Where did you grow up?  Massachusetts. Where do you currently live?  Cumberland Foreside, ME. What instruments do you play?  Violin. Educational background:  BS Music Education Ithaca College. Family, Pets, Kids:  Husband, member of Portland String Quartet, two daughters, a step daughter and step son. After our long lived beagle died this fall we are left with… Read More

Where did you grow up? Livermore, CA Where do you currently live? Yarmouth, ME What instrument(s) do you play? Violin, Viola, and Piano to accompany my students Educational background: Stanford University, BA 1997 in Music, Science and Technology with a double concentration in composition and violin performance. Fulbright Fellowship to Ankara Turkey 1997-1999. Studied Turkish Folk Music and performed… Read More

Where did you grow up? Long Island, NY Where do you currently live? Portland, ME What instrument do you play? Violin Educational background: BA from SUNY Albany; Suzuki Teacher Training Personal Information (family, pets, kids, etc.): Married to Richard Noyes, cellist; three children, Benjamin Noyes, cellist, recitalist and Suzuki teacher; Rachel Noyes, violinist, chamber musician and Suzuki teacher; Joel Noyes,… Read More

Where did you grow up?  Dayton, Ohio. Where do you currently live?  Lisbon, Maine. What instruments do you play?  Violin, Viola. Educational background:  Arizona State University, Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance 1991; Boston University, Master of Music, Violin Performance, 1994. Family, Pets, Kids:  I have a daughter. Her name is Lily Watras. She plays the viola. How did you… Read More

Where did you grow up? South Portland, Maine Where do you currently live? Moving to Windham on August 3rd What instrument(s) do you play? Violin and viola, some piano Educational background: B.S Magna Cum Laude University of Southern Maine Personal Information (family, pets, kids, etc.): Happily married for 26 years to another wacky musician. Have two cats that we don’t… Read More

Where did you grow up?  Sofia, Bulgaria. Where do you currently live?  Melrose, a town North of Boston. What instruments do you play?  Violin. What non-PSO musical activities do you participate in?  I also perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and teach at Manchester Community Music School. What is the question you’re asked most… Read More

Where did you grow up? The “other” Portland, Portland, OR Where do you currently live?Boston, MA What instrument do you play? Violin Educational background: BM Rice University, MM Boston University Personal Information (family, pets, kids, etc.): I am married to cellist Leo Eguchi and we have two amazing and quirky cats, Katya and Max. How did you get started… Read More

Where did you grow up?  Washington State. Where do you currently live?  Wakefield, MA. What instruments do you play?  Violin and piano. Educational background:  I was educated in the public schools in WA, attended University of Washington, and received my undergraduate degree there. I also did one year of a Masters Degree at New England Conservatory. I began… Read More

Sarah Atwood is the Principal Second Violin of both the Portland Symphony Orchestra and Boston Lyric Opera. She actively performs and tours with the Boston Pops. Sarah also holds a first violin position with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and performs weekly Bach cantatas with Emmanuel Music. She appears regularly with many other ensembles such as… Read More

Armenian-American Cara Pogossian is currently a student at the New England Conservatory, where she is pursuing a Master of Music degree with Kim Kashkashian. She is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she received her Bachelor of Music degree under the tutelage of Hsin-Yun Huang and Misha Amory. Cara is the… Read More