{"id":254,"date":"2019-09-12T18:57:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T18:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/music\/?page_id=254"},"modified":"2025-01-08T22:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T04:25:37","slug":"strings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/music\/strings\/","title":{"rendered":"Strings"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"254\" class=\"elementor elementor-254\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77dcb78f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77dcb78f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a73d7e\" 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The ensemble traveled to Brazil in 2015 where it was featured as Orchestra-in-Residence at the prestigious International Music Festival of Santa Catarina (FEMUSC) in Jaragu\u00e1 do Sul.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc1de6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc1de6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c558b1c\" data-id=\"c558b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466b17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"466b17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024-2025 Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53796d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53796d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Violins: Carlos Cid, Isadora Candida Moreira, Luhan Lucena, Eurico Cosme Neto, Ivo Gomes, Abraham Santos Fernandez\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Violas: Luiz da Silva, Luanderson Ferreira, Abraham Ruiz<br \/><br \/>Cellos:\u00a0Miqueias Santana, Luan Santa Clara, Rafael Moreira<\/p><p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/music\/faculty\/james-alexander\/\">James Alexander<\/a>, Director<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5afb6e0\" data-id=\"5afb6e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe5f18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe5f18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent and Past Guest Artists:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2a5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa2a5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Benita Dzhurkova (Violin, Miami\/Bulgaria)<\/li><li>Emilian Dascal (Viola, Romania)<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Charles Castleman (Violin, University of Miami)<\/span><\/li><li>Alex Klein (Former Principal Oboe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra)<\/li><li>Dennis Parker (Cello, Louisiana State University)<\/li><li>Christiano Rodrigues, (Violin, Washington State University)\u00a0<\/li><li>Martin Merker (Cello; Camerata Bern, Offenberg String Trio)<\/li><li>Crispin Ward (Conductor, University of Chichester)<\/li><li>Maria Di Cavalcanti (Piano; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)<\/li><li>Raul Gomez (Conductor, Metropolitan Youth Orchestra)<\/li><li>Ronaldo Cadeu (Guitar; Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT MENU The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Camerata The ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Camerata is a chamber ensemble comprised of members of the string program at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, an intensive program of instruction started by James Alexander in 2007.\u00a0 Currently attracting students from all over the world, the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Camerata performs without conductor and its repertoire ranges from Baroque to Modern. 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