Stanley Konopka has been a member of The Cleveland Orchestra since 1991; he was appointed assistant principal viola in 1993. He received aUndergraduate Diploma from CIM. He is a former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony and a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy. Former teachers include David Holland, Milton Preves and Robert Vernon. Mr. Konopka is also a faculty member for the ENCORE School for Strings. He has performed with Myriad, a local chamber ensemble, and at chamber music festivals including Banff, Taos, Pensacola and Lakes, with a number of the concerts being broadcast live on National Public Radio. He has performed as soloist on numerous occasions with the orchestras of Interlochen, CIM, NRO, Masterworks Festival, and The Cleveland Orchestra. He has recorded chamber music with Telarc and, as a composer, has won an award from BMI. He has also written and arranged pieces for the orchestras of Interlochen and Contemporary Youth Orchestra. He was appointed to the CIM faculty in 1995.