Praised by Fanfare magazine as a cellist of "striking ability," Cole Tutino has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra member across the United States and Europe. His discography includes world premiere recordings of works by David Canfield and Mark Lehman, and chamber music for Native American flute in collaboration with world-renowned flutist James Pellerite. He has also performed live on Indiana Public Radio.
A proponent of a diverse array of musical genres, Dr. Tutino has also worked frequently in folk and pop music settings, particularly with the Good Shepherd Band; his playing and arrangements can be heard at ClearnoteSongbook.com. He is also an advocate of new music and gave the world premiere of David Canfield's Sonata for Cello and Piano, "Ordo Salutis," a unique work which depicts Christian tenets of salvation. An advocate of historically informed performance practice, he has performed on Baroque cello with the Indiana University Baroque Orchestra, the Georgina Joshi Handel Project, and as part of the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. He has been principal of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN) and a member of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has been a member of the Oxford String Quartet, and the Luther College Piano Quartet. He has spent summers playing at the New Hampshire Music Festival, the Utah Festival Opera, the National Orchestral Institute, the Brevard Music Festival, the Mendocino Music Festival, and the Las Vegas Music Festival. His solo appearances include performances with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Cedarville University Orchestra, the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, and the Luther College Philharmonia.
Dr. Tutino is currently Lecturer in Music at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches cello, music theory, and orchestra. He was previously Visiting Assistant Professor of Cello at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and Visiting Instructor of Cello at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he earned his Bachelor's in Cello Performance at San Jose State University under the tutelage of Jennifer Kloetzel and the Cypress String Quartet. He studied with János Starker and Emilio Colón at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he earned his Master's and his Doctorate in Cello Performance. His research interests include lesser-known cello works of the Romantic era. He lives in Moscow, ID with his wife and two daughters.
A proponent of a diverse array of musical genres, Dr. Tutino has also worked frequently in folk and pop music settings, particularly with the Good Shepherd Band; his playing and arrangements can be heard at ClearnoteSongbook.com. He is also an advocate of new music and gave the world premiere of David Canfield's Sonata for Cello and Piano, "Ordo Salutis," a unique work which depicts Christian tenets of salvation. An advocate of historically informed performance practice, he has performed on Baroque cello with the Indiana University Baroque Orchestra, the Georgina Joshi Handel Project, and as part of the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. He has been principal of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (IN) and a member of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has been a member of the Oxford String Quartet, and the Luther College Piano Quartet. He has spent summers playing at the New Hampshire Music Festival, the Utah Festival Opera, the National Orchestral Institute, the Brevard Music Festival, the Mendocino Music Festival, and the Las Vegas Music Festival. His solo appearances include performances with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Cedarville University Orchestra, the Miami University Symphony Orchestra, and the Luther College Philharmonia.
Dr. Tutino is currently Lecturer in Music at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches cello, music theory, and orchestra. He was previously Visiting Assistant Professor of Cello at Miami University in Oxford, OH, and Visiting Instructor of Cello at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he earned his Bachelor's in Cello Performance at San Jose State University under the tutelage of Jennifer Kloetzel and the Cypress String Quartet. He studied with János Starker and Emilio Colón at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he earned his Master's and his Doctorate in Cello Performance. His research interests include lesser-known cello works of the Romantic era. He lives in Moscow, ID with his wife and two daughters.
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