E-Mail: Cathy.Meints@oberlin.edu Office: Robertson 126 Office Phone: 440/775-8268 Address: 77 W. College St. Oberlin, OH 44074 Visit also: • Cellist Paul Dwyer ’08 Named Javits Fellow Back to: Historical Performance Program Back to: Strings Program		Catharina Meints Associate Professor of Viola da Gamba and Cello Education: B.M., Performers Certificate 1996, Eastman School of Music, cello study with Ronald Leonard; Viola da gamba study with August Wenzinger, Basel, Switzerland, 1968-71. Professional Affiliations: Cellist, Rochester Philharmonic, 1964-66; assistant principal cellist, Chamber Symphony of Philadelphia, 1966-68, National Symphony, 1968-71, Cleveland Orchestra, since 1971. Performances: Performances on viola de gamba and baroque cello throughout the U.S. as member of the Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, Cleveland Baroque Soloists, and Oberlin Consort of Viols since 1971; Solo recitals at Carnegie Recital Hall and Smithsonian Institution, solo appearances with Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Apollo's Fire and Lyra. Teaching Background: Faculty member, Oberlin Conservatory since 1975; Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute since 1971; Clevland Institute of Music since 1990. Master classes in Italy, Austria, and the U.S. Recordings: Solo and chamber music recordings for Cambridge, Vox, Gasparo, Dorian, and Nonesuch.