Festival Faculty (E-G)
Eli Eban, clarinet
Eban is the principal clarinetist for the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and a clarinet professor at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. He has been past principal clarinet for the Israel Radio Symphony and spent 13 seasons playing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under internationally renowned conductors. His solo appearances include performances with the: English Chamber Orchestra, Salzburg Camerata Academica, City of London Sinfonia, Israel Philharmonic, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Israel Camerata Jerusalem. Additionally, Eban has been a participant at the Marlboro Music, Chautuauqua and Sitka Festivals. His collaborations include work with the: Alexander, Audubon and St. Petersburg Quartets and recordings for Meridian, Crystal, Saphir and Naxos. More on Eban's artistry and coming performances can be found at www.elieban.com.
Timothy Eddy, cello
Eddy is an esteemed solo and recording artist. He has claimed numerous national awards including winning the Cassado International Cello Competition. Eddy is a member of the Orion String Quartet, Eddy-Kalish Duo and Bach Aria Group. He is a cello professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Previously, Eddy served as a faculty member at Mannes College of Music in New York, Juilliard, the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall, New England Conservatory of Music and SUNY Stony Brook. He has been a guest artist at the Santa Fe Chamber Music, Aspen, Musicorda, Chamber Music Northwest, Lockenhaus and Spoleto Festivals.
Paul Ellison, bass
Ellison has performed solo and ensemble concerts, as well as master classes on the double bass and period instruments on four different continents. He is the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of double bass and chair of strings at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music; the pedagogical adviser at the Coburn School of the Arts in Los Angeles; and guest tutor at the Yehudi Menuhin School, the Royal College of Music and the Bass Club in England. He has served as principal bass at the Grand Teton Music Festival and as a faculty member and performer at the Festival Domaine Forget in Quebec. Additional positions he has held include: being principal bass at the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Aspen Festival Orchestras (where he also was faculty); double bass professor and chair of strings at the University of Southern California; and president of the International Society of Bassists.
Claude Frank, piano
Frank debuted with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1959. He has recorded a Beethoven cd, featuring 32 of the composer's sonatas. He has been an internationally acclaimed soloist with: the New York Philharmonic; Chicago, Boston and National Symphonies; the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; and orchestras of Toronto, Zurich, Brussels and Frankfurt. He has been faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale School of Music, Duke University, the University of Kansas and North Carolina School of the Arts.
Pamela Frank, violin
Avery Fisher Prize-winner, Frank made her professional debut at Carnegie Hall in 1995. She has been a soloist with major orchestral tours including the: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and many others. Her recordings include: Brahms Sonatas with Peter Serkin; Dvorák Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic; Beethoven sonata cycle with Claude Frank; Chopin Piano Trio with Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma; and the "Trout" Quintet.
Mauricio Fuks, violin
Fuks is a violin professor at the Indiana University School of Music and has served as a visiting professor for the Hochschule fur Musik "Hanns Eisler," University of Limerick, Hochschule Mozarteum, Royal Academy of Music, and the Yehudi Menuhin School. He is an accomplished soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and pedagogue.
Nancy Goeres, bassoon
Goeres is the principal bassoon with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She was former principal with the: Cincinnati Symphony, Caracas Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and Sarasota Orchestra. Her chamber performances have been at the: Tanglewood, Marlboro, Mainly Mozart and La Jolla Festivals, and New York's 92nd Street Y Chamber Music Series. Goeres toured with Musicians from Marlboro and was in the 1993 premier of Zwilich Bassoon Concerto, specially commissioned for her by the Pittsburgh Symphony Society. Currently, she is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and the Aspen Music Festival.
Clive Greensmith, cello
A cellist with the Tokyo String Quartet, Greensmith also was the former principal cellist of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been featured as a soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, and the RAI Orchestra of Rome. His collaborations include work with: András Schiff, Midori, Claude Frank and Steven Isserlis. Greensmith has won several prizes including second place in the inaugural "Premio Stradivari" held in Cremona, Italy. Greensmith's teaching career includes positions at the Royal Northern College of Music, Yehudi Menuhin School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and New York University.
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