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Oglethorpe University To Host Georgian
Chamber Players
Atlanta – Oglethorpe University presents the Georgian
Chamber Players at the University's Miriam H. and John A. Conant
Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, March 9 at 8 p.m.
The concert is free and open to the public.
The Georgian Chamber Players are in their 15th season of
collaborations with guest artists of local, national and
international renown. Members of the group, Beth Newdome, violin;
Reid Harris, viola; and Christopher Rex, cello, are all principal
players in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). At the Oglethorpe
University concert, Newdome, Harris and Rex will be joined by ASO
violinist Christopher Pulgram, ASO principal clarinetist Laura Ardan,
ASO principal harpist Elisabeth Remy and ASO principal flutist
Christina Smith.
The program includes Heitor Villa-Lobos' "Assobio a Jato (The Jet
Whistle) for Flute and Cello," Mozart's "Quintet for clarinet, two
violins, viola and cello- K.581," Debussy's "Sonata for flute, viola
and harp" and Ravel's "Introduction and Allegro for harp, string
quartet, flute and clarinet."
Oglethorpe University is an independent, highly selective,
coeducational liberal arts university located at 4484 Peachtree Road
NE in Atlanta.
For more information, contact the Office of Public Relations at
(404) 364-8446.
Note to Editors: Bios on the Georgian Chamber Players follow.
THE GEORGIAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
BETH NEWDOME, violin, joined the ASO as Assistant Concertmaster in
1991 and became a full-time member of the GCP in 1997. She is a
frequent soloist with chamber and orchestral ensembles and in 1996,
premiered a violin concerto composed for her by Tristan Foison.
Before coming to Atlanta, she was Assistant Concertmaster of the
Jacksonville Florida Symphony.
REID HARRIS, viola, has been the ASO's Principal Viola since
1979; previously he was Assistant Principal Viola of the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Harris studied at the Cleveland Institute of
Music, and is a frequent soloist with the ASO. He is a founding
member of the GCP.
CHRISTOPHER REX, violoncello, joined the ASO in 1979 as Principal
Cello and occupies the endowed Miriam and John Conant Chair. Mr. Rex
has made numerous national appearances as recitalist and chamber
musician. He and his brother, Charles who is Assistant Concertmaster
of the New York Philharmonic, are about to record Stephen Paulus'
"Double Concerto" with the Tuscon Philharmonic.
CHRISTOPHER PULGRAM, violin, is now in his seventh season as
first violinist with the ASO. Mr. Pulgram studied at the University
of Michigan, at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the International
Menuhin Academy in Gstadd, Switzerland. He has toured
internationally as a soloist, has recorded on the EMI label with
Yehudi Menuhin and toured as principal violinist with the Zurich
Chamber Orchestra.
LAURA ARDAN, clarinet, has been the ASO's Principal Clarinet
since 1982 and occupies the endowed Robert Shaw Chair. Ms. Ardan
attended the Juilliard School of Music and, prior to joining the ASO,
was both a resident performer and teaching artist at the Lincoln
Center Institute and a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
She has an extensive national background as both a soloist and
chamber musician.
ELISABETH REMY, harp, has been the ASO's Principal Harp since
1995. Ms. Remy graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in
1995 with a double major in music and French and has won numerous
national awards, including a Tanglewood Fellowship in harp. Also a
frequent soloist, she is the harpist for Britten's "Ceremony of
Carols" on Telarc's "A Robert Shaw Christmas: Angels on High".
CHRISTINA SMITH, flute, became the youngest Principal Flute of a
major American orchestra when she was chosen for the ASO's position
in 1991. At the age of 15 she performed as soloist with the San
Francisco Symphony and later graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy
in 1989. She studied at the Curtis Institute of Music until she
began her career in Atlanta. Ms. Smith continues to appear
frequently in recitals, chamber music and master classes.
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