![]() ![]() A sought after chamber musician, Yoo has performed with distinguished artists including Itzhak Perlman, Mitsuko Uchida, Dénes Varjon, Donald Weilerstein, Pamela Frank, Miriam Fried, Midori Goto, Kim Kashkashian, Jonathan Biss, and members of the Cleveland, Guarneri, Takacs, and Juilliard Quartets. She has performed extensively throughout the United States and abroad as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician.Ĭo-founder and co-artistic director of the Denver Chamber Music Festival, she and cellist Matthew Zalkind have created a new chamber music festival in Denver, Colorado that features the world’s most sought-after chamber musicians in world-class chamber music summer concerts all around the city of Denver. ![]() Welcome! About Alice YooĬellist Alice Yoo has been warmly hailed for her sensitive musicianship, expressive nuance, and passionate commitment to teaching. She previously taught at the Lamont School of Music and CU-Boulder, and holds degrees from the University of Southern California and the New England Conservatory. Yoo brings a wealth of experience to Colorado State University, including performances throughout the U.S., as well as in South Korea and Bolivia. The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Colorado State University is pleased to announce that Alice Yoo will join the music faculty this fall as instructor of cello. Non-Auditioned Ensembles/Classes Open to Non-Majors.Middle School Outreach Ensembles (MSOE).I like to incorporate 4 hands playing of fun pieces as a diversion from the solo playing plus I encourage my students to accompany me on the piano in a few 'cello pieces so that they acquire a good sense of ensemble playing. If teaching the piano, then I make sure that Dozen a Day for the beginners is incorporated with any of the beginning/intermediate books such as John Thompson's, Edna Mae Burnam's or Frances Clark's methods and for more advanced piano students the Hanon exercises are included along with the standard Classical repertoire. ![]() After the student develops good basic technique, then sonatas and concerti are gradually introduced. If teaching the 'cello, I like to use the instruction book that I learned from which is Samuel Applebaum's Beginning Strings book and around this I will introduce more international music, often in duet form to help with intonation. ![]() I tend to make learning more fun than just teaching in a strict manner - it is too much work to learn an instrument so the student might as well enjoy what he/she is doing otherwise, why do it? I make sure that pieces the student wants to learn are also incorporated into the mix of classical, folk, and popular musical repertoire, in addition to the regimen of exercises and scales. I have also organized 'cello ensembles that would often incorporate a singer, similar to what Pablo Casals did, 50 years ago. I encourage my students to write their own pieces and perform for one another in my "musical get togethers" held in my studio or sometimes in larger venues. Coaching youth orchestra 'cello sections sometime culminated in my New American Quartet coaching College students then performing a concert for them and their families. One unique project that occured was playing for a ribbon cutting ceremony for an adult care center where I featured my students who performed with me and a few of my colleagues. In addtion to teaching privately in my studio, both 'cello and piano for over 30 years now, I have also taught after school string classes, for all student levels. In addtion to coaching string quartets, youth orchestra 'cello sections and performing Master classes, I have maintained my private studio to teach both 'cello and piano lessons for over 30 years. Jackson for his movie role as a 'cello playing cop in 2000, and performed with Herbie Hancock in a World Peace concert in 2008, with my quartet. I performed many overseas concerts was Yo Yo Ma's pre-concert lecturer at the Wadsworth in 1994 coached Samuel L. I hold various Principal 'cello positions, co-founded the Polish Music Reference Center at USC with Wanda Wilk, in the 1980's co-founded Symphony 47 with Floyd Clark and had my New American Quartet for over 18 years, which also toured England, in 1997. In addition to performing on both instruments, I also composed award winning pieces, premiered works as a 'cellist and also was fortunate to have the late great Croatian composer Boris Papandopulo write a solo work for me, just before he passed. Teaching and performing are two of my musical passions which have been growing since my days as a child star dancer/pianist in the 1960's, up to today as a professional 'cellist/ethnomusicologist. ![]()
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