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Roy Sonne

ROY SONNE
Violinist, Conductor, Clinician,
Pianist, Jazz Violinist, Producer,
Musical Entrepreneur

and above all an Educator

--Conducting and building a community orchestra
--Founding a music camp
--Leading clinics and workshops
--Giving frequent solo and chamber music performances
--Coaching high school orchestras
--Maintaining a large private teaching studio
--Producing instructional videos

After 28 years in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, ROY SONNE took early retirement in order to devote himself to an ever-increasing number of musical projects and interests.

CURRENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:

BUILDING UP THE LEVEL OF STRING PLAYING IN BOLIVIA: Initiating a new activity in 2009, Roy spent six weeks in La Paz, Bolivia, working with string players from the Bolivian National Symphony and the National Conservatory of Music.
He designed and led a two week Educational Festival/Seminar for strings for the study of basic string playing techniques and their application into a string orchestra setting. He also gave recital and conducting performances.
He will return to Bolivia in 2010 to lead string workshops, give masterclasses and conduct performances in the cities of La Paz, El Alto and Cochabamba.

VIOLIN TEACHING: A constant in his life, along with group violin classes and student recitals. He is on the faculty of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Carnegie Mellon University Preparatory Department and Chatham University. He also maintains a large private teaching studio in his home in Mt. Lebanon, PA.

VIOLIN EXCURSIONS: New dimensions in instructional videos for violin students. The central focus is “Building Musical Artistry” at every level of development, from beginner to professional -- using the resources of technology including digital media, and interactive communication online.

STRING WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENT AND COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS
Roy's innovative string workshops combine group technical instruction, masterclasses and string orchestra. 2010 workshops include:
*Washington Symphony Orchestra
*Tuesday Musical Club
*Taller de Cuerdas in Bolivian cities of La Paz and Cochabamba
*Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra

JAZZ VIOLIN EXCURSION: Roy started playing jazz violin at age 60, after a 40 year career as a symphony musician. Through playing jazz, Roy's musical universe became so much richer that he became determined to share this experience with other classically trained string players. Working with some exciting and phenomenally talented folks, he founded the Pittsburgh Jazz and Fiddling Camp at Duquesne University, now preparing for its fifth season and recently renamed "Strings Without Boundaries".

For Roy's full bio check out his website
http://roysonne.com

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