Cellist Devin LaMarr is currently located in Pittsburgh as a Master of Music in Cello Performance at Carnegie Mellon University. She is currently receiving a full scholarship to study in the studio of Anne Martindale-Williams. Devin received her bachelor’s degree in cello performance from Lynn University, where she received a full scholarship to study in the studio of David Cole. Other important teacher’s in Devin’s life have been Jonah Kim, Walter Gray, Mark Kosower, Paul Katz, and Timothy Eddy.
Devin is also a dedicated chamber musician, having debuted with her quartet, the Kourdisma Quartet, at the Lyric Chamber Music Society in New York, in May, 2022 after winning first prize in Lynn University’s chamber music competition. Additionally, she performed in a masterclass for Philip Setzer of the Emerson String Quartet in 2019. Devin also has chamber music experience from summer festivals such as Curtis Summerfest, and Eastern Music Festival. Other competitions Devin has won include the Navaroli Young Musicians competition, where she performed the Elgar Cello Concerto with the South Valley Symphony in her native California. She was also a finalist in the the Big Arts Classical Music Scholarship competition in Sanibel, Florida.
Other than performing as a chamber musician, orchestral musician, and soloist, Devin also loves teaching. She works for Volta Music Foundation, which is an organization that strives to provide high level musical education and equipment, such as instruments and music, to children. Additionally, in 2019, Devin worked for the Title IX program in Florida state, where she went into the classrooms of underserved public elementary schools to help teach music classes, as well as teaching at the Nat King Cole Summer Music Camp for children in 2020.
