Current Members

Lauren Bensaid

Lauren Bensaid has played violin since age 6 and currently studies with James Maurer. Lauren has attended numerous summer programs, including the Indiana Summer Strings Academy, and is beginning her 7th season as a member of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. Lauren has also performed with several well known artists—including the Piano Guys—and has played at Carnegie Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheater, and Madison Square Garden. Additionally, Lauren has spent time studying violin abroad, where she studied with teachers from the Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc, Paris Opera House and Guildhall School of Music in London.

Eliot Hodges

Eliot Hodges, cello, is a senior at Kent Denver School in Englewood, CO. He currently studies with Matt Zalkind at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He has previously attended the Meadowmount School of Music and the Heifetz International Music Institute, where he studied with Hans Jensen, Tim Eddy, Amit Peled, Steven Doane, and Jonathan Koh.

Eloise Hodges

Eloise Hodges is a violinist currently based in Boston and Denver. She studies with Kristopher Tong at New England Conservatory and the Parker Quartet at Harvard University, where she is in her third year studying music and comparative religion. She has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, the Heifetz International Music Institute, and the Banff Chamber Music Residency.