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FEATURED ARTISTS

Ana-Maria LaPointe, violin

Born in Bucharest, Romania, United States.
Ana-Maria LaPointe has During her undergraduate studies at Longy,
been the concertmaster of Ana-Maria won the Concerto Competition,
the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra performing as a soloist in the Bruch Violin
since 2008. She hails from a musical family, Concerto. In 2005, Ana-Maria earned a
with both parents retired musicians from Master’s in Violin Performing from Longy
the George Enescu Philharmonic. On her School of Music, studying under Malcolm
mother’s side of the family, Ana-Maria is the Lowe, who was the concertmaster of the
fourth generation of professional violinists.
Boston Symphony at the time. She has
Ana-Maria’s mother began teaching her performed recitals in Romania and the United
to play the violin when she was 5 ½ years States, including Carnegie Hall in New York.
old. After graduating from George Enescu Along with the Plymouth Philharmonic
High School, she came to America on full Orchestra, she is a member of the Lexington
scholarship to study at Longy School of Symphony Orchestra, Symphony New
Music in Cambridge, MA, with Sophie Hampshire, and Vista Philharmonic.
Vilker, concertmaster of Boston Ballet and Ana-Maria is also a dedicated music teacher,
accomplished pedagogue. sharing her expertise as a faculty member at
Before coming to the United States, Ana- Cushing Academy, Hopkinton High School,
Maria won numerous competitions and made and Wellesley Public School.
appearances on radio and TV, including the In her spare time, Ana-Maria enjoys
Orpheus Competition, the Interpretation gardening, taking walks, and playing tennis
Competition, and “Musicians Today and with her husband Ian and tennis-champion
Tomorrow.” She also made a notable daughter Emilie. She has three cats, Apollo,
appearance on WGBH after arriving in the
Sapphire, and Ari.
Robinson Pyle, trumpet

Robinson Pyle is principal for the Linn, Telarc, Electra, Interscope,
trumpet with the Plymouth OJE, and A2Z labels and has been featured
Philharmonic Orchestra. Formerly, he was in radio broadcasts on WGBH, WCRB,
principal with Boston Baroque, Apollo’s WCLV, WKSU, National Public Radio, the
Fire, and The Lyra Concert. Performing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and
extensively on both modern and historic European Community Radio.
instruments, Robinson has appeared with Robinson currently teaches in the Historic
numerous ensembles, including Aston Magna, Performance Department at Boston
the Purcell Society of Boston, Portland University and is a faculty member in the
Symphony Orchestra, Studio de musique Wellesley Public Schools. He has been a
ancienne de Montréal, Albany Symphony, guest lecturer in Historical Performance at
Boston Cecilia, Handel and Haydn Society, Harvard University and the University of
Ensemble Caprice, and Washington Bach Massachusetts. He lives with his wife, Julie,
Consort. As a jazz performer, Robinson has and their two cats, Rose and Lily. In his spare
played with such legends as saxophonist Joe time, Robinson enjoys kayaking and nature
Henderson, trombonist J. J. Johnson, and photography, often at the same time. He
trumpeter Donald Byrd, and has appeared holds a degree in Trumpet Performance from
at the House of Blues. He has recorded the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
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