Festival Faculty (W-Z)
Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
An internationally known horn soloist and chamber artist, Wekre has made appearances with the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg and ensembles throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. She is a former faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts and California State University at Northridge. Wekre also previously has been principal horn for the Oslo Philharmonic and a professor of horn and chamber music at the Norwegian State Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway.
Barbara Westphal, viola
Westphal is a viola professor at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck, Germany and is a featured soloist with orchestras in Europe and the U.S. She plays in the string trio, Gaspara Da Salo, with Ani Kavafian and Gustav Rivinius. Westphal won the 1983 Munich International Viola Competition and also has been awarded the Busch Prize. Her recordings can be found on the Bridge, Wergo and CPO labels. For seven years, she played in the Delos String Quartet. Additionally, she has been featured as the guest artist at many events including the: Santa Fe Chamber Music and Music from Marlboro Festivals, and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
Carol Wincenc, flute
Solo and recording artist, Wincenc also is a flute professor at Juilliard. She performs with major orchestras worldwide, and has been the featured soloist at concerto world premieres written for her by: Lukas Foss, Joan Tower, Christopher Rouse, Peter Schickele and Henryk Gorecki. She was the first-prize winner at the Naumburg Solo Flute Competition. Wincenc also has performed at numerous music festivals including: Mostly Mozart, Spoleto, Santa Fe, Marlboro, La Jolla, Aldeburgh, Budapest, Frankfurt and Montpellier. Her recent CD releases include DGG with the Emerson Quartet, Decca with the New World Symphony, and Telarc with the Houston Symphony.
William Winstead, bassoon
Winstead is the principal bassoonist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The performer and recording artist, also is a bassoon professor at Cincinnati College's Conservatory of Music. His compositions were premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra. He has made guest artist appearances at the Marlboro Music Festival, Aspen and Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, and is featured as a recitalist and concerto soloist in both North America and Europe. A former bassoon professor at the Oberlin Conservatory, Florida State and West Virginia Universities, Winstead also has served as president of the International Double Reed Society.
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