Tami Lee Hughes
The passion and expressive qualities of violinist Tami Lee Hughes are marked by her success as a premier artist. As soloist, she has appeared with a number of symphony orchestras across the United States, including the National, Monroe, Mississippi, and Pontiac-Oakland Symphony Orchestras among others. She has extensively appeared as recitalist in universities and concert venues in the United States, Costa Rica, Bermuda, Austria and Russia and has performed as solo or chamber artist in the Ann Arbor Chamber Fest, Natchez Festival of Music, Silver Anniversary Celebration of the New Arts Cultural Society, and a tribute concert to composer Judith Zaimont, broadcast on National Public Radio. Other notable appointments include appearances with the Rocky Mountain Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival Opera Orchestra, Emerald Sinfonietta, Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, and Pro Consorde Chamber Consort.
In August of 2011, Albany Records released Hughes' debut solo album Legacy: Violin Music of African-American Composers. The recording features music for violin and piano by Francis Johnson, George Morrison, David Baker, Ozie Cargile and Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes. Her performance of Ballade for Violin and Piano appears on Vocalise, a compact disc of music by composer Brian Nelson released in 2010. As chamber musician, Hughes performs on Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, a Profil recording featuring performances by Ksenia Nosikova of works by Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Clementi.
An artist of versatility, Hughes has numerous performance credits in popular music and film. She performs as violinist for the film music of The Only Good Indian, a 2009 Sundance Film Festival motion picture. She also performed in orchestras for national productions of Annie and Les Misérables and has recorded as studio violinist for Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes and Grammy award-winning artists Aretha Franklin, Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin. She has appeared in live concert with Smokey Robinson.
In addition to performing, Hughes is an active teacher and advocate for music outreach. She is Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Kansas and has taught at Marygrove College, Interlochen, and the Ann Arbor School for Performing Arts. She also performs outreach programs in public schools, rendering concerts and serving as guest clinician at institutions across the country.
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hughes received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, and Master's and Doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan. Teachers include Nancy Langham, Jana Burton, Sally O'Reilly, Camilla Wicks, and Paul Kantor.
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