: Violin
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Jan Faber
Jan Faber’s father was a semi-professional opera singer with the Miami Opera Guild for 30 years, so his home was often filled with the sounds of classical music. Having been named after Jan Peerce, the famous tenor, our Jan’s dad had hopes his son’s voice would follow in his father’s path. However, Jan found that he …
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Gilbert Jacobson
Gil started playing the violin at age seven in Philadelphia and a year later moved to New York here he attended the Juilliard School of Music. In high school, he was concertmaster of the orchestra and also played with the Queens College Orchestral Society and Great Neck Symphony. At age 16, Gil was selected as …
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Erica Griswold
Violinist Erica Griswold is a Fort Myers native who began playing the piano at age 5, but whose true love is the violin. She started the violin at age 11, when she joined the orchestra at Lee Middle School, which is now James Stephens International Academy. She graduated from Cypress Lake High School Center for …
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Ellen Fox
My father was a violinist and music teacher in the Cleveland suburb school district. I began my training as a violinist in the fourth grade with my fortunate early exposure and opportunities in music experiences. My teacher was a member of the Cleveland Symphony orchestra who played under George Szell. Throughout my entire elementary, junior …
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