Kim Gomez, Lisa Boyko, & Bryan Dumm - violin, viola, & cello - all Cleveland Orchestra members, playing Bach, Mozart, & Ernst von Dohnanyi

And Now The Music

Join us for a show about music, bringing you great musicians and fantastic sound from Audio Recording Studio.

In this episode: our host and producer, Liz Huff, and our guests, violinist Kim Gomez, violist Lisa Boyko, and cellist Bryan Dumm - all three are members of The Cleveland Orchestra (CTO at Blossom runs July 3-September 11), as well as various chamber music ensembles including Cleveland Chamber Collective (concert on 8/29/21 with Lisa and Kim). Audio engineering by Bruce Gigax. Theme music by Ryan Charles Ramer, video for archives by Nate Lockwood, cover art by Alexandra Harsha, VO by Randall Fusco. If you want to support the show, go to PayPal @AndNowTheMusic, and thank you!

Program: J. S. Bach - Solo work for violin, two movements; W. A. Mozart - Adaio and Rondo from Duo in G-major for violin and viola; Ernst von Dohnanyi - March and Finale from Serenade in C-major for string trio.

A member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1990, Kim Gomez studied at the Peabody Conservatory, then earned a bachelor of music degree and an artist diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was a concerto competition winner. Her teachers have included David Cerone, Josef Gingold, Daniel Heifetz, Virginia Schneider, David Updegraff, Donald Weilerstein, and Mimi Zweig.

Ms. Gomez has appeared on three occasions as a soloist with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra and solo appearances with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Ms. Gomez grew up in a musical family; her mother, Dorothy Nolen, was a singer.

Ms. Gomez and her husband, James, have five children: Dorothy, James Jr., Manuel, Mariana, and Cecilia. Ms. Gomez enjoys running, reading, and singing in her church choir.

Lisa Boyko joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1991, after serving as a member of the New Orleans Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and the Minnesota Orchestra. Born in Cleveland and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Ms. Boyko studied for two years in Vienna at the Musikgymnasium and the Hochschule für Musik. In 1985, she received a bachelor of music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), where she was a student of Robert Vernon.

Ms. Boyko has appeared as alumni soloist with the Cleveland Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra in the Cleveland premiere of Darius Milhaud’s Concertino d’été and continues to perform regularly in solo recitals and chamber music concerts. She is a faculty member at CIM and Case Western Reserve University and has taught at the Encore School for Strings in Hudson and the Masterworks Festival in Spartanburg, S.C.

Ms. Boyko is active in local organizations that support and promote music and arts education, including the CIM Alumni Association, Cleveland Chamber Collective, Ohio Viola Society, and Inlet Dance Theatre. In her spare time, she is an avid traveler who also enjoys gardening, reading, and languages.

Bryan Dumm has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1986. He maintains a varied career that also includes solo work, chamber music, teaching, and educational outreach. He has been featured as a soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Dumm has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia with a variety of small ensembles including the Cleveland Octet, Brioso String Quartet, Ars Poetica, Amici String Quartet, and the Myriad Ensemble. He is a founding member of the Samaris Piano Trio, which has recorded on the Newport Classics label.

Mr. Dumm currently serves on the faculties of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland State University and has been a faculty member of the CREDO Summer Chamber Music Program since it started 10 years ago. He has given cello masterclasses in music schools across the country and is active in The Cleveland Orchestra’s educational programs, which bring musical experiences to students in Cleveland and Miami. Mr. Dumm holds bachelor and master of music degrees and a performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Paul Katz and Steven Doane.