Ursula Ingolfsson-Fassbind, was born in Switzerland, daughter of renowned writer and poet Franz Fassbind. Enchanted with music at a very young age, she began playing the piano at the age of four and made her first public appearance at age six. She studied with Theodor Lerch and later with Sava Savoff at the Zurich Konservatorium and Musikhochschule, where she earned the National Teacher's Certificate at the age of 20.

    The same year she played her debut at the Tonhalle Zurich. At the Mozarteum Salzburg she studied with Paul Badura-Skoda, who decisively motivated her playing for many years. She received her Artist Diploma in Zurich 1968. The following years she worked with American composer Richard Faith and studied composition withRobert McBright at the University of Arizona.
   
   Mrs Ingolfsson-Fassbind lived for seven years in Reykjavik. There she recorded and lectured on piano music with special attention to baroque and the second Viennese School. Under the direction of Maestro Karsten Andersen she recorded the Schoenberg piano concerto for the composer's hunderth birthday celebration. She toured regularly as a soloist and recitalist and made numerous recordings for European radio stations. Earning high acclaim from critics as well as audiences she toured Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland performing the Goldberg variations on 11 concert stages.
   Since 1980 she has lived in the United States. Devoting herself to chamber music and teaching, she has worked, performed, and recorded with many noted artists. With two of her daughters she founded the "Ingolfsson Trio", which for several years gave concerts in the United States and in Europe. The trio also recorded for European radio and television and for PBS in the United States.
   Mrs. Ingolfsson-Fassbind is a member of BMI, the American Composer's Guild, with works published by International Music Company in New York and is preparing an extensive analysis of the Goldberg variations. She is a dedicated pedagogue with over 35 years of experience in teaching. She has taught at the Konservatorium and Musikhochschule Zurich, and at the Music College in Reykjavik, Iceland. She has also given master classes in Germany and the United States. Several of her former students enjoy successful careers in music, as performers, musicologists, and music educators. During the past 13 years her students have continued on to Mannes School of Music in New York, Julliard , and the Mannhattan School of Music. Many have won local and international competitions. For many years she has been doing research on the development of the musically gifted child. In 1987 she joined the faculty at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. In 2001 she founded her own school for piano and string playing: "The Leopold Mozart Academy".
  

  In the spring of 2002, Mrs. Ursula Ingolfsson-Fassbind was nominated and selected for “Who’s Who among America’s Teachers”. Later that same year, she was nominated for ‘Who’s Who among American Women”, “ Who is Who in The World” and “Who is Who in Education” In February 2003 she was awarded a Grant for “strong commitment to excellence in music education” by the Willmington Piano Company. In 2004 her Biography was included in the second edition of “Great Minds of the 21^st Century” by the American Biographical Institute.

Hailed as "a young poet of the cello", Mirjam Ingolfsson was born in Iceland and began her studies at the age of four. At seven she toured Europe and the United States, and recorded the Bach G Major Solo Suite for Belgium State Radio. One year later, she made her solo debut with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra during the 1983 Spoleto USA Festival. Since then she has been featured as soloist with orchestras such as the Icelandic Symphony, Concerto Soloist of Philadelphia, Tuscaloosa Symphony, and the Birmingham Chamber Orchestra. A sought after recitalist and chamber musician, Ms. Ingolfsson has also concertized in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United States.

    Her performances have been featured on radio and television, including NPR, Icelandic State Radio and Television, "CBS Sunday Morning", and PBS.

     Ms. Ingolfsson is a winner of gold medals, scholarships, and top prizes in numerous competitions such as the ASTA Pennsylvania State Competition, the Graham Stahl Cello Competition, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. She has been selected to participate in a host of prestigious events, including the Piatigorsky Seminar and Festivals throughout the United States and Europe including the Schleswig Holstein Festival Master classes. She has participated in Master classes of Margret Rowell, Janos Starker, Lynn Harell, Boris Pergamenschikow, and Paul Katz, as well as Orlando String Quartet, Budapest String Quartet, and the Emerson String Quartet.. Her acclaimed CD with works by Australian composer David Hush on the CRS label has been broadcast on 2MBS-FM of Sidney, Australia.
     Ms. Ingolfsson is a graduate of the Curtis Institute where she studied with Orlando Cole. She has received her Master's Degree and Professional Studies Certificate from Temple University and is currently studying with Professor Nathaniel Rosen in New York City
     In addition to graduating with highest honors, she was elected a member of Pi Kappa Lambda, a National Music Honor Society, and was selected for " International Who 's Who in Music" and "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities".
    She is currently teaching at the Leopold Mozart Academy, Haddonfield School for performing Arts, and NBS at Haverford. She has just recently been chosen to participate in the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, formerly, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia.