Boise State music professors form quartet

The Department of Music proudly introduces the Les Bois Piano Quartet, an ensemble of resident faculty musicians that will be performing concerts throughout the school year.

Pianist, Del Parkinson is originally from Blackfoot, Idaho. He holds advanced degrees from Indiana University and the Juilliard School of Music. He received a Fulbright-Hays grant and studied in England. He has performed with the Indiana University Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Boise Philharmonic, and the Guadalajara Symphony.

Violinist, Craig Purdy is an assistant professor of music at BSU. He teaches violin, chamber music, and is the director of the University Orchestra Program. Purdy is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the New England Conservatory. He has studied with Joseph Silverstein, Sally O’Reilly, Leonard Shure, and the late Joseph Gingold.

Violist, Linda Kline Lamar is an assistant professor of music at BSU. She is currently working on her Doctorate in Viola Performance from the University of Memphis. Lamar holds degrees from Northwestern University and The Cleveland Institute of Music. She has performed with the Memphis Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Erie Philharmonic, and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra.

Cellist, J. Wallis Bratt is an associate professor of music at BSU. He received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Idaho, a Masters of Music from the University of Utah, and has done post-Masters work at the University of Oregon. Bratt has worked with The Boise Philharmonic, Bach Festival Orchestra of Oregon, SummerFest Orchestra, and the Idaho Bicentennial Orchestra.

Stay tuned for upcoming Les Bois Piano Quartet concert information.

Arbiter staff

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