Lindsey Sharpe

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Cellist Lindsey Sharpe is active as an orchestral musician, chamber musician, soloist, and teacher currently residing in Chicago, IL. Raised in Atlanta, GA, she began playing cello at age 7 and piano at age 10. Lindsey recently received her Master of Music, studying cello performance at Rice University. She recently received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan where she also studied cello performance with a minor in performing arts management and entrepreneurship. Lindsey recently relocated from Houston to Chicago for a fellowship with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony.
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In 2007, Lindsey was accepted into the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and studied with Martha Gerschefski until Lindsey graduated high school in 2015. Lindsey has appeared in master classes with Stephen Geber, Robert DeMaine, Phoebe Carrai, Benjamin Karp, Melissa Kraut, Tahirah Whittington, Owen Young, Steve Honinberg, and Alisa Weilerstein.

Lindsey has spent her summers at the National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Sitka International Cello Seminar, Chautauqua Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Meadowmount School of Music, Brevard Music Center, and Interlochen Arts Camp. Her teachers during the summer have included world renowned soloists and teachers, such as David Ying, Zuill Bailey, Astrid Schween, Benjamin Karp, Melissa Kraut, Alan Rafferty, Jeffrey Solow, and Clive Greensmith.

Over the past few years Lindsey has been the recipient of various awards and honors including 2nd place at the Georgia College and State University Strings Competition in Milledgeville, GA, first place in the Buckhead Youth Orchestra concerto competition where she performed the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major with the orchestra, 2nd place in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, and 2nd place in the Georgia Philharmonic Young Artists Competition.

Lindsey is also very active in the field of arts administration. She has served as a Programming Assistant for the University Musical Society and a Dean's Liaison for the Chamber Music Department of the University of Michigan's School of Music. Additionally, she has had administrative experience working with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Sphinx Organization, and Artist Entertainment Management. Currently, she is the Business and Memberships Manager for El Sistema USA.

While at the University of Michigan, Lindsey has received several awards and honors including the National Black Caucus Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship, University of Michigan Alumnae Council Scholarship and Alpha Kappa Alpha "Fantasy in Pink" Scholarship. Additionally, she was crowned the 2017 Miss Black and Gold for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Epsilon chapter.

In her free time, Lindsey enjoys spending time with friends, eating pizza, and watching Netflix.

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