Amber Dolphin

Amber Dolphin is an accomplished musician and experienced violin instructor in the Madison area. Ms. Dolphin teaches privately, leads music workshops locally, and directs the string orchestra (Creative Strings Collective) at Beloit College. She has previously taught at Viterbo University and the University of Wisconsin – Platteville. Ms. Dolphin loves all styles of music including classical, jazz, fiddle and Latin. Currently she performs with Charanga Agozá (Cuban dance music) and the Pecatonica String Quartet. She formerly has played with Istmo Tango Trio and Quinteto Yzafa (traditional Argentine tango) and local symphonies (Madison, Green Bay, Dubuque and LaCrosse). She earned degrees in violin performance from Luther College (BA), the University of Wisconsin – Madison (MM), and Northern Illinois University – DeKalb (Performance Certificate). She founded Music con Brio with Carol Carlson in 2011 and served as co-director and instructor for three years.