KIRSTEN MONKE — VIOLIN & VIOLA

Prior to joining the DaPonte String Quartet in 2008, Kirsten Monke served as Principal Violist of both the Santa Barbara Symphony and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and was violist with the award winning Anacapa String Quartet. Ms. Monke has taught at UCSB and Westmont College, in addition to a variety of chamber music workshops across the country. Ms. Monke received her B.M. and M.M. degrees at Indiana University, where her principal teachers were Kim Kashkashian and Georges Janzer. She also studied at UCSB with Heiichiro Ohyama.