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The members of the Cameo Quartet all
received degrees in music and work in their chosen profession. They met early on in their careers and formed the Cameo
Quartet. Not only do they
perform together and teach music publicly and privately, but they are
also wonderful friends.
BARBARA CAWELTI CASANOVA, First
Violin, is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of
Music degree. She studied
extensively with the renowned violin teacher, Harold Wippler.
An accomplished violinist and teacher, she has performed with the
Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet Orchestra, the Denver Chamber
Orchestra and has held the position of concertmistress for other
local orchestras. She has
played in orchestras with numerous artists that include: Ray
Charles, Stevie Wonder, K.D. Lang, Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt,
Dionne Warwick, Brian Williams, John Tesh, Andy Williams and Sarah
Brightman.
She participated as a musician on the
Grammy Award-Nominated album, “Peacemaker’s Journey”. Recently
she completed her Master of Arts in Education from the University
of Phoenix. Presently, she
teaches orchestra in the Jefferson County School District, teaches
violin privately and is a free-lance musician.
NANCY ALLWEIN,
Second Violin, received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the
University of Northern Colorado and a secondary endorsement in
elementary education from the University of Colorado at Denver.
Nancy is an experienced string teacher who has taught orchestra
in Adams County District 12, Adams County District 50 and Jefferson
County Schools. Nancy has been a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator in
Adams County, Boulder, Jefferson County and Grand Junction.
In addition to her many talents in teaching, she has performed
with the Boulder Philharmonic, Arvada Chamber, and presently plays with
the Cameo String Quartet. She
has studied violin with Howard Mickens, Curtis Peacock and Mark Lamprey.
Ms. Allwein teaches violin and viola privately and has been
involved with preparing students for All-State Orchestra for over 25
years. Nancy free-lances throughout the Denver-Metro area, and is
the treasurer of Colorado American String Teachers
Association.
JODY
PRICE,
Viola, feels at home on the stage.
Ms. Price just soloed on the Grammy Award-Winning
Album, "Dance with the Wind." She also
participated as a musician on the Grammy
Award-Nominated Album, "Peacemaker's Journey".
She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the
University of Colorado and her Master's degree in Music Performance from
Northwestern University, Illinois.
She has studied viola with Oswald Lehnert, University of
Colorado; Robert Swan, Chicago Symphony; and Myron Kartman, Northwestern
University. Presently, she
teaches in Adams County District 50 and is a free-lance musician.
STEPHANIE WALLACE,
Cello, holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of
Colorado where she studied cello with Eugene Hilligoss and Jurgen
deLemos. She performed with
the Boulder Philharmonic and Arvada Center Orchestras, as well as with
free-lance and studio recording groups.
Ms. Wallace teaches in the Boulder Valley Public Schools, and has
toured the U.S. and Europe quite extensively with youth performing
ensembles. She conducts the
Concert and Symphonic String Orchestras of the Front Range Youth
Symphony and in 2003, conducted the Colorado High School All-State
String Orchestra. She has
guest conducted festivals for St. Vrain Valley, Jefferson County and Ft.
Collins schools and also directs a summer string camp at the Arvada
Center for the Arts and Humanties. She is a member of the
Colorado American String Teachers
Association.
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