Kirsten Marshall, violin instructor/conductor, has been on the faculty of Ithaca Talent Education Suzuki School (ITE) since 1994.  Ms. Marshall received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music with majors in violin performance and Suzuki pedagogy.  In Cleveland her Suzuki training was with Michele Higa George.  She has additional training with Teri Einfeldt, Linda Fiore and Alice Joy Lewis.  Ms. Marshall also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Case Western Reserve University.  Violin teachers include:  David Updegraff, James Stern, Linda Cerone and Anna Tringas.  Conducting studies were with David Einfeldt, Carl Topilow and Louis Lane.  She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Honor Music Society.

Ms. Marshall conducted the 1998 Suzuki Youth Orchestra of the Americas at the national Suzuki Association conference in Chicago, IL.  The ITE Chamber Orchestra and Advanced Violin Ensemble released a CD in 2002 (Bach to the Future) that featured two premiere recordings for string orchestra.  Ms. Marshall conducted and produced the orchestral tracks.  She is an active performer in the Ithaca area and is a member of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Ithaca’s professional ensemble.  In 2003, she co-commissioned and premiered a new sonata for violin and piano by Robert Paterson. Ms. Marshall is frequently sought after as a clinician across the U.S. and Canada.