Featured Soloist: Ronald Crutcher, ‘cello
April 20 and 22, 2007

Ronald Crutcher was born in Cincinnati and began studying the ‘cello at the age of 14 with Elizabeth Potteiger, a faculty member at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. At the age of 17 he won the Cincinnati Symphony Young Artist Competition. As a Woodrow Wilson and Ford Foundation Fellow, he studied at Yale University with the renowned ‘cellist Aldo Parisot and became the first ‘cellist to receive the doctor of musical arts degree from Yale. The recipient of a coveted Fulbright Fellowship, Mr. Crutcher continued his studies in Germany with Siegfried Palm and Gerhard Mantel. Other teachers have included Janos Starker, Margaret Rowell, and Enrico Mainardi. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in March 1985.

A former member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, he has performed numerous recitals in the United States, Europe, and South America and has recorded for Austrian and West German radio.

Ronald Crutcher has written several articles on music for professional journals and reference books and has served internationally as a consultant for numerous music and fine arts programs.

Now the president of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, Mr. Crutcher formerly served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Miami University of Ohio. A member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities for many years, he currently serves as the chair of that organization's board. He remains an active performing musician and is currently a member of the Klemperer Trio which performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe.

Ronald Crutcher plays Vivaldi’s ‘Cello Concerto with Owen Young on April 20 & 22, 2007.

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