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Violinist Heather LeDoux Green joined the National Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and became a member of the first violin section in 2007. She came to the NSO after spending two years as assistant concertmaster of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Prior to Washington D.C., Green was a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. She received her Master of Music degree from Rice University studying with Sergiu Luca. As an undergraduate, she was a student of esteemed violinist Camilla Wicks. She considers Wicks her greatest mentor, dutifully following her to three schools and graduating from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As a chamber musician, she is a new member of the Manchester String Quartet and has performed with the Kennedy Center Chamber Players, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Eclipse, Spoleto, Sun Valley, Music in the Mountains, and Round Top. She has participated in Italy’s Accademia Chigiana, Mozarteum Academy in Austria, and the Amadeus Quartet Program in London. She has soloed with the NSO, performing Tan Dun’s “Hero” concerto with the composer conducting. Most recently she and NSO bassist Paul DeNola have written a comedic children’s program featuring short classical works. They have been featured in the Kennedy Center Family Theater and perform regularly for schools sharing music and humor with young audiences.