Colyn C. Fischer (born 1977, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) has been playing the violin since the age of three and has been Scottish fiddling since the age of five. He holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in Violin from Wheaton College, Illinois, and has recorded with various ensembles and genres including classical, rock, jazz, and Scottish.
Colyn has performed professionally with numerous orchestras in the Chicago and Pittsburgh areas.
In 1993, Fischer won the National Scottish Fiddling championship (Jr. Div.). He won the title of US-Scottish Fiddle Champion (Open Div.) for 2005, and won the title again in 2006, winning the National Scottish Fiddling championship in Ohio.
Fischer currently lives in San Francisco, California, teaching middle school orchestra at San Carlos School District, is a private violin-fiddle instructor and also teaches at the annual Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling. He performs with pianist Shauna Pickett-Gordon as the ""Peat Fire Flame"" duo.
37.7432421, -122.497668
San Francisco, CA (94116)
Full Name:
Colyn Fischer
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Institutional Affiliation:
Orchestra Director, Central Middle School, San Carlos School District;
Co-Director/Coach, Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers, Montara and Santa Cruz, CA;
Instructor, Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddle, Valle Crucis, NC
Music Styles:
Classical, Scottish Fiddle
Instrument/Voice Types Taught:
Violin, Fiddle
Anyone willing to learn
Education:
Violin Performance, Wheaton Conservatory of Music 1999, Wheaton, IL;
Teacher's Certification, Seton Hill University 2005, Greensburg, PA
Years Teaching:
15
Lesson Rate:
$40/half hour, $75/hour
Makes House Calls:
No