Recording Musical Performances of the Finest Artists in Central New York:
Renegade Classics
Trio Con Brio
A Syracuse native,
Victoria Bullock currently serves in the Syracuse Symphony in the
position of Second and E-flat Clarinet. Victoria studied locally with Dr.
David Abrams before attending the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
where her tutor was Donald Montanaro of the Philadelphia Orchestra. After
receiving a Bachelor's degree in 1993, she earned a Master's in 1997 from
the Eastman School of Music in Rochester. Returning to Philadelphia,
Victoria became a frequent substitute in the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well
as a member of one of the orchestra's woodwind quintets. In 1999 she toured
the Far East with The Philadelphia Orchestra in Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and
Vietnam. She was also a member of the Philadelphia Opera Company orchestra,
Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra, and the Delaware Symphony. In 2001
Victoria won her current position in the SSO. She is an enthusiastic chamber
musician.
Li Li
began
music studies at age five with her father, Xue-ke Li, viola professor at the
Shenyang Conservatory in northeastern China. She came to the USA with a full
scholarship at age 18 to earn her bachelor's degree from the Boston
Conservatory. She then earned a Master's degree at Boston University where
she studied with Steven Ansell, principal viola of the Boston Symphony. She
was invited to Tanglewood as principal violist for three seasons, working
with maestro Seiji Ozawa, Yo-Yo Ma, The Juilliard String Quartet, and
others. Li Li won the Brevard Music Festival Concerto Competition and the
American String Teacher's Association competition twice. She has performed
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony. She won her
position in the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in 2001 and in 2003 was
appointed to the viola faculty of Syracuse University's Setnor School of
Music. Active as a chamber musician, she performs with The Syracuse Symphony
String Quartet, Trio Con Brio and the Janus Ensemble. Click here to visit Li Li's webpage.
Syracusan Patricia
DeAngelis holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in piano performance
from Syracuse University, earned while on full scholarship. Her teachers
include American pianists/composers George Mulfinger and Ernst Bacon; Leon
Fleisher and Gyorgy Sebok (master classes USA and Switzerland.) She has
performed in Carnegie Recital Hall, Town Hall, live on FM station WQXR and
in concert halls in many states of the USA and Canada. She has also been
active as keyboardist for the Syracuse Symphony, the Syracuse Chorale,
Society for New Music, the Skaneateles Festival, Blue Mountain Lake
Festival. Old Forge Festival, the Trio Dolce,
the Dranchek/DeAngelis Duo,
and other local organizations. She retired from a twenty year tenure at
Colgate University in 1999, and was invited to join the newly-formed Music
Department of LeMoyne College in 2004. As board member of the Central New
York Association of Music Teachers, she has organized several benefit
concerts for its scholarship fund. In 2000 ago she implemented the Classical
Concert Series for OASIS, Inc., and remains its concert coordinator.
