Ross Monroe Winter
Ross Monroe Winter (born July 7, 1981) is an American violinist and teacher.
He is, or has been, a member of the Virginia[1] and Richmond Symphony[2] Orchestras, IRIS Orchestra,[3] and performed with the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Alabama Symphony, among others. He also currently serves as Principal Second Violin with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Virginia.[4]
He is currently Assistant Professor of violin at the University of Central Florida. Previously, he held a similar appointment in the University of Northern Iowa School of Music, and at George Mason University,[5] University of Mary Washington, and has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University,[6] New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and given master classes throughout the country. His most notable student has been Robert Downey, Jr. for the film, Sherlock Holmes.[7]
References
- "Virginia Symphony Welcomes New Musicians : Principal Timpani, Principal Trumpet and Core Violinists Announced" (PDF). Virginiasymphony.org. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- "Music and Musicians : Ross Monroe Winter". Richmondsymphony.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- "IRIS ORCHESTRA – 2012". Irisorchestra.org. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "WFO Strings". Wintergreenperformingarts.org. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "Acclaimed Violinist Ross Monroe Winter Joins School of Music Faculty". Mason News. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "Violin – The Orchestra Project". The Orchestra Project. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "Richmond Symphony player tutors movie star". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 14, 2014.