Lynn Vartan Explained

Lynn Vartan is an American percussionist.[1] She began performing as a child in Fresno, California. Her principal instrument is the marimba.

Collaborations

Vartan has worked with Michael Colgrass, Vinny Golia, Arthur Jarvinen,[2] Ursula Oppens, Joan Tower,[3] Glen Velez,[4] Xtet, James Newton,[5] Chinary Ung,[6] the Hilliard Ensemble,[7] the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble[8] and Grammy award-winning Southwest Chamber Music.[9] She has commissioned and/or performed countless new works for percussion by composers such as Donald Crockett, William Kraft,[10] Steve Hoey, Veronika Krausas, Erica Muhl,[11] Sean Heim, Jeff Holmes, Keith Bradshaw[12] and Shaun Naidoo.

Solo performances

As a recital soloist, Vartan has been featured on the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series,[13] the Different Trains Series, at universities in residence all over the United States and on the Music at the Court series in Pasadena, California, where she produced her own solo percussion concerts. As a concerto soloist, Vartan has performed with various orchestras including the Hubei Opera and Dance Company[14] of Wuhan, China, the Sierra Wind Symphony, the Helena Symphony Orchestra,[15] the Orchestra of Southern Utah, Southwest Chamber Music,[16] as well as premiering new concertos by both American and Chinese composers.

International projects

Vartan has participated in cultural exchange projects such as the “Ascending Dragon” Project in Vietnam,[17] "The Dream of Helen" project[18] in China and the “East Meets West” project designed around her as a soloist in Wuhan, China in 2014. In June 2020, Vartan was featured in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalog, under the Eta Carinae series, where she was interviewed alongside other artists from around the world.[19]

Recordings

As a recording artist, Vartan has appeared on the ECM New Series, Albany Records, Cuneiform Records,[20] Bridge Records, New World Records, Lian Records,[21] Yarlung Records[22] and Cambria.[23]

Awards and sponsorships

Lynn was nominated three times for a Grammy with the Southwest Chamber Music for “Best Classical Album of the Year” and "Best Small Ensemble with or without a conductor" for Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3.[24] and for the “Latin Classical Album of the Year”[25] for William Kraft’s Complete Encounters Series. Lynn is endorsed by the Paiste Corporation, Remo Inc. and Marimba One.

Other work

Vartan is the percussionist for Southwest Chamber Music, the violin/percussion Duo 61/4 which she founded with Shalini Vijayan, and a duo percussion group Exacta that she formed with Tambuco’s Miguel Gonzalez. As of 2015, she is currently the Director of Percussion at Southern Utah University.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Fabulous female percussionists you should know . Winter 2012 . Tom Tom Magazine . 12: The Orchestral Issue. 2023-01-15. Zaneta Sykes . 19.
  2. Web site: Woodard. Josef. 2001-09-10. Night of Whimsy, Wit From Jarvinen. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  3. Web site: Cariaga. Daniel. 2000-10-06. Thornton Ensemble Opens Its Season on a Hot Note. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  4. 'West Goes East - CalArts at the Kitchen Spotlights the Legacy of The California Institute of the Arts', PR Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/west-goes-east---calarts-at-the-kitchen-spotlights-the-legacy-of-the-california-institute-of-the-arts-75594737.html
  5. Web site: James Newton Sacred Works. 2011 . New World Records.
  6. Web site: Music of Chinary Ung, Vol. 3 . 9368. 2023-01-15. Bridge Records.
  7. Web site: Stephen Hartke - Tituli, Cathedral in the Thrashing Rain. 2023-01-15. Classical Net. review. 2004. Raymond Tuttle.
  8. Web site: Riggott. Julie. Classical Crescendo. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Downtown News . 2008.
  9. (mostly ads). Los Angeles Magazine. November 2005. 50. 11. 1522-9149. 290 .
  10. Web site: 2008-03-19. Kraft's 'Encounters' with percussion art. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Times. Mark Swed.
  11. Web site: Erica Muhl: Range of Light. 2023-01-15. Albany Records .
  12. Web site: 2013. Legends Never Die . The Orchestra of Southern Utah. 2023-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924061414/http://www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org/concerts/legends-never-die . 2015-09-24 .
  13. Web site: About the performer: Lynn Vartan . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917003722/http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/lynn-vartan . 17 September 2015 . dead. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. 2015.
  14. Web site: Biography . 2024-02-05 . Lynn Vartan . en-US.
  15. News: 24 January 2013. Marga Lincoln . Symphony's guest percussionist does more than just bang a drum. 2023-01-15. Helena Independent Record. subscription.
  16. Web site: 14 October 2007 . Classical Picks of the Week: The California EAR Unit & Southwest Chamber Music . LAist . 2015-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171105202213/http://laist.com/2007/10/14/classical_pick_5.php . 2017-11-05. Zach Behrens .
  17. Web site: Tran. My-Thuan. 2010-02-14. American musicians bond with Vietnamese counterparts. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  18. Web site: 21 April 2011 . Production builds bridge between China, . Sarah Webber. SUU News. 2023-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727223415/http://www.suunews.com/news/2011/apr/21/dance-production-building-china-suu-bridges/ . 2012-07-27 .
  19. Web site: Lynn Vartan in Eta Carinae interview series . September 2020 . interview. . 9 February 2023.
  20. Web site: 2012-07-08. John Sharpe. Wadada Leo Smith: Wadada Leo Smith: Ten Freedom Summers album review . 2023-01-15. All About Jazz. en.
  21. Web site: Quartz City . review . John Lane. 2023-01-15. davidjohnsonmarimba.com.
  22. Inner World, Music of David S. Lefkowitz, Yarlung Records, March 2014 Web site: Music from the Inner World of David S. Lefkowitz. Martin Perlich. 2015-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908201704/http://www.yarlungrecords.com/albumartworks/Inner%20World%2088328.pdf . 2015-09-08 .
  23. Web site: Performer/Ensemble: Lynn Vartan. 2023-01-15. Classical Archives.
  24. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards Roundup: Classical Field, February 1, 2006 https://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/news/48th-annual-grammy-awards-roundup-classical-field
  25. Web site: 2010-09-09. David Ng . subscription. Pasadena's Southwest Chamber Music receives Latin Grammy nomination. 2023-01-15. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  26. Web site: Dr. Lynn Vartan, Director of Percussion, Southern Utah University. https://web.archive.org/web/20150910023626/http://www.suu.edu/pva/music/percussion/vartan.html. dead. September 10, 2015.

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