Mary Pulgar

Violin

Ms. Mary Pulgar is currently a member of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, The Amadeus Chamber Ensemble and Instructor of Violin at the Community School of the Arts. Over the last few years, Ms. Pulgar has been invited on several occasions to be an adjudicator, working side by side with educators and musicians from all over the U.S, and her students have played for such prestigious teachers/performers as Dylana Jenson and David Kim. She has appeared as soloist with Orquesta Sinfónica del Delta Amacuro in Venezuela where she also gave a number of masterclasses and coachings. Ms. Pulgar has also served as Professor of Strings at Carson Newman University and Walters State Community College.

Ms. Pulgar holds a Master in Violin Performance from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Duquesne University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is the loving mother of Ana, Claudia, and Antonio, and married to violinist, Edward Pulgar.