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Courtney Silver, Suzuki Violin Teacher
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 A native of Peoria, IL, Courtney Silver plays professionally with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and the Chicago Composer’s Orchestra. She received teacher training from the Suzuki Association of the Americas in 2019.
Ms. Silver began playing the violin at age 6 with the Suzuki Method. While growing up, Ms. Silver was a member of the Central Illinois Youth Symphony, where she was concertmaster for 2 years, and the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, where she was the recipient of the prestigious Mollendorf Award.  At age 15, she won the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artist Competition and subsequently made her debut soloing with the Peoria Symphony.
Ms. Silver is a graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music. Ms. Silver completed her Master’s degree in violin performance at DePaul University in Chicago Illinois, where she studied with renowned violinist, Ilya Kaler. Her previous teachers include Marcia Henry Liebenow,  Gerardo Ribeiro, Kathleen Winkler, and Eric Halen. 

Lidia Riley ~ Executive Director
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execdir@youthmusicillinois.org 
David Commanday ~ Music Director dcommanday@youthmusicillinois.org

Laura Otto~Director, Suzuki School of Music
SuzukiDirector@ciys.org
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Peoria, Illinois 61604 
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    • Suzuki Handbook
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    • Contact Suzuki
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