Instrument: Violin

Teya was born in Hawaii where she lived with her family until she was 13, when they moved to Utah county. She grew up in a musical family and started playing the violin at the age of four, initially taught by her mother. Teya started private lessons soon after and participated in numerous school orchestras, as well as the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra and Lyceum Philharmonic, and BYU’s University Orchestra.

Teya took her violin with her as she served in the Russia Yekaterinburg Mission and played it throughout her time there. When she came home she studied Russian and Advertising at BYU. She has been playing with the Hurricane Valley Symphony since Fall of 2023.

Teya currently lives in Hurricane with her husband Curtis and their two boys: Calvin, who is three years old, and Wesley, who is one.