Martha Garrett, violin, actively performs throughout the Seattle area. In addition, she is principal second violin with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. She has been a member of the Sylvan String Quartet since 1991 and teaches privately in Seattle. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Ms. Garrett has studied with Margaret Pressley, Serge Kardalian, and Charmian Gadd. After receiving a B.A. in performance from Western Washington University, Ms. Garrett went abroad to pursue additional studies and performing opportunities. She attended the N.W. German Music Academy in Detmold, Germany where she studied with Lukas David and performed with the Tibor Varga Chamber Orchestra. Her parents, after many years of paying for lessons and musical equipment, thank you for your patronage.

Marjorie Parkington, cello, is a founding member of the Sylvan String Quartet and a long-time Seattle resident. She currently teaches at the Pacific Northwest School of Music, where she is head of the cello department. Previously, she performed with the Bellevue Philharmonic as principal and assistant principal cello, and with Musicomedy, Village Theater, and the Civic Light Opera. She studied music at the University of Idaho and the University of Washington, then continued her studies with Charles Brennand, Carter Enyeart, and Cordelia Wikarske. Last but by no means least, she is the proud grandmother of Ewen Parkington.

Sarah Perlman, violin, has lived and played in the Pacific Northwest since 1981. She freelances in orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the region. She also coaches chamber ensembles with Seattle Conservatory of Music, and teaches private lessons in Seattle. A versatile musician, Sarah has played klezmer and pop music, performed with the Strauss Trio, and knows a fiddle tune or two. Her education included studies with Jens Ellerman at the Cincinnati Conservatory's pre-college program, and with Marilyn MacDonald at the Oberlin Conservatory. In Seattle, Sarah has studied performance and pedagogy with Margaret Pressley. She is thrilled to be a member of this quartet and to be working with such accomplished and inventive musicians.

Loreen Petty, viola, is the newest member of the Sylvan String Quartet. She began her musical studies on the violin, and while attending Northwest Nazarene College, played with the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. After graduating to the viola, she studied with Eric Shumsky at the University of Washington. She served as principal violist with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and the Olympic Ballet Orchestra, and has performed with many other local ensembles including the Bellevue Philharmonic, Federal Way Philharmonic, Civic Light Opera, Port Gardner Bay Chamber and Seattle Chamber Orchestras. < back

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