Karla Contreras
Violin
Many of you will recognize Karla from the viola section of our Orchestra in 2005-2006. But in fact, Karla began her musical career as a violinist at the age of six when her mother "forced" her to play violin and piano.”I remember hating violin at first," Karla explains. “At age 9 I joined my first orchestra and found it quite enjoyable. At age 11 I moved up to 'advanced' orchestra. It was under the inspiration of this conductor that I decided I loved music so much I wanted to grow up to be a professional musician.” Karla now performs as a part of our violin section. What an asset for an orchestra to have, an individual equally at home on two instruments.