Corine Brouwer

Corine Brouwer is well-known to North Carolina audiences. She is currently the concertmaster of the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Asheville Lyric Opera, and the Carolina Chamber Symphony. She is also a member of the Arizona MusicFest orchestra. Appearances this past season have included performances in Scotland, Arizona, and throughout North Carolina.

Ms. Brouwer has been involved in the commissioning and performances of new works, including the premieres of Doppelganger, a concerto for two violins by David Dzubay, and Here, the Cliffs, a concerto by Hilary Tann. Her projects have won numerous awards, including selection for a national Meet the Composer Award. Ms. Brouwer has appeared as soloist with the North Carolina Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Canton (Ohio) Symphony, Carolina Chamber Symphony, Western Piedmont Symphony, and Salisbury Symphony Orchestras.

Her past chamber music appearances have included the Eastern Music Festival, the International Bartok Festival, and the Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival. A former director of the Community Music School of the N.C. School of the Arts, Ms. Brouwer has taught violin at Wake Forest University, the N.C. School of the Arts, Catawba College, and the National Suzuki Institute in Wisconsin. Currently she maintains a private studio.

Ms. Brouwer earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the N.C. School of the Arts, where she studied with the late Elaine Richey.

Paul Zinke