E. Thompson and J. Thompson
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Emily Thompson
Emily Thompson is a professional violinist, baroque violinist, and
teacher. She has performed in professional orchestras throughout the
Midwest, most recently in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. As a baroque
violinist, she has collaborated with the Bach Collegium Fort Wayne,
Louisville Choral Arts Society, Bloomington Early Music Festival, and
Tafelmusik. Emily has a Master of Music in Early Music from Indiana
University's Jacobs School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music in Violin
Performance from Bowling Green State University.
Jason Thompson
Violinist Jason Thompson is a professor
of music at Indiana Wesleyan University where he has been on faculty
since 2006. There he teaches violin and viola, conducts the IWU
Orchestra and Opera, and teaches Music History. As a conductor, Mr.
Thompson directs the Fort Wayne Baroque Soloists, a period instrument
ensemble that performs throughout northern Indiana. In addition, he has
served as cover-conductor for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Mr. Thompson
was formerly the conductor and music director of the Guilford Town Band,
a semi-professional wind ensemble that he founded in 2000. As a
violinist, Mr. Thompson performs regularly with the Indiana Wesleyan
University faculty piano trio and has performed with professional
orchestras throughout Indiana and Ohio having worked with many renowned
conductors including Leonard Slatkin, Larry Rachleff, Michael Stern,
Joseph Silverstein, Frederick Fennell, and Joann Faletta. He has also
performed with many prominent popular artists such as Mannheim
Steamroller, The Supremes, Sandi Patty, and the Gaither Vocal Band. As a
baroque violinist, Mr. Thompson performs regularly with the Bach
Collegium Fort Wayne, the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and
Louisville's Bourbon Baroque. He has also served as concertmaster with
the Choral Arts Society in Louisville.
Originally from Connecticut, Mr. Thompson came to the Midwest to
study both violin and conducting at Indiana University. There he
studied violin with Yuval Yaron and Ilya Kaler, baroque violin with
Stanley Ritchie, and conducting with David Effron. Mr. Thompson then
attended Bowling Green State University for a master's degree in
orchestral conducting. He studied with Emily Freeman Brown, also
serving as her teaching assistant and assistant conductor of the Bowling
Green Philharmonia. Mr. Thompson is currently in the process of
completing a Doctor of Music in Ensemble Direction from Indiana
University's Early Music Institute.
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