Timothy Cuffman

Timothy Cuffman is an active performer and teacher based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He teaches violin and viola to students with a wide variety of backgrounds and goals. He is also the director of orchestras at the West Michigan Homeschool Fine Arts in Kalamazoo. As an orchestral musician, Cuffman is Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra and a member of the South Bend Symphony. He also frequently plays with other ensembles including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Kalamazoo Symphony, and Lansing Symphony. Previously, he served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Cheyenne Symphony for three seasons. He has performed with numerous other ensembles including the Colorado Symphony, Akron Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Iowa.

Dr. Cuffman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance and Pedagogy with a Secondary Area in Viola from the University of Iowa in 2016. He also holds Master of Music degrees from Ohio University in Violin Performance and Upper String Pedagogy and a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University 
of Akron.