Guest Artists

Mrs. Hoffmire graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance, receiving a full tuition music scholarship, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish. She furthered her education at the University of Illinois, where she was granted a teaching assistantship while earning a Master of Music degree in violin performance.

 

Jane has performed in concerts and festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Russia.

 

In addition to maintaining a private violin studio for over 30 years, she has taught in the Illinois Wesleyan Preparatory Department and coached the Honors String Quartets for Youth Music Illinois.

 

Her students consistently receive leadership positions in local youth orchestras and have received awards in local and state music competitions, in addition to receiving college music scholarships in and out of state. Jane has been blessed to see her students go on to pursue successful professional music careers but is equally blessed when her students continue violin playing as a complement to their primary profession.

 

She manages, contracts, and plays violin for the Peoria based River City String Quartet. One of Jane’s greatest joys is being wife to Darin for over 30 years, mother to three adult daughters, and most recently, given the pleasure of becoming Grammy.