Dr. Lynn Ledbetter

Dr. Lynn Ledbetter, Professor of Violin, holds the Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance from the University of Houston, and the Master of Music Degree in Violin Literature/Pedagogy and the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Violin Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. She has served on the music faculties of Eastern New Mexico University, the College of Saint Scholastica and the University of Southern Mississippi. She has been affiliated in a principal or concertmaster capacity with the Musica Bella Orchestra of New York, the Broadway Bach Ensemble of New York, the Arlington (VA) Symphony, Arlington Philharmonic Association, the Santa Fe Symphony, the Orchestra of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Opera, Serenata of Santa Fe, Caritas Chorale and Symphony of Idaho, the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Lubbock Symphony/Chamber Orchestra, the Roswell Symphony, the Buffalo Commons Chamber Music Society, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Bedford Springs Festival, the Meridian Symphony, the Jackson Symphony, the Duluth-Superior Symphony and the Austin Symphony. For four years, she served as Concertmaster of the Rochester Symphony Orchestra and as First Violin with the Rochester String Quartet.  Currently, she serves as Concertmaster of the Arlington Philharmonic Association in Virginia and she continues to concertize as a soloist/chamber/orchestral musician in several ensembles throughout the United States, Bulgaria, Turkey, Canada, China, Europe, and Mexico. 

In 2016, she was named to the American String Teachers Association “Collegiate Committee” and worked as Chair of the Violin Committee for the third edition of the American String Teachers Association "String Syllabus".   She has held the office of President in the Texas Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and served as chair of the American String Teachers’ Association “Studio Committee”.  She was the featured master class clinician at ASTA’s National Conference in Providence, RI in February 2013, and in 2016 was named the recipient of the prestigious Phyllis Young Studio Teacher of the Year Award given by the Texas Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.  In 2018, she was named to the American String Teachers Associations “Studio Committee” and served as chair from 2020-2024.  She now serves as a member of the American String Teachers Association “ASTACAP Committee”.  

As a teacher, her students have gone on to become successful string music educators throughout Texas and the United States, as well as professional orchestral players, soloists and chamber musicians.  In addition, she is in great demand as an adjudicator for various national/state/international concerto and chamber music competitions.  She is affiliated as featured artist/teacher/chamber music coach with Vianden Chamber Music Festival in Luxembourg, the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Germany and Italy, and MusicArtissimo International Music Festival in Bulgaria each summer.

Visit Lynn's website:
lynnledbetter.net