Andrea--Classical Violinist

Named a 2009 Presidential Scholar in the Arts by the U.S. Department of Education, junior Andrea Jarrett is pursuing her Bachelor of Music Degree at The Juilliard School, where she studies with David Chan. She recently returned from a series of performances through youngARTS in Los Angeles, which included venues such as Thayer Hall at the Colburn School and the Ross Theatre at Warner Brothers Studios. As of this summer, Andrea became an official substitute musician for the New World Symphony Orchestra, directed by Michael Tilson Thomas. In May of 2010 she performed the Mendelssohn Octet in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Meet the Music! Concert Series. Last October, she performed at the 2009 National Arts Awards in New York City, where Robert Redford was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. During her high school years, Andrea was a member of the Music Institute of Chicago's Academy program, where she studied with Almita and Roland Vamos. Andrea received the Silver Award in Music/Violin from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts during her senior year of high school. In April of 2009, Andrea performed at Carnegie Hall as a member of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. She received the Shar Music Award for being named the Grand Prize Winner, Junior Division, of the 2008 Michigan String Teachers Association Solo Competition. Andrea has performed as a soloist with the Dearborn (MI), Birmingham-Bloomfield (MI), Toledo, and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestras. She was a member of Quartet Polaris, Gold Medal Winners of the 2008 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Junior Division, and performed with them on NPR's "From the Top." The quartet also performed in The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Weill Hall as part of an east-coast tour through the Music Institute of Chicago. She has attended Music Academy of the West, Astona International Summer Music Academy, Aspen Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, and Interlochen Arts Camp.

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