Tim Garrett & Amy Irish

Timothy Garrett Solo, chamber, and orchestral cellist Timothy Garrett's eclectic career has taken him from Carnegie Hall to outdoor rock festivals, little jazz clubs, recording studios, theaters & countless other concert venues. He has been faculty or otherwise participated at the Bowdoin international music festival, the Bar Harbor music festival, the Winter Harbor music festival, the Pierre Monteaux school and the Medomak conductor's retreat to name a few. Mr. Garrett has collaborated with such notable musicians and Grammy award winning groups as Mannheim Steamroller, Ray Lamontagne, Rustic Overtones, Rachel Barton Pine & various members of professional orchestras and chamber groups from across the world. Mr. Garrett has taught at the Portland Conservatory of Music, the Maine Coast Waldorf school and since 2009 at RDL strings in Bangor, Maine. Timothy is the cofounder of the 45th Parallel Ensemble, a string trio dedicated to unearthing rarely heard masterpieces. Mr. Garrett has been a member of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra for over 20 years and also maintains an active freelance & private studio schedule. Other activities enjoyed are running a chess club, coaching cello groups & learning about history, politics, philosophy, and gardening.

Amy Irish, NCTM, holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Maine at Orono, a Post Graduate Certificate in Piano Performance from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland and a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has run a successful private studio out of her Bangor home for over 15 years and has studio alumni who have gone on to pursue music in college and beyond.  Her collegiate teaching includes 15 years of class piano and applied piano at the University of Maine at Farmington and a piano pedagogy course at UMaine.  Amy regularly accompanies for soloists and choirs around the state of Maine, including solo and studio recitals, competitions, MMEA & ACDA festivals,  the All State Mixed Chorus,  and Maine Summer Youth Music Camp.  She also performs regularly with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra.  She is an active member of, and is nationally certified through, the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA); currently serving as President of the State affiliate, Maine Music Teachers Association (MaineMTA) and President of the local Penobscot Valley Music Teachers Association (PVMTA).