The Mountains & Strings Faculty consists of professionals of the highest level both from the education world and the performance world. They are also great role models for all who attend the retreat.
ALice Coulam, VIOLIN/VIOLA
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Alice Ashton Coulam was raised in a musical home with her father being a violinist in the Utah Symphony and her mother being an accomplished pianist. Alice started her violin journey at the age of 4 and continued with her violin all the way to college where she received a MM of Music in Violin Performance, having studied with Igor and Vesna Gruppmann.
She continued her violin performing in Salt Lake City as an active member in several professional groups such as The Utah Chamber Artists, Ballet West Orhestra, L.A. East recording orchestra and a Member of the Orchestra at Temple Square, where she is currently a member. Alice is the 1st Violinist in the Zion String Quartet located in Salt Lake. She is the current President of the Gruppmann Violin Institute. Within the institute she is a pedagogy mentor/teacher and performance teacher of the large and small ensembles. She has been active within the Institute since it’s beginning in 2007. Alice is a violin/viola faculty member, Chamber music coach and Fiddling instructor at Mountains and Strings Music Camp and has been a part of this fun and lovely camp since 2008. Alice was a Violin/Viola Faculty member at Snow College from 2007-2013 where she also coached the string Chamber groups and taught the Orchestral Repetoire Class. Alice began conducting the Youth Chamber Orchestra in 2004 and is still the conductor of this group. She loves working with youth and loves introducing them to String Chamber Orchestra Music. Alice is a private violin/Viola instructor in Salt Lake where she teaches beginning - advanced violin students. She is the mother of 3 darling children and finds her true joy in spending time with her children and husband. |
Other Faculty Joining us for 2026:
Mindy Hillman, violin
Ariel Loveland, violin (Mini M&S Orchestra)
Jenni Warner, violin
Richard Ferguson, violin/viola
Brian Ashton, cello
Molly Cowley, violin (Mini M&S)
Payton Warner, cello
Thomas Ferguson, cello
*Some faculty may change from year to year and more may be added for 2026. We will update this list as those changes occur.
Many of these talented teachers have been with us for years, and have played a major role in making Mountains & Strings what it is today.
We love our Mountains & Strings Family, and want as many as possible to come take part!
Mindy Hillman, violin
Ariel Loveland, violin (Mini M&S Orchestra)
Jenni Warner, violin
Richard Ferguson, violin/viola
Brian Ashton, cello
Molly Cowley, violin (Mini M&S)
Payton Warner, cello
Thomas Ferguson, cello
*Some faculty may change from year to year and more may be added for 2026. We will update this list as those changes occur.
Many of these talented teachers have been with us for years, and have played a major role in making Mountains & Strings what it is today.
We love our Mountains & Strings Family, and want as many as possible to come take part!
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