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| Poster design by Rollan Fell, photo from 2013 concert by Jim Case. Thanks to both.
GUEST CLINICIANS
Jack Ashton: He retired as a Utah Symphony violinist after
48 years, but continues to teach a large violin and viola studio as well as
directing the Young Artist Chamber Players. He also currently teaches at Snow
College. Major teachers include Melba L. Burton, Dr. David Shand, and Oscar
Chassow. He has served as Music Chairman
for Olympus High School and on the faculties of Utah State University and
Westminster College. He has conducted
seven European Tours with Rocky Mountain Camerata. He has taught at numerous institutes and
workshops and many of his students have become teachers and professional
musicians. His students have been
soloists with the Utah Symphony, Utah Valley Symphony, Southwest Symphony and
Orchestra of Southern Utah. He is married to Marie Yeates and they have eight
children.
Amanda Clarke:
Throughout her twenty-four years of experience playing the violin, Amanda
Clarke studied with Sara Penny, Dorothy Baldwin, and Dr. Xun Sun at Southern
Utah University. She has had many
opportunities to perform solos, to perform in small ensembles, and to perform
with symphony orchestras, whether as a soloist or as an orchestra member. She has experienced various music camps and
has been able to work with many renowned Suzuki clinicians. Her experiences
have helped her develop a love for music and the positive influence it has had
on her life. Having been a teacher for
over ten years has helped her to see even more, the positive effects music has
on individuals. Seeing these effects in
others and not just in herself gives her confidence in saying that any student
can learn, any student can develop confidence in their playing, and any student
can go as far as they desire to go in their pursuit of musical success. She
believes music can be a tool for bettering people and society and with Dr.
Suzuki believes that "the real essence of art turns out to be not
something high up and far off – it is right inside [one's] ordinary daily self –
if a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer
person."
Jim Hardy: Dr. Jim Hardy teaches cello and
directs the chamber music program at Dixie State University. Prior to coming to
coming to Dixie, for over 15 years, Jim was Assistant Principal cellist with
the Ballet West orchestra, and also performed with the Utah Symphony Orchestra,
the Columbus Symphony, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and in numerous studio
recordings for film scores, TV shows, PBS specials, IMAX films, and many other
projects. He has appeared live with performers as diverse as Itzhak Perlman,
Ray Charles, Josh Groban, Peter Cetera, Natalie Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Rod
Stewart, and the Moody Blues. He co-founded the Cincinnati Piano Trio, and with
this group had the honor of being invited performers at the semi-finals of the
national Fischoff Chamber Music competition. He studied with Lee Fiser, Harvey
Shapiro, Anthony Elliott, Gayle Smith, and coached chamber music with the
Tokyo, LaSalle and Cavani quartets. Jim has maintained a private music studio
since 1987. Jim is happy to be living in sunny St. George, where he lives with
his wife and son.
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