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Strings Teachers Rachel Rudio Master of Music, Violin, Cleveland Institute of Music Rachel Rudoi recently finished a one-year position as Acting Associate Concertmaster for The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a substitute violinist for The Cleveland Orchestra, and previously was a full time member of the Canton Symphony Orchestra and the Akron Symphony Orchestra. Born in Philadelphia, Rachel began her violin studies at the age of 6. Her former teachers included Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yumi Ninomiya Scott, faculty member of the Curtis Institute of Music. Rachel was a member of Temple University Music Preparatory’s Center for Gifted Young Musicians. While there, she worked under conductor Luis Biava and performed in numerous chamber and solo recitals. She was awarded second place in Kennett Symphony’s Instrument Competition and made her debut with the Kennett Symphony Orchestra at the age of 14. She also made a solo appearance with the Manalapan Symphony Orchestra, where she was awarded the Lou Kotlus Memorial Award for Outstanding performance as winner of the Manalapan Symphony Concerto Competition. Other orchestras that Rachel has made appearances with include the Philadelphia Biblical University Orchestra and the Ocean City Pops. In past summers, Rachel has attended the Strings International Music Festival, led by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She also received a Starling scholarship award to attend ENCORE School for Strings in 2004 and 2006. While at ENCORE, she made frequent solo appearances and performed in chamber music recitals and master classes. Rachel earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied under William Preucil, David Cerone and Linda Cerone. While in Cleveland, Rachel also received Suzuki teacher training at the Sato Center for Suzuki Studies directed by Kimberly Meier-Sims. In the recent past, Rachel took part in The Cleveland Institute of Music Intensive String Quartet Seminar where her quartet was coached by Merry Peckham and Peter Salaff. She was invited to perform in many master classes, including those given by Ivan Chan, The Cavani Quartet, Miriam Fried, Michael Tilson Thomas, Orion String Quartet and the Takacs String Quartet. Most recently, Rachel was invited to play in the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego under artistic director David Atherton.
Angela Stanciauskas
Bachelor of Music, Violin and Musicology, Lithuanian Academy of Music Angela started her pedagogical work at elementary and junior high schools as a music teacher, and at Vilnius Conservatory, Lithuania, as an Assistant Violin Professor before moving to the US.
Angela was the Winner of the National Competition of Young Performers in 1985, Lithuania. She is a former member of the Baltic Youth Symphony Orchestra under Juozas Aleksa, the International Youth Symphony Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davis, USA, the Stuttgart Bach Academy under Helmut Rilling, Germany and “Ave Musica” Chamber Orchestra, Lithuania. Angela has performed in her native Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, in major concert halls such as Tchajkovskij Conservatory in Moscow and the National Philharmonia in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In addition to her music degree, Angela completed 2-year studies of the Suzuki Violin Pedagogy at the School for Strings with Hisako Resnik and Louise Behrend. Instructing in both traditional and Suzuki violin methods, Angela has taught at Brooklyn College Preparatory Center for the Performing Arts and Abrons Arts Center in New York City. She also was an instructor at Brooklyn College Suzuki Summer Camp in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
In addition to private violin instruction Angela has taught Suzuki group classes, Suzuki parent classes, as well as music theory and music appreciation.
David Strassberg Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance David Strassberg graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance. He moved from Minneapolis to Charlotte in 2001 to pursue more performance and teaching opportunities. David is currently performing with the Greenville Symphony (SC), Providence String Quartet and The David Charles Duo. David has participated in the California Music Festival and Chautauqua Music Festival, Bravo! Summer String Institute in Minneapolis, MN, and the Upper Midwest String and Chamber Music Conference in Mankato, MN. David has nine years of teaching experience and teaches all ages from beginner to advance. We are so pleased to have David on faculty at Charlotte Academy of Music! Amanda Turner Amanda received her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1998 and her Master of Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2005. She is currently Director of Orchestras for East Mecklenburg High School and Ardrey Kell High School. Prior to this position, Amanda was Director of Orchestras at McClintock Middle School in Charlotte, NC. Orchestras under Mrs. Turner's direction have consistently earned superior ratings at the North Carolina State Contest Festival and at a variety of other performance venues. Students in her ensembles are chosen to participate in auditioned orchestras including North Carolina Honors All-State Orchestra, and Western Regional Honors Orchestra Clinic. Amanda has been a free lance violist in the Charlotte area for years. She has taught violin and viola privately for ten years. Mrs. Turner resides in Indian Trail, NC with her husband Chad, a trombonist and band director in Albemarle, NC, and her new daughter, Addison, a future cellist! From
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