Marta Honer is an active musician that has performed across the United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal and Finland. Working in both classical and contemporary fields, Marta has performed and recorded with a wide variety of groups including Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Chloe x Halle, Kamasi Washington, BTS, Mariah Carey, and more. Located in Los Angeles, Marta freelances as a viola and violin performer and session player. She enjoys time in the studio recording for film, TV, and albums, and regularly performs with the contemporary chamber ensemble Sonic Open Orchestra. Recent recording highlights include Beyoncé’s Grammy nominated album Lion King: The Gift, music for the Oscar nominated film Promising Young Woman, strings on the 3x Grammy nominated Chloe x Halle record Ungodly Hour, and the final season of NBC’s show The Good Place. Marta also participated in the orchestra for The Industry’s experimental opera Sweet Land, and is preparing to release original work this winter on International Anthem. An avid teacher as well as a performer, Marta has enhanced her pedagogy training by taking Suzuki Method coursework at the American Suzuki Institute, DePaul Community Music Division and with teachers at the Colburn School. She currently is a teaching artist for the Harmony Project. Marta holds a degree in music performance from DePaul University’s School of Music, where she studied with Rami Solomonow and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.