Aija Silina | Music Resume

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Music Resume

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

Special events, performances in residence, chamber music, fundraising projects throughout Hilton Head, Bluffton, Charleston and the Lowcountry.

ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE

Boston Ballet Orchestra, Section First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster…………………….. 1999– 2013

Freelance violinist, Boston and Vicinity……………………………………………………………….. 2008– 2013

Assistant Concertmaster, Boston Lyric Opera………………………………………………………. 1997 – 2008

World Festival SO, Linda Ronstadt NE Tour, Concertmaster………………………………. June-July 2002

World Festival SO, Luciano Pavarotti Concert in Boston, Concertmaster …………….. November 2001

Fort Worth Symphony, Section Violin…………………………………………………………………… 1993 – 1997

Dallas Opera, Section Violin………………………………………………………………………………… 1993 – 1996

New World Symphony, Principal………………………………………………………………………….. 1992 – 1993

New York String Orchestra, Concertmaster…………………………………………………………….. 1990, 1991

SMU Symphony, Concertmaster…………………………………………………………………………… 1990 – 1992

AUDITION EXPERIENCE

Seattle Symphony Orchestra…………………………………………………………………………………… May 2007

Boston Pops Esplanade………………………………………………………………………………………….. Sept. 2003

Metropolitan Opera ……………………………………………………………………………… 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003

Boston Ballet, First Violin, Section……………………………………………………………………………. Sept. 1998

Boston Lyric Opera, Assistant Concertmaster………………………………………………………………. Nov. 1997

Dallas Symphony……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Dec. 1996

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, finalist……………………………………………………………………… Nov. 1996

Houston Symphony………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Mar. 1994

ORCHESTRA EXPERIENCE UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDUCTORS

Michael Tilson Tomas, Eduardo Mata, Leone Magiera, Lawrence Foster, Christopher Larkin, Jose-Luis Garcia, Pinchas Zuckerman, Alexander Schneider, Donato Renzetti, Keith Lockhart, Jonathan McPhee, Stephen Lord.

BROADWAY

Sound of Music, Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat, Chicago, Phantom of the Opera National Tour, Aida, Seussical, South Pacific, Les Miserables, Producers, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Disney’s On The Record National Tour, Cast recording Pajama Game with Harry Connick Jr., Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby.

EDUCATION

Advanced Orchestra Rep. Studies, Orford Arts Center, Orford, Canada……………….. Summer 1998

Artist Diploma in Violin Performance, SMU, Dallas, TX…………………………………………………. 1992

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia…………………………………. 1987 – 1990

Latvian State Darzini School of Music for Gifted Children, Riga, Latvia………………………. 1976 – 1987

SOLOS AND RECITALS

Chamber Recitals: South Coast Chamber Society, Boston, MA…………………………………… 2003 – 2013

Chamber Recital: Old South Church, Boston, MA…………………………………………………. Summer 2006

Chamber Recital: WGBH Boston, Live Broadcast………………………………………………………………. 1999

Chamber Recital: Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA………………………………………………………………………. 1998

Chamber Recital: Lincoln Theater, Miami Beach, FL…………………………………………………………… 1993

Solo Recitals: Caruth Auditorium, SMU, Dallas, TX…………………………………………….. 1990, 1991, 1992

Solo Recitals: SMU Conservatory of Music in Taos, NM……………………………………………….. 1990, 1991

Sibelius Concerto op.47 Solo with Latvian Symphony Orchestra, Liepaja, Latvia……………………… 1988

Chamber Recital: Helsinki, Finland…………………………………………………………………………………… 1987

PRIMARY TEACHERS

Marylou Speaker-Churchill, Former Principal Second Boston Symphony Orchestra

Emanuel Borok, Former Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Valdis Zarins, Former Concertmaster, Bergen Philharmonic, Norway

MASTER CLASSES AND COACHINGS

Felix Galimir Tokyo String Quartet

Emanuel Borok Arnold Steinhardt

Sylvia Rosenberg Lubomir Kostecky, Smetana String Quartet

Concert Violinist, Detailed Description of Performances Continental USA

1993-2013

– Maintained multiple overlapping contracts, schedules, conducted research of classical repertoire and scores, planned travel arrangements and cash flow.

– Recognized for top-quality performance abilities, efficiency and reliability.

– Performances with the following musical state artists: Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Lind Eder, II Divo, Josh Groban, Deep Purple, Video Games Live, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Belle and Sebastian, Mary J. Blige, and others.

2000 – 2013 Boston Ballet, Boston, MA

Substitute Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster

April 2008 Special Boston Performance with Placido Domingo

World Festival Orchestra

March 2008 Boston Performances at Boston Garden with Mary J Blige and Jay-Z

Boston Strings

December 2007 Irvin Berlin’s White Christmas

Boston Strings and Brass

March 2006 Harry Connick Jr. Broadway Cast Album, New York, NY

Broadway’s “Pajama Game” cast album recording in Avatar Studios

2004 – 2005 Disney’s “On The Record” National Tour, Continental USA

Only on-stage violin in 9 musician orchestra

November 2003 Special Boston Performance with Luciano Pavarotti, Boston Garden

World Festival Orchestra, Concertmaster

2003 – 2012 Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston, MA

Concertmaster and Soloist

1997 – 2007 Boston Lyric Opera, Boston, MA

Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster

2000 – 2010 Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston, MA

First Violinist

2002 – 2004 Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston, MA

First Violinist

2000 – 2004 Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, Boston, MA

First Violinist

1997 – 2001 Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland, ME

Assistant Concertmaster

1994 – 1997 Forth Worth Symphony Orchestra, Forth Worth, TX

First Violinist

1993 – 1997 The Dallas Opera Orchestra, Dallas, TX

First Violinist

1992- 1993 New World Symphony, First American Professional Training Orchestra,
Miami, FL.