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.

Zoe is a master’s student at the University of Oregon, studying Violin Performance. She has played with the Rogue Valley Symphony and Orchestra Next, and has performed at numerous summer festivals, including Zodiac Chamber Music (France), International Chamber Music Alaska, Varna International Opera Festival (in Italy, as assistant concertmaster under Met Opera conductor Gregory Buchalter), PRISMA Orchestra in Canada, and Miami Music Festival (full
scholarship).

She also was accepted into the National Orchestra Institute (NOI+F) with an orchestral fellowship, and, as part of her high school band, performed in Carnegie Hall. In Hawaii where she grew up, Zoe was principal cellist in All-State Orchestra and high school, while she helped
teach violin and cello in the Hawaii Youth Symphony.

Zoe graduated in 2024 with a double-major in Music Education and Violin Performance from California State University-Long Beach’s Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. In California, she was an instructor at Belmont Music Studio and Jammin’ Music, and was a strings coach at
Lakewood High School for violin, viola and cello. As a teacher, Zoe wants to inspire students by making music fun and enjoyable — so that they’re learning without even realizing it!

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.

Myles Davis has been an active performer in the Pacific Northwest with ensembles such as the Eugene Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, and Orchestra Next. He has served as guest principal of the Rogue Valley Symphony and Newport Symphony. 

He has studied chamber music as a member of the Young Artist Program at the University of Nevada Reno under Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio, former concertmaster of the San Antonio symphony, as well as studies with Lawrence Dutton, violist of the Emerson String Quartet.

Myles received his Bachelor of music degree from the University of Oregon and a Master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Masumi Rostad, former violist of the Pacifica Quartet and teaching assistant to Karen Tuttle. He is a firm believer in the value and enrichment music education brings to one’s life. He taught at the ROC music program in Rochester, New York, as well as studied pedagogy at the Eastman School of Music.