Illuminate: Laura Markowitz

On Market Street in City Center, Illuminate Vermont shines bright with the power of artistic expression and celebration. Come and experience the joy of music with us here at the library!

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Laura earned her Bachelor's in Music from Indiana University. She discovered Vermont through teaching at the Kinhaven Music School in the mid-1980s and, following stints with the Santiago Philharmonic of Chile, the Florida Orchestra, and the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, moved to Vermont in the early 1990s. 

She is a member of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and plays with other ensembles in the area, such as Eleva Chamber Players and the Opera Company of Middlebury.

Laura has a passion for women’s music, last year touring with the all-female Sylvia Quartet, and, this March, playing with the Thalia Trio in concerts that honor women’s history month. 

She plays in Duo Dolce with her partner, cellist John Dunlop, performing in a variety of venues across the state. Laura teaches violin and fiddling at her studio space in Richmond.

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