Melissa Becker
Настоящее имя: Melissa Becker
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American violist, violinist, fiddler and professor. She is currently the principal violist of the Williamsport Symphony and has performed as section violist and violinist with the Austin Pops, Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Nittany Valley Symphony, Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra, the Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra, and others. In addition to her classical endeavors, Melissa is also an active fiddler, winning over one hundred fiddle contests in the Northeast, including the Pennsylvania State Championship. Melissa has also toured and recorded with country artists such as Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis. As a string educator, Melissa has worked at Lycoming College, Austin Community College, the University of Texas String Project, and in her private studio. Also a public school teacher, she taught elementary and middle school orchestra in Pennsylvania for several years. She has taught fiddling and chamber music at string camps in Pennsylvania, Texas, and California,