Myra Hinrichs is currently enrolled at the University of California, San Diego in the doctoral program. Before that she lived and worked in Chicago after graduating from the Oberlin College and Conservatory and the Civic Orchestra training program. In performance, she is a member of Chartreuse, a string trio devoted to performing the music of living composers from around the world. In the coming year Chartreuse is collaborating on new pieces with composers Pablo Chin and Bergrún Snœbjörnsdóttir. Myra appears with many other ensembles including 3+1 Quartet, Mucca Pazza, the Morton Feldman Chamber Players, and a.pe.ri.od.ic.