Ben Dorsey hails from the beautiful Monterey Bay in sunny California, where he began playing violin at the age of ten. He studied privately with Rochelle Walton and Farkhad Khudyev before attending the University of California- Santa Cruz, where he studied with Roy Malan. He has a passion for early music and …

Helen Dowd is a native of Lincoln, NE, and comes from a large musical family. At age 6 she
learned violin and piano with both Suzuki and traditional methods and in 8th grade, she began
playing viola and has since performed in many quartets as a violist. As early as high school,
Helen started her own violin…

For Laura Dowding, teaching lessons combines two of her favorite things in life; music and working with kids! Formally studying piano since the age of 4 she also received training on voice, saxophone, violin, and guitar. After high school Laura went on to study music composition at Northwestern College in Mi…

Lily was raised in central New Jersey and began playing piano at the age of 5. She grew up playing classical pieces in private lessons. She later went on to learn guitar at age 10, violin, viola, and cello at age 12, and drums at age 15.

During high school, Lily won several awards for her musical abilitie…

Sydney is a Denver based vocalist/songwriter/producer/multi instrumentalist. Her musical roots were established at a very young age while participating in choir, orchestra, and local theater productions. She began professional vocal training at the age of 9, and fell in love with composing her own songs.

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Denise Dupree is an Orlando based musician who has been playing violin since 2007. She developed a deep love and appreciation for the violin thanks to her middle school orchestra teacher Mr. Osvaldo Quezada, who instilled in her the passion and the confidence to play. After switching schools she still wanted …

Jonathan Echevarria began his studies on viola at age sixteen with Philadelphia Orchestra’s Assistant Principal, Kerri Ryan. Prior to viola, Mr. Echevarria studied piano, violin, and cello with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, and Delaware Symphony. He graduated Cum Laude with a…

A Northwest native, David is a violinist and vocal artist performing in the Seattle area. In addition to performing he’s also an active voice and violin teacher.

Growing up in a family of musicians, David fell in love with the violin at the age of seven and started singing seriously at fifteen.

A veter…

Dan Emmett started out in music on piano in Rochester, MI at the age of 8. Less than a year later, he added violin, and has been playing both ever since. Dan studied a variety of methods under renowned violinist Alex Depue growing up, playing in numerous orchestras and regional events. He later added the elec…

Michelle Eng is a Violin, Viola, and Piano instructor who has always had a passion for sharing and performing music. She is deeply passionate about music and works with children and adults to cultivate a deep love for music as a lifelong journey.

Michelle began taking piano lessons at age 7, learned the v…