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Gabe Merton is an active freelancer in the Boston area. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with the Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston, the Newton Symphony Orchestra, and the Brahms Society Orchestra. He recently won 2nd prize in the 2007 Bay State Concerto Competition, winning a chance to solo on a Hingham Symphony Orchestra Chamber concert. He is also an active figure in Boston's contemporary music scene, having performed with Alea III and Juventas and premiered works by area composers Anthony Green and Ramon Castillo. Gabe received dual degrees (a BS with honors in Mathematics and a BM in Clarinet Performance) at Indiana University where he studied with James Campbell. He went on to receive his MS in Pure Mathematics from UCLA where he was a recipient of the prestigious VIGRE Fellowship. He receieved his MM in Clarinet Performance at BU where he studied with Craig Nordstrom, bass clarinetist of the Boston Symphony. Remaining active as a teacher, Gabe has taught English at Brookline Adult and Community Education, the Asian Student Center, and in Hunan, China. He has taught math through Upward Bound and has served as a mathematics and astronomy faculty member at the New England Institute of Art and the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. He taught clarinet in the Hopkinton school district. Gabe now works as a research analyst for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. |