Education
1959-60 New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
1960-64 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
1982-84 Johnson State College, Johnson, VT
1987-2004 Raphael Trio Chamber Music Seminar, Adamant, VT
1996-1999 Glassboro Chamber Music Seminar, Glassboro, NJ
2005-2007 Lake Placid Chamber Music Seminar, Lake Placid, NY
2001-2006 Private Violin Study, UVM, Burlington, VT
2010-Present Francoise Henkins, Kontras Quartet-Violin
2011-Present Jean Hatmaker, Kontras Quartet-Cello
Employment
Harwood Union High School — Instrumental, 7-12, 1975-1978
Twinfield Union — General Music, Chorus, Instrumental, K-12, 1978-1983
Montpelier Public Schools — General Music, Theatre, Chorus, Instrumental, 4-12, 1983-2007. For the last seven years, she started and built a string program in grades 4-8, as well as a beginning band.
Hickory Day School — 2012-Present String program teacher
Performance Experience
She played in the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years. She played first violin, assistant concertmaster, Principal 2nd, and Principal Viola (last 9 years).
She performed with the Gabriel Piano Trio and served as a substitute for several string quartets.
Until August 23 of 2013, she was the first violin in the Borealis String Quartet for 22 years.
She played first violin in the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra for two years.
She was the music director for “Oklahoma,” “Damn Yankees,” “Into the Woods,” and “The King and I.” She played in the pit for many more musicals, mostly done by the Barre Players.
Played violin and viola with the Western Piedmont Symphony from 2007 to the present.
Played violin in many theater productions at Hickory Community Theater and The Green Room.
Diana has since retired. She was a priceless addition to Hickory Arts and was available for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lessons in Viola and Violin.
