Kathleen Hastings, Violin

A native of Oregon, Kathleen studied violin first with her mother, later with Raphael
Spiro of the NBC Symphony. At Aspen Music Festival she studied with Hyo Kang and Dorothy Delay, who offered her a full scholarship to the College of Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Other major teachers were William and Robert dePasquale of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. A member of Opera DE, Kennett Symphony, ViVaCe and Chadds
Ford Strings, she was a member of the Delaware Symphony from 1983-2005 and concertmaster of NSO from 1996-2004. With a thriving private studio, she directs two active student ensembles – Jesu Strings, who perform annually with NSO, and Culmination. She lives in Newark.
 

Cheryl Everill, Cello

Ms. Everill began cello studies at age 9, later studying with Metta Watts and Orlando Cole and graduating cum laude from the Philadelphia Musical Academy where she was a scholarship student of Elsa Hilger. Chamber music training included studies with Jani Szanto, Karen Tuttle, and Heidi and Charles Castleman. She appeared as soloist in the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Delaware County Symphony and NSO with Kathleen
Hastings and pianist Arnold Ostroff. Former principal cello of the Haddonfield Symphony, Cheryl is currently a member of the Delaware Symphony and performs with the Chadds Ford Strings and with ViVaCe, of which she is a founding member. She teaches at Salem Co. Arts Academy and at her home studio in New Jersey.

Jeffrey Lang, Horn

Jeffrey Lang performs and teaches horn in the greater New York – Philadelphia area. He is Associate Principal horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Principal horn of the American Symphony Orchestra. Former Principal horn of the Israel Philharmonic, he has
been guest principal with many orchestras in the US and abroad. Jeffrey studied at Temple and Juilliard and is currently on the faculties of Temple U. and Bard College. Jeffrey records for several TV, film and commercial artists in New York and was Principal horn of Disney’s long-running Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast. He is a frequent soloist and chamber performer both at home and abroad, appearing with Zubin Meta, Mung-Whun Chung, Kurt Masur and others. He lives in New Jersey.