LaDawn Lingard is First Violin in The Final Touch String Quartet. In addition to playing with the Quartet, LaDawn currently plays with Musica Nova Orchestra of Scottsdale and the San Marcos, now Chandler Symphony Orchestra. She has also played with Mesa Symphony Orchestra now Symphony of the Southwest, Arizona Chamber Symphony, Salt Lake Symphony, the Bob Hope Orchestra, El Paso Symphony and Ballet Orchestra, El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra.
LaDawn completed her Bachelor Degree in Music Performance with honors in 1990 under the tutelage of Abraham Chavez, conductor of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and Laurence Gibson, concertmaster of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. She has served as concertmaster of the Salt Lake Symphony, University of Texas at El Paso Symphony, Moscow Corelli String Ensemble and as Principle Second of the Symphony School of America Orchestra.
Mrs. Lingard has participated in master classes with the Los Angeles Quartet, Charles Rex, Associate Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, Harold Dicterow, Principle Second of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Neal Stuhlberg, Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
LaDawn produced a Violin CD recording of sacred music titled, “Sunday Psalms” in 1999 and was the Arizona State representative for the American Mothers National Violin Competition in 2005. In addition to playing in local music groups LaDawn teaches violin at her private studio in Mesa, Arizona.
