Daniel Severance

Daniel Severance

Daniel Severance is a singer, violinist, and songwriter that thoroughly enjoys helping students get closer to music and find their sound. He started playing violin at age 5 and was classically trained through primary school. He started writing soul songs, singing, and creating and exploring new styles on the …

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Olivia Skaja

Olivia Skaja

Olivia Skaja (b. 1998) has been playing the violin since age nine, first starting in her local strings program in northern Minnesota. She has studied with notable teachers including Francesca Anderegg, Nathan Cole, Natsuki Kumagui, and Alex DePue. She attended St. Olaf College, where she received her Bachelor…

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Madeleine Smith

Madeleine Smith

Originally from Pennsylvania, Maddy is a music education major at the University of Central Florida, specializing in upper strings. She has been playing violin and viola for fifteen years and also studies piano as well. After she graduates she hopes to teach middle school orchestra and eventually get a maste…

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Amanda Stanley

Amanda Stanley

Amanda began her music education at the age of 4. Part of a musical family, music and performance have always been a part of her life and she loves to help pass that on to the next generation of musicians. Amanda specializes in voice, piano, and violin and works on learning new skills any chance she gets. Ama…

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Amy Sullivan

Amy Sullivan

Amy Sullivan has been studying piano since age 6, viola since age 8, and singing since she first discovered the magic of music as a young child. Studying with various teachers both privately and in masterclasses from around the world (Germany, Russia, Norway, etc.), she cultivated her abilities through carefu…

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Addison Viets

Addison Viets

Addison Viets began piano lessons at the age of 4 in Naples, Florida
studying with Mason’s Music. He continued his study with piano until
the age of 18, participating in and receiving scholarships from many
Naples Music Club competitions over the years. In 6th grade, he began
playing Violin in the Pin…

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Margaret Widener

Margaret first began playing violin at age 8, and quickly fell in love with the instrument. Nine months later, she auditioned for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra in Jacksonville, FL. Margaret was a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra until she graduated from high school, completing…

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