Nevin Dawson

Music / Sound, Performance

Nevin Dawson is a versatile player in many genres including classical, folk, and jazz. He also performs solo shows featuring original music for electric violin and looper pedal.

About the Artist

Nevin Dawson (viola/violin) studied viola at Penn State University and has played with many symphonies and chamber ensembles, including Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. He currently teaches violin, viola, and cello at Music Life in Chestertown, MD. As a versatile player in many genres including classical, folk, and jazz, he plays with Shore Strings, the Dover Symphony, Harp & Soul, Front Porch Orchestra, Oltre Ponte Trio, and is featured on eight studio albums. He also performs solo shows featuring original music for electric violin and looper pedal, including introductory programs for the National Music Festival’s Fiddlesticks grade school education program. He is a member of the Red Devil Moon ensemble, a new musical selected to participate in the 2017 NYC Fringe Festival.  Dawson has sung with the Penn State Glee Club, the Chester River Chorale, and in several community theater productions, including Jesus Christ Superstar as Simon Zealote. He also sings professionally with several local groups.

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