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 Ellman's Orchestral String Lessons 

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Annarose Keilty

Violin/Viola

 Annarose is a violinist and violist who performs an eclectic variety of music from bluegrass, to classical, and many genres in between. She graduated from Northern Illinois University where she received a Bachelor’s of Music in Viola Performance. 

During college, Annarose performed in the Northern Illinois University Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariachi NIU, and the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She performed in various chamber  ensembles from string quintets to string-percussion duos. Annarose currently performs in solo and small-ensemble gigs across the Chicagoland area and is also a violinist of Mariachi Camino Real de Chicago.

 Annarose focuses on instrumental techniques and music theory for her students of all abilities, levels, and ages. She is thrilled to be teaching students at Ellman’s!

Kamil Lebowa

Violin

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 Karen Campbell

Violin, Viola, and beginning Cello

Karen Campbell taught orchestra in Naperville District 203 for 13 years and recently retired in August 2020.  She loved teaching both her 4th and 5th grade students at Beebe and Steeple Run Elementary Schools and her 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at Jefferson Junior High School. Karen also taught summer orchestra for 12 years to beginning orchestra students all over the district and taught Honor Strings for 5th graders, so you may already have met her! Karen has stated "It was a delight to see how new beginners developed skills and grew in musicianship as they progressed through the orchestra program to 8th grade and beyond." Karen especially enjoyed working with her junior high students in the extracurricular group, String Fusion, each year and led them in many community performances like the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast and Naperville Memorial Day parade.

Karen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the American College of Education. She has taught private violin and viola lessons for many years to both children and adults. Karen has also played violin and viola in the West Suburban Symphony for 28 years and leads the Harmonia String Quartet, which plays at weddings and parties throughout Chicagoland.

Lauryn Albertini

Cello

 Lauryn Albertini is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing as well as a minor in Hispanic Studies. Lauryn grew up in Naperville, where she played in the Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra throughout high school.

She currently works as a nurse on a cardiac telemetry unit in the Chicago suburbs. During college, Lauryn performed in the Illinois Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra (IWSO), Titan Sinfonietta, and pit orchestras for both opera and musical theater productions. In her senior year, she performed the first movement of Robert Schumann’s cello concerto with the IWSO as a winner of the annual Concerto/Aria Competition at Illinois Wesleyan.

She has developed a passion for chamber music, playing with various chamber ensembles throughout college, as well as participating in the International Chamber Music Festival in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, and Illinois Chamber Music Festival in Bloomington, Illinois. Outside of school, Lauryn also played in the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra and has performed wedding and church gigs in the Bloomington-Normal area. She is excited to share her love of music with students at Ellman’s!

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