Lissa Thomas holds a B.A. in Violin Performance and Music Education from Northern Arizona University. She studied with Dr. Louise Scott and completed Long Term Suzuki Teacher Training for Violin Books 1-8. Ms. Thomas created and ran Dolce Studios, a successful Suzuki program in Minneapolis, MN before relocating to New Hampshire. She has played an active role in the community as an adjudicator for various festivals and served as a board member for the Suzuki Association of Minnesota. She performed with Flagstaff Symphony, Arizona Opera Company, and Bloomington Symphony in Minnesota.Carrie LeSage
Carrie LeSage earned a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. She has studied violin with Cornelia Heard, Jerre Gibson and Elliott Markow, and chamber music with John Kochanowski. She has 14 years of teaching experience. She studied the Suzuki teaching method under Carol Smith and is certified by the Suzuki Association of the Americas to teach books 1 through 5. LeSage is a member of Symphony NH and also performs with the Granite State Symphony and other ensembles around New Hampshire.