Maria Monblatt  |  Violin

Maria began her studies on the violin at the age of eight. A merit and academic scholarship recipient, Maria received her B.M. from The Catholic University of America's Benjamin T. Rome School of Music where she studied violin with Jody Gatwood, and her M. M. from Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. She most recently obtained her Supervisor Endorsement from Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education.  In the summer of 2016, Maria was accepted to “The Arts and Passion Driven Learning”, a summer program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education where she had the opportunity to work with Harvard’s faculty and the world-renowned musicians of the Silk Road Ensemble including Cristina Pato, Sandeep Das, Jeffrey Beecher, and Yo-Yo Ma. Maria is a music educator in the Hoboken Public School District, where she has grown the string program from a handful of students to reach over 90% of grade eligible students. In 2018, Maria was recognized as Salvatore R. Calabro School's Teacher of the Year. As a musician, Maria has toured Europe with All American Youth in Concert, and has performed at venues including Count Basie Theater, the Cathedral of St. Matthew and the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, D.C., St. Paul’s Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral in the UK, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Carnegie Hall. She maintains an active performing schedule as a freelance violinist and performs regularly with the Monmouth Symphony and Sinfonietta Nova.