Martha Herrle received her B. Mus. Ed degree from Hartt College of Music, studying both violin and viola. She spent the following year studying string quartet literature at the University of Connecticut with the Laurel String Quartet. An accomplished CMS faculty member for over 22 years, Martha has played a major role in the lives and educations of hundreds and hundreds of students of all ages throughout the region. She founded Goodwin Strings, a before-school group violin instructional program for 2nd and 3rd graders at Goodwin Elementary School in Old Saybrook, and also for many years was the beloved teacher for a weekly music program for collaborative preschool students at Essex Elementary School. Martha is the founder and conductor of the CMS String Ensemble orchestra, which brings her immeasurable joy as a frustrated conductor, as well as Chamber Connections and Violin Karate programs.
