TANYA HAMBOURG

Tanya earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Viola Perfiormance from Boston University. She toured Europe as assistant principal violist with America ’s Youth in Concert Orchestra and participated in the Boston University Tanglewood Young Artist’s Institute (1981 & 1982) as well as the National Repertory Orchestra (l990). Her principal teachers were Klement Hambourg, Michael Zaretsky, Raphael Hillyer, Steven Ansell, Patricia McCarty, and George Neikrug. Chamber music coaches include Eugene Lehner and Leslie Parnas. She also participated in master classes with Yuri Bashmet and the Muir and Vermeer String Quartets.

Prior to moving to Powell, WY, Tanya was a free-lance violist in the New Orleans, LA area and was a substitute violist for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, she taught violin and viola students at her private studio.

Her students participated in the Gold Cup Festival and were chosen to perform in the Honors Recital. Currently, Tanya performs as principal violist of the Northwest College Civic Symphony Orchestra in Powell, WY.

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