Ella playing one of her new songs at the Omaha Conservatory Of Music for a small group including internationally acclaimed violist Scott Hosfeld . It's long but worth watching. After she played, Scott gave her some pointers as well as many compliments. I've got a lot of "favorites" of Ella playing violin since she started about 3 years ago, but for some reason, this video is on the top of my list. I really enjoyed seeing and hearing the two of them work together. I especailly liked them playing together at about 9:00. She really makes us proud. And a big thanks to Scott for his advice and patience in helping her become an even better player - something she truely loves to do!
Here's a little bio about Scott:
Internationally acclaimed violist Scott Hosfeld is a favorite collaborator among the world's most renowned chamber musicians, and has toured the globe to critical acclaim. He was violist of the Manhattan based Riverside String Quartet, and with that ensemble won the prestigious Artists International Musicians Competition. Under the auspices of Artists International, the Riverside Quartet presented a critically acclaimed Carnegie Recital Hall debut and toured extensively.
A former violin student of Camilla Wicks, Mr. Hosfeld received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees at the Manhattan School of Music, working with the renowned violist Lillian Fuchs. Hosfeld served as violist and founding member of the ValCoeur String Quartet and was artist-faculty-in-residence at the University of Arizona. With the ValCoeur, Hosfeld toured nationally and internationally. Tours included concert performances at Mexico's Cervantino Festival Internacional, and in Moscow, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), and Alma Ata in Kazahkstan, then a part of the Soviet Union.
For ten years Scott Hosfeld served as founder, executive and artistic director of the internationally lauded Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth, Washington. During that period Hosfeld realized a lifelong dream: to establish a world class chamber music festival, chamber music institute and year round school of music in a truly inspiring environment.
A respected and entrepreneurial conductor, Hosfeld founded both the Icicle Creek Youth Symphony and the Icicle Creek Institute Chamber Orchestra. He has led these orchestras for such respected solo collaborators as Nathaniel Rosen, Steven Doane, the Turtle Island String Quartet, violinists David Perry, Darol Anger and Carrie Rehkopf, and cellist John Michel, among others. Hosfeld successfully led the acclaimed Central Washington University Chamber Orchestra, eliciting a coveted invitation to perform at the 2005 MENC All Northwest Conference.
Previously, Hosfeld served as Chairman of the Music Department at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). During the late 1980's, Hosfeld established a music preparatory program at EMU that flourished in both numbers and quality. The program thrives to this day as one of the most successful preparatory music models. In addition to his work at Eastern Mennonite, he served as viola faculty and as a member of the resident quartet of James Madison University. While in Virginia he was also a member of the Garth Newel Chamber Players at the Garth Newel Music Center.
Scott Hosfeld has recently relocated to Southern California to start a new set of programs in conjunction with the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA) in Malibu, as well as to join the Los Angeles Soloists Consortium as Music Director, Principal Conductor and Violist.
As conductor, soloist, clinician and collaborator, Hosfeld continues to tour regularly. He serves as violist with the Kairos String Quartet, currently in its eighth season as faculty-ensemble-in-residence at Central Washington University. Most recently he received an appointment to join the string and chamber music faculty of California State University at Long Beach.
Scott Hosfeld is married to composer Maria Newman. The two make their home in Malibu, California where they are raising three beautiful children. The pair is expecting their first child together in March.
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