| Name:
| Fabio Maffei
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| Accompanist, Composer, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher (piano)
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| + 41 1 252 41 43
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| Zürich, Switzerland
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| | Fabio Maffei, an Italian native, was born in Yverdon (Switzerland) on 2nd October 1968. At the age of 4 he began to play the piano and from 1976 to 1985 he studied at the Conservatory of Lausanne, in the class of Anne-Marie Tabachnik. During several years he took proficiency and interpreting classes with the pianist Fausto Zadra, before carrying on his studies with the pianist Esther Yellin at the Heinrich Neuhaus Foundation in Zurich. From 1985 he privately studied composition with the Swiss composer René Gerber. He also studied orchestra conducting under Chen Liang-Sheng in Geneva and Michel Tabachnik. Fabio Maffei won several prizes at piano competitions. He performed in Switzerland and abroad, either solo or with orchestra. His "opus 1" (Divertimento for 7 wind instruments and piano) was first performed in 1988 in the Wiener Konzerthaus by the Vienna Virtuosi. In 1993 he won the special prize at the composing competition "Musique pour la Liturgie" of the "Procure Romande de Musique Sacrée" in Fribourg, and two years later the first prize for his work Le Petit Prince at the Competition for Young Composers of the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne. His compositions (works for orchestra and chamber music) were performed in Switzerland, in Europe and in the USA. They were also broadcasted on radio and television. In 1996, Fabio Maffei was awarded by the Arts-Sciences-Lettres Society of Paris.
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| Name:
| Paul Evan Magee
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| Composer, Player
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)113 2765709
| | Address:
| 68 Bodmin Cres, Middleton, Leeds LS10 4NT, United Kingdom
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| | I am a self taught composer and write my music by and large in the traditional Classical/Romatic style.
Influences include Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart to name a few.
May 1999 saw the first public performance of one of my works - Reverie in G sharp minor for Piano(1994)at the Yorkshire Composers Festival in Leeds; Nocturne in F minor(1999)also for Piano was performed at the 2000 concert.
I am particularly keen to hear from other musicians and composers as I explain on my web-site. Please visit it at http://www.pemmusic.fsnet.co.uk.
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| Name:
| Angela Magoun
| | Skills:
| Teacher (Voice and Singing Teacher in the East Bay)
| | Phone:
| 925-932-4458
| | Address:
| 1268 Pine Street, Walnut Creek, CA (Contra Costa County) 94596, United States
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| | Angela Magoun completed her Master’s in Voice Performance at the New England Conservatory and received her Bachelor’s in Music Education and Voice Performance from the University of Redlands. She performs extensively in opera, musical theatre, oratorio, and concert setting and is an active part of the music scene in the Bay Area. Her teaching experience ranges from private voice instruction to directing choirs.
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| Name:
| Dr. Prakash Mukundrao Mahadik
| | Skills:
| Teacher, Writer
| | Phone:
| 91-7820-234522
| | Address:
| 10, Teacher’s Colony. I.K.S.V. Campus, , Khairagarh,Rajnandgaon Dist. (Chhattisgarh), 491881, India
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| | Dr. Prakash Mahadik Reader, Violin, Department, of Instrumental Music(Stringed) Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya. Khairagarh, Pin 491881, Rajnandgaon Dist. (Chhattisgarh), House No. 10, Teacher’s Colony. I.K.S.V. Campus, Khairagarh
Published Books - (1) ‘Bhartiya Sangeet Ke Tantri Vaadya’, Published by Madhya Pradesha Hindi Grantha Academy, Bhopal in 1994. (2) ‘Tantri Vaadyon Ki Vadan Kala’, with the aid of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi, in 2001. (3) ‘Tantri Vadak’, Published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India, New Delhi, in 2002.
Field: Violin, Hindustani classical Music.Published about 100 articles in different magazines and newspapers.
At Present- (Lecturer in Violin since 1981 and) At present Reader in violin since 1994 in Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya,(University of Music and Fine arts) Khairagarh, (Chhattisgarh) and examiner in different Universities.
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| Name:
| The Maiden Quartet
| | Skills:
| Ensemble (String Quartet)
| | Address:
| London, United Kingdom
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| | Professional String Quartet available. Check out the website!!!!!!!
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| Name:
| Ananta Makhal
| | Skills:
| Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher, Violinist
| | Address:
| 68/1 Glory Appartment, Behala Pallysree Pally, M.I.D. road., Kolkata 700060, India
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| | Mr. Ananta Makhal was born in Calcutta and presently he is in his mid-seventies. He is a principal violinist, educationist and conductor of western classical music. He is one of the most senior musicians and pioneer of western classical music culture of today’s India. He grew up at Oxford Mission Boarding School, Calcutta. He began learning violin under the guidance of Father Theodore Matheson, British educationist and administrator of his school; he later pursued his professional Western Classical Music Course (practical and theory) under the supervision of venerated violinist Mr. Stanly Gomes and acclaimed Pianist / Composer Professor John Cooper.
Mr. Makhal began his professional career during 1960s as a violinist of Calcutta Symphony Orchestra (C.S.O) and Conductor / Teacher of Oxford Mission School Orchestra (O.M.S.O). He later became the soloist of Calcutta Youth Orchestra and The Conductor of Calcutta Chamber Orchestra. He led the second violin section as a principal violinist and represented India through Delhi Symphony Orchestra for more than three decades. He is one of the co-founders of Oxford Mission School Orchestra, which was one of the very few school symphony orchestras of India at that time. He later started introducing his students to The Indian Navy Band and Delhi Symphony Orchestra. He also been invited to lead a concert tour as a conductor with Oxford Mission School Orchestra at several cities of United Kingdom and had the privilege to perform at the prestigious venues like St. Paul’s Cathedral, Canterbury, The Yehudi Menuhin School, Princes Margaret School, Chartwell and London B.B.C. Radio etc. at1984.
He contributed most of his time for the school where he belongs to and produced hundreds of qualified musicians every year. Many of his students today are internationally known practicing musicians. As a professional musician, Mr. Makhal has had an amazing journey with a simple life style and he remembers the immortal moments of his life, when he had the honor of working with Legendary and World Famous Musicians like Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, Larry Adler, Nigel Kennedy, Julian Bream, Daniel Barenboim, Gerhard Mantel, Einar Jeff Holm, Zigmondy, Alfredo Campoli, David Woodcock, Shankman, Ms. Barbara Peterson Cackler, Dimiter Karaminkov, William Kempff and many more including Indian Music Maestro Mr. Salil Chowdhury.
Mr. Makhal has had many opportunities and exclusive offers to leave Oxford Mission School and Calcutta to pursue a more glamorous life in aboard, but he found his peace and glory only in teaching children and enriching their life with music at The City of Joy.
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| Name:
| Michael Rupam Makhal
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| Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Player, Soloist, Teacher, Violinist
| | Address:
| Lotus Enclave, Flat No. 205, Yellareddyguda, beside R.B.I. Quarters,, Hyderabad 500073, India
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| | Mr. Michael Makhal is a western classical violinist and a music composer. He is educated on western classical music from ABRSM (London Board). Michael was born in Calcutta but presently settled in Hyderabad. He is son of a famous Violinist and Conductor ‘Mr. Ananta Makhal’. Michael represents India in the field of Western Classical Music through Delhi symphony Orchestra and also associated with esteemed organizations like Neemrana Foundation, Calcutta School of Music, Bangalore School of Music, A.P. Film Industry etc. On the other hand, Michael has formed a Small Western Classical Music Orchestra to perform the immortal compositions of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, etc. The orchestra includes highly professional and renowned musicians from all over the country and available for prestigious events.
Michael has begun his professional career at his teen-age and has performed at almost all the major cities of India. He is currently working for many renowned music directors of South India and as well as for the development of Western Classical Music at Hyderabad and other places of India. Michael is presently at his youth but have come a long way, he had the privilege to share the stage with World Famous Musicians like Yoshikazu Fukumura, Hikotaro Yazaki, Tatsunobu Goto, Dr. Paul Carlson, Frederic Ligier, Frederic Poilvet, Ms. Aude Priya Wacziarg, Jasmin Martorell, Philippe Desandre, Jean-noel Cabrol and many more including Indian Music Maestros like Music Director ‘M.M.Keeravani’, Mandolin ‘Srinivas’ and Flutist ‘Nagaraju’ etc. One of Michael’s noted performances was, representing India through Delhi Symphony Orchestra at Japan (Tokyo), during an International event called Asia Orchestra Week, on the prestigious stage of ‘Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall’.
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| Name:
| Mallette String Quartet
| | Skills:
| ensemble
| | Phone:
| +1 818 341 5102
| | Address:
| Los Angeles , United States
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| | Live classical music for weddings and all special occasions in Los Angeles and Southern California.
New music compositions/works premiered. New compositions and arrangements commissioned!
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| Name:
| Michel Mañanes
| | Skills:
| soloist, teacher
| | Phone:
| +34 942 214058
| | Address:
| Spain
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| | Classical music concert pianist, with extensive repertoire, teaching career, music critic.
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| Name:
| Ross Mann
| | Skills:
| Soloist (Guitar)
| | Phone:
| +1 215 893 0659
| | Address:
| Philadelphia, PA, United States
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| | Classical guitarist, soloist and chamber musician and instructor based in Philadelphia, PA.
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| Name:
| Manor House String Quartet
| | Skills:
| Arranger, Ensemble
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)7870 171194
| | Address:
| Gooseacre, Cheddington, Bucks LU70SR, United Kingdom
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| | Professional string quartet playing for recitals, corporate functions, weddings and recordings.
As well as an extensive classical repertoire, we have a large library of our own arrangements, including pop, rock, jazz and traditional music.
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| Name:
| Harry J Marenstein
| | Skills:
| Conductor, Player
| | Phone:
| +1 (917) 698-7796
| | Address:
| Brooklyn, NY, United States
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| | Associate Music Director and Associate Conductor of New York's Musica Bella Orchestra since 2003, conductor & violinist Harry J. Marenstein holds a Master of Music Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers have included Harold Farberman, Carl Topilow, and Louis Lane, former Resident Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony. He has participated in masterclasses with such noted conductors as Zdenek Macal, Daniel Lewis, Kenneth Kiesler, George Manahan, Apo Hsu, and Larry Rachleff, as well as composers Thea Musgrave and Richard Wargo.
While at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Mr. Marenstein appeared on the podium of several of its orchestras, its opera theater, and many smaller ensembles. Highlights include the Cleveland premiere of Conrad Pope’s Summer Sketches, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, and a live radio and Internet broadcast from Cleveland’s Tower City Celebration.
An active proponent of new music, particularly that of American composers, Mr. Marenstein currently serves as Resident Conductor of Forecast Music, and has performed and recorded with Anti-Social Music, both New York-based composer collectives. Other recording projects include Gal Ziv’s "Iyov" for Soprano, Baritone, String Quartet, and Drum Loop, and Peter Gilbert’s Introduction and Passacaglia for Orchestra. He also holds the position of Chamber Music Coordinator with the Brooklyn Heights Music Society.
In addition to his work in the U.S., Mr. Marenstein has appeared with Bulgaria’s Pleven Philharmonic and Varna State Symphony.
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| Name:
| Alfonso Marin
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| Accompanist, Player, Soloist, Teacher ( lute and theorbo player)
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| | Alfonso Marin, lute and theorbo Alfonso Marin began his musical studies in the “Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Tenerife” in the Canary Islands (Spain), and afterwards in the “Conservatorium van Amsterdam” were he continued his classical guitar and vihuela studies under the guidance of Lex Eisenhardt. In 1998, after his graduation he devoted himself entirely to the study of early plucked instruments as the lute, theorbo and vihuela, continuing his studies in the same conservatory for five more years with the prestigious lutenist Fred Jacobs. After his studies he continued with an intense concert activity as a soloist, vocal and instrumental accompanist as well as continuo theorbo player in many Dutch renaissance and baroque ensembles, orchestras and choirs like “Les Perruques de Amsterdam”,“Arion ensemble”, “The Royal wind consort”, “Nieuwe Opera Academie (DNOA), “Alkaan Emsemble”, “Musica del Seicento” , “Encore”, “4 bij 4”, “Doetinchemse Bach Vereniging” and “Kamerkoor Sjanton”, etc. He is a founder member and director of the renaissance ensemble “El Parnaso Lirico” with whom he performs regularly in Holland, Germany, France Belgium and Switzerland. Member of the Wolkestein Ensemble dedicated to medieval music with concerts in Holland and Germany. His collaboration with the soprano Valeria Mignaco is one of his most rewarding and fruitful musical activities, having performed with her in numerous recitals in Holland, Germany and Spain.
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| Name:
| Ovidiu Marinescu
| | Skills:
| Conductor, Soloist
| | Phone:
| +1 302 762 0515
| | Fax:
| +1 302 762 0515
| | Address:
| 1452 River Rd., Wilmington 19809, United States
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| | Romanian cellist Ovidiu Marinescu, one of the outstanding musicians of his country, was chosen to play at Carnegie Hall for Romanian President Constantinescu on a recent visit to the United States. Soon after, he made his debut with the New York Chamber Symphony in Beethoven's Triple Concerto. With recent performances in Merkin Hall (New York), Moscow Conservatory and The Ethical Society in Philadelphia, as well as a residency at the Orange County Performing Arts Center (CA), Marinescu is very active as a performer. To his critically acclaimed first recording "Fiesta Latina", this year he will add a recording of the complete Miaskovsky cello works with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Kenneth Boulton.
Marinescu has performed at festivals in Luzerne, Bayreuth, Chautauqua, Orlando and Brasov, as well as at the New Hampshire Music Festival. Active as a chamber musician, he has performed over 150 concerts with Adirondack Ensemble, with which he also shared a Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Grant awarded by Chamber Music America. He is also the cellist and founding member of Trio Casals. Marinescu has been increasingly in demand as a conductor. In 1997, Marinescu was appointed conductor of the Goppisberg Festival in Switzerland and Music Director of the Manalapan Orchestra in New Jersey, and this summer he conducted both the Symphony and the Chamber Orchestra at the Wyoming Seminary. Marinescu has also led the Bacau and Brasov Philharmonics in Romania.
A product of the illustrious Romanian National Academy of Music, he won first prize and Music Critics' Award in the George Dima Cello Competition. In the United States, he studied with Wolfgang Laufer at the University of Wisconsin, and with Orlando Cole, at Temple University. Marinescu has been honored in Romania with invitations to perform with many renowned orchestras including "Transylvania" Philharmonic of Cluj and the orchestras of Iasi and Brasov. In addition, he has toured with Bucharest Symphony and next season he will make his debut with Bucharest Philharmonic. Ovidiu Marinescu feels a strong commitment to expanding the cello repertoire by making transcriptions of works such as Mozart violin concerti and in supporting the composition of new music. He has commissioned and performed many new works, among which are those of Lawrence Moss and Jae-Wook Kim, as well as those of his brother, Liviu Marinescu. In December of 2000, Mr. Marinescu premiered with the Newark Symphony a new work for cello and orchestra, "Anecdote," by Hilary Tann.
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| Name:
| Elia Marios Joannou
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| Composer
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| | Elia Marios Joannou, described already by international critics as "phenomenal", "the sound magician" and as "one leading figure of the new generation of composers" was born 1978 in Cyprus. While and after absolving high school with distinction (1996), he began studying at the European Conservatory in Pafos (classical guitar) and the New Conservatory of Cyprus in Nicosia (music theory) absolving both with distinction. In 1998 began his studies at the University of Arts and Music "Mozarteum" Salzburg by A. Hoelszky (since 2001) and B. Schaeffer (2000/01) in composition and in the guitar class of M. Seidel / M. D. Tamayo as well as his music education study (W. Roscher). In the academic year 2001/02 Elia Marios Joannou was announced as the best student of the University for which he re-ceived a scholarship from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Art. Bachelor Degrees with Distinction in composition (2004), music education (2004) and concert guitar (2003). Additional studies in the composition master class of K. Huber at the Music Academy in Basel (2003/04). Master Degree in Composition with Distinction (2005). Elia participated in master courses among others in Austria (Impuls Composition Academy Graz, Internationale Summer Academy Mozarteum, 9. International Academy for New Composition And Audio Art Tirol, International Symposium for Polyaesthetic Education), Germany (3rd Stockhausen Courses Kuerten, Weimar master courses, New Music Theater Stuttgart), Poland (6th International Workshop of Contemporary Music, New Technologies and Multimedia) and England (Dartington Inter-national Summer School) with artists like K. Stockhausen, B. Lang, B. Furrer, L. Brouwer and A. Pierri.
In international composition competitions he obtained more than fifteen Prizes and Distinctions so far, like the 1st Prize at the Lutoslawski Award 2004, the 1st Prize at the 2nd International Composition Competition of Volos 2004, the Raiffeisen Klassik Preis 2004, the Best National Entry Award during the EXPO Kaatsheuvel 2003 and the Hinrichsen Foundation Award London 2003. He was supported with scholarships and commissions, that enabled his studies, among others from Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios C´ Foundation, Cultural Department "Bank of Cy-prus"), England (Dartington Festival), Estonia (New Estonia Musica Nova), Poland (City of Gdañsk), Switzerland (City of Basel), Austria (Republic of Austria, Austrian Chancellor, City of Salzburg, Pro Scientia, KulturKontak Austria, Austro Mechana, C. M. Ziehrer Foundation) and Germany (Grant: World New Music Days, Hellerau Scholarship of the European Arts Centre, Cultural Year of the Ten Berlin, 1. Vogtlaendischen Vorderverein, Staatsoper Hannover).
Elia Marios Joannou graduated performances among others in Germany (Berlin Philharmonic, Ministry of Education and Culture Hannover, Federal Press Bureau Berlin), France (Festival Synthèse Bourges), Austria (ToiHaus, Rupertinum Museum of Modern Art, Centralkino, Museum Carolino Au-gusteum, Literature House Salzburg, Kuenstlerhaus Salzburg, ORF Radio Cultural House Vienna, C. Orff Institute, Beethoven Saal Vienna, International Symposium for Polyaesthetic Education), Italy (A. Gigli International Festival), England (University of Cambridge, Anglia Polytechnic University, Royal College of Music Manchester, Dartington Festival), Switzerland (Musik academy of the city of Basel), Poland (Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Forum Lutoslawskiego, 6. New Music Festival Gdañsk), Greece (Ionian University, University of Macedonia, Goethe Institute Athens), Slovakia (Methodical Educa-tional Centre Prešov, University of Žilina and Cyprus (Spring Concert Days).
Radio broadcastings by the ORF Radio Vienna (with Portrait Broadcasting), DeutschlandRadio Kultur and Polskie Radio Warsaw. By the ORF 1 Highlights, Elia is included among the "Austrias Star Artists of Tomorrow". Publications by Peter Lang-Verlag Frankfurt am Main. CD recording by the Agenda Edizioni Musicali, Bologna. Elia Marios Joannou is since 2003 scientific and artistic Assistant in the composition department of the University Mozarteum Salzburg. His work contains more than fifty compositions of all music genres. Besides that, he is working intensive with musicology, the writing of playwrights and literature. For the season 2005/2006, new music theatre projects are planned: Salzburg (Mozart Year), Bayreuth (Mozart Year), Berlin (Einstein Year) and Hannover (Einstein Year).
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| Name:
| Chris Marshall
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| Arranger, Player, Teacher (Percussion( Classical, world and Popular))
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| 07866417242
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| | I started playing percussion at the age of 15 in Cardiff where i studied with numerous ensembles. I then took up a place at Trinity College of Music where i studied many different styles of percussion throughout the four year degree.
Throughout my playing career i've been on tour in the uk, Ireland,France,Germany and Austria.
My palying attributes anclude Andy Sheppard band ( including Ian thomas, Guy Barker and John Parecelli) Jamie Callum and Bruce Forsyth. Also in the classical world..... the BBC Symphony Orchestra, English National Ballet and the Royal Shakespear Company.
I'm currently playing and teaching in and around London, with playing extending from Classical to Cuban and Shows to Samba!
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| Name:
| Christina (Nina) Lee Marshall
| | Skills:
| Arranger, Player, Publisher, Soloist, Teacher (Lever harp, classical violin, piano)
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| IL
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| | I teach classical piano, violin, and lever or pedal harp. I am a free lancing lever harpist who is in high demand in central IL. I have been teaching music since I was 16 and have studied under some of the most exciting professional instructors. I've released 2 Cd's, For The King and Christmas Blessing, with plans for more Cd's in the future. I have yearly recitals, masterclasses, and contests for my students.
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| Name:
| Christopher Marshall
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| Composer, Conductor
| | Address:
| Charlotte Court House, VA 23923, United States
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| | Born and raised in the states, I started music when I was 6. I have since been avidly composing for band, orchestra and various ensembles.
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| Name:
| Graham George Marshall
| | Skills:
| Accompanist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor
| | Phone:
| +44 (0)1706 642139
| | Address:
| 7 The Woods, Sudden, Rochdale OL11 3NT, United Kingdom
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| | Born 1938 in Birmingham, UK. Graduated in music from Durham University 1960. Former Conductor of the Durham Colleges Light Opera Group and the Durham Colleges Orchestra, and part-time Lecturer in Music in the University of Durham. Founder and Conductor of the Rochdale Light Orchestra, UK.
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