Resume

EDUCATION

Schools

Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University – Master of Music in Violin Performance (2010-2011)
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University – Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance (2006-2010)
Performer’s Certificate Program from the Hartt School’s Community Division (2005)

Festivals and Summer Programs

Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival (2010)
Tanglewood Music Center Fellowship Program (2008 and 2009)
Yellow Barn Young Artists’ Program (2007)
ENCORE School for Strings (2005)
Boston University Tanglewood Institute: Young Artists Orchestra (2003, 2004) and String Quartet Workshop (2004)
Meadowmount School of Music (2002)

Teachers

TEACHING

Registered “Violin Book 1” with the Suzuki Association of the Americas (2011)
Was a judge the Peabody String Ensemble Competition at the Peabody Institute’s Preparatory Division (January 2011)
Internship at the Young People’s String Program of Peabody’s Preparatory Division (Fall 2010)
Teaching assistant to the studio of Melissa Hullman (January 2012 – Present)
Violin Faculty at the International School of Music (May 2011 – Present)
Private Violin Instructor at Bel Air School of Music and Dance (Fall 2010 – Present)

PERFORMANCE

Solo

Selected to give the world premiere of Kay Rhie’s violin concerto To Undo This Knot Of The Night at Tanglewood Music Center (2008)
Selected to perform on the Thursday Noon Recital Series at Peabody Institute (2008)
Performed Bruch Violin Concerto and part of Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra (2005, 2004)
Performed Haydn Violin Concerto in C Major with New England String Ensemble (2005) and with Connecticut Youth Symphony (2004)

Chamber Music

Appeared on the Evolution Contemporary Music Series, one of Baltimore’s prominent chamber music concert series (March 2011)
Selected to play in the Peabody String Quartet for a performance in the series “What Makes It Great?” at the Washington Performing Arts Society (March 2011)
Selected as part of a group of students to represent Peabody Institute on a visit to Shanghai Conservatory and play chamber music in faculty-student concerts (May 2010)
Selected twice to participate in the Chamber Music Seminar at Peabody Institute (Fall 2009, Fall 2008)
Coaches at festivals include: Don Weilerstein, Andrew Jennings, Joel Smirnoff, Steven Ansell, Norman Fischer, Bruce Uchimura, Cavani String Quartet, Muir String Quartet, T’ang String Quartet, Bayla Keyes

Orchestras

Selected as “the best of the best” at Peabody Institute to participate in the ensemble Peabody Chamber Players (2009-2011)
Selected as the Violin 1 soloist in Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (2009)
Co-principal 2^nd violin, Peabody Symphony Orchestra (2009-2011)
Associate Concertmaster (2007-2008) and Principal 2^nd Violin (2006-2007, 2007-2008), Peabody Concert Orchestra
Concertmaster (2005-2006), Principal 2^nd Violin (2004-2005), I Giovani Solisti
Assistant Concertmaster (2004-2005), Principal 2^nd Violin (2003-2004), Connecticut Youth Symphony

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Solo

J.C. Van Hulsteyn Award in Violin from the Peabody Institute (2011)
Jules C. Reiner Violin Prize from Tanglewood Music Center (2008)
1^st place, Marbury Competition for Violin Undergraduates at Peabody Institute (2007)
“Best Classical Soloist, High School Division”, Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards (2006)
1^st place in NESE’s String Concerto Competition (2005), 2^nd place (2004)
1^st place in Musical Club of Hartford’s High School Competition, String Division (2004)
1^st place Connecticut Youth Symphony’s Concerto Competition (December 2003)

Chamber Music and Orchestra

Selected as part of her string quartet at Boston University Tanglewood Institute to perform at Seiji Ozawa Hall in the Honors Chamber Music Concert (Summer 2004)
Fellowship Award from New England String Ensemble (2004)

Kathryn Kilian