EDWARD LAUT, cellist, has appeared as soloist on radio and television in the U.S. and abroad. Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band, Sonata for Solo Cello, and Suite for Cello and Jazz Trio, by renowned composer David Baker, were premiered and recorded on the Liscio label by Laut. He has recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Public Radio and won the plaudits of such composers as Samuel Barber, George Crumb, and Virgil Thompson for his performances of their works.

Laut, a graduate of Indiana University having studied with Janos Starker, has held principal positions in the Manila Symphony, the USAF Band, Washington D.C., and the Atlantic Symphony. He also was assistant principal of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and cellist in the Cleveland Orchestra. He taught in the Philippines under the auspices the JDR III Fund Project. In 1977 he joined the faculty of the University of Kansas, where he was named Outstanding Educator by the Mortar Board Society.

ERINN RENYER, cellist, received her Masters in Cello Performance from the University of Kansas in 1995. She has performed as a soloist and member of an ensemble in both Europe and South America. Ms. Renyer was nominated by the Partners of the Americas to serve as “Artist in Residence” at the National Conservatory of Music in Asuncion, Paraguay where she also performed as a soloist and principal cellist for the Orquesta Sinfonica de la Cuidad de Asuncion.

Ms. Renyer has been a guest clinician for various schools in Kansas and has a private studio of 40 cello students in Topeka. Ms. Renyer teaches cello and bass at Baker University.

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