Chemeketa Concerts: Crown City String Quartet
$25 ($20 ages 65 & over, $15 student w/ID)
- Kevin Kumar, violin
- Isabelle LaForêt Senger, violin
- Carrie Holzman-Little, viola
- Dane Little, cello
About Crown City String Quartet
The Crown City String Quartet has been the premier group featured in the HDCM Concert Series and an audience favorite since their debut in the High Desert Chamber Music inaugural concert. Founded in 2007, their performances have been praised as "sublime" and "simply moving and spectacular."
Based in the Crown City, Pasadena, California, the members have worked together in the Motion Picture and TV recording studios and are current and former members and principal players of some of Southern California's most renowned music organizations, including the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Chamber Orchestra.
https://www.highdesertchambermusic.com/crown-city-string-quartetAbout Chemeketa Concerts
Chemeketa Community College is pleased to present world-class performers in the lovely auditorium at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. Chemetka Concerts presents two series of concerts unlike any other: The Acclaimed Artist Series features artists from around the world performing their best known and loved material. The Night of a Thousand Lights Series features an intimate and romantic setting with breathtaking small ensembles and vocalists.
https://chemeketaconcerts.weebly.com/About Kevin Kumar, violin
Kevin Kumar has appeared as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic among other orchestras. Critics reference his “obvious communicative powers," "sense of sheer enjoyment," "precision and tonal richness of a virtuoso," and say "in addition to making an utterly beautiful sound, he is a born leader, and the performance responded to every last facet of a work gigantic in stature." Kumar has also been guest concertmaster of orchestras on the U.S. West Coast and around Europe. As a chamber musician, he has performed in various ensembles and festivals throughout the United States, Europe, and Central America and participated in numerous radio and television broadcasts.
As a studio violinist, Kumar has played on countless soundtracks for motion picture and television, including blockbusters like the last Star Wars trilogy, Pixar movies, Marvel and DC universe movies, Disney animation movies, and more. At the outset of his concert career, Kumar was forced to spend an extended period away from the violin due to injuriesl during this time he became involved with songwriting and production for major label artists across East Asia.
In addition to attending Columbia University and the Manhattan School of Music, Kumar received the Jascha Heifetz Scholarship and his Advanced Studies in Music Diploma from USC and Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University. Kumar is the co-Artistic Director and resident violinist of two non-profit concert organizations: Salastina (Los Angeles, CA) and ChamberFest Canandaigua (Canandaigua, NY).
https://www.violinist.com/directory/bio.cfm?member=kevinkumarAbout Isabelle LaForêt Senger, violin
A Southern California native, violinist Isabelle LaForêt Senger received her Master's degree from UC Los Angeles, magna cum laude, and Bachelor's degree from UC San Diego, summa cum laude. While in San Diego, she was a member of the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Chamber Orchestra, as well as Principal Second Violin of the Orquesta de Baja, California. After returning to Los Angeles, she performed with numerous prominent orchestras including the Los Angeles and Pacific Opera Orchestras and the Pasadena, Long Beach, and Pacific Symphonies.
About Carrie Holzman-Little, viola
Violist Carrie Holzman-Little received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Primary instructors include William Primrose, Heiichiro Ohyama, Ron Copes, and Louis Kievman. She was invited to attend the Tanglewood Music Festival under the baton of Leonard Bernstein, the Blossom Music Festival under the umbrella of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Music Academy of the West under the direction of Maurice Abravanel.
Ms. Holzman-Little currently holds positions as Assistant Principal Viola of the Pasadena Symphony and member of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Crown City String Quartet. She is on the faculty of the Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival, Verdugo Young Musician’s Association, and also runs a private teaching studio. She has spent the past twenty years as a member of the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon under the direction of Helmuth Rilling.In addition to her work as a performer, Ms. Holzman-Little holds the position of Personnel Manager of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Music Paradigm, and Orchestra Santa Monica.
http://www.vyma.org/carrie-holzmanlittleAbout Dane Little, cello
Cellist Dane Little is a native of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Music from Washington State University. After studies with Stephen Kates in Baltimore and Claus Adam in Aspen. Mr. Little came to Los Angeles to study with Robert Martin at the California Institute of the Arts, where he earned a Masters of Fine Arts. As a busy and sought-after performer in prominent Los Angeles based organizations, he holds the position of Assistant Principal Cello in the Pasadena Symphony and is a member of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, in addition to working in the Motion Picture and TV studios. He has spent the past twenty years as a member of the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. Also an avid chamber musician, Mr. Little and his wife, Carrie, are both members of the Crown City String Quartet. He is also a member of the Mountain Trio, a group he formed with pianist and sibling, Lorna Eder.
https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/artist/dane-little/