Violist Margaret Dyer has charmed audiences worldwide as a chamber musician and soloist. She has appeared with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, New England String Ensemble, Ikarus Chamber Players, and the Brooklyn and Long Island philharmonics, where she also served as principal violist. Margaret was recently presented by the Brooklyn Philharmonic as a featured soloist at the Nuevo Latino Festival with the Tres Americas Ensemble. A founding member of A Far Cry, a self–conducted string orchestra, Margaret has served on the faculty for the Yellow Barn Music Festival's Young Artists Program and has recorded with several non–classical artists, including HUMANWINE, Grizzly Bear, the Monolith, and David Saw. Her playing can be found on Iris Records, Fortune Records, and NEOS Recording Label. As part of her Academy program, Margaret teaches in Staten Island at Curtis High School.