Elizabeth Cerroni

Karen Boulos

Tricia Hollis

Patine Ryu

(Violin 1)

(Violin 2)

(Viola)

(Cello)

As a young cellist, Patine started her musical background in Syracuse. She played with the Syracuse Youth Symphony then for high school attended Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. She then graduated from Indiana University with degrees in Music Performance and Music Education. At this time she decided to switch career paths and went to Crouse School of Nursing and became a Registered Nurse.

After having three children (soon to be two grandchildren), she returned to music and has played with various musical groups, including The Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra, Syracuse Chamber Orchestra, Upton Clarinet Quintet, and the Salt City Pops Quartet.

On her off time from music and life she can be found golfing at the Cavalry Club and with the Syracuse Women’s District Golf Association.

A Fayetteville native, Tricia attended Hartt School of Music where she earned her music education degree, and later a masters in music education from Syracuse University. Now retired from NYS public schools, she taught orchestra to grades 3 through 12 in Scotia Glenville Central schools, North Colonie Schools, and Baldwinsville Central Schools.

She performed with the Aurora String quartet, the Schenectady Symphony, and currently performs with the Syracuse Chamber Orchestra and the Salt City Pops Quartet.

Aside from violin and viola her other loves include learning to play piano, gardening, bird watching, and spending time outdoors. She also has two children and two grandchildren with whom she loves spending time.

Karen started playing the violin as a young girl through the West Genesee public school system. She continued through her graduation. Along the way she performed in several county youth orchestras. She also was a member of the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra. As an adult she has performed with the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra and the Salt City Pops Quartet.

She attended St Joseph’s nursing school and eventually became a nurse practitioner. She currently works in that role at Crouse hospital. Karen also became Suzuki certified and taught at Faith Heritage School for 5 years.

She has three beautiful children scattered along the east coast. In her free time she enjoys visiting them. She also loves to garden, read and spend time with friends and family.

A Baldwinsville native, Elizabeth started playing the violin at age ten. Growing up, she was very active in music, attending summer music camps including the Tanglewood Institute and performing with the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra. She played with both the Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra as an undergraduate student, and after college she moved to New York City where she performed with the Weill Cornell Music and Medicine Orchestra.

Elizabeth moved back to her hometown in 2021 at which time she also joined the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra. She later joined the Salt City Pops Quartet in 2023. Music also influenced her graduate research thesis, where she studied the effects of live music on nursing burnout.

She currently works as a nurse practitioner. In her free time if she is not playing violin, she can be found training for a marathon, cooking/baking, or spending time with her husband, their dog and their seven cats.

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