Internationally Acclaimed Violinist to Perform Concert to Benefit Local Education Scholarships

February 25, 2007, Forest Hills United Methodist Church, 2:00 p.m.

Forest Hills United Methodist Church will present internationally acclaimed violinist, Annie Chalex Boyle in the second annual JubiLee Concert to be held February 25, 2007, at 2 p.m. She will be joined by pianist Leah Bowes to present works by Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Messiaen. Those who attend are also invited to a reception following the concert.

There is no charge for the concert, but there will be an opportunity for our guests to make a contribution to the JubiLee Scholarship Fund. This fund, set up in memory of Ms. Boyle’s aunt, Diane, and nieces, Allison and Amy Lee, awarded two $3,000 scholarships in 2006 to Nashville area students, and anticipates awarding four $3,000 scholarships in 2007. For more information concerning the JubiLee Scholarship Fund, please log on to http://www.jubileescholarships.org/.

The concert will be held at Forest Hills United Methodist Church, 1250 Old Hickory Blvd. Brentwood, TN. A nursery will be provided for young children.

Violinist Annie Chalex Boyle is internationally recognized as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. Most recently, she has performed as first violinist of the Harrington String Quartet, Concertmaster of the Amarillo Symphony, and was on the faculty at West Texas A&M University. Currently, Ms. Chalex Boyle is the violinist of Quartet-a-tete, a piano quartet comprised with violist Joanna Mendoza, cellist Jeffrey Lastrapes, and pianist David Palmer. She is also on the faculties of Midwest Young Artists and the Chicago Symphony Youth Orchestra, and maintains a private studio. Ms. Chalex Boyle received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California with Robert Lipsett and her Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School with Robert Mann.

Ms. Boyle will be accompanied by pianist, Leah Bowes. Ms. Bowes holds degrees from Settlement Music School in Philadelphia where she was a pupil of Mme. Simon Barere and from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Rudolph Serkin. She was a Fulbright Scholar and studied in Paris, France. At the age of ten, Ms. Bowes performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has been soloist with the Chautauqua Symphony, the New Orleans Symphony, and the New York Philharmonic. Ms. Bowes has given recitals in Philadelphia, New York and Paris. Ms. Bowes currently lives in the Nashville area where she performs with the Blair School of Music faculty, the Blair String Quartet and members of the Nashville Symphony. She also often can be heard on the “Live in Studio C” series or WPLN Radio.