Almita Vamos

Professor, Violin

a-vamos@northwestern.edu - 847-491-4774
MA, Western Illinois University
Recent Activity

Six-time recipient, Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award. Winner, Distinguished Service Award, American String Teachers Association; named Distinguished Teacher by National Endowment for the Arts. Winner, Chautauqua Award and Concert Artists Guild Award. Faculty member, Music Institute of Chicago. Former faculty member, Western Illinois University, University of Minnesota, and Oberlin Conservatory. Cofounder, Weathersfield Summer Music Festival. Students have won top prizes in numerous international competitions. Studied with Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger at the Juilliard School.

Roland Vamos

Professor, Viola and Violin

r-vamos@northwestern.edu - 847-491-3826
DMusA, Juilliard School

Former member, Houston and Dallas Symphony Orchestras, Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, Contemporary String Quartet. Recordings on Rizzoli and Atlantic labels. Active as performer and conductor; adjudicator at national and international competitions. Faculty member, Music Institute of Chicago. Former faculty member, Western Illinois University and University of Minnesota. Cofounder, Weathersfield Summer Music Festival. Winner, Distinguished Teacher in the Arts Award, American String Teachers Association. Students have won top prizes in numerous international competitions. Studied with Oscar Shumsky and William Lincer.

Charles Vernon

Lecturer, Bass Trombone

847-491-4771

Member, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1986-present). Bass trombone with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra (1971-86). Former faculty member, Catholic University of America, Temple University, Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, New School of Philadelphia, Brevard Music Center, and DePaul University. Active throughout the world as soloist, clinician, and teacher. Clinician for the Selmer Company. Studied with Edward Kleinhammer and Arnold Jacobs.