Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton Porchfest, Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM

  Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton Porchfest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

ZOMBIE by The Cranberries

(performed by Kevin and Janet)

PALLADIO by Karl Jenkins

I. Allegretto 

SIX AIRS VARIES pour Violin et ensemble, No. 1, "Thême de Pacini", Op. 89 by Charles Dancla

Andante Maestoso

Theme

Variation

Coda

(featuring soloist, Klenda)

PAVANE by Gabriel Faure

FLOWERS by Miley Cyrus

GRETEL by Snarky Puppy

THE BIRD AND THE WORM by The Used

from the film, 'Clash of the Titans [2010]'

MEDITATION from THAIS by Jules Massenet

GREY STREET by Dave Matthews Band

HEART SHAPED BOX by Nirvana, arranged by Ramin Djawadi

from the HBO Series 'Westworld'

GOLDEN by Huntrix

from 'KPop Demon Hunters'

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violins 

Janet Martins

Abe Dewing

Klenda Martinez

Viola

Emily Altman Jacobs

Cello

Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton Porchfest, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM

 Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton Porchfest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

BAD ROMANCE by Lady Gaga

Theme from 'GAME OF THRONES' by Ramin Djawadi

Selections from WATER MUSIC by Georg Frederic Handel

In F (III., IV. Air, VII. Bourree, VIII. Hornpipe)

In D (II. Hornpipe)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violin I / II

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Abe Dewing

Viola

Emily Altman Jacobs

Cello

Amy Nolan

Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton Porchfest, Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM

 Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton Porchfest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

SAY IT ISN'T SO by Weezer 

featuring Kevin Martins, guitar & Janet Martins, violin

BAD ROMANCE by Lady Gaga

ADORATION by Florence Price

Selections from WATER MUSIC by Georg Frederic Handel

In F (III., IV. Air, VII. Bourree, VIII. Hornpipe)

In D (II. Hornpipe)

SUPER MARIO BROS. by Koji Kondo

(arranged Claire Straus, viola)

THIS OLD MAN: A Traditional Song

featuring the next generation of Fusion members

5 BAGATELLES by Gerald Finzi

featuring Kwame Lewis, clarinet

3. Carol

 

SPRING from 'THE FOUR SEASONS' by Antonio Vivaldi

featuring Janet Martins, violin

I. Allegro

II. Largo

III. Danza Pastorale

FLOWERS by Miley Cyrus (preempted)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violin I / II

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Abe Dewing

Viola

Claire Straus

Jackie Meyer

Cello

Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Next Generation

Craig, cello

Sylvia, violin

Michael, egg shaker

Fusion String Ensemble performs Newton Porchfest, Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

  Fusion String Ensemble

plays 

Newton Porchfest

19 Owatonna St.
Auburndale, MA

Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

CANON in D by Johannes Pachelbel

Theme from "DOWNTON ABBEY" by John Lunn

Theme from "GAME OF THRONES" by Ramin Djawadi

THE REAL HERO from "AVENGERS: ENDGAME" by Alan Silvestri

SPANISH DANCE NO. 3 by Moritz Moszkowski

VIVA LA VIDA by Coldplay

(with John Christiansen from Deceptive Lemons on lead vocals)

"SPRING" from THE FOUR SEASONS: I. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi

(Janet Martins, violin solo)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is:

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Abe Dewing

Violin II

Lisa Croteau

Klenda Martinez

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Cello

Boris Goldowsky
Abe Dewing (for Pachelbel's Canon)

A Fusion One Shot: Seeing 2020 (Wedding Stories)

Jamtown Front Lawn

Newtonville, MA 02460

Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

SET 1

SPANISH DANCE by Isaac Albeniz

CANON in D by Johannes Pachelbel

BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO. 3 (Quartet Arrangement) by Johann Sebastian Bach

JUPITER from "THE PLANETS": Andante Maestoso by Gustav Holst

Theme from "GAME OF THRONES" by Ramin Djawadi

SET 2

SIMPLE GIFTS by Robert Frost

JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRE by Johann Sebastian Bach

MEDITATION from THAIS by Jules Massenet

(Abe Dewing, violin solo)

Selections from WATER MUSIC by Georg Frederic Handel

In F (III., IV. Air, VII. Bourree, VIII. Hornpipe)

In D (II. Hornpipe)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Abe Dewing, concertmaster

Jenna Terrio

Violin II

Jeff Bezanson

Lisa Croteau

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Fusion String Ensemble Event Performances

Fusion String Ensemble is available to provide live music for your next event. Although, we formed in 2007, our group has been performing at weddings since 2002. We perform classical music, jazz, tangos, rock and popular music. Our venues have included LeLacheur Park, home of the Boston Red Sox Single A affiliate, Lowell Spinners and at Symphony Hall in Boston. Our music has traveled to several areas within the United States and Canada.

Weddings
Amy, Cape Cod, MA - Saturday, April 27, 2002
Stacey & Alan, Land O’ Lakes, WI - Saturday, June 5, 2004
Michelle & Eric, Bedford, MA - Saturday, October 9, 2004
Christine & Paul, Burlington, MA - Saturday, November 6, 2004
Jane & Steven, Providence, RI - Saturday, December 4, 2004
Maria & Jack, Bedford, MA - Saturday, April 16, 2005
Suzanne & Robert, Wayne, PA - Saturday, August 20, 2005
Ann & Chris, Brookline, MA - Saturday, October 1, 2005

Randye & Paul, MA, June 2006
Yoko & David, Wellesley, MA - Sunday, August 27, 2006
Sarah & John, NH, Saturday, June 23, 2007

Stephanie & Lewis, Jamaica Plain, MA, October 2007
Heather & Kevin, Stow, MA - September 20, 2008
Amy & Inga, Cambridge, MA - Saturday, May 15, 2010

Jordanna & David, CT, Saturday, August 21, 2010
Stacie & Matthew, Newport, RI - Sunday, September 18, 2011
Alexandra & Josh, Sturbridge, MA - Saturday, September 1, 2012
Kenda & Nathan, Boston, MA - Saturday, September 8, 2012
Klenda & Matthew, Salem, MA - Saturday, April 20, 2013
Erin & Gordon, Topsfield, MA - August 30, 2013
Elizabeth & Jacob, Melrose, MA - Saturday, September 27, 2014
Megan & Kwame, Stoneham, MA - Saturday, June 11, 2016
Natalie & Caryn, Nahant, MA Saturday, July 23, 2016
Emily & Douglas, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA - Saturday, August 27, 2016
Julianne & Jonathan, Plymouth, MA, Saturday, October 1, 2016
Alissa, East Bridgewater, MA, May 21, 2017
Melissa & Craig, Boston, MA, Saturday, February 18, 2018
Tate & Ian, Cambridge, MA, Saturday, February 2, 2019
Sarah & Graham, Harvard, MA, Saturday, June 29, 2019
Jacqueline & Jeff, Plymouth, MA, Saturday, July 6, 2019
Kim & Nick, Winchester, MA, Saturday, September 28, 2019
Lauren & Megan, Boston, MA, Saturday, October 5, 2019
Anna & Nate, Boston, MA, Sunday, November 17, 2019
Emma, Boston, MA, Friday, April 30, 2021

Events
Lowell Spinners, Lowell, MA June 2013
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2013
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2014
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2015
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2016
Boston Interactive Media Association Holiday Gala, Boston, MA, December 2017

Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 21, 2017
Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Roslindale Open Studios, Roslindale, MA, Saturday, October 19, 2019

Senne Real Estate, Cambridge, MA, Wednesday, October 10, 2018

 

University of Rochester Holiday and New Year's Celebration, Boston Public Library, January 2019

University of Rochester Holiday and New Year's Celebration, New England Aquarium, January 2020
 

Brian Bunnell, Conductor

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Longwood

70 Colchester St.

Brookline, MA 02460

Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 7:30PM

VII. Waltz No. 2 (from Suite for Variety Orchestra) by Dmitri Shostakovich (arr. Abe Dewing) 3:50

Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 8:25

The Real Hero (from Avengers: Endgame) by Alan Silvestri (arr. Abe Dewing) 5:56

Serenade for String Orchestra by Norman Leyden 11:06

I. Prelude

II. Fugue 2:10

III. Nocturne 4:17

IV. Cakewalk 8:12

Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod" (from Enigma Variations) by Edward Elgar 4:21

(plus Dropkick Murphys hidden track)

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Sarah Izen

Jeff Bezanson

Violin II

Jennifer Lyons
Abe Dewing
Joanna Ostrander

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Amy Sexauer

Cello
Amy Nolan
Kevin Hedrick

Joydita Sarkar
Bekah Goldstein

Bass

Nate Haggett

Piano
Samara Schwartz

Guitar 
Kevin Martins

Conductor

Brian Bunnell

Kadar Qian, Music Director

throws a

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Longwood
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA 02460

Friday, August 24, 2018 at 8:00PM

CONCERT PROGRAM

MOZART: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major), K. 525

SNARKY PUPPY (arr. for strings): Gretel

TCHAIKOVSKY: Andante cantabile from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11

~ Intermission ~

BLOCH: Concerto Grosso No. 1

BILLY JOEL (arr. Joydita): The Longest Time 

* plus hidden track from HBO's Westworld

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster

Joanna Ostrander

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Garrett Levesque
Taylor Blankenship
Abe Dewing

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Amy Sexauer

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Bekah Goldstein
Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor, Piano

Kadar Qian

Tickets are available at the door and through Eventbrite!

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

W83 Ministry Center
150 W 83rd St
New York, New York 10024

Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR, K. 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SERENADE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, OP. 20 by Edward Elgar

LIBERTANGO & OBLIVION by Astor Piazzolla

~ INTERMISSION ~

NOCTURNE FROM STRING QUARTET NO. 2 by Alexander Borodin

ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES by Béla Bartók

ANDANTE SPIANATO and GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE, OP. 22 by Frederic Chopin

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Kevin Hedrick

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor

Kadar Qian

Fusion String Ensemble Concert: DECADE

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

DECADE

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Unity
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA

Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

DIVERTIMENTO IN F MAJOR, K. 138 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

SERENADE FOR STRING ORCHESTRA, OP. 20 by Edward Elgar

NOCTURNE FROM STRING QUARTET NO. 2 by Alexander Borodin

ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES by Béla Bartók

LIBERTANGO & OBLIVION by Astor Piazzolla

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Adriana Heredia, concertmaster
Janet Martins

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Klenda Martinez

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Joydita Sarkar
Kevin Hedrick

Bass

Nate Haggett

Conductor

Kadar Qian

Suggested Donation of $8 at the door or through Eventbrite.

Fusion String Ensemble performs at Symphony Hall

Fusion String Ensemble performed Elgar's Enigma Variations, The Beatles' Penny Lane and Brandenburg Concerto No.2 at Symphony Hall at the wedding of Fusionites, Doug & Emily.

Fusion String Ensemble: SIMPLE SYMPHONY, SPIANATO AND SUPPE

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

SIMPLE SYMPHONY, SPIANATO AND SUPPE

Unity Boston at Christ's Church Unity
70 Colchester St.
Brookline, MA

Friday, August 26, 2016 at 7:30PM

CONCERT PROGRAM 

OVERTURE VON DICHTER UND BAUER (POET AND PEASANT) by Franz von Suppé, arr. for Strings

ANDANTE SPIANATO and GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE, OP. 22 by Frederic Chopin
Kadar Qian, Piano

~ INTERMISSION ~

SIMPLE SYMPHONY, OP. 4 by Benjamin Britten

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE is

Violin I

Janet Martins, concertmaster

Adriana Heredia

Jeff Bezanson

Sarah Izen

Violin II

Abe Dewing

Jenna Hoopingarner

Klenda Martinez

Flora Lee

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Samara Schwartz

Joanna Ostrander

Brian Diaz

Cello

Kevin Hedrick

Joydita Sarkar

Katherine Miller

Bass

Nate Haggett

Piano Soloist

Kadar Qian

Piano

Brian Diaz

Djembe

Joanna Ostrander

Conductor

Kadar Qian

Fusion String Ensemble Performs at Newton Free Library

Fusion String Ensemble
Jon Ceander Mitchell, Guest Conductor

presents:

A WINTER SESSION

Druker Auditorium
at Newton Free Library

330 Homer Street

Newton, Massachusetts 02459

Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2pm

CONCERT PROGRAM

SIMPLE GIFTS, A Traditional Shaker Hymn arr. Robert Frost 

ÉLÉGIE, OP. 24 FOR CELLO AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA by Gabriel Faure

Katherine Miller, cello

~ INTERMISSION ~

SYMPHONY NO. 5 - III. 4. ADIAGETTO by Gustav Mahler

JUPITER, THE BRINGER OF JOLLITY (from The Planets) ARR. FOR STRINGS & PERCUSSION by Gustav Holst

SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON ARR. FOR STRING ENSEMBLE by The Dropkick Murphys 

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE IS:

Violin I
Steve Lehr
Adriana Heredia

Violin II
Miriam Raffeld
Abe Dewing

Viola
Kim Etingoff
Joanna Ostrander

Cello
Amy Nolan
April Greene-Colozzi
Katherine Miller

Bass
Nate Haggett

Harp/Glockenspiel/Piano
Tim Blalock

Clarinet
Richard Romanoff

Percussion
Doug Jacobs

Fusion String Ensemble performs in the Greater Chicago area!

Fusion String Ensemble
Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

THE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Taiwanese Community Fellowship Church
1420 S. Meyers Road
Lombard, IL 60148

Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 7:30pm
FREE

CONCERT PROGRAM

Salut d'Amour, Op.12 by Edward Elgar

Aurica Duca, violin & Kadar Qian, piano

Concertino pour Flûte, Op.107 by Cécile Chaminade

Rebecca Arnold, flute

Viola Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G9 by Georg Philipp Telemann
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Presto

Clinton Dewing, viola

~ INTERMISSION ~

Symphony for Strings Opus 118a from String Quartet No. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich

I. Andante

Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (performed with 2 Violins) by Johann Sebastian Bach

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro

Clinton Dewing & Aurica Duca, violins

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE IS:

First Violins

Janet Martins
Flora Lee
John Lyneis

Second Violins

Miriam Raffeld

Abe Dewing

Viola

Kim Etingoff

Sarah 
Joanne Ostrander

Cello

Kevin Hedrick

Alex Revoal

Bass

Nate Haggett

Violin Soloists

Clinton Dewing

Aurica Duca

Viola Soloist

Clinton Dewing

Flute Soloist
Rebecca Arnold

Conductor, Pianist
Kadar Qian

SPECIAL THANKS

Ashley Sullivan, Craig, Kyle & Siena Dewing, Mom & Dad, Rev. Evrol Officer, Fritz Winegardner, UnityBoston, John W. Sears, Jane Chen, the fabulous soloists and our wonderful audience!

BENEFACTORS

Jane Chen
John W. Sears

SPONSORS

Taiwanese Association of America Greater Chicago Chapter (TAAGCC)

Formosan Association for Public Affairs - Illinois Chapter (FAPA-IC)

Global Education Fund (GEF)

THE EUROPEAN COLLECTION Digital Concert Program

Fusion String Ensemble 

Kadar Qian, Music Director

presents:

THE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

Christ's Church Longwood (UnityBoston)

70 Colchester Street

Brookline, Massachusetts

Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 7:30pm
Suggested Donation of $8

CONCERT PROGRAM

Salut d'Amour, Op.12 by Edward Elgar

Abe Dewing, violin & Kadar Qian, piano

Concertino pour Flûte, Op.107 by Cécile Chaminade

Rebecca Arnold, flute

Viola Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G9 by Georg Philipp Telemann
I. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Presto

Clinton Dewing, viola

~ INTERMISSION ~

Symphony for Strings Opus 118a from String Quartet No. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich

I. Andante

Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (performed with 2 Violins) by Johann Sebastian Bach
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro

Clinton Dewing & Aurica Duca, violins

FUSION STRING ENSEMBLE IS:

First Violins

Janet Martins
Flora Lee
John Lyneis

Jeff Bezanson

Second Violins

Miriam Raffeld

Abe Dewing

Klenda Martinez

Viola

Kim Etingoff
Joanne Ostrander

Cello

Kevin Hedrick

Katherine Miller
Amy Nolan

Bass

Nate Haggett

Violin Soloists

Clinton Dewing

Aurica Duca

Viola Soloist

Clinton Dewing

Flute Soloist
Rebecca Arnold

Conductor, Pianist
Kadar Qian

SPECIAL THANKS

Ashley Sullivan, Craig, Kyle & Siena Dewing, Mom & Dad, Rev. Evrol Officer, Fritz Winegardner, UnityBoston, John W. Sears, Jane Chen, the fabulous soloists and our wonderful audience!

BENEFACTORS

Jane Chen
John W. Sears

PROGRAM NOTES

Salut D’Amour, Op. 12

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Elgar finished the piece in July 1888, when he was engaged to be married to Caroline Alice Roberts, and he called it "Liebesgruss" ('Love’s Greeting') because of her fluency in German. When he returned home to London on September 22 from a holiday at the house of his friend Dr. Charles Buck, in Settle, North Yorkshire, he presented it to her as an engagement present.

Concertino pour Flûte, Op.107

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

This piece was composed in 1902 for flute and orchestra and was commissioned by the Paris Conservatoire in 1902, presumably as an examination piece for flute students. Among flautists, legend has it that Chaminade wrote the Concertino to punish a flute-playing lover after he left her to marry someone else, wanting to make a piece so fiendishly difficult that he could not play it (though he supposedly did manage). However, Chaminade had married a music publisher the year before the piece was commissioned, which lessens the validity of the legend.

Viola Concerto in G major, TWV 51:G9

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681- 1767)

Of Georg Philipp Telemann's surviving concertos, this piece is among his most famous, and still regularly performed today. It is the first known concerto for viola, was written circa 1716–1721 and contains four movements.

Symphony for Strings Opus 118a from String Quartet No. 10 

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118, was composed in 1964. It was premiered by the Beethoven Quartet and is dedicated to his close friend Mieczysław (Moisei) Weinberg. We are performing just the first movement of the string quartet arrangement.

Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Neither the date of composition nor of the first performance is known. This concerto was originally written for solo violin and oboe, with string orchestra and continuo; the only surviving score, however, is of Bach’s own arrangement as a concerto for two harpsichords.

Kadar Qian, Music Director, Conductor, Pianist

KADAR QIAN

At the young age of four, Kadar Qian began to learn the piano, inspired by his older brother, Kevin. After starting lessons, his grandmother would reward him with chocolate every time he played well. Twelve years later, he has given over one hundred concerts in the U.S. and China in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, and Sanders Theatre. At the age of eleven, he debuted as a soloist with the Quincy Symphony Orchestra performing Chopin’s Concerto No. 2, and at the age of fifteen, he debuted with the Boston Pops performing Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 3. All together, he has appeared as a soloist over 10 times with orchestras such as the Boston Civic Symphony, Boston Landmarks, Cape Ann Symphony, Melrose Symphony, Merrimack Valley Philharmonic, Metrowest Symphony, Lowell Philharmonic, Rivers Symphony, and the Salem Philharmonic.

Qian claimed first prize in the Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, receiving special prizes for the Best Bach Performance and the Best Chopin Performance. He was also a prizewinner at the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition as well as the MostArts International Piano Competition. In addition, he was also the first prize winner of the Harvard Musical Association High School Achievement Award and the Steinway Society of Massachusetts piano competition. For the past three years, he has been a recipient of the Chopin Foundation of the United States Scholarship. Qian has won many Young Artist Competitions, including the Boston Civic, Boston Pops, Lowell, Metrowest, Quincy, and Rivers Young Artist Competitions. He was heard performing on NPR’s From the Top , and in 2013, he released his first album for Naxos Records.

Kadar studies piano with Angel Ramón Rivera at the New England Conservatory Prep School and the Rivers School Conservatory. He also studies conducting with Yoichi Udagawa and is currently the Assistant Conductor of the Melrose Symphony Orchestra. Since June 2014, he has been the music director and conductor of the Fusion String Ensemble. A high honor roll student at Westford Academy, Kadar strives to make a difference in the community as the president of his class. A huge fan of Apple products, Kadar also enjoys programming and math.

Clinton Dewing, Violin & Viola Soloist

CLINTON DEWING

Clinton Dewing received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Joel Smirnoff. His summer festivals credits include the Spoleto Festival USA and Italy, Festival Mozaic, Pacific Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Sarasota Chamber Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute and the Tanglewood Music Center. He has performed with the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Clinton is currently a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s violin section since 2006.

Aurica Duca, Violin Soloist

AURICA DUCA 

A native of the Republic of Moldova, Aurelia Duca began the violin at age of seven. She has taken First Prize in the Cornelia Bronzetti violin competition and the International Violin Competition of Brasov. Ms. Duca was the Grand Prize winner at the Paul Constantinescu International Competition in Romania. She was awarded the Mayor’s Scholarship of Chisinau, Moldova and the prestigious scholarship from the Foundation of Beneficence. Ms. Duca has performed in solo engagements with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the National Philharmonic of Chisinau and the National Youth Orchestra in Holland and studied at the A. Casella Conservatory in l’Aquilla, Italy. She has participated in The Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina and she is featured in Festival Mozaic’s chamber music series in San Luis Obispo, California every summer. In 2006 Ms. Duca joined the violin section of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

Rebecca Arnold, Flute Soloist

REBECCA ARNOLD

Rebecca Arnold is sixteen years old and is an incoming Senior at Westford Academy in Westford, Massachusetts. She has been playing flute since the age of nine. Currently, she takes private lessons with Shan Liu and also studies at the Boston Flute Academy. Rebecca is a member of the New England Conservatory Youth Symphony under the direction of Steven Karidoyanes. This summer, she traveled to Ireland and Northern Ireland with the orchestra and performed in the cities of Galway, Dublin and Derry. This is Rebecca’s second year as a member of the Westford Academy Theater Arts Pit, which was awarded best student pit orchestra by the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild in 2014. She has been accepted into the MA Eastern Senior Districts band and orchestra, as well as the Massachusetts All-State Orchestra. Rebecca is very excited to have been given the opportunity to perform with the Fusion String Ensemble.