"Megan F is a performer, educator and an active community musician.

Previous instructors of hers include Drostan Hall, the conductor of Camerata Chicago, and most recently, Meichen Liao Barnes of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Megan attended three seasons of the Philadelphia International Music Festival where she has had private lessons with prominent members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Megan began pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Instrumental Performance and a minor in Worship Arts at Grand Canyon University. During her time in GCU’s Music Department, apart from still maintaining her private lessons with Ms. Sinclair, she has also gained opportunities to perform with the Canyon Symphony Orchestra, as well as use her violin to accompany the GCU Critical Mass Choir on multiple occasions. Megan was a part of the Ethington Theater’s 2023 production of Big Fish, performing as a member of the musical’s Live Orchestra. Megan spent much of her time tracking string parts for various artists at the GCU Recording Studio. Recent recording accomplishments of hers included having played violin for both the newly-released Grand Collective 2023 album, and the Canyon Worship 2023 album. She also notably co-composed a string quartet part for the Grand Collective 2024 Album, heavily featured on the song ‘My Sweet Savior.’

Megan is now a transfer student, attending the Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts in the Fall of 2024. 2020 introduced Megan to a deep passion. She was presented with the opportunity to teach underprivileged musicians (via Zoom) through the student-led organization, Mission Orpheus. Since then, Megan has taught continuously, both privately and in music schools around the Valley. She has previously held a position teaching privately at the Peoria Music Academy, and is a current Teaching Artist at the Phoenix Conservatory of Music." less...