Ruthie Pilgrim - Violin

Ruthie is a founding member of Strings For Things and an active musician in the Greenville Arts community.  She performs regularly with the Foothills Philharmonic, where she has served as Principal Second Violin.  She is a registered Suzuki violin teacher and has a successful violin studio in her home.  In 2007 and 2008, Ruthie also taught in the Greenville Symphony Orchestras String Academy at Alexander Elementary School, a program designed to give underprivileged children the opportunity to enrich their lives through learning a stringed instrument.  Ruthie lives in Simpsonville with her husband and three children.

Joy Fowler Krimm - Viola

Joy has performed with Strings for Things since  2007.  She holds a Master of Music degree in viola performance from the University of Hartford and a Bachelor of Music in viola performance from East Carolina University .  She has extensive training in Suzuki violin pedagogy and is a registered violin teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas .  Joy currently runs the Suzuki violin program at the Montessori School of Anderson and is also a member of the GAMAC (Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium) Symphony Orchestra and the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra.  Joy lives in Anderson with her husband and daughter.

Julie Moore - Cello

Julie is the newest member of Strings For Things, joining in 2008.  She graduated with her BA from Roanoke College in Virginia where she studied under the tutelage of Alan Weinstein of the Kandinsky Trio.  Julie also taught private music lessons and chamber music while in high school and college.  She continues to enjoy performing in Greenville and Asheville, not only on the cello, but also in the traditional West African music community.  Julie resides at the foot of the beautiful Glassy Mountain in Landrum, SC, with her husband and two young sons.