Andrew Paa
Violin
Education:
University
of South Dakota
Master of Music in Violin Performance
Aug 2009-Present
Luther
College
Bachelor of Arts in Music with an Emphasis in Violin Performance
August 2005-May 2009
Musical
Studies:
·
Eunho
Kim, DMA in violin performance from University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music, August 2009 to the present
·
Dan
Auerbach, DMA in violin performance from Rutgers University, Summer 2009
·
Sonja
Bundy, MME from Indiana University, Orchestral Excerpt Studies, Summer 2009
·
Jubal
Fulks, DMA in violin performance from SUNY-Stony Brook, Assistant Professor of
Violin at Luther College, August 2008 to May 2009
·
Frederick
Halgedahl, MM in violin performance from Emporia State University, Assistant
Professor of Violin and Viola at University of Northern Iowa, Summer 2008
·
Virginia
Strauss, DMA in violin performance from University of Texas-Austin, Professor
of Music at Luther College, August 2005
to July 2008
·
Maria
Peters, MM in violin, viola and piano education from Wroclaw, Poland, April
2003 to August 2005
Summer Music
Festivals
·
International
Music Camp, Staff, played in faculty-staff orchestra and had lessons
·
Augustana
Summer Music, 2003 and 2004, Maria Peters
Chamber
Music Experience
·
Townsley
Duo/Trio: Violinist (2009-present)
·
USD
String Quartet: 1st Violinist
(2009-present)
·
The
Luther College Enigma String Quartet: 2nd violinist (2008-2009)
Orchestral Experience
·
University
of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra: Concertmaster (2009-present)
·
Sioux
City Symphony: 1st Violin Section (2009-present)
·
University
of South Dakota Chamber Orchestra: Violinist (2009-present)
·
Luther
College Symphony Orchestra: 2nd violinist (2005-2008) and assistant
principle 2nd (2008-2009)
·
Luther
College Chamber Orchestra: 2nd violinist (2008-2009)
·
Roosevelt
High School Symphony Orchestra: 2nd violinist (2001-2003); 1st
violinist, (2003-2004); Assistant Concertmaster (2004-2005)
·
Roosevelt
High School Chamber Orchestra: 1st and 2nd violin
(2003-2005)
·
Huron
Symphony Orchestra: Import player, 1st
violin section (2004-2005)
·
Brookings
Civic Symphony: Import player (2004 and
2005)
·
Dakota
Academy of Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra: 2nd violinist
(2004-2005)
·
Sioux
Empire Youth Orchestra’s Symphony Orchestra: 2nd violinist (2002-2003);
1st violinist (2003-2004)
Musical
Honors
·
Recipient
of the Rawlins Piano Trio Fellowship at the University of the South Dakota
(2009)
·
Recipient
of scholarship in music from Luther College (2005-2009)
·
Recipient
of the Hardest Worker Award from the RHS Symphony Orchestra (2005)
·
Recipient
of the Most Improved Player Award from the RHS Symphony Orchestra (2004)
Additional
Musical Studies
·
Master
classes with violinists Eunho Kim (2009), Michael Jorgensen (2009) and Emma
Banfield (2009)
·
Lessons
with esteemed teachers Louisa Biteler (2002), Sue Sidoti (2004), Eric Lawson
(2007), Sally O’Reilly (2008), Young-Nam Kim (2008), John Thomson (2005 and
2008), James Buchan (2008), Adam Han-Gorski (2009)
·
One
semester of viola study with Spencer Martin (2005)
Teaching Experience
·
Private
teaching in Decorah, Iowa (2008-2009)
·
Private
teaching in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (2004-2005)
