Dr. William Grubb, cello
William Grubb, cellist, holds teaching posts at three of
America's premier musical institutions: the Jordan College of Fine
Arts at Butler University, the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music, and the Aspen Music Festival and
School. In the summer of 2005 he joined the faculty artists of
the Great Wall
International Music Festival in Beijing where he performed at
the Concert Hall of the Forbidden City.
Educated at The Juilliard School where he earned three degrees,
he became only the fourth cellist in Juilliard's history to earn
the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. His cello teachers have included
his father, Cassel Grubb at DePauw University, Fritz Magg at
Indiana University, Ronald Leonard at the Eastman School of Music,
and Harvey Shapiro at Juilliard. Upon his graduation from
Juilliard, he won both the school's Alumni Award and the Victor
Herbert Prize for outstanding cello performance.
Dr. Grubb made his professional debut as soloist with the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at the age of seventeen. While at
Juilliard he won the Concert Artists Guild auditions in New York,
and was presented in his New York debut recital at Carnegie Recital
Hall. He has appeared in recitals in North America, Europe, Asia,
and has appeared with artists such as Isaac Stern, Michael Tree,
Sharon Isbin, Dawn Upshaw, and the Angeles and American String
Quartets. His chamber music performances have taken him to all
fifty states and to major concert venues including Lincoln Center's
Alice Tully Hall and Washington's Kennedy Center. He has recently
appeared on NPR's Performance Today, and was invited to
join Juilliard's faculty and alumni to present a chamber music
recital celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Juilliard
School in Aspen.
Dr. Grubb has served on the faculties of the Manhattan School of
Music and the City University of New York. He has presented
masterclasses at Berlin's Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, the
Peabody Conservatory, the University of Michigan, Temple
University, and the University of Colorado. In addition to his
musical activities, Dr. Grubb serves as a member of the board of
trustees of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He has written his
own cello method book and recorded for Monitor Records. He resides
in Indianapolis and New York, and is married to Laurie Carney,
violinist of the American String Quartet.
(317) 940-6418
wgrubb@butler.edu