Meet our Artist - Peggy and Karla

Peggy Thorndill and Karla Epperson will be performing cello and piano music 7pm May 18th in the Civic Atrium.

Margaret (Peggy) Thorndill, cello, received her Bachelor of Music degree from Washington State University and completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in cello at California Institute of the Arts. She free-lanced in the Los Angeles area for four years prior to becoming a member of Singapore Symphony Orchestra for three years. She plays in Tacoma Symphony, is a member of Seattle String Quartet, and South Sound Trio.

Karla Epperson, piano, received her Bachelor's of Music degree from University of Puget Sound and spent her career teaching in the Olympia public schools before beginning the string program for the Bethel School District in 1994.

Karla is an accomplished vocalist and pianist as well as a cellist. She played with Tacoma Symphony Orchestra for many years. She conducts Tacoma String Symphony and String Philharmonia groups for Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, and since 2001, she has conducted the Debut and Encore orchestras for Peninsula Youth Orchestra.