Eliza Rodriguez
Eliza Rodriguez, flutist,began her professional music career in the San Francisco Bay Area and has extensive experience teaching private lessons to students K-12, as well as adult students. She has taught many students privately and also in classroom settings, where she taught from her own personally developed curriculum. In her private teaching, Eliza draws from many pedagogical resources, including some of her own material, to find a method that works for each individual student. Eliza believes that compassion and the ability to foster both accountability and creativity in students are key in teaching. Eliza has degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music, studying with professors Bonita Boyd and Timothy Day. Additional instructors include Donna Shin, Nancy Stagnitta, and Nadine Asin. In 2012, Eliza attended the Aspen Music Festival, and in 2013 she attended the Bay View Music Festival in Michigan. Eliza has also participated in many masterclasses with prominent musicians such as James Galway, Marina Piccinini, and members of the Imani Winds Quintet. Eliza was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and began learning the flute there at age nine. She is a member of Unbound Symphony's Fundraising & Grants Committee.
Christa Eve
Christa Eve grew up in rural Pennsylvania and earned a degree in writing from Kutztown University. After spending time in Salt Lake City, she relocated to Seattle, where she has continued to build an active and vibrant musical career. A bass clarinetist from a family of musicians, Christa has performed with ensembles including the Seattle Philharmonic, Washington Wind Symphony, Seattle Wind Symphony, Northwest Clarinet Choir, Woodinville Community Band, Salt Lake Symphonic Winds, and the historic Ringgold Band, one of the oldest concert bands in the United States, established in 1852.
Outside of music, Christa enjoys hiking, kayaking, traveling, and playing soccer. As Marketing Chair for Unbound Symphony, she brings together her background in writing, creativity, and community engagement to help share the organization’s mission and connect with new audiences.