AGNÈS MAURER -- Viola

 a native of France, joined the Ensemble Instrumental Andrée Colson, a professional chamber orchestra, at the age of 16. In 1976 she came to the the United States and   studied viola at the Peabody Conservatory and the New School of Music. Currently she teaches both viola and violin, and is an active chamber musician, performing regularly with Schuylkill County's Gabriel Chamber Ensemble, of which she is both a founding member and Executive Director. Mrs. Maurer freelances in most of Eastern Pennsylvania, and has toured worldwide on numerous occasions, including a tour with the New York City National Opera Company. She is Principal Violist with the Schuylkill Symphony Orchestra, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, and the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra.