CIRCE DIAZ-GAMERO

CELLIST

Education

• 2007 M.A Music Performance with honors - University of Florida
• 2004 B.A. in Music Performance, Cum Laude - New World School of the Arts/University of Florida
• 2003 A.A. in Music Education, Cum Laude - New World School of the Arts/Miami Dade College
• 1995 A.A. in Music performance, Federico Villena School of Music - Maracay, Edo, Aragua, Venezuela
Work Experience
• 2008 American’s Children Orchestras for Peace, Music Director
• 2008 World Orchestra Winter Tour, Holland, Germany, Spain - Assistan cellist
• 2007-2008 World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales - Spain's Tour
• 2006-2009 Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra
• 2001-2009 Miami Symphony Orchestra
• 2004-2009 Palm Beach Pops Orchestra
• 2007-2008 Fundación del Estado para el Sistema de Orquesta Juvenil e Infantil de Venezuela - Chamber Music coach and Violoncello teacher
• 2001-2007 The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet
• 2004-2005 General Musical Director of the American Children’s Orchestras at Ada Merritt Elementary School - Miami, Florida
• 2001-2004 New World School of the Arts Orchestra (NWSA) - Principal Cellist
• 1991-2000 Aragua Symphony Orchestra
• 1995-1999 Venezuela Youth National Symphonic Orchestra
• 1994-2000 Federico Villena Orchestra, Principal Cellist Venezuela


Courses and Festivals
• 2006 Aspen Music Festival and School - Fellowship Center for Advanced Quartet Studies
• 2005 Del Sol and Cochabamba Music Festival - The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet
• 2004 Mimir Chamber Music Festival- Forth Worth, USA
• 2002 Hot Spring Music Festival- Opening Concert The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet
• 2001 Hot Spring Music Festival- Arkansas, USA
• 1999 Duo Parisot Music Festival - Caracas, Venezuela
• 1998 Duo ParisotCello Festival - Caracas, Venezuela


International Tours
• 2007-2008 World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales - European Tour: Spain, Germany and Holland. Concerts in: Auditori Teatre La vila Joiosa, Kurhaus Scheveningen- The Houge, Zeeuwse Consertzaal-Middleburg, Schouwburg- Drachten, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t Ij- Amsterdam, Philharmonie- Berlin, Auditori de la Mediterrania – La Nucia, Palau de les Arts – Valencia, Paranimf de la Universitat d’Alacant.
• 2007 The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet - European Tour 2007: Madrid, Spain, London, UK, Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. Concerts in: Casa America ( Madrid), Bolivar Hall (London), Eglise Notre Dame de Consolation (Paris) and Franzosische Friedrichstadtkitche (Berlin)
• 2006 The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet - South America Tour: Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela. Concerts in: Hotel Europa ( La Paz),Teatro Municipal (Cuzco), Quinta Anauco (Caracas)
• 2005 The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet - Bolivia Tour. Concerts in: Hotel Europa (La Paz), Teatro Acha (Cochamba) and Teatro Raul Salmon de la Barra (El Alto).
• 1996 Aragua’s Symphony Orchestra - Aruba
• 1998 Aragua’s Symphony Orchestra – Spain
• 1999 Aragua’s Symphony Orchestra - Martinique

Awards and Competitions
• 2007-2008 World Orchestra - Cellist Assistant
• 2005-2007 University of Florida Full Scholarship plus Assistantship
• 2005 The 5th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition & Festa -Osaka, Japan
• 2006 Aspen Music Festival Advance String Quartet Program Fellowship
• 2001-2004 Honors Scholarship Miami Dade College
• 2004 Thomas Moore Scholarship
• 2000 First cello in the Duo Parisot Cello Festival, Venezuela
• 1996 Winner - Federico Villena’s School of Music Competition, Maracay, Venezuela.
• 1995 Winner - Aragua Symphony Youth Soloist Competition, Venezuela.


Recordings
• 2006The Nuevo Mundo String Quartet - String Quartets by Bela Bartok and Gustavo Navarre

Interviews
• 2006 The Aspen Times V.17 No.9 Pg.5"Nuevo Mundo String Quartet: Quartet takes music-lovers on a cultural ride" by Susannah Luthi
• 2005 Muse Volume 1, Issue 2 Pg. 4"Nuevo Mundo String Quartet: Stringing Worlds"