BACH AN DER KREUZUNG
Ein ungewöhnliches Ständchen zum 331. Geburtstag mit mehreren Solisten und Ensembles an der wohl ungewöhnlichsten Stelle in Erfurt – der Hauptkreuzung der Stadt und zur wohl ungewöhnlichsten Zeit – zur Rush Hour um 7:00 Uhr und mit einer nicht alltäglichen Tanzperformance “Bach”

A native of Seoul, South Korea, Dr. Sun Jung Lee was a recipient of Kwanjeong Foundation Scholarship and has been selected as the awardee of Pi Kappa Lambda the National Music Honor Society in 2011 for her exceptional musical activities and academic excellence. After getting the master’s degree and graduate diploma at New England Conservatory in Boston, Ms. Lee finished her doctorate degree at Thornton School at University of Southern California. Her principal teachers include James Buswell, Martin Chalifour, Daniel Shinderov, and Chong-suk Li.

As a member of chamber ensembles and orchestras, Dr. Lee has internationally performed in various venues, including Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, Jordan Hall in Boston, Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, Seiji Ozawa Hall in Lenox, Broad Stage in Santa Monica, and Disney hall in Los Angeles, California. She has also performed frequently in recitals and as soloist with orchestra, such as Long Island Youth Orchestra and Seoul National Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Lee won top prizes in many competitions, such as Seoul National Competition, International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition, Iwha & KyungHyang Competition, and Jungang Music Concours.

As an active chamber musician, she has worked with renowned chamber musicians as Anton Kuerti, Robert MacDonald, Samuel Rhodes, Borromeo String Quartet, Brentano String Quartet, and St. Lawrence String quartet. She has participated and performed in prestigious festivals which include Tanglewood Music Center,Banff Centre, Taos Summer Festival, Mozart Salzburg Festival, Pacific Music Festival, International Holland Music Sessions, and ENCORE Summer Festival.

Yu-Ting Wu is a violinist from the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. Born in Taichung, Taiwan, she moved with her family to Maryland at the age of four and began studying violin with her father. Yu-Ting has performed regularly in orchestras since the age of ten.

Though classically trained, Yu-Ting is well versed in all styles of music. She has performed with Baltimore-based chamber ensemble The American Virtuosi; rock band Crack the Sky; The Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra; variety dance/jazz/Latin band, Raggs & The All Stars; North American Frame Drum Association artists Yshai Afterman, Shane Shanahan, Patrick Graham, and Mac Ritchey.

Yu-Ting holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from California Institute of the Arts for violin performance under the tutelage of Mark Menzies and Lorenz Gamma. Yu-Ting can be found performing with Center Stage Opera, Zamira Quartet, American Youth Symphony, Waraynon Initiative Network Orchestra, and folk bands Brother, Sister and hooded eyes.

Callie Gálvez is a Cuban-American cellist based in Los Angeles, California.

In over twenty cities, including New York City, Boston, Dallas, Berlin, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, Gálvez has studied and promoted cello as a versatile voice needed in all genres of music. She has attended, as a scholarship recipient, the Montecito International Music Festival, Lev Aronson Legacy Festival, Stanislaus Chamber Festival and most recently served as a principal cellist on full-fellowship at the National Orchestral Institute. Passionate about opera, Gálvez was contracted as principal cellist for Opera Buffs, Inc at Zipper Hall (Colburn) and assistant principal for the Pacific Opera Project Company this past year. She enjoys being a frequent artist for the LA Violoncello Honors Society and has been a cellist in many local symphonies including Peninsula, Los Angeles Jewish, Local 47, Bakersfield, La Mirada, and Bellflower Symphonies. Gálvez has recorded on many stages and studios such as SOKA performing arts center, SIR, Premier Studios NYC, Pig Sound Studio, Hybrid Studios, Ostin Recording Studio and EastWest Studios.

Classically-trained cellist, Callie Gálvez thoroughly enjoys the versatility of the cello while performing and improvising in jazz, rock, pop concerts and recordings. She has played in venues such as the Forum, Shrine, Hotel Cafe, Silverlake Lounge, and Walt Disney Concert hall with well-known bands some of which include Circa Survive, Marco Antonio Solis, and Until The Ribbon Breaks. Callie Gálvez currently lives in Los Angeles as a recording artist, chamber musician, educator, and performer. As an educator, she enjoys teaching as the cello instructor at AMUSE Music Center where she maintains a private studio of over thirty cellists. She is a member of MTAC (Music Teachers of Association of California) and co-founder of the AMUSE String Orchestra program. A passionate supporter of inner city youth programs, Gálvez teaches at Children of Promise Preparatory Academy and has been a frequent artist coach at Gustavo Dudamel’s Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA).

A clarinet quartet performing arrangements of the works of Bach. A mix of solos, duets, trios, and quartets. There will be some keyboard works such as Inventions and Sinfonias, and some pieces from the cello and violin repertoire arranged for clarinets.