Sarah McCown recently performed across the country with the Broadway National Tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. Her love of musicals started in her youth from watching VHS film adaptations with her grandparents. She had no idea they were musicals; she just thought there was a lot of singing in old movies! McCown has a vibrant private lesson studio teaching flute, clarinet, and saxophone in both classical and commercial styles. She lectures at Shenandoah Conservatory and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. McCown has a Doctor of Music in Woodwind Doubling from Shenandoah Conservatory, a Master of Music as a Woodwind Specialist from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of Music from Tennessee Technological University. Her free time is spent playing video games with her husband and taking their little dog on hiking trips.