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The QuartetWe are a diverse blend of Georgia Symphony string players committed to making beautiful music to enhance your wedding or event. Mariwell String Quartet... Southern entertaining at its' best. You supply the guests, we'll supply the music. Lemonade is optional...
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The Musicians
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Grace Kawamura Stubbart, violinist, is a musician and educator in the Metro-Atlanta area. Prior to her studies with Andrew Jennings at the University of Michigan’s masters program, she completed her undergraduate studies under the tutelage of Helen Hwaya Kim at Kennesaw State University. Grace has performed with orchestras such as the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and currently holds the Assistant Principal Second Violin chair of CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra. A strong advocate for new music, Grace has premiered and performed many works of composers from the Metro-Detroit and Atlanta areas. She has held teaching positions for Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra’s chamber ensemble program and frequently teaches sectionals for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra. Grace is currently the assistant middle school orchestra teacher and private violin instructor at the Lovett School in Atlanta, GA. In her spare time, she enjoys being at the stables learning the equestrian sport of dressage, exploring new restaurants in town, and spending time with her husband, timpanist/percussionist Michael Stubbart, and their two bunnies and cat.
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Emily Hindes, violinist, holds a B.M. in string performance from Kennesaw State University as well as a Master’s Degree in instrumental performance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she studied with Dr. Bernard Zinck. Mrs. Hindes has been an active participant in orchestras, small ensembles, solo performances, and many freelance projects around both Atlanta and Milwaukee. Emily has recorded with local artists, including Quiet Hounds, Matt Jackson and Daniel Bashta, who currently signed with Integrity Music. Emily has taught privately since 2010 and has coached chamber groups for the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has participated in chamber competitions throughout the state of Georgia and attended violin teacher workshops in Milwaukee and Atlanta. Currently, Emily serves as the Operations Manager for the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and is the private violin/viola instructor at Mount Paran Christian School in Kennesaw. She gigs in and around Atlanta, keeping up her classical background as well as using her improvisational skills.
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Heather Vincenty, violist, brings almost 30 years of professional orchestral and chamber experience as the founding member of the quartet. An Alumni of Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, OH, Heather has studied with Stella Anderson and Mark Braunstein, and has performed with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Erie Philharmonic, Ashland Symphony, Akron Symphony, Telarc Records, and currently the Georgia Philharmonic and Georgia Symphony. Heather also performs with and serves on the board for the Ludwig Symphony. This is Heather's second professional quartet project, following a very successful 15 years in Cleveland, Ohio with the Bicycle String Quartet. Heather has also played electronic violin in two Cleveland rock bands throughout the years, although upon moving to the Atlanta area, traded the electric fiddle for the wonderful position of motherhood to two wonderful boys.
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Dwayne Wasson, cellist, is a native of Tennessee. He began his musical training at Tennessee Tech University, continuing with his Masters from Belmont University, and his Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Phyllis Young. He has also completed his certification for Suzuki Training for Cello.
Dwayne has performed with the Jackson Symphony, Paducah Symphony, and Muscle Shoals Symphony. Most recently, he can be found performing with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. Currently, he is Director of Orchestras and Fine Arts Department Chair at Wheeler High School in Marietta, GA. Previously, he was assistant Professor of Music at Kent State University. He has also taught in the Austin, TX Independent School District and the Huntsville, AL City Schools. He holds memberships in the Georgia Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and the American String Teachers Association. |
