Seth Pae, originally from Cleveland Ohio, has been playing the viola since age nine. He got his start in a public school music program. His first primary teacher was Lembi Veskimets of the Cleveland Orchestra. He studied with Louise Zeitlin and earned his bachelor's degree at Baldwin Wallace University. He completed both a Master's Degree and an Artist Diploma at DePaul University studying with Wei-Ting Quo of the Chicago Symphony, and legendary Chicago violist, Rami Solomonow. Mr. Pae was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2015-2018,