Cara Simpson - Violin/Viola

Contact Information:
email Cara
513-321-2766

Department: Instrumental: Violin/Viola

Education:

Cara Simpson is currently pursuing her Artist Diploma at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She received a BM in Viola Performance from the University of Kentucky and a MM in Performance from CCM. Her primary teachers include Masao Kawasaki, Dr. Catharine Carroll, and Margaret Karp. Cara is a Suzuki Certified violin and viola teacher and enjoys teaching both traditional violin and the Suzuki Method.

Cara regularly performs solo and chamber recitals and is an active orchestral musician; performing in such orchestras as the Lexington Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, Clermont Philharmonic, Orchestra Kentucky, Aspen Concert Orchestra, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. She has studied with some of the country’s top musicians at various summer festivals including Aspen, Meadowmount, Encore, Brevard, and Sewanee.