CAMP DIRECTOR & INSTRUCTOR

Jenaesha Iwaasa Browder is an alumni of the Rice University Shepherd School of Music. From Rice she earned both a Master’s degree in cello performance and a Bachelor’s degree double majoring in cello performance and music theory for which she received a Distinction in Undergraduate Research and Creative Work award. She has performed as a chamber musician and soloist in Canada, Italy, and throughout the United States including a guest performance on NPR’s “From the Top.” Jenaesha enjoys performing in a variety of styles and genres. She is a founding member of the string quartet Quartetrachord and performs regularly as a solo artist and with the Wenatchee Valley Symphony.
Her love of performing is matched by a deep passion for education and outreach. Jenaesha conducts her local youth symphony in addition to teaching both privately and collegiately through Wenatchee Valley College. She strongly believes in the importance and power of music in communities, often volunteering and consulting in schools to provide quality education for young cellists.
Outside of her training in cello and music theory, Jenaesha also works as a collaborative pianist and studies the violin. She enjoys arranging and composing across a wide variety of styles from cello etudes to string ensemble video game soundtracks to sacred music including contributing to an interfaith hymn concert series. 

CAMP DIRECTOR & INSTRUCTOR

Violinist Hoi Ting Davidson is an active performer and educator in the greater
Houston region. With a background in classical performance, Davidson holds a BM
from the Eastman School of Music and a MM from the University of Texas at Austin
where she was concertmaster and concertino soloist with the UT Symphony Orchestra.
She currently works as an active chamber musician performing with the Kinetic
Ensemble recently named Best Chamber Orchestra 2023 by the Houston Press. She is
also a member of the River Oaks Quartet which performs regularly as part of the
internationally acclaimed Candlelight Concert series, the Dover Quartet’s Artosphere
Festival Orchestra and Quartetrachord, which performs their own compositions and
arrangements in addition to works of the classical genre. Her career has led her to
perform across Europe, China, and throughout the US including concerts as lead
violinist for Two Cellos’ tour, the SXSW Amazon Prime promotion of the TV series
“Good Omens,” and at a recent gala for former vice president Pence.
In addition to performing, Davidson is an avid educator certified through the
Suzuki Association of the Americas and on faculty at the Paganini School of Music and
the Small Victories Foundation, a nonprofit helping people with traumatic brain injuries.
In her spare time, Davidson enjoys working on her passion projects including the study
of Argentine tango music and composition.

INSTRUCTOR

Violinist Andrew Dunlap earned his MM in Violin Performance at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, studying with Paul Kantor and his BM in Violin Performance from University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, studying with Renee Jolles and Charles Castleman.

A versatile musician, Andrew performs styles of music within the classical genre and beyond. He has collaborated with popular touring artists such as country singer Clay Walker, singer-songwriter Meredith Andrews and the heavy metal band 'Disturbed.' In 2015, Andrew toured with the Andrew Alden Ensemble, a new music group premiering and recording modern soundtracks for classic silent films. Andrew frequently performs classical, pop, and jazz with Divisi Strings as well as other ensembles in the Houston area.

Violinist Andrew Dunlap champions the exploration of all music and sound worlds. He engages with classical music through radio, television and live performances across the world as a soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician. Andrew also enjoys experimenting with other genres of music and composes his own works in the classical genre and beyond.