Biography

Dr. Platt holds undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees in Violin Performance from Boston University and Ball State University, with a minor in Vocal Performance. She has performed in orchestras across the United States and Europe. Currently, she is the concertmaster of the Saint Louis Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gateway Festival Orchestra and the Edwardsville Symphony. In the past, she has served as the concertmaster of the University City Symphony, the Clayton Orchestra, the Saint Louis Civic Orchestra, the Fabulous Fox Theater Orchestra, and the Salem-Chamber Orchestra. In addition, she has performed with the Kingsbury Ensemble, St. Louis Municipal Opera Theater, the Union Avenue Opera, the St. Louis Bach Society, the Winter Opera, and many traveling shows. 
 
Pedagogically, Dr. Platt believes that music is a language and should be studied as such. She is a Suzuki teacher trained instructor and is registered in all levels, studying under the tutelage of John Kendall, Donald Becker, Vera McCoy-Sullentic, Winifred Crock, and Thomas Wermuth. She has taught individual and group lessons at the Suzuki Institute of Boston, the String Project at the University of Texas in Austin, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Kirkwood Academy of Music. 
 
Dr. Platt believes all students should study solo repertoire, chamber music, composition, improvisation, theory, history and technology in order to understand music at the highest level possible. Teaching the entire human being is her goal. 
 
Currently, Dr. Platt conducts the orchestra at Lindenwood University and teaches applied violin, viola, chamber music, history and string pedagogy. She teaches strings in the Parkway School District. Outside of music, she loves CrossFit, spending time with her friends and constantly learning and growing.