Avi is a graduate both in Music Education and Band Instrument Repair Technology. She studied at Peabody Conservatory, University of Maryland, University of Washington and Renton Technical College. She has been a member of the Gettysburg Symphony and the Maryland Clarinet Choir and has taught in the Seattle Public Schools. Director of the Whidbey Island Clarinet Choir and active member of the local music community, she has maintained a professional band instrument repair shop and a private teaching studio on South Whidbey since her arrival on the island 20 years ago. Avi serves on the Advisory Committee to the Band Instrument Repair Department at Renton Technical College and is a member of the NAPBIRT, the National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians. She is living her dream of bringing people together through music.
