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Kenneth Law, cello
EDUCATION
The Juilliard School
Lisa Arnhold Chamber Music Fellow
1996
Chamber Music Graduate Assistant for Joel Krosnick,
Juilliard String Quartet
Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University
Friedberg Chamber Music Fellow
1994
Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University
Graduate Performance Diploma
1994
Cleveland Institute of Music
Master of Music, Violoncello Performance
1991
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester 1989
Scholarship Student. Bachelor of Music,
Violoncello Performance
PRINCIPAL TEACHERS
Robert Jesselson, University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC 1981-1985
Paul Katz, Eastman School of Music (Cleveland Quartet) 1985-1989
Alan Harris, Cleveland Institute of Music 1989-1992
Stephen Kates, Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University 1992-1994
CHAMBER MUSIC COACHES
Cleveland Quartet Nobuko Imai (Vermeer Quartet)
Juilliard String Quartet Claude Frank
Tokyo String Quartet Aldo Parisot
American String Quartet Joan Panetti
Cavani Quartet Eugene Lehner (Kolisch Quartet)
Muir Quartet Earl Carlyss (Juilliard String Quartet)
Orion String Quartet Gyorgy Pauk
Emerson String Quartet
MASTER CLASSES-PARTICIPANT
Richard Kapuchinsky
Peter Reijto
Pamela Frame
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
George Mason University 2011-
Adjunct Professor of Violoncello. Responsibilities include studio teaching
and chamber music coaching.
Potomac Arts Academy, George Mason University 2011-
Private cello instruction for pre-college students
Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music, Converse College 1996-2011
Associate Professor. Responsibilities include studio teaching, classroom
teaching (graduate level chamber music literature and orchestral literature),
coordinating and coaching chamber music, committee involvement,
participation in the Converse Trio, recruiting for the string department, and undergraduate and graduate advisement.
Lawson Academy of the Arts, Converse College 1996-2011
Private cello instruction for pre-college students
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities 2000-2005
Responsibilities include studio teaching and chamber music coaching.
Morehouse College 2000-2003
Adjunct faculty member. Responsibilities include studio teaching.
Summer Teaching Positions
Petrie School of Music Summer Cello Institute 2010-
Five Seasons Chamber Music Festival. Cedar Rapids, IA 2010-
Animato! Summer Chamber Music Festival. Miami, FL 2008
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2003-
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Concerti
Webster University 2010
Schumann Cello Concerto
Ohio State University Orchestra 2004
Beethoven: “Triple” Concerto
Converse Symphony Orchestra 1997-2004
Glazunov: Two Pieces for Cello and Orchestra
Zwillich: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Atlanta University Center Orchestra 2000, 2003
Haydn: Concerto in C Major
Beethoven: “Triple” Concerto
Florence (SC) Symphony Orchestra 2000
Haydn: Concerto in C Major
Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic 1997-2006
Haydn: Concerto in C Major
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Schumann Cello Concerto
Cuchara Music Festival Orchestra 1996
Dvorak,:“Silent Woods”
Rutherfordton Symphony 1996
Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor (mvt. II)
Carolina Youth Symphony 1996
Saint-Saens: Concerto in A Minor
Recitals
Classicopia Concert Series 2010
Asheville, NC
Piccolo Spoleto Fetival 2010
Charleston, SC
Anderson University 2010
Anderson, SC
Appalachian State University 2010
Boone, NC
Winter Classics Concert Series 2010
Greenville, SC
MOJA Concert Series 2009
Charleston, SC
Winston-Salem State University 2009
Guest Artists Series
Univ. of North Carolina School of the Arts 2008
Evviva! Faculty Concert Series
June 22
July 7
July 21
Petrie School of Music, Converse College 1996-
Spartanburg, SC
Contemporary American Theater Festival 1996
Shepherdstown, WV
University of South Carolina 1997
Columbia, SC
Tarleton State University 1998
Stephenville, TX
Valley Conservatory, Oakwood College 1999
Huntsville, AL
Talladega College 1999
Talladega, AL
Presbyterian College 2000
Clinton, SC
Shivers Concert Series 2000
Colorado Springs, CO
Temple of Israel 2001
Greenville, SC
Tarleton State University 2002
Stephenville, TX
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts 2002
Greenville, SC
Brevard College 2002-2005
Brevard, NC
Francis Marion University 2004
Florence, SC
Candlemas Concert Series 2004
Hendersonville, NC
Chamber Music
Ensemble Argos 2007-
Ritz Chamber Players (www.ritzchamberplayers.org) 2004-2009
Conversant Ensemble 2004-
LYRA String Quartet (www.lyraquartet.org) 2003-2005
Brevard College Faculty Trio 2001-2003
Edwards-Park-Law Piano Trio 1996
Converse Trio 1996-
National and international performance schedule, including concerts in Panama, Switzerland, England, Scotland, France and the Czech Republic
Gateways Music Festival 1995
The Maia Quartet 1990-1996
Founding member; national touring, combining educational residencies with formal concerts through the auspices of Young Audiences, Inc., The Midori Foundation, Chamber Music Northwest, and others. Formal concerts include performances at the German Embassy in Washington, DC, and Alice Tully Hall (debut in 1996).
Orchestra
Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium 2010-
Augusta (GA) Symphony Orchestra 2003-
Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic (principal) 1996-
Brevard Chamber Orchestra (principal) 1996-2003
Greenville Symphony Orchestra 1996-
Asheville Symphony Orchestra 1996-1997
Hendersonville (NC) Symphony 1996-1997
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
College
Chair, Music Department, 2009-
Assistant Dean, Petrie School of Music, 2003-2005
Coordinator, 2003 Women in Music Symposium, Petrie School of Music
Dean’s Search Committee for the Petrie School of Music
Special Lectures Committee
Faculty Development Committee
Ad hoc Tenure and Promotion Committees
“Consultant”, Friends of the School of Music Concert Series
School of Music Curriculum Committee
Petrie School of Music Events Committee (chair)
Director, Converse College Chamber Music Workshop
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Fraternity
Graduate Committee
Faculty Handbook Revision Committee
Harlaxton Festival Committee
Student Advisory Committee Sponsor
Association of African-American Students Committee Sponsor
Extracurricular
Presenter, American String Teachers State and National Conferences
Adjudicator, SCMEA Orchestra Festival
Adjudicator, Palmetto Youth Orchestra Auditions
Adjudicator, North Carolina MTNA State String Competition
Adjudicator, Solo and Ensemble Festival, Seneca, South Carolina
Adjudicator, Greensboro Music Academy Cello Competition
Adjudicator, SC Instrumental Chamber Music Competition
Artist-in-Residence, Spartanburg (SC) School District #7
Director, Palmetto Cello Choir
Audition Panelist, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
President, SC chapter of ASTA/NSOA
Former Faculty Member, SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Academy
Faculty Member, Palmetto Center for the Arts
Faculty Member, North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Session
South Carolina ASTA Cello Choir (Principal of the chamber choir; All-State sectionals, and other duties as needed)
Board member, Music Foundation of Spartanburg
Executive Director, Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas
Artistic Planning Committee, Gateways Music Festival
ADMINSTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music, Converse College 2003-2005
Assistant Dean. Responsibilities included overseeing all curricular
matters in the School of Music; undergraduate and graduate academic advising