Violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti by Jamie

Full name: Amy Schwartz Moretti
Date Born: Not available
State/Country of origin: Wisconsin
Genre artist plays: Classical-Contemporary
What she is known for:
Former Oregon Symphony and Florida Orchestra Concert master, and Director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at the Mercer University Townsend School of Music.

Biography:
Amy Moretti was born in Wisconsin and began playing violin at the age of 4. She received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music graduating as valedictorian. Moretti made her debut at Carnegie Hall for her solo concerto debut in 1998, has been featured with many Orchestras in the U.S., and has made many solo and collaborative appearances through out her career. She was formerly concertmaster of the Oregon Symphony in Portland with Music Director Carlos Kalmar and earlier, the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater with Music Director Jahja Ling and his successor Maestro Stefan Sanderling. Moretti’s professional orchestral career spanned nearly eight seasons.
In 2007, Amy Schwartz Moretti was invited Robert McDuffie to join the faculty of the Mercer University Townsend School of Music as Director of the newly established Robert McDuffie Center for Strings and remains as the director since then. From then she has been a dedicated teacher still appearing in various concerts and recitals. She recently joined Atlanta Symphony principal cellist Christopher Rex and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen to form the Trio RPM. She also performs with her husband, Steve Moretti, a jazz drummer and classical percussionist, as the Moretti Duo. She now lives in Macon, Georgia with her family.

CD’s currently in print:
New solo CD is Kaleidoscope

Video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLygr5Lfd5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Gh2WZf4CM
http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/322

Websites:
http://www2.mercer.edu/Music/AmySchwartzMoretti.htm
http://www.seattlechambermusic.org/bios-archive/schwartzmoretti.html
http://www.cmnw.org/bioPopUps/AmySchwartzMorettiBio.html