Orlantha Ambrose began studying the violin at the age of 3. At age 7, she represented the United States at the Suzuki International Music Festival in Munich, Germany. She participated in many national music festivals including Interlochen Arts and Aspen Music Festivals. She was Concert Mistress of the California State University of Northridge Youth Orchestra, as well as a member of the American Youth Symphony under the direction of the late Maestro, Mehli Mehta. She studied with world-renowned teachers Manuel Compinsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic Concert - Master Alex Treger, and Mehli Mehta. She performed at prestigious events such as the Young Musicians Foundation, and the Los Angeles Press Club. She was a member of various community orchestras, including the Downey and Torrance Symphonies and the Pacific Palisades Community Orchestra. She was the winner of the California Music Teachers Association competition for Violin in her age category and was featured in "Who's Who in Music?" Apart from her extensive formal classical music training she was also trained and certified in the Suzuki and Orff methods of teaching music. She held a B.A. in law and society and a M.A. in education.

In 2002, Orlantha Ambrose started The Strings by the Sea, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of music education for under-privileged children. She provided free group and private violin lessons to inner-city kids in Los Angeles public schools. The children were not only able to regularly perform for their families and peers, but also at fundraising events for charities and holiday events. Some of her students won Los Angeles district music scholarships, which provided them with funds for private lessons or the purchase of their own instrument. Others received full educational scholarships to New Roads School, a part of Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA., which is a renowned school dedicated to the arts and music.

In 2003, Orlantha extended her work with Strings by the Sea to Sri Lanka. In a short time, she was able to organize a violin program for children attending International and local schools in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her group performed at several venues, including hotels, hospitals and retirement homes. Therefore, she not only brought the gift of music to children from various backgrounds, but also to people who were less fortunate.

Orlantha believed that by giving children an opportunity to learn a musical instrument and play music with their peers, they would learn that hard work, practice and discipline would not only improve their skills, but also provide enjoyment for them and their families. Furthermore, she hoped that learning music would promote self-esteem, stimulate creative growth expression and provide a beneficial and rewarding after-school activity for the children she taught. Her mission was to expose less fortunate children to the universal language of music, and through this promote unity, love and understanding among children from different backgrounds.