music : Tim Betts

In his third year as Lecturer of Music at Central Washington University teaching viola, chamber music, and music theory and performing as part of the Kairos String Quartet, Tim Betts has established himself as an enthusiastic and sensitive performer, collaborator, teacher, and clinician. His frequent performances and educational activities with the Kairos String Quartet, as well as with many other of the region’s musical organizations, make him a regular presence throughout the northwest.

Mr. Betts also serves as the Executive Director of the Kairos Lyceum, a summer chamber music institute for advanced high school and college-age string players. Prior to his appointment at CWU, Mr. Betts was active as a musician in New York where he earned a Masters Degree in Viola Performance and served as teaching assistant to Debra Moree at Ithaca College and as teaching assistant to Patricia McCarty at the Meadowmount School of Music. He also holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota where he pursued performance studies with Korey Konkol.