ROY SONNEViolinist, Conductor, EducatorAfter 28 years in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and 12 years as Music Director of the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, Roy Sonne took early retirement in order to devote himself to an ever-increasing number of musical projects and interests.SCHOOL OF VIOLIN ARTISTRY — Instructional videos for intermediate and advanced violin students. Developing style, expressivity and projection. Finding the pathway between technique and musical expression. http://SchoolofViolinArtistry President - ORCHESTRA ON THE HILL -- AN EL SISTEMA INSPIRED PROGRAM. Classes started October 2013 at St. Benedict the Moor School in the Hill District of Pittsburgh JAZZ VIOLIN EXCURSION AND “STRINGS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES” Roy is currently a member of the Hot Club of Pittsburgh, a Gypsy Jazz quartet. He started playing jazz violin at age 60, after a 40 year career as a symphony musician. He studied jazz improvisation with Christian Howes and James Johnson. He was a founding member of "Blues on First" Pittsburgh's only jazz string quartet. He founded the Pittsburgh Jazz and Fiddling Camp at Duquesne University, offering classically trained string players a week of total immersion into jazz, rock, fiddling and world music. The camp is now preparing for its tenth season and renamed Strings Without Boundaries, http://stringswithoutboundaries.comSTRING TEACHING PROJECT IN BOLIVIA: Initiating a new annual activity in 2009, Roy designed, organized and led an Educational Festival/Seminar for strings in La Paz, Bolivia, working with string players from the Bolivian National Symphony and the National Conservatory of Music..PRIVATE VIOLIN TEACHING: He is currently on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University Preparatory Dept . and The Music Room, Irwin, PA. He also maintains a large private teaching studio in his home in Mt. Lebanon, PA.CONCERT APPEARANCES: Recitals, chamber music, concertos, and conducting appearances in the Pittsburgh area.