Armed with a B. A. in Music specializing in violin, an M.M. in Orchestral Conducting, and a Piano Diploma, Eileen's expertise is second to none. Eileen is principle 2nd violin of the Symphony of the Kootenays and freelances all over Western Canada. As conductor and director, she ran Calgary Arts Orchestra for a season. Accompaniment residencies include Calgary Boys Choir, Out of the Blue Chorus, Calgary Multicultural Choir, Suzuki Talent Education Society, UUphonia, and Calgary Girls Choir. Eileen has workshopped for the Youth Orchestra Symposium at the Banff Centre, Clinic Line, and Calgary Instrumental Society. She is a teaching artist for Calgary Philharmonic's Phil Kids and Montessori schools. Her favourite things include paintings by the Abstract Expressionists, her animals, and works by Bartok.