Canadian University College is pleased to announce that Cristian Neacsu has agreed to serve as a full-time member of its music faculty. In addition to teaching private lessons and classes, Mr. Neascu will direct the Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Neacsu is presently a student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he will complete his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance this year. Concurrent with his studies at the University of Illinois, Mr. Neacsu is working as a Violin Teaching Assistant for the university and a choir director at a nearby church.
Mr. Neacsu completed his undergraduate degree in violin performance at Andrews University in 2008. While there he won the Young Artists Competition in 2005 and 2007.
He was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music where he received his Masters of Music in Violin Performance in 2010. During this time he studied conducting with Annunziata Tomara and Mark Gibson.
As a result of his excellent scholarship and musicianship, Mr. Neacsu was offered a position as a Teaching Assistant and given a full tuition waiver at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. While at the university he has studied with Stefan Milenkovich and Sherban Lupu.
Mr. Neacsu grew up in Romania where he began playing the violin at age 7. He moved to the United States in 2005 to attend Andrews University.
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