Meet the Quartet
Kylie Ahern, Viola
Kylie Ahern was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and moved to Flagstaff in 2014 to pursue a Master's of Music degree in Suzuki Pedagogy at Northern Arizona University. She earned her Bachelor's of Music degree in Violin Performance from Oklahoma State University. She began playing the violin at the age of four as a Suzuki student. Kylie studied violin and viola with Dr. Laura Talbott at OSU, and with Dr. Louise Scott and Dr. Karin Hallberg at NAU. She also studied viola with Dr. Jacquelyn Schwandt at NAU. She spent summers at Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina and Pierre Monteux School in Maine. Kylie currently plays violin in the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Kylie currently teaches Strings at Northland Preparatory Academy, a charter school in Flagstaff for grades 6-12. She also teaches private violin lessons. In her free time, Kylie enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her dog Queso.
Billy Glaser, Cello
Billy Glaser is a native to Arizona. Born in Phoenix, they now reside in Flagstaff, pursuing a BMA in Cello Performance, at NAU. Billy currently studies with Dr. Mary Ann Ramos, and spends their summers in masterclasses with the Principal Cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra, Mark Kosower. They perform with Verde Valley Sinfonietta, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, and MusicaNova Orchestra. In their spare time, Billy enjoys spending time with their nephew’s, gardening, baking, yoga, traveling, and most importantly playing with their three cats, Gunter, Pablo and Norman.
Rachel Butherus, Violin
Rachel Butherus was born in Greeley, Colorado and moved to Flagstaff in 2016 to pursue a Master's degree in Suzuki Pedagogy at NAU. Rachel received her undergraduate degree in Violin Performance from the University of Northern Colorado where she studied under Richard Fuchs and Margaret Soper- Guiterrez. Butherus has toured with orchestras and played in chamber festivals across Italy, Germany, England, and the Czech Republic. She plays with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and is the orchestra director at Pine Forest Charter School. When Rachel is not busy with her music, either performing or teaching, she enjoys baking and practicing the skills she learned as a certified pastry chef from Auguste Escoffier School of Pastry Arts.
Anne Schreiber, Violin
Anne originally from Appleton, Wisconsin, moved to Flagstaff in 2019 to pursue her Master of Music in Suzuki Pedagogy (Violin) degree at Northern Arizona University, studying under Dr. Louise Scott and Dr. Karin Hallberg. She began studying piano through the Yamaha program when she was four years old and began playing violin at the age of seven. In May of 2019, Schreiber received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, studying under Nobuyoshi Yasuda. Her string quartet in Eau Claire participated in the International Music Festival of the Adriatic in Duino, Italy, over the summer of 2017, funded by a grant to explore extended string techniques through living composer compositions. Schreiber has enjoyed teaching violin lessons, playing for churches, and being the violin sectional coach of the Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony throughout her years in Eau Claire. She currently is a section violinist in the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and owns her own private piano and violin studio in Flagstaff. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors and running on the beautiful trails in Flagstaff.
