Patrick Monnius, Strings

You can expect a musician that is fully prepared and ready to satisfy his customers! I am committed to giving everyone an enjoyable time and sharing my passion and love for music with others. I am also dedicated to being as professional and reliable as possible. I understand how stressful it can be to plan events and concerts so I strive to make my part as effortless as possible!

Violist Patrick Monnius enjoys a varied musical career in solo, chamber, orchestral, folk, bluegrass, and country music. As a recent graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Patrick studied under the tutelage of Peter Slowik and participated in master classes with Jennifer Koh, the Brentano String Quartet, and Robert Vernon, among others. He participated in music festivals including Kent Blossom Music Festival, Credo Chamber Music Festival, Credo Australia, and the Global Musicians Workshop. He regularly plays with orchestras in the greater Nashville area, including the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky Bowling Green, the Evansville Philharmonic, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and others.

An avid songwriter and folk musician, Patrick frequents co-writing sessions and plays shows on violin, vocals, guitar, and keyboards, in addition to viola. He has performed in concert alongside Aoife O’Donovan, Mark Wood, Hanneke Cassel, Terrence Blanchard, and Bruce Molsky.

As an active teacher and mentor, Patrick has maintained a private viola and violin studio in Northeast Ohio, and was a counselor and staff member during the Credo Australia program in 2015. Among his accolades, Patrick received the first place Donald Crossley Memorial Prize from the 2014 Ohio Viola Society Competition, and is the recipient of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory's Outstanding Senior Award and the David Statler Walker Award in Music Education. He has preformed in venues ranging from Carnegie Hall in New York, NY and Severance Hall in Cleveland, OH to The Station Inn in Nashville, TN and The Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH.