Meadowmount
Cello Faculty

Owen Carman

Owen Carman received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute and his Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School where he studied cello with Leonard Rose, Channing Robbins, David Soyer and Orlando Cole. He studied chamber music with members of the Juilliard, Guarneri, Curtis and Budapest String Quartets. He was named Professor Emeritus in 2002 at Michigan State University where he taught cello and chamber music since 1977. Mr. Carman was formerly the Principal Cellist of the Eastern Music Festival, the New York City Symphony, Philadelphia Lyric Opera and a summer member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was also a member of the New College and Beaumont String Quartets. He was a guest artist with the Juilliard, Chester, and Rackham String Quartets and has performed solo and chamber music concerts on PBS television and National Public Radio.

As cellist of The Meadowmount Trio, he has recorded CDs for Melodiya, Russian Disc, Citadel, and Equilibrium record labels. He has performed solo and chamber music concerts in Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Russia, and has presented master classes at major universities and conservatories throughout the U.S and China. His former students perform in many U.S. orchestras, major chamber ensembles and teach at prominent music schools. He joined the Meadowmount faculty in 1981 and was appointed Director of Meadowmount and President of the Society for Strings, Inc. in 1989. He plays a rare 1706 Joseph Guarnerius cello.