Martha Gregory - Junior Strings

Martha Gregory was raised in Rochester, N.Y. and studied violin, piano and singing at the Hochstein School of Music, Eastman School of Music and Roberts Wesleyan College. As a student she performed several years with the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and later the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Martha started her teaching career with a U.S. Government Program in Inner City Schools. When she moved to Canada in 1974 she continued her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Martha has coached music in both the Toronto and Durham School Boards. She has maintained a private studio in Pickering for 25 years teaching strings, piano and singing. With an active freelance career, Martha performs with the Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra, and is first violinist with the Hamstrings of Durham Trio. She has been involved with festivals for 20 years, first as president of the Pickering Metro East Music Festival and presently as Executive Director of the Pickering GTA Music Festival. She is currently president of the Ontario Music Festival Association.