Members are Barbara Shreffler (violin) and Robert Estep (guitar). Iztaccihuatl was originally formed as a back-up duo for a vocalist who was performing at the 1st Fondren Library Recital, Rice University, held in August 2002. In order to fill a slot of free time on the bill, Iztaccihuatl worked up a version of the traditional English folk song “Down By The Greenwood Side”. The following year the band performed 3 numbers at the 2nd recital, including 2 Estep compositions and 1 composed by the English guitarist Jeff Beck. The 3rd recital provided the band with the opportunity to co-write 3 original instrumentals. The aim of the band is to find a field of passionate compromise (from electric to wooden; from pre-rehearsed to improvisational).