Nancy Lemke, viola, received her music degrees from the New England Conservatory and the University of Minnesota. She has performed with a wide range of artists from Kurt Masur to Garrison Keillor, at such notable events as the Aspen Music Festival and Chautauqua Music Festival, and has toured internationally.

In keeping with her ethnomusicalogical interests, Nancy is currently working with Kirtan Path (an East Indian chant group) and in the past has performed with blues bands, as an old-time/folk fiddler and was previously a member of the Mandrogora Tango Orchestra.