Biography
Since 2002, Nancy Buck has served on the faculty at Arizona State University. She teaches courses in applied viola, chamber music, viola pedagogy and repertoire. Additionally, she is co-coordinator for the string area department and previously served as the coordinator of the string chamber music program. Buck holds degrees in performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music. While at CIM, she was a teaching assistant to renowned pedagogue Heidi Castleman. Prior to her appointment at ASU, Buck was on the faculty at Bowling Green State University, where she also served as assistant chair of the department of music performance studies.
Much in demand as a chamber musician and artistic collaborator, Buck has presented recitals in leading concert venues throughout the United States and Europe. She regularly appears with the Arizona Bach Festival and the Phoenix Symphony. She most recently served as the co-artistic director of Chamber @ Ravenscroft, programming four seasons of exciting concerts in Scottsdale’s newest performance facility. She has also been a member of the AZ Musicfest All-Star Orchestra, Bowling Green String Quartet, Canton Symphony, Phoenix Piano Quartet, Toledo Symphony, and Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra. During the summers, she has taught and performed at music festivals around the world, including Green Lake Chamber Music Festival in Wisconsin, Ameropa Festival in Prague, Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory in Colorado, and the Round Top Music Festival Institute in Texas.
Consistently acclaimed by colleagues and peers as an extraordinarily insightful studio teacher and chamber music coach, Buck is regularly invited to present masterclasses throughout the country. In 2008, she served as chair and artistic director of the 36th International Viola Congress, hosted by ASU, coordinating a vast array of concert events and presentations by leading performers and pedagogues in the field.
SPECIALTIES:
Boot camp viola technique
Efficient practice
Ergonomic playing principles
Orchestral audition preparation
Chamber music coaching
LANGUAGES:
English
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