Boasting Bengal: Haleigh Gustaveson

Haleigh Gustaveson, now known as Haleigh Vance, studied Viola Performance at Indiana University. Since her graduation, she has remained loyal to the music profession. She is a certified Suzuki teacher and currently teaches 12 violin students. She also co-runs the Suitland Strings Youth Ensemble, a youth strings group (ages 4-16) that play all over the D.C. area, as well as partipates in two professional for-hire string quartets, The Briar Rose String Quartet and the Southern Maryland String Quartet, both of which service the greater Washington D.C. area. If that isn't enough, Haleigh is also the president of the Mormon Orchestra of Washington D.C., which mirrors the Orchestra at Temple Square in many ways and also plays all over the greater Washington D.C. area.

When Haleigh isn't focusing on music, she spends her time with her husband, Mike, whom she met at Indiana and is a professional saxaphone player. Married in 2000, Haleigh and Mike moved to Washington D.C. after Mike was accepted to the United States Army Pershing's Own Band. She also enjoys taking care of their four wonderful and active kids, Isaac (7), Hannah (5), Laura (4), and Stephen (18 months). (As an adventure story, Haleigh says that Laura was born in the front seat of the car on the way to the hospital, with Mike playing the role of the doctor, until the ambulance arrived!)

[View pictures and updates about Haleigh & Co. at her blog here.]