Oregon Symphony Musician Bio

Gregory Ewer

Violin

Violinist Gregory Ewer joins the Oregon Symphony after eight years with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. While in Houston, Ewer completed Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music performance. After receiving his Bachelor's degree from the University of Houston, Ewer served as teaching assistant to Professor Sergiu Luca while simultaneously working toward a Master's degree at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. He also performed frequently with the Houston Ballet Orchestra.

An avid period instrumentalist, Ewer led the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra in HGO's 1999 period production of Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, a first of it's kind in Houston. He also appeared as a soloist with Sergiu Luca, John Holloway, and Kenneth Goldsmith in a period performance of works from Antonio Vivaldi's L'Estro Armonico. A year before joining the Oregon Symphony, Ewer moved to Portland to help found the Magnolia Chamber Ensemble, a versatile group known for it's period performances and commissions of new works.

Ewer's summer engagements have included performances at the Tanglewood Music Center and ongoing yearly performances at the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival. Outside the classical realm, Ewer plays fiddle with the acclaimed Texas bluegrass band, Classical Grass, and the Irish ensemble, The Tulaigh Morh Trio.

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