Lya W. Stern (born 1950) is a

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ist, recording artist and violin teacher. Born Lya Weiss to a Jewish family in

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, Stern moved to the

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as a teenager. She is married to Larry Stern and has two children.

Education

Stern completed post graduate studies in the violin at

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Thornton School of Music, and has a

Master's Degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

with Honors, Violin Performance from the University

and a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Violin Performance from the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

. Stern was a resident, artist and teacher in

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and

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. She currently lives in

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where she chairs the ASTA Certificate Advancement Program.

Teaching credits

* String Teacher of the Year 1999,

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MD/DC State Chapter * Citation for Exceptional Leadership and Merit 2000
ASTA National
* Chair of the Maryland ASTA Certificate Advancement Program (ASTACAP) since 1998 * Founded the ASTA National Certificate Program for Strings for which she received the Outstanding Service For Strings Award in 1998. * Past President of the MD/DC chapter of ASTA. * Past Chair: MD State Solo Competition for Strings, ASTA; Brewster Competition for Strings, MD Music Teachers Assoc; Gretchen Hood Competition, Washington Music Teachers Assoc. * Served as Adjudicator of competitions for the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Levine School of Music * Past member of the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts

Artistic credits

Symphonic, opera and ballet

National Gallery Orchestra, National Symphony Pops, Washington Bach Consort, Maryland Lyric Opera House, Paul Hill Chorale Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony, California Chamber Symphony,

Roger Wagner Chorale The Roger Wagner Chorale is an American choir founded by choral musician and educator Roger Wagner in 1946. History In 1937, Roger Wagner joined the MGM chorus in Hollywood and was subsequently appointed Music Director of St. Joseph's Churc ...

and Simphonia,

American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...

, Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets Nureyev and The

Paris Opera Ballet The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is an American professional ballet company and school based in Harlem, New York City. It was founded in 1969 under the directorship of Arthur Mitchell and later partnered with Karel Shook. Milton Rosenstock served a ...

, Santa Monica Symphony, New American Orchestra, Los Angeles Pops Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony
Glendale Symphony
San Fernando Valley Symphony, Westside Symphony, Westchester Symphony, Hollywood Chamber Orchestra

Feature films

Capricorn One,

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, Grease,

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess M ...

New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...

, A Star is Born, King Kong, Hook,

Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respective ...

, Robin and Marian, The Domino Principle,

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Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

The Buddy Holly Story ''The Buddy Holly Story'' is a 1978 American biographical film which tells the life and career of rock and roll musician Buddy Holly. It features an Academy Award-winning musical score, adapted by Joe Renzetti and Oscar-nominated lead performan ...

, Back to the Future,

The Muppet Movie ''The Muppet Movie'' is a 1979 American musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film w ...

Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an upper ...

, The Hindenburg, The Greatest, Psycho II, Caddyshack,

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, A Small Town in Texas, Trial of Billy Jack, Waiting to Exhale, etc.

TV films

Columbo ''Columbo'' () is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC f ...

, Little House on the Prairie, The Streets of San Francisco, Undersea World,

Quincy, M.E. ''Quincy, M.E.'' (also called ''Quincy'') is an American mystery medical drama television series from Universal Studios that aired on NBC from October 3, 1976, to May 11, 1983. Jack Klugman starred in the title role as a Los Angeles County medic ...

, Hawaii Five-O, Marcus Welby, M.D., Name of the Game, Ironside, Barnaby Jones, Medical Center, Kojak,

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After a NASA test flight accident, Austin is reb ...

The Bionic Woman ''The Bionic Woman'' is an American science fiction action-adventure television series created by Kenneth Johnson based on the 1972 novel ''Cyborg'' by Martin Caidin, starring Lindsay Wagner that aired from January 14, 1976, to May 13, 1978. ' ...

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Musicals

Hello, Dolly!,

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

, A Little Night Music,

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Promenade An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of ''esplanade'' was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide cle ...

, Lorelei,

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Evita Evita may refer to: Arts * Evita (1996 film), ''Evita'' (1996 film), a 1996 American musical drama film based on the 1976 concept album of the same name * Evita (2008 film), ''Evita'' (2008 film), a documentary about Eva Péron * Evita (album), ''E ...

Writing

Publisher and editor: :Life At The End of the Tunnel

References

ASTA Certificate Program For Strings
* The Science of Violin Playing, back coverBronstein, Raphael (2016). ''The Science of Violin Playing'', Echo Point Books & Media; Reprint ed. edition (July 15, 2016), .
Lya Stern YouTube Violin Channel

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Lya 1950 births Living people Romanian Jews Romanian emigrants to the United States American violinists Jewish American musicians USC Thornton School of Music alumni Manhattan School of Music alumni Musicians from Cluj-Napoca 21st-century violinists 21st-century American Jews