

Lois Reid Johnson
Instrument: Violin
Education: Eastman School of Music, Indiana University
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Neighborhood: East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio
Joined the CSO in 1975
Inspirations as a musician: Naming only three composers: Bach, Brahms, and Mahler
Hobbies: Life-long love of reading, fiction, history, and political events. I also love to knit!
How can the Orchestra make the world a better place? Music is the universal language of the world. It has the power to inspire, heal, and evoke feelings, emotions, and memories for someone that cannot be put in words. Music can reach right into your soul.