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Evelyn Blalock founded Carolina Strings in 1982 and serves as manager of the group.
Evelyn has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony for over 25 years. She has also
served as a coach for the Junior Youth Symphony. She maintains an extensive private
teaching studio that includes students of all ages from young beginners to adults.
Evelyn.has.performed with the North Carolina Symphony and other orchestras in the
surrounding.area.
Evelyn has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony for over 25 years. She has also
served as a coach for the Junior Youth Symphony. She maintains an extensive private
teaching studio that includes students of all ages from young beginners to adults.
Evelyn.has.performed with the North Carolina Symphony and other orchestras in the
surrounding.area.
Evelyn was awarded a full scholarship to study violin at SUNY Buffalo. Her primary teacher was Patricio
Cobos..She also studied with Steven Shipps of the North Carolina School of the Arts and pursued additional
music studies at Winthrop University and UNC Charlotte.
Cobos..She also studied with Steven Shipps of the North Carolina School of the Arts and pursued additional
music studies at Winthrop University and UNC Charlotte.
Ellen Ferdon has played viola with Carolina Strings for many years. She has been a
member of the Charlotte Symphony viola section since 1984 and is an active chamber
music.recitalist in the Charlotte area. Ellen is a native North Carolinian and began her
formal.studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with Judson Griffin.
She.received.her Bachelor of Music Degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts,
where.she studied with Sally Peck.
member of the Charlotte Symphony viola section since 1984 and is an active chamber
music.recitalist in the Charlotte area. Ellen is a native North Carolinian and began her
formal.studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with Judson Griffin.
She.received.her Bachelor of Music Degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts,
where.she studied with Sally Peck.
She has attended the Aspen Music Festival and the NC School of the Arts International MusicProgram in Italy
and.Germany. Ellen has also performed with the Greensboro and Winston-Salem Symphonies.
and.Germany. Ellen has also performed with the Greensboro and Winston-Salem Symphonies.
Susan Davis is one of the original members of Carolina Strings having played
cello.with.the.group since 1982. She is a member of the Charlotte Symphony cello
section..In previous.years Susan has served in the Savannah Symphony and as principal
cello in the Charleston.Symphony. She graduated with honors from Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of.Music where she studied with members of the LaSalle String
Quartet and Lynn Harrell.
cello.with.the.group since 1982. She is a member of the Charlotte Symphony cello
section..In previous.years Susan has served in the Savannah Symphony and as principal
cello in the Charleston.Symphony. She graduated with honors from Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of.Music where she studied with members of the LaSalle String
Quartet and Lynn Harrell.
In addition Susan studied cello with Gabor Rejto at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara and she was the
recipient of a Fellowship award for cello studies at the Boston Symphony's Tanglewood Festival.
recipient of a Fellowship award for cello studies at the Boston Symphony's Tanglewood Festival.
Jane holds Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro, where she studied with David Moskovitz.
Greensboro, where she studied with David Moskovitz.
Jane Hart Brendle has been a member of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra since
1995. Known for her diverse musical vocabulary, Jane has appeared regionally in concerts
of avant garde and standard jazz, as a guest artist with the Charlotte-based group
Big Octave and the Asheville-based Jazz Composers Forum group Petri Dish; in
recital with renowned bluegrass mandolinist Darin Aldridge; and most recently in concert
with members of the Charlotte Symphony and Charlotte's A Sign of the Times Big
Band. In recent years, Jane served on the music faculties of Davidson College and
Winthrop University, teaching applied violin, viola, and chamber music.
1995. Known for her diverse musical vocabulary, Jane has appeared regionally in concerts
of avant garde and standard jazz, as a guest artist with the Charlotte-based group
Big Octave and the Asheville-based Jazz Composers Forum group Petri Dish; in
recital with renowned bluegrass mandolinist Darin Aldridge; and most recently in concert
with members of the Charlotte Symphony and Charlotte's A Sign of the Times Big
Band. In recent years, Jane served on the music faculties of Davidson College and
Winthrop University, teaching applied violin, viola, and chamber music.
Many of Jane's violin solos and arrangements have been recorded with area performers and composers.
Recent CD releases include: Claire.Ritter's Waltzing the Splendor; Walk a Different Line with Tesser;
A Queen City Christmas with Carolina Strings; Rick Spreitzer's From the Bottom; and Anne Trenning's
All One World, and Waiting for Rain, which debuted at #3 on the World Radio Charts in February, 2009.
Recent CD releases include: Claire.Ritter's Waltzing the Splendor; Walk a Different Line with Tesser;
A Queen City Christmas with Carolina Strings; Rick Spreitzer's From the Bottom; and Anne Trenning's
All One World, and Waiting for Rain, which debuted at #3 on the World Radio Charts in February, 2009.