Pam Brailey

Orchestra Member

Instrument

Violin II

Year Joined

2009

Most memorable performance with the ESO

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the North Shore Choral Society

Favorite ESO soloist

Bella Hristova and Irina Muresanu

Why I like playing with the ESO

I enjoy the challenge of learning new repertoire, and I love making music with this great group of people!

Favorite composer or piece

Rachmaninov, Debussy…

When I’m not playing with the ESO, I’m…

I build costumes and teach patterning for the theatre department at Northwestern University. I enjoy playing chamber music, cooking, and sailing with my husband, Lee.

Something most people don’t know about me

After taking a 25-year hiatus from playing the violin, I feel so fortunate to have music back in my life and to be a part of this wonderful group of musicians.