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About the performers
M. Gurt
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LSU Professor Michael Gurt holds degrees from the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School. In 1982 he won First Prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and he was also a prize winner in international competitions held in Pretoria, South Africa, and Sydney, Australia. Gurt has performed as soloist with the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Utah Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Memphis Symphony, the Capetown Symphony, the China National Symphony Orchestra, and the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in Durban, South Africa. He has made solo appearances in Alice Tully Hall in New York, Ambassador Auditorium in Los Angeles, Orchestra Hall in Detroit, City Hall in Hong Kong, the Victorian Arts Center in Melbourne, Australia, Baxter Hall in Capetown, South Africa, and the Attaturk Cultural Center in Istanbul, Turkey. Gurt has collaborated with the Takacs String Quartet, and he recently performed at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville, Queensland. He has served on the juries of both the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and the New Orleans International Piano Competition, and he has recorded on the Naxos, Centaur, and Redwood labels.
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Yova Milanova, Violin
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Yova Milanova was born into a family of musicians. Since a very early age, she started playing the violin and at the age of 6 had her first tour as a soloist with chamber orchestra. At the age of 8, she gave her first violin recital. She debuted in London's "Queen Elisabeth Hall" at 11 followed by a recording for the "Southern Television" (England) as a soloist of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Milanova has studied with Trendafil Milanov, Stoika Milanova, André Gertler, Walter Verdehr among others. Milanova is a winner of Maria Canals Interna¬tional Competition (Spain, 1989) and has graduated with honors from State Music School "Liubomir Pipkov" (Sofia, Bulgaria); State Academy of Music "Pancho Vladiguerov" (Sofia, Bulgaria); School of Music (Enschede, Netherlands). She was awarded the "Cobb Award" at Michigan State University. After culminating her studies, Milanova has been working extensively as a performer and as a teacher. Milanova has performed in Bulgaria, England, Belgium, Portugal, France, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Holland, Venezuela, and the USA.
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G. Campbell
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Griffin Campbell, LSU professor of saxophone, has appeared to critical acclaim as a performer throughout the United States and in Slovenia, China, Italy, Great Britain, and Japan. Conference performances include solo appearances at meetings of the World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance, the Society of Composers, Inc., the Percussive Arts Society, National Flute Association, the College Music Society, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, and the International Computer Music Conference. World premieres include concerti, chamber music, electro-acoustic works, and smaller pieces both in America and in Europe. His recordings can be found on the Capstone, Cat Crisis, Centaur, Electronic Music Foundation, Innova, SEAMUS, Vestige, and WorldWinds labels. He has conducted seminars and master classes throughout the United States and abroad, including in Italy at the Faenza International Saxophone Festival and in China at the Xian International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival. Dr. Campbell holds degrees from Michigan State University and Pfeiffer College. He is the Regional Director for the Southeastern US and Puerto Rico and web-master for the North American Saxophone Alliance.
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Hamiruge
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Hamiruge, the LSU Percussion Group is dedicated to the performance of
quality literature written for the percussion ensemble. The group has
been at the forefront of commissioning, performing, and premiering new
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Brett William Dietz, Percussion Brett William Dietz is Associate Professor of Percussion at the Louisiana State University School of Music. He is the music director of Hamiruge (the LSU Percussion Group). He earned the Bachelor of Music in Percussion and the Master of Music in Composition/Theory from the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In 2004, Dietz earned his Doctorate of Music from Northwestern University. He has studied percussion with Jack DiIanni, Andrew Reamer, Stanley Leonard, and Michael Burritt while his principal composition teachers include Joseph W. Jenkins, David Stock, and Jay Alan Yim. Dietz is in demand as a clinician and soloist throughout the United States and abroad. Recent performances have taken him to Paris, France (perKumania International Percussion Festival), Bangkok, Thailand (College Music Society International Conference), and General Roca, Argentina (Patagonia International Percussion Festival). He has performed at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions and is a founding member of the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble. An avid composer, Dietz's music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, East Asia and Australia by numerous ensembles.
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Christopher Hoefer is a an adjunct faculty member at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana and a section percussionist with the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra. As an active performer, he often performs throughout the Gulf Coast and recent international performances have taken him to Fukuoka, Japan and Linz, Austria. He earned a Bachelor of Music in Percussion at Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne and a Master of Music in Percussion at Belmont University. Hoefer has studied percussion with Braham Dembar, Christopher Norton, Keiko Abe, and Brett William Dietz. Christopher is currently a Doctor of Music Arts student at Louisiana State University.
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Daniel Heagney is a Washington D.C. native. He did his undergraduate work at George Mason University, where he received a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance. He recently graduated with a Masters of Music degree from Louisiana State University, and is currently continuing his studies at LSU in pursuit of a Doctorate of Musical Arts with a minor in experimental music and digital media. He has studied percussion with Brett Dietz, Jim Atwood, John Kilkenny, and Ken Harbison.
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Samuel Trevathan Samuel Trevathan hails from Murray, Kentucky. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Murray State University. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Music in Percussion Performance at Louisiana State University. Sam has studied with Tom Vanarsdel, John Hill, and Brett Dietz.
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