ABOUT JENNIFER GIRONE
Jennifer Girone is an active freelance cellist and teacher
currently based out of Manhattan. Originally from Long
Island, Ms. Girone earned her Bachelors of Music from the
Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut, where she studied
with Steven Thomas and earned honors such as principal chair
in the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, “Best of” in the
semi-annual chamber competition, and the Presser Foundation
Scholarship. She went on to receive her Masters of Music at
Mannes College The New School for Music in New York under
the guidance of Paul Tobias. Her accolades included a
performing-arts scholarship and the Assistant Principal
chair in the Mannes Orchestra.
Ms. Girone has given performances across the United States
in Los Angeles, California and at the Warner Bros. Studios
with the Henry Mancini Institute, Houston, Texas at the
Texas Music Festival, and in New Britain, Connecticut with
the New Britain Symphony. She has performed in New York with
Ensemble 212 and the Mimesis Ensemble, and as a founding
member of the Brusca Clarinet Trio, she has also toured in
Poughkeepsie, New York as well as the greater Hartford area.
In addition, she has traveled to Lucca Italy to be a part of
the Opera Theater and Music Festival of Lucca.
Other honors include performing with such distinguished
musicians as Bobby McFerrin, Doc Severinson, Dave Koz, Patti
Austin, and Shelly Berg. She has also played under the
batons of Christoph Campestrini, Stefan Sanderling, Quincy
Jones, James Newton Howard, and Alan Silvestri.
Ms. Girone is currently receiving Suzuki certification at
the School for Strings in Manhattan. In addition she has a
teaching studio on Long Island and is a faculty member of
the Belle Arti Center for the Arts. Her experience in
teaching students of all ages in addition to her performance
background gives her a well-rounded approach to practically
any cellist, from a true beginner to a college applicant.
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EDUCATION
Education
Mannes College the New School for Music 2006-2008
Master of Music in Cello Performance
The Hartt School of the University of Hartford 2002-2006
Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance, Summa cum
laude
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TEACHERS
Cello instruction
Paul Tobias
Steven Thomas
Robert LaRue
Seymour Benstock
Judith Fischer
Suzuki
Pamela Devenport
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ADDITIONAL TRAINING
School for Strings 2008- present
-Teacher Training Program and Suzuki Certification
Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca 2008
-A
six week program in Lucca, Italy performing various chamber
and orchestral music and culminating in a performance of
Puccini’s La Boheme
Texas Music Festival 2006
-An
orchestral and chamber program at which Jennifer peformed
under the batons of Christoph Campestrini and Stefan
Sanderling
Henry Mancini Institute 2005
-Performed film and jazz music in Los Angeles, CA and at the
Warner Bros. Studios with such musicians as Bobby McFerrin,
Doc Severinson, Dave Koz, Patti Austin, and Shelly Berg.
Here Jennifer also performed under the batons of Quincy
Jones, Alan Silvestri, and James Newton Howard.
Stony Brook Summer Music Festival 2004
-An
program with it’s focus on chamber music
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TEACHING EXPERIENCES
A
member of the Suzuki Teacher Training Program at the School
for Strings, Jennifer is on faculty of the Start Up program
by teaching lessons and helping to run group classes.
Jennifer has also had private studios in Hartford, CT and on
Long Island.
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PERFORMING EXPERIENCES
Performances with the Mimesis Ensemble in New York at
Columbia University and Symphony Space, as well as in
Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center
Performances in New York and Connecticut with Ensemble 212,
Mannes Orchestra, Hartt Symphony Orchestra, and the New
Britain Symphony.
As a founding member of the Brusca Clarinet Trio, Jennifer
has toured in Poughkeepsie, New York as well as the greater
Hartford area giving concerts, seminars, and coaching's.
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