Mrs. Gabrielle Parente; a native Violist from Long Island, NY has made her mark on Boston, Cape Cod and Providence, Rhode Island’s music scene since her arrival in 2008 to study with Roger Tapping, late violist of the Juilliard String Quartet at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. After graduating with a B.A. in Viola Performance with honors Magna cum Laude from SUNY Stony Brook University and a Master’s Degree and Graduate Performance Diploma with Emphasis in String Pedagogy from the...
Mrs. Gabrielle Parente; a native Violist from Long Island, NY has made her mark on Boston, Cape Cod and Providence, Rhode Island’s music scene since her arrival in 2008 to study with Roger Tapping, late violist of the Juilliard String Quartet at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. After graduating with a B.A. in Viola Performance with honors Magna cum Laude from SUNY Stony Brook University and a Master’s Degree and Graduate Performance Diploma with Emphasis in String Pedagogy from the Longy School of Music, Gabrielle currently holds a private studio of 20 years, teaches orchestra grades 4-8 in the Fall River, MA school district, a tenured section violist with Cape Symphony, professional violist & event contractor throughout New England, as well as Adjunct Professor of Strings at Providence College. When Gabrielle is not sharing her love for music with her adorning students, she is either cycling, practicing yoga, cooking epic meals or enjoying quality time with her husband, daughter and dog Leo.