About
Violist Samuel Rhodes, also a New York native, appears in recitals and as orchestral soloist in addition to his activities as a composer and teacher. Celebrating his 36th season as violist of the Juilliard String Quartet and faculty member and chair of viola at the Juilliard School, he is also associated with the Marlboro Festival and Tanglewood. Mr. Rhodes' solo appearances have included recitals at the Library of Congress, Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, the Juilliard School, and Columbia University's Miller Theater. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College and an MFA from Princeton University where he studied composition with Roger Sessions and Earl Kim. Other teachers include Sydney Beck and Walter Trampler. |