News from Eric Chapman

Eric Chapman and his beloved Viola

Eric Chapman started his teaching career in the History Department at St. Paul's School in NH from 1964-1968. He went to the University of Michigan where he was a Teaching Fellow in African-American Studies. Later, he supervised implementation of early childhood education programs for an educational research foundation. At the same time, he founded a violin making school in the United States which led to the creation of the Violin Society in America. In 1974, Eric founded the Ann Arbor Summer Sympony, now in its 35th season. By 1978, Eric started Eric Chapman Violins, Inc. which he still operates out of his home in Lincolnshire, IL . He also serves as contributing editor to the Journal of the American Viola Society. Eric writes that he "keeps active with the viola and plays with two quartets and the Skokie Symphony."

Eric and his wife Adina have two children, ages 13 and 15. Both are active musicians. Their son does trombone and voice and has sung in 24 concerts with the Chicago Symphony. Their daughter, 15, is a freshman at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Adina is a trombonist and former music school dean. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Adina teaches foods and gourmet foods at Hillary Clinton's former high school.

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