Violin Festival

February 1, 2025

The 2025 UNI Violin Festival is open to all high school and collegiate-level violin players and will include: a masterclass with Scott Flavin, Professor of Violin at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music; a thrilling duo recital with Prof. Flavin and UNI’s own Dr. Nash Ryder; the option to sign up for a 20-minute individual lesson with either Dr. Ryder or Prof. Flavin, and more. This free event will also include the first ever UNI Violin Festival Competition, open to any high school students who would like to participate. The festival will be held in Russell Hall on the UNI campus. View the details and registration form below. Please contact Nash.Ryder@uni.edu with any questions.

Deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 27.

Scroll down to view the schedule for the day and information about our guest artist.

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Schedule

9:30-10:00 am: Registration (Russell Hall lobby)
10:00-10:20 am: Welcome/Group warmup (Graham Hall)
10:30-10:50 am: Recital (Bengtson Auditorium)
11:00 am-12:15 pm: Masterclass (Bengtson Auditorium)
12:15-1:00 pm: Lunch (Russell Hall lobby)
1:00-3:00 pm: Lessons, UNI Student Q&A, School of Music tour (various locations)
3:30 pm: UNI Violin Festival High School Competition (Bengtson Auditorium) free and open to the public

About our Guest Artist

Scott Flavin is a lecturer in violin performance and chamber music and Resident Conductor for The Henry Mancini Institute at The Frost School of Music. In addition to his extensive teaching, he enjoys an incredibly versatile musical career. He is a highly sought-after concertmaster, having served from 2002 to 2019 as concertmaster of Florida Grand Opera, and having appeared in that role with major conductors and performers, including such diverse artists as Luciano Pavarotti, Lena Horne, and Itzhak Perlman. Equally active in chamber music, Flavin is the first violinist of the internationally-acclaimed Bergonzi String Quartet and violinist of PULSE Trio, who regularly perform across the country and around the world, premiering new works and regularly receiving glowing reviews by publications such as the New York Times and Washington Post.

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