Merideth named newest member of Chamber Orchestra of New York

(Spring 2008) Merideth is pleased to announce that she will be joining the Chamber Orchestra of New York beginning Fall 2008. The orchestra was founded in 2006 in honor of Ottorino Respighi. Read more about this up-and-coming group of young professionals at their website: www.chamberorchestraofnewyork.com.

Performance with Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra

(Winter 2007) Merideth will be performing a concert with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra in Turin Italy on January 13th, 2007. The concert is part of the orchestra's European Tour.

Hite to Write for The Double Reed

(Fall 2006) Ms. Hite announces plans for the publication of a set of articles in
The Double Reed, the official journal of the International Double Reed Society. The articles will document Merideth's progress with her Fulbright Grant and her experiences as an American oboist abroad. The first of four installments will appear in the first issue of 2007. To subscribe, order the publication, or just learn more about IDRS, please visit http://idrs.colorado.edu/.

Thanksgiving Performance in Berlin

(Fall 2006) Ms. Hite will perform in a special Thanksgiving event in Berlin, co-organized by the Fulbright Commission, the Berlin Senate, and the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation. Attendees include all current American Fulbright Scholars in and around Berlin, many Germans from the Fulbright Alumni Chapter, and special guests who are invited bythe Berlin Senate and the Checkpoint Charlie Foundation. Other performances organized through the Commission will take place throughout the year and throughout Germany.

Hite Receives Prestigious Fulbright Honor 

(Spring 2006) Merideth Hite proudly announces being named a 2006-2007 Fulbright Fellow and plans to accept the grant and travel to Germany this August. The Fulbright Program was founded by Senator J. William Fulbright (Arkansas) and began in 1946 as the prestigious and highly competitive scholarship and grant competition for studies or research abroad. Ms. Hite will participate in a five-week language immersion course, followed by an orientation and a two semester study at the Staachliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen. A small black-forest town, Trossingen (a city often called “Musikstadt”) prides itself on its long-standing musical culture. The Hochschule für Musik has the largest early music institute in Germany and also a long list of distinguished faculty and guest artists. Merideth will study modern oboe under the tutelage of Professor Nicholas Daniel, a world-renowned oboe soloist and conductor. Also, due to the school’s highly diversified curriculum, Merideth has also been invited to study baroque oboe and participate in the institute for early music under Professor Martin Stadler, as well.  

Ms. Hite’s grant proposal underscores the importance of cultural exchange between the ever-evolving musical (oboe) worlds of America and Europe. She looks forward to learning more about her own style by being an advocate for it abroad. 

The Fulbright grant includes: all travel expenses, Euro 715 monthly stipend, Euro 250/semester for incidentals, Euro 150 for baggage and connecting travel, comprehensive health insurance for the grantee, an orientation meeting in Frankfurt/Main, the five-week language course, and other benefits. Ms. Hite will return to the US in July 2007.    
 
 
Hite to Attend Yale 2007 

(Spring 2006) Merideth has been accepted into the Master of Music program at Yale School of Music in New Haven, Connecticut. This year the School of Music received a $100 million gift from an anonymous donor and plans to offer a full-tuition waver to all incoming students. Merideth plans to study oboe with newly appointed oboe professor, Stephen Taylor. To read more about the School of Music and the donation, see the New York Times article written on May 14th 2006. (see related article)

Poetry Workshop Scholarship Recipient 

(Winter 2006) This summer Merideth will attend the Prague Summer Program, a creative writing, photography, and cultural studies workshop sponsored by Western Michigan University. A recipient of the John Woods Scholarship for poetry, Merideth will study under poet Cynthia Hogue in an intensive workshop July 1-14th 2006 held at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Other highlights of the trip include possible chamber and solo recital commitments, as well as Czech language training.