Learn from Great Viola Teachers

Alberto Castillo from Arica, Chile, made a name for himself as a violist in Chile’s capital Santiago. He was principal violist of the National Youth Orchestra of Chile and the Chamber Orchestra of the Teatro Municipal de Santiago. He went on to become a member of the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra, the country’s leading orchestra, and from 2003-2012 held the position of Assistant…

Violist Alaina Rea has previously played as Assistant Principal Viola of the Charlotte Symphony and Section Viola of the Baltimore Symphony. Alaina has performed as an orchestral fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and Aspen Music Festival As a chamber musician, she has collaborated in recitals with Vadim Gluzman and Robert McDuffie.

Originally from upstate New York, Ruben McFarlane is a violist, string pedagogue, and arts administrator currently living in the Boston area. He holds Bachelor Degrees with Summa Cum Laude honors in Viola Performance and Music Education from Penn State University, and a Master Degree in Viola Performance from The Catholic University of America.

Shawn LeSure, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory, has been playing the violin since the age of ten. He comes from a musical family; his older brother, a cellist, is a Juilliard graduate. Shawn was the winner of the MENC all-USA High School Musicians’ Competition and also has many scholarships to his credit: Sewanee Music Festival, Apple Hill Chamber Music Festival, and the…

Green Bouzard is a versatile classical violinist, fiddle player, pianist, songwriter, improviser, and cross-genre musician with over 25 years' experience playing the violin and 14 years' experience teaching violinists and violists of all ages and abilities. Green has played the piano for over 30 years, and has taught piano lessons for 20.

My name is Anna Anderson and my profession is guiding individuals in their love of music. With a Bachelor's degree in Music/String Pedagogy and over 30 years of experience, I love to share the joy of music with others. I have been involved in local orchestras, and substitute teaching in local school districts while maintaining my own private music studio. My mantra?

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I studied a Master’s of Music in Viola Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Under the tutelage of renowned British Viola player Richard Crabtree, I have had the opportunity to work with members of the Welsh National Opera, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra and have given performances at some of the UK’s most prestigious…

I am a professional violist living in The Hague, the Netherlands. I studied at the CRR in Boulogne-Billancourt, Trinity College London, the Conservatory of The Hague and the Dutch String Quartet Academy in the Netherlands. I have devoted a large part of my life to playing the string quartet.

Sara Rodriguez is a Honduran-born freelance violinist based in Dallas, TX. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi where she earned her bachelors, and Baylor University, where she earned her masters in music performance. Sara has been a student of Dr. Stephen Redfield, Dr Bruce Berg, and Professor Julia Bushkova.