Violinist Lauren Pulcipher is focused on bringing her collaborative spirit into her performances and her teaching studio.

Lauren enjoys a career that involves both teaching and performing. As a teacher, Lauren has received training in both the Suzuki Method and Mimi Zweig String Pedagogy. Lauren maintains a studio out of her home in Ann Arbor. 
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As a performer, she can be found playing with various groups throughout the midwest region. She is currently performing most frequently with the Tuuli Quartet, a  group that celebrates the music of contemporary and classical composers as a tool for building community and strengthening human connection. Lauren is also a member of the Superior String Alliance Chamber Players, a group of musicians who perform throughout the Upper Peninsula and visit schools to give master classes and educational concerts. In addition, Lauren can be found playing Candlelight Concerts and other various gigs in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Toledo areas. 

Lauren also performs regularly with symphony orchestras such as the Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids Symphonies. She has attended the Artosphere Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has served as Concertmaster of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic.

Lauren holds a Bachelor of Music from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and two Masters Degrees from the University of Michigan in Violin Performance and Chamber Music. Her principal teachers have included Samantha George, Aaron Berofsky and Hal Grossman.
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