Fall 2026 OLLI Digital Catalog

STRING ENSEMBLE (CP229)

CP – Performing Arts Participation

Prerequisite: Two or more years’ playing experience. Required materials: Instrument and stand. Performance of string ensemble music, light classics, show tunes and standards. Work on intonation, technique, phrasing, dynamics and listening to each other. Recommended practice time: three to four hours per week.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Richard Wellons, Steven Zimmerman

WELLONS, RICHARD — B.A., biology, Westminster College. Studied violin with Mario Mantini in Boston. Plays in amateur symphonies and musical productions. Art interests include drawing, watercolor, acrylic painting and working with metal and wood.

ZIMMERMAN, STEVE — B.M., music education, University of Delaware (1979). Taught instrumental music before changing careers to IT. Able to teach all wind instruments and percussion. Also conducts OLLI Orchestra and String Ensemble.

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