String Faculty
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Achim Gerber
Educational background: B.A., Hochschule für Music, Dresden; M.A., Hochschule für Music, Berlin, Germany Hometown: Zwickau, Germany Membership: Bach Gesellschaft Recent Performances: served most recently as principal violist of the Staatsorchester Frankfurt/Oder (Germany). Performances in major concert halls throughout Europe including the Concertgebau of Amsterdam and the Philharmonie of Berlin. Academic Area: applied violin and viola Hobbies: gardening, camping, and fishing Family: wife, Sharon, and two daughters Ministry: church orchestra, Community Baptist Church, Taylors, SC Mission statement: I am thankful for this opportunity to teach at BJU. Having grown up in the former East Germany, my background is very different from most of my students, and I am looking forward to sharing with them many interesting things that I have learned through my experiences. I am especially happy to be working in a Christian atmosphere after many years in the secular musical world. |
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Sharon Gerber
Educational background: B.S., Bob Jones University; M.A., Hochschule für Music, Berlin, Germany Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Membership: Bach Gesellschaft Recent Performances: recent solo and chamber recitals in Berlin, Germany; performed and toured with Die 12 Junge Berliner Cellisten (based in Berlin, Germany); performances with the University of Berlin Symphony and the Brandenburg Symphoniker Academic Area: applied cello Hobbies: composing/arranging and hiking Family: husband, Achim, and two daughters Ministry: church orchestra, Community Baptist Church, Taylors, SC Mission statement: After being away for graduate studies, I am coming back to BJU with a renewed vision for what this University is all about. I am so excited and thankful for this opportunity I have to motivate students both musically and spiritually. With God's strength, I will use my studio to do both to the best of my ability. |
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Rebecca Grove
Educational background: B.S., M.Ed., Bob Jones University Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Membership: Music Educators National Conference Academic Area: precollege strings, applied strings, instrument repair Family: husband, Martin Mission statement: I would like to help students become more Christlike and develop their musical ability in the Lord's service. |
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Janice Hutton
Educational background: B.Mus., Houghton College; M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; additional graduate work at SUNY at Buffalo, NY, and Ithaca College. Hometown: Flint, Michigan Membership: South Carolina Music Educator's Association, American String Teachers Association Academic Area: precollege strings, applied strings, string pedagogy, coordinator of Bob Jones Elementary String Program Hobbies: sewing/crafts, genealogy research, composing, antiques, old house restoration, flowers, and music Family: husband, Howard, and two daughters: Roseanne and Amanda Ministry: active in the music ministry of Trinity Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission statement: My prayer is to see my students develop a talent and love for music that they can use to minister and bring honor and glory to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. |
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Ryu-Kyung Christine Lee
Educational background: B.Mus., Bob Jones University; M.Mus., University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music; Martha Gerschefski, John Cloer, Shmuel Magen, Lee Fiser, Hans Schmettau, Martha Brons Hometown: Toronto, Canada Membership: American String Teachers Association, Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association Academic Area: applied cello Performance: member of the Carolina Chamber Ensemble Hobbies: hiking, traveling, languages Mission statement: My goal is that my students will not only learn how to play the cello, but also how to live a Christ-centered and Christ-honoring life through example and exhortation. My goal is to help individual students discover their talents and gifts, and develop them to a level of excellence, so that in any profession they can be a vessel fit for the Master's use. |
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Dianne Pinner
Educational background: B.S., M.A., Bob Jones University Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Membership: Music Teachers National Association, American String Teachers Association Academic Area: applied violin and viola, string pedagogy, coordinator of the string department chamber groups Performance: member of the Carolina Chamber Ensemble, soloist with the Bob Jones University Symphony Orchestra (premiered "Encounters: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" by Dwight Gustafson), violin solo recitalist and chamber musician Family: husband, Jay-Martin, and two sons: Brian and Nathan Ministry: violin soloist and church orchestra, Heritage Bible Church, Greer, SC Mission Statement: My goal is to provide high-quality training to my students and to emphasize and encourage Christlikeness in their lives and a Christ-centered focus in their own vocation and service. |
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Jay-Martin Pinner
Educational background: B.A., M.A., Bob Jones University; additional study at the University of New Hampshire and Western Washington University; masterclasses with Dorothy Delay, Joel Krosnick, Milton Katims, David Becker, Heidi Castleman, and Jacquelyn Dillon. Hometown: Annandale, Virginia Membership: Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, National School Orchestra Association and American String Teachers Association (NSOA/ASTA), International Society of Bassists, American Viola Society Academic Area: applied violin, viola, and bass; string literature; string pedagogy; conductor of the BJU Symphony Orchestra Performances and Publications: 1990 NSOA Composition Award, 1994 ASTA Composition Commission, Who's Who in American Music, has conducted All-State, Festival and Honors Choirs and Orchestras in South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, and Georgia, five seasons as principal violist with the Greenville Symphony Hobbies: reading, camping, hiking, canoeing, and backpacking Family: wife, Dianne, also a music faculty member, and two sons: Brian and Nathan Ministry: sacred concerts with family, "Music and the Home" seminars Mission statement: My desire is to pass on to others a desire for excellence in all areas of their lives, and to inspire students to serve God with their musical abilities, whatever their calling may be. |
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Sue Quindag
Educational background: B.A., San Francisco State University; M.Ed., Bob Jones University; Ed.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; student of Eugene Gratovich, Ray Malan, and Bernard McWilliams Membership: Music Educators National Conference (MENC), International Society for Music Education (ISME) Academic Area: music education, applied strings Publications: presented a workshop at the 2002 ISME convention in Bergen, Norway; presented a paper at the 1998 ISME convention in Pretoria, South Africa; presented a paper at the 1996 ISME convention in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and at the 1996 MENC convention in Kansas City, Mo.; presented a paper at the 1994 MENC convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hobbies: tennis, jogging, and gourmet cooking Mission statement: I would like to see faculty and graduates present Christ in various academic and professional organizations. I would also like to organize a team of music educators to present Christ through music education. |