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The American harpsichordist, Jillon Marie Stoppels Dupree, obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in music performance on early keyboard instruments with honors from the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music (1979); and her Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan (1983). She received both Fulbright and Beebe Fund awards for study abroad, and her teachers included Gustav Leonhardt, Kenneth Gilbert and Lisa Goode Crawford.
Described as “one of the most outstanding early musicians in North America” (IONARTS) and “one of the country’s top Baroque musicians, a superior soloist and a baroque star” (Seattle Times), Jillon Stoppels Dupree has captivated audiences in cities ranging from London to Amsterdam to New York. She performs with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, San Francisco Bach Choir, San Francisco Choral Artists, Ensemble Electra and Magnificat Baroque Ensemble. She has been a featured artist at the highly-respected early music festivals of York (England), Boston and Berkeley, as well as at the National Music Museum, the Cleveland and Santa Barbara Museums of Art, and numerous universities and colleges. Her chamber music collaborations include performances with such acclaimed artists as violinists Ingrid Matthews, Stanley Ritchie and Jaap Schröder; violists da gamba Wieland Kuijken and Margriet Tindemans; singers Julianne Baird, Ellen Hargis and Ann Monoyios; recorder virtuosi Marion Verbruggen, Eva Legene and Vicki Boeckman; and flautist Janet See.
Jillon Stoppels Dupree received the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist award for performances of contemporary harpsichord music. Her world premiere recording of Philip Glass’s Concerto for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra with the Northwest Chamber Orchestra was released to high acclaim (heralded as “superb” by the New York Times) in fall of 2006 on the Orange Mountain Music label. She performed the harpsichord music for the 2017 film, Early Music, by Patrick Penta. Her new solo Bach recording, "J.S. Bach: Fantasy and Caprice", released in November 2020 on Centaur Records. She she can also be heard on the Meridian, Wild Boar, Decca, Orange Mountain, and Delos labels; her playing can also be heard on the Meridian, Wild Boar, Decca and Delos record labels; and she has appeared live on BBC England, Polish National Television, CBS Television and National Public Radio.
Jillon Stoppels Dupree has taught at both her alma maters: the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and the University of Washington, as well as the University of Michigan. She is currently on the early music faculty at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts and is the founding director of the Gallery Concerts early music series in Seattle. She also was an artist in residence at Stanford University and the University of Washington.
Recent activities include a residency at Stanford University, concerts with the Seattle Symphony, participation in the Gustav Leonhardt Tribute recital at the Berkeley Early Music Festival, and a solo Bach recording project.A recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalists grant. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington. |
