Featured Soloists

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Featured Soloists

James Fahringer, baritone, studied voice with his aunt Marjorie Fahringer, Ruth Chamlee and William Eddy. He earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts at USC with a major in voice pedagogy. He has performed many operatic roles including Dr. Miracle in The Tales of Hoffman, Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and Ben in The Telephone.

Mark Dobkin began playing cello at the age of ten and studied with Richard Anastasio of Berkeley. Mark played in the Diablo Symphony, the Cal Poly University Community Symphony and the internationally renowned flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione's orchestra. Mark has been a member of the Claremont Symphony Orchestra for 7 years and is a member of the Musicians Club of Pomona Valley. He is a practicing attorney in Upland. Robert Sage, pianist, is in his twenty-eighth year as Professor of Music at Azusa Pacific University, where he teaches courses in Piano Performance and Music Literature. He has concertized throughout the United States and Europe, and serves as Director of Music both for St. John's Episcopal Church in La Verne and Lyric Opera of Los Angeles.

Barbara Rogers, pianist, has performed throughout the United States and France. She has performed several compositions by Margaret Meier, including the 2005 premier of For Joy That a Woman Child Is Born. She has taught at colleges and universities in California, Ohio and New Jersey, and is currently on the faculty at Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota. She is interested in music by African–American composers and art music by women composers. Featured composer Dr. Margaret Shelton Meier has had three previous compositions premiered by the Claremont Symphony. Her music has been performed throughout the United States and in several European countries. Her orchestral and choral works have been recorded on compact discs. Dr. Meier teaches music at Mt. San Antonio College. The Suite for Two Musicians is a celebration of the lives of Delphine and Jim Fahringer.

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	Mark Dobkin began playing cello at the age of ten and studied with Richard Anastasio of Berkeley. Mark played in the Diablo Symphony, the Cal Poly University Community Symphony and the internationally renowned flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione's orchestra. Mark has been a member of the Claremont Symphony Orchestra for 7 years and is a member of the Musicians Club of Pomona Valley. He is a practicing attorney in Upland.		Robert Sage, pianist, is in his twenty-eighth year as Professor of Music at Azusa Pacific University, where he teaches courses in Piano Performance and Music Literature. He has concertized throughout the United States and Europe, and serves as Director of Music both for St. John's Episcopal Church in La Verne and Lyric Opera of Los Angeles.
	Barbara Rogers, pianist, has performed throughout the United States and France. She has performed several compositions by Margaret Meier, including the 2005 premier of For Joy That a Woman Child Is Born. She has taught at colleges and universities in California, Ohio and New Jersey, and is currently on the faculty at Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minnesota. She is interested in music by African–American composers and art music by women composers.		Featured composer Dr. Margaret Shelton Meier has had three previous compositions premiered by the Claremont Symphony. Her music has been performed throughout the United States and in several European countries. Her orchestral and choral works have been recorded on compact discs. Dr. Meier teaches music at Mt. San Antonio College. The Suite for Two Musicians is a celebration of the lives of Delphine and Jim Fahringer.