UNL hosts 11th annual Chamber Music Institute

The Onyx Trio rehearses, featuring Sarah Ng, violin; Yongwhi Lee, piano; and Miguel Villarreal, horn.
The Onyx Trio rehearses, featuring Sarah Ng, violin; Yongwhi Lee, piano; and Miguel Villarreal, horn.

The Glenn Korff School of Music held its 11th annual Chamber Music Institute, under the direction of Larson Professor of Flute John Bailey, in June.

The week-long institute offers lessons in performance, composition and entrepreneurship for college students, recent college graduates and international students. All accepted participants receive a full fellowship to attend. The fellows receive coaching and composition master classes, entrepreneurship lectures as well as perform in concert.

This year six groups took part in the institute, and each one was assigned a coach from the faculty of the Glenn Korff School of Music to work with them throughout the week.

The fellows come from all across the United States and the world including the Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Tulsa, Texas Tech University, University of Nevada Las Vegas and more.

They included:

• Texas Tech Wind Quintet: Holly Brewer, Flute; Anna Roach, Clarinet; Muhammad Ramli, Oboe; Andrea Denis, Horn; Jason Davis, Bassoon; Jasper Brey, Composer. Coach: Dr. Alan Mattingly.

• Ricky & the Quartettes: ­ Sami Eudy, Flute; Ricky Smith, Clarinet; Bethany Ham, Oboe; Christopher Pawlowski, Bassoon; Matt Magerkurth, Composer. Coach: Dr. William McMullen.

• Sonoran String Quartet: ­ Emily Nolan, Violin; JoAnna Park, Violin; Kathryn Harpainter, Viola; Robert Marshall, Cello; Niels Verosky, Composer. Coach: Rebecca Fischer.

• Ginkgo String Quartet: ­ Sophia Bernitz, Violin; Christa Cole, Violin; Seido Karasaki, Viola; Jenaesha Iwaasa, Cello; Patrick Gutman, Composer. Coach: Greg Beaver.

•Kevaan Piano Quartet: ­ Yee Ling Elaine Ng, Violin; Kevan Clarkston, Viola; Sean Peel, Cello; Kyndyl Miller, Piano. Coach: Jonah Sirota.

• Onyx Trio: ­ Sarah Ng, Violin; Yongwhi Lee, Piano; Miguel Villarreal, Horn. Coach: Dr. Ann Chang.