Biography
Lillian has performed as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her performances have included recitals in Thailand and Malaysia with Dr. James Miltenberger; chamber recitals and new music premieres in Baltimore, Maryland; orchestral performances as a mentor and principal violist in the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival; benefit concerts with the charity organization Musicians of Mercy; bluegrass performances with Whitewater; and 20th-century and jazz performances in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Lillian currently plays frequently in the central Kansas area, including in the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, among other places.
Lillian is an Assistant Professor of Music at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS; she directs the Bethany College/Lindsborg Community Orchestra, and teaches viola, music theory, chamber music, and string methods. Previously, she has served on the faculties of Peabody Conservatory, West Virginia University, the Montverde Academy Music Conservatory, the University of Delaware Community Music School, the Peabody Preparatory Department, the Baltimore School of Music, and elsewhere.
Lillian has a Bachelor's degree in music education from West Virginia University with an emphasis in viola, piano, and violin. She studied with Andrea Priester Houde at the University of Delaware for a Master's degree in viola performance. While serving as a graduate assistant at UD she fulfilled duties such as performing in the University of Delaware Graduate String Quartet and teaching at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington, DE. Lillian completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in viola performance at Peabody Conservatory with Victoria Chiang, as well as a Master of Music degree in music theory pedagogy. While at Peabody, she served as a theory teaching assistant with Dr. Joel Puckett.
Lillian is an Assistant Professor of Music at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS; she directs the Bethany College/Lindsborg Community Orchestra, and teaches viola, music theory, chamber music, and string methods. Previously, she has served on the faculties of Peabody Conservatory, West Virginia University, the Montverde Academy Music Conservatory, the University of Delaware Community Music School, the Peabody Preparatory Department, the Baltimore School of Music, and elsewhere.
Lillian has a Bachelor's degree in music education from West Virginia University with an emphasis in viola, piano, and violin. She studied with Andrea Priester Houde at the University of Delaware for a Master's degree in viola performance. While serving as a graduate assistant at UD she fulfilled duties such as performing in the University of Delaware Graduate String Quartet and teaching at Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington, DE. Lillian completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in viola performance at Peabody Conservatory with Victoria Chiang, as well as a Master of Music degree in music theory pedagogy. While at Peabody, she served as a theory teaching assistant with Dr. Joel Puckett.