Stephanie Neely is a seventh grader at Bayside Middle School. She started taking violin lessons at age four with David Anderson and later, Darcy Drexler. For the past two years, she has been studying with Pamela Simmons. This is Stephanie’s second year in MYSO, and she is currently the Concertmaster of Philharmonia. She has served as Co-Concertmaster of Sinfonia and participated at the MYSO Chamber Ensembles Program and Summer Chamber Music Conference. Stephanie was a winner of the 2023 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Bach Double Competition and 2023 MYSO Sinfornia Concerto Competition. 

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

Stephanie is excited once again to be a soloist at MYSO. She hopes you enjoy the performance.