Violist Ellen Olson is a native of Long Island, New York. Ms. Olson began her viola studies at the age of 8 in the public school string program. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Hofstra University, where she studied viola with Olga Bloom. She continued her viola studies with Barry Lehr, Rebecca Young, and Patricia McCarty. Before coming to the Jacksonville Symphony in 1985, she was a member of the Puerto Rico Symphony. After 10 full-time years in the core of the JSO, she decided to change to part time to devote more time to motherhood, practice, and more soloistic endeavors. She performs regularly as a chamber musician in the Jacksonville area, including an annual recital benefiting Diabetes research. During the summer of 2001, Ellen served on the faculty of the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, NC. She is also happy to have been a part of the faculty of the Prelude Chamber Music Camp in Jacksonville for the past 4 years. In October 2005 she performed the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with violinist Ruxandra Marquardt, accompanied by the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. She is married to JSO principal oboist Eric Olson, and they have an 11 year-old daughter, Gina.
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Ellen's piece this morning was just beautiful. Many thanks for arranging it. Hope to hear her again before too long. I sent her a message too.
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