E-Mail: Peter.Slowik@oberlin.edu Office: Bibbins 332 Office Phone: 440/775-8235 Address: 77 W. College St. Oberlin, OH 44074 Visit also: • Conservatory Portrait: Peter Slowik • "CREDO" - a program of intensive chamber music study • American Viola Society Back to: Strings Division		Peter Slowik Director, Division of Strings Professor of Viola Education: Bachelor of Music, (Honors), New England Conservatory of Music, 1979 Master of Music, Eastman School of Music, 1981 Performance Experience: Principal Violist of the American Sinfonietta, Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, Concertante di Chicago, Chicago Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Illinois, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Basically Bach Festival. Additional orchestral experience with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharminic Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra. Solo Performances include the XXI International Viola Congress, Miami City Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Galena Chamber Ensemble, and Basically Bach Festival. Chamber music performances with cellists Anner Bylsma and Leonard Rose, the Mirecourt Trio, the Vermeer Quartet, the Smithsonian Chamber Players, and members of the Cleveland, Chester, Orford, and Smithson quartets. Premiere performances include Christian Woehr's Concerto Pesante, Stephen Chatman's Northern Drones, and Nathaniel Tull Philips' Water Patterns. Teaching Affiliations: Prior to joining the Oberlin faculty, Mr. Slowik taught for 13 years at Northwestern University, where he was awarded the McCormick Professorship for Teaching Excellence. He has also served on the faculty of The Cleveland Institute of Music, Wichita State University, and Bethel College. Masterclasses: Mr. Slowik has presented masterclasses at Baylor University, The Chicago Viola Society, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastern Music Festival, the Eastman School of Music, Encore School for Strings, Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Indiana University, Interlochen School for the Arts, XXIII International Viola Congress, International Institute of Music, Mannes School of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Northern Illinois University, Ohio Viola Society, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Southern Methodist University, Ohio State University, The Quartet Program, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Miami, FL, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, and University of Texas, Arlington. Recordings: Mr. Slowik has recorded on the Deutsche Grammophon, deutsche harmonia mundi/BMG, American Grammophone, Erato and Cedille labels. Professional Affiliations: Mr. Slowik is President of the American Viola Society and Artistic Director for Credo Chamber Music Association.