Abraham
Skernick and Atar Arad, earning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and the
prestigious Performer’s Certificate. While at Indiana, Watras
served as Professor Arad’s assistant for many years, and was a member
of the faculty as a Visiting Lecturer. She went on to study
chamber music at the Juilliard School while also teaching there as an
assistant to the Juilliard String Quartet. Watras then served as
Musical Artist in Residence at Dickinson College and on the faculty of
the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program.
In 2004, Watras was appointed Assistant Professor of Viola at the
University of Washington, where she teaches viola and chamber
music. Watras currently resides in Seattle with her husband,
Corigliano Quartet violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim. She plays a
viola made by Samuel Zygmuntowicz.
August 2007
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