Professional Summary
Gabrielle Sewell is a versatile violinist and teacher from Covington, Kentucky, who performs frequently in the Cincinnati area. In 2022 and 2023, Gabrielle received the Three Arts Scholarship for excellent solo performances. She was the first prize winner of the Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship in 2019 and an honorable mention recipient in 2023. In addition to performing, Gabrielle is a violin and chamber music faculty member at Cincinnati’s Starling Preparatory Program. She also teaches Sassmannshaus Tradition at Villa Madonna Academy in Northern Kentucky as a faculty member of Immanuel School of Music. Though Gabrielle is passionate about solo performance and education, she is an avid explorer of contemporary and orchestral music. Local composers have written chamber music for Gabrielle and she has frequently participates in community outreach by performing contemporary works at venues in the Cincinnati area. Currently, Gabrielle is the principal second violinist for the CCM Philharmonia and was concertmaster of the Northern Kentucky Youth Sinfonia from 2015-2019. As her opportunities to perform have grown, Gabrielle has felt continuously grateful for her teachers and education. From 2015-2019, she was a member of the Cincinnati Starling Preparatory Project, where she enjoyed performing solos with the Starling Chamber Orchestra and Starling Showcase Orchestra. Gabrielle has cherished participating at the Bowdoin International Music Festival as a scholarship student for five summers. She has also attended Innsbruck Institute, Cincinnati Young Artists, and The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Music Intensive. In 2023, she graduated summa cum laude from The Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is currently pursuing her master's degree in violin performance under the tutelage of Kurt Sassmannshaus.
Education
BM in Violin Performance : University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 2023