Techne Music

Many thanks to Kevin Kyaw (pianist in the Varick Trio) for taking these fantastic photos at the 2026 Techne Music Festival! Definitely check out Kevin's portfolio if you need new headshots. Delightful to work with on every level.

What an amazing week of Techne 2026. Here are some shots from last week (beautiful 📷 work by Kevin Kyaw). Bravo to all students who performed so beautifully, and congratulations to our two Spieth Award winners, the Varick Trio and the quartet members performing Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2.

We're still beaming from a great festival last week. Lots of pictures coming soon. In the meantime, here's the Techne faculty performing the glorious Debussy String Quartet, from Thursday night's Festival Concert.

2026 Techne Music Festival: Debussy String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10 Peter Winograd, violin I / Timothy Schwarz, violin IISheila Browne...

2026 Techne Music Student Spotlight
Ian Carr, violin

This is Ian's second year attending the Techne Music Festival. He will be performing Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet with violinist Leonid Zuy, violist Anthony Oviedo, and cellist Son Nguyen. Come hear Ian and all of the 2026 Techne Music students and Faculty on the final concert: Thursday, June 11th at 7:00 in Peter Hall / Moravian University.

Ian Carr is a violinist currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Violin Performance at the University of Delaware. He performs with the University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra and the Newark Symphony Orchestra, and previously spent six years with the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra, including two years as concertmaster. In 2024, he was named winner of the DYSO Concerto Competition. Chamber music has been a consistent part of Ian’s musical development, with experience in ensembles of varied instrumentation from middle school through college. In addition to performing, Ian teaches private violin lessons and continues to develop as both a solo and collaborative musician.