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David Hays - Violin

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David Hays earned his Bachelor’s degree at Indiana University and his MMUS and DMUS degrees at Northwestern University. A former concertmaster of the BUTI young artists’ orchestra at Tanglewood, he has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, and others. As a chamber musician, he has performed live on WFMT Chicago with the Sheridan Chamber Players and was a finalist at the 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition as co-principal violinist of the Fry Street Quartet.  As a member of the Hawthorne Trio, he has performed throughout the US, in Poland, the Czech Republic and England.

 

On baroque violin, David toured and recorded with Minneapolis-based Minstrelsy! for nine seasons and has appeared with Temple of Apollo, the Lyra Concert, the Newberry Consort, and the Chicago Baroque Ensemble. He has taught violin and chamber music at Northwestern’s National High School Institute since 1996. He has recorded on the Lyrichord, Narada, and Musical Arts Society labels. Dr. Hays currently serves as concertmaster of the Springfield Symphony.  In recent seasons, he has performed with orchestra concertos by Sibelius, Lalo, Mozart and Beethoven.  He has also appeared in solo and duo recitals in Springfield, Chicago and Bulgaria.
 

To contact Dr. Hays by phone: (417) 836-5552. You may also contact him via email at DavidHays@missouristate.edu.