Cellist Ellen O'Hayer moved
to Lawrence from Chicago in February of 2010. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance from the
DePaul University School of Music. She is currently Principal Cellist of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, and has held section
positions with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the Quad City Symphony, as well as a principal position with
the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. She is an experienced chamber musician, having spent 9 months as cellist for The Adagio
Strings, a string quartet aboard Holland America Line cruise ships. She recently founded The Oread Strings in Lawrence, coordinating music for weddings and events in the area. Ellen has eight years of experience teaching students
of all ages and ability levels.
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Violinist
Jill Woodhouse earned a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from Missouri State University in 2006,
and was awarded a Graduate Assistantship to continue her studies. She began playing violin at the age of five, and studied
with Juilliard graduate Ann Hirschl and David Hays, concertmaster of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. Jill served as
concertmaster of the Missouri State Symphony and Chamber Orchestra for five years, and is in her eighth season as a member
of the first violin section in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with many groups such as the St. Louis
Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, the Fort Smith Symphony, the Camelo String Quartet, and for
several productions with the Springfield Regional Opera and Springfield Little Theatre. In the summer of 2005, Jill had
the privilege of attending the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. In May
2008, Jill received her Master of Music degree in violin performance from Missouri State University. Following graduation,
Jill was hired as the professor of strings at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri. In March 2009 she conducted
the Association of Christian Schools International Honors Orchestra at the Black Forest Academy in Kandern, Germany. Jill
is currently a member of the first violin section in the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and teaches violin privately from her home
and Beautiful Music Violin Shop.
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