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  • Lecturer - Cello | Music | finkelm@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S.

    Mara Finkelstein Lecturer - Cello Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: finkelm@plu.edu Biography Biography Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S. in 1989. Ms. Finkelstein was Principal Cellist of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the only woman in the all men orchestra. She toured in Europe as a member of the New European Strings, and recently played with that group in a series of virtual recordings during the

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  • Lecturer - Cello | School of Music, Theatre & Dance | finkelm@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S.

    Mara Finkelstein Lecturer - Cello Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: finkelm@plu.edu Biography Biography Mara Finkelstein studied cello at the Gnessin College of Music and the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow before coming to the U.S. in 1989. Ms. Finkelstein was Principal Cellist of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and the only woman in the all men orchestra. She toured in Europe as a member of the New European Strings, and recently played with that group in a series of virtual recordings during the

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  • Professor Emeritus | School of Music, Theatre & Dance

    David L. Hoffman Professor Emeritus Professional Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1975-2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Strings Cello

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  • Professor Emeritus | Music

    David L. Hoffman Professor Emeritus Professional Additional Titles/Roles Term of Service: 1975-2011 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Strings Cello

    Area of Emphasis/Expertise
  • By Leah Traxel ’14 Justin Huertas ’09 was ready to “break up” with acting and playing the cello to pursue a steadier paycheck, when fate stepped in. Huertas, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from PLU, had worked fairly steadily immediately after graduation.…

    cello to pursue a steadier paycheck, when fate stepped in. Huertas, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from PLU, had worked fairly steadily immediately after graduation. His first credits included roles in the Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Speech and Debate and the Seattle premiere production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, but when work started to become scarce, he decided to take a break from acting at least, he said, “until I was financially secure enough to be a starving artist

  • School of Music, Theatre & Dance faculty and staff.

    Mara Finkelstein Lecturer - Cello Full Profile 253-535-7602 finkelm@plu.edu

  • Music faculty and staff.

    Mara Finkelstein Lecturer - Cello Full Profile 253-535-7602 finkelm@plu.edu

  • After applying as a cellist for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening , just for fun, Justin Huertas ’09 found himself on a national tour and is working on turning the experience into his own show. (Photo by Kristina R. Corbitt) Pursuing the Dream By Leah…

    October 2, 2012 After applying as a cellist for the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, just for fun, Justin Huertas ’09 found himself on a national tour and is working on turning the experience into his own show. (Photo by Kristina R. Corbitt) Pursuing the Dream By Leah Traxel ’14 Justin Huertas ’09 was ready to “break up” with acting and playing the cello to pursue a steadier paycheck, when fate stepped in. Huertas, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from PLU, had worked fairly steadily

  • ● Only one musical selection is needed, though you may prepare more than one provided it fits into the 5 minute audition time.

    of unaccompanied Bach, or an etude from the standard repertoire for viola (Mazas, Rode, Campagnoli, Fuchs, or similar study) ● A standard solo of the student’s choice If you have any questions regarding viola audition repertoire, please contact Dr. Svend Ronning, Coordinator of String Studies.Strings: Cello● Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves with various bowings ● A movement of unaccompanied Bach, or an etude from the standard repertoire for cello (Popper, Du Port, Klengel, or

  • It’s 11 a.m. in Harlem. Justin Huertas ’09 and Kiki deLohr ’10 are feeling loose, relaxed — even a bit silly — as they sip coffee outside Sugar Hill Café. In a few short hours they will make their off-Broadway debuts in a musical written…

    classmates who expected to land the leading roles. “They were looking at a couple students who were older than us,” deLohr says. “And then we came in and just kind of stole those roles.”I Dreamed A DreamKiki deLohr sings “Terrible Ride” from Lizard Boy. Though both had starred in high school musicals, neither Huertas nor deLohr enrolled at PLU intending to major in theater. DeLohr planned to study psychology and Huertas was a music performance major specializing in the cello. After meeting in Acting 101