Violist Megan Newman Dyer is currently a member of the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, the Catskill Symphony and the Catskill Chamber Players and is a substitute musician with the Albany Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic and the Utica Symphony. She has also been a soloist with the Queens Philharmonic under conductor Joanne Faletta, and has held the position of Principal Viola in the Tri-Cities Opera Orchestra. Presently, she is on the music staff at Oneonta Middle/High School, teaches numerous private viola and violin students, and is an active conductor and pianist for music festivals throughout the central New York region. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College, a Master of Music from the Juilliard School, and holds a Music Education degree from Hartwick College. Her major viola teachers were Paul Doktor, William Lincer and Lillian Fuchs. Megan has been married to her husband, Jonathan, for nineteen years, and they have two daughters, Alison and Tricia.