YYSO Violin Masterclass (District7 Solos)
Sun, Nov 15
|Zoom
Masterclass on the 2020 PMEA District 7 Solos with Violinist Gabriel Meza, Assistant Concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony.
Time & Location
Nov 15, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Zoom
About the Event
Learn more about Gabriel:
Violinist Gabriel Meza currently serves as Assistant Concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony, Principal Violin II
of the York Symphony and as a section violin member of the Harrisburg Symphony. In addition to his normal
concert schedules in these orchestras, Gabriel has appeared as guest concertmaster of the Annapolis Chamber
Orchestra. Gabriel has also enjoyed representing the Annapolis Symphony in chamber music concerts and he has
performed numerous times as a substitute musician in the Baltimore Symphony and Delaware Symphony
Orchestras.
In 2016, Gabriel graduated from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, having earned Bachelors,
Masters, and Graduate Performance Diploma degrees there. While at Peabody, he was awarded first prize in its
undergraduate violin competition (Marbury Violin Competition), and he was awarded top merit scholarships for all
of his studies there. Gabriel’s teacher throughout his years at Peabody was Mr. Keng-Yuen Tseng. His other
teachers have included Qian Zhou, with whom Gabriel studied during an exchange semester in Singapore at the
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, and Kevin Lawrence of North Carolina School of the Arts. While studying at
Peabody, Gabriel performed in solo and chamber music recitals connected with Phoenix Arts Management, LLC in
the Baltimore area.
Not only a performer, Gabriel has also enjoyed teaching violin students in a variety of settings. He is currently on
faculty at Annapolis Symphony Academy and has also taught at Keystone Musical Arts Center in Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania. Gabriel has taught extensively both in person and through live online video. As a teacher, Gabriel
seeks to develop the highest level of excellence possible in each student through a challenging and encouraging
atmosphere and he wishes to introduce his students to the same richly rewarding and enjoyable experiences of
making music that have provided him with the motivation to strive for excellence in his own musical career.