JOHN WILCOX, a Louisiana native, trained at Florida State University under Richard Bergen, and is currently Associate Professor of Violin studies and Director of the Dana Chamber Orchestra at Youngstown State University. He is a past member of the first violin section of the National Symphony in Washington D.C., Concertmaster of the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, and former Concertmaster of the Youngstown Symphony. He has also served as Primarius of the Youngstown Symphony String Quartet.