Rebecca Rodman (Board Member)
Rebecca Rodman, violinist and violist, earned her BA in violin performance at UCLA. Ms. Rodman was active in recording for motion pictures, TV and CD recordings in the Los Angeles commercial industry. Her performing positions included Concertmaster of Palisades Symphony Orchestra (1975 to 2000) and violinist and violist in orchestras, including the Santa Barbara Symphony, Pasadena Symphony and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Ms. Rodman was the violist in the Beverly Hills Piano Quartet and continues to play with numerous chamber music groups in the US and around the world.
Ms. Rodman’s non-performing career includes:
West Coast Manager and member of the Board of Directors of Concert Artists Guild (1989 to 1995)
Founder and Director of the San Juan Islands Chamber Music Festival in Washington State (1990 to 2001)
Director of Music Development at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, CA (1992 to 2000)
Ms. Rodman moved to Cremona, Italy in 2001 and stayed for 14 years learning violin-making in the historic city. She started a Foundation, (Fondazione Maestro Cremona) that loans instruments she has made, free of charge, to emerging artists. She has moved back to Los Angeles to be near her grandchildren and to continue to play music and make instruments here in Los Angeles.