Josh Partridge is a violin and guitar teacher based in the Atlanta, Georgia Metro area. Originally from Rigby, Idaho, Josh has had a passion for music since he started playing the fiddle at age 9. Josh took lessons from multiple-time National Champion fiddlers Joe and Jacie Sites, and after placing 5th in hi…

Barbara is a musician that recently moved to Seattle from Italy. She started learning violin at young age. Her grandmother was a piano teacher and she has always been surrounded by music and musicians. She attended the Conservatory of Milan between 1992 and 1995, graduating in Music Theory and Complementary P…

David Pedraza was born in Reynosa, Mexico and started his musical studies at the age of 14 in the OCJM under Jose Vazquez. He later received a full scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree at the Shenandoah Conservatory. From 2003 to 2005, he was a member of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas under P…

Enion Pelta-Tiller has been teaching violin, viola, and fiddle for over 18 years. She studied violin performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Peabody Institute in Baltimore where she studied with Richard Field, Susan Bates, and Janet Chisolm. Enion also studied bluegrass, jazz, improvisa…

Chilean violinist and teacher of violin and viola, Luis Peña Figueroa began his musical studies at age 8. He performed as a soloist with the two most prestigious professional Orchestras in Chile; the Chile Symphony Orchestra and Concepcion Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, he obtained 1st place in the “5th Nation…

Benjamin Phillips was born on May 29, 1979 in Decatur GA. His Grandmother was an accomplished piano player, his mother is a violin player and his father was a trumpet player. Music just flowed from his family into him. He started taking piano lessons when he was 7 and picked up the trumpet soon after.

In h…

James Pickens is a violinist from San Antonio, TX. His musical journey began as a child watching his father perform on stage every week. As a result, James’ path into the arts was a natural evolution. Since childhood, James has studied various musical instruments but eventually landed on the violin. Currently…

Luanda Plasencia is a violin, viola, cello and piano teacher born in Havana, Cuba. She began her musical studies at the age of 7, and continued her music education all the way up until her graduation from the Higher Institute of Art in Havana in 2009 with a degree in teaching violin and chamber music. Perform…

Sarah Platt is an experienced violinist, composer, and teacher based in Denver, CO. After discovering her passion for writing and playing music through a high school music theory course, she went on to study both violin and composition at Georgia State University. There, she studied violin with Tania Maxwell-…

When navigating through the twists and turns of life, Kirill (ka-RILL) brought along his passion for learning and performing. Whichever way the wind blows, he trusts his violin and ability to adapt.

Kirill has been playing the violin since 2004, and is experienced in many eclectic aspects of violin perfor…