Erika Blanco
Section Violinist at Quad City Symphony Orchestra- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Agile Project Management
CourseraMay, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Capstone: Applying Project Management in the Real World
CourseraMay, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Google Project Management: Specialization
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Project Execution: Running the Project
CourseraApr, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project
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Project Planning: Putting It All Together
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Foundations of Project Management
CourseraMar, 2023- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Quad City Symphony Orchestra
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Section Violinist
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Sep 2014 - Present
- Musician-member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Committee - Guest host and emcee for pre-concert Concert Conversations with musical director Mark Russell Smith - School engagement and outreach educator and performer with grades K - 12 - First Violin section member, performing 6 Masterworks concerts; 3 movie concerts; 1 school side-by-side concert; and 1 community-member concert each season - Programming included music by contemporary composers like Michael… Show more - Musician-member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Committee - Guest host and emcee for pre-concert Concert Conversations with musical director Mark Russell Smith - School engagement and outreach educator and performer with grades K - 12 - First Violin section member, performing 6 Masterworks concerts; 3 movie concerts; 1 school side-by-side concert; and 1 community-member concert each season - Programming included music by contemporary composers like Michael Abels (Get Out), David Ludwig, and Jessie Montgomery Show less - Musician-member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Committee - Guest host and emcee for pre-concert Concert Conversations with musical director Mark Russell Smith - School engagement and outreach educator and performer with grades K - 12 - First Violin section member, performing 6 Masterworks concerts; 3 movie concerts; 1 school side-by-side concert; and 1 community-member concert each season - Programming included music by contemporary composers like Michael… Show more - Musician-member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Committee - Guest host and emcee for pre-concert Concert Conversations with musical director Mark Russell Smith - School engagement and outreach educator and performer with grades K - 12 - First Violin section member, performing 6 Masterworks concerts; 3 movie concerts; 1 school side-by-side concert; and 1 community-member concert each season - Programming included music by contemporary composers like Michael Abels (Get Out), David Ludwig, and Jessie Montgomery Show less
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Professional Violinist
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2000 - Present
Featured soloist in concerts, including the Oskaloosa Chamber Music Players, Buffalo Community Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and New Hope Church
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Suzuki Violin Instructor
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2000 - Present
- Taught as faculty at the Augsburg University Suzuki Talent Education program and the MacPhail Center for Music - Ran home studio operations, including trial lessons with new violin families; budgeting the revenue stream to cover income, studio books, office supplies, recital venues, student awards, and continuing education courses; weekly scope and sequence planning for each individual student; interpersonal relationships with the students and their parents; scheduling and maintaining… Show more - Taught as faculty at the Augsburg University Suzuki Talent Education program and the MacPhail Center for Music - Ran home studio operations, including trial lessons with new violin families; budgeting the revenue stream to cover income, studio books, office supplies, recital venues, student awards, and continuing education courses; weekly scope and sequence planning for each individual student; interpersonal relationships with the students and their parents; scheduling and maintaining deadlines; and creating, designing, and editing my professional website with a student-only access point where they could view YouTubes of famous performers and supplemental tutorial videos I recorded for their repertoire
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Charanga Tropical Salsa Band
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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First Violinist
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Apr 2014 - May 2020
- Led violin section in all repertoire and was the direct point of contact with the band leader during performances - Improvised in certain repertoire - Charanga Tropical was the only US salsa band invited to participate in the 2015 International Danzon Festival in Cuba. While there, also recorded a full-length album (In Cuba) in EGREM Studios, site of The Buena Vista Social Club filming. - Led violin section in all repertoire and was the direct point of contact with the band leader during performances - Improvised in certain repertoire - Charanga Tropical was the only US salsa band invited to participate in the 2015 International Danzon Festival in Cuba. While there, also recorded a full-length album (In Cuba) in EGREM Studios, site of The Buena Vista Social Club filming.
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Lux String Quartet
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Cofounder and First Violinist
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Jun 2013 - May 2020
- Cofounded Lux String Quartet in 2013 - Made classical music accessible to the everyman outside the concert hall at venues like coffee shops, record shops, and public squares and performed and presented in underserved, overlooked communities - Championed living composers, such as Daniel Bernard Roumain, David Ludwig, Caroline Shaw, David Evan Thomas, and Mark O'Connor, and their works and promoted equity and diversity in programming - Created, promoted, and performed in the coffee… Show more - Cofounded Lux String Quartet in 2013 - Made classical music accessible to the everyman outside the concert hall at venues like coffee shops, record shops, and public squares and performed and presented in underserved, overlooked communities - Championed living composers, such as Daniel Bernard Roumain, David Ludwig, Caroline Shaw, David Evan Thomas, and Mark O'Connor, and their works and promoted equity and diversity in programming - Created, promoted, and performed in the coffee shop series Lattes with Lux - Curated season repertoire; group-led rehearsals, identifying and problem-solving along the way while keeping strict timelines and due dates; reached out to individuals and venues for booking, maintained those relationships for future bookings - Created the quartet’s logo and oversaw its image and branding - Pursued, engineered, and maintained direct partnership with Schmitt Music, which included recitals, product endorsements, and educational outreach - Wrote and customized curriculum for the quartet's educational outreaches through Schmitt Music and MPR's Classnotes Artists program - Emceed and was the first point of contact in performance settings, both before and after concerts - Created e-mail content and managed quarterly blasts to our fans - Managed photographs and videos and edited them for social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) - Managed website and content - Partnered with Oskaloosa Music Festival, the Oskaloosa Music Festival’s summer orchestra camp, the Schubert Club Young Composers program, the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series, Schmitt Music, and Minnesota Public Radio’s Classnotes Artists residency Show less - Cofounded Lux String Quartet in 2013 - Made classical music accessible to the everyman outside the concert hall at venues like coffee shops, record shops, and public squares and performed and presented in underserved, overlooked communities - Championed living composers, such as Daniel Bernard Roumain, David Ludwig, Caroline Shaw, David Evan Thomas, and Mark O'Connor, and their works and promoted equity and diversity in programming - Created, promoted, and performed in the coffee… Show more - Cofounded Lux String Quartet in 2013 - Made classical music accessible to the everyman outside the concert hall at venues like coffee shops, record shops, and public squares and performed and presented in underserved, overlooked communities - Championed living composers, such as Daniel Bernard Roumain, David Ludwig, Caroline Shaw, David Evan Thomas, and Mark O'Connor, and their works and promoted equity and diversity in programming - Created, promoted, and performed in the coffee shop series Lattes with Lux - Curated season repertoire; group-led rehearsals, identifying and problem-solving along the way while keeping strict timelines and due dates; reached out to individuals and venues for booking, maintained those relationships for future bookings - Created the quartet’s logo and oversaw its image and branding - Pursued, engineered, and maintained direct partnership with Schmitt Music, which included recitals, product endorsements, and educational outreach - Wrote and customized curriculum for the quartet's educational outreaches through Schmitt Music and MPR's Classnotes Artists program - Emceed and was the first point of contact in performance settings, both before and after concerts - Created e-mail content and managed quarterly blasts to our fans - Managed photographs and videos and edited them for social media accounts (Facebook and Instagram) - Managed website and content - Partnered with Oskaloosa Music Festival, the Oskaloosa Music Festival’s summer orchestra camp, the Schubert Club Young Composers program, the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series, Schmitt Music, and Minnesota Public Radio’s Classnotes Artists residency Show less
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Charleston Christian School
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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English Teacher
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Aug 2007 - Jun 2010
- Collected materials and curated language arts curricula for grades 6, 7, and 8 - Taught grammar, composition, comprehension, public speaking and speech writing, vocabulary, literary analysis, and poetry - Collected materials and curated language arts curricula for grades 6, 7, and 8 - Taught grammar, composition, comprehension, public speaking and speech writing, vocabulary, literary analysis, and poetry
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Education
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Vanderbilt University
Bachelor's degree, Music Performance -
University of Minnesota
Master's degree, Music Performance
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