CHARLES MOREY
Charles Morey, born in 1989 in Fayetteville, West Virginia, began playing the violin when he was two years old. He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the River Cities Symphony Orchestra, Seneca Chamber Orchestra, Marshall University Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Orchestra, and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. As concertmaster, he has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, CIM Orchestra, Lexington Bach Festival Orchestra, and the Suburban Symphony Orchestra. Also a composer, in 2005 he performed his own set of variations on the tune "Wondrous Love" with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, with an orchestral accompaniment by Maestro Grant Cooper. He has soloed with the WVSO four times, including one appearance as conductor, a result of the Andrew and Amy Vaughan Student Symphonic Fellowship. In the Spring of 2009, Mr. Morey won the Cleveland Institute of Music's concerto competition, performing Prokofiev's Violin Concerto. He was also second place winner in the 2009 Annual Milhaud Performance Prize Competition. Mr. Morey is currently pursuing a master's degree at CIM, studying with William Preucil.