Scott Slapin

7 Valley View Dr.
Milton, VT 05468

violaduo@gmail.com

http://www.violaduo.com

Scott Slapin’s viola playing has received critical acclaim in Fanfare, Stad, the American Record Guide, Mundo Clasico, and Musical Opinion, and his popular recital compositions have been performed by hundreds of viola players throughout the world.  Many of his compositions can be heard on ten albums by the Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo, the Wistaria String Quartet, the Penn State Viola Ensemble, Viola Around the World, and the American Viola Quartet.  Scott is a featured soloist on dozens of premiere recordings and the first person to have recorded the complete set of J.S. Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas on viola; he can also be heard playing solo Bach, Paganini, and some of his own compositions on various soundtracks for film and TV.  Scott and his wife, violist Tanya Solomon, performed together as the award-winning Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo for more than twenty years.  At eighteen Scott was one of the youngest graduates of the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.  He teaches viola, violin, and composition privately online and has reached students on five continents via Skype.  For more information, visit scottslapin.com and violaduo.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanya Solomon

7 Valley View Dr.
Milton, VT 05468

violaduo@gmail.com

http://www.violaduo.com

A native of Geneva, Switzerland, violist Tanya Solomon holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Northwestern University.  A finalist in the International William Primrose Competition, Tanya has performed extensively in ensembles and music festivals throughout the United States and Europe, given many recitals, and soloed with orchestras performing such lyrical 20th Century repertoire as Hindemith’s Trauermusik and Vaughan-Williams’ Flos Campi.  She can be heard playing all six Bach Cello Suites as part of the first complete all-viola recording ever made of J.S. Bach’s Unaccompanied Sonatas, Partitas, and Suites (BWV 1001-1013), released in 2009 on the Eroica Classical Recordings label.  Tanya has been a member of many orchestras including the Louisville Orchestra, the Philadelphia Virtuosi, The Sao Paulo Symphony in Brazil, and the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans.  She taught at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she was principal violist with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.  As duo recitalists, Tanya and her husband, violist Scott Slapin, have been featured performers at several International Viola Congresses/Festivals, and they won Best Chamber Music Performance in 2008 at the Big Easy Entertainment Awards in New Orleans.  They have made many recordings, and their debut CD Sketches from the New World: American Viola Duos in the 21st Century was hailed as “absolutely brilliant” in Strad Magazine.  Tanya teaches viola/violin online, at Amherst College, and locally in the Burlington area.  More info at www.tanyasolomon.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pam Reit

199 Piette Rd.
Hinesburg, VT 05461

pamreit@gmavt.net

802-483-2163

http://www.vermontsuzukiviolins.com

Pam has been teaching Suzuki Violin for over 30 years.  She is the Director of Vermont Suzuki Violins and of the Green Mountain Suzuki Institute.  She has her Bachelor of Music from Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and her Masters of Music from Rice University in Houston.  She grew up as a member of the Vermont Youth Orchestra and has taught hundreds of students who also become members of the VYOA.  Pam and her husband Ira Morris also run a wonderful chamber music program for advanced students.

Joanna Alpizar

179 Elmwood Avenue Unit 4
Burlington, VT 05401

562-237-2987

violinvelazquez@gmail.com

– BM Violin Performance & Music Education from Cole Conservatory of Music at CSU Long Beach
– Former Concertmaster of Southern California Philharmonic
– Author of KinderViolin (method book for preschool age beginning violinists)
– Former member of Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Mariachi Divas

Sharon Waxman

196 Timothy Way
Williston, VT 05495
learnviolavt@gmail.com

Experience teaching viola and violin lessons, ages 6-adult. Group lessons offered on occasion. Studied music at Juilliard Pre-College, Interlochen Arts Festival, and Louisiana State University. More info available at learnviolavt.com

Laura Markowitz

9 hilltop drive
Jericho, Vermont 05465
(802) 829-8168
lmarkowitz2408@gmail.com

All levels Violin & Viola
All ages taught

Vermont Symphony member. Classical, traditional, irish and swedish folk music. Studio in Richmond, Vermont.

Bob Blais

25 Liberty St, #3
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802)229-9214
Cellobob@gmail.com
All Levels – Cello and Acoustic Bass
Beginner/Intermediate – Violin and Viola

Beginning to advanced students. Fun, yet focused lessons. Students have played in Green Mountain Youth Symphony, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Vermont Philharmonic, and Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, as well as All State and All New England Music Festivals.
http://www.cellobob.com

Paul Reynolds

24 Barclay Quarry Rd.
Graniteville, Vermont 05654
(802) 522-0738
pkr10@hotmail.com

wristrascal.com

All levels Viola & Violin
All ages taught

Paul Reynolds was recently appointed visiting assistant Professor at SUNY, Crane School of Music. He has a Masters degree from Rice University and a Bachelors degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His students have been accepted at America’s top conservatories as well as some of the best music festivals in the country. He is also the inventor of the patented Wrist Rascal teaching aid which helps to assist developing violinists with their left hand technique. He is a nurturing teacher that believes in developing a very strong foundation from the beginning and has two young daughters who are his pride and joy.