Musicians

Violin
· Brian Lewis, Concertmaster
· Brinna Brinkerhoff
· Aloysia Friedmann
· Jonathan Godfrey
· Andrés González
· Rachel Jordan
· Rasa Kalesnykaite
· Kana Kimura
· Maxine Kuo
· Tammy Linn
· Deborah Tien Price
· Oleg Sulyga
· Amy Thiaville

Viola
· Matt Dane
· Suzanne LeFevre
· Tawnya Popoff
· Lorento Golofeev

Cello
· Richard Belcher
· Julia Cleworth
· Erika Johnson
· Shino Hayashi

Bass
· Sandor Ostlund
· Erik Gronfor

Harp
· Mollie Marcuson

Flute/Piccolo
· Christina Jennings
· Jennifer Keeney

Oboe
· Alecia Lawyer

Clarinet
· Nathan Williams
· Maiko Sasaki

Bassoon
· Kristin Wolfe Jensen
· Daniel Chrisman

Horn
· Danielle Kuhlmann
· Gavin Reed

Trumpet
· Jens Lindemann
· Dan Shipman
· George Chase

Trombone
· Brian Logan

Percussion
· Matthew McClung

Piano
· Kimi Kawashima
· Rodney Waters

Brinna Brinkerhoff Instrument: Violin Originally from: Calgary, Canada Now reside in: Calgary, Canada Age: 31 Birthday: April 4 At what age did you get started? 4½ years.

What do you do when you’re not playing with ROCO? I am a freelance musician, meaning that I play in a string quartet, with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra or other local orchestras, in a new music ensemble, for touring musicals or pop shows, for events, recitals, and many other things. I even play the fiddle (and this year guitar too!) in the Grandstand show for the Calgary Stampede.

What are you listening to on your iPod? Mostly music that I am learning for concerts or auditions.

What did you do this summer? Spent time waterskiing and golfing in Whitefish Montana.

Personal info: Married for 6 years, no kids yet...

Question you're asked most often: Have you always loved playing the violin? Answer: No,...but yes! Well, you see there have been many times when I have questioned it. When I was a kid it got in the way of my socializing, in school I got frustrated when I couldn't master a skill, and as an adult it is a challenge to find stability through music as a profession. The interesting thing is that I always come back to it, maybe because it is kind of an addicting challenge that I guess I really like! Then of course there are wonderful highlights like ROCO that keep me loving it.

Interests outside music: Hiking, running, skiing, yoga, shopping, home improvement.

Links: www.bnduo.com

Education: BM, Rice University; MM, Indiana University; PD, Indiana University

Bio: Violinist Brinna Brinkerhoff performs as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, and soloist in the United States and Canada.

Currently based in Calgary, she is the second violinist of the University of Calgary String Quartet and leads New Works Calgarys, Ensemble Resonance.

Currently violinist of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra in Houston,

Ms. Brinkerhoff also tours as a recitalist, particularly in collaboration with her husband, pianist Jeffrey Neufeld. Their duo has performed in Canada and the US, and has been broadcast on CBC Radio Two.

This season, she will be leading Calgarys Kensington Sinfonia with a concerto performance, and will also be performing a concerto with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra. Also in Calgary, Ms. Brinkerhoff will play on the Mountainview Chamber Series, and lead the Spiritus Chamber Orchestra.

Brinna holds degrees from Rice University where she graduated cum laude from the studio of Kathleen Winkler, and from Indiana University where she completed her Masters of Music and Performer Diploma with Miriam Fried.