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Where are they now?

Professional paths of Castleman Quartet Program Alumni

The Castleman Quartet Program is thrilled with the great successes of its alumni. With alumni occupying a wide array of musical and non-musical professions, the CQP is deeply committed to preparing students for a fulfilling and exciting life, both personally and professionally.

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CQP Alumni Careers

Permanent String Quartet Residencies

Chamber Groups with CQP Alumni

Domestic Orchestral Positions (italicized if principal)

International Orchestral Positions

Instrumental Teachers

Solo Engagements

Academic and Composition positions

Luthiers

Management and other professional paths

Music

Corporate Leadership

Business

Education

Healthcare

Law

Media

Motivation and Religion

Other

Permanent String Quartet Residencies
Permanent residencies

Boise State LeBois Piano Quartet

Bowdoin Festival Ying Quartet

Brandeis Lydian Quartet

Central Washington Kairos Quartet

Columbia Daedalus Quartet

Copland Lyric Piano Quartet

Duke Ciompi Quartet

Eastman Ying Quartet

Frost Bergonzi Quartet

U Illinois Jupiter Quartet

Iowa State Ames Piano Quartet

Lincoln Center Chamber Music SocietyOrion Quartet

Lucerne Festival Mivos Quartet

Mannes Orion Quartet 

Maverick Series Shanghai Quartet

U Memphis Ceruti Quartet

Montclair State Shanghai Quartet

Norther Illinois Avalon Quartet

Notre Dame Euclid Quartet

Oberlin Jupiter Quartet

U Oregon Oregon Quartet

U Pennsylvania Daedalus Quartet

Roanoke Kandinsky Trio

San Diego State Neave Piano Trio, Hausmann Quartet

Santa Fe Festival Orion Quartet

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Shanghai Quartet

Temple Jasper Quartet

Van Cliburn Competition Brentano Quartet

U Colorado, Boulder Takacs Quartet

U Victoria Canada Lafayette Quartet

U Victoria New Zealand New Zealand Quartet

Wilfred Laurier Penderecki Quartet

Yale Brentano Quartet

Zwischentoene Festival Merel Quartet

Chamber Groups with CQP Alumni

Chamber Groups with CQP Alumni

Quartet Program: Allyson Dawkins (74-7, 01-17), Basil Vendryes (79-81, 84-86,05-17), Laura Bossert (85-9,93,96-14)

Ying Quartet: Phil Ying (82-3,00-04,06), David Ying (82,00-04,06), Janet Ying (86,00-04.06)  

Hausmann Quartet: Isaac Allen(00,02), Angela Choong(02),  

JUPITER STRING QUARTET(3) Megan Freivogel(94-5), Nelson Lee(97), Liz Freivogel (94-5)

Mark OConnor String Quartet: Kelly Hall Tompkins(90-1), Patrice Jackson(96-8)

Ritz Chamber Players: Kelly Hall Tompkins(90-1), Patrice Jackson(96-8), Anyango Yarbo-Davenport (05) 

Skyros String Quartet: (Willie Braun (09), Justin Kurys (09), Sarah Pizzichemi (09) 

TafelmusikThomas Georgi (76), Pat Jordan (80)

Atlantic String Quartet: Greg Mulligan (77,05), Rebecca Nichols (79, 81,05) 

Concertante: Alexis Gerlach, Rachel Shapiro (92-3) 

Delsol String Quartet- Charlton Lee (91,93W), Sam Weiser (12)

Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble:  David Brickman (78-9), Roberta Crawford (81,86) 

Gemini Trio: Ben Myers (87-8), S-T Wang (91)  

Lyceum: AudreyAxinn (90), Amie Roosevelt (91)

Perspectives Ensemble: Nardo Poy (70-2), Erica Kiesewetter (74-5)  

Samaris Trio: Bryan Dumm (81), Sylvia Wang (85) 

Ulysses String Quartet: Rhiannon Banerdt (05,06,08W), Colin Brookes (08W)

Vivace String Quartet: Cheryl Patton-Everill (72), Louise Jaffe (74-5, 77-8) 

Amelia Trio: Jason Duckles (91), Anthea, sister of Elaine Kreston (88)

Avalon Quartet: Mary Wang (90), Blaise, brother of Esther Magniere (99)                                           

Mivos Quartet Olivia de Prato (00-03), husband Victor 

Acacia Quartet Victoria Voronyansky (93)

Aaron Meyer Presents:  Aaron Meyer (88-9)

Ames Piano Quaret:  George Work (78)

Appalachia Waltz Trio:  Gillian Gallagher (01-2)

Arden Quartet:  Kate Vincent (97)

Argus Quartet:  Dana Kelley (09)

Artaria Quartet:  Annalee Wolf (97)

Auricolae:  David Yang (97)

Axiom Quartet: Ingrid Gerling (08-9)

Azmari Quartet: Meghan Casper (93)

Barros Consort: Christine Gummere (71-2)

Bergonzi Quartet: Scott Flavin (86)

Bohemian Quartet: Nancy Richardson (85)

Boston Conservatory Chamber Players: Ed Gazouleas (76-8)

Brentano Quartet: Misha Amory (84-86, 00)

Broyhill Chamber Ensemble: Nardo Poy (70-2)

Bruneil Quartet: Elizabeth Means (95)

Calyx Trio: Jennifer Lucht (87)

CASSATT STRING QUARTET- Sarah Adams(75.79.83)

CAVANI STRING QUARTET-Annie Fullard (79, 03-04)

CELLO DIVAS- Ingrid Bock (76-8)

CERUTI STRING QUARTET- Leonard Schranze (76-9)

CHATHAM BAROQUE-Andrew Fouts (99)

CIOMPI STRING QUARTET – Eric Pritchard (78, 98)

CONTRASTS STRING QUARTET-Monica Bauchwitz (79-81, 98-9)

COPELAND STRING QUARTET-Nina Cottman (83-4)

CORIGLIANO STRING QUARTET- Amy Barston (92)

CYGNUS- Susannah Chapman (85-6)

DAEDALUS STRING QUARTET – Jessica Thompson (94)

DAPONTE STRING QUARTET- Lydia Forbes (93W)

DELGANI STRING QUARTET- Kim Uwate (06-08)

DILLER-QUAILE STRING QUARTET- Adam Hyman (84-5)

DRYDEN QUARTET- Nurit Bar-Josef (92)

DUO WEST- Ian Ginsburg (76)

EARPLAY – Ellen Ruth Rose (78-80)

EBERLI – Andrea Schultz (84,86,93W

ELARIA DUO- Steven Elisha (76-7)

ELIXIR STRING QUARTET- Vivian Barton Dozer(74-5)

EL MUNDO- Lisa Grodin Cohen (83)

EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE – Ellen Ruth Rose (78-80)

ENSEMBLE BRACCIO – Jonathan Talbott (87)

ENSEMBLE EPOMEO – David Yang (97)

ENSEMBLE 21- Gregor Kitzis (80-4)

EUCLID QUARTET-Brendan Shea (04-06)

FEARNOMUSIC-Paloma Griffin (91-2)

FINDLAY/BRASLAVSKY DUO- Jeremy Findlay (88-9)

FIRESIDE ENSEMBLE- Kate Vincent (97)

GAWK -Gregor Kitzis (80-4)

GRAMERCY TRIO – Sharan Leventhal (78)

GREATWALL STRING QUARTET- Yao Zhao (96-7)

GUIDO’S EAR -Dong Myung Ahn (93)

HORSEFLIES -Judy Hyman (73-4)

INTERSECTION- Kristina Reiko Cooper (86)

JACK STRING QUARTET John Pickford Richards (99-00)

JASPER STRING QUARTET- J Freivogel (98-9, 01)

JOHANNES STRING QUARTET – C.J.Chang (84)s

KANDINSKY TRIO- Allen Weinstein (87)

KEPLER STRING QUARTET – Sharan Leventhal (78)

LAFAYETTE STRING QUARTET – Pam Highbaugh-Aloni (80)

LAUREL TRIO-  Amy Levine (83-4)

LEBOIS PIANO QUARTET- Craig Purdy (75-9)

LES ADIEUX – Mary Utiger (81)

LIGHTHOUSE PLAYERS – Nardo Poy (90-2)

LINCOLN CENTER CHAMBER PLAYERS- Richard O’Neill (97)

LOCRIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS : Greg Hesselink (93W)

LIONS GATE TRIO – Katie Lansdale (84-5)

LUZERNE FESTIVAL- Susan Moyer (85-6)

LYDIAN STRING QUARTET: Judith Eissenberg (72-6) 

 LYRICAFEST- Laura Bossert (85-9,93, 96-12)

LYRIC PIANO QUARTET –Karen Dreyfus (72-73)

MAGELLAN STRING QUARTET- Carl Purdy (77-80)

MALLARME CHAMBER ENSEMBLE – Suzanne Rousso (81-3)

MEREL QUARTET – Mary Ellen Woodside (81,84)

 MODERN WORKS QUARTET- Gregor Kitzis (80-4)

MONTCLAIRE QUARTET- Yip Wei Marco Chow (13)

MUHLENBERG PIANO QUARTET- Russell Kotcher (94)

MUSIK3- Felix Fan (89-90)

NEUEN DUESSELDORFEN HOFMUSIK- Mary Utiger (81)

NEAVE PIANO TRIO: Anna Williams (05-08)

NEW MILLENIUM – Greg Hesselinck (93W)

NY PHILOMUSICA – Greg Hesselinck (93W)

NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET- Helene Pohl (82,96-97. 01)

9TH STREET CHAMBER ENSEMBLE – David Yang (97)

ODESSA TRIO –Steven Elisha (76-7)

 OPUS ONE – Steven Tenenbom (71-75, 89, 93, 01-02)

OREGON STRING QUARTET- Fritz Gearhart (82)

ORION STRING QUARTET- Steven Tenenbom (71-75, 89, 93, 01-02)

PEABODY TRIO – Natasha Brofsky (80-2, 98, 12)

PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET- Katie Schlaikjer (91,93, faculty 10,13)

QUARTET 21 – Hyun mi Kim (83, 00,02)

QUATTRA – Jennifer Farquhar (89-90)

QUEENS CHAMBER TRIO – Peter Seidenberg (82-3, 85-6, 03-05)

RITTENHOUSE STRING QUARTET – Karen Banos McClelland (79-80)

ROCKEFELLER STRING QUARTET-Katherine Williamson (12W)

ROLSTON QUARTET- Jeff Dyrda (03)

ROSALYRA QUARTET – Sabina Thatcher (81-2)

SEJONG  CHAMBER PLAYERS – Richard O’Neill (97)

SHANGHAI STRING QUARTET- Nicholas Tzavaras (92)

SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM- Carla Kihlstedt (86)

SOUTHEAST BAROQUE TRIO- Sarah Edgerton (74)

SPEKTRAL STRING QUARTET-Clara Lyon (00-01)

STRINGWOOD- Tom Rosenberg (75-9, 93, 97-8, 00)

SYBARITE 5- Laura Metcalf (99.03)

TAKACS QUARTET-O’Neill (97)

TEMPLE OF APOLLO- Chase Morrison (75)

TIEMANN TRIO- Teresa Kubiak (91)

TIN HAT- Carla Kihlstedt (86)

TRILOGY- Katie Wolfe (90-1)

 UNIVERSITY CALGARY STRING QUARTET- Dean O’Brien (85-6)

WHITMAN STRING QUARTET- Kristina Reiko Cooper (86)

YELLOW BARN- Natasha Brofsky (80-82,98)

ZORA STRING QUARTET-Seula Lee (12)

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