Member Spotlight: Barbara Reeve
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Meet Barbara Reeve, a violist with the Saline Symphony Orchestra, and a longtime member. She has also joined us in previous seasons on violin and on cello; she’s a talented and multi-faceted musician who loves music. About Barbara:
Name: Barbara Reeve, married to bowmaker Richard Reeve (deceased).
Education: Bachelor of Music Performance/ Music Ed., Western Michigan U., Master of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, studied with Fine Arts Quartet members.
Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello
Prior orchestras: Milwaukee Symphony extra, Fort Worth Symphony, (viola) Arkansas Symphony 1987- 2017(viola, violin), Delta Symphony 2000- current, concertmaster, violin
Why do you play with the SSO?: I am an advocate for developing string groups. SSO has shown amazing growth in my short tenure. I have friends who play here.
Other experiences: I started the string program in Batesville Arkansas with the help of the Artist in Education program through Arkansas Arts Council and Lyon College., employed by Batesville School District from 2003-2017. I currently play in two orchestras, two quartets, and Village Strings (2016-).
Other interests: My hobby is repairing string instruments, and I service instruments in Huntsville, Alabama. My in-laws, Harry Reeve and Wanda J Bearden Reeve, owned the PC Bearden Violin Shop in St. Louis. I trained with my husband, a world-ranked bowmaker and violin maker.
