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Jennifer John is currently a member of the violin faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and School during the summers. She is also a co founder of The New Millennium Conservatory of Strings located in Lafayette, CO. In addition she is currently a board member of the Colorado American String Teachers National Association (CASTA). Recently, she was also Professor of Violin at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Director of Orchestras at Peak to Peak Charter School. Jennifer was previously Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony, Prague International Chamber Orchestra, Great Lakes Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra and the Flint Michigan Symphony. She was also Associate Concertmaster of the Aspen Chamber Symphony for many years. In addition she was Professor of Violin at Wichita State University and First violinist of the Fairmount String Quartet as well as one of the founding members of the Ceruti Quartet in residence at the University of Memphis. Ms. John has been a member of the faculty of the Prague International Chamber Music Festival and the Ameropa Chamber Music Festival. Other teaching positions include The University of Memphis. St. Olaf College, Carelton College, the University of Memphis and the Flint Institute of Music. In addition, she was guest faculty at the University of Houston, Texas Music Festival. Ms. John received her Masters Degree with Paul Kantor one of the world’s leading violin pedagogues at the University of Michigan.She earned her Bachelors degree with Dorothy Delay and Kurt Sassmannshaus at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Other education includes Postgraduate study at Yale University, Lausaunne Switzerland.Other teachers include Lawrence Maves and Fransesca Koscielny at the University of Oregon. Ms. John has also studied the Suzuki method with William Starr in Boulder, CO to enhance her knowledge as a pedagogue. Ms. John has appeared as soloist with orchestras around the country. The Oregon Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players, Prague International Chamber Orchestra, Wichita Symphony, Aurora Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Boulder Bach Festival, University of Colorado Symphony, Wichita State University Orchestra and Youth Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Players and the Timberline Symphony (CO) to name a few. Ms. John has published an article on Pilates/Ron Fletcher Work in the American String Teacher’s National String Journal and presented solo recitals, chamber music recitals, and workshops around the country including the College Music Society National Convention, San Francisco, ASTA , University of Indiana, Midwest Orchestra and Band Clinic, Chicago, MENC , Phoenix, and ASTA, Columbus OH and Denver, CO. Examples of master classes include The New England Conservatory, Arizona State University, University of Wisconsin, Texas Tech University, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Portland, OR, Eugene Youth Symphony, Omaha Conservatory of Music and the Interlochen Arts Academy.
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