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William Grubb, cellist, made his
professional debut as soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra at the age of 17. In 1976, he was winner of the
Concert Artists Guild Auditions and was presented in his New
York recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall.
Mr. Grubb's teachers have included his
father, Cassel Grubb; at age 14 he began cello studies with
Fritz Maag at Indiana University; and later worked with
Ronald Leonard at the Eastman School of Music. Additional
studies took him to The Juilliard School where his teacher
was Harvey Shapiro. While at Juilliard he earned a Bachelor
of Music degree in 1975, a Master of Music degree in 1976,
and in 1981 became the fourth cellist in Juilliard's history
to earn the Doctor of Music Arts degree. Upon graduation he
was winner of the school's Victor Herbert Prize and the
Alumni Award.
Mr. Grubb is founder of two chamber
ensembles, the Aspen Soloists, and the New Amsterdam Chamber
Players. Together with violinist Laurie Carney and pianist
Claude Cymerman, he is a member of the Concorde Trio. His
chamber and recital appearances have taken him to all 50
states as well as Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Iceland,
France, Italy, and Japan. As recitalist he has appeared at
Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, the Gardner Museum in
Boston, the Phillips Collection in Washington, and at the
Kennedy Center. He has shared the stage in chamber
performances with some of the world's leading artists,
including Isaac Stern, Salvatore Accardo, Bruno Giuranna,
Michael Tree, Dawn Upshaw, the Angeles String Quartet, and
the American String Quartet. He plays regularly with the
American Chamber Ensemble in residence at Hofstra University
and the New York Chamber Soloists.
Summer music festival appearances
include Saratoga, Music-at-Gretna, La Musica di Asolo, Taos
Festival, Marin Music Fest, White Mountain Music Festival,
June Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, and Aspen Music
Festival. Mr. Grubb has been a faculty member at Aspen each
summer since 1976 and has presented cello masterclasses at
the Peabody Conservatory, University of Michigan, University
of Colorado, DePauw University, Temple University, and City
University of New York.
He has served on the faculties of the
Manhattan School of Music and Brooklyn College of City
University of New York. Mr. Grubb currently is professor of
cello and chamber music at the Jordan College of Fine Arts
at Butler University and at the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. At Aspen he is director of
the string chamber music program. He has written his own
cello method book and has recorded for CRI and Monitor
Records.
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