Viola Day

Dr. Tze-Ying Wu is an Associate Professor of Viola and String Education at the University of Kentucky and director of the UK String Project. In 2024, she was honored with the Outstanding Educator Award by the Kentucky Chapter of the American String Teachers Association for her contributions to music education. Before joining UK, she was the founding director of the Sturgis Music Academy (now ASO String Academy) of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. She earned her Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees in viola performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music under Professor Atar Arad and worked closely with Mimi Zweig and Dr. Brenda Brenner at the IU String Academy. Dr. Wu has performed with orchestras such as the Lexington Philharmonic, Arkansas Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Singapore Symphony. A dedicated chamber musician, she performs extensively with the Formosa Trio, which recently completed a U.S. tour in 2024, featuring concerts at major universities and arts venues.

Dr. Hannah Levinson is Assistant Professor of Viola at Bowling Green State University, and an in-demand performer of contemporary and classical music. She has recently been featured as a soloist and chamber musician at The Venice Biennale Musica, Carnegie Hall, The Stone, 92Y, Miller Theater, Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival, June in Buffalo, and the Andy Warhol Museum, and at international festivals including the Kroch Festival (Stockholm), Musikprotokol Festival (Graz), Projektgruppe Neue Musik (Bremen), and Festival Musica (Strasbourg). Hannah is a member of Talea Ensemble and a founding member and Executive Director of the violin/viola duo andPlay. She frequently performs with NYC ensembles including the International Contemporary Ensemble, either/or, counter)induction, Heartbeat Opera, Cantata Profana, Contemporaneous, and The Rhythm Method Quartet. She earned degrees at Oberlin College and Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, and NYU Steinhardt.