Phone: (626) 815-6000 x3198
Fax: (626) 969-7419
Email: arussell@apu.edu
Alex Russell, M.M.
Director of Chamber Music, Conductor of the Collegium Chamber Orchestra; Instructor of Music
School of Music
Profile
Alex Russell holds a Master's Degree in Violin Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) where he studied with Paul Kantor and performed as Concertmaster of the CIM Orchestra. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from Azusa Pacific University (APU), where he studied under the tutelage of Ruth Meints and Charles Stegeman.
Mr. Russell gives over 50 performances annually in collaboration with pianist Duane Funderburk. In addition to duo recitals, they have performed as soloists with chamber orchestras in seven states as well as in Sweden, Lithuania, Ukraine, Canada, South Korea, and with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia. Mr. Russell has been a guest clinician at several music conservatories, most recently giving masterclasses at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in Armenia and at Sam Houston State University.
Currently, Mr. Russell regularly performs with the Pasadena Symphony and teaches violin as well as directing the chamber music program in the School of Music at APU in Southern California. He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in violin performance with Alice Schoenfeld at the University of Southern California.
Mr. Russell gives over 50 performances annually in collaboration with pianist Duane Funderburk. In addition to duo recitals, they have performed as soloists with chamber orchestras in seven states as well as in Sweden, Lithuania, Ukraine, Canada, South Korea, and with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia. Mr. Russell has been a guest clinician at several music conservatories, most recently giving masterclasses at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory in Armenia and at Sam Houston State University.
Currently, Mr. Russell regularly performs with the Pasadena Symphony and teaches violin as well as directing the chamber music program in the School of Music at APU in Southern California. He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in violin performance with Alice Schoenfeld at the University of Southern California.
Education
M.M. - Violin Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music
B.A. - Violin Performance, Azusa Pacific University
B.A. - Violin Performance, Azusa Pacific University
Expertise
Music Theory
Violin Performance
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
