Valerie Muzzolini Gordon

Valerie Muzzolini Gordon
Born Nice, France
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Harpist, musician, teacher, lecturer
Instruments Harp
Years active 1991–present

Valerie Muzzolini Gordon (born in Nice, France) is a harpist and the Principal Harpist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.[1] Currently, she lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, David Gordon and their daughter.[2]

Early Life and Education

Valerie Muzzolini Gordon was born in Nice, France and began playing the harp at the age of seven.[3] She began her study of music at the Nice Conservatory. Muzzolini Gordon went on to continue her studies at Curtis Institute of Music[4] with Marilyn Costello and Judy Loman. She studied with Nancy Allen while doing graduate work at Yale University.[5]

Orchestra and Ensembles

Valerie Muzzolini Gordon has been a member of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra since 2000 and became the Principal Harpist at the age of twenty-three. She is highly sought after, both as a soloist and as a guest principal harpist, and has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra,[6] Oregon Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Nice Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Mariinsky Orchestra, and the Vancouver Symphony.[7] As a proponent of contemporary music and an active Chamber musician, she frequently performs with Music of Remembrance,[8] Seattle Chamber Players.[9] and the Seattle Chamber Music Society.[10] Valerie Muzzolini Gordon premiered a double concerto for violin and harp at the 2012 New Hampshire Music Festival.[11]

Teaching

Valerie Muzzolini taught for several years at Cornish College of the Arts,[12] and is now an Artist in Residence at the University of Washington.[13] She taught at the Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy in June 2014, and will be returning for the 2015 program.[14]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.seattlesymphony.org/symphony/meet/orchestra.aspx
  2. ↑ http://blog.seattlesymphony.org/?p=2241
  3. ↑ http://www.seattleoperablog.com/2010/10/chat-with-valerie-muzzolini-gordon.html
  4. ↑ http://www.curtis.edu/alumni/give-back-to-curtis/make-gift/who-has-given-1990s-2002/
  5. ↑ http://www.seattlechambermusic.org/artists-pop-up/?id=117&TB_iframe=true
  6. ↑ http://www.bso.org/micro-sites/tanglewood-music-center/faculty/special-projects-and-visiting-artists/valerie-mazzolini-gordon-harp.aspx
  7. ↑ http://orchestra-academy.ca/guest-artists
  8. ↑ http://musicofremembrance.org/~musicofr/artists
  9. ↑ http://www.musicofremembrance.org/~musicofr/artist/valerie-muzzolini-gordon
  10. ↑ http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2024019531_chamberfestopenerxml.html
  11. ↑ http://orchestra-academy.ca/musicians/guest-artists
  12. ↑ http://seattle.eventful.com/events/women-music-presented-cornish-music-series-/E0-001-063763524-7
  13. ↑ http://music.washington.edu/people/valerie-muzzolini-gordon
  14. ↑ http://orchestra-academy.ca/guest-artists
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