Carl Johengen, Tenor
Jill Rubio, Flute
Douglas Rubio, Guitar
Jill Rubio, Flute
Douglas Rubio, Guitar
Formed in 2001, Sweet, Fair & Wise combines the talents of three virtuoso performers in
works of the classical, folk, and modern traditions. The trio has developed a reputation for
innovative and effective programs of chamber music. They perform a dizzyingly diverse
repertoire, including arrangements and original compositions by Dowland, Telemann, Bach,
Mozart Britten, Falla, and Argento, and have premiered new works written especially for them by
award winning composers Paul Siskind ("Three cummings songs") and Persis Vehar ("Everyone
Suddenly Burst Out Singing"). They have performed to great acclaim across New York State and
the nation, including appearances at the 2004 Festival of the St. Lawrence, and by invitation at
the 2004 Convention of the National Association of Teachers of Singing in New Orleans.
For booking information, please send an e-mail.
Carl Johengen, tenor, has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in Milwaukee,
Syracuse, and Green Bay, Buffalo and Rochester, oratorio societies throughout the northeast,
and in such venues as the Boston Early Music Festival and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. He
has been a finalist in several important national and international competitions, including those
sponsored by the National Opera Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing,
and the Concert Artists Guild. A highly regarded teacher, Dr. Johengen is on the faculty at
Ithaca College, and has served on the voice faculties of Nazareth College, the Crane School of
Music of SUNY Potsdam, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Syracuse University. He
holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice from the Eastman School of Music, as well as
the prestigious Performer’s Certificate; his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are from Ithaca
College.
Jill Rubio is principal flutist with the Northern Symphonic Winds, a professional wind ensemble.
She has performed with the Orchestra of Northern New York, and in numerous large and small
ensembles throughout New York state. Formerly a resident of Los Angeles, Ms. Rubio taught
flute and chamber music at the University of Southern California. She was a member of the
Downey Symphony and a number of other orchestras in southern California. In Illinois, she was
principal flute in the Twin Cities Ballet Orchestra. For the past twenty years she has been half of
the Rubio Flute & Guitar Duo with her husband Doug. Ms. Rubio received both her Bachelor’s
and Master’s Degrees in Flute Performance from the University of Southern California Thornton
School of Music, where she was named Outstanding Graduate upon completion of her studies.
She currently directs the middle school band program at Potsdam Central School in Potsdam,
New York.
Douglas Rubio is Professor of Classical Guitar and Chair of the Music Performance
Department at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He has performed throughout the
United States as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been the featured concerto soloist
with the Montecito (California) and Pennsylvania Centre chamber orchestras, and the Orchestra
of Northern New York. His Avalon Guitar Duo won First Prize in the 1985 Guitar Foundation of
America International Duo Guitar Competition, and is featured on the compact disc GFA
Winners Circle 1982-1993. Dr. Rubio received his bachelor’s degree from the University of
California at Irvine, and holds both Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in
classical guitar performance from the University of Southern California, where he studied with
Spanish virtuoso Pepe Romero. Prior to moving to upstate New York, he directed a very
successful guitar program at Illinois State University.
works of the classical, folk, and modern traditions. The trio has developed a reputation for
innovative and effective programs of chamber music. They perform a dizzyingly diverse
repertoire, including arrangements and original compositions by Dowland, Telemann, Bach,
Mozart Britten, Falla, and Argento, and have premiered new works written especially for them by
award winning composers Paul Siskind ("Three cummings songs") and Persis Vehar ("Everyone
Suddenly Burst Out Singing"). They have performed to great acclaim across New York State and
the nation, including appearances at the 2004 Festival of the St. Lawrence, and by invitation at
the 2004 Convention of the National Association of Teachers of Singing in New Orleans.
For booking information, please send an e-mail.
Carl Johengen, tenor, has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in Milwaukee,
Syracuse, and Green Bay, Buffalo and Rochester, oratorio societies throughout the northeast,
and in such venues as the Boston Early Music Festival and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. He
has been a finalist in several important national and international competitions, including those
sponsored by the National Opera Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing,
and the Concert Artists Guild. A highly regarded teacher, Dr. Johengen is on the faculty at
Ithaca College, and has served on the voice faculties of Nazareth College, the Crane School of
Music of SUNY Potsdam, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Syracuse University. He
holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice from the Eastman School of Music, as well as
the prestigious Performer’s Certificate; his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are from Ithaca
College.
Jill Rubio is principal flutist with the Northern Symphonic Winds, a professional wind ensemble.
She has performed with the Orchestra of Northern New York, and in numerous large and small
ensembles throughout New York state. Formerly a resident of Los Angeles, Ms. Rubio taught
flute and chamber music at the University of Southern California. She was a member of the
Downey Symphony and a number of other orchestras in southern California. In Illinois, she was
principal flute in the Twin Cities Ballet Orchestra. For the past twenty years she has been half of
the Rubio Flute & Guitar Duo with her husband Doug. Ms. Rubio received both her Bachelor’s
and Master’s Degrees in Flute Performance from the University of Southern California Thornton
School of Music, where she was named Outstanding Graduate upon completion of her studies.
She currently directs the middle school band program at Potsdam Central School in Potsdam,
New York.
Douglas Rubio is Professor of Classical Guitar and Chair of the Music Performance
Department at the State University of New York at Potsdam. He has performed throughout the
United States as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been the featured concerto soloist
with the Montecito (California) and Pennsylvania Centre chamber orchestras, and the Orchestra
of Northern New York. His Avalon Guitar Duo won First Prize in the 1985 Guitar Foundation of
America International Duo Guitar Competition, and is featured on the compact disc GFA
Winners Circle 1982-1993. Dr. Rubio received his bachelor’s degree from the University of
California at Irvine, and holds both Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in
classical guitar performance from the University of Southern California, where he studied with
Spanish virtuoso Pepe Romero. Prior to moving to upstate New York, he directed a very
successful guitar program at Illinois State University.