Erika Blanco Email & Phone Number

Jersey City, NJ, US

Davenport, Iowa, United States

- Musician-member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Committee- Guest host and emcee for pre-concert Concert Conversations with musical director Mark Russell Smith- School engagement and outreach educator and performer with grades K - 12- First Violin section member, performing 6 Masterworks concerts; 3 movie concerts; 1 school.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Featured soloist in concerts, including the Oskaloosa Chamber Music Players, Buffalo Community Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and New Hope ChurchFreelance recording for artists including Macklemore, Morris Hayes, Michael Shynes, Matthew RileyFreelance performance for organizations including Ordway Theater, Studio Z, Lake Harriet Bandshell, LOFT.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Taught as faculty at the Augsburg University Suzuki Talent Education program and the MacPhail Center for MusicRan home studio operations, including trial lessons with new violin families; budgeting the revenue stream to cover income, studio books, office supplies, recital venues, student awards, and continuing education coursesHandled weekly scope and.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

- Led violin section in all repertoire and was the direct point of contact with the band leader during performances- Improvised in certain repertoire- Charanga Tropical was the only US salsa band invited to participate in the 2015 International Danzon Festival in Cuba. While there, also recorded a full-length album (In Cuba) in EGREM Studios, site of The.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

- Cofounded Lux String Quartet in 2013- Made classical music accessible to the everyman outside the concert hall at venues like coffee shops, record shops, and public squares and performed and presented in underserved, overlooked communities- Championed living composers, such as Daniel Bernard Roumain, David Ludwig, Caroline Shaw, David Evan Thomas, and.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

- Collected materials and curated language arts curricula for grades 6, 7, and 8- Taught grammar, composition, comprehension, public speaking and speech writing, vocabulary, literary analysis, and poetry

Bachelor'S Degree, Music Performance

Project Management

Learned technical project management best practices and standards in a full-time, five-month program. • Completed several modules and.

Master'S Degree, Music Performance

Bachelor’S Degree, Music Performance