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Employee Detail |
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Camille Day Nies Coordinator, Violin and Viola Instructor
E-mail:
nies-cd@actx.edu
Phone: 806-371-5346 |
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Camille Day Nies has
performed as violist with the Amarillo Symphony since 1984. She
founded and performs with the Crystal String quartet, and has
played with the Rockford (IL) Symphony, Philharmonia New Mexico
and the Symphony of the Southwest, as well as many other regional
and community ensembles.
Appointed as Coordinator of the Amarillo College Suzuki String
Program in 2000, Mrs. Nies teaches approximately 24 private
students aged 3 to 17 along with group violin and viola classes,
quartet, and a parent course. As faculty of the Amarillo College
Music Department, she developed and teaches online Music
Appreciation courses, directs the Amarillo College Chamber
Orchestra, and teaches applied music.
Mrs. Nies’ public education experience includes teaching orchestra
and choir in Amarillo area schools, and she taught students of all
ages in her own successful private studio for over five years.
Also a vocalist, Mrs. Nies has appeared with the Amarillo Opera in
many roles and was twice featured as Prince Orlofski in Die
Fledermaus. She has performed as soprano soloist in the Mozart
Requiem and Haydn Lord Nelson Mass and has been featured as a
vocal soloist with the Amarillo Symphony. She is an alumnae of the
outdoor music drama TEXAS.
Mrs. Nies received her Bachelor of Music Business degree and
Master of Vocal Performance degree from West Texas A&M University
in Canyon. She and her husband, Andy, a Principal with
River Road ISD, enjoy running after their two small children,
Mackenzie and William. |
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