Bravo! L.A.
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Called a 'gem of a ‘cello coach' by actor Samuel L. Jackson, Montana-born 'cellist and pianist Janice Foy shares her gifts through performance and teaching. She received a special "Commendation from City Hall" for having championed American music globally, reflecting her goodwill tours abroad, multi-ethnic collaborations with Koreans, Croatians, Romanians, Germans, Polonia, and a Command Performance before HRH Prince Bandar bin Sultan. Additionally, Dr. Foy has recorded music for & appeared on "Friends", "Seinfeld","Alias", Disney’s “What about Brian?”, consulted for "ER", and served as a guest artist/lecturer on radio stations & college campuses. Her New American Quartet recently premiered the George Washington Quartet instruments to a sell-out crowd at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills and subsequently, was hired by them to be their "in-house" ensemble. Promoting after-school string programs and school assembly concerts, making musical excursions to hospitals, teaching/coaching young people, and serving as Principal ‘cellist in various orchestras, including the West L.A. Sym., L.A. Pilgrim Orch. and the Pacific Pops Orch., are some of her many accomplishments.
Janice earned her BA and MA in Music, ‘with Distinction’, from California State University, Northridge and in 1990, she received a Ph.D. in music from UCLA, where she specialized in Ethnomusicology. As founder and director of Bravo! L.A., an umbrella organization for her ensemble projects, Dr. Foy offers a treasure trove of string music for the Los Angeles area in a multitude of styles for all of life's occasions, from weddings to birthdays, to memorials! Dr. Foy hopes to organize a music school for the underserved who have no way of obtaining musical instruments nor have the funds to study music lessons with a professional teacher. The school would be centered in Los Angeles with satellite campuses around the world with a multi-ethnic and globally organized orchestra that would bring all the schools together at various times throughout the year. This school would build musical bridges to all cultures regardless of race, creed, color, and economic circumstances. The overriding focus would be to learn music, make music with your neighbor and then share it globally. Recently Dr. Foy recorded the music of Lalo Schifrin for the newest Jackie Chan movie, Rush Hour 3 at Sony and Fox studios. The orchestra consisted of freelance musicians, members of various orchestras and an impressive array of virtuosi percussionists who added an exciting flavor to this latest Rush Hour series.
Dr. Foy is the new Principal 'cellist with the L.A. Philharmony Orchestra under Maestro Jae Kyung Lee, a multi-ethnic orchestra that features music of Korea, European classical and opera excepts. Janice performed under the baton of Angel Romero with Canadian Brass trumpeter Jens Lindemann, '08 as Principal 'cellist with the West L.A. Symphony. She is a tenured 'cellist with Glendale Symphony and she was featured orchestral delegate for Asso. California Symphony Orchestras, '06. Janice won an N.E.H. Affiliate Grant for her research on the Mozart Effect with two lecture-performances. Janice was the 'cello soloist on the newly recorded Glendale Forest Lawn's Death/Resurrection music, '07.
With the Westside Jazz Kats headed by trumpeter Leon Wesley, Janice will also double on piano! Concerts will be at various venues. Along the 'jazz' theme Doc Foy collaborated with the great Bennie Maupin and his Ikeda Kings Orchestra in a special concert with Grammy winning pianist/composer Herbie Hancock, pictured here with Janice. Her string quartet, the New American Quartet joined in the concert and both received enthusiastic standing ovations. (See in picture to your right.)
Dr. Foy's Ph.D. dissertation, "Croatian Sacred Musical Tradition in Los Angeles" was called a major addition to Croatian research. More recently her New American Quartet was featured in a Canadian P.B.S. Documentary, "Empire of the Word" which is set to air in 2009. She will be the guest artist on the Ventura College music series with the Seoulful 'Cello Quartet, Hubert Pralitz violin and Fern Fay, faculty piano-a Daniel Pearl World Music event. Dr. Foy is the Ventura College Community Orchestra string coach. Through the years, Janice has given many research papers and performances in the past for the College Music Society! In the summer of 2009 Janice hopes to give the world premiere of Boris Papandopulo's Rapsodija, for Solo 'Cello in Croatia.
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Newsletter Spring 2009
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