SELIM GIRAY

assistant professor of violin, music education and pedagogy

Education: D.M., violin performance, Florida State University, 2001

Previously: associate professor of violin, viola and director of orchestras, Pittsburg State University

Expertise: violin, conducting and string music education; performed a violin and piano recital at Carnegie Hall (Jan. 2012); recorded six CDs as concertmaster of The Ohio Light Opera; recorded a solo CD; author of two books; edited a violin concerto for a major international publisher

When Selim isn’t playing the violin, he’s also a pilot.