| Résumé | |
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| KATE DILLINGHAM | |
| KateDillingham.com | |
| kdlgm@mindspring.com | |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2003 | Solo Recital at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. World premiere of a commissioned work by Guggenheim Award winning composer Louise Beach |
| 2002 | CD recording with The Moscow Symphony Orchestra; Alexei Kornienko, conductor. Concerti by Lutoslawski and Herbert, Dvorak “Silent Woods”, Jennifer Higdon “Soliloquy” |
| Recital Debut at Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY Premiered works by American women composers, including Augusta Read Thomas and Jennifer Higdon | |
| Concerto performances with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Petersburg, Russia and The Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow, Russia | |
| 2001 | CD recording of French music for Violoncello and Piano for Connoisseur Society Records |
| Solo recital at Steinway Hall, NYC | |
| Performances of J.S. Bach’s Sixth Suite, Rockport, MA | |
| 1999 | Concerto performances and CD recording of Haydn Cello Concerti with The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia |
| Concerto performances in Bad Sobernheim,Germany and Iassy, Botosani and Constanza, Romania | |
| 1998 | Concerto debut with Moscow Chamber Orchestra “The Seasons” Gniessin Institute, Moscow, Russia |
| Concerto debut with The St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Yusupov Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Solo recital at The Scriabin Museum, Moscow, Russia | |
| 1997 | The Donnell Library, New York, NY |
| Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT | |
| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, New York, NY | |
| Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, NY | |
| First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Poughkeepsie, NY | |
| College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME | |
| TEACHING | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Adult Chamber Music Program at Diller-Quaile, NY, NY performing with and coaching adult ensembles: trios, quartets quintets with piano |
| 2001 | Coached large ensembles in the Bridgeport Public School System as part of Connecticut Alliance for Music Outreach Program |
| 2001 & 1999 | Served as a preliminary round judge for The Heida Hermanns Young Artist Competition |
| 2000 | Served on the jury for the New Jersey Symphony’sYoung Artist Competition |
| 1999 | Master Classes in USA, Russia, Germany and Romania: preparing conservatory aged students for competitions, solo performances and orchestral auditions |
| 1997 - present | Private studio in Greenwich, CT: preparing middle and high school aged students for performances in bi-yearly recitals, auditions for youth symphony, regional and all-state jury exams, college auditions and competitions |
| 1997 | Usdan Center for the Creative and Perfoming Arts, Long Island, NY: duties consisted of group lessons for four levels of study commensurate with age and ability. Organized and conducted string orchestra in three performances of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos with student soloists |
| 1997 & 1998 | Served as string sectional coach for the Norwalk Youth Symphony, Norwalk, CT |
| 1993 - 1996 | Merit Music, New Canaan, CT:private studio teaching, organized yearly chamber music recitals |
| CHAMBER MUSIC | |
| 2002 | String duos in the Bridgeport Public Schools, Bridgeport, CT |
| 2001 - 2002 | Chamber music with Nina Beilina and Bachanalia Chamber Festival Orchestra |
| 1999 | Full Fathom commemorated the 200th anniversary of A. Pushkin’s birth: poetry, costumes and premieres of works by Mikhail Ermolaev Kollontay and Vladimir Uspensky |
| Ten performances of varied programs in NYC with Full Fathom | |
| 1998 | Trafalgar Piano Trio performed for Connecticut Alliance for Music (CAM) |
| ASDR New Music of Patrick Grant, Context Studios, New York, NY | |
| Trafalgar Piano Trio at the Pequot Library, Southport, CT | |
| Williams Residence Hall, New York, NY | |
| 1997 | Organization of Independent Artists, New York, NY |
| Courtyard Concert Series, Saint Paul’s Church, New Canaan, CT | |
| Samuel B. Morse Homestead, Poughkeepsie, NY | |
| The Howland Gallery, Beacon, NY | |
| PREMIERES & COMMISSIONS | |
| 2003 | A work for cello and piano by Louise Beach for the 50th anniversary of concerts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 2002 | “Chant” for cello and piano, Augusta Read Thomas |
| “Suite for Solo Cello”, Jennifer Higdon | |
| 1999 | “Aria” from the opera “The Captain’s Daughter”, M. Ermolaev Kollontay |
| “Ten Words on the Death of Victor Hartman”, for piano trio, M. Ermolaev Kollontay | |
| 1997 | "Dreams of Herod” for Violoncello and Piano, M. Ermolaev Kollontay |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
| 2001 | Signed with Connoisseur Society Records |
| Over 50,000 downloads were made of recording of Haydn Concerto for Cello #1 in C Major at mp3.com as of October 2002, since June 17, 2001 (http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/123/_kate_dillingham_w_moscow_.html) | |
| 1998 - 2001 | Served as principal and section cellist for many freelance orchestras and opera orchestras including Yale University Opera Company, New Haven, Princeton and Ridgefield Symphonies, New Philharmonic of New Jersey, Bachanalia Chamber Orchestra Cosmopolitan Orchestra, recording session work in NYC and Broadway pit orchestras |
| 1999 | Founder of Full Fathom, a chamber arts ensemble |
| 1996 | Founder of “On The Hill” Chamber Music Series, Hopewell Junction, NY |
| Formed the Trafalgar Piano Trio | |
| Finalist in the Shoreline Alliance Competition, Guilford, CT | |
| 1995 | CD recording of Ten Concert Pieces for MMO |
| 1994 - 1997 | “Artist-in-Residence” at The Church of the Resurrection, Hopewell Junction, NY |
| 1993 | Served as performer and coordinator for Master Class Video with Bernard Greenhouse, which received critical acclaim in both Strings and The Strad Magazine |
| 1985 | Received a full-tuition scholarship to attend Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University |
| FESTIVALS & MASTER CLASSES | |
| 1999 | Maria Tchaikovskaya, Germany: received Medal of Distinction for performances of Haydn’s cello concerti from Mattheiser Academie Festival |
| 1992 | Margaret Rowell String Seminar, San Francisco, CA |
| 1985 - 1992 | Master classes with Bernard Greenhouse, Theodore Lettvin, Felix Galimir, Leslie Parnas, Fritz Magg, Hiroko Yajima and Barbara Stein Mallow |
| 1991 | Domaine Forget Summer Festival, Quebec, CN |
| Principal Cello under Otto Werner-Muller | |
| 1988 | Downeast Chamber Music Festival, Castine, ME |
| 1985 - 1987 | Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School in Blue Hill, ME |
| EDUCATION | |
| 2000 | Private study with Professor Maria Tchaikovskaya at the Moscow Conservatory |
| 1999 | Master Course with Professor Tchaikovskaya at Mattheiser Academie Festival, Bad Sobernheim,Germany |
| 1998 | Private study with Professor Tchaikovskaya at the Moscow Conservatory |
| 1992 | Master of Music in Performance, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University with Bernard Greenhouse |
| 1990 | Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University with Bernard Greenhouse |