Nicholas Mann, viola/violin (Ossining, NY), was a founding violinist and member of the Mendelssohn String Quartet for over 30 years. He is a faculty member and chair of the string department at the Manhattan School of Music, and a faculty member at the Juilliard School. He is a former faculty member of Harvard University, the Hartt School, and the North Carolina School for the Arts. Nicholas has participated in the Ravinia, Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Music Academy of the West. Young Artists Program in Ottawa and Santa Fe festivals. He is president of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation and President of the Board of Trustees of Yellow Barn. Previous Yellow Barn musician (since 1999)