Ali Schultz Levesque
About Ali, Our Concertmaster
Violinist Ali Schultz Levesque is a Montana native who has recently returned to her home state after a sojourn in New England and abroad. She developed an early love of music, performing with the Billings Symphony from age 15. Ali entered the Lawrence Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI, at age 17, where she pursued dual degree programs in violin performance and neuroscience. Ali completed Graduate studies at Boise State University in Idaho, where she became one of the founding members of the Boise Baroque Orchestra. After completing her dual Master’s degree in violin performance and pedagogy, Ali enrolled in the Hartt School of Music, where she continued her studies as the Teaching Assistant to DeLay student Anton Miller.
As a performing artist, Ali has soloed with several symphonies including the Meridian Symphony and the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra. She has held principal positions in several professional symphonies throughout the Pacific Northwest and New England, including currently serving as Associate Concertmaster / Principal Second Violin of the Helena Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Concertmaster of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. While living in Connecticut, Ali held a leadership position with the Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra of the Connecticut Lyric Opera. For eight seasons, she enjoyed performing with CLO and teaching on the faculty of the Virtuosi Music Academy. She enjoys collaborating with other professionals in the US and abroad, both in academic and concertizing pursuits. This has included appointments to the faculty of the prestigious Festival Eleazar de Carvalho in Brazil as violin instructor and resident luthier.
Ali has a passion for promoting the work of living composers. She performed the North American premier of Joann Metcalf’s Deux pièces and has also performed solo and chamber works by composers such as Frank Proto, David Allen Cutright, Lowell Liebermann, and Manuel del Águila She is excited for the opportunity to collaborate with the talented and visionary composer and conductor Maestro John Zoltek as she begins her tenure as Concertmaster of the Glacier Symphony Orchestra and Chorale.