OUR BIOS




JOSEPH GLUCK


JOE GLUCK, violin - a former member of the St. Louis and Detroit Symphonies, he recently retired after many years as a violinist of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.

Joe also serves as the concertmaster of the Summit (New Jersey) Orchestra. As THE STIRLING DUO, with his wife, Mary, they perform about 40 concerts a year as a violin/piano duo (mostly lecture/recitals). They also are Co-Directors of a year around amateur chamber music workshop.

He frequently gives lectures and has publicly interviewed many musical celebrities.

Joe is the Conductor/Music Director of the New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra and is also the founder and conductor of THE STIRLING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.






MARY BABIARZ


MARY BABIARZ, violin, viola, piano - is currently a member of the Paper Mill Playhouse Orchestra and has performed with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and actively freelances in the New Jersey/New York area. She is a coach for the New Jersey Youth Orchestra and was co-director of 4 STRINGS! - A Summer Chamber Music Academy for Young String Players.

She has adjudicated competitions for The Summit Symphony, The Westminster Conservatory in Princeton, The Suburban Community Music School and the American String Teachers Association Awards. She is a music teacher for "Stepping Stones" - a preschool in Livingston for children with Down Syndrome and was the recent recipient of the 2007 "Volunteer of the Year" Award given by ARC of New Jersey. She also maintains a private teaching studio on violin and viola.




"MUSIC IS THE VOICE OF ALL HUMANITY, OF WHATEVER TIME OR PLACE. IN ITS PRESENCE WE ARE ONE."

Charlotte Gray



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