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Our 23rd Season! |
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| Barbara Govatos, Music Director |
PO Box 3537
Wilmington, DE 19807-3537
302.455.0246 |
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Hirono Oka, violin |
Hirono Oka is a member of the first violin section of The Philadelphia Orchestra. She made her debut in her native Japan at the age of eleven with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. After winning numerous competitions and awards in Japan, she came to The United States to continue her studies at The San Francisco Conservatory and The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Ms. Oka has appeared as soloist with The San Francisco Chamber Ensemble, The Utica Symphony Orchestra and numerous other orchestras in the Philadelphia area. As a busy chamber musician she has appeared with The Marlboro Music Festival, "Chamber Music West" in San Francisco, The Theatre Chamber Players of The Kennedy Center, The Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series, Network for New Music, the Delaware Chamber Music Festival and The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. She has also toured throughout the United States with The Brandenburg Ensemble and Music from Marlboro.
She has performed and collaborated with world-renowned artists such as Jaime Laredo, Alexander Schneider, Leon Fleischer, Yefim Bronfman and Murray Perahia.
In addition to her own private teaching studio, Ms. Oka is a faculty member of Temple University and its Music Preparatory Division. |
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This program is made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. For additional information on arts activities in Delaware, visit the Delaware Division of the Arts website. |
MISSION STATEMENT
The Delaware Chamber Music Festival will extend and increase interest in classical music in Delaware by bringing to the public top quality chamber music performances at an affordable cost to attendees. Offerings will include chamber music concerts plus outreach programs for families and younger audiences, and will feature innovative mixes of traditional and contemporary classical music. |
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