Violin, Viola & Cello Lessons in Eugene, OR

Ehrmantraut has enjoyed a rich and varied musical career. He began teaching violin in 2011 and has maintained a private studio since. Equally at home in a group setting, Ehrmantraut collaborates with school orchestra programs and youth symphonies as a sectional coach,
clinician, and guest artist. He has also appeared as faculty at the North Star Chamber Music Festival in Minnesota.

An experienced orchestral player, Ehrmantraut has held positions with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony in North Dakota, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra in Wyoming, and the Greeley Philharmonic in Colorado. He also served as principal 2 nd violin with the Boulder Symphony, and
led the Longmont Symphony Orchestra as concertmaster. He currently holds positions with the Eugene Concert Orchestra, Rogue Valley Symphony, and Eugene Symphony Orchestra in Oregon.

Chamber music also holds a special place in Ehrmantraut’s heart. Summers have seen him performing at Dakota Chamber Music, the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and at the Round Top Festival Institute where his ensemble was awarded “Best of Chamber Music.” Ehrmantraut is especially proud of his tenure with the Campanile string quartet and the Altius Collective.

Ehrmantraut holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Concordia College, a Master of Music degree in Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is currently studying to attain his Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from the University of Oregon. His teachers have included Laura Prokopyk, Dr. Sonja Bosca-Harasim, Harumi Rhodes, Károly Schranz, David Updegraff, and Mr. Hal Grossman.

When not performing or teaching, Ehrmantraut enjoys the company of friends and loved ones, a good board game, and the occasional scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Emma Simmons is an active performer and teacher throughout the Pacific Northwest who moved to Eugene in 2020. Emma began violin Suzuki studies at the age of five and discovered her passion for teaching at a young age as a strings coach with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. Emma is an instructor for the Eugene-Springfield Youth Orchestra’s elementary school strings classes and Summer camps, teaching in both individual and group settings. As a graduate student Emma worked with the Community Music Institute and also taught non-major undergraduates at the University of Oregon. During her time in Bellingham, Washington Emma maintained a studio of over ten students ranging from age seven to mid thirties. In her teaching, she draws from her Suzuki background in combination with careful tailoring of repertoire to meet student’s needs and wants.

Emma received her Master’s from the University of Oregon and Bachelor’s at Western Washington University, with a brief semester at the Eastman School of Music. Her previous teachers include Hal Grossman, Grant Donnellan, Charles Castleman, and Carol Sindell. Emma performs regularly with the Eugene Symphony as a substitute violinist and has played with many local ensembles including the Oregon Mozart Players, the Oregon Bach Collegium, the Microphilharmonic, the Eugene Opera, and the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. While living in Washington, Emma played with the Pacific Northwest Opera and was Assistant Principal Second Violin for the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2020. As a soloist, she received third place at the 2021 Music International Grand Prix competition in the young adult strings category. Emma has recently attended the Fondazione Italiana per la Musica Antica festival in Urbino, Italy in 2022, and the Tafelmusik Summer Baroque Institute in Toronto, Ontario as a 2023 recipient of the Early Music America IDEA Workshop Scholarship.

Titus Young is currently in his first year of pursuing his Master of music in cello performance with Professor Steven Pologe at the University of Oregon. He is also studying Musicology with Professor Marc Vanscheeuwijck at the University of Oregon, in order to attain a Master of Music in musicology. He received his Bachelor of Music in cello performance degree summa cum laude from the University of Oregon.

Titus is a passionate musician with a special fondness for chamber music. Born and raised in Eugene, Titus has participated in lots of community outreach, playing for churches, retirement centers, nursing homes, and the Eugene Mission to name a few. Titus believes music is a powerful voice in our world that transcends all barriers and we need to
cultivate and share it with those around us.