Megan Sullivan Violin

An audience member can expect a performance that is tailored to their needs and wants. Whatever you're looking for in a performance, Megan can accommodate and provide for you. If you'd like an hour of classical music to listen to at a sit down concert, or maybe some fiddle tunes in the background for the party you're throwing, or a quartet to play during your wedding ceremony, Megan will make it just as you envision!

Megan Sullivan, violin, is an active freelancer residing in Cleveland Ohio. Accomplished as both a classical and contemporary performer, she has played hundreds of concerts, weddings, and events with repertoire spanning classical to today’s hits! Megan is experienced in performing, improvising, sight-reading, transcribing, arranging, singing, and studio recording all in a professional setting. A few of her most notable performances include playing with Grammy award-winners Michael Bublé & Josh Groban, as well as the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and the Playhouse Square Orchestra.

Orchestrally, she has performed with The Firelands Symphony in Sandusky Ohio, the Playhouse Square Orchestra, was a member of the Ohio Light Opera pit, and has been a substitute with many orchestras such as the Mansfield Symphony (Ohio), the Kentucky Symphony, and more. Specializing in wedding music, Megan has also played over 200 ceremonies! She loves playing for weddings, and is able to play any special song request you have.

Equally passionate about contemporary music, she has played with many bands and ensembles. In recent years, she has performed onstage with Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Wesley Bright & the Honeytones, and served as the vio-cellist with the Cleveland rock band, Seafair. She has also been seen with bands such as Remember Jones (pop/soul), The Dan Varner Band (country), The Rainbow Emergency (neo-soul), multiple wedding bands, and more. You may also have seen her as the violinist-in-residence at the beautiful Marble Room in downtown Cleveland. Megan also enjoys performing originals and covers using a loop pedal to layer vocals and violin, creating a unique contemporary-classical sound.

In 2014, Megan graduated from the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music where she was a student of Dr. Julian Ross as a violin-performance major. While at BW, she was grateful for many prestigious opportunities, such as performing in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Takako Masame and Stephen Rose of The Cleveland Orchestra, working directly with acclaimed composer Christopher Theofanidis, as well as playing alongside Cleveland Orchestra members in the BW Bach Chamber Orchestra, all four of her years at BW. During the (phone number hidden)4 year, Megan served as the concertmaster of the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra.

Megan is originally from Cincinnati, where she studied with Ms. Dorothy Han and Mr. Gabe Pegis. She has attended various prestigious summer music festivals such as AIMS - the American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz, Austria), Interlochen Arts Camp, Brevard Music Center, and The Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In these settings, she worked one-on-one with many acclaimed teachers and performers.

Megan is always searching for new ways to expand her musical knowledge, experiences, and repertoire. Please don't hesitate to contact her with any questions!

Sound equipment: Megan will provide all sound equipment and necessary materials, unless otherwise discussed. She is also able to collaborate with/plug into almost any other professional sound system, if the client has also hired a DJ or sound engineer. If you are hiring her services with backing tracks, your price will include the sound equipment fee, which includes one professional-grade speaker. To add an additional speaker is $100. (Acoustic acts do not include sound equipment.)

Power: If sound equipment is being used, the musicians must be located within 30ft of an outlet.

Chairs: The client or venue must provide one armless chair for each hired musician.

Stage: A stage is not required, but can be a nice way to visually and aurally elevate the musician/s.