About Michelle
Michelle Sheehy is a multi-genre violinist currently based in Los Angeles. She is a longtime advocate and performer of contemporary classical music, having collaborated with members of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet and JACK quartet, and has performed in diverse venues such as the Hotel Café, le poisson rouge, and Carnegie Hall. Recent engagements have included performing with Jacaranda Music, Monday Evening Concerts, the LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight festival, and Candlelight Concerts. She was also recently appointed to the New West Symphony. Aside from her ventures in modern classical violin, Michelle is an avid Irish, Old-Time, and Bluegrass fiddler. While at UCLA, she joined the Early Music Ensemble playing baroque violin and vielle, and has since performed with the LA Camerata, traveling with them to the Berkeley Early Music Festival in June 2022. Michelle earned a Bachelor of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Strings Department. Outside of music, she can be found knitting or playing chess.
