About the Episode:

What does it take to be the Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Seattle Chamber Music Society? What are music conservatory and doctorate programs like? Why is music education so important?

In this episode, violist, educator, and director Marta Lambert answers these questions and shares notable lessons from her music experiences. Listen to Marta explain how she began playing the viola, her incredible music education journey, how she began working with the Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS), the multifaceted value of music, and strategies for remaining resilient.

About the Artist:

Márta Hortobágyi Lambert was born in Greenville, North Carolina, and began her musical studies on piano and violin, later developing a love for viola. Márta received her Undergraduate training in Viola Performance from East Carolina University with Melissa Reardon and Ara Gregorian, later transferring to The Juilliard School where she studied with Misha Amory and Hsin Yun Huang. Márta earned her Graduate Degree from Yale University with Steve Tenenbom and Ettore Causa, and graduated from The Juilliard School with a Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree under the tutelage of Roger Tapping and Steve Tenenbom in May 2024.

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Márta currently serves as the Director of Education and Community Engagement at Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) where she leads the Academy for Chamber Music and curates community initiatives that aim to make classical music more accessible, relevant, and engaging to all audiences.

A passionate educator and advocate for the arts, Márta is currently on faculty at the Academy for Chamber Music at SCMS where she coaches pre-college level chamber groups. She previously held positions teaching violin, viola, chamber music, and general music studies at the Eisman Center for Preparatory Studies in Music (ECPSM), Kinhaven Music School, St. Davids School, and Suzuki on the Island (SOTI) where she additionally served on the administrative team under the directorship of Ani Gregorian Resnick. Márta has also held fellowship positions at The Juilliard School for music theory and ear training while also engaging with younger students in public school classrooms through Juilliard’s Morse Fellowship and Yale University’s Music in Schools Program.

Márta’s devotion to chamber music has created opportunities to perform with members of the Cleveland, Alban Berg, Brentano, Ensō, Orion, and Daedalus String Quartets, including performances with Miriam Fried, Ida Kavafian, Colin Carr, Maria Lambros, and Michael Kannen. Márta has also performed at music festivals including Donaueschingen Musiktage, Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Prussia Cove, Portland Chamber Music Festival, Four Seasons-Winter Workshop, and Kneisel Hall, where she was a founding member of the prize-winning Blue Hill String Quartet.

Márta was awarded the Dean’s Prize at Yale University in May 2019 and the Presser Foundation Graduate Music Award from The Juilliard School in March 2021, and most recently received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School as a recipient of the C.V. Starr Fellowship and the Richard F. French Doctoral Prize for her dissertation The Viola as a Voice of Lamentation: The Story Behind the Sound.

Intro and outro music: Last Leaf: In Memoriam (2022), I. Mr. Behrman by Iván Enrique Rodríguez

Performed by Marta Hortobágyi Lambert, Viola, and Kevin Ahfat, Piano

About the Episode:

Many young musicians don't just focus on music - academics also make up a significant portion of their lives. As these musicians approach college applications, the burden of choosing between music and academics is especially daunting.

In this episode, singer, pianist, and recent NYU graduate Angela Wan speaks about her experience balancing musical and academic passions. Listen to Angela give advice on maintaining music in college, avoiding burnout, and appreciating the power of musical education.

About the Interviewee:

Angela is a singer, pianist, and visual artist. A blend of classical and contemporary musical experiences, in both solo and group settings, has imbued her with a profound appreciation for the transformative impact music can have on young lives. She is passionate about improving the accessibility of early musical education and is excited to be part of a generation of musicians who are equally invested in mobilizing music as a vessel of positivity and empowerment.

About the Episode:

About the Artist:

Eidee is a Seattle-based student violinist, chamber musician, and ensemble leader who began her violin studies during the Covid-19 pandemic and quickly discovered a passion for connecting with others through music. She has been a member of the Seattle Chamber Music Society Youth Academy for the past three years, performing in winter and summer festival pre-concert recitals and presenting full chamber music programs in Tacoma and other regional venues.She serves as concertmaster and section leader in school and community orchestras, including Newport High School and Seattle Youth Symphony, and is actively involved in coaching and mentoring younger musicians. Eidee currently studies with Professor Ronald Patterson, a former student of Jascha Heifetz, and Simon James of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.