Member, Commission on Accreditation
Elected November 2025; term ends November 2028
EMILY ONDRACEK-PETERSON serves as Executive Director of the F. Ludwig Diehn School of Music at Old Dominion University. Her portfolio includes resource planning and budgeting, faculty and student support policies, program review and improvement cycles, and distance/experiential learning.
As violinist, she has received acclaim from leading publications including The New York Times, been soloist with ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and recorded for leading record labels. She has performed solo and chamber music performances at all the major venues in New York City including Avery Fisher Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Guggenheim, MoMA, {le} poisson rouge, the Apollo Theatre, Bargemusic, Merkin Hall, Alvin Ailey Dance Center, Trinity Wall Street, Steinway Hall, and Symphony Space. As first violinist of the acclaimed Voxare String Quartet, Professor Ondracek-Peterson has been awarded Chamber Music America’s ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. With Voxare, she has toured nationally and abroad.
Professor Ondracek-Peterson’s research has been presented throughout the United States, including as the keynote seminar at the College Music Society’s National Conference. With Eugenia Zukerman, she created “Noted Endeavors,” a video series that interviews leading musicians, administrators, and entrepreneurs. She is a two-time Morse Fellow and was a New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist.
Professor Ondracek-Peterson holds a Doctor of Music Education degree from Teachers College, Columbia University; Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in Violin from The Juilliard School; and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Colorado in Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy Leadership.
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Updated January 2026