Resume

Cora Phillips

Violoncellist, Teacher

Education

Indiana University School of Music, MS Music Education, Presently
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, MM 2004
North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Music, BM 2002

Teachers

Helga Winold, Presently
Sadao Harada, 2003-2004
Bonnie Hampton, 2002-2004
Marcy Rosen, 1998- 2002
Robert Marsh, 1998- 2002

Teaching Experience

Associate Instructor, String Techniques, Indiana University, Presently
Strings Teacher, Dutch Fork, Leaphart Elementary Schools, 2006- 2007
Cello Teacher, Palmetto Center for the Arts, Fall 2005- 2007
Adjunct Cello Professor Presbyterian College, Fall 2004- 2007
Teaching Artist, Open Dream Ensemble, Fall, 2005
Cello Teacher, French Woods Arts Festival, 2004
Adjunct Faculty Urban School (Chamber Music Teacher), 2003-2004

Orchestral Experience

Augusta Symphony Orchestra, Section Player, Presently
South Carolina Philharmonic, Section Player, Presently
Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Section Player, 2006
Winston- Salem Symphony Orchestra, Section Player 2000- 2002
Carolina Chamber Symphony, Section Player 2002
Western- Piedmont Orchestra, Section Player 1999- 2000
Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Section Player 1998

Festivals and Awards

Scholarship recipient at the University of South Carolina (Graduate Quartet), 2005
French Woods Festival for the Performing Arts, 2004
North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Festival in Manteo, 2001, 2003
Scholarship recipient at the San Francisco Conservatory, 2002- 2004
Scholarship recipient at the North Carolina School of the Arts, 1998- 2002
First Prize Winner Greensboro Cello Competition, 2001
Killington Music Festival, 2000
First Prize Winner National Federation of Music Clubs student auditions, 2000
First Prize Winner NC Federation of Music Clubs student auditions, 2000
International Music Program tour of Italy and France, 1999
Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC, 1997, 2000
College of Charleston Pro Musica tour of France, 1997, 1998
First Prize Winner, Eau Claire Morning and Afternoon Music Clubs, 1997

Artistic Collaborations

“Brimming”, Presently
• A colloaboration on the Poetry of Kwame Dawes inspired by the visual art of Brian Rutenberg. Funded by the South Carolina Poetry Initiative.

“Wisteria”, Presently
• A performing ensemble formed by composer Kevin Simmonds that is presenting the recently publish book of poems, “Wisteria” by poet Kwame Dawes set to music. The ensemble is currently has performed in Columbia, SC; Sumter, SC; Charleston, SC; Manchester, UK; and London,UK.

Open Dream Ensemble, Fall, 2005
• An artist residency program focused on arts-in -education in the public schools and collaborative performing art. Funded and supported by the Kenan Institute for the Arts and The North Carolina School for the Arts.

“Returning” May, 2005
• A performance art instillation by artist/NCSA alumni Elizabeth Sargent set go up in May, 2005 in NYC.

“Aesthetics”, 2001
• A performance art instillation at NCSA whose chief aim was to build collaboration between the different art areas at the school.