with Mr. Simon Shaheen, Mr. Bassam Saba and Dr. Ali Jihad Racy. Ben-Simhon is the founder and composer of the "Sultana Ensemble," a group comprised of musicians and dancers from Arab, American and Israeli descent, and with whom he has recorded two CD’s. His latest CD with the Sultana Ensemble is getting aired on radio stations all over the world. He also co-produced and arranged the music for two CD recordings for the Ladino-fusion band "Sarah Aroeste,". As an authority on Judeo-Arab music, Ben-Simhon was interviewed on NPR with acclaimed Andalusian singer Emil Zrihan, and has been featured in international press such as the Chicago Tribune, and Haaretz. In addition, he was the featured oud player on the soundtrack for the recently released movie “Vanity Fair,” and composed music for other movies such as "Concert Joe," and "Shaheed." Ben-Simhon is also the musical director of the avant-guard NY Jewish theater company Storahtelling, and a musician in residence at the Bnei Jeshurun synagogue in Manhattan. Ben-Simhon was an oud soloist, playing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Lucas Richman. Through his work, he has performed at venues throughout the US and Europe, including Seville-Spain, the United Nations General Assembly Hall, Celebrate Brooklyn Festival, the Jewish Museum in NY and the Chicago Cultural Center, and has performed with various internationally known artists such as Yossi Fine, George Mgrdichian, Howard Levi, Yair Dalal, Dr. Avi Eilam-Amzallag and memebers of the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra, Gerard Ederi, Bassam Saba, Haig Manokian, Souran Baronian, Abdelftah Bennis, and Frank London, to name just a few. Visit Yoel's web site: www.sultanamusic.com

 

 


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