Lynn Vartan

Lynn Vartan is an American percussionist.[1] She began performing as a child in Fresno, California. Her principal instrument is the marimba.

Collaborations

Vartan has worked with Michael Colgrass, Vinny Golia, Arthur Jarvinen,[2] Ursula Oppens, Joan Tower,[3] Glen Velez,[4] Xtet, James Newton,[5] Chinary Ung,[6] the Hilliard Ensemble,[7] the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble[8] and Grammy award-winning Southwest Chamber Music.[9] She has commissioned and/or performed countless new works for percussion by composers such as Donald Crockett, William Kraft,[10] Steve Hoey, Veronika Krausas, Erica Muhl,[11] Sean Heim, Jeff Holmes, Keith Bradshaw[12] and Shaun Naidoo.

Solo performances

As a recital soloist, Vartan has been featured on the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series,[13] the Different Trains Series, at universities in residence all over the United States and on the Music at the Court series in Pasadena, California, where she produced her own solo percussion concerts. As a concerto soloist, Vartan has performed with various orchestras including the Hubei Opera and Dance Company[14] of Wuhan, China, the Sierra Wind Symphony, the Helena Symphony Orchestra,[15] the Orchestra of Southern Utah, Southwest Chamber Music,[16] as well as premiering new concertos by both American and Chinese composers.

International projects

Vartan has participated in cultural exchange projects such as the “Ascending Dragon” Project in Vietnam,[17] "The Dream of Helen" project[18] in China and the “East Meets West” project designed around her as a soloist in Wuhan, China in 2014.

Recordings

As a recording artist, Vartan has appeared on the ECM New Series, Albany Records, Cuneiform Records,[19] Bridge Records, New World Records, Lian Records,[20] Yarlung Records[21] and Cambria.[22]

Awards and sponsorships

Lynn was nominated three times for a Grammy with the Southwest Chamber Music for “Best Classical Album of the Year” and "Best Small Ensemble with or without a conductor" for Chávez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3.[23] and for the “Latin Classical Album of the Year”[24] for William Kraft’s Complete Encounters Series. Lynn is endorsed by the Paiste Corporation, Remo Inc. and Marimba One.

Other work

Vartan is the percussionist for Southwest Chamber Music, the violin/percussion Duo 61/4 which she founded with Shalini Vijayan, and a duo percussion group Exacta that she formed with Tambuco’s Miguel Gonzalez. As of 2015, she is currently the Director of Percussion at Southern Utah University.[25]

References
  1. 'Fabulous Female Percussionists You Should Know', Tom Tom Magazine, Issue 12, Winter 2012
  2. "Night of Whimsy, Wit From Jarvinen," LA Times, September 10, 2001'
  3. 'Thornton Ensemble Opens Its Season on a Hot Note', LA Times, October 06, 2000
  4. 'West Goes East - CalArts at the Kitchen Spotlights the Legacy of The California Institute of the Arts', PR Newswire
  5. James Newton releases Sacred Works, Academia
  6. Music of Chinary Ung, Vol. 3, Bridge Records, 2006
  7. 'Hartke: Tituli & Cathedral in the Trashing Rain', SACD Review, Classical Net 2004
  8. 'Classical Crescendo', Downtown LA News, March 10, 2008
  9. Lynn Vartan joins Southwest Chamber Music ensemble, Los Angeles Magazine, November 15th, 2005
  10. 'Kraft's 'Encounters' with percussion art', LA Times, March 19, 2008
  11. Erica Muhl Range of Light, Albany Records, July 1st, 2004
  12. 'Legends Never Die', The Orchestra of Souther Utah
  13. LA Phil Artists: Lynn Vartan
  14. 'SUU Music Faculty and Students Impress Audiences on China Tour', KSCG Television, 06/18/14
  15. 'Symphony's guest percussionist does more than just bang a drum', Independent Record, January 24, 2013
  16. 'Classical Picks of the Week: The California EAR Unit & Southwest Chamber Music' LAist, October 14th, 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. My-Thuan Tran, "American musicians bond with Vietnamese counterparts", Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2010,
  18. Sarah Webber, "Production builds bridge between China, SUU", SUU News, April 21, 2011,
  19. All About Jazz Review, July 8, 2012
  20. Percussive Arts Society review
  21. Inner World, Music of David S. Lefkowitz, Yarlung Records, March 2014 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. Lynn Vartan, Classical Archives
  23. The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards Roundup: Classical Field, February 1, 2006
  24. David Ng, "Pasadena's Southwest Chamber Music receives Latin Grammy nomination", LA Times, September 9, 2010,
  25. Dr. Lynn Vartan, Director of Percussion, Southern Utah University Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
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