Zenith String Quartet

First Violinist with the Zenith Quartet, Michael Fan is also Concertmaster of the Tucson Pops Orchestra, a position he has also held with The Southern Arizona Light Opera, and the U of A Summer Opera Orchestras. He also plays in the Tucson Symphony and is a founding member of the Tucson Symphony Piano Trio. Michael is also an accomplished composer and writes all the arrangements for the quartet. For more information please visit his website www.mikefan.com

Melanie Olsen, violinist in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Arizona's School of Music and Dance. In addition to the Tucson Symphony she has performed with numerous musical groups throughout the U. S. and Europe including the Fredonia Chamber Players, the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, and the Heidelberg Opera Orchestra. More recently she traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina where she studied tango music with violinist Fernando Suarez-Paz.

Principal Violist with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Ann Weaver completed her Bachelor of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she was given the Annual Viola Award for Outstanding Achievement. She earned her Master's degree in Music Performance at Rice University, where she graduated with honors.

Nelzimar is the Principal cello of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. A native of Brazil, she played in the Chamber Orchestra of Sao Paulo before coming to study in the United States, where she has performed in the Aspen, Strawberry Creek and Missouri Symphony Society festivals. She has performed as soloist with the University of Missouri and University of Arizona Symphony Orchestras.