Lois Pfister has a Bachelors in Music Education from Ithaca College and a Masters in Music Performance from Penn State. She has taught students privately in Cortland, NY since 1979. She is the Concertmistress of the Cortland-Community Orchestra (and has played solos with them on many occasions) and plays with other groups including the Syracuse Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and the Skaneateles Festival Orchestra.