Music Resume for Ben Roberts



Current Groups

Santa Cruz Symphony, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin, 2000-

San Francisco Sinfonietta, Assistant Concertmaster, 2008-

Oceana Trio, Classical String Trio, 2007-

Celtic Sands, Celtic Trio, 2007-

Education

M.M. in Violin Performance, Illinois State University 1999

B.A. in Music, Central College of Iowa 1996

Current Teaching

Instrumental Coach, Sunset Youth Orchestra 2007-

Previous Professional Classical Experience

Opera Illinois, 1st Violin 1997-99

Illinois State Faculty Quartet, 2nd Violin 1997-98

Des Moines Symphony, 2nd Violin 1995-96

also played with the Illinois Symphony and the Napa Symphony, 1st and 2nd Violin

Related Experience

Arosa Music Festival, Switzerland, Violin, Summer 2009

Arab Music Retreat, Massachusetts, 2005

Westwind International Folk Ensemble, Baritone, 2000-02

Music Director, "Les Masquerades" Theater Production, S.F., 2000

Partial list of venues played

Sibleius Music Notation Fluency

Recent Orchestrations

Previous Groups and Bands

Kamran Joya, original Afghan music

Ricardo Griego, Flamenco

The Bell Brothers, Country-Rock

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