Hailed for her "sweeping and bristling" sound and “impassioned” playing by the New York Times, Tema Watstein is an active chamber musician, educator, and psychology student based in New York City. Formerly a violinist in ETHEL, New York's premier "downtown" string quartet, she took great pride in her mission as a cultural and musical “pollinator,” bringing collaborative discoveries to audiences through multi-dimensional musical repertoire and community engagement. Through her tenure, ETHEL served as Ensemble in Residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at Denison University. Tema also composed and performed works for the world premiere of Documerica at BAM.