Category Archives: String Players
Nancy Byl, Focal Dystonia Researcher
Nancy Byl is a physical therapist who cares for patients in the physical therapy clinic at UCSF Medical Center and administrative director of the Peter Ostwald Health Program for Performing Artists. She has a special clinical interest in repetitive strain injury, chronic pain and focal hand dystonia as well as the neurological rehabilitation of patients [...]
Robert Rickover, Alexander Technique Teacher
Robert Rickover teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, working with individual students and with groups. He graduated from the School of Alexander Studies in London, England in 1981 where he also served on the faculty. He studied for over fifteen years with master Alexander teacher Marjorie Barstow and frequently assisted her [...]
Jamie Ridler, Creative Living Coach
Jamie Ridler MA CPCC is a professional certified coach and an expert in creative living. Through one-on-one coaching, workshops and online resources, she helps creative independent spirits align their lives with their deepest truths. Her background in the arts includes dance, theatre and the expressive arts and infuses her coaching at every turn. Her popular [...]
Gary Kosloski, Violinist and Teacher
Gary Kosloski, Canadian-born violinist and winner of the Governor General’s Medal, has been highly praised for his outstanding qualities as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster and teacher. He has performed in Canada, Europe, and the United States, making a successful New York debut in 1985. Mr. Kosloski has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards [...]
Melissa Hullman, Yoga Therapist
Violinist and yoga therapist Melissa Hullman’s Baltimore-based yoga therapy practice specializes in performance-injury recovery and prevention for musicians. Dedicated to helping her clients realize more of their innate potential through developing greater ease and presence in performance, she regularly appears as a guest clinician and gives private consultations to musicians from orchestras throughout the country. [...]
Pedro de Alcantara: Author, Cellist, Alexander Technique Teacher
Cellist Pedro de Alcantara is the author of Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique, published by the Oxford University Press and translated into French, German, and Japanese; The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, published by Crowood Press; and the novels Befiddled and Backtracked, published by Delacore Press (an imprint of Random [...]
Dr. Alice Brandfonbrener: Doctor, Researcher
Alice Brandfonbrener received her BA from Wellesley College and her MD from Columbia University. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Feinberg Medical College of Northwestern University as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She has as served as Adjunct Assistant Professor at Northwestern Music [...]
Samantha George, Violinist
Currently Associate Professor of Violin at Lawrence University, Samantha George served as Associate Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra from 1999-2008 and as Acting Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra for the 2002-2003 season. Her previous posts have included Assistant Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony, Core Concertmaster of the Hartford Symphony, and Guest Concertmaster appointments [...]
Joseph Arnold, Violinist
Joseph Arnold has been playing violin since he was five years old. He grew up studying classical and fiddle music, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2006 with a BA in Jazz Studies. He has extensive experience playing with many different kinds of groups, including orchestras, small string ensembles, indie rock bands, jazz bands, blues [...]
