Roland and Almita Vamos are a husband and wife who are

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and

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instructors. The Vamoses have been recognized at the

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seven times and were named Distinguished Teachers by the

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. They have been honored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) with the Distinguished Service Award, and showcased on CBS' ''Sunday Morning News''. Roland Vamos was born July 20, 1930. He studied with Oscar Shumsky and William Lincer at the

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. Almita Vamos was born September 16, 1938, and studied with Mischa Mischakoff and Louis Persinger at the

. A performing artist, she won the Concert Artist Guild award in New York City along with other prizes. The Vamoses are members of the faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago and the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Prior to their positions at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, they were on faculty at Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of Minnesota, Western Illinois University, University of Kentucky, and Antioch College.

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