Ella Pittsford is a violinist and string pedagogue based in Columbus, Ohio. She holds a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Illinois Wesleyan University and received her Master of Arts in string pedagogy from The Ohio State University under the tutelage of Drs. Robert Gillespie and Kia-Hui Tan.
She currently runs a flourishing private studio, is Principal Second Violin of the Worthington Chamber Orchestra, is part-time faculty at Otterbein University, performs regularly with many other Central Ohio orchestras and musical organizations, and is President of the Youth Philharmonic of Central Ohio.
Ella is passionate about music education and has served as an orchestral coach for the Columbus Youth Symphonies and Youth Philharmonic of Ohio, has worked extensively with several local school orchestra programs, and has assisted ProMusica’s Education and Outreach initiatives.
Owing in part to her Salvadoran roots, Ella is a strong advocate for the dissemination of Latin American classical music, which she has researched extensively. Marrying her passion for education with her love of her cultural heritage, she champions the importance and benefits of incorporating Latin American music into the Western pedagogical framework.
