Owen Beal

About Owen

RECENT REPERTOIRE

Solo Repertoire

  • Ysaÿe Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin
  • Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 for Solo Violin
  • Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
  • Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
  • Paganini Caprice No. 14 in Eb Major
  • Barber Violin Concerto
  • Mozart Violin Concertos, Nos. 3 and 4
  • Bach Violin Concerto in A minor
  • Seitz Violin Concerto No. 4
  • Bach 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin:
    • Sonata No. 1 in G minor – Adagio, Fuga, Presto
    • Sonata No. 2 in A minor – Andante
    • Partita No. 2 in D minor – Allemanda, Corrente, Sarabanda, Giga
    • Partita No. 3 in E Major – Preludio, Gavotte en Rondeau, Gigue

Chamber Music Repertoire

  • Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
  • Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor
  • Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden”
  • Dvořák String Quartet in F Major, “The American”
  • Haydn String Quartet in D minor
  • Schubert String Quartet No. 1 (In Various Keys)
  • Rossini Sonata for Strings No. 6 in D Major, “La tempesta”
  • Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor

Orchestral Repertoire

  • Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
  • Strauss, Jr. Overture to Die Fledermaus
  • Price Symphony No. 3 in C minor
  • Khachaturian Ballet Suite from Spartacus
  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5
  • Shostakovich Festive Overture
  • Lili Boulanger D’un matin du printemps
  • Tan Dun Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
  • Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
  • Montgomery Coincident Dances
  • Fazil Say 1914 Overture
  • Miho Hazama Limonium
  • Viet Cuong Scribbles and Riddles
  • Gabriella Smith Field Guide
  • Cambini Symphony in E minor

COMPETITIONS AND ENSEMBLES

NC Eastern Region Orchestra (ERO) – won a seat in 2023, 2024, 2025

NC All-State Honors Orchestra – won a seat in 2023, 2024, 2025 (Principal Second Violin in 2025)

All-County Orchestra (Wake County) – won a seat in 2026 (Concertmaster of Philharmonic Orchestra)

North Carolina Governor’s School – won a seat in the summer program’s orchestra (2024)

Cannon Music Camp – won a seat in the summer program’s Symphony and String Orchestras, as well as the Honors String Quartet (2025). Received the Mariam Cannon Hayes Scholarship and the Director’s Award for Symphony Orchestra

Raleigh Camerata High School Residency Competition – won one of four seats (two violins, viola, cello) in a baroque chamber orchestra in 2024, 2025

Raleigh Music Collective’s High School String Quartet in Residence (2023-2025)

North Carolina Chamber Music Institute ensembles: Vireo Piano Quartet (2021-2022), Obbligato Violin Trio (2022-2023), Beach String Quartet (2023-2024)

Triangle Youth Philharmonic (2024-present)

Leesville Road High School Orchestra; serves as concertmaster, assistant conductor (2022-present)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Raleigh Music Collective Group Classes

Beal assisted Sara Maria Blanton, Executive Director of Raleigh Music Collective, in teaching her beginner strings group class in 2024-2025.

Private Student

Beal has given private violin lessons to a beginner violinist since 2024, after being certified by the Bornoff Foundation for the Advancement of String Education to teach using the pedagogy of George Bornoff.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Orchestral and Choral Conducting

Beal has conducted the Leesville Road High School Orchestra on numerous occasions throughout his time as concertmaster and assistant conductor. Beal has also occasionally led the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church (FPC) of Raleigh during worship services, under the guidance of FPC’s Director of Music, Mark Woodcock.

Solo Performances

Beal has had the opportunity to perform solo and chamber repertoire during worship services at FPC since 2018.