Zach Sawyer
Zach Sawyer (bass) is String Director of the Melrose Public Schools and served as the Director of Education for the Brookline Music School. He holds degrees from Northwestern University (Masters Degree, Music Performance) and Michigan State University (Bachelor's Degree, Music Education and Performance).

Mary Weeks
Mary Weeks (viola) has a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Cloud State University and has studied viola with Francis Tursi at the Eastman School of Music. She also did graduate study in Music Administration and studied conducting with Frank Battisti at New England Conservatory. She is the retired Orchestra Director of the Melrose Public Schools and a member of the Symphony by the Sea and the Melrose Symphony Orchestra.

Phil Maffa
Phil Maffa (violin) is the Director of String Music in the Bedford Public Schools. A graduate of the Boston University School for The Arts, he is an active freelance violinist and a gifted teacher.

Nathan Cohen
Nathan Cohen (violin) is a violinist and orchestra and chamber music director of the Rockport Public Schools. He recently earned a Master's Degree in Music Education from the Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City.

John Bumstead
John Bumstead co-founded the New England String Ensemble and was a 17-year member of its cello section. His music education includes undergraduate studies at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory in Ohio and Manhattan School of Music as well as a Master of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. He is an active freelance musician in the Boston area, including regular performances with Symphony by the Sea and at North Shore Music Theatre. In addition to his private studio, John is cello professor at UMass-Lowell where he performs in the faculty ensemble, Pawtucket Falls Trio.