Canadian-born violist Andrew Duckles has quickly become one of the most renowned musicians in the 90803 zip code. Born into a family of very tall musicians, Andrew is actually the "runt" of the Duckles family, standing at a modest 6'4". At age sixteen, Andrew made his solo debut with the Oregon Symphony and has since been performing across North America and Europe.

Formerly principal viola of the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet orchestras, Mr. Duckles resides in Los Angeles, playing viola for the motion picture and television orchestras. Additionally, Mr. Duckles has made guest appearances as principal viola of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Pasadena Pops Orchestra, and the New West Symphony. From 1999 to 2002, Andrew spent three seasons performing, recording, and touring with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. An enthusiastic chamber musician, Mr. Duckles appears regularly as a guest artist on a number of chamber music series throughout the United States. Andrew teaches viola at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Mr. Duckles has served on the faculty of a number of chamber music festivals including the Mancini Institute, The Las Vegas Music Festival, Summer Institute of chamber music at the University of the Pacific, and the CSU Summer Arts Music Festival in Florence, Italy.

Andrew holds degrees from both the Eastman School of Music and the New England Conservatory and is still working hard to pay back the small fortune he borrowed to pay for his musical education. His hobbies include cartooning, following international soccer, and collecting great music. Andrew is married to culinary genius, master educator and French horn player extraordinaire Laura Strand. Together they live in Belmont Shore, California with their one-year-old son Aidan and three cats.