Harold Levin, Violist and Composer

Harold Levin has led a varied career as violist, conductor, composer, and teacher. He has performed and conducted in both North and South America, and has held viola and conducting appointments at West Virginia, Bucknell, and Western Illinois Universities.

An active performer, Dr. Levin has played viola with the orchestras of Louisville, Cincinnati, Omaha, Memphis, Long Island, Orlando, and Jacksonville, and has taught and performed in summer festivals at Interlochen, Rutgers, Bedford Springs, Bay View, Breckenridge, Lake Placid, and the Colorado Philharmonic. He holds degrees from Ball State University, the University of Cincinnati, and Rutgers University, where his teachers included Michael Tree, Donald McInnes, Raymond Stilwell, and Robert Slaughter. In addition to his college work, Dr. Levin has led youth orchestras in Nebraska, New Jersey, and Florida. A commissioned and published composer; his works have been performed across the country. He currently serves on the faculty of Marywood University in Pennsylvania, where he conducts the Marywood Orchestra.