Coe College Symphony Orchestra

Coe College Symphony Orchestra The official page for the Coe College String Department.

This is a place for current Coe String students, alumni and friends to gather as a community and learn about our string program.

Thank you, Hanna Rumora, for your wonderful masterclass at Coe College Music Department today!
04/03/2025

Thank you, Hanna Rumora, for your wonderful masterclass at Coe College Music Department today!

08/08/2023

Coe College String All-State Clinic
Saturday, September 9, 2023
8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free to all Iowa High School students
Registration Link in Comments
Marquis Hall and Sinclair Auditorium
1220 First Avenue,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
Contact: Dr. Amy Phelps, [email protected]

Situated on the beautiful Coe College campus, our clinic offers:

--Sectionals on how to prepare each Iowa All-State excerpt with Coe string faculty Madeline Capistran (violin,) Jessica Alfillisch (viola,) Amy Phelps (cello,) John Hall (bass,) and Gretchen Brumwell (harp.)

--An orchestral read-through of the excerpts with Joshua Reznicow (Linn Mar High School and Coe College faculty.) Musical selections will be provided one week before the clinic.

--Free brunch provided in the Coe Cafeteria.

--A brief seminar, “Mindful Performance,” will explain how to prepare and perform optimally without anxiety with Dr. Phelps (optional)

--Mock auditions (60 second solo, one scale, one excerpt) with written feedback from the Coe String faculty. (optional)

Please register here through Sept. 8:*
https://forms.gle/dmcf99c52zvhmCYA9

Congratulations to cellist Lee Prostine who was awarded the Paul S. Ray and Eleanor Taylor Prize. This prize is awarded...
05/04/2023

Congratulations to cellist Lee Prostine who was awarded the Paul S. Ray and Eleanor Taylor Prize. This prize is awarded to the sophomore Bachelor of Music major at Coe College “whose own talent, unstinting study and practice, and serious dedication to high quality music most clearly approaches those qualities sought in their students by Professors Ray and Taylor.” The award consists of a $1,000 prize, presented at the Honors Convocation at the end of the Junior Year, and is renewed for an additional $1,000 during the senior year (presented at the Honors Convocation during graduation week), provided the student continues to demonstrate the promise and dedication for which the prize was originally awarded.

Violin masterclass with Alex Norris. Wednesday, April 26, 12 p.m., Daehler-Kitchen Auditorium, Coe College. Free and ope...
04/26/2023

Violin masterclass with Alex Norris. Wednesday, April 26, 12 p.m., Daehler-Kitchen Auditorium, Coe College. Free and open to the public! Featuring Coe College violinists Adam Morley and Avery Welna.

Alex Norris currently resides in Iowa City, IA, where he plays in various ensembles including the Grand Rapids Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Quad City Symphony, and Des Moines Metro Opera. Earlier experiences include serving as Second Violin in the Permian Basin String Quartet in Midland, Texas, as well as being a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra. Alex has an extensive history in chamber music, ranging from attending the String Quartet Program of FEMUSC in Santa Catarina, Brazil, to collaborating on the Mendelssohn Octet with the Pacifica Quartet.

04/17/2023

The Coe College String Ensemble and Literature class presents
BEYOND BAROQUE
featuring works for recorder, violin and cello by
Telemann, Bach, Duport, Squire and Hotteterre
Wednesday, April 19, 6:15 p.m. Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Marquis Hall
Free and open to the general public

Thank you, Dr Eric Kutz, for working with Coe cello students Lee Prostine and Juliette Philippe today. They gained some ...
03/22/2023

Thank you, Dr Eric Kutz, for working with Coe cello students Lee Prostine and Juliette Philippe today. They gained some wonderful insights! Thank you, Friends of Music at Coe, for providing this opportunity.

FREE CELLO MASTERCLASS WITH DR. ERIC KUTZ. Today, March 22, 2023. 12 p.m. Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Marquis Hall, Coe ...
03/22/2023

FREE CELLO MASTERCLASS WITH DR. ERIC KUTZ.

Today, March 22, 2023. 12 p.m. Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium, Marquis Hall, Coe College.
Sponsored by Friends of Music at Coe
General Public welcome to attend!

Cellist Eric Kutz has captivated audiences across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. He is active as a teacher, a chamber musician, an orchestral musician, and a concerto soloist. His diverse collaborations cut across musical styles, and have ranged from cellist Yo-Yo Ma to jazz great Ornette Coleman. Kutz is also a founding member of the Murasaki Duo, a cello and piano ensemble that has released three commercial compact discs and performs on chamber music series throughout the nation. Its CD Duo Virtuoso won the Violoncello Foundation’s “Listeners’ Choice Award” in 2016.
As an orchestral musician, Kutz summers in Chicago as a member of the Grant Park Orchestra’s cello section. He has also appeared in the sections of the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He joined the faculty of University of Maryland School of Music in 2015, there he holds the Barbara K. Steppel Memorial Faculty Fellowship in cello. Previously Kutz taught at Luther College, where he served on the faculty for 13 years as a Professor and Artist in Residence. He was educated at the Juilliard School and Rice University.

02/01/2023

Congratulations, Lee Prostine! 👏🎉🎻

Today Chris Threlkend-Wiegan of Heartland Bass came and presented to Coe string students about his innovative tailpiece ...
01/25/2023

Today Chris Threlkend-Wiegan of Heartland Bass came and presented to Coe string students about his innovative tailpiece and end pin designs. His basses are played by some of the finest bassists in the country. He also brought his second cello that he recently made and both student Lee Prostine and Dr. Zeidieh played it with different end pins to see how they sounded. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with Coe students, Chris!

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