Lauren Eastman

Lauren Eastman has played the violin for over 30 years and has performed extensively in Texas, North Carolina, and Washington. She currently plays with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Sunnyside Symphony, and Oregon Sinfonietta, and serves as Associate Concertmaster of Blueprint Arts’ Symphony Topaz.

Previously, she held leadership roles as Associate Concertmaster of the Western Piedmont Symphony, Concertmaster of the Hickory Choral Society orchestra, and Principal Second Violin of the Salisbury Symphony, and she has performed with Greensboro Opera as well as in many regional orchestras, chamber ensembles, opera productions, and musical theater pits across these states. Lauren has attended prominent summer festivals including the Brevard Music Center and Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, taken part in masterclasses with Lawrence Dutton, Shmuel Katz, and members of the Daedalus Quartet, performed under conductors such as Keith Lockhart, JoAnn Falletta, Matthias Bamert, and Joel Revzen, and accompanied artists including Béla Fleck, Susan Graham, Alisa Weilerstein, and Renée Fleming.

Lauren holds degrees in music performance from Texas Tech University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where her primary instructors were John Gilbert and Marjorie Bagley. She has taught students of all ages in private studios and as an adjunct violin professor at Lenoir‑Rhyne University. Her lessons are tailored to each student’s learning style and musical interests, with a focus on healthy, injury‑preventive playing informed by her study of the Alexander Technique, clear technical foundations, and—most importantly—keeping violin playing fun and engaging.