In addition to performing, De Ann is also active in bringing music education to young and old audiences. She has served on the LVP Education Committee and is a Charter Member of the Jascha Heifetz Society in CA. She is also passionate about teaching and coaching to help inspire young musicians to reach their full potential as artists.
Living in Las Vegas has also opened up opportunities to explore her more main stream music making abilities. She is sought after in Las Vegas by some today's biggest popular performers such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Metallica, Martina McBride, Smokey Robinson, Vanessa Williams, Johnny Mathis and countless others. She has also been the Concertmaster for Orchestras with Pavorotti, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Alicia Keys and many more.
De Ann lives in Las Vegas with her husband Scott and 3 beautiful daughters, Gracie 7, Rosie 4 and Faith 2. She has also been fortunate to spend summers with her family at their family cabin in Solon Springs.
A veteran of ragtime festivals across the country, Mr. Sandor recently presented a lecture recital in New York City entitled Ragtime Sings the Jews with fellow UWS graduate Daniel Singer and ragtime scholar Ed Berlin. Mr. Sandor's recordings, Fingerbuster and Cascades, have made their way to every colonized continent on the planet. The Rag Times writes, "His is a prodigious talent, and every piece is arranged so that he is all over the keyboard before the ending."
Summer will be here sooner than we think. Plan to enjoy great music with the LSCO and join us for cookies and lemonade after every concert. See you at Weber!
Welcome to the 2009 LSCO Season!
Summer is the time for many wonderful things in Duluth: gardens, golf, the Lakewalk. A highlight of every summer for more than twenty years is the concert season of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. Founded by Warren Friesen, honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) with awards for Adventurous Programming, and well-settled-in to its new home at UMD's Weber Music Hall, the LSCO will once again play five concerts on Wednesday evenings, offering a tantalizing mix of familiar classics, overlooked gems and new works.De Ann Burger Letourneau
A native of the Northland, De Ann is now the Concertmaster of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and a founding member of the Las Vegas Camarata Trio. Her career includes many performances throughout the US and Europe as soloist and chamber musician on both violin and viola. She has appeared with many orchestras as well as been a frequent guest artist performing recitals on many radio broadcasts including KNPR FM, National Public Radio, WQXR FM in New York City, and Wisconsin Public Radio. She was awarded the Governor's Excellence in the Arts Award and was a prizewinner at the National Arts Competition in Washington DC. She also won First Prize at the International Starling Violin Competition in Aspen, Colorado. In Las Vegas, she was honored as the first ever recipient of the Woman of Distinction Award in the Performing Arts.Alexander Sandor
This summer, join us for Ira Gershwin's ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue. Guest artist Alexander Sandor received his Master's degree in piano performance from the University of Arizona and his Bachelor's degree in piano performance from the University of Wisconsin-Superior.Vecchione/Erdahl Duo
When they met at the orientation for freshmen faculty at Ball State University in Indiana, Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Erdahl were both accomplished musicians. They began to date by the end of the year and decided to marry. Part of their relationship was their love of music, and they were interested in exploring this aspect of their relationship together. Unfortunately, since Carrie was an oboe/French horn player and Rolf played the double bass, they found that their choice of repertoire was slim. "We discovered very little had been written for the combination. Fortunately, we had good, prolific composer friends, and continue to find new composers and performing opportunities." One of those friends, composer Tim Goplerud, is presently working on a piece newly commissioned by the LSCO for The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo. To preview a little sampling of their music go to
www.oboebass.com.