Amanda has had a love for violin since she was 4 years old, coming from a musical family. She started out playing Twinkle Little Star and progressed to the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, with which she won 1st place in Juilliard International Online Competition in 2021. She studied music at Oakland University and with various renowned teachers. She was Concertmaster of the Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra from 2021-2023. Besides classical, she has improvised for a couple decades to many musical styles including electro-pop with the string group NuClassica and with DJ Christopher London Services. She played country and pop music with the group Troy Country Fiddlers in 2012-2014. She loves the challenge of playing various songs, instruments and with musicians from around the world. She enjoys teaching musical skills to students of many ages and seeing then grow in technique and passion.
You can find Amanda’s 2024 Contemporary Music Competition violin performance here.