Samuel Richard Cooperman

Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567 - mrviolin4life@hotmail.com

Awards & Honors

New York State School Music Association
Violin Solo Evaluation Festival
NYSSMA Level 5 - 98/100
NYSSMA Level 6 - All State Audition - 99/100
NYSSMA Level 6 - All State Audition - 100/100

New York State School Music Association

Vocal Solo Evaluation Festival
NYSSMA Level 6 - All State Audition - 97/100

Westchester County Area All State Orchestra

2nd Chair- 2nd Violin
***Auditioning Concertmaster***

New York State Conference All-State

*** ALTERNATE****
Hendrick Hudson High School
Orchestra Award
Hendrick Hudson Harmonizer (co-founding member)
Choral Group
1st Place Distinction
Esprit de Corps award

Music Experience
New England Music Camp
Studied for two summers with violinist, Julia Neckerman-Maley
Philadelphia International Music Festival - Bryn Mawr College
Studies were with Philadelphia Orchestra Members
Kimberly Fisher - Principal - 2nd Violin
Marc Rovetti - Acting Associate Concertmaster

Philadelphia International Music Festival Solo Performance Study Program

Kimberly Fisher - Philadelphia Orchestra

New York State Summer Music Festival

Studies were with
Ray Iwazumi
Amy Iwazumi

Gabriel Tevan
Michael Ambruster
Margaret Hill
Calvin Wiersma

Paul Kantor
Jaime Laredo
Kimberly Fischer

- SUNY Oneonta

2011-2013
2011
2012
2013

2013
2013

2012-2013
2012
2013

2013

2012-2013
2013

2010-2011
(14 Weeks)
2013
(2 Weeks)

2013
(5 Days)

2013
(2 Weeks)

Teachers

Masterclasses
Hoff-Barthelson School
New York State Summer Music Festival
Philadelphia International Music Solo Performance Study

2012
2013
2013

Sam Cooperman

Orchestras
Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra
Assoc. Concertmaster
Northern Westchester Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Concertmaster
St. Thomas Orchestra
Played in orchestra with solo clarinetist: Stanley Drucker
Hendrick Hudson High School Orchestra
Concertmaster
Hendrick Hudson High School Pit Orchestra
Principal Violinist - Shows Include
Hello Dolly
The Pajama Game
**Nominated best Orchestra**
Fiddler on The Roof ** Performed Violin Solo**

Worked Under The Batons of

St. Thomas Orchestra

2009-2013
2012
2010-2013
2013
2011-2013
2011
2012
2013

Bernard Tamosaitis

The Juilliard School

New York University

Leon Gregorian

Michigan State University

New England Music Camp

Philadelphia International Music Festival

Cristian Macelaru
Crane Symphony Orchestra
Ching-Chun Lai

2009-2013

Philadelphia Orchestra
New England Conservatory of Music

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