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Emotional power, sparkling technique, and a burnished tone are the qualities that have made Benjamin Myers an audience favorite. The New Yorker magazine said of a concert with the Hartt Symphony in Alice Tully Hall, "The best soloist was the first cello, Benjamin Myers, who added a romantic line to the duet." Music Monthly said of another performance that he was "riveting and delightful to behold."
At the age of nineteen, Benjamin Myers took top prize in the 1987 Emerson String Quartet Competition which resulted in a guest appearance as the cellist of that quartet. Since then, Myers has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in major halls in America and Europe. He has given three Carnegie Hall performances (Weill Recital Hall) under the auspices of the LaGesse Foundation.
Benjamin Myers has the distinction of being the first person ever to earn a doctoral degree in cello performance from the highly selective program at the New England Conservatory where he also earned his master's degree. He earned a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) from the Hartt School of Music. He has studied with David Finckel of the Emerson Quartet, and soloists David Wells and Colin Carr. He has also played in master classes for cellists such as Steven Doane and Yo-Yo Ma.
Dr. Myers is on the music faculty of Goucher College and Howard Community College where he has been selected as the 2003-2004 Arts and Humanities Division Outstanding Full-time Faculty.
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