Claudia has played the violin for 13 years. In her youth, she played with the Fredericksburg Area Young Musicians and Richmond Youth Symphony Orchestra.
In December 2025, she will graduate from the University of Mary Washington (UMW) with a bachelor’s degree in music education. At UMW, she performs with the UMW Philharmonic Orchestra and other chamber ensembles.
At UMW, she performs with the UMW Philharmonic Orchestra and other chamber ensembles. She has earned the James E. Baker Scholarship, Aurelia B. Walford Scholarship, won 2nd/3rd place in UMW’s 2022/2024 Concerto Competition, and has participated in the UMW Honors Recital.
She has spent the past few years tutoring young violin students at KBI Music Shoppe and William Mason Violin Shop. She has performed with the Fredericksburg Chamber Chorale, Stafford Opera Troupe, and Lifepoint church. She is also a member of the Eagle Strings.
Michael Andree holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, with a concentration in strings from the James Madison University School of Music. He is a violinist, violist, strings and music educator, and co-founder and member of the Melodious Strings Quartet and Professional Ensembles.
Michael has performed with the Melodious Strings Quartet at a variety of venues all over Virginia, including the Patrick Henry Ballroom, Montpelier, Montalto, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, and he has also performed with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.
As a teacher, Michael’s dedication and passion for music and strings education has led him to train at rigorous summer string education workshops such as Bay View Music Festival and the Philadelphia International Music Festival, and he has assisted with several strings workshops for children’s music education.
When not performing or teaching music, Michael likes to build custom computers, learn about new tech, and tend to his three Australian Shepherd “dog kids”, Pickle, Daisy, & Zen.
