Jason Vieaux
Grammy-winner JASON VIEAUX, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation”. In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Vieaux has cemented his reputation as an artist of brilliance and uncompromised mastery. […]
Kami Rowan
KAMI ROWAN (guitar) is Charles A. Dana Professor of Music and the past Chair of the Music Department at Guilford College. Her success has resulted in a nationally recognized guitar program within a liberal arts context. The Guilford College Guitar Ensemble directed by Rowan received 1st and 3rd prizes at the Brownsville Texas Guitar Ensemble […]
Alumni Feature: Erin David, 2019 & 2021
This story was originally published in April 2023 in EMF’s Alumni Newsletter. Subscribe to our Alumni Newsletter today to receive stories like this and more alumni news right to your inbox! This month’s story is all about Erin David, who attended EMF in 2019 and 2021 as a violin fellow. We are excited to welcome her […]
Dan Skidmore
Now in his 24th season with EMF, DAN SKIDMORE performs regularly in North Carolina as Concertmaster of the Salisbury Symphony, the Western Piedmont Symphony, and the North Carolina Chamber Orchestra, and as Associate Concertmaster of the Winston-Salem Symphony. He is the violin instructor at High Point University and has also served on the violin faculties […]
Susan McCallum
SUSAN MCCALLUM has been a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 2001. She received a Bachelor of Music with Honors from McGill University and a Master of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. McCallum has performed across Canada with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the Thunder […]
Catherine Cary
CATHERINE CARY (violin) Catherine Cary joined the EMF faculty in 1999 and is a member of the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Chamber Players and performs with the Williamsburg Symphony. She joined the Richmond Symphony (under music director George Manahan) in 1994, and was appointed to third chair in the first violins. During her tenure in […]
EMF’s Beginnings
From those humble beginnings to the thriving festival and training program that it is today, Eastern Music Festival has marked many milestones along the way. 1961 – Founder Sheldon Morgenstern shares his vision of establishing a classical music camp at Guilford College. The “new” Dana Auditorium is the proposed home venue.
Jenny Grégoire
Assistant Principal
Randall Weiss
Principal Second
Dr. Timothy W. Lane Principal Second Violin Chair
William Wolfram
WILLIAM WOLFRAM was a silver medalist at both the William Kapell and the Naumburg International Piano Competitions and a bronze medalist at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow. Wolfram has appeared with many of the greatest orchestras of the world and has developed a special reputation as the rare concerto soloist who is also equally […]