Violinist, JOHN LINDSEY
has been a faculty member at Crane since 1981 and holds degrees in violin performance from the University of Illinois. An active performer, he is Concertmaster of the Orchestra of Northern New York and the Hanover (NH) Chamber Orchestra as well as first violinist with the Ruggieri Chamber Soloists, the Potsdam Piano Quartet and the Aurora Quintet. Professor Lindsey has performed violin recitals at the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, the Bruno Walter Auditorium in New Yorkís Lincoln Center as well as solo performances in Boston, Chicago and Montreal. In 1989, he was awarded the City of Dayton Allegro Residency from a field of over 200 applicants. Mr. Lindsey was the 1993 recipient of the Potsdam College President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in May of 2003, he received the prestigious SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.