Violinist Marlene Rausch-Phinney is known in the Valley as a soloist, as well as having held

positions of Assistant Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony and Concertmaster of the Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona orchestras.  For years she was also an Artist in Residence for the Arizona Commission on the Arts. She has performed in many orchestras in the United States, including with the Santa Fe Opera, and also in Central America.  She was Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Chamber Music Studies at Grand Canyon University.  Now she is on the Board and Artistic Committee of the Phoenix Chamber Music Society, and is also a board member of the Metropolitan Opera National Council – Arizona District auditions committee. She resides in North Phoenix where she teaches violin and coaches chamber music ensembles.