Concert Series

Cellist

Mr. VICTOR COO

In Concert

Free to the Public

Victor Coo

Victor Coo was the principal cellist and soloist of the New England Youth Ensemble and has toured with the ensemble to Jamaica, England, Scotland, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Iceland. graduated Summa Cum Laude in the spring of 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Columbia Union College, in Takoma Park, MD. 

Mr. Coo began playing the cello just before entering the Philippine High School for the Arts where he received his special training.  Graduating in high school with distinction, he then continued his musical training with Johanne Perron at the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.  During his time in Florida, he won several competitions and awards including the National Society of Arts and Letters, the Boca Pops Competition, and the Conservatory Concerto Competition.  In winning the Conservatory Concerto Competition, he had the opportunity to perform the Elgar Cello Concerto as a soloist with the Lynn Philharmonia.

It was at the Interlochen Arts Camp in the Summer of 1999 that as a result of winning the concerto competition he performed the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra.  Just this past summer (2004), Victor had the opportunity to play the 1^st movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra, in Winona Lake, IN, upon being one of the winners of the festival’s concerto competition.  He has also attended the prestigious summer festival in Fontainebleau, France and was a recipient of the Chamber Music Prize for the rendition of the Kodaly duo.

Victor has been under the tutelage of Evelyn Elsing since the spring of 2002.  In addition, he has had masterclasses with Orlando Cole, Ronald Leonard, Marc Drobinsky, and Anne Martindale-Williams. 

Please Join us on February 25, Friday, at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 424 Main Street, Laurel, MD  20707. For more information, contact: lsm@laurelschoolofmusic.com or leave a message at (301) 498-4479 Laurel School of Music 628 Main Street Laurel, MD  20707 Cordially, Alvin H. Roda, Director  (301) 461-7941

DIRECTIONS TO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH:

From Washington Beltway:   Take Capital Beltway to I-95 North toward Baltimore.  Go to Rt. 216 exit.  Go East toward Laurel.  Approximately 1.3 miles at Second light. Make a LEFT onto MAIN STREET.  Go three blocks and turn RIGHT onto FIFTH STREET.  Turn LEFT into Church Parking Lot.  Parking is available at Church or on Fifth Street.  Concert is in the Church Assembly Hall.

From Baltimore:    Take  I-95 South toward Washington, D.C.  Go to Rt. 216 exit.  Go East toward Laurel.  Approximately 1.3 miles at Second light. Make a LEFT onto MAIN STREET.  Go three blocks and turn RIGHT onto FIFTH STREET.  Turn LEFT into Church Parking Lot.  Parking is available at Church or on Fifth Street.  Concert is in the Church Assembly Hall.

Previously in the Community Concert Series

January 21, 2005

THE  RAVEL TRIO

“Ardent performance...” The Baltimore Sun

Members of the Ravel Trio share a life long passion for making music.  Each player is an accomplished solo artist and chamber musician with performances at Carnegie’s Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Kennedy Center , and the Peabody Conservatory of Music.  The Ravel Trio, currently in its second year, has performed at the Peabody Institute of Music as part of an annual summer seminar, as well as in New Jersey , Pennsylvania ,   Maryland , and Switzerland .  Last March, their performance with the Jezic Ensemble, a womens' choral group based in both Washington and Baltimore, won praise from the Baltimore Sun.  In February 2005, the Ravel Trio will embark on a return tour  of Switzerland .

Visit http://www.raveltrio.com/ for more information about this wonderful Trio.