Bio : Artists

Anne Donaldson : Violin I

Anne Donaldson, violin, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music and her master's degree from Northwestern University, where she was the teaching assistant of Blair Milton. From 2004-2006 she was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, serving as associate concertmaster during the 2005-2006 season. She has performed at such music festivals as Tanglewood Music Center, Brevard Music Center, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, and Peninsula Music Festival. In Chicago Ms. Donaldson is active in contemporary music and performs frequently with the Dal Niente New Music Ensemble as soloist and chamber musician. She has also been a performer on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Music NOW series. Ms. Donaldson is a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and co-founder of STEP, the Suzuki Talent Education Program of Birmingham. She is also a substitute member of the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago. Her teachers have included David Updegraff, J. Patrick Rafferty and Blair Milton. This is Ms. Donaldson?s fourth season at EMF.