Olivia graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder where she studied classical violin with Charles Wetherbee and Fitz Gearhart and played fiddle in the bluegrass band Honeyshed String Band. Part of her studies included a year abroad in Galway, Ireland fully immersed in the Irish culture by performing and playing sessions in all corners of the island.

As a student, Olivia developed her performance, collaboration, and arranging skills through participation in the Gilbert Town Fiddlers, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, and the Willow String Quartet, a band that Olivia co-founded and performed with throughout the Valley. 

This year, Olivia is excited to build upon her teaching experience as an Associate Teacher in the studio of Taylor Morris and the Teaching Assistant at the Tetra Chamber Music Institute. You’ll also find her coaching sectionals at Basha High School, Desert Ridge High School and Greenfield Junior High, as well as teaching general music at Bella Montessori. In the fall semester, Olivia will be working with the Public Programs department at the Musical Instrument Museum organizing the MIM’s Signature Events. Additional teaching experience includes her positions as assistant faculty at the Mike Block String Camp in 2024. Olivia will never decline a round of cards, a game of ping pong, or new music suggestions.