Eric Tanner
Eric Tanner serves as Artist-Faculty Instructor of Violin at Grand Valley State University, where he is first violinist in the Perugino String Quartet. He began his violin studies at the age of three and made his debut at age 13 with the Pioneer Valley Symphony. He studied at the Eastman School of Music and received Bachelor of music and Master of music degrees from the University of Massachusetts and the Manhattan School of Music. Raphael Bronstein, Ariana Bronne, Julian Olevsky and Sylvia Rosenberg were among his principal teachers.
Tanner is currently Principal Second Violin of the Grand Rapids Symphony and has previously held positions with the Florida Philharmonic and the New Orleans Symphony. He has performed with the Saugatuck, Sunflower, Waterloo and Grand Teton music festivals.