Philmore Ensemble

About The Ensemble's Musicians

Duane Large
(click for full bio)

Myanna Harvey
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Amanda Heckman
(click for full bio)

Julia Madden
(click for full bio)

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
(guitar/mandolin/lute)

(violin/viola)

(flute)

(soprano)

Duane earned his master of music degrees in both guitar performance and music history at Temple University in Philadelphia. Duane has been performing, and teaching music for over 10 years. He has performed guitar and mandolin in various cities in the US and Europe with such groups as The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Pennsylvania Ballet, Orchestra 2001, The Royal Ballet and Acadamia l’Ottocento. Duane is on the music faculty at Germantown Friends School.

Myanna has been teaching and performing professionally on the violin and viola for fifteen years. She currently has a studio of 40 students. For several years, Myanna has been the strings director at the Upper Moreland Summer Fine Arts Program. She has written a number of arrangements and compositions for string orchestra which have been performed by the Cheltenham Youth Orchestra, the Cedarbrook Middle School Orchestra, and the Centennial School District’s Fine Arts Festival Orchestra.

Amanda has performed and studied in the U.S., Canada and abroad, and has master of music degrees in flute performance and music history from Temple University in Philadelphia. She is principal flute with the Great Hall Chamber Orchestra in Bryn Mawr, Pa. and a substitute with the Prince Georges County Philharmonic (Maryland). In 2007-08, she held principal flute with the Utica Symphony Orchestra (New York). She received scholarships to study at the Cite des Arts Conservatory in Chambery, France, and at the Domaine Forget Music Festival in Saint Irenee, Quebec.

Julia earned master of music degrees in vocal performance and music history from Temple University in Philadelphia. Julia is now pursuing a doctoral degree at Temple University in vocal performance with a special interest in performance of nineteenth-century music. In 2006, Julia won the Temple University Student Concerto Competition and performed with the University Orchestra under the direction of Luis Biava. She has performed in the US and Europe with ensembles such as Acadamia l’Ottocento, Cantatica, and The Eakins Vocal Consort.

Special Guest Performers with Philmore Ensemble

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Zoco
(Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney)

Zoco is an exciting ensemble in which Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney bring together the diverse elements of the oboe and guitar. Zoco has been heard in concert in Canada, Australia, England, Germany, France and Italy.

Currently residing in Barcelona, Spain, Laura Karney is an oboist who enjoys a successful free-lance career that has so far spanned 13 countries across 3 continents. Hugely varied in her interests, Ms. Karney can be heard performing on both oboe and English horn, in concerts ranging from historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical repertoire on period instruments to working with contemporary composers and ensembles and giving world premiers.

Jacob Cordover has established a vibrant and varied international career. He has appeared on stage throughout Australia, Canada, the US, Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom as a soloist and in his chamber ensembles, Zoco Duo (with oboist Laura Karney) and the Australian Guitar Duo (with Rupert Boyd). His solo CD Stélé, recorded in 2004, is regularly featured on Australian radio and was hailed by Classical Guitar Magazine (UK) as “wonderfully sympathetic and highly accomplished... Cordover managing to get to the very soul of this striking and brilliant music.”

To visit Tim's Site
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Tim Ribchester

Tim Ribchester, a native of Denver, Colorado raised near Edinburgh, Scotland, has been active for many years in the Philadelphia area as conductor and pianist, acclaimed by colleagues and press alike for "awe-inspiring", "formidable" music making "as passionate as it is expert."

Equally at home directing opera, early and contemporary choral music, and instrumental ensembles, he is also a specialist in the Nuevo Tango music of Astor Piazzolla, which he researches, arranges, performs and directs in collaboration with some of Philadelphia's finest musicians and with the guidance of Piazzolla's own former collaborators. In addition, his broad insight into the classical canon as scholar and performer has led to a busy schedule of lectures, broadcasts, orchestrations, and program notes for organizations including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Symphony in C, WRTI, and Specticast.

To visit Julie's Site
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Julie Bishop

A versatile musician, Philadelphia-based soprano Julie Bishop excels as a performer, teacher, and academic. Equally at home on the theater stage and in a concert setting, she has performed extensively in opera, operetta, musical theater, oratorio, and recital.

A proponent of contemporary music, Ms. Bishop has developed professional relationships with many composers in the Northeast and has numerous premieres to her credit. Other performances of note include her recitals of Swedish art song. Ms. Bishop holds bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in voice performance from Susquehanna University and Temple University, respectively, and is a member of the adjunct music faculties at Temple and Widener Universities.


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About The Ensemble's Musicians

	Duane Large (click for full bio)	Myanna Harvey (click for full bio)	Amanda Heckman (click for full bio)	Julia Madden (click for full bio)

	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR (guitar/mandolin/lute)	(violin/viola)	(flute)	(soprano)

	Duane earned his master of music degrees in both guitar performance and music history at Temple University in Philadelphia. Duane has been performing, and teaching music for over 10 years. He has performed guitar and mandolin in various cities in the US and Europe with such groups as The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Pennsylvania Ballet, Orchestra 2001, The Royal Ballet and Acadamia l’Ottocento. Duane is on the music faculty at Germantown Friends School.	Myanna has been teaching and performing professionally on the violin and viola for fifteen years. She currently has a studio of 40 students. For several years, Myanna has been the strings director at the Upper Moreland Summer Fine Arts Program. She has written a number of arrangements and compositions for string orchestra which have been performed by the Cheltenham Youth Orchestra, the Cedarbrook Middle School Orchestra, and the Centennial School District’s Fine Arts Festival Orchestra.	Amanda has performed and studied in the U.S., Canada and abroad, and has master of music degrees in flute performance and music history from Temple University in Philadelphia. She is principal flute with the Great Hall Chamber Orchestra in Bryn Mawr, Pa. and a substitute with the Prince Georges County Philharmonic (Maryland). In 2007-08, she held principal flute with the Utica Symphony Orchestra (New York). She received scholarships to study at the Cite des Arts Conservatory in Chambery, France, and at the Domaine Forget Music Festival in Saint Irenee, Quebec.	Julia earned master of music degrees in vocal performance and music history from Temple University in Philadelphia. Julia is now pursuing a doctoral degree at Temple University in vocal performance with a special interest in performance of nineteenth-century music. In 2006, Julia won the Temple University Student Concerto Competition and performed with the University Orchestra under the direction of Luis Biava. She has performed in the US and Europe with ensembles such as Acadamia l’Ottocento, Cantatica, and The Eakins Vocal Consort.

Special Guest Performers with Philmore Ensemble

To visit Zoco's Site Click Here		Zoco (Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney) *Zoco* is an exciting ensemble in which Jacob Cordover and Laura Karney bring together the diverse elements of the oboe and guitar. Zoco has been heard in concert in Canada, Australia, England, Germany, France and Italy. Currently residing in Barcelona, Spain, Laura Karney is an oboist who enjoys a successful free-lance career that has so far spanned 13 countries across 3 continents. Hugely varied in her interests, Ms. Karney can be heard performing on both oboe and English horn, in concerts ranging from historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical repertoire on period instruments to working with contemporary composers and ensembles and giving world premiers. Jacob Cordover has established a vibrant and varied international career. He has appeared on stage throughout Australia, Canada, the US, Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom as a soloist and in his chamber ensembles, Zoco Duo (with oboist Laura Karney) and the Australian Guitar Duo (with Rupert Boyd). His solo CD Stélé, recorded in 2004, is regularly featured on Australian radio and was hailed by Classical Guitar Magazine (UK) as “wonderfully sympathetic and highly accomplished... Cordover managing to get to the very soul of this striking and brilliant music.”

To visit Tim's Site Click Here		Tim Ribchester Tim Ribchester, a native of Denver, Colorado raised near Edinburgh, Scotland, has been active for many years in the Philadelphia area as conductor and pianist, acclaimed by colleagues and press alike for "awe-inspiring", "formidable" music making "as passionate as it is expert." Equally at home directing opera, early and contemporary choral music, and instrumental ensembles, he is also a specialist in the Nuevo Tango music of Astor Piazzolla, which he researches, arranges, performs and directs in collaboration with some of Philadelphia's finest musicians and with the guidance of Piazzolla's own former collaborators. In addition, his broad insight into the classical canon as scholar and performer has led to a busy schedule of lectures, broadcasts, orchestrations, and program notes for organizations including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Symphony in C, WRTI, and Specticast.
To visit Julie's Site Click Here		Julie Bishop A versatile musician, Philadelphia-based soprano Julie Bishop excels as a performer, teacher, and academic. Equally at home on the theater stage and in a concert setting, she has performed extensively in opera, operetta, musical theater, oratorio, and recital. A proponent of contemporary music, Ms. Bishop has developed professional relationships with many composers in the Northeast and has numerous premieres to her credit. Other performances of note include her recitals of Swedish art song. Ms. Bishop holds bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in voice performance from Susquehanna University and Temple University, respectively, and is a member of the adjunct music faculties at Temple and Widener Universities.


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