Sarah M. Vendsel earned her Master’s Degree in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory under the tutelage of James Buswell. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in the same from Southern Methodist University as a student of Jan Sloman, principle associate concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, Ms. Vendsel has enjoyed guest appearances with orchestras in her native state of Texas, including the Las Colinas Symphony, Garland Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony of Arlington, Fort Worth Civic Orchestra, and the Meadows Symphony Orchestra at SMU. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has given performances in Dallas, Boston, Oberlin, Wheaton, London, U.K., and, most recently, Chattanooga, where she now resides. Her talents have led to opportunities to participate in masterclasses with artists such as Paul Katz, Jaime Laredo, Ida Kavafian, Donald Weilerstein and Pamela Frank. In 2003, Ms. Vendsel was named winner of the Music Teacher’s National Association Collegiate String Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ms. Vendsel is a visiting professor of violin and chamber music at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. In addition, she maintains a private studio at Cadek Conservatory at the University of Tennessee/Chattanooga and holds a position with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.