Anna Kortemeyer

Violin, Viola

Anna Kortemeyer, DMA, is an instructor of violin at Michigan State University’s Community Music School. She holds graduate degrees from Michigan State University including a Doctor of Musical Arts with a focus on the violin music of American composer Amy Beach. Her primary violin instructors have been Herman Straka of the Minnesota Orchestra, Prof. Lee Joiner from Wheaton College, and Prof. Walter Verdehr from Michigan State University.

While pursuing a Bachelor in Music at Wheaton College, she performed as a member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony. She received fellowships to perform with the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado as well as the National Orchestral Institute in College Park, Maryland. Before moving to Michigan, she performed with the Annapolis Symphony, Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Kortemeyer has been teaching and performing in the Lansing area for more than 20 years. During this time she has performed with the Lansing Symphony, the Jackson Symphony, the Midland Symphony and with the Great Lakes String Quartet for weddings and events. She holds certifications from the Suzuki Association of the Americas and has taught with several Suzuki programs.

Her students can be found performing in the community and in local orchestras including school orchestras, Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony, Homeschool Music Association, and Mason Symphony. They perform recitals in the community, compete in annual Solo and Ensemble festivals, attend Blue Lake Music Camp, perform with the Michigan Youth Arts Festival, perform Senior Solos with their high school orchestras, go on to study music or enjoy making music as a hobby.