Sharon Stanis

Sharon is an Artist-in-Residence at the University of Victoria, where she teaches violin and coaches chamber music. She has an active career as a chamber musician, recitalist, and soloist. A violinist with the Lafayette String Quartet, Sharon performs extensively throughout Canada, the USA and Europe. Sharon has appeared as a soloist with the Victoria Symphony and has been on the Open Space New Music Series, Eine Kleine and Chamber Music Victoria. She has adjudicated at several music festivals and gives master classes throughout North America. Sharon studied at Indiana University with Henryk Kowalski, Rostislav Dubinsky, and coached with members of the Cleveland and the Alban Berg String Quartets.