Violist Stephanie Knutsen has had a busy performing career based out of the Washington D.C. area where she has played for the past 20 years. She is a native of Montgomery County, MD, and currently lives in Sterling, VA with her husband and two daughters. She performs regularly with many local orchestras including the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, National Philharmonic, and American Pops Orchestra, as well as various performing ensembles and chamber music collaborations. Outside of music-making, Stephanie is a proud co-host of the popular Musician Centric podcast, loves to bake, and considers her gym time sacred.
Violas
Rachel Holaday
Stephanie Knutsen
Sungah Min
Magaly Rojas Seay
Alice Tung
Alice Tung, violist, is a member of the Maryland Symphony and Assistant Principal of the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra. A founding member of the Azimuth String Quartet, she is also a frequent collaborative artist with the faculty at McDaniel College, Mount St. Mary’s University and Frederick Community College. Former Principal Violist and Soloist at the Frederick Symphony Orchestra, Alice also performs in orchestras throughout the northeast region including Virginia’s Alexandria Symphony, Fairfax Symphony, Two Rivers Orchestra, Shippensburg Summer Festival and Virginia Chamber Orchestra. She received her Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from the Eastman School of Music and her Master of Music in Viola Performance from the Peabody Conservatory. She has studied with teachers such as George Tayor, Victoria Chiang, Heidi Castleman, Daniel Foster and Richard Field. She is on faculty at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD and co-music director of the Urbana School for Strings.