Cordle Studios

Cordle Studios has been serving the communities of south-central Pennsylvania since its founding in 2010. In addition to weekly lessons, classes, and coachings, the studio frequently hosts chamber music festivals, mock orchestra auditions, and workshops for local school district strings programs. Students enrolled in our programs receive opportunit... ies to work with internationally-acclaimed teaching artists and music educators and regularly achieve placement in highly-esteemed youth ensembles, such as the Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra and PMEA Festival Orchestras. Dr. Adam Paul Cordle has been featured as a soloist and chamber musician in venues throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He serves as the violist of Duo590 and Trio Alexander, in duo partnerships with violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport and soprano Susan Hochmiller, and as principal violist with the Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his work as director of Cordle Studios, he teaches at Gettysburg College and serves on the board of the American Viola Society. Dr. Cordle earned the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Performance & Literature with minors in Pedagogy and Music Theory at the Eastman School of Music under the mentorship of Phillip Ying, Carol Rodland, Masumi per Rostad, George Taylor, and Jonathan Dunsby. He earned the Bachelor of Music in Performance & Literature from the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music under the mentorship of Louise Zeitlin.Read More