Instructor of Violin/Viola

High Point University

Stephanie Ezerman has appeared in concert across the United States and Canada as soloist and chamber musician. She has performed with the Houston Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Memphis Symphony, New World Symphony, Pine Mountain Music Festival and Spoleto Festival USA. She is the former Associate Concertmaster of the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and has held leadership positions with Cap Rock Pro Musica, Abilene Philharmonic, and the Big Spring Symphony. She is currently a member of the Greensboro Symphony.

As a chamber musician, Stephanie performs regularly with her husband, cellist Alex Ezerman, as part of the Ezerman Duo. An advocate for new music, she has participated in numerous premiers, including Theresa LeVelle's The Shadowlands at the International Saxaphone Congress in Montreal, Canada. She appeared at Merlefest 2011, in Wilkesboro, NC, with the Kruger Brothers playing Jens Kruger's Appalacian Concerto. She has also been heard in concert in the Sitkovesky and Friends Chamber Series in Greensboro, NC. She has recorded on the Innova and Double Time labels.

As a registered Suzuki teacher, Ezerman co-founded and directed the Suzuki Talent Education of the Lubbock Region (STELR) from 2001-2008. Many of her former students have gone on to pursue careers in music and hold positions in professional orchestras and public school teaching positions.

She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance from the University of Minnesota, where she was a student of Sally O'Reilly. Her Masters Degree and Doctorate of Musical Arts are from Texas Tech University where she was teaching assistant to John Gilbert. In the summers, Ezerman is on the faculty of the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, VT where she performs and teaches with some of the country's most renowned string players.