Mariana Green-Hill is Project STEP’s Artistic Advisor and a member of STEP’s violin and chamber music faculty. She has been a long-term member of Project STEP’s staff, and has served in many roles including Artistic Director. Mariana is also the Strings Director at Boston Arts Academy where she teaches high school students. She founded and directs Four Strings Academy, an intensive string training summer program, and teaches privately and as a member of the New England Conservatory’s Preparatory Division. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from The Juilliard School and a Professional Studies Diploma from the Mannes College of Music.
Mariana is a multi-prize winner of the Sphinx Competition as well as the recipient of the 2009 Sanford Allen Award in recognition of her “artistic merit, persistence, and extraordinary achievement.” Mariana has been a featured guest soloist with the New Jersey, Memphis, Detroit, and Boston Symphony Orchestras and the Boston Pops. In addition to her solo performances, she is an experienced chamber and orchestral musician. The Amaryllis String Quartet, of which she was a member, was awarded First Prize in the prestigious Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (Jr. Division). Mariana has performed with Yo Yo Ma, Pamela Frank, Lynn Chang, Marcus Thompson, and with members of the Houston and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. She was also a member of the Young Eight String Octet for six seasons.
