EDUCATION
May 2017 – Doctor of Music in Violin Performance, Florida State University, in the studio of Dr. Benjamin Sung – May 2017
Doctoral Treatise – Violin and the Cinema: The Pedagogical Study of Violin Repertoire from the Cinema.
May 2014 – Master’s of Music in Violin Performance, Florida State University, in the studio of Dr. Benjamin Sung
April 2012 – Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, Brigham Young University, in the studios of Alexander Woods and Dr. LeeAnn Morgan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College Teaching Experience
July 2022-present – Violin/Viola Faculty Member at Mountain Springs Music Festival (4 summers) coaching chamber groups with college string students
July 2019-present – Owner and Teacher at Jared Starr Music Studio providing supplemental lessons on violin, viola, and cello for college students studying music at different universities
April 2025 – Masterclass Clinician at Kansas State University alongside members of Trio Bravura (Dr. Carmen Hall and Dr. Jeremy Starr) with Graduate Violin and Piano Students
April 2025 – Masterclass Clinician at Emporia State University alongside Dr. Jeremy Starr with Undergraduate Violin Students
October 2019 – Masterclass Clinician at American String Teachers Association Event with College Students
June 2014-June 2019 – Private Violin Studio of College Students in Tallahassee, FL
August 2012-May 2017 – Graduate Violin Teaching Assistant, Florida State University
January 2011-April 2012 – Violin Instructor of Undergraduate Students, Brigham Young University
Kindergarten-12th Grade and Adult Student Teaching Experience
July 2022-present – Violin/Viola Faculty Member at Mountain Springs Music Festival (4 summers) coaching chamber groups with young string, piano, and brass students
July 2019-present – Owner and Teacher at Jared Starr Music Studio providing lessons for ages 4 to adults on violin, viola, cello, and piano
April 2025 – Masterclass Clinician at Emporia State University alongside Dr. Jeremy Starr with Emporia High School Violin Students
September 2019-March 2024 – Eight String Clinics at Herriman, Riverton, Mountain Ridge, and Highland High Schools
June 2022 – Violin Faculty Member at Lyceum Music Festival in American Fork
October 2019 – Masterclass Clinician at American String Teachers Association Event with K-12 Students
January 2010-June 2019 – Private Violin,Viola, Cello, and Piano Studios in Utah, Kansas, Florida, and Alabama – ages 4 to adult
April 2016-April 2020 – On-line Strings Instructor, Osceola, FL School District with Live Music Tutor – elementary, middle, and high school
August 2016-August 2018 – Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano Teacher, Mason’s School of Music and Dance
February-August 2016 – Violin, Viola, and Cello Instructor, Montgomery School of Music
September 2013-June 2016 – Strings Instructor and Director of the MMP Orchestra, Montgomery Music Project
June-August 2013 – Resident Assistant to 17 High School Student Participants, Brevard Music Center
August 2002-May 2003 – Violin and Viola Teacher, Burlington Elementary School After-School Program
August 2001-May 2005 – Private Violin and Cello Instructor, Emporia, Kansas
PRESENTATIONS
June 2025 – “The Music of Disney and Minecraft: An Exploration of its Origins in Classical Music” at Mountain Springs Music Festival, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
July 2024 – “The Bow Master: An Exploration of the Mastery of Key Violin/Viola Bow Strokes”at Mountain Springs Music Festival, Waterford School, Sandy, UT
July 2024 – “Video Game and Film Music: A Second Link to the Past” at Mountain Springs Music Festival, Waterford School, Sandy, UT
July 2023 – “Video Game and Film Music: A Link to the Past” at Mountain Springs Music Festival, Waterford School, Sandy, UT
March 2017 – “The Intimate Side of John Williams’s Film Music” at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Music Building, Tifton, GA
February 2016 – “Jewish Violin Music in Film and in the Standard Repertoire” at Longmire Recital Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Works Performed and Discussed:
Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Chassidic Life) – Nigun
John Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
John Williams: Fiddler on the Roof for Violin and Piano
November 2015 – “Three Styles of Violin Repertoire from the Cinema” at Lindsey Recital Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Works Performed and Discussed:
Nigel Hess: Theme from Ladies in Lavender
Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Charles Auguste De Beriot: Concerto No. 9 in A Minor – Allegro Maestoso
Carlos Gardel/arr. John Williams: Tango (Por Una Cabeza)
Igor Stravinsky: Suite Italienne – Tarantella for Violin and Piano
John Williams: Devil’s Dance for Violin and Piano
October 2014 – Corelli and the Origins of the Violin Sonata at the Kuersteiner Music Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster
April 2017-October 2018 – Panama City Pops Orchestra
September 2018- South Georgia Ballet Orchestra
September 2016-April 2017 – Florida State University Symphony Orchestra (various concerts)
December-January 2016 – Ocala Symphony Orchestra
February 2015 – “The Awakening” – An orchestral collaboration with soloists, Dr. Benjamin Sung (violin) and Ivan Moschuk (piano), First Baptist Church, Tallahasee, FL
May 2014 – “La Navarraise” by Jules Massanet, Florida State University Summer Opera
April 2012 – BYU Synthesis Concert Jazz Orchestra
April 2012 – Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal 2nd Violin
Dec 2021-Dec 2024 – Alpine Messiah Orchestra (4 seasons)
October 2016-April 2018 – Ocala Symphony Orchestra (standard position)
Nov 2016 – Northwestern Florida Ballet Orchestra
June 2016 – “Maria de Buenos Aires” by Astor Piazzolla, Florida State University Summer Opera
April 2013-March 2016 – Florida State University Symphony Orchestra (various concerts)
October 2013 – “Roméo et Juliette” by Charles Gounod – Florida State University Opera Orchestra
October 2012 – “Orpheus in the Underworld” by Jacques Offenbach – Florida State University Opera Orchestra
August 2011 – Orchestra Recording Session, Brigham Young University Recording Studios
January-February 2010 – Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra
Section Violinist
January 2023 – Recording Sessions with Members of the Utah Symphony, June Audio Recording Studios, Provo, UT
August 2022 – Recording Session with Members of the Utah Symphony, Studio Funk, Salt Lake City, UT
August 2018-April 2019 – Mobile Symphony Orchestra
August 2016-April 2019 – Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
February 2019 – Northwestern Florida Symphony Orchestra
Nov 2017- Nov 2018 – Northwestern Florida Ballet Orchestra
August 2012-April 2017 – Florida State University Symphony Orchestra and Opera
July 2015-March 2017 – Panama City Pops Orchestra
October 2016-February 2017 Chamber Orchestra Music Series, Christ the King Episcopal Church, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
June-August 2013 – Brevard Music Center Orchestra and Brevard Sinfonia
August 2005-April 2012 – Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
Conductors – Keith Lockhart, JoAnn Falletta, Grant Llewellyn, Matthias Bamert, Alexander Jiménez, Douglas Fischer, Shalev Ad-El, Ken Lam, Kory Katseanes, David Ott, Matthew Wardell, Darko Butorac, Peter Rubardt, Leonardo Vordoni, Scott Speck, and Andre Thomas
SOLO AND DUO VIOLIN PERFORMANCES
October 2024 – Mozart, Medtner, Svendsen and Prokofiev with Dr. Carmen Hall, piano at private residence in Sweet Home, Oregon
Works Performed: W.A. Mozart: Sonata in E minor, K. 304; Nikolai Medtner: Sonata No. 1, Op. 21; Johann Svendsen: Romance; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D Major
Nov 2019 & Jan 2020 – Film: The Dark and the Golden with Jayne Galloway, piano at Frazier Home in Alpine, UT and Hilltop United Methodist Church in Sandy, UT
Works Performed: James Newton Howard: The Gravel Road from The Village; Dmitri Kabalevsky: Improvisation from A St. Petersburg Night; John Corigliano: Selections from the Red Violin; John Williams: Devils Dance from The Witches of Eastwick; Erich Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major
June 2018-January 2019 – Musical Journeys: Duo Recital on violin with Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas, piano
Recital Tour in Multiple Locations: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Valdosta, GA (June 23rd); First United Methodist Church, Monticello, FL (August 5th); Wesleyan College, Macon, GA (October 30th); First Christian Church, Tallahassee, FL (November 3rd); Charles United Methodist Church, Valdosta, GA (November 4th); Gulf Coast Presbyterian Church, Panama City Beach, FL (January 6th); University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL (February 23rd)
Works Performed: G.F. Handel: Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano; Eugene Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2; George Gershwin/Heifetz: 3 Preludes for violin and piano; John Williams: Tango “Por Una Cabeza”; Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion; George Gershwin/Heifetz: It Ain’t Necessarily So
September 2018 – An Evening of Music and Dance with the Tallahassee Ballet featuring Violin and Piano Duos with Dr. Jared Starr, Dr. Deloise Lima, and Mitchell Giambalvo on piano at Florida State University, Opperman Music Hall, Tallahassee, FL Violin and Piano Duos with Dr. Deloise Lima and Mitchell Giambalvo on piano
Works Performed: Lili Boulanger: 2 Pieces for Violin and Piano; Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Germaine Tailleferre: Violin Sonata No. 1
July 2017-April 2018 – Cinema and the Classics: Duo Recital on violin with Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas, piano
Recital Tour in Multiple Locations: First Baptist Church, Tallahassee, FL (July 23rd); Valdosta State University (September 1st); St. Andrews by the Bay Concert Series, Panama City Beach, FL (November 5th); Deer Lake United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, FL (February 11th); Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tipton, GA (March 15th); Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL (April 21st)
Works Performed: Nigel Hess: Theme from Ladies in Lavender; John Williams: Theme from Sabrina; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano; John Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List; Ernest Bloch: Nigun from Baal Shem; John Williams: Fiddler on the Roof
March 2018 – Soloist with the Panama City Pops Orchestra
Work Performed: Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
September 2017 – An Evening of Music and Dance with the Tallahassee Ballet featuring Dr. Jared Starr, violin and Robby Brown, guitar at Florida State University, Opperman Music Hall, Tallahassee, FL
Work Performed: Astor Piazzolla: Concerto d/Aujord’hui from Histoire due Tango
February 2017 – Doctoral Concerto Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: W.A. Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A Major
April 2016 – Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor including the Chaconne; Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
May 2015 – Violin Recital, First Presbyterian Church in Enterprise, AL
Works Performed: Schubert: Sonata in D Major for Violin and Piano, D. 384; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in D Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 94bis
November 2014 – Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: Mozart: Sonata in E minor for Piano and Violin, K. 304; Tartini: Sonata in G minor “Devil’s Trill” for Violin and Piano; Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
April 2014 – Master’s Degree Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BMV 1003; Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28; Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63
February 2014 – FSU Society of Composers: A Collaborative Concert of New String Music, Florida State University
Work Performed: Jamie Wind Whitmarsh: Haiku Macabre for Unaccompanied Violin (world premiere)
March 2013 – Master’s Degree Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 27, No. 2; Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108; Korngold: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35
November 2012 – Onstage Soloist, Fall Opera, Florida State University
Work Performed: Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld
May 2012 – Violin Recital, Emporia State University
Works Performed: Paganini: Caprice No. 9 and 20; Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
December 2011 – Soloist, Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra Concert
Work Performed: Joseph Sowa: Violin Concerto “Myths and Legends” (world premiere)
March 2011 – Senior Violin Recital, Brigham Young University
Works Performed: Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BMV 1001 – Adagio and Fugue; Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 2; Wieniawski: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 2 – Romance; Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor – Allegro con fermazza
June 2010 – Junior Violin Recital, Brigham Young University
Works Performed: Mozart: Sonata in C Major for Piano and Violin, K. 303; Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64; Prokofiev: Sonata in D Major for Violin and Piano, op. 94bis
CHAMBER PERFORMANCES
June 2025 – Mountain Springs Faculty Recital, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT – Violin & Viola
Works Performed: A. Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81, No. 2, 3rd mvt – Vln 2; J. Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 67, Vivo – Viola; R. Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song – Viola; Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20, Presto – Vln 1
May 2025 – Mendelssohn Octet with Sky Island and Allante String Quartet at the Frazier Home, Alpine, UT
Work Performed: Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 – Vln 1
May 2025 – Mendelssohn Octet with Sky Island String Quartet and Allante String Quartet at Hilltop United Methodist Church, Sandy, UT
Works Performed: A. Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 – Vln 1; Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 – Vln 1
March-April 2025 – Trio Bravura Concert Tour with Dr. Jeremy Starr, vln/vla and Dr. Carmen Hall, piano
Recitals in Multiple Locations: Monson Home in American Fork, UT (March 1st); Sauder Alumni Center, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS (March 30th); Swarthout Recital Hall, University of Kansas (April 3rd)
Works Performed: Dmitri Shostakovich: Three Duets for Two Violins and Piano – Vln 1; Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 (transcribed for Vln, Vla, Piano) – Viola; Jared Starr: Against the Tide for Violin, Viola and Piano – Violin; Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71 – Vln 2
March 2025 A Little Bit of Night Music with the Sky Island String Quartet at the Copperview Rec Center, Midvale, UT
Works Performed: W.A. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Vln 1; A. Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 – Vln 1
July 2024 – January 2025 – Trio Bravura Concert Tour with Dr. Jeremy Starr, vln/vla and Dr. Carmen Hall, piano
Recitals in Multiple Locations: Matthew Braidley Pianos in American Fork, UT (July 13th); Mount Timpanogos Village in American Fork, UT (September 16th); Springville Art Museum in Springville, UT (January 19th)
Works Performed: W.A. Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423 – Viola; Nikolai Medtner: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 21 – Violin; Jared Starr: Against the Tide for Violin, Viola and Piano (world premiere) – Violin; Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71 – Vln 2
August 2024 – Sunrise to Sunset: Sky Island String Quartet, Holy Family Catholic Church, Ogden, UT
Works Performed: Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob, III:78; Johannes Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor
July 2024 – Mountain Springs Faculty Recital, Waterford School, Sandy, UT – Violin and Viola
Works Performed: W.A. Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423, Allegro – Viola; Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, Scherzo – Vln 2; Edvard Grieg: String Quartet No. 1, Op. 27, Finale: Lento – Presto al Saltarello – Vln 1; Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, 3rd movement – Solo Violin
July 2023 – Mountain Springs Faculty Recital, Waterford School, Sandy, UT – Violin and Viola
Works Performed: J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, 1st movement – Solo Violin; Arno Arutyunovich Babajanian Piano Trio, 1st movement – Violin; Joseph Sowa: Book of Imaginary Beings – Viola; Florence Price: Piano Quintet – Vln 2
July 2023 – Timpanogos Chamber Series, MJ Pianos, American Fork, UT – Violin and Viola
Works Performed: Joseph Sowa: Book of Imaginary Beings – Viola; Florence Price: Piano Quintet – Vln 2
July 2022 – Mountain Springs Faculty Recital, Waterford School, Sandy, UT – Violin and Viola
Works Performed: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto No. 10 for 4 Violins in B minor, RV 580, Allegro – Vln 2; George Walker: String Quartet No. 1, Lyric, II. Molto Adagio – Vla; J.B. Chevalier de Saint Georges: String Quartet No. 4, I. Allegro Moderato – Vln 1; Daniel Gledhill: Piano Quartet, Mercurial Journeys (world premiere) – Viola; A. Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81, IV. Finale: Allegro – Vln 1
January 2021 – Antelope Chamber Players Series, Christ the King Episcopal Church, Bountiful, UT
Works Performed: Franz Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major, D. 471; Ludwig van Beethoven: Serenade for String Trio, Op. 8; Mark O’Connor: Misty Moonlight Waltz
September 2019 – Antelope Chamber Players Series, Christ the King Episcopal Church, Bountiful, UT
Work Performed: Johannes Brahms: String Sextet, Op. 18
February 2017 – Festival for New Music, Florida State University
Work Performed: Fernanda Navarro: Otherness for bass clarinet, bass flute, piano, percussion, and strings
December 2016 – Doctoral Voice Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: G.F. Handel: Splenda l’alba in oriente for voice, harpsichord, and string quartet; Raph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge for voice, piano, and string quartet
December 2016 – Tallahassee Civic Chorale Concert, Tallahassee Community College
Work Performed: Sarah Quartel: Snow Angel for Choir, Piano, and String Quartet
April 2016 – Doctoral Piano Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Sergei Rachmaninoff: Elegiac Trio No. 1 for Piano Trio
April 2016 – Tallahassee Civic Chorale Concert, Tallahassee Community College
Work Performed: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs for Choir, Piano, and Strings
November 2015 – Doctoral Chamber Recital for Marianna Brickle, Florida State University
Works Performed: Charles Ives: String Quartet No. 1; Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
April 2015 – Doctoral Piano Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: Haydn: Piano Trio in G Major “Gypsy”; Ellen Zwilich: Piano Trio
April 2015 – Doctoral Trumpet Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Saint-Saëns: Septet for Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano
March 2015 – Doctoral Chamber Recital, Florida State University
Works Performed: Paul Richards: Concerto for Violin, Guitar and Bear Mountain; Beethoven: String Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No. 4; Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110
January 2015 Festival for New Music, Florida State University
Work Performed: Paul Richards: Concerto for Violin, Guitar and Bear Mountain
October 2014 – Master’s Voice Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Richard Strauss: Morgen from 4 Lieder, Op. 27
April 2014 – Master’s Flute Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Mozart: Flute Quartet in A Major, K. 298
September 2013 – FSU Society of Composers Concert, Florida State University
Work Performed: Daniel J. Thompson: Three Lyric Pieces for String Quartet
September 2013 – Florida State University Symphony Orchestra Concert
Work Performed: Richard Wagner: Siegfied-Idyll, WWV 103 (played by a chamber group)
August 2013 – String Chamber Concert, Brevard Music Center
Work Performed: Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
April 2013 String Chamber Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor – Finale
April 2013 – Tallahassee Civic Chorale Concert, Faith Presbyterian Church
Work Performed: Schubert: Mass No. 2 in G Major, D. 167
April 2013 – FSU Society of Composers Concert, Florida State University
Work Performed: Roger Zare: Fractal Miniatures for Large Chamber Group
April 2013 – Doctoral Clarinet Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Weber: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 34
January 2013 – Festival for New Music, Florida State University
Work Performed: Roger Zare: Fight or Flight for Violin and Guitar
December 2012 – String Area Seminar, Florida State University
Work Performed: Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor – Pantoum
November 2012 – String Chamber Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor – Modéré
November 2012 – University Singers Concert, Florida State University
Work Performed: Bach: Cantata No. 80, Ein Feste Burg
November 2012 Chamber Choir Concert, Florida State University
Work Performed: Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 2
October 2012 – Master’s Choral Conducting Recital, Florida State University
Work Performed: Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs for Choir and String Quartet
March 2012 – BYU Women’s Chorus Concert, Brigham Young University
Work Performed: R. Vaughan Williams: Sigh No More, Ladies for Women’s Voices and Violin Trio
December 2011 – String Chamber Recital, Brigham Young University
Work Performed: Dvořák: String Quintet No. 2, Op. 77 – Poco Andante
November 2011 – Master’s Oboe Recital, Brigham Young University
Work Performed: Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
April 2010 – String Chamber Recital, Brigham Young University
Work Performed: Dvořák: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 – Allegro ma non tanto
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