Carlos Rubio , MM - Miami University(Ohio)

     Carlos Rubio began his musical career as a member of Venezuela's Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. He has been a guest faculty member at the University of North Texas, Denison University, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the SoundFest Music Festival. As a founding member of the Ávila String Quartet, formerly the Cuarteto América, Carlos performed throughout the U.S., South America, and Europe. With the Ávila Quartet, Mr. Rubio was awarded grand prize in the Spanish and Latin American Music Competition at Indiana University and was distinguished as the Ohio Latino Arts Association's Performing Artist of the Year.                      Mr. Rubio's chamber music partners have included the DaPonte, Colorado, Penderecki, and Amernet string quartets, pianist Pamela Mia Paul, and cellist Marc Johnson of the Vermeer Quartet. Carlos holds degrees from the Simon Bolivar Conservatory in Venezuela, Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, and Miami University (Ohio). He has studied with members of the Vermeer, Tokyo, Takács, and Amadeus quartets. Most recently, Mr. Rubio has served as principal second violinist with the Illinois Philharmonic, and has performed with the Chicago Sinfonietta, and the Joffrey Ballet. Currently, Carlos serves as principal second violinist with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, and is part of the violin faculty at the Community Conservatory in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.