Andrea Ferguson

String Orchestra & Preparatory Strings

Ms. Ferguson is away on maternity leave during the 2024-25 Season.

Andrea Ferguson is currently the Orchestra Director for Hauser Junior High School in Riverside, Illinois, a position she has held since 2018, and is a member of the Illinois American String Teachers Association executive board. Andrea received her musical training at DePaul University where she studied violin with Ilya Kaler and received her Bachelor of Music Education degree.

A Chicago-area native, Andrea began studying violin at the age of nine. She was an active participant in the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras for five years and a student in the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy program for advanced young musicians.

Andrea is a certified yoga teacher. She shares her home in Chicago with her German shepherd Brahms and two cats, Kiwi and Mango. She is also an enthusiastic cook, gardener and novice beekeeper.