Daryl Silberman, bio

 Daryl Silberman ("Ms. S") is an orchestra director at Scullen Middle School in Naperville, Illinois (Indian Prairie School District 204) and serves as the conductor of Sinfonietta Strings and Philharmonia Strings for the Youth Symphony of DuPage. She is also the Assistant Director of OPUS Chamber Music Camp and maintains an active career as a guest conductor, clinician, performer, and yoga instructor.

Prior to joining Scullen, Daryl directed the orchestra program at Waubonsie Valley High School for ten years and has also taught at West Salem High School in Oregon. Her youth orchestra experience includes conducting for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Hyde Park Youth Orchestra, and she co-founded the Whittier Area Youth Orchestra in California.

As a professional violinist and violist, Daryl performs regularly throughout the Chicago area with ensembles including the City Lights Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, New Vintage Strings, and a variety of chamber, theater, and commercial groups. She enjoys collaborating with her husband, violist Danny Seidenberg, on a variety of creative musical projects. Her acoustic folk-rock band, Naked to the World, continues occasionally to write, record, and perform, and she performs with Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Arielle Silver when able. Daryl performs and teaches on a 5-string violin and is a huge advocate for the instrument.

Daryl studied viola at the University of Colorado Boulder, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the University of Southern California. Throughout her career she has taught and performed professionally in California, Oregon, and Illinois, working with orchestras, chamber ensembles, baroque groups, recording projects, and contemporary bands.

An active guest conductor and clinician, Daryl has led honor orchestras and presented workshops across the United States. Her conducting engagements have included the Michigan MSBOA Middle School All-State Orchestra, California CASMEC Middle School All-State Orchestra, Illinois ILMEA District Festivals, Ohio OMEA District 1 Honors Orchestra, and the Salem-Keizer D24 Honors Middle School Orchestra. She is a frequent presenter at state and national music education conferences and serves as a clinician through the ILMEA Clinicians Network.

Daryl currently serves as the K-12 Representative on the national board of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) and has been a Virtual Instructional Coach for early-career music educators through the Illinois Education Association for more than five years. In 2011, School Band & Orchestra magazine recognized her as one of its "50 Directors Who Make a Difference."

In addition to her work in music education, Daryl is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with additional training in yin yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. She teaches Vinyasa Flow, Recovery Yoga, Deep Stretch, restorative yoga, and specialty workshops at VASA Fitness and Just Be Yoga in Naperville, integrating movement, mindfulness, and community into every class. She also presents wellness workshops for educators, including sessions focused on sustainable teaching practices, mindfulness, and healthy lifestyles.

Daryl is a D'Addario Educational Artist and the co-author, with Bob Phillips, of Rock Philharmonic: Classic Rock Songs for String Orchestra (Alfred Music). She is also the author of Finger Fun: A Workbook for First Position Violin (Mel Bay Publications) and continues to compose and arrange music for developing string orchestras.

When she is not teaching or performing, Daryl enjoys practicing yoga, exploring great food and wine, traveling with her family, and spending time with her two grown children.