Professor of Music Receives 2006 Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching

April 28, 2006

James Lyon, professor of music (violin), has received a 2006 Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching from Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture. Lyon has been on the string faculty since 1991, and has been recognized by the Pennsylvania—Delaware String Teachers’ Association as Outstanding String Teacher for his effectiveness and dedication to teaching. He has attracted many fine graduate and undergraduate violin students by virtue of his reputation as a dedicated and energetic teacher.

Before coming to Penn State, Lyon was a professional orchestral performer and chamber musician. Educated at the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Eastman School of Music, West Texas State University and the Yale Summer School of Music, Lyon has studied with many of the top musicians of our time, including Charles Cattleman and Elaine Richey, as well as members of the Cleveland, Tokyo and Fine Arts Quartets. He has performed as a member of the Louisville Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and has served as concertmaster of the symphony orchestras of Amarillo (TX) and Altoona (PA). He is currently concertmaster of the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra, with whom he is a frequent soloist. An active chamber musician, he has performed internationally with the Castalia Trio, Duo Concertant and the Lyon Family Chamber Ensemble.

Contact: Flora W. Marynak, fwm1@psu.edu