Meet Our Conductors

Mary Sorlie, Philharmonia

Mary Sorlie (Philharmonia) received a Bachelor and Master of Music in violin performance from the University of Minnesota, with additional study at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and at the Oberlin and Brussels Conservatories. Her violin teachers have included Mary West, Lea Foli, Stephen Clapp and Marilyn McDonald.

Widely active as a free-lance violinist, Ms. Sorlie has played with the Lexington Symphony, Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis Chamber Symphony, Lyra Concert and Minnesota Sinfonia. Ms. Sorlie is a frequent guest conductor and string clinician in the Midwest. She currently is a member of WolfGang, a sextet which performs music of the 18th century. She also enjoys teaching violin to students of all ages and abilities. She resides in St. Paul with her husband Chuck and wonder dog, Lindsey.