Violinist Stephanie Neely is a sixth grader at Bayside Middle School. She started taking violin lessons at age four with David Anderson and later with Darcy Drexler. For the past year, she has been studying with Pamela Simmons. This is Stephanie’s first year in MYSO and is currently a Co-Concertmaster of Sinfonia. She has also participated in the MYSO Chamber Ensembles Program and was a winner of the 2023 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Bach Double Competition.

In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her dogs and participating in her school choir.

This is her first time performing as a soloist with an orchestra and she hopes you enjoy the performance!