Theresa Ellis is a professional performing violinist and fiddler, using acoustic and electric violins and viola. Classically trained, she attended Indiana University School of Music, and graduated from University of Utah School of Music, Bachelor of Performance degree in violin. Having experience in teaching music classes in all areas including vocal and band, both in contemporary and classical violin styles, she can zero in on the needs of students in the private setting, and in group classes. She has been an Artist-in-Residence with the Utah Arts Council for many years, and served for 2 terms with the West Jordan Arts Council over music and Orchestra. See more about her on the Bio Page. A strings specialist including guitar, Theresa oversees the class offerings from Lodestar Productions, inc. and looks forward to the offerings similar to previous years in the Ogden Valley. See the schedule of events for upcoming classes. Become a fan on facebook at Music-in-the-Air-Lodestar-Productions and find out the latest happenings with classes, performances, workshops and masterclasses. See the Music in the Air Calendar Page.





Martha Colby is a professional performing cellist, singer/songwriter, arranger, teacher, coach, string specialist from New York City. She earned her Bachelors degree for performance at Berklee College of Music, cum laude, and was awarded the Joe Venuti Jazz Masters award. She performs with the band October Project, was featured in Julie Lyonn Lieberman’s instructional video “Techniques for the Contemporary String Player, and has taught and performed for over 25 years. She will be in Ogden Valley for only one school term 2010-2011. For more info go to Martha's website,  MySpace page, or  Facebook page.











Georgia Barretto is a professional performing Brazilian guitarist, and also a singer, songwriter, arranger, teacher, and styles specialist for guitar. She has 30 years of performing and teaching experience and attended Fulton Valley College, Los Angeles, California, and the Musical Conservatory Paulistano, Sao Paulo, Brazil. For more info go to www.georgiabarretto.com