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Maria Finkelmeier is a passionate performer, dedicated educator, creative composer and organized advocate for the arts. Combining these skills, she is exploring the European music scene from Piteå, Sweden. She regularly performs and records new works for solo and ensemble with her group Ensemble Evolution. Striving to cross cultural barriers, Finkelmeier aims to help build an international community at Piteå’s Institution for Music and Media as an administrator in the international affairs office and educator in the percussion department.
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Maria attained degrees from two diverse universities in the United States; The Ohio State University and Eastman School of Music. From Eastman she not only received a Masters degree, but also the prestigious Performer’s Certificate and Arts Leadership Certificate under John Beck and Michael Burritt. In 2008 she traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico with the Eastman Broadband Ensemble.
Maria enjoys playing in ensembles filled with energy and passion. In 2010 she toured northern Europe with the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, under the baton of Kristjan Järvi. Maria also feels driven to share the percussive arts with eager individuals regardless of level or background. In 2009 she was awarded a grant from the Golisano Foundation in Rochester, New York to create the class Drummin’ at Dazzle for disabled and inner-city kids. In 2010, she was a guest teacher at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China where she taught drumset and conducted the orchestra.
Maria continually seeks and creates performance opportunities for herself and colleagues around the world, and uses these journeys to inspire new ideas, compositions, and adventures. For more information see mariafinkelmeier.com.
Maria Finkelmeier : passionate performer, dedicated educator, creative composer and advocate for the arts. Currently working in a group called Ensemble Evolution, she regularly performs and records new works for solo and ensembles., Finkelmeier aims to help build an international community at Piteå’s Institution for Music and Media striving to cross cultural barriers as an administrator in the international affairs office and educator in the percussion department.
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Maria enjoys playing in ensembles bringing energy and passion to every performance. In 2010 she toured northern Europe with the Baltic Youth Philharmonic, under the baton of Kristjan Järvi. She loves to share the percussive arts with eager individuals regardless of their level or background. She was awarded a grant from the Golisano Foundation in Rochester, New York, in 2009, to create the class’Drummin’ at Dazzle’ for disabled and inner-city kids. And in 2010, she was a guest teacher at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China where she taught drumset and conducted the orchestra.
Maria is continually seeking performance and creative opportunities for herself and her colleagues around the world, She hopes to inspire new ideas, compositions, and adventures wherever she goes. For more information see mariafinkelmeier.com.