Rebecca Rodman, violinist and violist, earned her music degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles. Ms. Rodman was active in recording for motion pictures, TV, commercials 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 enjoy playing with numerous chamber music groups in the US and Italy.

Ms. Rodman’s non-performing career included:

• 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, California (1992 to 2000)

For the past six years, Ms. Rodman has been living in Cremona, Italy, the homeland of the greatest liutai of all time, to study violin-making.
Ms. Rodman was recently chosen as an honorary member of Solidarte, an important Milanese Cultural Association.