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LS-STEP StaffJanell Lemire,
Suzuki Director
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Stephen Baillie
Violin
sebaillie@yahoo.com
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Stephen
Baillie graduated from the University of Northern
Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2001. In 2004,
he received a Master of Arts in Religion from Trinity
International University. Stephen has completed formal
Suzuki training with the Suzuki Association of the Americas
through Violin Book 5 and looks forward to further his
teacher training each summer. Stephen currently plays
the violin with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
and viola with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. He
also plays fiddle in a bluegrass gospel band in Duluth. |
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Laurie Bastian
Viola/Violin |
Ms. Bastian
is a Duluth native who started playing the violin as a
Suzuki student at the age of seven. She has been a violinist
in the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra since 1979,
and became principal second violin in 1987. She is also
principal second violin for the Lake Superior Chamber
Orchestra, a member of the Highland String Quartet and
a member of the St. Scholastica Early Music Orchestra.
Laurie has taught viola/violin in LS-STEP since 1986.
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Betsy Husby, Cello
bhusby@d.umn.edu
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Ms.
Husby received her B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees
from State University of New York at Stoney Brook. St
studied with Bernard Greenhouse cellist of the Beaux Arts
Trio and pupil of Pablo Casals, and became his teaching
assistant in 1983. She was principal cellist of the Stoney
Brook Orchestra, was voted highest departmental honors
by the music faculty and won the 1985 D.M.A. concerto
Competition. Ms. Husby was selected to participate in
the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, U.S.S.R. along
with 19 other cellists from the United States. Ms. Husby
is currently principal cello of the DSSO. |
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A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Jacob Jonker began his studies with Joe Hagedorn at the  University of Wisconsin - River Falls. He then went on to complete a Master's degree at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, studying under Jeffrey Van. During his studies Jacob received top prizes from both the Schubert Club (First prize, 2007) and Thursday Musical (Second Prize, 2008) scholarship competitions. After completing his Master's degree, Jacob trained as a Suzuki guitar instructor and joined the music faculty at UMD.
Jacob has performed as part of the chamber music series at the James J. Hill mansion, and has been a featured performer in the Minnesota Guitar Society's annual "Guitarathon." He is also enthusiastic about the electric guitar and enjoys teaching a wide variety of musical styles. |
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Janell Lemire,
Suzuki Director
and Harp Instructor
jlemire@d.umn.edu
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Mrs.
Lemire graduate from the University of Minnesota
Duluth in 1981 with a B.A.S. degree. She is the solo harpist
with the Duluth Superior Orchestra and the Lake Superior
Chamber Orchestra, and the Festival Orchestra. Being one
of the area's most active performing harpist, Mrs. Lemire
often plays solo and ensemble performances in Duluth and
surrounding areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Canada.
She is an adjunct faculty at the University of Minnesota
Duluth, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and at the
College of St. Scholastica. She studied the harp with
nationally known harpist, Kathy Kienzle, and continues
Suzuki training and pedagogy with Mary Kay Waddington.
Mrs. Lemire has been the director of the Lake Superior
Suzuki Talent Education Program since 1993. She also maintains
a private teaching studio of traditional and Suzuki students
and has been invited to be a guest clinician for summer
institutes in Colorado, Utah, and Wisconsin. |
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Denise Lindquist
Piano Instructor
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Ms.
Lindquist received her piano performance degree
in 1977 from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Her
Suzuki pedagogy training began at the American Institute
of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She continues to attend
Suzuki institutes throughout the United States and Canada.
Denise has maintained a private piano studio in her
home of Mountain Iron, Minnesota since 1982. She continues
to be an active accompanist for students, schools, and
church organizations on the Iron Range. Denise has taught
piano in the LS-STEP program since 1997. |
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Staff
Laura Kimmes, LSSTEP Orchestra
Sharalee Maslowski, accompanist
Kara Sorensen, piano theory
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