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Photos are all taken by me, unless noted otherwise.


On June 5th, I leave to Nyeri, Kenya to be the string director at the Mt. Kenya Academy.

I love music, traveling, education, longboarding, photography and if I can do any of these together, sign me up.


Biography.

Andrew Kromholz born in New York started playing the cello at the age of 9. His teachers include Iris Winter, Maureen Hynes, and Dr. Mathias Wexler. He has been actively engaged in chamber music, by attending the C.W Post Chamber Music Program, and the New York Youth Chamber Music program. He has worked in masterclasses with celebrated musicians such as, The Shanghai String Quartet, Timothy Eddy, The Guarneri String Quartet, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet, and members of the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble.

He began his undergraduate study at the Crane School of Music under the tutelage of Grammy Nominated Mathias Wexler. During that time Andrew has gone on to be a winner of the Crane School of Music Chamber Competition with a convincing performance of Schubert's Quintet in C Major for Two Cellos. His quartet was invited to play at the Governor's Inaugeration at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, New York. He was a member of the Crane Symphony Orchestra, String Ensemble, as well as the Crane Opera Ensemble.

Upon his recent graduation from the Crane School of Music, he has received his Bachelors of Music in Music Education, concentration in Cello. Since then, he has received his New York State teaching certification, K-12, and is a Center for Diversity Scholar.

Andrew is a former elementary strings teacher at 5 of the 6 Bethlehem Elementary Schools in Delmar, New York, teaching 4th and 5th grade strings.

Since then, he was chosen to be the string director at the Mount Kenya Academy in Nyeri, Kenya.