Duo2Go (violin and clarinet, founded in 2007)

Harvey Thurmer, violin
Michele Gingras, clarinet

The mission of Duo2Go is to perform and commission "Portable and Ready-to-Hear" music ("Crossover" music with portable instruments—no piano—which allows performances in venues where pianos are not available). Crossover music is a style of music containing elements of "Classical" or "concert" music mixed with other styles such as Rag, Jazz, Klezmer, Folk, Pop, World Music, etc.

For more information, please email either member @:

Michele Gingras (gingram@muohio.edu)
Harvey Thurmer (thurmehp@muohio.edu)

Harvey Thurmer joined the faculty at Miami University in 1997, where he is Associate Professor of Violin. Previously, he performed regularly in Europe's major concert halls, including the Concertegebouw of Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Salle Gaveau in Paris. Previously he taught and performed in England and Austria and taught in Colorado and Florida. He studied at the New England Conservatory, the Salzburg Mozarteum, and the University of Miami, where he earned his doctoral degree. He currently serves as concertmaster of the Richmond Indiana Symphony. In 2003 he released a recording with soprano Audrey Luna for the Ars Moderno label.

Michele Gingras is Professor of Clarinet at Miami since 1986, where she was named Crossan Hays Curry Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Scholar of the Graduate Faculty. She published one book and 150 articles and reviews for international publications. She performed worldwide and recorded twelve CDs, and also performs as a klezmer musician. She earned a Premier Prix at the Montreal Conservatory, a M.M. at Northwestern University, and did doctoral work at Indiana University. She is an Artist Clinician for Rico International and Buffet Crampon USA.

Duo2Go Concert Schedule:

• Duo2Go will perform "Variations on a Theme by Samuel Gozinky" by American composer Adam Levowitz in 2007-08. This work is in progress and is commissioned especially for Duo2Go. It is inspired by the soulful style of klezmer, which is the traditional celebration dance music of the Jewish people of Eastern Europe