Daryl Silberman

Daryl Silberman (“Ms. S”) is an orchestra director at Scullen Middle School in Naperville, IL, and directs ensembles for the Youth Symphony of DuPage. She also serves as Assistant Director of the OPUS Summer Chamber Music Camp. Previously, she taught at Waubonsie Valley High School and has worked with youth and school orchestras in Illinois and Oregon.

An accomplished musician, Daryl has performed professionally on violin and viola with regional symphonies, jazz and chamber ensembles, studio groups, and rock bands. She collaborates regularly with her husband, violist Danny Seidenberg, and continues to record and perform with her folk-rock band Naked to the World. Daryl plays and teaches on a 5-string violin.

She studied viola at the University of Colorado Boulder, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the University of Southern California. Her diverse career includes work as a private teacher, public school orchestra director, and freelance performer in California, Oregon, and Illinois.

A sought-after guest conductor and clinician, Daryl has led honor orchestras and presented at state and national conferences across the country. She serves as a Virtual Instructional Coach for early-career music teachers through the Illinois Education Association and as the K–12 Representative on the national board of the American String Teachers Association. In 2011, School Band and Orchestra magazine named her one of “50 Directors Who Make a Difference.”

Beyond music, Daryl is a certified yoga instructor (RYT® 200) and mindful educator, teaching classes and wellness workshops that combine movement, mindfulness, and community for students and teachers alike.

In her free time, Daryl is an avid yogi, wine enthusiast, gluten-free foodie, and proud mom of two young adults. She is a D’Addario Artist and the co-author of Rock Philharmonic: Classic Rock Songs for String Orchestra (Alfred, 2016) and Finger Fun: A Workbook for First Position Violin (Mel Bay Publications)