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Natalia Cascante has earned a Bachelor’s Degree In Music Performance with emphasis in Classical Violin from Loyola University New Orleans while studying with violinist Valerie Poulette.

She is currently a section player with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also a guest violinist for season concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica and was a section violinist at the Academic Europenne de Musique de Tournon and the Orchestre Philharmonique Rhodanien in France.

Natalia was the Concertmaster of symphony and chamber orchestras at Loyola University New Orleans from 1999 to 2003, she was the winner of the Annual Concerto and Aria Competition at Loyola in the fall of 2000, she was the winner of the Annual Concerto Competition of the Symphony Youth Orchestra of Costa Rica in June of 1998. Natalia can be reached at nataliacascante@yahoo.com

Harry Hardin studied with violinist Valerie Poulette while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music with emphasis in Classical Violin and a minor in Political Science from Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. He is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and Metairie Park Country Day School where he currently serves as the resident violin instructor. He has also studied with violist Lee Coker, New Orleans Hot Strings jazz violinist Edward Wadsworth, and violinist Constance Hagen.

Although his roots stem from classical music, Harry also enjoys the styles and freedom of improvisation in jazz, country, celtic, and bluegrass music. He has performed at festivals in and outside of the New Orleans area including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, New Orleans French Quarter Festival, Krewe Du Vieux Do, Krewe of O.A.K. Mardi Gras Ball, Janus Jazz Aspen Labor Day Festival, Blue Ridge Harvest Festival, Party on the Plaza Park City, UT, Gretna Fest, MOM’s Ball Halloween, Festival International de Louisiane, Downtown Alive! (Lafayette, LA), Offbeat Magazine’s Best of The Beat Awards, San Francisco Funk Festival, and the Southern Comfort Hurricane Festival.

Harry is a regular performer with the Jefferson Performing Arts Society, Le Petite Theatre Orchestra, Rivertown Repertory Theater Orchestra, the Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded with Wardell Quezergue, Eddie Bo, Theresa Andersson, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Radiators frontman Dave Malone, local New Orleans rockers Mahayla and Gym Neighbors, and country singer Tim Zenner. Harry has also been a guest performer with crooner Regis Philbin, R & B star Eureeka, Cowboy Mouth, Kansas, Mary J. Blige, and Smokey Robinson. Harry can be reached at hthardin@gmail.com or 504.884.4946.

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