Members 

Mr. Brian Mishler, Founder and Cellist
A 2003 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Mishler graduated with highest honors and a B.S. in Music Education and a Cello Performance certificate, while studying with Kim Cook.  Mr. Mishler holds a M.M. degree from Northwestern University, where he studied with Paula Kosower, James Kjelland, Robert Hasty, Victor Yampolsky, and Jon Pegis, with an emphasis in Cello Performance and String Pedagogy.  Mr. Mishler has also studied with reknown cellist Yumi Kendall, of the Philadelphia Orchestra.  He is currently in his sixth year of teaching, where he serves on the faculty as the Director of Orchestral Studies at Exeter Senior High School and teaches Music Theory.  
He has performed as Assistant Principal Cellist of the Altoona Symphony, with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Reading Pops Orchestra, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Schuykill Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Alleghenies, Reading Civic Theater, Altoona Community Theater, and Dave Stahl.  He also enjoys playing in a variety of chamber ensembles.  
Ms. Talitha Horst, Violinist
Ms. Horst is a 1999 graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a B.A. in violin performance.  She has maintained a private studio for eleven years and in the past taught at the Community Music Institute in Annville, the Country String Shop in Campbelltown, New Covenant Christian School, and served as the director and assitant director of Cornwall Lebanon's summer string program.  Ms. Horst enjoys performing in chamber ensembles and in chamber ensembles with choral groups. She performs with the Obligato String Quartet, the Reading String Quartet, and on occasion the Chantarelle Quartet.  She has performed with the Harrisburg Singers, Cantate Carlisle, the LVC Alumni Chorale, the Lebanon Choral Society, the Lancaster and Harrisburg Operas, the Wheatland Chorale, and Dave Stahl.  
Ms. Dalinda Bohr, Violist
Ms. Bohr is a 1999 graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a B.S. in Music Education and a B.A. in Music.  In 2006 she completed her Masters in Music Education at Lebanon Valley.   Ms. Bohr taught in the Conestoga Valley School District  for 7 years and currently works for the Central Dauphin School District teaching high school orchestra and guitar at CD East High School.   She performs frequently with the Obligato String Quartet and the Camerata Quartet, as well as the Schuykill Symphony.  She also teaches private lessons at the Community Music Institute in Annville and serves as the K-12 rep for the PA/DE chapter of the American String Teachers Association.


Ms. Tamara Ritter, Violinist
Ms. Ritter is a graduate of Alvernia College with a B.A. in Elementary Education and a minor in music.  Playing the violin since age three, Ms. Ritter has studied with Julian Meyer of Philadelphia, Gloria Ballamy, and Bertram Greenspan of New Jersey.  Ms. Ritter is also a founding member of the Obligato String Quartet. 
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