Julianna Waller

  Julianna Waller is a violinist, fiddler, composer, and author (Mel Bay). She received her Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Therapy from Arizona State University. By age 16, she became a nationally honored fiddle champion recognized at the Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. Julianna was featured in the winter 2001/2002 issue of Fiddler Magazine and her books Past the Print:  Discovering Creative Improvisation for String Players and Sensible Scales Plus! have received rave reviews from numerous musicians and such magazines as Bluegrass Unlimited and Strings. Julianna has appeared on numerous recordings including Clint Black’s album, Nothin’ but the Taillights and has toured with such artists as Brenda Lee, Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack and others. Her own releases include Daybreak and Energy Rising. 

 As a testament to her versatility, she has performed on the stages of both Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry within the same year. Her resume also includes concertmaster of both the Bowling Green-Western Symphony Orchestra and the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, instructor of violin at Western Kentucky University and first teacher at the Bowling Green String Academy. Currently, she plays regularly with the Nashville Symphony, teaches privately and is director the Red River Fiddlers, and continues to compose and record with Energy Rising. 

For more information www.juliannawaller.com