Nancy Bean

Violin, Board Member - Music Director of Amerita Chamber Players

Nancy Bean, violin, joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1983 and was its Assistant Concertmaster from 1986 to 2009, when she retired to focus on chamber music. She has served as Artistic Director of 1807 & Friends since 1992 and of the Amerita Chamber Players since 2024. An active chamber musician, she founded the Wister Quartet in 1987. She is a violinist with the Casimir Trio, Trio Montage, Duo Parisienne, the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, and the first violinist of the Amerita Chamber Players.