Oregon Symphony Musician Bio

Dolores D'Aigle

Assistant Principal Violin

A native Oregonian, Dolores D'Aigle started violin lessons at Portland's Hayhurst Elementary School. Her high school years were spent in the Chicago area, where she then attended Northwestern University on academic and music scholarships. She studied with Edgar Muenzer of the Chicago Symphony and was co-concertmaster of the Chicago Civic orchestra. After graduating early with a Bachelor's of Music degree, she spent two seasons with the Florida Symphony and four years with the San Antonio Symphony. While in Texas, she studied with Stephen Clapp at University of Texas in Austin and as an Aspen Music Festival Fellow.

In 1978 she returned to Portland to become Assistant Principal Violin II of the Oregon Symphony. She continued her studies in master classes with Kato Havas, Denes Zsigmondy, Max Rostal, Tibor Varga and Burton Kaplan. Dolores' other musical activities in Portland include performing in a string quartet, teaching at a private studio and playing organ, viola and piano.

Dolores has a long association with the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, including starting the first sectionals which she still coaches, organizing the first four international tours, reorganizing the MYS structure and serving on its Executive Board. She also has served on the Executive Board of the Musician's Union and on several Oregon Symphony negotiating teams. She has been Chair of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra Player's Committee and Oregon Symphony Representative to the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians.

Dolores is a certified mediator for the state of Oregon. She speaks German and Hungarian, and she relaxes by swimming, hiking and camping in the beautiful Oregon countryside.

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