found: Nevada Today, April 15 2007 viewed online 29 March 2017(Philip Ruder serves as the concertmaster for the Reno Philharmonic and the Reno Chamber Orchestra. He is a member of Argenta. He was previously concertmaster for the Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New Orleans Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Sunriver Music Festival. He joined the faculty of the University of Nevada, Reno Music Department in 1994)
found: Keith Gates Music viewed 29 March 2017(Philip Ruder was Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 21 years. In 1995 he began the Orchestral Career Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Reno)
found: Friends of Argenta website viewed 29 March 2017(interview with Philip Ruder who performed with Argenta, the University of Nevada, Reno's faculty music ensemble from 1994-2007 as violinist)
