Susan Alexander Payne

Susan Alexander Payne

Susan Alexander, Violin, Viola, Cello teacher was one of those kids who could not sit still and learned quickly. She began violin in school in the 4th grade and played through 7th grade, when the cello looked appealing. The following year, her teacher thought she might like to try the bass, and she alternated…

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Denise Ayres

Denise Ayres

Denise Ayres, raised in Los Angeles, began studying piano from the age of two and violin from the age of eight. She performed in concerts from the age of nine. She was guided through a competitive field of chamber music and professional solo training through high school. Ballet, swimming and diving and orches…

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Jonah Byrne

Jonah Byrne

Jonah Byrne has been playing violin for over 25 years, teaching, performing, recording, and composing in a wide variety of styles. He started playing the violin at age six when his mother inherited an old violin from her great uncle and wanted to keep a family tradition alive. Jonah was involved in youth orch…

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Oscar Chen

Oscar Chen

Oscar Chen is a dedicated and energetic musician with a deep love for music education. As the founder and member of the indie R&B band “Oh! Sheep” and having achieved the ABRSM Grade 8 Violin with Merit, he has demonstrated a high level of technical proficiency and musical understanding. Additionally, Oscar h…

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Sharon Ford

Sharon  Ford

Sharon Ford has been playing violin for over 20 years and is still learning! She grew up in Virginia and graduated from Shenandoah Conservatory in with a degree in Music Therapy. During that time she studied violin, guitar, piano and picked up the banjo. She’s been an avid student of traditional styles of…

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Charlotte Gilbert

From bluegrass Hopper family to Honor Band, Choir, and Orchestra, Charlotte has a broad-range of musical heritage and experience. Charlotte played bass guitar and sang with her famous fiddling sister Jana Jae and backed up Jana and Buck Owens with her band. Combining country, rock, and pop, she had several to…

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Jonathan Graber

Jonathan Graber

Violinist and violist Jonathan Graber has appeared as soloist, Concertmaster, principal player, or conductor with groups throughout the United States, Europe, and Central
America. He has held full-time teaching positions at Allegheny College, Dickinson College, The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvani…

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Katie Gu

Katie Gu began her first musical steps with the general music program at West Valley Elementary in California. With 6 active years of piano experience, growing up, she joined the Crystal Children’s Youth Choir and toured in several states for 6 years. In 4th grade, her sister’s old clarinet was handed down to…

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Harrison Hedriana

Harrison Hedriana

Harrison Hedriana is passionate musician and teacher who is always excited to expand the musical horizons of himself and his students. A recent BA graduate from the music department at California State University, Chico, Harrison has dedicated his life to pursuing music and sharing his knowledge with others. …

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Sage Indigo

Sage Indigo

Sage Indigo is a performer, composer, teacher, author and entrepreneur based in Seattle, WA. They began their musical journey in public school orchestra at the age of nine as a violist. In high school Sage took a keen interest in expanding their musical skills and began taking lessons in viola, violin, cello …

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