David Anderson, a professional double bassist, joined the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orl
eans as principal bass in 1996. He has performed and recorded regularly with orchestras including the Louisville Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Since 1994, he has served as principal bassist in the Britt Festival Orchestra
in Oregon. He has performed extensively with ensembles including the
Aspen Festival, Chautauqua Festival, Colorado Philharmonic, Colorado Music Festival,
the LaSalle Quartet, and as a soloist with Richard Stoltzman, Gene
Bertoncini, Nigel Kennedy, and Bobby McFerrin. A composer as well as a
performer, David Anderson has published bass duets and quartets,
including a bass quartet that was performed to acclaim at the Chamber Music Festival at Indiana University in 1993. Several years ago he
completed a concerto for bass trombone, commissioned by his father,
Edwin Anderson, former bass trombonist with the Cleveland Orchestra. His Concerto for Double Bass, Strings & Harp, commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra principal bassist Hal Robinson, was premiered at the ISB
Convention in June of 1997 and performed on the 1997-98 subscription
series of the Philadelphia Orchestra season, Wolfgang Sawallisch
conducting. He has been with the Loyola University College of Music faculty since 2003.
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Catherine Anderson received her bachelors and masters in Harp Performance from Indiana University School of Music with Susann McDonald, having also studied with Alice Chalifoux at Oberlin Conservatory and the Salzedo Harp Colony. More recently she received Suzuki Teacher Certification with Mary Kay Waddington. Mrs. Anderson was Principal Harp with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2006-2007 season. She also performs with the Mobile Symphony and the Jefferson Performing Arts Society, and is a founding member of the New Orleans Trio, performing works for flute, viola, and harp. Catherine performs regularily at the Ritz Carlton for afternoon tea. She has taught harp at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Tulane University and The University of New Orleans, Lusher Magnet School, with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra, through the New Orleans Suzuki Forum, as well as in her home studio. Mrs. Anderson has served on the board of the American Harp Society for the past six years and is currently President of the New Orleans chapter. She and her husband, David Anderson, have made New Orleans their home for the past 10 years. They have two children; Kyle, age 12, plays cello, and Emily, age 9, plays harp.______________________________________________________________________
Currently, Yuiko Asano is a full-time coach/accompanist at her alma matter, Loyola University of New Orleans. In New Orleans, she is frequently heard as an active recital accompanist who collaborates with prominent area musicians, including players from the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as New Orleans singers. Professionally, she has also served as a pianist for the Knoxville Opera Company, the Chattanooga Opera Company, Opera in the Ozarks and the New Orleans Opera Association. Her past operatic endeavors include serving as Chorus Master/Education Director of the Shreveport Opera Company, and she is a frequently requested audition accompanist for such distinguished auditions as the New Orleans District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and many other regional auditions. Prior to joining the Loyola University staff, Asano served as coach/pianist at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, as instructor of piano at Dillard University in New Orleans, and as a staff accompanist at the University of New Orleans. Yuiko Asano received her Bachelor's Degree from Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo. She began her accompanying career in New Orleans while pursuing her Master's Degree in piano at Loyola University.
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Judith Armistead Fitzpatrick, violin, has been a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra since the 1998-99 season. Previously she performed with the New World Symphony in South Miami Beach. While with the New World Symphony, Judith worked with Michael Tilson Thomas (Artistic Director) and performed extensively both in the U.S. and abroad including Europe, Central America and the Caribbean. Judith also teaches, and she has taught for two summers at The Brevard Music Center and is a member of The Suzuki Association of America. Previously, Judith performed at the Echternach Music Festival in Luxembourg, and the Spoleto Music Festival in Spoleto, Italy. In 2001, she performed throughout South Africa and Zimbabwe with composer and conductor John Rutter. Active as a chamber musician, Judith has played in the Cellini String Quartet and the Coronado Piano Trio, as well as Klezmer and Bassa Nova ensembles._______________________________________________________________________________
Bruce Owen is the assistant principal viola with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and has been instructor of viola at the Loyola University College of Music
since 1999. He studied with Masau Kawasaki at the
College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. He also
spent two years at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Austria,
studying with Hatto Beyerle. In addition, he had coaching on string
quartet literature with the Lasalle and Tokyo Quartets at the
University of Cincinnati; and was a student for four years at the Aspen
Music Festival. Since 1992, he has spent his summers participating in
the Colorado Music Festival
in Boulder, performing with professional musicians from around the
country. In New Orleans, Bruce served for five years as one of the
founding board members of the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO),
and continues to work with violists in the orchestra as a sectional
coach, private teacher, and at its annual summer festival.
Starting in the summer of 2007, Bruce rejoined the board of GNOYO for a new term. He is also a member of the American Viola Society and is also a co-founder of the Gulf Coast Viola Society.
During the post-Katrina months, Bruce had the opportunity to play with
the symphony orchestras of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Toledo,
and Baltimore._______________________________________________________________________________
John Reeks is a "Ninth Ward" New Orleans native
whose family tree is covered with generations of artists, both musical
and graphic. He graduated from Loyola University
in 1973 with a Music Education degree, and a Masters Degree, obtained
in 1999. John has played orchestral music professionally in New Orleans
for over 30 years. He has also worked with the San Antonio Symphony and
the orchestras of the Santa Fe and Glimmerglass Operas. He was a member
of the Spike Jones Band when that group was revamped in 1992. John
plays Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Saxophone in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is one of the founding members of the Philharmonic, and has served
as its president. Along with the other LPO clarinetists, he
served as Host of ClarinetFest 2001. John has also held the position of Clarinet Instructor on the faculty of the Loyola University College of Music for fourteen years. A new CD "Old Wine in New Bottles,"
which features John and colleagues from Loyola performing arrangements
of sonatas by Brahms and the "Fantasy Pieces" by Schumann for clarinet quintet can be purchased
online. John is a Yamaha Artist on clarinet and plays a Selmer bass
clarinet. He is married to fellow LPO clarinetist Stephanie
Thompson.
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Born in Japan, Yuki Tanaka began her violin studies at the age of three. At age eight, she made her recital debut. She holds degrees from the Toho School of music and the University of Southern California. Her principal teachers include Angela Eto, Toshiya Eto, and Eudice Shapiro.Ms. Tanaka gives solo recitals regularly, and performed in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Tokyo, Nagano, and Kawasaki. As a chamber musician, she plays with numerous groups, including New Orleans based
ensemble "Musaica" of which she is one of the founding members. Recently, Yuki joined "the UNO Ambassador for the Arts", a chamber music group formed by faculties at University of New Orleans, as a resident violinist. In December 2005. while displaced by Katrina, Yuki organized "the Hurricane Benefit Concert" in Tokyo to support the LPO. During the summer, Ms. Tanaka participates in the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon. Also, she frequently appears in concerts with the Nagoya philharmonic Orchestra in Japan.
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Stephanie Thompson is enjoying her seventh year as the Assistant Principal/ Second and Eb Clarinetist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
She received her doctorate in performance from the University of
Michigan, with undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Dana School
of Music at Youngstown State University. She has studied with
many of the most influential clarinetists of our time, including Dennis
Nygren, Clark Brody, Fred Ormond, Ted Oien, and Mark Nuccio.
Prior to winning the position in New Orleans, Stephanie was a member of
the Youngstown and Ann Arbor Symphonies. She also performed with
numerous orchestras in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Canada.
Post-Huuricane Katrina, Stephanie has played with the Canton, Akron,
and New Mexico Orchestras, and the Sarasota Opera. Stephanie is married to LPO clarinetist John Reeks.
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