Elise Winters

A member of the Austin Symphony Orchestra for 12 years, Elise Winters began her studies at the age of four and was featured as soloist with the Frederick Symphony Orchestra and Millbrook Symphony Orchestra at the age of 14. She performed in the Kennedy Center as a finalist in the National Symphony Young Artists competition at the age of 17. Although her primary focus is teaching young players, she continues to perform with groups including the Austin Chamber Music Center, Chamber Soloists of Austin, Salon Concerts, and Conspirare. A graduate summa cum laude of Rice University and a University of Texas Presidential Scholar, Ms. Winters is a co-author of Buzz to Brilliance: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to Trumpet Playing (Oxford University Press, 2011), and is currently authoring a violin method book series which synthesizes the best elements of Suzuki, Kodaly and folk traditions.