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Eric
Hutchins
began playing guitar, piano,
and trumpet at an early age, and various folk instruments in
high school. After completing a Bachelor of Music Education
degree with high honors from the University of Montana, he began
teaching string orchestra in the Missoula, Montana public schools.
Eric earned the Master of Music degree in Composition & Technology
at UM in 1997. He performs on stringed instruments as a
soloist and with WilloWood, as a trumpeter with the Missoula
Symphony Orchestra and as a member of the Missoula Brass
Quartet, and fronts Go Dog Go!, a local rock band.
He has also performed with the Montana Chamber Orchestra
and String Orchestra Of The Rockies, and conducted orchestras
at the UM Music Camp, the International Suzuki Institute, and
the MCPS Summer Program.
Trudy Shotliff
has participated in flute
masterclasses with such artists as Julius Baker, Bonita Boyd
and Eric Hoover. After completing her Bachelor of Performance
degree at the University of Montana, she established a large
flute studio in Missoula, and the Flauto deVoce flute
ensemble. She has taught at the UM Summer Music Camp and
the School District #1 Summer Band Program, and has performed
with a variety of musical groups including WilloWood,
the woodwind quintets Canyon Wind and Blue Mountain
Quintet, the Missoula Symphony Orchestra, and the
Missoula Children's Theater. As an energetic volunteer
Trudy has planned and performed in concerts to benefit Habitat
for Humanity.
Trudy Shotliff
