"Tracey Rush was born in 1955 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She received her BS in Music Education from Bob Jones University, where she studied with Dwight Gustafson, and has completed her coursework for her Masters of Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa. She has taught music at Northeast Iowa Community College since 1955 and has a private studio of about 25 string and composition students. In addition to being the principal violist for the Dubuque Symphony, Ms. Rush serves as the Executive Director of the Northeast Iowa School of Music. She lives in Dubuque with her husband and two sons." - http://www.windband.org/foothill/mar03.htm