Laurie holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in viola performance from Louisiana State University. She has performed around the globe in orchestras, chamber ensembles, and solo recitals. She is especially passionate about string chamber music, and performs duo and quartet repertoire regularly in both Scotland and North Carolina. Currently, Laurie is based in Aberdeen, where she works as Senior Musician with Big Noise Torry and teaches viola at the University of Aberdeen. 

Originally from Ellon, Martin studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before moving to the north of England. There he enjoyed a busy freelance career playing, recording and touring with many orchestras and ensembles including Northern Ballet, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Skipton Camerata and the National Festival Orchestra. He also recorded with bands such as Mull Historical Society, Embrace and Submotion Orchestra as well as playing with west end touring company productions of Matilda and Assassins. As a cello teacher he has worked at Hymers College, Ampleforth College and Queen Ethelburgas Collegiate. He was delighted to return to beautiful Aberdeenshire to work for the Instrumental Music Service in 2020.

An experienced cellist, Emily has performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera, Ensemble Thing, Red Note, Auricle Ensemble and Alba Quartet. In 2019, she was awarded Made in Scotland funding and created an hour-long live cello and audiovisual show called Systems Theory, which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Being Human Festival and the CCA in Glasgow. Since moving to Aberdeen to work for Big Noise Torry, Emily enjoys playing with the Aurora Quartet, Outwith Ensemble, Granite Ensemble and Thistle Quartet. Emily is also a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and loves growing flowers and going wild swimming.