Abi Bellorín is an Austin-based violinist, collaborator, and educator committed to building community through music. She co-founded and performs with Austin Unconducted, is a regular performer with Austin Opera and One Found Sound in San Francisco, and has been

I’m Rebecca Cherry — a professional violinist, recording artist, and passionate educator dedicated to inspiring the next generation of musicians. I’ve recently moved to Austin after over 20 years living in New York City.

Haley Dietz, a native of State College, PA, is a classically trained violinist whose passions include both teaching and performing. Haley began studying the violin at age 5 after seeing another little girl playing violin on Sesame Street. She studied with Irina Muresanu at the

Naomi Frausto has been a music educator in Texas for over twenty five years. She taught middle school orchestra with the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso and in 2008, relocated to Austin to establish her private studio. Naomi serves as an instructor at the Texas

Isaac Fuentes is a violist and educator in Austin, Texas. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music. While at UT, he studied viola with Roger Myers, chamber music under the Miró quartet, performed new music with the UT New Music

Dr. Amy Harris is a dedicated violin and viola teacher with over a decade of experience guiding students to success through both Suzuki Talent Education and traditional methods. Her students have earned placement in the Texas All-State Orchestra for the past four years, and

Mariam Hembrook was born in the country of Georgia where she begun to study the best traditions of the strong Russian violin school at the age of 6. She got her Master Degree in Violin Performance from the University of Texas in Austin and during her course of study she

John Holguin grew up in El Paso, TX and received a B.M. in Music Education, cum laude in 2005. During his time at the University of Texas at El Paso, John spent four years as a member of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and performed occasionally with the Las Cruces

Leah Nelson is a dynamic violist, sought-after educator, and arts leader based in Austin, Texas. With a career spanning over two decades, she has built a multifaceted practice as a performer, chamber coach, nonprofit director, and advocate for youth music education.

Nathan Smith is a violinist and violist from Austin, Texas. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 2020, and his Master’s in Viola Performance from the University of Houston in 2022. During his graduate studies, he performed with the

Kate Williams began her journey with music in the Texas Hill Country at a very young age on violin and shortly after began learning viola and oboe. While growing as a young musician, she was awarded a spot as a TMEA All State Oboist and performed various occasions alongside

Andrew Corral began playing the violin at the age of 10 in San Antonio. He attended the University of Texas at Austin on scholarship for violin performance where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees under the tutelage of Brian Lewis. In his professional career,

Alex Caplis-Tuttle is a violin and viola instructor based in Austin, TX. They teach Suzuki Early Childhood Education and Music Mind Games. Alex is a certified Music Mind Games Teacher Presenter, who travels around the world guiding students, giving workshops to fellow