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William Preucil, violinist, has been concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1995, having previously served for seven seasons as first violinist of the renowned Cleveland Quartet. With the Quartet he performed more than 100 concerts each year in the world's major musical capitals and recorded for Telarc International the complete cycle of Beethoven's string quartets, as well as chamber works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms. He earlier served as concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony, after holding the same position with the orchestras of Utah and Nashville.      Mr. Preucil teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Music and is a member of the artistic advisory board for the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. He has held faculty positions at the Eastman School of Music and University of Georgia. At the age of 16 he graduated with honors from the Interlochen Arts Academy and entered Indiana University to study with Josef Gingold. He was awarded a prestigious performer's certificate at Indiana University and also studied with Zino Francescatti and Gyorgy Sebok.

Dorothy Lewis, cellist, has toured extensively in Europe and the United States in recital with her husband, pianist Cary Lewis. They have participated in festivals in Montana, Colorado, Michigan, Hawaii, and Turkey, with additional concerts in Australia, southeast Asia, and South America.      Ms. Lewis received degrees from the University of Michigan and the Eastman School of Music, where she also earned her performer's certificate. At the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, she was awarded a diploma "with distinction." Her teachers include Oliver Edel, Ronald Leonard, and Richard Krotschak, and she played in master classes for Pablo Casals. She has recorded for a number of labels, including Musical Heritage Society, Albany, ACA, and Gasparo.     Each summer for more than a decade, Dorothy and her husband Cary have been featured musicians at the Strings in the Mountains music festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Cary Lewis, pianist, is in constant demand as a collaborative pianist for soloists and chamber music groups. With degrees from the University of North Texas, as well as a doctorate and performer's certificate from the Eastman School of Music, he was a Fulbright scholar for two years in Vienna. His teachers include Eugene List, Brooks Smith, and Dieter Weber. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, the White House, the Kennedy Center, and Wigmore Hall in London, as well as with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw and in other music capitals of the United States and Europe.      Dr. Lewis is recently retired from the faculty of Georgia State University in Atlanta, and currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, cellist Dorothy Lewis. He appears in numerous festivals throughout the year. Dr. Lewis can be heard on the Turnabout, Vanguard, Musical Heritage Society, Albany, ACA, and Gasparo labels, among others.     Each summer for more than a decade, Cary and his wife Dorothy have been featured musicians at the Strings in the Mountains music festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

 

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