RECENT REPERTOIRE
Solo Repertoire
- Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
- Ysaÿe Sonata No. 4 for Solo Violin
- Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No. 1 for Solo Violin
- Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
- Bach 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin:
- Sonata No. 1 in G minor – Adagio, Fuga, Presto
- Sonata No. 2 in A minor
- Partita No. 2 in D minor – Allemanda, Corrente, Sarabanda, Giga
- Partita No. 3 in E Major – Preludio, Gavotte en Rondeau, Gigue
Chamber Music Repertoire
- Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From My Life”
- Haydn String Quartet No. 66 in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1
- Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
Orchestral Repertoire
- Rossini William Tell Overture
- Copland Hoe-Down, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
- John Williams Star Wars Suite, Selections
- Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”
- Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma”
- Strauss, Jr. Overture to Die Fledermaus
- Price Symphony No. 3 in C minor
- Khachaturian Ballet Suite from Spartacus
- Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 in D minor, “Reformation”
COMPETITIONS AND ENSEMBLES
Honor Orchestras
NC All-State Honors Orchestra (NCHO) – won a seat in 2023, 2024, 2025 (Principal Second Violin in 2025)
NC Eastern Region Orchestra (ERO) – won a seat in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
All-County Orchestra (Wake County) – won a seat in 2026 (Concertmaster, Philharmonic Orchestra)
Summer Programs
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
North Carolina Governor’s School – won a seat in the summer program’s orchestra (2024)
Local Ensembles
Triangle Youth Philharmonic (TYP) – played both 1st and 2nd violin parts in this youth orchestra (2024-2026)
Raleigh Camerata High School Residency Competition – won one of four seats (two violins, viola, cello) in a baroque chamber orchestra in 2024, 2025
Leesville Road High School Orchestra – served as concertmaster, student conductor (2022-2026)
Chamber Groups
Triangle Youth Philharmonic String Quartet – composed of TYP members (2025-2026)
Raleigh Music Collective – member of 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)
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 and Mentorships
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 (FASE) to teach using the pedagogy of George Bornoff. He has also used these techniques and other experiences to mentor fellow Orchestra students as Leesville Road High School.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Orchestral and Choral Conducting
Beal has conducted the Leesville Road High School Orchestra on numerous occasions throughout his time as concertmaster and student 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.
Church Performances
Beal has had the opportunity to perform solo and chamber repertoire during worship services at FPC since 2018.
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