FIDDLE & VOCALS

Recently relocated from Bloomington, Indiana, where she studied violin performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Susan Anderson is a singer, songwriter and violin player freelance multi-genre musician residing in Asheville, NC. Susan has performed across the country as a classical, jazz, punk, bluegrass, children’s-music, sacred-ritual, folk and country artist. Equally at home in a concert hall as an intimate jazz club or DIY basement space, Susan has always embraced the expansive creativity and endless possibilities that music has allowed her to explore. In addition to performing, Susan teaches private music lessons and specializes in teaching the youngest of musicians.

MANDOLIN

Christina Demetropoulos is currently a sophomore at UNC Asheville and graduated from the UNC School of the Arts high school. A classically trained violinist, Christina also has multiple years of experience playing bluegrass and Celtic music. She has been playing the Mandolin for four years, and has learned from many incredible teachers at PineCone and the Swannanoa Gathering. 

BASS

Zack Page's work with various jazz ensembles, theater companies, and the cruise industry has taken him to all 50 U.S. States, the Caribbean islands, Australia, South America, Europe and the Far East. In a jazz setting, Zack has had the good fortune to play and/or record with Billy Higgins, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut, Eddie Daniels and Babik Reinhardt, the son of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.  Following time spent in Los Angeles and New York City, Zack and his family relocated to Asheville, NC where he enjoys a busy performing and recording schedule with many of North Carolina's finest musicians.  Current projects include The Page Brothers Band, Noel Freidline and Maria Howell, The Core and many Asheville-based singer-songwriters.

GUITAR

August is a sophomore music technology major from Ayden, NC. He’s played bass with the orchestra for 3 seasons and has played bluegrass under the supervision of Wayne Erbsen. 

BANJO

Paul Johnson, a banjoist and student at UNCA, is originally from Alaska and now lives in Asheville with his wife, Alix, and their two children, Emmett and Mae. He is honored to be performing with the Blue Ridge Orchestra.

Clara Lampkin-Blyth is a recent graduate of UNCA, who is usually sat in the cello section of the Blue Ridge Orchestra. She’s honored to be able to play double-duty in the bluegrass band, and is beyond excited to play with the BRO on her primary instrument- voice!