Louise Jaffe, violist, received a Master's Degree in Viola Performance from the Eastman School of Music where she studied viola with Heidi Castleman, and chamber music with members of the Cleveland String Quartet.   She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Viola from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts where she studied violin with Charles Castleman and viola with Patynka Kopec.  Other notable musicians Louise has worked with include Donald Weilerstein, Mitchell Stern, Edgar Ortenberg and members of the Tokyo and Fine Arts Quartets.

Ms. Jaffe began her performing career as violist with the Shelbourne and Cascade Quartets, string quartets based in Great Falls, Montana. Since then, she has performed in numerous chamber recitals in the United States and abroad, including concerts in Zurich, Boltigen, and Castasegna, Switzerland. Currently, Louise also performs as a member of the Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, Chadds Ford Strings, ViVaCe Strings and the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra. She has performed with the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Allentown Symphony, Philadelphia Classical Symphony, and the Pennsylvania Opera Theater.

Louise's other love is teaching. Ms. Jaffe maintains an active teaching studio of more than 30 students. Her students range from 3 year olds just beginning to play the violin or viola, to advanced pupils of all ages, including adults. Some of Louise’s students have gone on to pursue careers in music, while others are more interested in maintaining music as a hobby. With all of her students, Louise’s goal is to instill a lifelong love of music. She believes that studying an instrument teaches the art of discipline and perseverance which will carry over into many other aspects of life.