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Classical
Elegance also performs as a woodwind quintet with the addition
of Fatma Daglar, oboe, and Anthony
Valerio, french horn. The quintet
performs for concerts and recitals for many events, which include
music festivals, public concerts/recitals, and school
events.
Concert schedule to be posted soon.
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Oboist
 FATMA
DAGLAR is Principal Oboist with the Annapolis Symphony
Orchestra and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and has performed
on oboe and english horn with the National Chamber Orchestra,
The Melos Ensemble, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Arlington Symphony
Orchestra, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, and is founding member
of Jubal's Lyre, an early music ensemble based in Baltimore. Ms.
Daglar recently performed and recorded with the Choral Arts Society
of Washington at the Kennedy Center. As an accomplished soloist,
Fatma Daglar performed as oboe soloist with the Peabody Camerata,
as well as the Maryland Symphony and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras
including a solo performance under the direction of her former
oboe teacher, the late Sara Watkins. Ms. Daglar has performed
concert tours in Japan and the United States with the Eastwinds
Quintet and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Daglar received
a Bachelor's Degree from the Istanbul Conservatory of Music and
was awarded a scholarship from the Turkish Education Foundation
to study in the United States where she acquired a Master's Degree
and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Oboe Performance from the
Peabody Conservatory of Music. Ms. Daglar is currently a faculty
member of the Peabody Preparatory and the Holton-Arms School.
By music critics of the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and
the Annapolis Capital, Ms. Daglar's playing has been described
as: "a concerto performance of virtuoso caliber,
enthusiastically received", "a dexterous technician
with attractive tone and a nifty sense of phrasing",
"touching, bittersweet tone", "terrific",
" well-rounded tone with a beautiful vibrato",
"extraordinary playing". Ms. Daglar has been
featured on WETA, WBJC, Voice of America, TRT Radio and Television.
fatma@classicalelegance.com
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 Hornist
ANTHONY VALERIO, a native Annapolitan, has performed as 2nd
Horn with the U.S. Naval Academy Band and Hornist with the USNA
Brass Quintet since 1989. In addition, Mr. Valerio performs as 4th
Horn with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and is an active free-lance
musician, working with various orchestral and chamber ensembles
in the region, including the Bayfield
Brass, of which he is the founding member, and the Salisbury Symphony,
where he is Principal Horn. Mr. Valerio received a Bachelor of Music
degree from West Virginia University and a Master of Music degree
from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Mr. Valerio is a faculty
member of the Peabody Preparatory and is adjunct professor of horn
at St. Mary's College of Maryland and Anne Arundel Community College.
In his spare time Anthony enjoys weightlifting, sailing, and other
sports, as well as spending time with his wife, Kim, his parents,
and other family in the Annapolis area. tony@classicalelegance.com
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