Jolie Rebelo is a 22 year old violinist from New York and began studying at the age of nine. As a current student of Danielle Belen, she is studying at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, where she holds the Stuart and Jane Sheill Scholarship. She began her studies with Steven Behr, working with Xiang Gao as a Freshman during her undergraduate studies, continuing to earn her bachelors while studying with Elicia Silverstein at the University of Delaware, where she was named a Distinguished Music Scholar for four years. In May of 2021, Jolie was awarded The Edward G. and Naomi L. Jefferson Prize in Music, continuing on to perform Ravel’s Tzigane with the university orchestra as a concerto competition winner. Jolie has had numerous opportunities to perform at world renowned halls, including Carnegie Hall and Kodak Theater, where she served as the concertmaster and soloist of the NY All-State Symphony. In 2020, Jolie attended the virtual rendition of the Brisighella Summer Music Academy, directed by Elicia Silverstein, as well as the Virtuosi Virtual Summer Academy, where she studied with Ryan Meehan of the Calidore String Quartet. Jolie has worked with and performed in masterclasses for acclaimed musicians such as Philip Setzer, Simon James, Mayumi Kanagawa, Alexander Yudkovsky and Lisa Ferguson. In 2021, she attended Center Stage Strings, directed by Danielle Belen, where she had the privilege of being featured in a Young Artists Concert, performing Prokofiev’s Solo Sonata for Violin. More recently, Jolie received a full scholarship to attend Sounding Point Academy, directed by Robert Lipsett and Fabiola Kim at the Colburn School. Aside from being a performer, Jolie has had the opportunity to work alongside the American Composers Orchestra and the teams of WQXR and the Apollo Theater in several community engagement events, leading up to their final performance to be held at Apollo, The Gathering, which promotes advocacy, diversity and inclusion of African American culture through the arts. This past January, Jolie served as a Recording Engineer Assistant and Consultant of MLK- Activism and the Arts, which was broadcasted on WNYC radio. The following month, she served as a Production Associate for the performance of Deep River: Black Currents in Classical Music, broadcasted on WQXR from the Greene Space.