Chris Sexton

US bluegrass/Americana/classical violinist/fiddler and teacher. Born in Alexandria, VA and son of Bluegrass musician Buster Sexton. Graduated as First Chair Classical Violinist from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music. Chris Sexton plays fiddle for Nothin’ Fancy. He is the owner and teacher of Sexton Music Studio, a private strings lesson facility in the heart of Old Town Manassas. He debuted with the band in 1998 at the Maury River Fiddler’s Convention, where the band won first prize in the bluegrass band competition. He started playing violin at the age of 9 and was a quick study, eventually working his way up to the All-Virginia Symphony by his junior year of high school and being accepted on scholarship to Shenandoah University's acclaimed Conservatory of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music in Music Performance with a Minor in Piano and Voice from the Conservatory of Music in Winchester, Virginia in 1997 where he studied with Dr. Kenneth Sarch and Dr. Marc Ramirez. Chris followed that up with his Master of Music Pedagogy from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in 2010, studying with Roanoke Symphony concertmaster Akemi Takayama and studying chamber music with members of the acclaimed and prolifically recorded Audubon String Quartet. In addition to his formal education, Chris also attended the Suzuki Institute in 1998 for teacher training, and also was on the bluegrass faculty for Common Ground on the Hill’s bluegrass camp (sponsored by the DC Bluegrass Union) in 2008. As of January 2013, Chris began a new adventure as a new adjunct professor of violin, viola, and cello at the Northern Virginia Community College's (NVCC) Woodbridge campus. Chris is honored to be selected as a new member of the NVCC faculty, and is also happy to be part of the expansion and diversification of the Woodbridge campus' course offerings!