Hello! My name is Dr. Nathan Groot (you can call me Nathan). I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Viola Performance and Pedagogy from Tennessee Tech University, a Master of Music degree from Miami University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia. I'm currently working as a music teacher in Hot Springs, AR. I draw most of my inspiration in my own work from the people who helped inspire me throughout my education. I have so many opportunities today because very special teachers, tutors, and teaching assistants stepped in and helped me along. I want to pay that forward and keep it going. I also really enjoy teaching and tutoring! I'm excited to hear from you! I began playing the viola - and later violin - in 2003 and have been teaching privately since 2012. I taught music at the college level for five years and now teach at the high school level. I have performed with Symphony Orchestras in Tennessee since 2014, performed as a soloist in Bulgaria, Austria, and the U.S., and have recorded in Nashville, TN for television soundtracks and with Athens artist, Kishi Bashi. I would love to hear from you if you are interested in taking private lessons or tutoring!
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- Year established: 2012
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Nathan Groot
Dr. Nathan Groot is a violist and music teacher based in Arkansas. He earned his DMA from the University of Georgia where he studied viola with Professor Maggie Snyder. His dissertation is titled "A New Graded Repertoire: A Pedagogical Analysis of Works for Viola by Underrepresented Composers." Nathan also earned a master's degree in viola performance from Miami University where he studied with Professor Mary Harris, and a bachelor's degree in viola performance and pedagogy from Tennessee Tech University where he studied with Professor Idalynn Besser.
Nathan has experience as an orchestral, chamber, and solo performer. He especially enjoys working with composers as a soloist. In 2018, he was invited by composer Yovcho Krushev to perform as a guest soloist with the Sofia Sinfonietta for the Sofia Music Weeks Summer Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2021, he also performed the world premiere of Emily Singleton's In Our Walk (VIOLA2020 honorable mention). In 2022, Nathan recorded an album of works for viola by underrepresented composers. Of the seven works on the album, six were by living composers. Of those six, three were premieres that required extensive collaboration with the composers. Nathan has also performed in Bad Leonfelden, Austria and in four masterclasses with Professor Thomas Riebl.
Nathan has also performed frequently as a chamber musician. While at the University of Georgia, he coordinated and performed in the University of Georgia Viola Ensemble which won an invitation to perform Kelly Catlin's Presence at the American Viola Society Festival Ensemble Invitational Competition.
As an orchestral violist, he has performed as substitute principal violist for the Bryan Symphony Orchestra and the Rome Symphony Orchestra. He also performed frequently as a section violist with the Bryan Symphony Orchestra and the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra between 2015 and 2022. Nathan has also performed in various studio recordings, notably one with Kishi Bashi for the sequel to Athens Inside/Out.
Nathan is also very passionate about teaching privately and coaching chamber music. He has a large and vibrant private studio made up of violists and violinists of all ages (both in-person and virtual), has served as viola faculty and chamber coach at the Tennessee Tech Summer Music Institute for two summers, and worked as the director of the New Horizons String Ensemble in Athens, GA from 2019-2022.
As a researcher, Nathan is especially concerned with lack of access and inequalities in art music and music education. In 2020, he joined the nonprofit, Lift Music Fund, as a member of its Founding Team.
Nathan has experience as an orchestral, chamber, and solo performer. He especially enjoys working with composers as a soloist. In 2018, he was invited by composer Yovcho Krushev to perform as a guest soloist with the Sofia Sinfonietta for the Sofia Music Weeks Summer Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. In 2021, he also performed the world premiere of Emily Singleton's In Our Walk (VIOLA2020 honorable mention). In 2022, Nathan recorded an album of works for viola by underrepresented composers. Of the seven works on the album, six were by living composers. Of those six, three were premieres that required extensive collaboration with the composers. Nathan has also performed in Bad Leonfelden, Austria and in four masterclasses with Professor Thomas Riebl.
Nathan has also performed frequently as a chamber musician. While at the University of Georgia, he coordinated and performed in the University of Georgia Viola Ensemble which won an invitation to perform Kelly Catlin's Presence at the American Viola Society Festival Ensemble Invitational Competition.
As an orchestral violist, he has performed as substitute principal violist for the Bryan Symphony Orchestra and the Rome Symphony Orchestra. He also performed frequently as a section violist with the Bryan Symphony Orchestra and the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra between 2015 and 2022. Nathan has also performed in various studio recordings, notably one with Kishi Bashi for the sequel to Athens Inside/Out.
Nathan is also very passionate about teaching privately and coaching chamber music. He has a large and vibrant private studio made up of violists and violinists of all ages (both in-person and virtual), has served as viola faculty and chamber coach at the Tennessee Tech Summer Music Institute for two summers, and worked as the director of the New Horizons String Ensemble in Athens, GA from 2019-2022.
As a researcher, Nathan is especially concerned with lack of access and inequalities in art music and music education. In 2020, he joined the nonprofit, Lift Music Fund, as a member of its Founding Team.
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