Gail Acosta
Gail Acosta: Violin, Viola
Gail Acosta lives in Valley Village, CA, where she is Suzuki String Coordinator at Evergreen Music Conservatory, maintains a private studio of violin and viola students and is an Adjunct Violin/Viola Professor at the Master's College and the Los Angeles Valley College. She received her B.M. in violin performance and music education at UNC-Greensboro and earned her M.M. in violin performance and chamber music at the Unive String Quartet. Violin and viola studies were with Adon Foster, Marla Mutschler, Paul Rolland, Milton Thomas and Eudice Shapiro. An avid teacher and supporter of music education for young students, Gail has taught across the United States at many major string workshops and universities. She also performs with her husband, Jerry, a classical guitarist, in the La Folia a son, Michael, 14 years old, who also plays violin.
Biography for Gail Acosta
Gail A. Acosta, violin, viola, a native of Indiana, began her musical studies at the age of 8. Coming from a family of violinists, she was awarded scholarships to Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, University of Illinois String Festival, Miami University in Ohio, Bay View Chamber Music Festival, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and the University of Southern California. A B.M. was awarded from UNC-Greensboro where she studied with Marla Mutschler and performed with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Md with the Santa Barbara Symphony, The Orchestra of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mozart Camerata, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series, the Ernest Bloch Music Festival, Oregon, the Ojai Music Festival, California, Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra, Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival, California and La Folia Chamber Ensemble.
Employment Experience
La Folia Chamber Ensembles Violinist Jerry Acosta From 6/81 to Present
12008 Hartsook St.
Valley Village, CA 91607
Ernst Bloch Music Festival Violinist Tom O'Connor From 8/92 and 8/93
Newport , Oregon
Mozart Camarata
Irvine, California
Classical Blitz Ensembles Violinist/Violist Kathy Marsh From 9/91 to Present
12632 Lithuania Dr.
Granada Hills, CA 91344
Ojai Music Festival Violinist From 7/94 1 season
Ojai, CA
Paid Teaching Experience
Evergreen Music Conservatory 9/86 to Present Violin/Viola teacher
North Hollywood, CA
The Oakwood School 9/89 to Present String Orchestra Director
No. Hollywood, CA Class String Instructor
Azusa-Pa
Azusa, CA Instructor, Chamber Music Coach
The Masters College 9/93 to Present Adjunct Violin/Viola
Santa Clarita, CA Instructor
In addition to the above, I teach for the Suzuki Association of the Americas across the country at summer Institutes (string camps) for students ages 4-18. These Institutes are normally one to two weeks in length. I teach violin/viola master classes, string orchestra and technique/ repertoire classes. I have been teaching for these Institutes since 1988 to Present.
Among the places I have taught are:
Advanced Suzuki Institute; Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Arizona Suzuki Institute
North Carolina Suzuki Institute; Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, N. Carolina
S. California Suzuki Institute; Occidental College, Eagle Rock, California
National Cello Institute; Pomona College, Pomona, California
Oregon Suzuki Institute; University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Colorado Suzuki Institute; Aspen, CO
Advanced String Camp and Suzuki Institute of Texas; Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Hawaii Suzuki Institute; Honolulu, HI