West Virginia Youth Symphony – WVYS MUSIC & ARTS ONLINE AUCTION
Auction Ends: Feb 19, 2015 07:00 PM EST

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Two private violin lessons with Violinist & WVYS Conductor, Ian Jessee

Item Number
114
Estimated Value
100 USD
Sold
130 USD to ms82ead62
Number of Bids
6  -  Bid History

Item Description

Two one-hour violin lessons from WVSO violinist and WVYS Youth Strings Conductor, Ian Jessee.  

 

About the Artist:

Ian Jessee, an Ohio native, came to West Virginia to participate in the West Virginia Symphony Artist-in Residence program as a string instructor for the Kanawha County Schools. Mr. Jessee earned a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Ohio State University.  He performs with the West Virginia Symphony, Ohio Valley Symphony, and is concertmaster of the River Cities Symphony Orchestra.  He spends summers in Austria as a violinist in the Classical Music Festival, playing in the Kismarton Quartet.  He has participated in the New Hampshire Music Festival, and the Bach and Beyond Baroque Music Festival (Fredonia, NY).  In 2007 and 2008, Mr. Jessee served on the faculty of the International Music Festival Akademi Datça in Turkey.

As an educator, Mr. Jessee’s public school programs have consistently received superior ratings and highest honors in regional and state competitions, and in 2011 placed 1st in the prestigious National Orchestra Festival, part of the American String Teachers Association Conference.  He served from 2006-2008 as president of the West Virginia Chapter of ASTA, and currently serves as state chapter president of National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) organizing competitions and festivals . He is also a member of the Music Educators National Conference, the Ohio Music Education Association, the Conductors’ Guild, and the West Virginia Music Teachers’ Association.

Item Special Note

 

For questions, please contact Marjorie Cooke at 304-561-3542 or at wvyouthsymphony@gmail.com

Donated By:

Ian Jessee