CB Music Fest – SALLY MINER LECTURE SERIES – LISTENING TO AND ENGAGING WITH MUSIC

In this fun, interactive lecture, Dr. Emily will lead you in activities that help to increase your understanding of music. You’ll leave with tools that increase your listening ability while gaining a greater appreciation of the wonder of music.

Lecturer: Emily Ondracek-Peterson

Violinist Emily Ondracek-Peterson is Co-Artistic Director of the CBMF. As a violinist, she has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic, recorded for Naxos, Bridge, Albany, and Toccata labels, and been awarded Chamber Music America’s ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Frequently she performs at the world’s leading venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim Museum, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. As an educator, she has been a two-time Morse Fellow, was a New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist, and has been Artist-in-Residence at Dartmouth, Williams, and the Universities of Virginia, Leeds (UK), and Columbia. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at the prestigious Juilliard School and a doctorate at Columbia University. Additionally, she holds an MBA. In addition to maintaining residence in the Denver area, Emily also lives in Norfolk, VA, where she is the Executive Director of the Diehn School of Music at Old Dominion University.