Frances Borowsky
Adjunct Instructor of Music and Cello
Academic Areas of Expertise
Cello Performance: lessons, ensemble, pedagogy, literature
Courses Taught at LVC
- MUI 152/252: Individual Instruction, Cello
- MUE 290: Special Topics Music Ensemble, Cello Ensemble
- MSC 403: Instrumental Pedagogy, Cello
- MSC 405: Instrumental Literature, Cello
- MSC 241: Introduction to Music History
Research Topics
- Cello Cadenzas in Chamber Music Duos
- String Instrument Care and Selection
- Performance Nuances
Awards & Leadership Positions
- Extensive concert tours in over 30 countries, including Israel, Jordan, Cuba, Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Ukraine, Lithuania, China
- Performance at Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall for 2018 “Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of Antonin Dvorak," sponsored by the Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture
- Musician in Residence at the Violin Society of America Acoustics Workshop at Oberlin College
- Rhein-Neckar Kreis Kulturstiftung Award, Three-month Artistic Residency at the Dilsberg Castle in Germany
- Erick Friedman Prize for Outstanding Young Musicians, resulting in 2004 Carnegie Hall Debut
- Competition prizes for solo, concerto, and chamber music work
- Executive Director of Intermuse International Music Institute and Festival
- Co-Owner and Cello Finder for Grace Albert Strings
Publications & Presentations
Doctoral Thesis (2019)
- “When the Cello Speaks Alone: Cello Cadenzas in Chamber Music Duos”
Published CD recordings
- Mélange: Pearls of Cello Music; works for solo cello and duo with piano (2015)
- PRIME, ICRecords; original compositions for piano, violin, cello (2014)