Ashima Scripp Named New Artistic Director
of Walden Chamber Players
Walden Chamber Players is announcing that its current Artistic Director and founder, Christof Huebner, is stepping down at the end of the 2011/2012 season. Mr. Huebner had served as the ensemble's Artistic Director since its founding in 1997. He will continue in his role as a member/violist of the Walden Chamber Players and serve as Artistic Director Emeritus.
Walden's newly appointed Artistic Director is cellist Ashima Scripp, a member of the  ensemble since 2005, who has served as the group's Associate Artistic Director since 2010. A native of Boston, MA, Ms. Scripp has dedicated her career to the performance and advancement of chamber music. In her work with Walden she has developed and produced many of the group's educational residencies and programs including the Concord Academy Chamber Music Workshop and the Albany Chamber Music Initiative. Ms. Scripp is an active soloist and chamber musician and serves on the cello and chamber music faculty of the Longy School of Music and Concord Academy in Massachusetts.
Walden Chamber Players is comprised of thirteen dynamic artists in various combinations of string, piano, and wind ensembles. The wide variety of instrumental groupings possible with this ensemble allows for great versatility and eclectic programming, a hallmark of the Walden Chamber Players. Founded in 1997, the Walden Chamber Players present educational curricula and concerts in a format that highlights the belief that music is the human experience translated into sound.
Please visit www.waldenchamberplayers.org for more information.
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