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Nora Lewis | Biography
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Eric Van der Veer Varner | Biography
Eric Van der Veer Varner has enjoyed a particularly rich and varied musical career.
He has held principal bassoon chair with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra since
2004, appearing as a soloist with the orchestra on numerous occasions, where his
playing has been critically hailed as that “of ineffable liquid beauty”. He has
previously held positions with the Ann Arbor Symphony, The Michigan Opera
Theater, the Sarasota Opera, and the Mannheim Chamber Orchestra in Germany.
He performs in numerous summer festivals, including the Bellingham Festival of
Music, the Michigan City Chamber Music Festival, and the Interlochen Arts
Festival.
Currently the professor of bassoon and wind department chair at the Lynn
Conservatory, Varner has previously held faculty appointments at Miami (Ohio)
University, Heidelberg University, and the University of Windsor. Additionally, he
spent fourteen summers working at the Interlochen Arts Camp, where he was the
Assistant Director of the High Schools Boys Division.
Varner is also the owner of TrevCo-Varner Music, “the world’s foremost purveyor of
fine sheet music for double reeds”. TrevCo-Varner Music is the largest company in
the world dedicated solely to double reed music, with over 12,000 titles in stock from
publishers all over the world. In his capacity as owner, Dr. Varner is at the forefront of
the new music scene, commissioning new works, creating new editions of forgotten
gems, and striving to make all more accessible to the public.
Dr. Varner holds the Doctor of Musical Arts (2004) from the University of Michigan,
where he also earned a Master of Music (2002) and a Bachelor of Music (1996)
degree. Additionally, he holds a degree in Artistic Education (1998) from the
Mannheim-Heidelberg Conservatory in Mannheim, Germany. His primary teachers
were Richard Beene, Alfred Rindespacher, Hugh Cooper and Michael Dicker.
When he is not busy playing and teaching, he enjoys watching college football,
reading, and playing with his dogs, Lulu and Oscar.
PEN Trio | Reviews
The ensemble gave a stunning performance, with really remarkable blend, precision,
and artistry. The students I talked with commented on how impressed they were with
both the virtuosity of the ensemble playing as well as the solo lines.
Bradley Wong, Professor of Clarinet and Coordinator of Graduate Studies,
Western Michigan University
With a growing reputation as fine pedagogues as well as performers, the PEN Trio
brings a new energy and fresh approach to the reed trio, playing with intelligence
and scholarly insight
Nancy King, Professor of Oboe, University of Michigan
It is rare to come across musicians who are so musical and thoughtful. They know the
repertoire but more importantly they know how to communicate their repertoire to an
audience.
Aleksander Sternfeld-Dunn, Assistant Professor of Composition, Wichita State University