Anna Elizabeth Gildon

Anna Elizabeth Gildon is a violinist, violist, music teacher, and music producer in the Pacific Northwest. She has performed with groups such as the Olympia Symphony Orchestra, Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Masterworks Choral Ensemble. She also founded The Hansen Quartet, which performs for weddings and other events at The Hansen Place in Sumner, WA. In addition to Classical music, Anna enjoys a wide variety of folk and contemporary music. She plays frequently at local Irish, Old-Time, and Klezmer sessions. Her Celtic-influenced band Whiskey Fiasco is set to have their debut performance at the Olympia Porchfest, and she will perform with local singer-songwriter Faith Martin at the Tacoma Porchfest. 

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Violin Performance as well as Broad Area Music Education from Central Washington University, and a Master’s Degree of Music Education from Eastern Washington University, graduating Summa Cum Laude from both universities. She has taught a variety of orchestra, guitar, and music theory classes at Graham-Kapowsin High School for nearly five years. She is especially proud to have founded the school’s Mariachi program, which recently performed at the WMEA State Solo and Ensemble competition in Ellensburg. 

Anna loves writing and producing music and sharing her musical creations with others. She has released music on streaming services under the name Anna Elizabeth and posts her various music production projects on her Instagram page, which has 30,000 followers (anna.elizabeth.violin). 

In her free time, Anna enjoys rock climbing, rockhounding, and listening to rock music.