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Esther Kim, violin Esther Kim, violin, has studied music in Vienna and Indiana University. Since her first solo performance, which was with the Claremont Symphony in 2001, she has won numerous competitions and has appeared with a number of local orchestras as well as the Seoul Sinfonietta in Korea and at the Kioi Hall in Japan. This will be her fourth performance with the Claremont Symphony. Cecilia Cloughly, horn Dr. Cecilia Cloughly joined the CSO in 1974 and has served as Board President and Board Member, as well as Principal Horn since 1981. A music graduate from Oberlin, she had a Fulbright Fellowship in Munich, where she was the first woman to play the horn professionally in Germany. Her teachers include William Slocum, Myron Bloom, Hans Noeth, Robert Elworthy, Jim Atkinson, and Jeff von der Schmidt. She is the translator of the bilingual book, A Pictorial History of the Horn (1975). She teaches German at Citrus College.
Suzanna Capparelli, cello Suzanna Capparelli, a graduate of the USC School of Music, has been a member of the cello section of the Claremont Symphony for the last 12 years. She has previously appeared as a soprano soloist with the orchestra, and has sung solos in the Messiah performance on numerous occasions. She has performed as a soloist with the Ronfeldt Chorale. She is an active member of the Pomona Valley Musicians Club. Carl Matthes, piano Carl Matthes, a Los Angeles native, received his Bachelors from Cal-Arts where he studied with Earl Voorhies. He received his Masters degree from USC where he was a piano student of Lillian Steuber. He has performed across Europe, and spent 15 years touring the United States for Community Concerts. His orchestral appearances include performances with the San Francisco Symphony and the Fresno Philharmonic. He was a featured performer with the NORAD band at Hollywood Bowl.


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