Marisa Bettina is a dynamic violinist, violist, and music teacher in the Hudson Valley. A proponent of the liberal arts, Marisa received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music and Italian from Vassar College, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and studied violin under the tutelage of Betty-Jean Hagen. Marisa obtained her Master of Music in Music Education degree at Boston University and is currently an orchestra teacher in the Arlington Central School District. Marisa is passionate about connecting with people through the arts, and in addition to performing with the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra, Marisa regularly performs with the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra, the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra, Appassionata Players, and the Dorian String Quartet. Marisa has also performed live with singer-songwriter Tim Haufe at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY, as the violinist on his album What Came Next, and with indie rock band Beirut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and on The Late Show with David Letterman.