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E-Mail:
Karen.Ritscher@oberlin.edu
Office:
Bibbins 304
Office Phone:
440/775-8241
Address:
77 W. College St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
Visit also:
• American Viola
Society
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Strings
Division
Karen Ritscher
Associate Professor of Viola
Education:
Bachelor of Music (with distinction), Eastman School
of Music (1974)
Master of Music, Eastman School of Music (1978)
Viola studies with Martha Strongin Katz and Francis Tursi
Additional studies with Karen Tuttle
Chamber music studies with Paul Katz, Aldo Parisot, and Donald Weilerstein
Performance Experience (Chamber
Music)
Azure Ensemble, New York City
(2003-present);
Mercury Baroque Ensemble, Houston,
Texas (2004);
Greenbriar Chamber Players,
Houston, Texas (2004);
Aureus Piano Quartet (1990-1996);
Additional chamber music
performances with James Oliver Buswell IV, Paul Katz, Ani Kavafian, and
Nathaniel Rosen.
Performances of Premieres and/or Commissioned Works by
Bruce Adolphe Linda Bouchard Wendy Mae Chambers Bright Sheng Alice Shields Chen Yi
Performance Experience
(Orchestras)
Assistant Principal, American
Composers Orchestra (1990-1999);
Principal Violist, Dallas Opera
(1997-1998);
Principal Violist, Houston Grand
Opera (2001-2003);
Orchestra of St. Luke's (1983-2000);
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (1984-2000);
Additional performances
with the Houston Symphony and
the New York Philharmonic.
Performance Experience
(Summer Festivals):
Aspen Music Festival (1994,
2002-2004);
Beijing International Music
Festival and Academy,
Beijing, China
(2004);
Bowdoin Music Festival, Brunswick,
Maine (1994-1999);
Heifetz International Summer
Institute (2005);
Musicorda Summer Music Festival
(1989-1991, 2002-2004);
Texas Music Festival (1994-present).
Teaching Affiliations:
Associate Professor of Viola,
Rice University (1999-2005);
Artist Faculty of Viola and
Chamber Music, Mannes
College of
Music (1984-2002);
Artist Faculty of Viola, Manhattan
School of Music (1987-1999);
Karen Tuttle Coordination Workshop
(2002 - present).
Masterclasses:
New England Conservatory of
Music, University of Northern Iowa, Hartt School of Music, University
of Oklahoma, University of Tennessee, University of Houston, Seoul,
Korea.
Featured panelist and performer,
International Viola Congress.
Panels and Publications:
American String Teachers Association
(Featured panelist, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004);
Primrose Competition (Chair
of Tape Round, 2003);
Journal of the American
Viola Society (Education Editor, “In the Studio,” 2002-present);
The Art of Practicing: A
Guide to Making Music from the Heart by Madeline Bruser (Bell
Tower, 1997); string consultant.
Professional Affiliations:
American Viola Society (Board member 1996-2002)
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