MARIE-ALINE CADIEUX, CELLIST: Marie-Aline Cadieux has been heard as a performer on three continents, and has won widespread acclaim for her interpretation of the works for solo cello, especially the unaccompanied suites by J. S. Bach. She is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Her upcoming solo CD will feature works by Cassado, Eggert, and Sculthorpe. Ms. Cadieux received her Master of Music Degree and also her Graduate Certificate in Performance from Northwestern University where she studied with master teacher Hans Jorgen Jensen. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts at Ohio State University, where she studied with William Conable. She has also studied with Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Ko Iwasaki, Yuan Tung, and Zara Nelsova, and Frederick Zlotkin, and has performed in masterclasses given by artists such as Janos Starker, Menahem Pressler, and Ronald Leonard. Having served for many years as Principal Cellist for the Illinois Symphony and Illinois Chamber Orchestra, as well as festival orchestras including Aspen, the Blossom Music Festival, and Great Music West, traveling Broadway shows, and dance companies such as the Mark Morris Dance Company, she brings extensive knowledge of all styles of orchestral playing to her students, many of whom have gone on to win competitions and auditions. She has performed extensively with the Kirkland Piano Trio, and is presently performing as a member of Duo Terlano with her husband, violinist Johannes Dietrich. Their CD featuring works by Haydn, Eggert, and Kodaly will be released in the summer of 2003. She was a finalist in the Chicago Symphony/Rose Faye Thomas Competition, a fellowship award recipient at the Bach Aria Festival on Long Island NY, and has received numerous teaching awards at Kutztown University, and Ohio State University. Physically healthy playing and authentic, personal musicianship are the goals of her teaching, which she supports with a background in Alexander Technique and a thorough knowledge of performance styles from the Baroque era to the present.
Festival edition: July 2004.
 

SUSAN SCHROEDER COBB, PIANO. Dr. Susan Schroeder Cobb teaches studio piano, class piano, and piano pedagogy at Millikin University. She is past director of the Millikin Preparatory Department, a non-credit division of over 600 students. Professor Cobb received her DMA degree from University of Oklahoma and her MM and BM degrees in piano performance from the University of Illinois. An active solo and collaborative recitalist, she gave her first solo recital at the age of 12 and at age 13 she was concerto soloist with the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra of Rock Island, Moline, and Davenport. Dr. Cobb is currently Director of Bella Musica – Millikin in Italy, a chamber music program in Urbania, Italy, which combines intensive music and Italian coursework with cultural excursions. In the summer of 2006 she presented a faculty recital with vocal professors Daniel Carberg and Matthew Leese at Centro Studi Italiani in Urbania and served as vocal accompanist for weekly student recitals. In the summers of 2003 and 2004 Dr. Cobb was on the faculty of La Musica Lirica, an international opera festival in Urbania. As coordinator of the chamber music division she coached student ensembles; as pianist for faculty chamber ensembles she presented recitals in Urbania, Pergola, Urbino, and Piobbico. In 1999, in conjunction with a Millikin University fine arts exchange program, Dr. Cobb performed a solo recital at the Instituto Cultural Dominicano-Americano in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Cobb appears in the 2002 edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She has been on the faculty of the Summer Sonatina International Piano Camp in Bennington, Vermont and the Illinois Summer Youth Music Camp at University of Illinois, most recently in 2005.

Festival editions: July 2003, July 2004, July 2006, July 2007
 

JOHANNES DIETRICH, VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR. A native of Bozeman, Montana, Johannes Dietrich has in recent years developed an international reputation as a violinist and conductor. Active as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral conductor and clinician, he is well known for his dynamic performances and innovative programming. He has performed and conducted throughout the United States, as well as in Austria and Italy. He is currently Associate Professor of Violin and Orchestra at Lebanon Valley College in Annville Pennsylvania.
Dr. Dietrich has studied with Helmut Zehetmair at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and with Constantine Kiradjieff and Kurt Sassmannshaus at the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in Cincinnati, OH. He has also studied with noted teachers Roy Malan and Johan Jonsson, and has coached extensively with members of the Tokyo and LaSalle String Quartets. Dietrich has a BA in Music and German from Montana State University, as well as a Masters Degree and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Violin with a cognate in Conducting from CCM. Dr. Dietrich began studying the violin at the age of five, and shortly thereafter began studying the piano. As a violinist and competition winner, he has performed concertos with the Billings (MT) Symphony, the MSU Chamber Orchestra, the String Orchestra of the Rockies, and the St. Martin Chamber Orchestra of Cincinnati. He has toured Ohio with the Antioch Trio, performed extensively with the Alpine String Quartet, and is a founding member of the Dela’Art trio, piano trio in residence at Lebanon Valley College. The trio recently released its first CD, featuring works by Arensky, Bloch and Mozart. He is also currently performing with Duo Terlano, a violin/cello duo with his wife Marie-Aline Cadieux, cellist. Their first CD, featuring works by Haydn, Eggert, and Kodaly, will be released next summer. He has given solo violin recitals throughout the country and is also active as a ragtime pianist. As a conductor, Dr. Dietrich is the founder of the Bozeman (Montana) Chamber Orchestra and the Antioch (Ohio) Chamber Orchestra. He has conducted numerous festival and honors orchestras throughout the northeastern United States, as well as the Cincinnati Junior Strings, the Rocky Ridge Music Center Festival Orchestra, and the Montana State University Chamber Orchestra. Most recently, his college orchestra was invited to play in Vienna, Salzburg and Innsbruck, Austria, as well as in Chioggia, Italy.
With his studio teaching, Dr. Dietrich has also proven to be highly successful. His students are well known for playing with elegance and maturity. They have had great success in competitions, as well as orchestral and graduate school auditions. Many have gone on to successful careers in their own right as teachers and performers. When he is not either teaching or performing, Dr. Dietrich can often be found backpacking through the wilds of Montana, cross country skiing, or fly fishing on a secluded stream.
Festival edition: July 2004.

LAURIE GLENNCROSS, FLUTIST. A native of Canada, Laurie Glencross teaches flute, music theory, aural skills, and flute choir at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. She is Principal Flute of the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra and the Faculty Woodwind Quintet. Her degrees include Doctor of Music from Florida State University where she studied with Charles DeLaney, and Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music with Harold Bennett. Other notable teachers include Geoffrey Gilbert and Jeanne Baxtresser, and she has performed in masterclasses with William Bennett, Robert Aitken, Julius Baker, Peter Lloyd, and Thomas Nyfenger. In 2002 Dr. Glencross and the Millikin Faculty Woodwind Quintet toured to the International Double Reed Society conference in Banff, Alberta presenting a lecture-recital of Canadian music. She received a Summer Faculty Grant from Millikin University, a Travel Grant from the Canada Council of the Arts, and was a winner of the National Flute Association's Convention Performers Competition, appearing in recital at the NFA's Washington 2002 convention. She has performed as a chamber musician, soloist, clinician, and flute choir director throughout Canada and the United States, and as an orchestra member of the Orquestra del Festival de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic under the direction of Maestro Philippe Entremont, the Palm Beach Opera, Valdosta Symphony, and Southwest Florida Symphony orchestras.
Festival edition: July 2004.

Gary Kosloski, Canadian born violinist and winner of the Governor GeneralÕs Medal, has been highly praised for his outstanding qualities as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and teacher. He has performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States, making a successful New York debut in 1985. Mr. Kosloski has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards from the Canada Council of the Arts and from the Indiana University School of Music. He holds a Doctor of Music degree in performance from Indiana University where his teacher was the renowned pedagogue, Josef Gingold. Additional training in Canada, the United States and Europe includes studies with Howard Leyton-Brown, Max Rostal, Tadeusz Wronski and Franco Gulli. Formerly professor of violin at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory, Mr. Kosloski is a founding member of the Elysian Trio, acclaimed in the New York Times for its "musical vitality and intelligence." He served as concertmaster and soloist with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and has participated in the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, the St. BarthÕs Festival, the Sunflower Festival, former chamber music coordinator at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and currently chamber music coordinator at the Lucca Festival in Italy. His article on the legendary Russian teacher, Leopold Auer was published in Strad magazine. Dr. Kosloski was Professor of Violin on the string faculty at the University of Oklahoma and was also concertmaster of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and subsequently at Florida State University.
Festival edition: June 2003.

Roland Pandolfi.
Education: Attended the New England Conservatory of Music. Private studies with Arnold Jacob.
Professional Affiliations: Served on the faculties of Webster University, Northwestern University, St. Louis Conservatory of Music and Southern Illinois University. Principal Horn with: St Louis Symphony 1966-2000; The Milwaukee Symphony 1962-1966. Master Classes at: International Horn Society; Southeast Horn Workshop; Taught and performed at: Banff Arts Festival, Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada; Affinis Seminar, Iida, Japan; Orford Festival, Quebec, Canada.
Recordings: Recordings with St. Louis Symphony, Summit Records and VOX. (Appointed 2001).
 

Timothy Weiss.
Education: First Prize Diploma with Distinction, 1986, Royal Music Conservatory (Brussels, Belgium); B.M. (performance and education), 1990, Northwestern University; M.M., 1997, University of Michigan.
Professional Affiliations: Director, wind ensembles and instructor of theory, Interlochen Arts Academy, 1990-93; resident conductor, International Music Festival, 1996-98; Interlochen Arts Camp, 1991-96, 1998.