About
Stephanie is a native of Morgantown, WV and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music performance from West Virginia University and University of Delaware. She has performed extensively throughout the United States. As a classical violinist she won multiple competitions and performed in symphonies, chamber orchestras, piano trios, and string quartets. She has also played as an orchestra pit member for over forty musicals at Fulton Theater, Hershey Theater, Maine State Music Theater, and Broadway tours. Stephanie held an adjunct position as Professor of Violin and Viola at Elizabethtown College from 2013-2018 and maintained an extensive private teaching studio for twenty years. In addition she has recorded on multiple albums for singers and songwriters throughout the United States. Her employment at American Music Theater in 2019-2020 provided multiple opportunities for her to be featured as a soloist. Since moving to Myrtle Beach, she has found many opportunities to rediscover her bluegrass roots and hone her country music skills. She has played multiple shows as a country/bluegrass/rock/Celtic fiddler with The Chris Nelson Band, Root 65 Band, Crosswinds Band, Two-Way Street, Jefferey Anderson and the Honky Tonk Revolution, Erik Hawks and Hard Luck, and the End of the Road Bluegrass Band. Some band performances have included opening for headliners including Bucky Covington, Joe Nichols, Thomas Gabriel, and Struggle Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Riley Green. . Stephanie maintains her classical skills as a part of the Long Bay Symphony. In the spring of 2024 she played a portion of the US tour with the London- based Rock Orchestra, and in 2025 she had the honor of collaborating on a video with Christian artist Ben Fuller. She also accepts engagements for corporate functions as a rock/pop/country/hip-hop violinist in various bands and offering solo shows. In addition, Stephanie provides music for upscale locales and weddings, offering light jazz and pop for added ambience or custom song arrangements for special occasions.