The Güde String Quartet was formed at Peabody Preparatory in the Performance Academy for Strings, a program that fosters the development of serious young musicians and supports their chamber music growth and aspirations. The members of the quartet have all individually been recognized in regional and national competitions on their instruments, and have developed
Wayne L. Wold is a professor, college organist, and chair of the Music Department at Hood College in Frederick, MD. He is the director of Music Ministry at First Lutheran Church in Ellicott City, MD. An active composer, author, performer, church musician, and clinician, Wold holds a DMA from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA;
Anita Thesen, flute, received her Masters and Doctoral degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, where she was awarded the Britten Johnson Memorial Flute Prize. An active musician in the Baltimore area, she performed on flute and piccolo with the Concert Artists of Baltimore for over twenty years. She has also performed with many other ensembles
Flutist Kimberly Valerio’s sound has been described as having “sparkle and verve” by the Baltimore Sun, “gorgeous sound”, “sweet purity” by the Capital Gazette, and “graceful elegance” by the Severna Park Voice. She hold a bachelors in flute performance from the Peabody Institute where she studied with Mark Sparks. Her principal teachers have included
Bozena Jedrzejczak Brown holds a master’s degree from The Peabody Institute and earned an individualized master’s degree at Northern Illinois University. She received a bachelor’s in music theory from The Frederic Chopin Music University in Poland. She teaches harpsichord and rudiments of figured bass at The Baltimore School for the Arts and is a faculty member at Garrison Forest School. Ms. Brown freelances
