Instrument: Violin

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At eight years old, Lexy Parsons surprised everyone, including herself, when she expressed interest in learning violin. An apt and talented pupil, she quickly picked up the skill and made her way to the front of the orchestra. Much of what she played she learned by ear, either off the radio or from recordings. She began private classical violin lessons at the age eleven with Charlotte Shifferin, her grandmother’s longtime friend and a graduate of Peabody Conservatory. Parsons placed in two competitions she entered in the following three years, but her main interest lay in fiddling and Celtic music. Four years later, she was granted her wish and began taking fiddle lessons with Alexander Mitchell, a graduate of Berklee College of Music. In addition to her fiddling studies, she continued classical training, and under the tutelage of Don Hayes, Parsons gradually built her repertoire and prepared for college auditions.

In 2007, Parsons was accepted to Stetson University as a scholarship student of Dr. Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, where she continued serious classical training for violin performance. At Stetson, Parsons performed in the University’s Symphony, Chamber and Opera Theatre Orchestras. Having graduated May 2011 with a Bachelor of Music degree in music performance, Parsons has apprenticed as a luthier and spends most of her time managing Atlantic Strings Violin Shop, teaching private violin lessons in the Orlando area.  

Parsons plays violin with Violectric, Fretless Rock and Strings Etc., and is an educator with Violectric Education Programs.