Crane School of Music Alumnae Return to Alma Mater for Recital

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The DeMarina Trio includes, from left, Deborah Andrus ’91, clarinet; Martha Schrempel, piano, and Inna Eyzerovich, violin.

• Flutist Jessica Hull-Dambaugh ’99 will perform in a Crane Alumni Recital at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music on Sept. 10.
• The DeMarina Trio, which includes Crane School of Music alumna Dr. Deborah Andrus ’91, will perform in a Crane Alumni Recital on Sept. 10.

POTSDAM, NY (08/31/2015)(readMedia)-- Two accomplished Crane School of Music alumnae, Jessica Hull-Dambaugh '99 and Deborah Andrus '91, will take to the stage at their alma mater in an upcoming performance.

The first Crane Alumni Recital of the 2015-16 academic year will be offered on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m., in the Sara M. Snell Music Theater at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music.

Flutist Jessica Hull-Dambaugh '99 will perform alongside Julie Miller on piano, to start off the concert. They will present "Histoire du Tango" by Astor Piazolla, "Andante and Scherzo" by Louis Ganne, "Come into my Garden" by John La Montaine and two works by Andy Scott, including "And Everything is Still" and "Salt of the Earth."

The DeMarina Trio, featuring violinist Inna Eyzerovich, clarinetist Dr. Deborah Andrus '91 and pianist Martha Schrempel, will close the performance. The trio will present selections from Max Bruch's "Eight Pieces, Op. 83," arranged for violin by Stephen Reisteter, and the "Suite for Trio" by Alexander Arutiunian, as well as the New York State premiere of "blue fluidity" by Michael McAndrew.

About the performers:

Known for her rich tone and technical expertise, Jessica Hull-Dambaugh '99 has quickly established herself as an avid orchestral flutist, chamber musician and teacher. She is currently the principal flutist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra in South Carolina, a position she has held since 2004. Hull-Dambaugh has previously held both flute and piccolo positions with the Central City Opera Orchestra in Colorado, was the principal flutist for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and has performed frequently with the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra in Washington, D.C. She is an active member of the South Carolina Flute Society Board. Hull-Dambaugh has most recently appeared as a featured soloist with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, in addition to performances at the Bar Harbor Music Festival, the Charleston Bach Festival, the Kiawah Arts Council Recital Series, the National Flute Association Annual Convention and numerous Piccolo Spoleto Festival performances. She has attended the prestigious Schleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy in Germany, the Music Academy of the West, the National Orchestral Institute and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas Orchestral Training Institute. Hull-Dambaugh received her Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance and music education from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music in 1999, where she was a student of Ken Andrews. She went on to earn her Master of Music degree in flute performance at Carnegie Mellon University. Hull-Dambaugh currently plays a Miyazawa Boston Classic RH-9k Gold Flute with Silver Keys, and has been a featured Miyazawa Artist of the Month several times.

Founded by violinist Inna Eyzerovich, clarinetist Deborah Andrus and pianist Martha Schrempel in 2012, the DeMarina Trio performs diverse concerts of classic and new music. Each member of the ensemble is a master educator, as well as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician. The trio's name is derived from a combination of each of its members' first names.

Dr. Deborah Andrus '91 is the second and E-flat clarinetist with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the SATORI Chamber Ensemble, the DeMarina Trio and the East Winds Quintet. Before moving to Pennsylvania, she held the principal clarinet position with the Natchez Opera Festival Orchestra. She has performed with many ensembles across the United States, including the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Mississippi Symphony, the Central Ohio Symphony, the New Columbian Brass Band and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Currently, Andrus is the artist-lecturer in clarinet at Moravian College and Lehigh University, where she teaches clarinet, directs the clarinet ensembles and teaches woodwind techniques. Previously, she was a professor of clarinet at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., and at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La. Andrus earned her doctorate at The Ohio State University, after obtaining a Master of Music degree from Michigan State University and her Bachelor of Music degree from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, where she studied under Alan Woy. Andrus is the clarinet author for "Teaching Woodwinds," a methods resource for music educators, and is an artist-clinician for the Buffet Corporation. She plays Buffet R-13 Clarinets.

This concert will be broadcast live on the SUNY Potsdam website at the performance time. To view the program and see other upcoming streaming performances, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/streaming.

There will be another alumni recital later this semester as well. To keep track of all of the events on the calendar at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.

Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution.

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