Karie Prescott received a Bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Michael Tree and Karen Tuttle, and a  Master's degree from the University of Michigan under the direction of Donald McInnes. She has been a member of the Seattle, Pacific, and  New World Symphonies, and has performed as principal violist for  Mikhael Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project, American Ballet  Theatre, New West Symphony, LA Mozart Orchestra, and the Los Angeles  productions of Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon. She has soloed with  the Seattle Symphony and American Ballet Theatre Orchestra, among  others. Chamber music performances, including two "Music from  Marlboro" tours, have taken her throughout the U.S., Canada, and  Europe. Currently she is a freelance recording artist in the LA area, is on the faculty of Pepperdine University, and performs with the LA  Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the Los Angeles  Chamber Orchestra, as well as being a member of the LA Opera Orchestra.