Maurice Sklar

Dr. Maurice Sklar was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Russian-Jewish family with a rich musical heritage. At age four, he began playing the violin. He won numerous awards from the age of nine, and left home to study violin with Fredell Lack in Houston, Texas, when he was only thirteen. He attended Meadowmount Summer Music School, Ivan Galamian’s Strings Camp, for seven consecutive years from the age of thirteen to nineteen. Accepted at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City at the age of fifteen, Maurice subsequently won a scholarship to attend the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of sixteen, where he studied with the great violin teacher, Ivan Galamian.
In 1984 he was accepted as a scholarship student with the renowned violin pedagogue, Dorothy DeLay. While attending the Aspen, Colorado Music Festival from 1984-1986, Miss DeLay invited Maurice to return to Juilliard and conclude his professional studies. From 1985-1989, he worked with her in preparation for a major solo career in classical music. 
* 1986 - Winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions
* 1987 - New York debut in the YCA Series of the 92nd Street "Y"
* 1987 - Kennedy Center debut in the YCA Series in Washington, D.C.
* 1990 - Chosen by MUSICAL AMERICA as one of the top ten "Young Artist of the Year"
* 1990 - Appointed Artist-in-Residence and professor of violin at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa , Oklahoma
* 1990-91 - Associate Concertmaster of the Tulsa Philharmonic
* 1997 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Ministry degree from Spirit of Truth Seminary, Huntsville, Alabama, for his pioneering work in re-introducing classical music to the church body as powerful praise and worship to the Father, and for his revival ministry in the Holy Spirit as a prophet, teacher, and psalmist.
* 1992-Present - Ministry involvement with churches across America and around the world as a concert soloist and minister of the Gospel
Dr. Maurice Sklar has appeared as soloist with many orchestras, including The Little Orchestra Society of New York at Lincoln Center, The Houston Symphony, The New Orleans Philharmonic, The Monmouth, New Jersey Symphony, The Curtis Symphony Orchestra, The University of Mexico City Orchestra, The Tulsa Philharmonic, The Galveston Symphony, The Richardson Symphony, The Bridgeton Symphony, The Baton Rouge Symphony, The Plymouth Symphony, The Memphis Symphony, The Hendersonville Symphony, and The Minneapolis Chamber Symphony. He has performed in concerts across the country and abroad.
MAURICE H. SKLAR
VIOLINIST


EDUCATION
Juilliard School – New York, NY 1985-1988 Masters/Professional Studies
University of Houston – Houston, Texas 1983-1985 Graduate/Professional Studies
Curtis Institute of Music – Philadelphia, PA 1979-1983 Bachelor of Music
Juilliard School – New York, NY. 1978-1979 Precollege

MAJOR TEACHERS
Ivan Galamian, Dorothy DeLay, David Cerone, Fredell Lack

CHAMBER MUSIC TEACHERS
Joseph Gingold, Robert Mann, Felix Galimir
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
Tulsa Philharmonic (Associate Concertmaster)
New York Chamber Orchestra
New York Pops
Philharmonia Virtuosi
Musica Sacra
Brooklyn Philharmonic
Little Orchestra Society
Jupiter Symphony – Jens Nygaard
SOLO EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
Little Orchestra Society of New York Bargemusic
Houston Symphony New Orleans Philharmonic
Monmouth New Jersey Symphony Curtis Symphony Orchestra
University of Mexico City Orchestra Tulsa Philharmonic
Galveston Symphony Richardson Symphony
Bridgeton Symphony Baton Rouge Symphony
Plymouth Symphony Memphis Symphony
Hendersonville Symphony Minneapolis Chamber Symphony 

Concert and recital appearances in US and internationally in Asia, China, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Israel, Russia, and Argentina. Artist-in-Residence at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. from 1991 to 2003.
AWARDS AND HONORS
1990 Musical America – Top Ten "Young Artist of the Year” List
1986 Young Concert Artists Auditions - John French Chair
1985 Palm Beach invitational International Competition - Winner
1984 National Music Teachers Collegiate Competition – National Winner
1983 (Ima Hogg) Houston Symphony National Young Artists Competition – 1st Place

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