Betsy Husby

Betsy Husby is a Senior Lecturer in the Music Department at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), Master of Music (M.M.), and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her career spans over 30 years as principal cellist with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and founder of the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra. She has performed internationally, including in Russia, France, and Japan, and has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio.

• Education:
• Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), SUNY Stony Brook
• Master of Music (M.M.), SUNY Stony Brook
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), SUNY Stony Brook

Her research interests focus on cello performance and pedagogy, including training in the Suzuki method. She has received grants supporting tours and performances, and her career highlights include the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and a live broadcast of Prokofiev's Sinfonie Concertante with the Duluth Superior Symphony.

Awards include recognition as a semi-finalist for the McKnight Fellowship and Minnesota State Arts Board grants. She is also active in teaching, having completed Suzuki pedagogical training through Book 10.

Professional affiliations include roles with the Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Petrozavodsk Symphony Orchestra (Russia), and academic orchestras at UW-Superior, UMD, and St. Scholastica. She has performed at the Bernard Greenhouse 90th Birthday Celebration and the Schubert Club Courtroom Concert Series.