Violinist Emma Burge is a third generation Suzuki violinist, whose grandparents, Sandy and Joan Reuningm were pivotal in bringing the Suzuki method to the US. Emma recently moved to Seattle from Boston, where she got a degree from the New England Conservatory and was an active freelancer/teacher. Because of h…

Born in Illinois, Leanna began studying the piano at age 6 and violin at age 8. She continued her education with violin attending the University of North Texas concentrating in music education. Wanting a change in her life, Leanna then decided that she wanted to pursue the viola. She is now studying at the Un…

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…

As a violin/viola teacher, Alyssa Byrne is focused on creating and implementing her own pedagogical methods. By combining schools of thought from Shinichi Suzuki, Paul Rolland, Susan Kempter, and others, she strives to help students both develop solid technique and learn to express themselves through their in…

Emily is a violist and teacher newly returned to the DC metro area. A recent graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Emily holds a Masters of Music in Performance and Literature. During her time in Rochester, she performed as a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Ossia New Music Ensemble, the Gra…

Shannon Carscallen is a passionate, fun, and open minded violin and viola teacher. She has been playing for 25 years, and loves to explore different styles and genres of music. Shannon grew up in northern Arizona and began playing violin at the young age of 4. Though Shannon grew up with the Suzuki method, s…

Jazmyn has loved music since she was introduced to the organ as a little kid in south Georgia by her grandmother. She picked up the violin in middle school taught by Georgia’s Music Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Kathy Saucier and discovered a true passion from that point forward. Jazmyn became completely envelope…

Keisha Cassel was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been performing on Violin since 2003.

Keisha’s had opportunity to study alongside the Cleveland Orchestra, as a part of the Cleveland State University Orchestra, and at the Steinhardt School of Music. She received her BA in Music from Smith College in 2013…

Originally from Haiti, Kris Jennyma moved to Canada, Ottawa with her family at a young age, where music was a big part of her life. She had the opportunity to study with a number of great violinists, including Barbara Vogel. She received a music scholarship to study at Loyola University of New Orleans where …

Christopher is a classical pianist and violinist based in Seattle, WA. He began playing piano when he was six-years-old and violin when he was nine. He was awarded first place in the Snohomish Music Teachers Association Student Concerto Competition as well as the Anna Rollins Johnson Scholarship Competition. …