Myra Hinrichs, violinist, is currently living in Southern California and enrolled at the University of California, San Diego as a doctoral candidate. Before that she lived and worked in Chicago after graduating from the Oberlin College and Conservatory and the Civic Orchestra training program. In performance, she is a member of Chartreuse, a string trio devoted to performing the music of living composers from around the world. In the coming year Chartreuse is collaborating on new pieces with composers Pablo Chin and Bergrún Snœbjörnsdóttir. Myra has appeared with many other ensembles including Monday Evening Concerts, dal niente, 3+1 Quartet, Mucca Pazza, mocrep, and a.pe.ri.od.ic. In the classroom, Myra teaches violin students to explore and enjoy music making, combining her Suzuki training and her love of new music.