Jennifer Elowitch (violin)

Jennifer Elowitch Violinist Jennifer Elowitch is Founder and Artistic Director Emerita of the Portland Chamber Music Festival. Over the 25 years of her tenure, PCMF evolved into a cornerstone of Portland’s vibrant arts community. She is currently Director of Music at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Massachusetts, where she was the recipient of E.E. Ford Faculty Awards for Exceptional Merit in 2016 and 2021. A noted chamber musician, she has appeared as a guest artist with Electric Earth Concerts, the Mark Morris Dance Group, Winsor Music, and Music from Salem. She has also performed with well-known contemporary ensembles including Boston Musica Viva, Collage New Music, and the Fromm Players at Harvard. Jennifer is the Assistant Principal Second Violinist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and performs often with the Boston Symphony, with whom she has toured Europe and Japan. In addition to her work at Walnut Hill, she has served on the faculties of the Longy School of Music, the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and the University of New Hampshire. Jennifer has presented workshops and masterclasses as a guest at New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music, and recently served as a guest teacher at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK. She performed at the Festival in 2005, 2022 and now 2023.

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