SYLVIA OUELLETTE is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance. While doing graduate work at the University of Maryland, Ms Ouellette studied chamber music with the Guarnieri Quartet. Her teachers have included Kathleen Winkler, Linda Cerone, Arnold Steinhardt, as well as principal violinists of the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the National and Pittsburgh Symphonies, and the New York Philharmonic.

Since then, Ms. Ouellette has performed on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and in Italy as a recitalist and soloist, and as a chamber and orchestral musician. Her performances have included a solo recital for FerrarEstate in Ferrara, Italy and a broadcast as a featured reciatalist on NPR.

In addition to her performing career, Ms. Ouellette is devoted to teaching. While maintaining a private studio for the past 12 years, she has developed a pedagogical method for older beginners and has organized chamber music camps in Maryland and Iowa. She is certified in Suzuki Books 1 and 2, and has attended workshops on early childhood musical development as well as on the training of advanced students.

When not teaching or performing, Ms Ouellette spends her time reading, cooking, petting her cats, and traveling.