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Shem Guibbory,
violinist & music director

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 1st Violin Section

Music Director, Bennington Chamber Music Conference

Recipient of Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship at Bellagio to develop An American Odyssey (2002)

ASCAP/CMA Award (2001, 2002) for Adventurous Programming, Festival Category, as Music Director of Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East

D'Addario Artist  

Performance

2003 May 8th - Composers' Perspective, New York Public Library for the Performing Afrts at Lincoln Center: Schoenberg - 2nd String Quartet, Berg - 7 early Songs - featuring Composer Allan Shawn, author of "Arnold Schoenberg's Journey".
2003 May 5-23 - American Odyssey Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar VA
2003 March 31-April 13 - American Odyssey Residency (Rockefeller Foundation), Bellagio, Italy
2002 Directed and performed "Composers' Perspective," New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (Lincoln Center)
2001 Featured artist, Cutting Edge Concerts, New York City; "Bloomsday" at Symphony Space
2000 Wave Hill recital, Nantucket Chamber Music Society recital
1999 Featured artist on The Classical Hour, a joint production of d'Alessio Media NYC and NHK-TV Tokyo
1997 Appointed Music Director of Chamber Music Festival and Composers' Forum of the East
1996 Directed and performed "Focus on John Harbison" New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
1994 Soloist, Broadway Bach Orchestra
1993-present Recital series at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
1991 New York Philharmonic Concerto Debut
1988-1989 Concerto appearances with Beethoven-Halle Orchestra (Bonn), Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony
1977-1989 Featured soloist with Steve Reich and Anthony Davis ensembles, concert performances throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe
1988 New York recital debut, Alice Tully Hall
1987-present Recital series at Roerich Museum, New York City
1985 Featured soloist with choreographer Anne-Theresa de Keersmaker: European tour; solo rectal in Brussels
1981 Guest artist and soloist with Netherlands Wind Ensemble, European tour
1981-present performances at Chamber Music Festival and Composers' Forum of the East
1981-1985 Soloist and Co-director of NovEnsemble (live music and dance)
1981 Concertmaster for San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, New York season and U.5. tour
1977 Concertmaster for Spoleto USA (premiere season) and Spoleto Europe
1979-present Recitals and chamber music concerts in the U.S. and Europe, over 60 world premiere performances; concertmaster for New York City freelance ensembles and orchestras
1974-1988 Violinist/Co-founder of Cordier Ensemble — chamber group of diverse instrumentation; concerts throughout the U.S.

Teaching

1974-present Private students
1983-present Faculty Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East
1990 Guest faculty for chamber music, Levine School of Music, Washington, D.C.
1980-1982 Faculty, Greenwich House School of Music
1979-1982 Faculty, Composers Conference

Education

1981-present Music studies with Sophie Feuermann
1974-1977 Violin studies with Broadus Erie and Syoko Aki at Yale School of Music
1971-1974 California Institute of the Arts, C.F.A.

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