SOLI Chamber Ensemble has been giving voice to 20th- and 21st-century contemporary chamber music since 1994, mesmerizing audiences for nearly three decades with their engaging performances, ensuring the future of new music through educational initiatives, and continually renewing their commitment to the music of living composers through performances and commissions. Winner of the 2013 Chamber Music America and ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, SOLI continues to champion new works, new contexts, and new audiences for the music of our time.

PERFORMERS

An avid performer of contemporary music, STEPHANIE KEY is a founding and current Artistic Director of SOLI Chamber Ensemble. She received her BM with Distinction in Performance from New England Conservatory in Boston, and she has performed with many orchestras and ensembles across the country and internationally. She is Associate Principal and Eb Clarinet with the San Antonio Symphony, and serves on the music faculty at Trinity University. Ms. Key is a designated Artist and Clinician with Buffet Crampon, makers of fine wind instruments.

Turkish-American violinist ERTAN TORGUL balances a full calendar of national and international recital engagements, chamber music concerts, and solo appearances. He has been SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s violinist since 1996, served as Artistic Director from 2011 to 2019, and has been the group’s Managing Director since 2011. Mr. Torgul is a founding member of the SUONO Duo/Trio, Quartet ES, and Quinteto Quilombo. He serves as Lecturer of Violin & Chamber Music at UC Santa Barbara, and Affiliate Artist in Violin at Moores School of Music at University of Houston.

Cellist DAVID MOLLENAUER received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School with Harvey Shapiro, and continued his studies with Lynn Harrell at USC. He has performed across the U.S., Central America, Europe, and Asia. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Mollenauer is a founding member of SOLI, Assistant Principal Cello of the San Antonio Symphony, and teaches cello at Trinity University.

An inaugural member of the Steinway Music Teacher Hall of Fame, prize-winning pianist CAROLYN TRUE is Professor of Music at Trinity University, and a member of SOLI Chamber Ensemble since 1995. She walks the delicate balance between teaching and actively performing solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire on the national and international stage. Dr. True holds the prestigious Performers' Certificate and a DMA from the Eastman School of Music.