BAE Presents Windscapes at Christ Church Riverdale

THERESA NORRIS, flutist, is a “Motown” girl who performed with Michigan Opera Theatre and the Detroit Symphony before coming to New York. She has been an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble for more than 30 years, while enjoying a busy orchestral and chamber music career playing with many groups in New York City and the surrounding area.  Theresa has performed with St. Bart’s Music Festival, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Berkshire Opera, Philip Glass Ensemble and many others, as well as on Broadway. When not performing or teaching, Theresa can be found tending her garden or cooking and entertaining friends.  On that rare night off, she’s with her husband Charley, bowling and groovin’ to the music at the Brooklyn Bowl.

WILLIAM MEREDITH, oboist, made his debut at the age of thirteen as a soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonic, and subsequently moved to New York City to study with Harold Gomberg at the Manhattan School of Music.  Bill has played with the Westchester Symphony, Virginia Opera Company, New Jersey Symphony, Long Island Symphony and new music group North-South Chamber Orchestra.  He has as well performed as principal with the American Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Connecticut Grand Opera and Grand Opera of New York. In demand as a chamber musician, Bill is a member of the Andiamo Ensemble and Linden Woodwind Quintet, as well as Bronx Arts Ensemble. A busy commercial musician, he has recorded with Queen Latifah and in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Blackwater Lighthouse. Bill has also been oboist for many Broadway shows, including My Fair Lady, Ragtime and Beauty and the Beast.

Bronx–born clarinetist MITCHELL KRIEGLER graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Charles Russo, Conrad Kuchay and Robert Renino.  He performs at Lincoln Center with the New York City Ballet Orchestra and at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops.  He is an Artist Member of the Bronx Arts Ensemble and Linden Quintet, and performs with the New York City Opera Orchestra

A native of New York, JASMINE LAVARIEGA’s curiosity in music was sparked from an early age. Now, as a freelancer in the New York Metropolitan area, she has performed with numerous ensembles including The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wicked on Broadway, and The New Jersey Festival Orchestra.
In 2019, Ms. Lavariega joined the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan and served as their principal horn for three years. During her time there she performed with The Osaka Philharmonic and The Japan Century Orchestra. She also served as principal horn of L’Orchestre de la Francophonie during their 2018 Summer Season. She holds a Bachelors of Music in Horn Performance from The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Erik Ralske.
While she’s not performing on stage, she holds the position of Creative Director for The J.M. Chamber Players, a cutting-edge string ensemble for weddings and special events

Grinhauz's principal teachers have included Gary Hoffman, Janos Starker, and Bernard Greenhouse. Leo earned his Bachelor's degree and the prestigious Performer's Certificate from Indiana University, and received his Master's from Rutgers.

Over the past thirty years, Leo Grinhauz has performed throughout the Americas as a soloist, recitalist and ensemblist including the International Festivals at Marlboro, Ottawa, and Lanaudiere. Heard frequently over the airwaves of the CBC, Leo Grinhauz's discography includes several recorded for that company. One of them is 1999's Musique Des Ameriques, a disc of music for cello and piano, and includes Leo's mother Berta Rosenohl. Occasionally, the family still performs together as members of Musica Camerata Montreal.

After a brief stint in the New York Amati Trio, Leo has been cultivating a diverse career in the New York metropolitan area. Highlights include his solo debut at Town Hall, concerts with the late Ruth Laredo, and membership in the Bronx Arts Ensemble, with whom Leo is featured on numerous recordings including Roberto Sierra's chamber opera El Mensajero de Plata. Other ensemble membership has included Music Amici with whom Leo recorded the critically acclaimed disc Reel Life, The Private Music of Film Composers.

As a cellist on Broadway, Leo has enjoyed working for legendary contractors Mel Rodnon, John Monaco, and Eugene Bianco. Past shows have included : Jane Eyre, The Producers, Legally Blonde, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, and Showboat, to name a few. Other important projects have included collaborations with Broadway stars Mary Stout, Jill O'Hara, and Neil Berg.

Membership in Tania Leon's Son Sonora Ensemble led to the recording of Pulitzer Prize winning composer George Walker's first string quartet, which has been included in a recently released retrospective of Mr. Walker's music. Leo has also performed and recorded with Paquito D'Rivera. Of note is a recording for Sony with Diva Denyce Graves entitled The Lost Days.

Since 2010, Leo Grinhauz has been principal cellist with The Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. With them, Leo enjoys touring the world and performing with renowned resident soloist Gabriela Imreh. Recent projects include recordings of piano concerti of Liszt and Bach.

As a Musical Coordinator, Leo Grinhauz's most notable achievement has been contracting the musicians on Nickelodeon's The Wonder Pets. After garnering numerous Emmy Awards, the show continues it's success in syndication.

Leo's commitment to education is met through his private teaching studio, where he teaches cello and coaches chamber music. His teaching skills also shine in the classroom as a frequent educator in private and public schools.

Bassoonist ATSUKO SATO is a graduate of the Toho School of Music in Japan and Juilliard School of Music in New York.  A former member of the Detroit Symphony, she is a member of the Queens Symphony.  Active as a freelancer in the Tri-State area, Atsuko is an original member of the orchestra for The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running production.  Her playing can be heard on the Emmy Award-winning television show Wonder Pets.  A notable chamber music musician, she performs with a variety of groups including Grammy-nominated Englewinds and Double Entendre, as well as with the Bronx Arts Ensemble as Artist Member.