Aber Suzuki Center has new openings and class offerings
The Aber Suzuki Center (ASC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has a record number of openings for new students and is offering new faculty and class choices this fall.
“The addition of Rosalie Gilbert, Tom McComb and David Story to our faculty, as well as the continuation of our successful satellite programs in Amherst and Marshfield, will allow us to admit more students into the program than we have been able to in past years,” said Pat D’Ercole, ASC director.
New classes in harp, guitar and bass will also be available this fall at the center, which is celebrating its 45th year at UW-Stevens Point. Registration is open for all ASC classes, and students who enroll for the fall semester will also receive three free lessons with their registration. Enrollment for these free classes is limited, so call soon. For more information, visit www.uwsp.edu/suzuki or call 715-346-3033.
Gilbert is an active professional harpist with over fifteen years of experience in solo, ensemble and freelance performance. She has performed as a member of numerous ensembles including the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, Central Wisconsin Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Wyoming Symphony and Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Gilbert received a degree in harp performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a master’s degree at the University of Colorado.
McComb is a self-taught guitarist and fretted instrumentalist based in Stevens Point. He plays mainly jazz and Brazilian styles and is an associate lecturer in jazz guitar at UW-Stevens Point. McComb has performed on classical guitar, mandolin and tenor banjo with many ensembles and groups in the area, including the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra and the UW-Stevens Point Wind Ensemble. He holds a degree in music education from UW-Stevens Point.
Story, a double bass player, has performed throughout the U.S. and is active as a classical soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and freelance jazz artist. He earned performance degrees as a graduate fellow at Western Michigan University under Tom Knific and at UW-Stevens Point under bass virtuoso Catalin Rotaru. He was twice a semifinalist in the International Society of Bassists solo competition and was a winner of three DownBeat magazine awards for his recordings as a graduate student with the Kruziki Transatlantic Sextet. He has performed on both Wisconsin and Michigan public radio broadcasts.
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