Kathryn Lockwood, Viola |
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Kathryn Lockwood has been hailed as a violist of exceptional talents in reviews around the country. The Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaimed, "...Lockwood played the vociferous viola cadenza with mahogany beauty and vivid character." Ms. Lockwood is the violist of the internationally renowned Lark Quartet and duoJalal, a unique viola and percussion duo with her husband Yousif Sheronick. Additionally she performs with numerous other prestigious groups including Jupiter Chamber Players, Trio Solisti, Triple Helix, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Kathryn moved from her homeland of Australia to the United States in 1991 only to capture some of the most sought-after awards in the country including the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, |
January 20, 2012, 8pm Boston Artists Ensemble Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MA
January 22, 2012, 2.30pm Boston Artists Ensemble Trinity Church in Newton Newton, MA
January 30, 2012, 8pm Faculty Concert at UMass/Amherst The Viola "Take Two" With Estela Olevsky, Piano Amherst, MA |
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duoJalal, like the marriage between Kathryn Lockwood and Yousif Sheronick, represents an organic amalgam of cultural traditions and musical styles. The unique collaboration of a classical violist and world percussionist, duoJalal captures disparate worlds merging. From Classical to Klezmer, Middle Eastern to Jazz, this skillful confluence is natural, exploratory and satisfying. A classically trained violist from Australia, Kathryn ignites the instrument with her passion - (Read More) |
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For the past 10 years, Kathryn has been teaching at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Located in scenic western Massachusetts, umass offers violists an opportunity to thrive in a close-knit community as well as being part of a large university offering outstanding programs provided by the state’s flagship public university.
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The LARK Quarte+ continues to delight audiences with its energy, passionate commitment and imaginative artistry. The members, all soloists in their own right, have come together to form a “polished and warmly communicative ensemble,” that delivers “a performance of grace, proportion and burnished brilliance,” - Washington Post. Performing with a unique blend of excitement, individuality, and an unusually sonorous quartet sound, the LARK has won the acclaim of critics and audiences alike. Inspired by the quartet’s ground-breaking collaborations with percussionist Yousif Sheronick, The Ethos Percussion Group, the success of their highly acclaimed CD, “Klap ‘Ur Handz,” commissions of new works by Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Paul Moravec , Giovanni Sollima, |
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