Netta Hadari Julie Asuma Craig Harwood Mark Bergman
Israeli violinist Netta Hadari began his
studies at the age of five with Paul de Kayser and Vanya Milanova in London. He
moved to Cape Town, South Africa where he continued his studies with Jurgen
Schwietering. There, he performed in numerous concerto and chamber music
performances. He holds Bachelors’
and Masters’ degrees from SMU in Dallas, Texas and the Yale School of Music,
studying with Emanuel Borok and Syoko Aki respectively.
He has had solo engagements with the Orquestra
Clasica do Porto in Portugal, Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic in South Africa and the
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra in Connecticut. As well as
teaching, doing educational concerts and being a member of the New Haven
Symphony Orchestra, Netta continues to be involved in many aspects and
styles of music in the USA and abroad.
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Julie
Asuma
Julie Asuma, originally of Duluth, MN, has been with Generation Klez since 1999. She began studying piano at age 5, and at age 12, picked up
her first clarinet. Julie continued
her musical studies through college, and holds a BM from Lawrence University in
Appleton, WI and an MM from Yale.
Locally Julie has performed with many large ensembles, including the Connecticut
Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra and the Hamden
Wind Symphony. An active educator,
Julie teaches private lessons on clarinet, piano and saxophone, and her high
school students have been invited to play with prestigious New England
ensembles, including Regional Bands and Orchestras, the CT All-State Band, and
the New England Music Festival.
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Craig
Harwood
Craig Harwood, a native of San
Diego, CA, became involved with Jewish music at an early age. Originally a
brass player, Craig later chose to concentrate on the guitar and mandolin. His
interest in Jewish music prompted him to begin teaching music at synagogues and
summer camps. Craig moved to New York and attended Queens College, where he
earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music. While in college, Craig was an active
participant in the New York Jewish music community, teaching and performing
extensively throughout the city.
Craig recently completed his Ph.D. in Music Theory at Yale
University, with a dissertation on Mozart’s "Subversive Strategies."
Besides teaching Music Theory courses and classes on the development of Jewish
music, Craig was the founding director of the Klezmer Ensemble at the
Educational Center for the Arts and taught the first course on Klezmer music at
Yale University. He may also be heard around New Haven playing mandolin with the
Professors of Bluegrass. Currently, Craig is the Mellon Fellow Professor of
Music at Amherst College.
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Mark
Bergman
Mark Bergman, a native of Southern Oregon,
white water rafting enthusiast, and avid home brewer, is the bass player
for Generation Klez! He also works as Assistant Principal Double-Bassist
and Director of Education of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. When not
enjoying the company of his wife Rachel and their beloved Iguana, Blue
Dog, Mark enjoys composing and recently won awards and commissions from
Kappa Gamma Psi, Governors School of North Carolina, Ithaca College and
Elizabethtown College.
Mark recently graduated from Yale University, where
he was a full scholarship recipient and winner of the George Haubt Knight
award for outstanding string playing. From 1995-1997 he directed the Jewish
Composers concert series at the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at
Yale University and appeared as a featured Young Artist and lecturer at
the Brandeis-Bardin Collegiate Institute.