2017 OPERA IN THE OZARKS ORCHESTRA SAM EDWARDS
Principal Viola From Detroit, MI, Sam Edwards has played viola since fifth grade. He is pursuing his bachelor’s at the Eastman School of Music, formerly under Carol Rodland, now under Masumi Per Rostad. While there, Sam has had the opportunity to tour with Renee Fleming and the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra and perform in the American Dance Association’s 2017 Northeast Conference this past March. This is his first season at Opera in the Ozarks.
LESLIE FOX
Viola Currently based in Wyoming, Leslie Fox received her BM in Viola Performance from Lawrence Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI, and her MM in Viola Performance from the University of Wyoming, where she recently completed a second BM in Music Education. She has performed professionally with many orchestras including the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, and served as Principal Viola of the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and the UW Chamber Orchestra. This fall Leslie will begin her tenure as a violist in the Billings Symphony Orchestra, and will be teaching orchestra in Sheridan, Wyoming.
STEPHANIE GINNINGS
Principal Horn Originally from Texas, Stephanie Ginnings is a musician based in Los Angeles. She received her BM from the University of Texas at Austin, her MM from the University of Southern California, and is currently pursuing a DMA in Horn Performance at USC. Stephanie recently performed with the Kaleidoscope Orchestra, a conductorless orchestra in Los Angeles. She is passionate about education, and has worked with young music students as a band director and private horn instructor.
HUGH HARBISON
Principal Trombone Born in Shanghai, China, Hugh Harbison lives in Lighthouse Point, FL. He holds a BM from Eastman School as well as an MM and a DMA from the Frost School of Music, where he also was a member of the artist faculty. He was bass trombonist of the Miami Philharmonic for 34 years, which was later renamed Florida Philharmonic. Hundreds of performances, including opera, ballet, pops, early music, chamber brass and Broadway shows tour ensembles, augment his career. This is his ninth year performing with Opera in the Ozarks.
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ASHLEY HUNTER
Flute Ashley holds a BM from Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Michael Parloff and Stephanie Mortimore, and is currently earning a master’s degree at Northwestern University under the tutelage of John Thorne. She has performed with various orchestras including the Houston Symphony as a soloist, and has been a prize winner in various solo and chamber competitions. Past summer engagements include the Siena Music Festival in Italy, Orford, Domaine Forget, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute. This is her second summer at Opera in the Ozarks.
CAROLYN HUPALOWSKY
Bassoon Carolyn Hupalowsky is a bassoonist from Cleveland, OH. She received a bachelor’s in bassoon performance from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory and a Master’s from Cleveland State University. She is currently attending University of Akron for music education. She has performed with the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorain Civic Orchestra, True North Symphony, and Hudson Community Chorus. She teaches bassoon and clarinet at Royalton Music Center, who also carry her line of handmade bassoon reeds, Good Vibrations Bassoon Reeds.
ANAT KARDONTCHIK
Violin Violinist Anat Kardontchik has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player in the United States and abroad. She has studied with Zvi Zeitlin, Catherine Van Hoesen, Charles Stegeman, and Cyrus Forough, and has performed in festivals including Music Academy of the West, Keshet Eilon, Niagara International School for Musical Arts, and Spoleto festival. She has been the winner of several competitions including the Peninsula Symphony Competition, the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Award, and the Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Award. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, and is music director of the Haven Heights Methodist Church and a member of Westmoreland Symphony.