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Violin - Elonia Varfi
Born in Tirana, Albania, Eloniais a graduate of the Albanian National Academy of Arts and received a Master of Fine Arts in Violin Performance from SUNY Purchase Conservatory. She has been a member of the Albanian National Radio Orchestra, the Minnesota Opera, the Minneapolis Pop Orchestra, and was concertmaster of the Mankato Symphony and the Minnesota Valley Sommerfest Chamber Orchestra. In Atlanta Elonia has performed with the Atlanta Lyric Theater, the Gwinnett Philharmonic, the Atlanta Ballet, and the Atlanta Symphony. She is currently a member of the Cobb Symphony and keeps an active violin studio here at Classic Winds, STRINGS & Percussion.


Cello - Nan Maddox
Nan Maddox is one of the Atlanta area's most in-demand teachers, having shared her joy of music making with students for over 30 years.  She was a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for 27 years, performing on many of their Grammy Award winning recordings.  Mrs. Maddox holds the Bachelor of Music with Honors degree in Performance from Converse College and has completed summer studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.  Her cello studies have been with Rudolf Kratina, Han Schmettau and Martha Gerschefsky.  Performing chamber music regularly, Mrs. Maddox is a founding member of the Deckers Ensemble and the Lyra String Quartet.  She has been the former cello instructor at Clayton State and Kennesaw State Universities and currently teaches cello, chamber music and string methods at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia. 








Cello - Bonnie Bull
Bonnie Bull holds the Bachelor of Music Education from DePaul University and the Master of Cello Performance from Roosevelt University.  She has taught both Suzuki violin and cello for 31 years.  She has done session work in Chicago and has played as a member in regional orchestras in Georgie.  She was a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra and currently plays in the Festival String Quartet.  Her students have been members and soloists with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Georgia All-State Orchestras.  She is currently president of the Suzuki Association of Georgia.  To view Mrs. Bull's Suzuki Violin and Cello pages, click here.















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