Rate My Professor Samantha George

Samantha George serves as Associate Professor of Music and Teacher of Violin in the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, where she joined the faculty in 2008 as a visiting assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 2009, receiving tenure from the university's Board of Trustees in 2015. Prior to her appointment at Lawrence, she held the position of Associate Concertmaster with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra from 1999 to 2008, including serving as Acting Concertmaster during the 2002-2003 season, and performed as soloist alongside Hilary Hahn in Bach's Concerto for Two Violins. George's orchestral experience extends to Assistant Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony, Core Concertmaster of the Hartford Symphony, and guest Concertmaster with the Charleston Symphony and Oregon Symphony. She has appeared as guest soloist more than 40 times with ensembles such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Raleigh Symphony, Idaho State Civic Symphony, Hartford Symphony, and the United States Coast Guard Band. Additionally, she has performed at the Grand Teton Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Heidelberg Castle Festival, and the Washington Island Music Festival, where she acted as Artistic Director from 2018 to 2020.

George earned a high-school diploma from the Interlochen Arts Academy, followed by a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, during which she served as a graduate teaching assistant for Charles Castleman. She completed a Doctorate (DMA) in violin performance and music theory from the University of Connecticut. Complementing her role at Lawrence, George has previously taught at the Idaho State Civic Symphony Summer School for Strings, Hartford Conservatory of Music, University of Connecticut, and Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Recognized for her pedagogical excellence, she was awarded Lawrence University’s Young Teacher Award in 2012. George conducts master classes at numerous Wisconsin high schools and colleges across the country, significantly influencing violin education and performance training.