about autumn
the violinist
Autumn graduated in 2001 from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY with a Master's degree in Violin Performance. While at Eastman, she participated in school ensembles such as the New Eastman Symphony and the Eastman Chamber Orchestra, also performing with many student groups. She performed as a member of the new music group Ossia in a new chamber version of Steve Reich's The Desert Music. Ossia performed the piece at the Miller Theatre in New York City in 2000, and it has been released on a critically acclaimed disc on Cantaloupe Records, available at amazon.com. In addition to freelance performing around the Buffalo area, Autumn was recently named Associate Principal Second Violin at the Erie (PA) Philharmonic, and she is the associate concertmaster for the Western New York Chamber Orchestra (Fredonia). She is also the violinist at Buffalo Covenant Church.
Autumn's past experience includes soloing with the Marrowstone Music Festival Orchestra and University of Washington Orchestra, performing for the opening of an American art exhibit at the Tacoma (WA) Art Gallery, and performing during her undergraduate years as the concertmaster of the University of Puget Sound Orchestra. In addition to twist, she performs in Buffalo as a member of the Lexington Quartet, and has been part of orchestras for concerts with Sarah Brightman, The Three Irish Tenors, Anne Murray, and the traveling Broadway production of The Lion King.