As a violinist and educator, Amara Sperber works to cultivate creativity in others. Amara currently lives in Eagle, Colorado, and maintains a private Suzuki violin studio. She previously worked as an education administrator at Bravo! Vail Music Festival where she helped direct after-school piano and violin classes for over 200 students in Eagle County.

Amara is a fully registered Suzuki teacher and received her training in Suzuki pedagogy with Kimberly Meier-Sims at the Cleveland Institute of Music. While living in Cleveland, Amara taught for multiple education programs including The Cleveland Orchestra and Suzuki Studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Amara holds a Bachelor of Music degree from University of Oregon. There, she studied violin performance and Suzuki pedagogy with Fritz Gearhart and Lillie Manis. In her final year at UO, Amara studied abroad in Vienna, Austria. In 2016, she became a member of the resident string quartet at University of Nevada in Reno, where she received a Master of Music degree and won the annual concerto competition. Amara taught applied violin lessons at UNR as a teaching assistant to Stephanie Sant’Ambriogio.

Amara has performed with the Eugene Symphony, Reno Philharmonic and Reno Chamber Orchestra. She has spent her summers at music festivals including Brevard Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, AIMS in Graz and Bravo! Vail Music Festival.

Out of all the eminent musicians who have influenced me, the teachers who led to the greatest results in my playing were the ones who instilled ease and relaxation of technical foundation and facility.