Violinist and DJ Available for Bar Gigs and Private Events!

Somers Point NJ

Description

A little rock, a little pop, a little Irish country, and a whole lotta Fiddle! Professional musician and DJ Shelley Santore brings her act Fiddlemix to your venue or private event! Shelley is a veteran of the PA, and South Jersey bar scenes and brings an epic mix of fun music to your audience. She will both DJ the entire night and play lead violin on the tracks for a truly unique night of entertainment! For Booking Contact Rick Land at As an active chamber musician, Shelley Beard Santore was a former and founding member of both the Tononi Quartet and the prize-winning Mühlenberg Piano Quartet. As a member of these ensembles, Ms. Beard Santore has performed at numerous concert venues including The Julliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Westminster Choir College, the Samuel Barber International Chamber Music Festival at Westchester University, Temple University, RamapoCollege, Wesley College, An Die Musik (Baltimore), Ursinus College, and for the Pottstown Symphony Chamber Music Series. Chamber music collaborations include performances with members of the Minnesota and Cleveland Orchestras, the Opera Company of Philadelphia, and at summer music festivals including Aspen Music Festival, International Festival-Institute at Round Top, and Credo Chamber Music Institute at Oberlin Conservatory. Ms. Beard Santore is currently the Suzuki Academy Department Head and Master Faculty member at The Music School of Delaware. She has served as Vice President of the Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Association and former President of the Philadelphia Viola Society. Ms. Beard Santore is a graduate of the Peabody Institute (BM) and Indiana University School of Music (MM) and has extensive Suzuki Teacher Training. Her mentors include David Holland, Victoria Chiang, and Mimi Zweig. Ms. Beard Santore's students have placed and won top prizes in many classical and folk competitions including the American Viola Society solo and ensemble competitions; the ASTA Eclectic Strings solo and ensemble competitions; the Tri-County Concerts solo and ensemble competitions; various orchestral concerto competitions including Kennett Symphony, Lansdowne Symphony, Newark Symphony, and the Wilmington Community Orchestra.