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Noted for taking audiences to a place of calm and beauty (Blackbook Magazine) and the excellence and exuberance of his playing (Charleston Today), Samuel Thompson enjoys a career that includes performance, education and arts journalism.

Jason is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Music (BMA) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (MA), where he is currently a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology. He has studied music from Ireland, Scotland, India, Indonesia, the Middle East, West Africa, and North America and performed with various ensembles at venues from Nordic Fest in Decorah, IA to…

Former long-tenured Associate Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra, where I performed for many years collaborating with some of the world’s best musicians and conductors. I offer custom-tailored Violin lessons for both intermediate and advanced students, whether they are aspiring professionals or simply wish to deepen their passion for music.

I am a professional violinist based in Poland, with extensive orchestral, chamber, and solo experience across a wide range of repertoire. I hold both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Violin Performance (with distinction) from the Academy of Art in Szczecin, where I studied under renowned pedagogues and received the Rector’s Scholarship for artistic excellence.

Singer, Song writer, Guitarist, Bassist, Keyboardist, Drummer. I’ve been a professional Performing Artist for over 40 years, and teaching for 35. I have an Associates in Music (Voice major/Piano minor) and a Bachelors in Human Behavioral Sciences, and am actively perusing a degree in Music Therapy.

Freelance harpist based between Scotland and the North of Portugal. I work regularly as a with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra of Scotland and Scottish Opera and am one of the Harp Lecturers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

As a professional classically-trained violinist with over 20 years of playing experience, I frequently play violin and viola in music theater and orchestra performances in the Spokane, WA / Coeur d'Alene, ID area. Most recently I performed in Waymaker Arts' new musical "Pride v. Prejudice" (performed at a church in Post Falls, ID, Jul.-Aug.

I began playing the violin at the age of 11. My first violin instruction was in Reno, Nevada with Valerie Nelson of the Reno Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Since the late 90's, I have played in over a dozen symphony orchestras, soloing with the Orchestra of Southern Utah, the Southwest Symphony, and the Symphony of the Canyons.

Professional Heritage & Expertise I am a professional violinist with a lifelong dedication to the craft, rooted in the prestigious Senia Gharana lineage. I began my journey at the age of 5 under my grandfather, Pt. Guru Prasad Sharma(Music Composer, All India Radio), a direct disciple of Pt. Joi Srivastava of prestigious Senia Gharana .

Walker Teret is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Baltimore, MD. He has appeared on stage in 21 countries alongside an impressive list of artists including The Gene Clark No Other Band (with members of Beach House, Fleet Foxes, The Walkmen, and Wye Oak), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, MATMOS, Lower Dens, Cass McCombs, Scarlett Johansson, Zane Campbell, and many more.