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Program Kasia Sokol-Borup, violin Hasse Borup, violin Sonata for Two Violins Op. 2 No. 6 J.M. Leclair (1697-1764) Andante Allegro Largo Allegro ma non troppo Selection from 44 Duos for 2 Violins Bela Bartok (1881-1945) 16. Burlesque 19. Fairy Tale 38. Rumanian Whirling Dance 37. Prelude and Canon 42. Arabian Dance 43. Pizzicato 28. Sadness 44. Ardeliana – Transylvanian Dance Duo for Two Violins Op. 3 No. 1, E flat Major L. Spohr (1784-1859) Poco adagio Allegro vivace Rondo - Allegro -----Intermission-----Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56 S. Prokofiev (1891-1953) Andante cantabile Allegro Commodo quasi Allegretto Allegro con brio Dr. Kasia Sokol-Borup is a native of Poland. She came to the US at age seventeen to study at the Interlochen Arts Academy. Kasia holds a Bachelor degree from Western Michigan University, a Masters degree from Northwestern University and a Doctorate degree from Indiana University. Dr. Borup has been a professor of violin and viola at Fort Lewis College, and while living in Durango she also directed Durango Youth Symphony and was a concertmaster of San Juan Symphony. Her passion for teaching young musicians has been realized in her building the pre-college string program at the University of Utah two years ago (UofU Preparatory Division). In addition to directing the UofUPD, Dr. Borup is an adjunct faculty at the University of Utah. Dr. Borup is an active solo and chamber musician in Salt Lake City as well as nationally. Occasionally, she performs with the Utah Symphony. Dr. Borup lives in Salt Lake City with her husband-violinist, Hasse Borup and their oneyear-old daughter Sophia Rose. In her spare time, she loves hiking, running, and cooking. Hasse Borup is Associate Professor of violin and Head of String and Chamber Music Studies the University of Utah School of Music. He has earned degrees in violin performance from the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, the Hartt School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Maryland. Borup has released recordings on Centaur, Naxos and Innova Labels: the complete sonatas by the Danish romantic composer Niels W. Gade (Naxos 8.570524), and American Fantasies (Centaur 2918) both to critical acclaim (“Interpretative Empathy and Watertight Ensemble” - The Strad; “Landmark CD” – Musicweb; “Seamless playing” – allmusic.com). Tower of the Eight Winds, a CD on the Innova Label, featuring the complete works for violin by American composer Judith Shatin, was described by Fanfare Magazine as “..being played with superb agility by the Borup/Ernst Duo.” Solo appearances include Vienna, Beijing, Washington DC, Venice, Cremona, Paris, Copenhagen and Miami. He was a founding member of the award-winning Coolidge Quartet, serving as the first ever Guarneri-Fellowship Quartet at University of Maryland. Borup has performed live on National Danish Radio, National Slovenian Radio, National Australian Radio, Radio Hong Kong, and has been featured on NPR’s “Performance Today.” As an active educator, Borup has written articles for The Strad and American String Teacher on topics ranging from violin acoustics to intonation. Dr. Borup was the director of Chamber Music Institute at the Music@Menlo Festival in California from 2005-09 and has, since 2009, directed the University of Utah Chamber Music Workshop. Borup’s main teachers were Arnold Steinhardt, Philip Setzer, David Takeno, Almita Vamos and Peder Elbaek. He also worked extensively with The Guarneri, Emerson and Juilliard Quartets, Isaac Stern, Bill Preucil and Hatto Beyerle. Please visit www.hasseborup.com for more information.