Mr.
Kovach received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in clarinet performance
with honors from Temple University. He maintains an active
teaching and performance schedule, having played with the Delaware
Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, and American Ballet Theatre Orchestra.
Mr.
Kovach has a strong interest in contemporary music and has
premiered many new works in both orchestral playing, and as a
member of
Chamber Music Now. He was twice invited to perform with
the Curtis Symphony Orchestra during their tours to Verbier,
Switzerland.
Mr. Kovach can be heard on recordings for
the Vox, Albany, Centaur and Warner Home Video labels. He
has performed under such conductors as Luis Biava, Sir Neville
Mariner, Yuri Temirkanov and James Levine. He has performed
chamber music with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra of which
he has substituted. He is a frequent recitalist, having played
in New York, Rock Hall, the Ethical Society of Philadelphia,
and the Academy of Music Ballroom.
Mr. Kovach was appointed
to the position of Clarinet instructor at West Chester
University from 2003-2005. He performs regularly with the
Harrisburg Symphony, and currently serves as Second Clarinet
of the Reading Symphony Orchestra, and Second/Bass Clarinet with
the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra.
He
was recently named Clarinet instructor at the Community College
of Philadelphia
where he also teaches Music Theory, Music Appreciation
and the History of Modern American Music. Recently
(2008) Mr. Kovach served as a judge for the Philadelphia Orchestra’s
Albert M. Greenfield student competition. |