Kim Cook and Jonathan Gangi

Cellist Kim Cook has performed as a soloist in 30 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin American.  She has toured as Artistic Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, presenting concerts and master classes internationally. She has received critical acclaim for her recordings, recorded with orchestras in Russia, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic. She has performed recitals at New York’s Carnegie Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall and at conservatories in Paris, Melbourne, Jerusalem, and Beijing. Recently, she performed as a soloist with orchestras in Croatia, Argentina, and Brazil.

A graduate of Yale and the University of Illinois, Cook was named the inaugural Penn State Laureate and is currently Distinguished Professor of Music.

Jonathan Gangi holds the position of Associate Professor of Music (Guitar) & Arts Entrepreneurship at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the founding director of the guitar program at the Penn State School of Music, teaching classical guitar and coaching chamber music. As an artist, performances include the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra as guest soloist for Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, the Rantucci International Guitar Festival, the ‘Classical Minds’ Guitar Festival, the Italian Guitar Campus, and the Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia International Guitar Festival in Rome.

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