Jacqui Armbruster

 

 

Instrument: Viola

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Studies:

Obelin Conservatory, BM

 

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Biography:

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Jacqui Armbruster is a dynamic violist, singer, songwriter, and improviser from Allentown, PA. Jacqui earned their Bachelors degree in Viola Performance from Oberlin Conservatory in 2022 as a member of Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors Society and recipient of the Pi Kappa Lambda Award for Musicianship, the Theodore Presser Undergraduate Award, and a Flint Initiative Grant. Jacqui has been a featured soloist with the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble led by Tim Weiss, where they premiered a concerto for singing violist, and has held principal positions in Oberlin Orchestra and the New England Conservatory Philharmonia. Currently based in Boston, Jacqui is pursuing Masters Degrees in Viola Performance and Contemporary Musical Arts with Nick Cords of Brooklyn Rider. Jacqui also runs a private studio, where they teach students in the Greater Boston Area. Jacqui’s varied musical interests have led them to collaborate with and study from musicians all over the globe. Notable collaborators include Becca Stevens, Leo Genovese, Chico Pinheiro, Layth Sidiq, and Arun Ramamurthy. Past teachers include Kirsten Docter, Jamey Haddad, and Adriana Linares. In their spare time, Jacqui is a devout plant parent and passionate coffee consumer. 

 

Jacqui plays on a Douglas Cox viola on generous loan from the Virtu Foundation. 

 

Jacqui plays on a Douglas Cox viola on generous loan from the Virtu Foundation. 

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