Duo Violin Recital Biographies featuring Nicolas Orbovich and Nicolas Paul Orbovich enjoys a reputation among adventurous Jameson Cooper American violinists. His highly acclaimed career spans a wide variety of musical styles and genres, while expanding into prolific artistic 4 pm Sunday, October 5, 2014 entrepreneurial endeavors. Louise E. Addicott and Yatish J. Joshi Performance Hall As a performer, Nic has been honored widely. In 1987, he was Sonata for 2 violins, Op. 3, No. 3 Jean-Marie Leclair awarded the Bronze Medal at Her Royal Majesty’s International I. Adagio Vivace Festival Competition in Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom). II. Adagio Orbovich was also a semi-finalist at the 1995 Fischoff National III. Allegro Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Amherst String Quartet. In 2001, he was featured as a soloist on the Grammy award- Selections from 44 Duos for 2 violins Béla Bartók nominated release, The Hot Springs Music Festival: Louis Moreau Arabian Dance Gottschalk (Naxos). That same year, Nic was a prominent figure in Ruthenian Song the Emmy award-winning documentary, The Sound of Dreams. In Play Song 2008, Nic was concertmaster on a Top Ten of the Year selection of Cradle Song Gramophone Magazine, Rudolf Haken; Concertos (Naxos). He has Walachian Dance soloed with numerous orchestras around the country, having Dancing Song performed concertos and brilliante works by Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, Sadness Sarasate, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, and Vivaldi. Rumanian Whirling Dance He enjoys a reputation as an outstanding recording artist in many Three Raga Melodies for Solo Violin, Op. 58 Alan Bush genres. Besides the aforementioned Grammy nominee and I. Himavirdani Raga Gramophone magazine award winner, Nic appears in The Hot Springs II. Nadatha-Rangini Raga Music Festival; Creole Romantic Composers (2001-Naxos), Music of III. Garudavirdani Raga Jerome Moross (2002-Naxos), Music of Jerome Starer (1997-Albany), Nicolas Orbovich, violin and appears on an album of jazz violinist Diane Delin.
INTERMISSION As an orchestral performer, his work is prolific. Nic has been concertmaster of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra (SBSO), the Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. posth Eugène Ysaÿe Hot Springs Festival Orchestra, the Southwest Michigan Symphony, I. Poco lento. Maestoso. Allegro fermo the LaPorte Symphony, the Lake Shore Symphony, and many others. In this role, he has performed on stage with some of the most Duo Concertant, Op. 57, No. 1 Charles August de Bériot acclaimed names in classical music including; Itzhak Perlman, Gidon I. Moderato Kremer, Joshua Bell, Andre Watts, Hilary Hahn, Lang Lang, Garrick II. Adagio moderato Ohlson, Shlomo Mintz, Daniel Barenboim, Lorin Maazel, Leonard II. Rondo: Allegro con spirit Slatkin, and Sir Georg Solti. Currently, he holds the principal second violin chair with the SBSO, where he is also a member of the SBSO Join Us for These Upcoming Events String Quartet and String Quintet, performing over 20 concerts a year Consider these events or visit arts.iusb.edu for our complete schedule. with those chamber ensembles. Faculty Exhibition Nic’s favorite form of musical expression is through chamber music. Open through Sat 11/8, Art Gallery, 12-5 Mon-Sat His involvement with existing ensembles and musicians is prodigious. Take in the talent and unique perspective of our faculty through this show He has coached with Rostislav Dubinsky (Borodin String Quartet), featuring the artwork of our fine arts and new media faculty. Alexander Schneider (Budapest Quartet), and Alan Grishman (Mendelssohn String Quartet). Orbovich has performed chamber Cuarteto Schubert music with Rachel Barton Pine, Christopher O’Reilly, Nancy Ambrose 7 pm Wednesday, October 8, Art Gallery King, members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Delight in the mixed voicing of Euclid Quartet violist Luis Vargas Chicago Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony. His performances performing with guests Martha Councell-Vargas, flute; Edwin Guevara of chamber music have been featured on National Public Radio’s Gutierrez, guitar; and Cecilia Palma, cello, performing in the intimate “Performance Today.” setting of the Art Gallery in the midst of the Faculty Exhibition.
Jameson Cooper, originally from Sheffield, England, began playing The Last Five Years the violin at age six. At 13 he joined the National Youth Orchestra of A chamber musical by Jason Robert Brown Great Britain and later became concertmaster of the National Youth 7 pm Friday, October 10, Performance Hall Chamber Orchestra. He studied at The Royal Northern College of An emotional musical journey following the progression of a five-year Music, where he earned a graduate of music degree with honors and a relationship performed by faculty members Justin Amellio and Jessica professional performance diploma. Mr. Cooper first came to the McCormack. Proceeds to support music and theatre scholarships. United States as a participant in the Aspen Music Festival. Since then, he has studied with Dorothy DeLay, Masao Kawasaki, and Roland and Viola Piano Duo Recital 4 pm Sunday, October 12, Performance Hall Almita Vamos. He earned masters degrees in violin and conducting Embrace contemporary repertoire for viola and piano with this recital by from Kent State University, where he later served as assistant guest violist Hillary Herndon and faculty pianist Jennifer Muñiz. professor of violin and viola at the University's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. Recipient of numerous prizes, he has performed as Student Spotlight Recital soloist with orchestra, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the 7 pm Thursday, October 23, Performance Hall United States and Europe. In the 2001-02 season, Jameson played in Witness a selection of the school’s most talented students performing the Audubon Quartet in its Beethoven Quartet cycle series. together in one evening.
In addition to his recordings with the Euclid Quartet, Mr. Cooper has Euclid Quartet recorded a disc of new music for violin, to be released this season. 7 pm Saturday, November 22, Performance Hall Jameson has given masterclasses at many colleges and universities, Experience this multinational string quartet whose performances are including Oberlin College Conservatory, Virginia Tech and Skidmore known to be filled with passion, virtuosity, and sensitivity. College, and is a former faculty member of the Lyceum Music School of Oldham, England and Morningside College. Tickets FREE to students and children
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