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![Two students hold a violin and cello in a garden.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Riel%2C%20Avery.png?h=fbd45ce3&itok=IdLwr0ZI)
Avery Riel ’23 was set on studying music when they entered college, but after finding Lawrence through the Colleges that Change Lives, they were able to discover a multitude of possibilities beyond just classical performance.
![Mallory Welsch holds a violin in front of flowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Welsch%2C%20Mallory.jpg?h=6f94bf29&itok=GFt8l27a)
Mallory Welsch ’24 always knew that she wanted to study viola performance, and after connecting with Lawrence’s viola professor through the viola teacher in her hometown, it became clear that Lawrence was the perfect place to do so.
![Horacia Conteras, and his partner, Natali Herrera-Pacheco stand together outside Lawrence's Conservatory](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-12/Horacio-Natali-SOLA.jpeg?h=649e8540&itok=5vD-GPTt)
Horacio Contreras, an associate professor of music in the Lawrence Conservatory of Music, and his wife, Natali Herrera-Pacheco launched SOLA (Strings of Latin America) three years ago to raise the profile of Latin American composers.