Bach Shorts presents
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About Gary Malvern |
Gary J. Malvern, professor of trumpet and music history at Furman University, is a native of Buffalo, New York. He received his Bachelors degree in performance and music history from Oberlin College Conservatory, and his Masters and Doctoral degrees from Yale University where he studied with Robert Nagel. Dr. Malvern has served as principal trumpet of the National Repertory Orchestra, the Colorado Philharmonic, the American Wind Symphony, and has served as principal and co-principal trumpet of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra since 1983. He has performed with numerous chamber groups including Brass Ring, the Spoleto Festival Brass Quintet, and the Aurora Brass Quintet, who, in 1995, was invited to perform as part of the International Brass Quintet Festival in Verona, Italy. As a soloist and clinician, Dr. Malvern has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Malvern has served as artist in residence at the Conservatorium in Perth, Australia, and has held similar posts at Conservatories in Northern Italy. Dr. Malvern has recently recorded several works for Nuovo Musiche per Tromba (New Works for Trumpet), a recording company based in Verona, Italy.
Dr. Malvern is a regular performer and clinician for Feste Fantini, an annual trumpet Festival at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. In 1999 Dr. Malvern was the recipient of Furman’s Meritorious Teaching Award. |
About David Rhyne |
Dr. David Rhyne is the artistic director of S.C. Bach. He holds teaching positions at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and at Furman University. David has over 30 years experience in sacred music. His research into the music of Bach has included grants to study at the Oregon Bach Festival and the Leipzig Bachfest. Choirs under David’s leadership have performed throughout the US and Europe. Notable performances have included Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City and St. Thomas Church, Leipzig.
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