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Duo46, with MATT GOULD (guitar) and BETH ILANA SCHNEIDER (violin) formed in 1994.  An unusual and emerging guitar and violin ensemble, 

Duo46 has shared the concert stage with world renowned performers including Ruth Laredo, Gilbert Kalisch and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Duo46 has been heard in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and as far away as Singapore.They have commissioned over two dozen new works, toured the United States annually, and expanded their venues from recitals in concert halls to performances in cinematheques. Their debut recording, FM1: HOMAGE TO THE 50s, celebrates pioneer composers of the 1950's 'avant-garde' movement, and features previously unrecorded works by central European composers on the Guitar Plus Records label. This Cd is the first of an annual series released on the 'Dia de los Muertos' (the day of the dead), and documents over 100 original and rarely heard works for violin and guitar from the 20th century. Their second recording, UNTAMING THE FURY , features recent commissions by emerging American composers Neil Flory, Stacy Garrop, Anthony Joseph Lanman, Kristi McGarity, and Joshua Penman. The Cd will also include performances of works by American composers who have added enormously to our cultural heritage including Fred Kaufman, Steve Mackey, and Steven Funk Pearson. Both recordings are distributed worldwide by The Orchard and MP3.com  Awards include a top prize in the Baltimore Chamber Music Competition, a recording grant from the Hilda Cohan Trust Fund, and a Shouse Artist Fellowship for the 1999 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.  Most recently Duo46 has been appointed to the faculty of Eastern Mediterranean University .  E.M.U. is located in the historic sunny seaport city of Gazimagusa on the island of Cyprus, near the site of Shakespeare's great tragedy Othello.