Solo Competition Judges

2008 Solo Competition Judges

Mulholland

Jeremy Mulholland

Jeremy Mulholland received the Master of Music in Violin degree from the University of Louisville in 1997, and holds undergraduate degrees in Violin performance and Music Theory and Composition.

Mr. Mulholland has been on the faculty of both Asbury and Centre colleges, and was recently granted tenure as professor of violin and viola, Director of Orchestral Studies, and Head of the String Area at Eastern Kentucky University. He is beginning his 7th year at EKU.

He is currently in his 12th year as the musical director of the Heritage Area String Program, an after-school string program which serves Danville, and Boyle and surrounding counties by offering string classes, orchestra, and chamber music opportunities for students.

Mr. Mulholland has enjoyed six years as a faculty member, conductor, and director of the Stephen Collins Foster Orchestra camp in Richmond. Other conducting positions have included directorships with the Centre College Symphony and String Orchestras, the Heritage Area String Program, the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras, and the Kentucky Ballet Theatre Orchestra.

In addition to his teaching and conducting, Mr. Mulholland has enjoyed performing on violin and viola with groups such as the Lexington Philharmonic, the Huntington Chamber Ensemble, the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, and the West Virginia Symphony. He has performed solo with the Lexington Community Orchestra, and has twice been a featured soloist for the Crawford Whitworth Concert series.


Saunders

Meg Saunders

Ms. Meg Saunders is the violin/viola instructor at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and has previously held the same post at Asbury College in Wilmore. She is excited to be joining Eastern Kentucky University as violin/viola instructor this fall.

Since 2004, Ms. Saunders is also the instructor for the Heritage Area String Program in Danville as well as a Suzuki teacher with the Lexington Talent Education Association since 1999. She is also a regular performer with the Lexington Philharmonic and the Roanoke (VA) Symphony. She performs regularly on solo and chamber music recitals and maintains a large private violin/viola studio of Central Kentucky Students. During the summers she serves on the faculty of the Stephen Foster Music Camps and performs with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Virginia.

Ms. Saunders holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia. She will complete the Master of Music Degree in violin performance in December 2008 and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree at Eastern Kentucky University. Principal teachers include: Peter McHugh, Svend Ronning, Kenneth Sarch, Cynthia Roberts. Ms. Meg Saunders is the violin/viola instructor at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and has previously held the same post at Asbury College in Wilmore. She is excited to be joining Eastern Kentucky University as violin/viola instructor this fall.

Since 2004, Ms. Saunders is also the instructor for the Heritage Area String Program in Danville as well as a Suzuki teacher with the Lexington Talent Education Association since 1999. She is also a regular performer with the Lexington Philharmonic and the Roanoke (VA) Symphony. She performs regularly on solo and chamber music recitals and maintains a large private violin/viola studio of Central Kentucky Students. During the summers she serves on the faculty of the Stephen Foster Music Camps and performs with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Virginia.

Ms. Saunders holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia. She will complete the Master of Music Degree in violin performance in December 2008 and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching Degree at Eastern Kentucky University. Principal teachers include: Peter McHugh, Svend Ronning, Kenneth Sarch, Cynthia Roberts.