Amber M. Dolphin, violin

5301 Greenbriar Ln.  Madison, WI 53714                            cell: (608) 516-1277

amberdolphin@gmail.com

Education

University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2004-2006. Masters of Music,

Violin Performance, 4.0 GPA.

Luther College, Decorah, IA, 2000-2004. Bachelor of Arts, 3.71 GPA.

 

Principal Teachers

Les Thimmig (jazz), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2005-2006.

Tyrone Greive, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2004-2006.

Spencer Martin, Luther College, 2002-2004.

Virginia Strauss, Luther College, 2000-2001.

Angela Fuller, Minnesota Orchestra, 2000.

 

Orchestral Positions

Professional

Section

Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, 2005-present. (Seasonal Substitute)

Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, 2005-present. (Assistant Principal Second)

LaCrosse Symphony Orchestra, 1999-2007.

Madison Symphony Orchestra, 2005-present. (Regular Substitute)

Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, January 2007.

Austin (MN) Symphony Orchestra, 1996-2000.

College

Titled

Concertmaster, Luther College Symphony Orchestra, 2002-2003.

Concertmaster, Luther College Chamber Orchestra, 2002-2003.

Section

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chamber Orchestra, 2004-2005.

Luther College Symphony Orchestra, 2000-2004.

Luther College Chamber Orchestra, 2000-2004.

 

Other Music Ensembles

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Rountree Ensemble, 2007-present.

Barrage Corporate Performance, June 2007.

The Gadjo Players (Gypsy swing band), 2006-present.

University of Wisconsin- Madison Little Big Band, 2006-2007.

String section for Ricky Skagg’s Christmas Concert, December 2005.

Que Flavor (Latin jazz band), Summer 2005.

Luther College Jazz Band I, 2001, 2003-2004.

 

 

Music Positions

University of Wisconsin-Platteville, adjunct faculty, Platteville, WI, 2007-present.

Violin, viola, music appreciation class

Beloit College, adjunct faculty, Beloit, WI, 2007-2008.

Violin, viola, chamber coaching, orchestra, jazz improvisation for strings

Private violin instructor (15+ students; ages 6-adult, non-major college students)

Madison, WI, 2004-present.

Decorah, IA 2000-2004.

Austin, MN 1998-2000.

Summer Music Clinic, Madison, WI

Violin masterclass instructor, Summer 2006-2007.

Monroe Fine Arts Center, Madison, WI, 2004-2006.

Dorian Music Festival instructor, Decorah, IA, Summer 2004-2006.

Violin, orchestra, jazz improvisation, theory

University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Teaching Division, 2004-2005.

Madison Senior Scholars, Madison, WI.

Classical lecturer, Summer 2008.

Jazz history teacher, Summer 2005.

Swing dance instructor, Summer 2005.

 

Summer Festivals

Argentine Tango for Violin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2007.

Mauricio Marcelli

Damian Bolotin

Alejandro Schaikis

Creative Strings Workshop, Columbus, OH, 2007.

Meadowmount School of Music, Elizabethtown, NY, 2002, 2004.

Aaron Berofsky, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, 2004.

Sally Thomas, Juilliard School, 2002.

Skye Carmen, Netherlands, 2002.

Charles Avsharian, Michigan State University, 2002.

Green Lake Chamber Music Festival, Green Lake, WI, 2003.

Amelia Piano Trio.

Jazz in July, Amherst, MA, 1998, 2000.

Turtle Island String Quartet.

Bravo! Summer String Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 1999.

John Gilbert Jr., Texas Tech University School of Music.

 

Honors and Awards

Graduated magna cum laude, 3.7 GPA and above, 2004.

Inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society, 2004.

Torgerson Concertmaster Scholarship, $2,500, 2002-2003.

Weston Noble Music Scholarship, $2,500/yr., 2000-2004.

Regents Scholar Academic Scholarship, $8,000/yr., 2000-2004.

Luther College Dean’s List for a 3.0 GPA and above, 2001-2004.

Miss Austin 2001 as a part of the Miss America Scholarship Program, $5,000.

Solveig Lee Nelson Scholarship for outstanding musicianship, $400, 2000, 2003.