Corey D. Averill
Cellist, Business Owner-Duo con Brio, Educator
(503)407-6256
Corey.d.Averill@gmail.com
www.duoconbrio.com
EDUCATION
Community Music Center, Portland, OR — cello student of Stephanie McDougal, 1981-1989
Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra , Portland, OR — principal cellist, 1982-1993
Congress of Strings , Detroit, MI, Summer of 1987
Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, Summer of 1988
Portland State University, Portland, OR —cello student of Hamilton Cheifetz, 1989-1997
Portland State University, Portland, OR —BM in cello performance, September 1989 - June 1994
Masterclasses, Portland, OR —from Yo Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Carter Brey, and Has Jurgen Jensen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business Owner, Milwaukie OR- Duo con Brio studios
● Manages a studio of 30 + students year round
● manages events business averaging 95 events yearly throughout the Portland metro area
● 1991- present Teaching Cello
● 1991-1993-Portland Youth Philharmonic, theory instructor
● 1991-2006-Clark College, adjunct cello teacher
● 1994-1996-Catlin Gabel, orchestra director
● 1995-1996-Lake Oswego school district-strings teacher
● 1998- 2021-Portland Waldorf School, music director
● 2015-2017-Clackamas Community College, music director
● 2016- 2021-Lake Oswego Strings Teacher
● 1991-1993-Willowbrook Summer Camp-music instructor
● 1994-2000-Young Musicians & Artists-cello instructor
● 2000-2006-Chamber Music Society of Oregon Music Camp, music instructor
● 1998-present-Portland Waldorf School Summer Music Camp, camp director
AWARDS
● 1985- Community Music Center Kaufman Bow Award
● 1986 & 1987- First Place Oregon State Solo Contest, cello
● 1987- full scholarship to attend Congress of Strings, cello
● 1988- full scholarship to attend Boston University- Tanglewood Institute
● 1989- Third Place Oregon State Solo Contest, cello
● 1989- Presidential Academic Fitness Award
● 1989- Scholarship to attend Portland State University
● 2009- Mary V. Dodge Outstanding School Music Teacher
● 2009- Best Ceremony Musicians State of Oregon, Oregon Bride Magazine
● 2011- Best Ceremony Musicians State of Oregon, Oregon Bride Magazine
● 2011- Brides Choice Award, Weddingwire
● 2012- Best Ceremony Musicians State of Oregon, Oregon Bride Magazine
● 2012- Brides Choice Award, Weddingwire
● 2013- The Knot Best of Weddings
CONDUCTING
●HMS Pinafore
●Fiddler on the Roof
●Into the Woods
●South Pacific
●West Side Story
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
●1989-present-American Federation of Musicians Local 99
●1989-present-Music Educators National Conference
●1989-present-American Strings Teachers Association
●1989-present-Oregon Cello Society
●2005-present-Better Business Bureau
●2009-2015-North West Wed Pro
●2012-2015-Wedding Network USA
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE, CELLO
●Portland Opera orchestra
●Eugene Symphony
●Vancouver Symphony
●Linfield Chamber Orchestra
●Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra
●Yaquina Bay Orchestra
●Sinfonia Concertante
●The Musical Theater Orchestra
●Clark College Orchestra
●Moody Blues Festival Symphony
●Led Zeppelin Festival Orchestra
●Mount Hood Jazz Festival
●The Portland Festival Orchestra
●The Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra
●Rod Stewart Orchestra
●Il Divo Orchestra
●The Lion King Orchestra
●Oregon State University Orchestra
HONORS
●1986-OMEA All-State Orchestra
●1987-OMEAAll-NorthwestOrchestra
●1987-MENC National Honors Orchestra (Indianapolis)
●1988-National Guild Honors Orchestra (Carnegie Hall-NY)
●1988-OMEA All-State Orchestra
●1989-OMEA All-Northwest Orchestra
SKILLS
●Managing cello studio/music business
●25 years classroom music instruction
●Excellent data management
●People person/good at sales