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A?bout the Artists: J?OHNNIE FELDER Felder is a South Carolina native and holds bachelor and graduate music degrees from Benedict College and the University of South Carolina, respectively. He has also undergone extensive vocal training in the opera studio of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria; the American Singers’ Opera Project; and as a solo artist at the Varna International Music Academy in Varna, Bulgaria. WINIFRED "WINKIE" GOODWIN Winifred Goodwin is in demand as a chamber musician, orchestral player, and collaborative pianist. She has been the principal keyboardist with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra since 1982, performing on piano, celesta, harpsichord, and synthesizer, and has been a featured soloist on a number of programs, including over one hundred fifty performances of Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals. She has toured for the Southern Arts Federation and conducted a number of workshops for the United States Information Service in Latin America. In addition to the standard repertory, Mrs. Goodwin specializes in new music and has premiered many works including several by composer/husband Gordon (Dick) Goodwin. Mrs. Goodwin holds two degrees in piano performance from the University of South Carolina where she served as staff pianist in the School of Music for many years. She has given recitals and recorded with a number of USC faculty members and collaborated with numerous guest artists from major orchestras, universities, and the NY Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She also serves as pianist for Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia.