Eric N Pritchard

Office Hours:

Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 and by appointment

Education

• Masters of Music The Julliard School, 1985
• BMus in Performance Indiana University, 1983
• The Yellow Barn Music Festival , 1981
• Meadowmount School of Music (Studies with Ivan Galamain), 1980
• New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division (Studies with Eric Rosenblith and Benjamin Zander, Senior Certificate), 1979
• The Yellow Barn Music Festival , 1979
• The Quartet Program (Studies with Charles Castleman), 1978

Research Interests

As First Violinist of the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University, Eric Pritchard performs regularly throughout the U.S. and abroad and can be heard on many commercial recordings. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops and Indianapolis Philharmonic. Festival appearances include Mostly Mozart, Norfolk, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Monadnock Music, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, and the Castle Hill Festival. Pritchard was the First Prize Winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Award in Violin, the Coleman and Fischoff national chamber music competitions, and the London International String Quartet Competition. Formerly First Violinist of the Alexander and Oxford Quartets. Studies with Josef Gingold, Ivan Galamian, Isadore Tinkleman and Eric Rosenblith.

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• London International String Quartet Competion - First Prize, 0 1985
• National Federation of Music Clubs Award in Violin, 0 1983
• Coleman Chamber Music Competion - First Prize, 0 1980
• Fischoff Chamber Music Competition - First Prize, 0 1980

Recent Professional Work:

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• Chiayu Hsu. Journey to the West. 2011 .
• Bill Robinson, Eric Pritchard, Randall Love. Ananda Dances - Music for Violin by Bill Robinson. 2010 .
• E.N. Pritchard. "Ananda Dances" Music for Violin and Piano by Bill Robinson. 2009 .
• Ciompi Quartet. String Quartets of Paul Schoenfield. 2008 .  [abs]
•  Melancholie.  Albany Records, 2003 . (The Ciompi Quartet performs music for String Quartet and Voice By Earl Kim, Paul Hindemith, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Arvo Part With Susan Narucki, Mezzo-Soprano and Steven Tharp, Tenor)

   Solo Performances:

• Solo Performances, 2011/12/14
  December 2, 3, 4 Concertmaster for Handel’s Messiah – Duke Chapel; October 7 Performance with Duke Wind Symphony; September 17 Violin Recital at Kirkwood Corners, Lee, NH; September 20; July 9- 17 Two-week Residency at Monadnock Music Festival, NH; July 3 Violin Recital at Kirkwood Corners, Lee, NH; May 15 Solo performance at UNC-Chapel Hill Violin Symposium; March 20 Mallarme Chamber Music Series, Durham, NC; February 10 Chamber Music of Bill Robinson concert at Duke;
• Solo Performances, 2010/12/07
  December 11, 12 Concertmaster for Durham Choral Society – Duke Chapel; December 8 Soloist in Barber Violin Concerto with Duke Symphony Orchestra; December 3, 4, 5 Concertmaster for Handel’s Messiah – Duke Chapel; October 7 Performance with Duke Wind Symphony; September 25 Violin/Harp performance at Morehead City, NC; September 26 Violin/Harp performance UNC-Wilmington; September 17 Violin Recital at Kirkwood Corners, Lee, NH; September 20 Violin/Harp and Violin/Voice performances on Duke Faculty Recital; August 8-15 One-week Residency at Highlands (NC) Chamber Music Festival; July 9- 17 Two-week Residency at Monadnock Music Festival, NH; July 3 Violin Recital at the Inn at Spruce Wood, Durham, NC; May 8 Concertmaster for Missa Solemnis of Beethoven with the Durham Choral Society; March 20 Mallarme Chamber Music Series, Durham, NC; February 10 Chamber Music of Bill Robinson concert at Duke;
• Solo Performances, 2009 complete
  December 12, 13 Concertmaster for Durham Choral Society – Duke Chapel December 4,5, 6 Concertmaster for Handel’s Messiah – Duke Chapel September 30 Soloist in Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Duke Symphony Orchestra September 16 Violin/Piano Recital with Randall Love, Carol Woods, Chapel Hill, NC September 13 Annual Faculty Recital with Randall Love, Duke University July 9- 17 Two-week Residency at Monadnock Music Festival, NH July 17 Marlborough, NH July16 Walpole, NH July 12 Jaffrey, NH July 11 Peterborough, NH July 10 Deering, NH July 9 Sullivan, NH April 28 Concert featuring Stradaverious and Guarneri Violins, Duke Gardens February 26, 27, 28 Performances of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and Morevec’s Tempest Fantasy for Carolina Ballet February 21 “Encounters” Series, Morevec’s Tempest Fantasy, Duke University (F4)
• Solo Performances, Raleigh, NC, November 23, 2008
  Solo appearance with the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra in a premier performance of "Ananda" Concerto by Bill Robinson.
• Solo Performances, Duke University, March 01, 2008
  Faculty recital program with pianists Jane Hawkins Randall Love.
• Solo Performances, Wilmington, NC, February 09, 2008
  Informal "Meet the Composer" event introducing a new work for violin and piano by Bill Robinson presented with pianist Barbara McKenzie.
• Solo Performances, Morehead City, NC, February 08, 2008
  Full violin and piano recital program with Barbara McKenzie.
• Solo Performances, Carol Woods, Chapel Hill, NC, February 06, 2008
  Full violin and piano recital program with Barbara McKenzie.

• "Govinda" Sonata by Bill Robinson, Morehead City, Wilmington, Chapel Hill, Durham, NC, February 9 -March 1, 2008
  Premier performances with Randall Love of a new work for violin and piano by Bill Robinson.
• "Ananda" Concerto by Bill Robinson, Steward Theater, NCSU, Raleigh, NC, November 23, 2008
  Performance of a new violin concerto written for me by Bill Robinson with the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Randolph Foy