Ella Tasker

Ella is 11 years old and in the 6^th grade. She grew up surrounded by music. Her mother and aunt are violinists, sister and brother cello students, grandmother a violin teacher, and father an appreciative listener and purchaser of the family stringed instruments. Ella joined the family ensemble with lessons starting at age 3. Under tutelage of teachers Deborah Moench and Susan Kempter, she has ascended the stairs to the solo performance stage twice at the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute and three times with the New Mexico Philharmonic. She reads avidly, cooks happily, draws colorfully, builds things imaginatively, and hopes to keep building her violin skills and opportunities to bring others into the community of music lovers.