MIMI DYE , violist, violinist, composer, co-founder and Artistic Director of TOPAZ is well known to Bay Area audiences, as a soloist, chamber music artist and jazz performer.Mimi received her BA from Mills College and her MA from Brooklyn College where she was a student of Itzhak Perlman.

She presented her New York debut recital in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and has been heard on WQXR, WNYC and locally on KDFC and KPFA.  Ms. Dye has appeared as soloist with the Carmel Bach Festival, the San Francisco Chamber Players, the New York String Ensemble, Nova Vista Symphony and the Palo Alto Philharmonic.

She was presented by Four Seasons Concerts in her San Francisco debut at Herbst Theatre. She has performed with many jazz ensembles including the Wayne Wallace Ensemble, the Eddie Gale Jazz Band and the Stanford Jazz Workshop. Her numerous orchestral credits include playing in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, touring with Barbra Streisand and recording movie scores in Los Angeles.

Mimi has released four of her own CDs: Spiritual Songs of Hildegard, Angel Songs of Mimi Dye, Mimi's Classical Favorites and Mimi Dye and TOPAZ "French Impressions."

 

 

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