Phillip Stevens
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Phillip Stevens, violist, began his musical education in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. He later received his Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan studying with Yitzhak Schotten, and completed graduate work at Northwestern University under Peter Slowik. During this time, he won first prize in the Viola division of the 1994 National ASTA Music Competition, and spent numerous summers studying at the Aspen Music Festival.
At Michigan, Phillip's chamber music career began as part of the university's graduate string quartet. He was later a founding member of the Sheridan Chamber Players, a string-based group which focused on performing new works by local composers. This group performed national radio broadcasts as part of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series. Locally, Phillip has performed with the Denali Ensemble, MSU Denver's Ariel Trio, and on the Friends of Chamber Music presents series.
Before joining the Colorado Symphony in 1996, Phillip was a member of the Ann Arbor Symphony and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. He currently is the Affiliate Professor of Viola at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Phillip also teaches privately and is active with many of the Colorado Symphony's educational programs, including Up Close and Musical, Master Mentor, Petite Musique, and Once Upon a Time.
